Toyota Free State Cheetahs coach Naka Drotske has made some subtle changes to his team selections after the loss to DHL Western Province last weekend and ahead of the Round 9 Currie Cup match against GWK Griquas at GWK Park in Kimberley.
Piet Lindeque who played left wing is moved to right wing in place of Riaan Smit and Raymond Rhule gets a starting role again at left wing in Lindeque’s place, with Riaan Smit falling out of the match day squad.
Francois Uys comes in at No 4 lock, in place of Freddy Ngosa who drops down to the bench.
Free State Cheetahs: 15 Hennie Daniller, 14 Piet Lindeque, 13 Johann Sadie, 12 Robert Ebersohn, 11 Raymond Rhule, 10 Elgar Watts, 9 Sarel Pretorius, 8 Johannes ‘Boom’ Prinsloo (Captain ), 7 Pieter “Lappies’ Labuschagne, 6 Teboho Mohoje, 5 Lodewyk ‘Lood’ de Jager, 4 Francois Uys, 3 Trevor Nyakane, 2 Hercu Liebenberg, 1 Schalk van der Merwe
Replacements: 16 AJ le Roux, 17 Rossouw de Klerk, 18 Philip van der Walt, 19 Freddy Ngoza, 20 Piet van Zyl, 21 Willie du Plessis, 22 Joubert Engelbrecht.