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flyhalf Johan Goosen and Bok prop Coenie Oosthuizen have both been
cleared to play after recovering from injuries. Goosen was sidelined for
a couple of weeks with concussion, while Oosthuizen has finally
recovered from a lengthy neck injury he sustained during the Cheetahs'
overseas tour to Australasia.
"It has been a while since Coenie has played and we are excited to have him back in the squad," said Drotské.
"He will definitely feature in the second half against the Bulls and can make a huge difference at scrum time and on the attack.
"Johan Goosen has also been cleared and will get some game time as well."
With Trevor Nyakane also on the bench and captain and hooker Adriaan Strauss starting, Drotské would have the luxury of an all-Springbok front row at his disposal for the second half at Loftus.
The only other change is the return of Ligtoring Landman to the bench after recovering from a groin injury.
The Cheetahs have regained some much-needed confidence after beating the Stormers comprehensively in Bloemfontein last weekend and as a result, Drotské decided not to tamper with his run-on side.
"We felt that the team as a whole fared really well against the Stormers and it is important to retain the momentum we got from that victory.
"There is still a lot of rugby left and we are confident we can still get a lot of positive results if we can continue playing like we did against the Stormers."
Teams:Bulls:
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Cheetahs:
15 Hennie Daniller, 14 Raymond Rhule, 13 Johann Sadie, 12 Ryno Benjamin, 11 Willie le Roux, 10 Elgar Watts, 9 Sarel Pretorius, 8 Boom Prinsloo, 7 Jean Cook, 6 Heinrich Brussow, 5 Francois Uys, 4 Andries Ferreira, 3 Maks van Dyk, 2 Adriaan Strauss (captain), 1 Caylib Oosthuizen.
Substitutes: 16 Torsten van Jaarsveld, 17 Trevor Nyakane, 18 Coenie Oosthuizen, 19 Ligtoring Landman, 20 Teboho Mohoje, 21 Shaun Venter, 22 Johan Goosen, 23 Cornal Hendricks
