PRO14

Injury-riddled Cheetahs name team for Ospreys

2018-02-23 15:16

Bloemfontein - The Cheetahs have named their side for their PRO14 clash against Ospreys at the Liberty Stadium in Swansea on Saturday.

The two sides met in Bloemfontein in round five with Cheetahs victorious 44-25.  

William Small-Smith (knee), Dennis Visser (knee), Tian Meyer (groin), Niell Jordaan (ankle), Elandré Huggett (knee) Ruan van Rensburg, (knee), Lloyd Greeff (shoulder), Tom Botha (calf) and Luan de Bruin were all unavailable for selection due to injury.

The team will be travelling back to South Africa on Sunday for their home game against Connacht next weekend.

Saturday's match kicks off at 19:30 and will not be broadcast on TV.

Teams:

Ospreys

TBA

Cheetahs

15 Clayton Blommetjies, 14 Craig Barry, 13 Francois Venter (captain), 12 Nico Lee, 11 Malcolm Jaer, 10 Niel Marais, 9 Shaun Venter, 8 Uzair Cassiem, 7 Henco Venter, 6 Paul Schoeman, 5 Reniel Hugo, 4 Justin Basson, 3 Johan Coetzee, 2 Torsten van Jaarsveld, 1 Charles Marais

Substitutes: 16 Jacques Du Toit, 17 Ox Nche, 18 Erich de Jager 19 Renier Bernardo, 20 Oupa Mohoje, 21 Zee Mkhabela, 22 Fred Zeilinga, 23 Luther Obi

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