Cheetahs flyhalf returns for Ulster test
The Cheetahs have welcomed back an experienced playmaker for Sunday’s EPCR Challenge Cup match against Ulster in Amsterdam.
Jaco van der Walt regains the No 10 jersey after recovering from a hamstring niggle that sidelined him in December.
In other changes, Matome ‘Dux’ Manyama starts at loosehead prop, while Cameron Dawson provides cover from the bench.
In the loose trio, Sisonke Vumazonke starts at blindside flank in place of Pierre Uys, who is sidelined with a facial fracture.
Regular captain Victor Sekekete is another absentee after sustaining a facial injury earlier in the tournament.
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After losses to Exeter and Stade Français, the Cheetahs sit bottom of Pool 3 and are still searching for their first points. Their final pool fixture is against Racing 92 in Paris.
CHEETAHS – 15 James Verity-Amm, 14 Munier Hartzenberg, 13 De-an Ackermann, 12 Zander du Plessis, 11 Prince Nkabinde, 10 Jaco van der Walt, 9 Marco Jansen van Vuren, 8 Gideon van der Merwe, 7 Sisonke Vumazonke, 6 Daniel Maartens, 5 Curtly Thomas, 4 Carl Wegner, 3 Aranos Coetzee, 2 Louis van der Westhuizen (c), 1 Matome Manyama.
Bench: 16 Marko Janse van Rensburg, 17 Cameron Dawson, 18 Francisco dos Reis, 19 Pieter Jansen van Vuren, 20 Arno van der Merwe, 21 Neels Volschenk, 22 Rewan Kruger, 23 Michael Annies.
Photo: Bryan Keane/INPHO