Rayno Benjamin will start as one of three changes to the Free State Cheetahs side in Saturday's match against the Blue Bulls in Bloemfontein.

Benjamin replaces the injured Sergeal Petersen on the wing. Maphutha Dolo takes Benjamin's spot on the bench.

Shaun Venter drops to the reserves to make way for Tian Meyer at scrumhalf and, in the front row, Torsten van Jaarsveld comes in for Joseph Dweba.

The only other change is on the bench, where Niel Marais is selected ahead of Sias Ebersohn.

Free State Cheetahs – 15 Clayton Blommetjies, 14 Rayno Benjamin, 13 Francois Venter, 12 William Small-Smith, 11 Raymond Rhule, 10 Fred Zeilinga, 9 Tian Meyer, 8 Niell Jordaan, 7 Uzair Cassiem, 6 Paul Schoeman, 5 Reniel Hugo, 4 Carl Wegner, 3 Tom Botha, 2 Torsten van Jaarsveld, 1 Ox Nche.
Subs: 16 Jacques Du Toit, 17 Charles Marais, 18 Justin Basson, 19 Henco Venter, 20 Shaun Venter, 21 Niel Marais, 22 Maphutha Dolo.

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