Young hooker Joseph Dweba will replace injured Elandré Huggett in a late change to the Cheetahs team to face the Kings on Friday night.

The Cheetahs are already without stand-in captain Torsten van Jaarsveld, who recently suffered a neck injury, while Huggett has now had to be withdrawn on the eve of the team's final Super Rugby match.

As a result, Dweba will come into the No 2 jersey, with Reinach Venter potentially set to make his Super Rugby debut off the bench.

Cheetahs – 15 Clayton Blommetjies, 14 William Small-Smith, 13 Francois Venter (c), 12 Clinton Swart, 11 Raymond Rhule, 10 Fred Zeilinga, 9 Tian Meyer, 8 Niell Jordaan, 7 Oupa Mohoje, 6 Uzair Cassiem, 5 Reniel Hugo, 4 Carl Wegner, 3 Johan Coetzee, 2 Joseph Dweba, 1 Ox Nche.
Subs: 16 Reinach Venter, 17 Charles Marais, 18 Tom Botha, 19 Armandt Koster, 20 Junior Pokomela, 21 Chris Dry, 22 Ruan van Rensburg, 23 Niel Marais.

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