Cheetahs coach Naka Drotske has made just two changes to the team that demolished the Pumas in Bloemfontein last weekend for their Currie Cup encounter with the Griquas in Kimberley on Saturday.
Springbok loose forward Ashley Johnson comes back into the team to play at No.8 at the expense of Sevens star Boom Prinsloo who will feel a little hard done by after scoring a hat-trick against the Pumas.
Left wing Cameron Jacobs, who has recovered from his concussion, takes the place of Ryno Benjamin who has been sidelined for six weeks with a hamstring tear.
The Bloemfontein side will be keen to produce another fluent performance, but they will be aware that the Griquas seldom make things easy for the opposition in Kimberley, so they will have to be sharp if they want to secure a win.
Influential lock Wilhelm Steenkamp takes his place on the replacements bench after a lengthy injury lay-off and impressive wing Philip Burger joins him after Jacobs recovered from his concussion to take his place in the starting line-up.
Cheetahs: 15 Riaan Smit, 14 Philip Snyman, 13 Robert Ebersohn, 12 Corne Uys, 11 Cameron Jacobs, 10 Sias Ebersohn, 9 Tewis de Bruyn, 8 Ashley Johnson, 7 Pieter Labuschagne, 6 Johan Wessels, 5 Izak van der Westhuizen, 4 Francois Uys, 3 WP Nel, 2 Adriaan Strauss (captain), 1 Coenie Oosthuizen.
Replacements: 16 Hercu Liebenberg, 17 Marcel van der Merwe, 18 Wilhelm Steenkamp, 19 Boom Prinsloo, 20 Pieter van Zyl, 21 Johan Goosen, 22 Philip Burger.
Date: Saturday, August 27
Venue: GWK Park, Kimberely
Kick-off: 15.00 (13.00 GMT)
Referee: Jason Jaftha
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