On Sunday, 17 December 2023, Toyota Cheetahs will take on the Hollywoodbets Sharks at 15:00 at Toy¬ota Stadium.
The Toyota Cheetahs will welcome the Hollywoodbets Sharks to Bloemfontein on Sunday for a mouth-watering EPCR Challenge Cup local derby, with both sides priding themselves on their set pieces and solid attack, and it is expected to be a typical hard-fought derby.
The Toyota Cheetahs got their first top-class game of the year in the EPCR Challenge Cup as they capitalized on their point-scoring chances to register an invaluable 33-15 away against Zebre Parma in Italy.
“From our side, we are happy with the preparations. I think with the game over the weekend we showed that even though we didn’t get a lot of game time before that we got a lot of things right. We’re looking forward to the challenge of playing against the Sharks on the weekend.” Said Izak van der Westhuizen, Toyota Cheetahs Forwards Coach.
“This is a true benchmark for us. It is a game where we can look at and see how we measure. It’s been a while since we had a good-fought battle. For us forwards, we always look forward to a battle and we know this weekend the Springbok players are going to get their boost. It’s going to be a good encounter upfront.” Said the Toyota Cheetah's Captain, Victor Sekekete.
Toyota Cheetah coach Hawies Fourie announced his team.
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Toyota Cheetahs: 15. Tapiwa Mafura, 14. Daniel Kasende, 13. Evardi Boshoff, 12. Reinhardt Fortuin, 11. Cohen Jasper, 10. George Lourens, 9. Ruan Pienaar, 8. Jeandre Rudolph, 7. Friedle Olivier, 6. Gideon van der Merwe, 5. Victor Sekekete (c), 4. Rynier Bernardo, 3. Hencus van Wyk, 2. Marnus van der Merwe, 1. Cameron Dawson. Replacements: 16. Louis van der Westhuizen, 17. Alulutho Tshakweni, 18. Laurance Victor, 19. Carl Wegner, 20. Daniel Maartens, 21. Sibabalo Qoma, 22. Rewan Kruger, 23. Ali Mgijima.