Sbu Nkosi will get his first run-out for the Cheetahs in the SA Cup warm-up match against the Griquas in Jacobsdal on Saturday.
The Cheetahs will face their central rivals in a preparation match for the SA Cup, which is set to kick off on Friday, 22 March.
Nkosi, who officially joined the Cheetahs on a one-year contract last week, has been named to start on the right wing.
It will be Nkosi’s first high-profile match since he played for the World XV against the Barbarians at Twickenham last May.
The 2019 World Cup winner will combine in a back three that includes Tapiwa Mafura and Siba Xamlashe, while former Stormers flyhalf Abner van Reenen will get a shot in the No 10 jersey, with Ruan Pienaar rested for the match.
Namibia hooker Louis van der Westhuizen will captain the Cheetahs.
Cheetahs – 15 Tapiwa Mafura, 14 Sbu Nkosi, 13 Andell Loubser, 12 Ali Mgijima, 11 Siba Xamlashe, 10 Abner van Reenen, 9 Rewan Kruger, 8 Andisa Ntsila, 7 Oupa Mohoje, 6 Gideon van der Merwe, 5 Mzwanele Zito, 4 Friedle Olivier, 3 Aranos Coetzee, 2 Louis van der Westhuizen (c), 1 Schalk Ferreira.
Subs: 16 Vernon Paulo, 17 Alulutho Tshakweni, 18 Laurence Victor, 19 Thabang Mahlasi, 20 Ulrich Stander, 21 Daniel Maartens, 22 Litha Nkula, 23 Christiaan van der Westhuizen.
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