Cheetahs name their side for Highlanders clash

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Toyota Cheetahs vs Highlanders

The Toyota Cheetahs will be taking on the Highlanders on Saturday, 16 May on their home ground, the Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein.

Changes to the team:

Danie Mienie will be replacing Caylib Oosthuizen on prop
Tian Meyer will be starting on scrumhalf, replacing Sarel Pretorius (shoulder injury)
Francois Brummer moves up from the bench, replacing Joe Pieterson who is sidelined due to a shoulder injury.
BG Uys, Shaun Venter, Raymond Rhule and Coenie van Wyk is back on the bench

Everyone is welcome at the Sparta Braai Area – come and buy a steak and braai it yourself. Emo Adams will provide entertainment on the Castle Deck after the match. Gates open at 17:00.

Ticket prices:

R80 – Main Stand, R60 – Open Stand (adults) and R20 for students and kids.

Tickets can be purchased online at fscheetahs.co.za or at the Ticket office at Gate 8 (Att Horak Avenue) at the Free State Stadium

Previous encounters

This will be the 9th SupeRugby encounter between the Toyota Cheetahs and the Highlanders of New Zealand since 26 February 2006. The Highlanders are leading with seven wins to the one of the Toyota Cheetahs. It will also be the fifth time the teams meet in Bloemfontein.The Toyota Cheetahs won the last game between these two teams on 9 March 2013 at Rugby Park, Invercargill, 36-19. (Toyota Cheetah scores mentioned first):
Date	Venue	Result	Tries
26/2/2006	Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein	12-17	0-2
30/3/2007	Rugby Park, Invercargill	17-21	2-2
2/5/2008	Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein	28-31	4-3
21/3/2009	Carisbrook, Dunedin	8-32	1-5
27/2/2010	Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein	24-31	2-3
8/4/2011	Carisbrook, Dunedin	21-24	3-3
28/4/2012	FS Stadium, Bloemfontein	33-36	3-3
9/3/2013	Rugby Park, Invercargill	36-19	3-3
2014	No Match	–	–
16/5/2015	FS Stadium, Bloemfontein	0-0	0-0
Played: 8. Highlanders won: 7. Cheetahs won: 1. Points scored – Cheetahs: 179. Highlanders: 211. Tries scored – Cheetahs: 18. Highlanders: 24. Highlanders’ average winning score – 26-22.

Referees: Stuart Berry, Assistant referees: Jaco van Heerden, Pro Legoete. TMO: Shaun Veldsman

Toyota Cheetahs vs Highlanders

Saturday, 16 May 2015 – 19:10 – Free State Stadium

NO.	POSITION	NAME
1	LOOSEHEAD PROP	Danie Mienie
2	HOOKER	Torsten van Jaarsveld
3	TIGHTHEAD PROP	Maks van Dyk
4	LEFT LOCK	Carl Wegner
5	RIGHT LOCK	Francois Uys ( c )
6	LEFT FLANKER	Tienie Burger
7	RIGHT FLANKER	Boom Prinsloo
8	NUMBER EIGHT	Willie Britz
9	SCRUMHALF	Tian Meyer
10	FLYHALF	Francois Brummer
11	LEFT WING	Sergeal Petersen
12	INSIDE CENTRE	Michael van der Spuy
13	OUTSIDE CENTRE	Francois Venter ( vc )
14	RIGHT WING	Ryno Benjamin
15	FULLBACK	Clayton Blommetjies
REPLACEMENTS:
16.	RESERVE	Stephan Coetzee
17.	RESERVE	BG Uys
18.	RESERVE	Ewald vd Westhuizen
19.	RESERVE	Steven Sykes
20.	RESERVE	Carel Greeff
21.	RESERVE	Shaun Venter
22.	RESERVE	Coenie van Wyk
23.	RESERVE	Raymond Rhule