Cheetahs Announce 2018/19 Squads

Cheetahs coach Franco Smith has confirmed his preliminary squad for the both the upcoming Currie Cup and PRO14 seasons.

 

The Free State Cheetahs will open their 2018 Currie Cup campaign by playing against the 4 strongest teams in the first four weeks of the competition.

 

The side will be captained by Springbok flanker Oupa Mohoje, while former Bulls scrumhalf Rudy Paige has signed a permanent deal with the Bloemfontein-based side. 

 

JP du Preez (lock), Louis Conradie (lock), Walt Steenkamp (lock), Benhard Janse van Rensburg (utility back), Louis Fouché (flyhalf), Tian Schoeman (flyhalf), Ruben de Haas (scrumhalf), Aidon Davis (looseforward), Adriaan Carelse (fullback) and Dries Swanepoel (centre) are amoung the new faces joining the squad. 

 

The preliminary squad that will be playing Currie Cup and PRO14 is:

 

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Aranos Coetzee

Luan de Bruin

Erich de Jager

Gunther Janse van Vuuren

Johan Kotze

Charles Marais

Ox Nche

Boan Venter

Quintin Vorster

 

Hookers

Jacques du Toit

Joseph Dweba

Elandre Huggett

Rienach Venter

Marnus van der Merwe

Jannes Snyman

 

Locks

Justin Basson

Louis Conradie

JP du Preez

Sibabalo Qoma

Walt Steenkamp

Dennis Visser

 

Flanks

Stephan Malan

Daniel Maartens

Oupa Mohoje

Gerhard Olivier

Ntokozo Vidima

Jasper Wiese

Luigi van Jaarsveld

 

Number 8’s

Aidon Davis

Niell Jordaan

Junior Pokomela

 

Scrumhalves

Dian Badenhorst

Ruben de Haas

Tian Meyer

Zee Mkhabela

Rudy Paige

Ruan van Rensburg

Shaun Venter

 

Flyhalves

Tian Schoeman

Ryno Eksteen

Louis Fouche

Neill Stannard

Ernst Stapelberg

 

Wings

Carel-Jan Coetzee

Vuyani Maqina

Rabz Maxwane

 

Centres

Lloyd Greeff

Benhard Janse van Rensburg

Tertius Kruger

Nico Lee

Ali Mgijima

William Small-Smith

Dries Swanepoel

 

Fullbacks

Adriaan Carelse

Malcolm Jaer