Cape Town - Cheetahs coach Franco Smith has named his team for their final 2016 Super Rugby clash against the Bulls in Bloemfontein on Saturday (19:15 kick-off).
Smith made a few changes from the team that went down to the Sharks in Durban last weekend.
Flank Oupa Mohoje takes over the captaincy from Francois Venter who sustained concussion during the match against the Sharks.
Up front, Charles Marais starts at loosehead prop in place of Ox Nche, while Armandt Koster replaces Carl Wegner at lock.
In the backline, William Small-Smith takes Venter’s spot at outside centre. He will also be the vice-captain
Wing Rayno Benjamin is chosen on the bench, making his return to Super Rugby after being sidelined due to an injury.
Teams:
Cheetahs
15 Clayton Blommetjies, 14 Sergeal Petersen, 13 William Small-Smith, 12 Michael van der Spuy, 11 Raymond Rhule, 10 Fred Zeilinga, 9 Shaun Venter, 8 Paul Schoeman, 7 Oupa Mohoje (captain), 6 Uzair Cassiem, 5 Francois Uys, 4 Armandt Koster, 3 Maks van Dyks, 2 Torsten van Jaarsveld, 1 Charles Marais
Substitutes: 16 Joseph Dweba, 17 Ox Nche, 18 Johan Coetzee, 19 Reniel Hugo, 20 Henco Venter, 21 Tian Meyer, 22 George Whitehead, 23 Rayno Benjamin
Bulls
15 Jesse Kriel, 14 Jamba Ulengo, 13 Dries Swanepoel, 12 Burger Odendaal, 11 Travis Ismaiel, 10 Tian Schoeman, 9 Piet van Zyl, 8 Renaldo Bothma, 7 Jannes Kirsten, 6 Lappies Labuschagne, 5 Marvin Orie, 4 Jason Jenkins, 3 Marcel van der Merwe, 2 Adriaan Strauss (captain), 1 Pierre Schoeman
Substitutes: 16 Bandise Maku, 17 Nqoba Mxoli, 18 Werner Kruger, 19 Grant Hattingh, 20 Arno Botha, 21 Rudy Paige, 22 Francois Brummer, 23 SP Marais