Bok players to start for Cheetahs
Naka Drotske will use his returning springbok players to bolster his Cheetahs team
Cheetahs head coach Naka Drotske has selected all of his available Springboks for this weekend’s Vodacom Super Rugby clash against the Sharks at the Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein on Saturday.
Returning for the Free State franchise following their involvement in the recent Caste Lager incoming tour are forwards Trevor Nyakane, Adriaan Strauss, Coenie Oosthuizen Lood de Jager, Teboho Mohoje and backs Johan Goosen, Cornal Hendricks and Willie le Roux who were all included in the starting XV.
“We do have a system in place where our returning Springboks are promoted to the starting line-up if they are fit and free of any injuries,” Drotske said on Wednesday.
“That is the reason for the inclusion of someone like Trevor Nyakane above Caylib Oosthuizen. The whole season there has been very little to choose from between Trevor and Caylib and both of them will most likely play about 40 minutes against the Sharks.
“We are also glad to have Coenie Oosthuizen in the starting line up. The injury he sustained in the final Test looked worse than it really was. We sent him for x-rays and luckily nothing is broken so he will definitely play.”
The Cheetahs team: Willie le Roux, Cornal Hendricks, Johann Sadie, Ryno Benjamin, Raymond Rhule, Johan Goosen, Sarel Pretorius, Philip van der Walt, Teboho Mohoje, Torsten van Jaarsveld, Francois Uys, Lood de Jager, Coenie Oosthuizen, Adriaan Strauss (captain), Trevor Nyakane.
Replacements: Caylib Oosthuizen, Luan de Bruin, Carl Wegner, Jean Cook, Henco Venter, Shaun Venter, Elgar Watts, Hennie Daniller.
