Rugby
Cheetahs name last Super Rugby team─── MORGAN PIEK 11:51 Wed, 12 Jul 2017
The Toyota Cheetahs have named their side to tackle the Southern Kings, in what will be both teams' very last Super Rugby game.
Fred Zeilinga starts at flyhalf, while William Small-Smith replaces the injured Sergeal Petersen on the right wing.
Carl Wegner returns from his injury and slots at lock, with Armandt Koster moving to the bench.
Niell Jordan, Uzair Cassiem and Oupa Mohoje start in the loose trio, with Chris Dry on the bench.
Henco Venter is serving a one-match suspension.
This is the last time Franco Smith will be coaching the team and the captain, Francois Venter, told OFM Sport that it was an honour to play under the Springbok assistant.
Friday evening’s match at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium kicks off at 19:00.
Toyota Cheetahs - 15 Clayton Blommetjies, 14 William Small-Smith, 13 Francois Venter (captain), 12 Clinton Swart, 11 Raymond Rhule, 10 Fred Zeilinga, 9 Tian Meyer, 8 Niell Jordaan, 7 Oupa Mohoje, 6 Uzair Cassiem, 5 Reniel Hugo, 4 Carl Wegner, 3 Aranos Coetzee, 2 Elandré Huggett, 1 Ox Nche.
Replacements – 16 Joseph Dweba, 17 Charles Marais, 18 Tom Botha, 19 Armandt Koster, 20 Junior Pokomela, 21 Chris Dry, 22 Ruan van Rensburg, 23 Niel Marais.
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