Toyota Challenge Round 1

The Toyota Challenge is here – bigger and bolder, with three international rugby matches in one stadium on one match day.

The Airlink Pumas take on Black Lion from Georgia at 13:30 in the opening match of the tournament, followed by a game between the Suzuki Griquas and Romania A at 15:30 and at 18:00 the Toyota Cheetahs take on Cartrack Lusitanos from Portugal. Gates open at 12:30. All the games will be live on SuperSport.  

The first leg of the Toyota Challenge will take place at Toyota Stadium in Bloemfontein on 5, 10 and 14 June, before the second leg moves to Tbilisi, Georgia, in October.

Every match day will feature exciting fan activations and prizes, creating a full-day experience for supporters of all ages. Design and bring an eye-catching poster or banner to the game, and you could win R5 000 or guess the score correctly and walk away with R4 000 in cash. You can only win if you are at Toyota Stadium!

Fans can also look forward to a brand-new food court experience, with a wide variety of food and new beverage options that promise to offer something for every taste.

Ticket Prices

To make the event accessible to as many supporters as possible, ticket prices have been designed with families in mind. Early bird specials start from just R20 for primary school children and younger, R50 for adults on the open stand and R70 for the main stand, with one ticket giving supporters access to all three matches on a single day. Tickets are availible from the ticket office in Toyota Stadium or online at Ticketpro. 

Coach Frans Steyn announced his team for the first encounter:

Toyota Cheetahs

1. Tielman Niewoudt
2. Chucky van der Westhuizen
3. Aranos Coetzee
4. Carl Wegner
5. Victor Sekekete
6. Ramon Uys
7. Neels Volschenk ( C)
8. Sisonke Vumazonke
9. Rewan Kruger
10. Jaco van der Walt
11. Michael Annies
12. Jooste Nel
13. Carel Jan Coetzee
14. Prince Nkabinde
15. Clayton Blommetjies

1. Juan Smal
2. Dux Manyama
3. Tebogo Nkosi
4. Curtly Thomas
5. Daniel Maartens
6. Gideon van der Merwe
7. Marco Jansen van Vuren 
8. Ethan Wentzel

The referee for the match is Hanru van Rooyen. Stephan Geldenhuys is the TMO.