Minor tweaks for Cheetahs against Munster
TEAM ANNOUNCEMENTS: Cheetahs have made one change to their starting XV for the Pro14 match against Munster on Sunday in Bloemfontein.
The Cheetahs will attempt to register their first victory against Munster in the PRO14 after going down in all three previous clashes between the sides, while they will also be determined to avenge their 38-0 defeat in the last outing between the sides.
They will, however, draw inspiration from their first victory of the season last week against the Cardiff Blues, and the fact that they came close to a victory in their last home match against Munster in April, in which they went down 17-19.
In terms of the changes, No.8 Aidon Davis replaces Niell Jordaan in the starting XV. Jordaan will miss the match due to injury.
The other changes occur in the backline. Nico Lee moves to his usual position on inside centre and William Small-Smith moves to right wing, resulting in Rhyno Smith wearing the No.15 jersey.
Teams:
Cheetahs: 15 Rhyno Smith, 14 William Small-Smith, 13 Benhard Janse van Rensburg, 12 Nico Lee, 11 Rabz Maxwane, 10 Tian Schoeman, 9 Shaun Venter (captain), 8 Aidon Davis, 7 Junior Pokamela, 6 Gerhard Olivier, 5 JP du Preez, 4 Walt Steenkamp, 3 Aranos Coetzee, 2 Joseph Dweba, 1 Ox Nche.
Replacements: 16 Reinach Venter, 17 Charles Marais, 18 Erich de Jager, 19 Sinthu Manjezi/Justin Basson, 20 Daniel Maartens, 21 Abongile Nonkontwana , 22 Tian Meyer, 23 Louis Fouche.
Munster: 15 Mike Haley, 14 Shane Daly, 13 Sammy Arnold, 12 Tyler Bleyendaal (captain), 11 Alex Wootton, 10 Bill Johnston, 9 Alby Mathewson, 8 Arno Botha, 7 Chris Cloete, 6 Fineen Wycherley, 5 Darren O’Shea, 4 Jean Kleyn, 3 Stephen Archer, 2 Kevin O’Byrne, 1 James Cronin
Replacements: 16 Mike Sherry, 17 Jeremy Loughman, 18 John Ryan, 19 Sean O’Connor, 20 Gavin Coombes, 21 Duncan Williams, 22 Ian Keatley, 23 Rory Scannell.
Date: Sunday, November 4
Venue: Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
Kick-off: 16.45 (14.45 UK time, 14.45 GMT)
Referee: Marius Mitrea (Italy)
Assistant referees: Cwengile Jadezweni, Ruhan Meiring (both South Africa)
TMO: Sean Veldsman (South Africa)
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