Oupa Mohoje will captain the Cheetahs in Saturday’s Pro14 encounter against the Kings in Bloemfontein.
With Francois Venter and Torsten van Jaarsveld unavailable due to injury, Mohoje will lead the side, while Henco Venter returns to the loose trio in place of Tier Schoeman.
The only other changes come in the front row, with Aranos Coetzee slotting in at tighthead prop and Jacques du Toit replacing Van Jaarsveld at hooker.
Cheetahs – 15 Clayton Blommetjies, 14 Craig Barry, 13 Nico Lee, 12 Niel Marais, 11 Makazole Mapimpi, 10 Fred Zeilinga, 9 Shaun Venter, 8 Uzair Cassiem, 7 Oupa Mohoje (c), 6 Henco Venter, 5 Reniel Hugo, 4 Justin Basson, 3 Aranos Coetzee, 2 Jacques du Toit, 1 Ox Nche.
Subs: 16 Joseph Dweba, 17 Charles Marais, 18 Tom Botha, 19 Rynier Bernardo, 20 Junior Pokomela, 21 Zee Mkhabela, 22 Clinton Swart, 23 AJ Coertzen.
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