Captain Victor Sekekete will earn his 100th Cheetahs cap in Friday’s Currie Cup match against Griquas in Bloemfontein.

The 31-year-old lock joined the Cheetahs in 2020 from Griquas.

Coach Frans Steyn has made four changes to the starting line-up that beat the Lions last weekend.

In the pack, Hencus van Wyk starts at loosehead prop with Cameron Dawson dropping down to the bench, while debutant John-Kelly Okonkwo starts at tighthead prop and Frankie Dos Reis is among the reserves.

Among the backs, Carel-Jan Coetzee shifts to inside centre with Marco Janse van Vuren at 13.

Ali Mgijima and Pierre-Raymond Uys also come on the bench.

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 “I feel blessed and honoured to have the privilege to be playing my 100th for the Cheetahs,” said Sekekete. “It’s a dream come true.

“If you walk into the change rooms and see the names of the legends who have played here before, it’s very inspiring. It has been a motivation for me.”

Kick-off on Friday is at 5pm.

CHEETAHS – 15 Clayton Blommetjies, 14 Prince Nkabinde, 13 Marco Janse van Vuren, 12 Carel-Jan Coetzee, 11 Cohen Jasper, 10 Franco Smith, 9 Rewan Kruger, 8 Neels Volschenk, 7 Mihlali Mosi, 6 Gideon van der Merwe, 5 Victor Sekekete (c), 4 Juan Venter, 3 John-Kelly Okonkwo, 2 Marko Jansen van Rensburg, 1 Hencus van Wyk.
Bench: 16 Vernon Paulo, 17 Cameron Dawson, 18 Frankie Dos Reis, 19 Pierre-Raymond Uys, 20 Daniel Maartens, 21 Jandré Nel, 22 Ali Mgijima, 23 Michael Annies.

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