The Cheetahs are still at the bottom of the log in the competition with just two wins to date.

The last time the Cheetahs ran out against Province, they won 38-21 in Bloemfontein, but a few days later they lost 47-30 to the Sharks.

The Cheetahs centre, David Brits, who previously had a junior contract at Province, told OFM Sport that they look forward to the outing.

“This weekend it's going to be another big one. Playing against Province at Newlands is always quite special and I think that everyone is looking forward to it.

“There has been quite a lot of pressure in terms of performance and getting those wins under the belt.

“All we can really do is focus on what we need to do going forward and what we take out of the games we've already played and hopefully implement that throughout the rest of the campaign.”

The former University of Stellenbosch Maties star and captain, who scored his first Cheetahs try in the previous match against Province, added that his move to Bloemfontein has been near perfect.

“My journey this side and the move and everything has gone extremely smoothly, I couldn’t have asked for anything better.

“I'm extremely grateful for the opportunity. I'm absolutely stoked that I’ve gotten the opportunity to play a few games here and there.

“It's been a really special time and it's been very overwhelming. I've a lot of fun so far and I wouldn't have wanted it any other way, to be honest. It's been so near to perfect.”

Saturday afternoon’s game at Newlands kicks off at 14:30.

Western Province - 15 Sergeal Petersen, 14 Seabelo Senatla, 13 Juan De Jongh, 12 Rikus Pretorius, 11 Edwill van der Merwe, 10 Tim Swiel, 9 Paul de Wet, 8 Deon Fourie, 7 Ernst van Rhyn (captain), 6 Nama Xaba, 5 David Meihuizen, 4 JD Schickerling, 3 Sazi Sandi, 2 Scarra Ntubeni, 1 Dian Bleuler.

Replacements - 16 Leon Lyons, 17 JJ Kotze, 18 Neethling Fouche, 19 Johan du Toit, 20 Evan Roos, 21 Godlen Masimla, 22 Dan du Plessis, 23 Warrick Gelant.

Cheetahs - 15 Clayton Blommetjies, 14 Duncan Saal, 13 David Brits, 12 Siya Masuku, 11 Cohen Jasper, 10 Reinhardt Fortuin, 9 Ruan Pienaar (captain), 8 Aidon Davis, 7 Junior Pokomela, 6 Jeandré Pokomela, 5 Jean Drosté, 4 Rynier Bernardo, 3 Aranos Coetzee, 2 Marnus van der Merwe, 1 Alulutho Tshakweni.

Replacements - 17 Chucky van der Westhuizen, 17 Cameron Dawson, 18 Hencus van Wyk, 19 Victor Sekekete, 20 Mihlali Mosi, 21 Tian Meyer, 22 Brandon Thomson, 23 Chris Smit.

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