Brisbane - Although Springbok wing Jongi Nokwe and centre Corne Uys are fit, Cheetahs coach Naka Drotske has decided to stick with the side that narrowly lost to the Western Force for Sunday’s Super 14 match against the Reds in Brisbane.
Nokwe and Uys come onto the bench and Bjorn Basson and Hanno Coetzee drop out from last week's match 22.
The team is: 15. Hennie Daniller, 14. Danwel Demas, 13. Piet van Zyl, 12. Jacques-Louis Potgieter, 11. Fabian Juries, 10. Meyer Bosman, 9. Tewis de Bruyn, 8. Frans Viljoen, 7. Juan Smith (Captain), 6. Heinrich Brüssow, 5. David de Villiers, 4. Nico Breedt, 3. Bees Roux, 2. Adriaan Strauss, 1. Wian du Preez
Replacements: 16. Richardt Strauss, 17. Kobus Calldo, 18. Wayne van Heerden, 19. Hendro Scholtz, 20. Sarel Pretorius, 21. Corné Uys, 22. Jongi Nokwe