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Cheetahs pick for WP clash

Cape Town - Free State Cheetahs coach Rory Duncan has named his team to tackle Western Province in a Currie Cup clash in Bloemfontein on Saturday.

Werner Lourens starts at No 4 lock in place of Henco Venter, who started in last week's 22-31 home loss to the Blue Bulls.

Neil Claassen starts at flank after Jean Cook was ruled out with an injury, while in the backline, JP du Plessis replaces the injured Rayno Benjamin at right wing.

Kick-off for Saturday's game at the Free State Stadium is scheduled for 14:00.

Teams:

Free State Cheetahs:

15 Clayton Blommetjies, 14 JP Du Plessis,13 Francois Venter,12 Joubert Engelbrecht,11 Rhule,10 Willie du Plessis,9 Sarel Pretorius, 8 Lappies Labuschagné,7 Neil Claassen,6 Tienie Burger,5 Francois Uys,4 Werner Lourens,3 George Marich,2 Torsten Van Jaarsveld (captain),1 Coenie Oosthuizen

Substitutes:16 Hercu Liebenberg, 17 Caylib Oosthuizen,19 Henco Venter,19 Vincent Jobo,20 Shaun Venter,21 Pieter-Steyn de Wet, 22 AJ Coertzen

Western Province:

TBA
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