Rugby
Cheetahs pick big guns for Sharks warm-up game─── MORGAN PIEK 07:29 Mon, 20 Feb 2023
The Toyota Cheetahs have named their strongest available team for this Monday morning's Currie Cup warm-up against the Sharks in Bloemfontein.
The team sees the return of Ruan Pienaar at scrumhalf, while Frans Steyn and Gideon van der Merwe are still not available.
Only Friedle Olivier and Robert Ebersohn, who started during last week's 62-14 win over the Griffons, are on the run-on team for today. Olivier played at lock against the Griffons, while against the Sharks he moved to the back of the scrum at eighth man.
On Friday, the Griquas beat the Sharks 28-7 in a Currie Cup warm-up match in Kimberley.
Monday morning's game between the Cheetahs and Sharks at the Toyota Stadium kicks off at 10:00.
Cheetahs - 15 Tapiwa Mafura, 14 Daniel Kasende, 13 David Brits, 12 Robert Ebersohn, 11 Munier Hartzenberg, 10 Siya Masuku, 9 Ruan Pienaar, 8 Friedle Olivier, 7 Siba Qoma, 6 Jeandré Rudolph, 5 Victor Sekekete (captain), 4 Rynier Bernardo, 3 Aranos Coetzee, 2 Louis van Westhuizen, 1 Schalk Ferreira.
Replacements - 16 Marko Janse van Rensburg, 17 Alulutho Tshakweni, 18 Hencus van Wyk, 19 Mzwanele Zito, 20 Daniel Maartens,21 Oupa Mohoje, 22 Andisa Ntsila, 23 Rewan Kruger, 24 Reinhardt Fortuin, 25 Evardi Boshoff, 26 Cohen Jasper.
