The Cheetahs will be missing several key players, including veteran Springbok forward Oupa Mohoje, for their Challenge Cup clash against Zebre Parma. Injuries have also sidelined other important players for the match.
The Cheetahs will be without veteran Springbok forward Oupa Mohoje for their battle with Zebre Parma in round 3 of the EPCR Challenge Cup on Sunday. Mohoje, who played the last of his 19 Tests in 2018, hurt his shoulder in a 26-10 defeat to Cardiff at Cardiff Arms Park on 15 December, and has been excluded from a 27-man Cheetahs touring squad to Amsterdam.
Also not available for the NRCA Stadium clash due to injury are flanker Gideon van der Merwe (ankle), outside back James Verity-Amm (knee), lock Carl Wegner (finger) and props Banele Mthenjane (hamstring), Cameron Dawson and Robert Hunt (both calf).The Cheetahs are still looking for their first win in this season’s Challenge Cup after a 20-20 ‘home’ draw with French club Perpignan in round 1. With a tough away fixture against Lyon concluding their pool campaign, the Cheetahs will be targeting a five-point haul against Zebre, who are 15th on the Vodacom URC standings. The Cheetahs squad is: Aranos Coetzee, Schalk Ferreira, Corne Fourie, Marko Janse van Rensburg, Pieter Janse van Vuren, Daniel Maartens, Friedle Olivier, Vernon Paulo, Jeandre Rudolph, Victor Sekekete, Pierre-Raymond Uys, Henus van Wyk, Louis van der Westhuizen, Neels Volschenk, Laurence Victor, Siskonke Vumazonke. The Zebre Parma squad is: Michael Annies, Carel-Jan Coetzee, Ruben de Haas, Munier Hartzenberg, Cohen Jasper, Rewan Kruger, Ali Mgijima, Jandre Nel, Prince Nkabinde, Litha Nkula, Ethan Wentzel
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