Cheetahs name strong EPCR travelling squad despite injuries
NEWS: The Cheetahs have announced their touring squad for Rounds Three and Four of the 2024/25 EPCR Challenge Cup.
The Cheetahs will travel to Amsterdam for Round Three of the EPCR Challenge Cup to host Zebre Parma at the NRCA Stadium.
The game in the Netherlands kicks off at 14.00 (15.00 SA time) on Sunday, December 12.
From Amsterdam, the team travels to France for their next match on Saturday, January 18, at 18.30 (local time) against Lyon to round off their pool stage fixtures.
One of the EPCR’s conditions for the Cheetahs’ participation in the EPCR Challenge Cup is that the team is based in Europe and will, therefore, be playing the Round One and Three home games at the NRCA Stadium in Amsterdam.
CHEETAHS TRAVELLING SQUAD
FORWARDS: Aranos Coetzee, Schalk Ferreira, Corne Fourie, Marko Janse van Rensburg, Pieter Janse van Vuren, Daniel Maartens, Friedle Olivier, Vernon Paulo, Jeandre Rudolph, Victor Sekekete, Pierre-Raymond Uys, Henus van Wyk, Louis van der Westhuizen, Neels Volschenk, Laurence Victor, Siskonke Vumazonke.
BACKS: Michael Annies, Carel-Jan Coetzee, Ruben de Haas, Munier Hartzenberg, Cohen Jasper, Rewan Kruger, Ali Mgijima,Jandre Nel, Prince Nkabinde, Litha Nkula,Ethan Wentzel.
Players not available for selection due to injury: Cameron Dawson (calf), James Verity-Amm (knee), Gideon van der Merwe (ankle), Robert Hunt (calf), Banele Mthenjane (hamstring), Carl Wegner (finger), Oupa Mohoje (shoulder).
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