Rebels v Cheetahs: Teams
The Rebels will be without Australia international Kurtley Beale for Sunday¿s visit of the Cheetahs.
Last Updated: 17/03/12 7:26am
The Rebels will be without Australia international Kurtley Beale for Sunday's visit of the Cheetahs.
The talented full-back only made his debut in the battling defeat to the Reds last time out, but he has been sidelined by a calf strain.
That means Julian Huxley comes into the side at full-back, while Mark Gerrard - who has already worn the No.15 and No.14 shirts this season - switches to outside centre.
Gerrard partners Lloyd Johansson, with James O'Connor replacing Danny Cipriani at fly-half - with the England international having struggled with flu this week.
The Cheetahs have made just two changes to their line-up following the agonising late defeat to the Brumbies.
Andries Strauss starts in the centres, while Davon Raubenheimer comes in to the back row.
Raubenheimer's inclusion for the benched Ashley Johnson means Philip van der Walt moves to No.8.
Rebels: 15 Julian Huxley, 14 Lachlan Mitchell, 13 Mark Gerrard, 12 Lloyd Johansson, 11 Cooper Vuna, 10 James O'Connor, 9 Richard Kingi, 8 Gareth Delve (capt), 7 Tom Chamberlain, 6 Tim Davidson, 5 Hugh Pyle, 4 Luke Jones, 3 Laurie Weeks, 2 Adam Freier, 1 Nic Henderson.
Replacements: 16 Ged Robinson, 17 Rodney Blake, 18 Alister Campbell, 19 Jarrod Saffy, 20 Nick Phipps, 21 Danny Cipriani, 22 James Hilgendorf.
Cheetahs: 15 Hennie Daniller, 14 Cameron Jacobs, 13 Robert Ebersohn, 12 Andries Strauss, 11 Willie le Roux, 10 Johan Goosen, 9 Tewis de Bruyn, 8 Philip van der Walt, 7 Davon Raubenheimer, 6 Heinrich Brussow, 5 Izak van der Westhuizen, 4 George Earle, 3 WP Nel, 2 Adriaan Strauss (c), 1 Coenie Oosthuizen.
Replacements: 16 Hercu Liebenberg, 17 Trevor Nyakane, 18 Justin Downey, 19 Ashley Johnson, 20 Piet van Zyl, 21 Sias Ebersohn, 22 Rayno Benjamin.
