The Toyota Cheetahs booked their place in the semi-finals with a dramatic victory over the previously unbeaten Suzuki Griquas last weekend, a performance that once again highlighted the character, resilience, and fighting spirit within the squad.

The team will face the defending champions, the Airlink Pumas, on Friday at 18:00 at Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit. The match will be broadcast live on SuperSport Rugby and CSN.

Meetings between the Airlink Pumas and Toyota Cheetahs have become known for their intensity and fine margins. Over the past three SA Cup seasons, only five points have separated the teams across their encounters. Their league meeting earlier in March in Bloemfontein was also left unresolved after severe thunderstorms forced the match to end.

Coach Frans Steyn has named his team for this important encounter with only one change. 

Toyota Cheetahs

1. Tielman Niewoudt
2. Louis van der Westhuizen
3. Aranos Coetzee
4. Carl Wegner
5. Victor Sekekete
6. Gideon van der Merwe
7. Neels Volschenk (C )
8. Sisonke Vumazonke  
9. Rewan Kruger
10. Tiaan Swanepoel
11. Michael Annies
12. Zander du Plessis
13. Munier Hartzenberg  
14. Cohen Jasper
15. Clayton Blommetjies

16. Juan Smal
17. Dux Manyama
18. John-Kelly Onkonko
19. Curtly Thomas
20. Daniel Maartens
21. Marco Jansen van Vuren
22. Carel Jan Coetzee
23. Ethan Wentzel  

The referee for the match is Stephan Geldenhuys.   

The following players are not eligible for team selection due to injury: Arno van der Merwe and Sasko Ndlovu (hamstrings), Pierre Uys and Vice Hofmeyer (shoulders), Ntokozo Makhaza (knee), Ben Pitout and Frankie Dos Reis (ankles), Prince Nkabinde (head injury), Jooste Nel (chest injury), Juan Venter (shoulder) and Jaco van der Walt (hip).