All three Free State Cheetahs teams in the semi-finals

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Photo: Anton Geyser

Free State Rugby is proud of the three teams who qualified for the Absa Currie Cup semi-finals this weekend.

The Toyota Free State Cheetahs u.19’s will be travelling to Port Elizabeth where they will be taking on the EP u.19 side on Friday afternoon at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, while the Toyota Free State Cheetah u.21 team will face the Sharks at home. The u.21 semi-final kicks off at 13:00 in the Free State Stadium and entry is free.

The Toyota Free State Cheetahs booked themselves a semi-final clash against the Lions by drawing against the Sharks and finishig fourth on the Absa Currie Cup log. The team will be travelling to Johannesburg on Friday. The game kicks off on Saturday at 13:45.

Changes to the team:

Niel Marais will be starting on fly half with Sias Ebersohn on the bench.
Torsten van Jaarsveld is back after doing duty for Namibia in the RWC and will be replacing Neil Rautenbach on the bench.
Maks van Dyk was declared fit and will be replacing Teunis Nieuwoudt as a reserve.
Freddy Ngoza will be making space for AJ Coertzen on the bench.

Absa Currie Cup Premier Division Semi-final

Toyota Free State Cheetahs vs Xerox Golden Lions

Saturday, 17 October, 13:45

Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg

15	Full back	Blommetjies	Clayton
14	Right wing	Petersen	Sergeal
13	Centre	Venter	Francois ( vc )
12	Centre	Benjamin	Ryno
11	Left wing	Rhule	Raymond
10	Fly half	Marais	Niel
9	Scrum half	Venter	Shaun
8	Number eight	Jordaan	Niell
7	Right flanker	Mohoje	Oupa
6	Left flanker	Prinsloo	Boom
5	Right lock	Uys	Francois ( c )
4	Left lock	Koster	Armandt
3	Tight head prop	De Bruin	Luan
2	Hooker	Du Toit	Jacques
1	Loose head prop	Uys	BG

Replacements

16	Hooker	Van Jaarsveld	Torsten
17	Prop	Van Dyk	Maks
18	Utility Forward	Hugo	Reniel
19	Utility Forward	Olivier	Gerhard
20	Utility back	Van Rensburg	Ruan
21	Utility back	Ebersohn	Sias
22	Utility back	Coertzen	AJ

Coach: Franco Smith

Assistant Coaches: Corniel van Zyl, Charl Strydom, Daan Human

Team Manager: Ashwell Rafferty

Referee: Jaco van Heerden

Absa Under-21 A-Division Semi-Final

Toyota Free State Cheetahs u.21 vs Sharks u.21

Saturday, 17 October, 13:00

Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein

15	Full back	Immelman	Henry
14	Right wing	Coetzee	Carel Jan
13	Right centre	Lee	Nicolaas
12	Left centre	Janse van Rensburg	Stephan ©
11	Left wing	Vosloo	Arrie
10	Fly half	Swart	Andre
9	Scrum half	Venter	Louis
8	Number eight	Meiring	Steven
7	Right flanker	Wiese	Jasper
6	Left flanker	Fourie	Jean-Claude
5	Right lock	Basson	Justin (vc)
4	Left lock	Venter	Boela
3	Tight head prop	Janse van Vuuren	Gunther
2	Hooker	Dweba	Joseph
1	Loose head prop	Nche	Ox

Replacements

16	Hooker	Venter	Reinach
17	Prop	Kotze	Johan
18	Utility Forward	Van Vuuren	Conraad
19	Utility Forward	Vidima	Ntokozo
20	Scrum half	Maartens	Daniel
21	Utility back	Gordon	Lorenzo
22	Utility back	Labuschagne	Gerrie

Head Coach: MJ Smith

Assistant Coach: Joe Beukes, Sino Ganto

Team Manager: Kay-Kay Hlongwane

Referee: Francois Pretorius

Absa Under-19 A-Division Semi-Final

Toyota Free State Cheetahs u.19 vs Eastern Province u.19

Friday, 16 October, 15:00

Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

15	Full back	Eriksen	Glenn
14	Right wing	Nel	Christiaan
13	Right centre	Pretorius	Charl
12	Left centre	Wasserman	Ruan
11	Left wing	Hein	Llewellyn
10	Fly half	Stannard	Niel
9	Scrum half	De Nysschen	Carlos
8	Number eight	Maruping	Victor
7	Right flanker	Jonker	Alex
6	Left flanker	Bezuidenhout	De Wet
5	Right lock	Verster	Brendan
4	Left lock	Roelofse	Rohan ©
3	Tight head prop	Botha	Janu
2	Hooker	Stevens	Robin
1	Loose head prop	De Jager	Erich

Replacements

16	Hooker	Janse van Vuuren	James
17	Prop	Khanye	Thabiso
18	Utility Forward	Nebe	Wilhelm
19	Utility Forward	Mahlasela	Musa
20	Scrum half	Vermeulen	Marco
21	Utility back	Jordaan	Julian
22	Utility back	Schmulian	Tiaan