Ruan Pienaar features for Cheetahs against Western Force

The action kicks off at 17:00 and will be live on SuperSport.

The 2023 Toyota Challenge will again boast a total prize money of R1 million, with R250 000 awarded for each match. This significant prize money not only adds to the intensity of the competition but also recognises the outstanding efforts of the teams.

Fans supporting their favourite team at the Toyota Stadium will have much to look forward to. In addition to the prizes for the winning teams, a cash prize of R10 000 will be up for grabs for one lucky fan who post a picture of themselves at the game in Toyota Stadium in Bloemfontein in the comment of the competition posts with the #ToyotaChallenge2023.

Cheetahs: 15 Tapiwa Mafura, 14 Cohen Jasper, 13 Evardi Boshoff, 12 Robert Ebersohn, 11 Litha Nkula, 10 Ruan Pienaar, 9 Rewan Kruger, 8 Friedle Olivier, 7 Sibabalo Qoma, 6 Gideon van der Merwe, 5 Victor Sekekete (c), 4 Rynier Bernardo, 3 Hencus van Wyk, 2 Marnus van der Merwe, 1 Alulutho Tshakweni.Replacements: 16 Marko Janse van Rensburg, 17 Schalk Ferreira, 18 Dayan van der Westhuizen, 19 Mzwanele Zito, 20 Daniel Maartens, 21 Jeandrẻ Rudolph, 22 George Lourens, 23 David Brits

Date: Friday, August 24Venue: Bloemfontein StadiumKick: 17:00Referee: Morne FerreiraAssistant referees: Paul Mente, Griffin ColbyTMO: Quinton Immelman.

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