Small-Smith will start on the wing, while Coetzee will play off the bench.

Upfront, Joseph Dweba, returns to start at hooker, while Luan de Bruin, start in the number three jersey.

The only change to the backline sees Shaun Venter starting at scrumhalf, and he will once again captain the side.

On the bench, Rudy Paige comes in for Tian Meyer as a backup to Venter.

While there is no chance of the Cheetahs to reaching the knockout stage, the flanker, Abongile Nonkontwana, tells OFM Sport that there is still pressure to finish their season strongly.

“We can’t really consider the next three games as the start of the new season, because in honesty we need to cap off this current season.

“AS much as things haven’t gone our way, what we are looking forward to is seeing the improvement and seeing how we can finish off this season.

“These last three games are vital in terms of where we measure ourselves afterwards moving onto the next season.

“It is all about that making sure we can say from where we start last year to where are at the end of this season where we are in term of growth, and in terms of accuracy in the process that has been put ahead of us.

“In saying that, we do have some sort of pressure. Especially from the fans, and ourselves as well. We’ve got a goal that we want to be unbeaten and home this year, and thus far we haven’t lost a game yet.

“Coming into these last three games, which are home games, this sense of pride among boys, we want to play to our full potential and also make a statement that says that we are a much better side at home.

“We would like to lure more of our fans as we finish off this season and head into the Currie Cup and the next Pro14 season. We would just like to give them assurance and thank them again by performing well when they come to watch us.

“Coming to the Ospreys for the weekend’s game, it is going to be an outfit with international and Six Nations experience. So, one has to be ready and prepared and mentally switched on.

“Most of us are excited about the game and we want to put on a good performance, especially against a side with a lot of international experience. That will say a lot for us. If you want to be the best, you need to measure yourself against the best, and I think that there is no better platform than this week.”

Saturday’s game at the Toyota Stadium kicks off at 17:30.

Toyota Cheetahs – 15 Malcolm Jaer, 14 William Small-Smith, 13 Benhard Janse van Rensburg, 12 Dries Swanepoel, 11 Rabz Maxwane, 10 Tian Schoeman, 9 Shaun Venter (captain), 8 Henco Venter, 7 Abongile Nonkontwana, 6 Gerhard Olivier, 5 Walt Steenkamp, 4 Sintu Manjezi, 3 Luan de Bruin, 2 Joseph Dweba, 1 Charles Marais.

Replacements – 16 Marnus van der Merwe, 17 Aranos Coetzee, 18 Reinach Venter, 19 JP du Preez, 20 Jasper Wiese, 21 Justin Basson, 22 Rudy Paige, 23 Louis Fouché.

Ospreys - 15 Dan Evans, 14 Hanno Dirksen, 13 Cory Allen, 12 Owen Watkin, 11 Keelan Giles, 10 Luke Price, 9 Aled Davies, 8 James Kings, 7 Justin Tipuric, 6 Olly Cracknell, 5 Bradley Davies, 4 Adam Beard, 3 Tom Botha, 2 Scott Bladwin, 1 Nicky Smith.

Replacements - 16 Scott Otten, 17 Rhodri Jones, 18 Ma'afu Fia, 19 Dan Lydiate, 20 Sam Cross, 21 Matthew Aubrey, 22 Sam Davies, 23 Luke Morgan.

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