Head coach Hawies Fourie has rejigged the Free State Cheetahs backline to face the Sharks in the Currie Cup at Free State Stadium on Friday.
Siya Masuku is back at flyhalf and Reinhardt Fortuin moves to centre next to Robert Ebersohn for the clash in Bloemfontein. Also, fullback Tapiwa Mafura is promoted to the starting XV and Cohen Jasper takes his spot on the replacements bench.
In the forwards, props Rynier Bernardo and Mzwanele Zito have switched places in the run-on side, as No 8 Jeandre Rudolph returns after a week’s break.The joint-top Cheetahs are on a two-game winning run after they claimed a bonus-point victory against Western Province last week, while the Sharks went down in a narrow defeat to the Vodacom Bulls.
“The Sharks played very well against the Bulls. We know it will be difficult, but we have our own way of thinking,” Fourie said. “The focus will be to step up from last week against Province.”
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