Hencus van Wyk and Carl Wegner to start for Cheetahs
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The Cheetahs are travelling to Pretoria to take on the Bulls on Friday at 17:00 at Loftus Versfeld. The game will be live on SuperSport.
“It’s a very important game for us. We want to stay on top of the log, but it will be a massive challenge. The Bulls have a massive squad, and they are a good team.” Said, coach Izak van der Westhuizen.
Van der Westhuizen announced the team with changes.
Hencus van Wyk and Carl Wegner replace Aranos Coetzee and Mzwanele Zito. Pieter Jansen van Vuuren and Daniel Maartens will provide cover for the bench. Jeandre Rudolph moves to the number 6 flank, with Oupa Mohoje wearing the number 8 jersey. Marco Jansen van Vuren is the scrumhalf with Jandrè Nel on reserve. Prince Nkabinde will make his debut for the Cheetahs on left wing alongside Cohen Jasper on right wing.
Cheetahs vs Bulls
- Litha Nkula
- Cohen Jasper
- Munier Hartzenberg
- Ali Mgijima
- Prince Nkabinde
- Ethan Wentzel
- Marko Jansen van Vuren
- Oupa Mohoje
- Aidon Davis
- Jeandrè Rudolph
- Victor Sekekete (C)
- Carl Wegner
- Hencus van Wyk
- Marko Janse van Rensburg
- Schalk Ferreira.
Reserves:
- Vernon Paulo
- Cameron Dawson
- Robert Hunt
- Pieter Jansen van Vuuren
- Daniel Maartens
- Neels Volschenk
- Jandrè Nel
- Reinhardt Fortuin
The referee for the match is Sean Muller, and the TMO is Egon Seconds.
Players not available:
The following players are not eligible for team selection due to injury:
Reagan Oranje (knee), Siba Xamlashe (bone fracture), Ruben de Haas (hamstring), Laurence Victor (calf), Andisa Ntsila (ankle), Thabang Mahlasi (foot), James Verity-Amm (knee), Michael Annies (knee), Friedle Oliver (ankle), Louis van der Westhuizen (knee), Evardi Boshoff (hamstring), S’bu Nkosi (personal), Daniel Kasende (hamstring) and Gideon van der Merwe (neck-precaution).