Cheetahs v Stormers: Teams
The Cheetahs make two changes to their starting XV to face the Stormers in their final Super Rugby clash in Bloemfontein on Saturday.
Last Updated: 17/06/11 12:52pm
The Cheetahs make two changes to their starting XV to face the Stormers in their final Super Rugby clash in Bloemfontein on Saturday.
Griquas centre Barry Geel is back in the side after he missed the Sharks match as part of their squad rotation policy. He will replace Corne Uys who will move to the bench.
Geel was one of the standout players in the Cheetahs' emphatic win over the Crusaders three weeks ago.
The other change to the team, which narrowly lost 18-23 to the Sharks a fortnight ago, will see Ryno Benjamin returning after suspension in place of Philip Snyman.
Stormers will field a brand-new half-back combination following the news that Dewaldt Duvenage will miss the game with an ankle injury.
Louis Schreuder will come into the starting line-up for his debut Super Rugby start with Ricky Januarie also sidelined with a hand injury.
University of Cape Town's Varsity Cup-winning scrum-half Nic Groom will don shirt number 20.
The good news is that Peter Grant returns at number 10 following an injury absence while a shuffle in the backs sees Juan de Jongh partner Jaque Fourie at inside centre.
Jean de Villiers shifts to the wing while in another positional switch, Gio Aplon slots in at full-back in place of Conrad Jantjies, who is benched.
The only change to the pack sees Tiaan Liebenberg starting at hooker.
If the Stormers can get the better of the Cheetahs, Allister Coetzee's team will have the whole of next week off to plan another Newlands semi-final.
Cheetahs: 15 Hennie Daniller, 14 Riaan Viljoen, 13 Robert Ebersohn, 12 Barry Geel, 11 Ryno Benjamin, 10 Sias Ebersohn, 9 Sarel Pretorius, 8 Davon Raubenheimer, 7 Ashley Johnson, 6 Johan Wessels, 5 Martin Muller, 4 Francois Uys, 3 WP Nel, 2 Adriaan Strauss (c), 1 Coenie Oosthuizen.
Replacements: 16 Ryno Barnes, 17 Lourens Adriaanse, 18 Izak Van Der Westhuizen, 19 Pieter Myburgh, 20 Tewis De Bruyn, 21 Corne Uys, 22 Riaan Smit.
Stormers: 15 Gio Aplon, 14 Jean de Villiers, 13 Jaque Fourie, 12 Juan de Jongh, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Peter Grant, 9 Louis Schreuder, 8 Duane Vermeulen, 7 Francois Louw, 6 Schalk Burger (c), 5 Andries Bekker, 4 Rynhardt Elstadt, 3 Brok Harris, 2 Tiaan Liebenberg, 1 Wicus Blaauw.
Replacements: 16 Deon Fourie, 17 Frans Malherbe, 18 Anton van Zyl, 19 Nick Koster, 20 Nic Groom, 21 Johann Sadie 22 Conrad Jantjes.
