Specman back as Cheetahs name team for trip to Loftus

Cheetahs coach Hawies Fourie has named his team for their Currie Cup clash against the Bulls in Pretoria on Wednesday.

Fourie made a few changes to the team that beat Griquas 30-20 in their opening match in Bloemfontein on 15 January.

Winger Rosko Specman and flyhalf Siya Masuku return from injury, replacing Craig Barry and Chris Smit respectively. 

Up front, Andisa Ntsila starts at No 7 with Aidon Davis moving to lock in place of the injured Rynier Bernardo, while Jeandre Rudolph will provide cover on the bench. 

Louis "Chucky" van der Westhuizen starts at hooker, with Janus Venter on the bench. Reinhardt Fortuin is also a new addition to the bench.

Wednesday's clash at Loftus Versfeld kicks off at 17:45.

Bulls

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Cheetahs

15 Clayton Blommetjies, 14 Rosko Specman, 13 David Brits, 12 Frans Steyn, 11 Enver Brandt, 10 Siya Masuku, 9 Ruan Pienaar (captain), 8 Mihlali Mosi, 7 Andisa Ntsila, 6 Gideon van der Merwe, 5 Victor Sekekete, 4 Aidon Davis, 3 Marne Coetzee, 2 Louis van der Westhuizen, 1 Schalk Ferreira 

Substitutes: 16 Janus Venter, 17 Alulutho Tshakweni, 18 Conraad van Vuuren, 19 Sergio Moreira, 20 Jeandre Rudolph, 21 Rewan Kruger, 22 Reinhardt Fortuin, 23 Robert Ebersohn