Tewis gets the nod ahead of Piet van Zyl
Tewis de Bruyn & Riaan Smit. Photo by Denese Lups /Rugby15
Morgan Piek – Pieter van Zyl will have to wait a little while longer to make his starting debut in Super Rugby. The Toyota Cheetahs coach Naka Drotske has rather opted to go for experience in the form of their seasoned campaigner, Tewis de Bryan ahead of their first season opener against the MTN Lions at Coca-Cola Park on Saturday.
Tewis De Bruyn has recently returned from a short stint in Toulon. Reports have been suggesting that he has returned from his spell in France sharper than before. He will however have to be on top of his game, especially with the highly impressive youngster Pieter van Zyl breathing down his neck. De Bryan should have been the number one choice at the Toyota Cheetahs after the departure of Sarel Pretorius at the end of last season. Sarel has been contracted to play for the Sydney based New South Wales Waratahs.
“Super Sarel” as he is affectionately known by the supporters in South Africa will however be back and playing for the Toyota Free State Cheetahs in the Currie Cup this year.
Johan Goosen, making his Super Rugby will be the Cheetahs kingpin alongside fellow debutant, loose forward, Pieter “Lappies” Labuschagne.
It will be imperative for the Cheetahs to win away against Lions in the opener, as they have the Bulls at home the following weekend. After their game against the Bulls they’ll be jetting off overseas for a month. The Cheetahs are renowned for being bad travellers.
Cheetahs:
15 Hennie Daniller
14 Dusty Noble,
13 Robert Ebersohn
12 Andries Strauss
11 Rocco Jansen
10 Johan Goosen
9 Tewis de Bruyn
8 Davon Raubenheimer
7 Lappies Labuschagné/Philip van der Walt
6 Heinrich Brüssow
5 Izak van der Westhuizen
4 Andries Ferreira
3 WP Nel
2 Adriaan Strauss (c)
1 Trevor Nyakane
Substitutes:
16 Hercu Liebenberg
17 Lourens Adriaanse
18 Waltie Vermeulen
19 Ashley Johnson
20 Pieter van Zyl
21 Sias Ebersohn
22 Willie le Roux
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