Rugby
#Listen - Abongile Nonkontwana from Galway─── MORGAN PIEK 18:07 Fri, 15 Feb 2019
The Toyota Cheetahs are in Galway this week for their Guinness Pro14 clash against Connacht.
The Cheetahs have made numerous changes to their side for the clash, mainly through necessity because of injury.
In the backline Dries Swanepoel and Louis Fouché each earn a start at the expense of Benhard Janse van Rensburg and Malcolm Jaer.
Upfront, Marnus van der Merwe, starts in the place of Joseph Dweba, while the fiery loose-forward, Jasper Wiese, runs out in the second-row, in what is an interesting move by the coach, Franco Smith.
Saturday’s game at the Sportsground in Galway kicks off at 19:30 (South African time).
William Davies of Galway Bay FM chats to the Cheetahs flanker, Abongile Nonkontwana.
Connacht - 15 Darragh Leader, 14 Cian Kelleher, 13 Tom Farrell, 12 Tom Daly, 11 Stephen Fitzgerald, 10 Jack Carty, 9 Caolin Blade, 8 Jarrad Butler (captain), 7 Colby Fainga’a, 6 Eoin McKeon, 5 James Cannon, 4 Ultan Dillane, 3 Finlay Bealham, 2 Tom McCartney, 1 Denis Buckley.
Replacements - 16 Dave Heffernan, 17 Peter McCabe, 18 Dominic Robertson-McCoy, 19 Cillian Gallagher, 20 Paul Boyle, 21 Kieran Marmion, 22 Conor Fitzgerald, 23 Kyle Godwin.
Toyota Cheetahs - 15 Louis Fouché, 14 William Small-Smith, 13 Dries Swanepoel, 12 Nico Lee, 11 Rabz Maxwane, 10 Tian Schoeman, 9 Shaun Venter, 8 Gerhard Olivier, 7 Junior Pokomela, 6 Abongile Nonkontwana, 5 JP du Preez, 4 Jasper Wiese, 3 Aranos Coetzee, 2 Marnus van der Merwe, 1 Charles Marais.
Replacements – 16 Reinach Venter, 17 Ox Nche, 18 Luan de Bruin, 19 Sintu Manjezi, 20 Walt Steenkamp, 21 Henco Venter, 22 Tian Meyer, 23 Rudy Paige.
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