In a surprising move the Sharks have actually named their team to play the Cheetahs within the suggested time frame.
While the Cheetahs have named a predictable squad, the Sharks show a few changes. Notably Stefan Terblanche moves to fullback and Louis Ludik being drops to the bench. Marius Joubert returns to the team after undergoing a conditioning program, Conrad Hoffman gets a start and Jacques Botes is preferred to Marcel Coetzee. Ross Skeate is injured and is replaced by Hargreaves.
The Sharks:
15. Stefan Terblanche
14. Sibusiso Sithole
13. Marius Joubert
12. Meyer Bosman
11. Lwazi Mvovo
10. Frederic Michalak
9. Conrad Hoffmann
8. Keegan Daniel (Captain)
7. Jean Deysel
6. Jacques Botes
5. Alistair Hargreaves
4. Anton Bresler
3. Eugene van Staden
2. Craig Burden
1. Dale Chadwick
Replacements:
16. Kyle Cooper
17. Julian Redelinghuys
18. Jan Andre Marais
19. Marcell Coetzee
20. Ross Cronje
21. Adrian Jacobs
22. Louis Ludik
Cheetahs:
1 Marcel van der Merwe
2 Adriaan Strauss ( C )
3 Coenie Oosthuizen
4 Francois Uys
5 Izak van der Westhuizen
6 Pieter Labuschagne
7 Philip van der Walt
8 Ashley Johnson
9 Piet van Zyl
10 Johan Goosen
11 Cameron Jacobs
12 Philip Snyman
13 Robert Ebersohn
14 Riaan Smit
15 Hennie Daniller
Replacements:
16 Hercu Liebenberg
17 Trevor Nyakane
18 Wilhelm Steenkamp
19 Boom Prinsloo
20 Tewis de Bruyn
21 Sias Ebersohn
22 Andries Strauss