Oupa Mohoje will return at blindside flank when the Free State Cheetahs take on the Pumas in Nelspruit this Saturday.

There are a few changes to the Cheetahs pack, with Mohoje and De Wet Kruger coming into a new-look loose trio, while Francois Uys returns at lock and assumes the captaincy.

In the backline, Ryno Benjamin will start at inside centre and Raymond Rhule on the left wing, while Shaun Venter is back at No 9.

Free State Cheetahs – 15 Clayton Blommetjies, 14 Sergeal Petersen, 13 Francois Venter, 12 Ryno Benjamin, 11 Raymond Rhule, 10 Sias Ebersohn, 9 Shaun Venter, 8 De Wet Kruger, 7 Oupa Mohoje, 6 Gerhard Olivier, 5 Francois Uys (c), 4 Reniel Hugo, 3 Luan de Bruin, 2 Neil Rautenbach, 1 Teunis Nieuwoudt.
Subs: 16 Chase Morison, 17 BG Uys, 18 Willem Serfontein, 19 Freddy Ngoza, 20 Ruan van Rensburg, 21 Niel Marais, 22 AJ Coertzen.

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