Henco Venter will start at No 8 for the Free State Cheetahs against the Sharks in Durban on Saturday.

Venter comes in for Niell Jordaan in a rotational swap, while the rest of the match 22 remain unchanged for this top-of-the-table clash.

The Sharks currently hold just a one-point lead over the Cheetahs at the summit of the standings.

Free State Cheetahs – 15 Clayton Blommetjies, 14 Rayno Benjamin, 13 Nico Lee, 12 William Small-Smith, 11 Raymond Rhule, 10 Fred Zeilinga, 9 Tian Meyer (c), 8 Niell Jordaan, 7 Uzair Cassiem, 6 Paul Schoeman, 5 Reniel Hugo, 4 Carl Wegner, 3 Tom Botha, 2 Torsten van Jaarsveld, 1 Ox Nche.
Subs: 16 Jacques du Toit, 17 Charles Marais, 18 Justin Basson, 19 Henco Venter, 20 Shaun Venter, 21 Niel Marais, 22 Michael van der Spuy.

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