Springbok fullback Willie le Roux will be rested from the Toyota Cheetahs' two warm-up matches in Port Elizabeth this week, the Volksblad website reports.

Le Roux fell on his shoulder during the Toyota Cheetahs' warm-up game against Shimlas last week. He is not badly injured but won't be risked for games against NMMU (Tuesday) and the EP Kings (Saturday).

However, two other big guns - flyhalf Johan Goosen and scrumhalf Shaun Venter - will return to action against the Kings.

Coach Naka Drotské said Venter - who underwent a shoulder operation last year - will get about 20 minutes against his old team-mates, while Goosen will play 40 minutes.

Drotské said Le Roux will be rested as a precautionary measure with Hennie Daniller doing duty at fullback. The latter also recently returned to action following a wrist injury.

The Toyota Cheetahs on Saturday named a 36-man training squad for their week-long camp in Jeffreys Bay.

The squad was named after they thrashed Shimlas 66-19 at Free State University on Friday, while their second-choice side lost 21-19 to Griquas' Vodacom Cup side.

On February 1 the Cheetahs will play against the Pumas in Parys, before they open their 2014 Super Rugby campaign against the Lions in Bloemfontein on Saturday, February 15.

Toyota Cheetahs training squad:

Trevor Nyakane, Caylib Oosthuizen, Coenie Oosthuizen, Rossouw de Klerk, Max van Dyk,Adriaan Strauss, Ryno Barnes, Hercu Liebenberg, Torsten van Jaarsveld, Lodewyk de Jager, Andries Ferreira, Hilton Lobberts, Francois Uys, Rynhardt Landman, Johannes Prinsloo, Carel Greeff, Pieter Labuschagné, Teboho Mohoje, Philip van der Walt, Jean Cook, Sarel Pretorius, Shaun Venter, Kevin Luiters, Inus Kritzinger, Elgar Watts, Johan Goosen, Riaan Smit, Francois Venter, Howard Mnisi, Johann Sadie, Piet Lindeque, Raymond Rhule, Cornal Hendricks, Rayno Benjamin, Willie le Roux, Hennie Daniller