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Cheetahs side named to face the Blues

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The Toyota Cheetah team to take on the Blues on Saturday, 22, March at 08:35 (SA Time) at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zeeland has been announced.

 

Changes to the team from last week:

  • Jean Cook to replace Lappies Labuschagne on flank.  Labuschagne moves to the bench.
  • Daniller in on left wing, replacing Rhule.
  • Ryno Benjamin replacing Francois Venter on centre.  Venter returned to South Africa with a shoulder injury.
  • Howard Mnisi replacing Elgar Watts on the bench
  • Willie le Roux will be taking over the duties of vice-captain from Francois Venter

 

Milestone:

 

Adriaan Strauss will be leading the team onto the field in his 50th game as captain of the Toyota Cheetahs.

 

Previous encounters:

 

Toyota Cheetahs’ encounters with the Blues:

 

2006 – Bloemfontein: Lost 33-34 (5-4 tries).

2007 – Auckland: Lost 8-26 (1-3).

2008 – Bloemfontein: Lost 26-50 (4-7).

2009 – North Harbour: Lost 12-46 (2-6).

2010 – Bloemfontein: Won 36-32 (5-4).

2011 – Auckland: Lost 22-29.

2013 – Bloemfontein: Won 34-13 (3-1).

 

Points (tries) for: 171 (923). Points (tries) against: 230 (29 tries).

 

 

NO. POSITION NAME
1 LOOSEHEAD PROP Caylib Oosthuizen
2 HOOKER Adriaan Strauss (c )
3 TIGHTHEAD PROP Maks van Dyk
4 LEFT LOCK Lodewyk de Jager
5 RIGHT LOCK Francois Uys
6 LEFT FLANKER Boom Prinsloo
7 RIGHT FLANKER Jean Cook
8 NUMBER EIGHT Philip van der Walt
9 SCRUMHALF Sarel Pretorius
10 FLYHALF Johan Goosen
11 LEFT WING Hennie Daniller
12 INSIDE CENTRE Ryno Benjamin
13 OUTSIDE CENTRE Johann Sadie
14 RIGHT WING Cornal Hendricks
15 FULLBACK Willie le Roux ( vc )
REPLACEMENTS:  
16. RESERVE Ryno Barnes
17. RESERVE Trevor Nyakane
18. RESERVE Rossouw de Klerk
19. RESERVE Andries Ferreira
20. RESERVE Lappies Labuschagne
21. RESERVE Shaun Venter
22. RESERVE Elgar Watts
23. RESERVE Howard Mnisi

 

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