Four players will make their Currie Cup debut for coach Frans Steyn’s Cheetahs against Boland in Wellington on Sunday.

Steyn has stuck with the match 23 that beat Georgia 24-20 two weeks ago, with wings Ntokozo Makhaza and Banie Britz and props Frankie dos Reis and Ben Pitout set to make their first appearances in the domestic competition.

Makhaza, the 2025 Varsity Cup Player of the Season, scored two tries against Georgia.

“You can see there is something special about Makhaza, he is an awesome asset to have in our squad,” Steyn said. “The biggest thing for me is his mindset off the field. I’m very happy that we can have someone special like him here with us.”

2025 CURRIE CUP SQUADS: Young stars set to shine

Backs Munier Hartzenberg (hamstring), George Lourens (forearm), Prince Nkabinde (thumb) and Michael Annies (foot), as well as forwards Carl Wegner (hamstring), John Kelly Okonkwo (knee), Dux Manyama (hamstring) and Tielman Niewoudt (back) were not considered due to injury.

CHEETAHS – 15 Cohen Jasper, 14 Ntokozo Makhaza, 13 Marco Jansen van Vuren, 12 Ali Mgijima, 11 Banie Britz, 10 Ethan Wentzel, 9 Rewan Kruger, 8 Neels Volschenk, 7 Pierre Uys, 6 Gideon van der Merwe, 5 Victor Sekekete (c), 4 Pieter Jansen van Vuren, 3 Frankie dos Reis, 2 Marko Janse van Rensburg, 1 Hencus van Wyk.
Bench: 16 Vernon Paulo, 17 Cameron Dawson, 18 Ben Pitout, 19 Sisonke Vumazonke, 20 Daniel Maartens, 21 Jandré Nel, 22 Carel-Jan Coetzee, 23 Clayton Blommetjies.

Photo: @CheetahsRugby/X