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Cheetahs lose their captain

By Online Editors
Friday 20 Nov 2020

INJURY UPDATE: The Cheetahs were forced into a late change ahead of their final Super Rugby Unlocked match.

The Cheetahs, currently fourth on the standings, are hosting Griquas in Bloemfontein on Saturday.

Captain Junior Pokomela has been ruled out of the game with a wrist injury, which has been plaguing him for the last two weeks.

Aidon Davis will start in the No.7 jersey, with Chris Massyn providing loose forward cover off the bench.

The captain for the match will be Carl Wegner.

Cheetahs - revised: 15 Clayton Blommetjies, 14 Rhyno Smith, 13 Howard Mnisi, 12 Frans Steyn, 11 Rosko Specman, 10 Tian Schoeman, 9 Tian Meyer, 8 Jeandré Rudolph, 7 Aidon Davis, 6 Andisa Ntsila, 5 Carl Wegner (captain), 4 Ian Groenewald, 3 Hencus van Wyk, 2 Reinach Venter, 1 Boan Venter.

Replacements: 16 Jacques du Toit, 17 Cameron Dawson, 18 Khutha Mchunu, 19 Teboho Mohoje, 20 Chris Massyn, 21 Ruben de Haas, 22 Reinhardt Fortuin, 23 William Small-Smith.

Date: Saturday, November 21

Venue: Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein

Kick-off: 16.30 (14.30 GMT)

Referee: AJ Jacobs

Assistant referees: Griffin Colby, Paul Mente

TMO: Willie Vos

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