Springbok Oupa Mohoje will start at blindside flank when the Cheetahs take on the Kings in Port Elizabeth on Friday night.
With Mohoje returning to the starting lineup, Uzair Cassiem shifts to openside flank, while in the second row, Carl Wegner replaces Armand Koster.
In the backline, Fred Zeilinga will start the Cheetahs’ final regular-season game at flyhalf, with William Small-Smith replacing the injured Sergeal Petersen on the wing.
Cheetahs – 15 Clayton Blommetjies, 14 William Small-Smith, 13 Francois Venter (c), 12 Clinton Swart, 11 Raymond Rhule, 10 Fred Zeilinga, 9 Tian Meyer, 8 Niell Jordaan, 7 Oupa Mohoje, 6 Uzair Cassiem, 5 Reniel Hugo, 4 Carl Wegner, 3 Johan Coetzee, 2 Elandre Huggett, 1 Ox Nche.
Subs: 16 Joseph Dweba, 17 Charles Marais, 18 Tom Botha, 19 Armandt Koster, 20 Junior Pokomela, 21 Chris Dry, 22 Ruan van Rensburg, 23 Niel Marais.
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