Discarded Bok Rhule debuts in PRO14

Bloemfontein - Cheetahs coach Rory Duncan has named his team for Friday’s PRO14 encounter against Welsh side Ospreys.

There is one change to the Cheetahs line-up with Springbok Raymond Rhule picked at right wing in place of Rosko Specman, who drops down to the bench.

Rhule was earlier this week released from the Springbok squad after a struggling defensive performance in the 57-0 loss to the All Blacks in Albany.

It will be Rhule’s debut in the PRO14.

Kick-off for Friday’s clash in Bloemfontein is scheduled for 17:00.

Teams:

Cheetahs

15 Sergeal Petersen, 14 Raymond Rhule, 13 Francois Venter (captain), 12 William Small-Smith, 11 Makazole Mapimpi, 10 Ernst Stapelberg, 9 Tian Meyer, 8 Oupa Mohoje, 7 Henco Venter, 6 Paul Schoeman, 5 Reniel Hugo, 4 Justin Basson, 3 Tom Botha, 2 Torsten van Jaarsveld, 1 Charles Marais

Substitutes: 16 Jacques du Toit, 17 Ox Nche, 18 Johan Coetzee, 19 Rynier Bernardo, 20 Junior Pokomela, 21 Shaun Venter, 22 Nico Lee, 23 Rosko Specman

Ospreys

15 Dan Evans, 14 Keelan Giles, 13 Ben John, 12 James Hook, 11 Jay Baker, 10 Dan Biggar, 9 Rhys Webb, 8 James King, 7 Guy Mercer, 6 Olly Cracknell, 5 Alun Wyn Jones (captain), 4 Adam Beard, 3 Ma’afu Fia, 2 Scott Baldwin, 1 Nicky Smith

Substitutes: 16 Scott Otten, 17 Gareth Thomas, 18 Rhodri Jones, 19 Lloyd Ashley, 20 Dan Lydiate, 21 Tom Habberfield, 22 Sam Davies, 23 Kieron Fonotia