The Cheetahs have made nine changes - some positional to their starting team to play the Bulls in a Super Rugby match at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday afternoon.

Willie le Roux moves from wing to replace Hennie Daniller at fullback and Philip Snyman comes back into the starting line up from the bench to start on the wing.

Ashley Johnson moves from flanker to eighthman while Izak van der Westhuizen and Andries Ferreira change places in the second row.

There is a new front row to start as Marcel van der Merwe replaces WP Nel who is dropped to the bench.

Trevor Nyakane comes up from the bench against the Waratahs to replace Coenie Oosthuizen.

Cheetahs

15 Willie le Roux,14 Philip Snyman,13 Robert Ebersohn,12 Andries Strauss (vc),11 Rocco Jansen,10 Riaan Smit,9 Piet van Zyl,8 Ashley Johnson,7 Pieter Labuschagne,6 Heinrich Brüssow,5 Izak van der Westhuizen, 4 Andries Ferreira,3 Marcel van der Merwe2 Adriaan Strauss ( c ),1 Trevor Nyakane,

Replacements : 16 Hercu Liebenberg, 17 WP Nel, 18 George Earle, 19 Justin Downey, 20 Tewis de Bruyn, 21 Sias Ebersohn, 22 ,Nico Scheepers