Niel Marais will start at flyhalf in a Cheetahs team showing several changes for this Saturday’s clash against the Jaguares in Buenos Aires.
Marais, Ruan van Rensburg and Michael van der Spuy come into a new-look backline, while Danie Mienie, Elandré Hugget, Tom Botha, Armandt Koster and Henco Venter start in the pack.
New faces on the bench include Joseph Dweba, Carl Wegner and Shaun Venter, while William Small-Smith could also make his return to action.
Cheetahs – 15 Clayton Blommetjies, 14 Ryno Benjamin, 13 Michael van Spuy, 12 Clinton Swart, 11 Ruan van Rensburg, 10 Niel Marais, 9 Tian Meyer (c), 8 Niell Jordaan, 7 Oupa Mohoje, 6 Henco Venter, 5 Francois Uys, 4 Armandt Koster, Tom Botha, 2 Elandré Huggett, 1 Danie Mienie.
Subs: 16 Joseph Dweba, 17 Charles Marais, 18 Johan Coetzee, 19 Carl Wegner, 20 Paul Schoeman, 21 William Small-Smith/Boom Prinsloo, 22 Shaun Venter, 23 Fred Zeilinga.
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