Uys Back to Lead Cheetahs
The most noteable absentee from the team for this Round Seven Currie Cup team is injured Springbok forward Tebogo Mohoje.
He suffered a hamstring injury in last week's loss to the Eastern Province Kings. There is no indication of when he will return to action.
Smith has also opted to start hardworking captain Francois Uys this week, after starting off the bench in last week's defeat to the Kings.
Reniel Hugo will start from the reserve bench this week.
Other changes Smith made will see exciting wing Sergeal Peterson shifting from left wing to right wing and replaces Springbok wing Cornal Hendricks, while Raymond Rhule slots in on the left wing for the clash.
There are also a couple changes to the reserve bench – which sees Theunis Nieuwoudt moving into Elandre Hugget’s place, while Niel Rautenbach, Zee Mkhabela and Tertius Kruger are all back on the bench for this weekend's match.
Free State Cheetahs:15 Clayton Blommetjies, 14 Sergeal Petersen, 13 Francois Venter, 12 Rayno Benjamin, 11 Raymond Rhule, 10 Fred Zeilinga, 9 Shaun Venter, 8 Niell Jordaan, 7 Henco Venter, 6 Gerhard Olivier, 5 Francois Uys, 4 Armandt Koster, 3 Luan de Bruin, 2 Jacques du Toit, 1 Burry Uys.
Replacements: 16 Teunis Nieuwoudt, 17 Neil Rautenbach, 18 Reniel Hugo, 19 Freddy Ngoza, 20 Zee Mkhabela, 21 Tertius Kruger, 22 Sias Ebersohn.
Date: Saturday, September 19
Venue: Free State Rugby Stadium, Bloemfontein
Kick-off: 15:00 (13:00 GMT)
Referee: AJ Jacobs
Assistant referees: Jason Jaftha, Stephan Geldenhuys
