SA Cup Round 1 – Toyota Cheetahs vs Sanlam Boland Kavaliers
The Toyota Cheetahs are set to kick off their first SA Cup game of the 2026 season against the Sanlam Boland Kavaliers on Friday, 6 March. The main game in Toyota Stadium kicks off at 18:00 and will be live on SuperSport Streaming channel 247 (OTT 3).
At 14:00 Grey College Peaches takes on Hentie Cilliers’s from Virginia’s second team, and at 15:45 Grey College Cherries will face the Hentie Cilliers’ first team.
Come and enjoy braaivleis at the new Freddy Hirch braai area at the Castle Deck when the gates open at 13:00.
Five randomly selected fans can win big in the Kloppers Expert Kick to Win Competition. Each finalist will get one shot to kick a rugby ball into any of the eight bins placed on the field, and if the ball lands inside a bin, they win the prize hidden inside.
Tickets are R60 for adults on the main stand, R40 for adults on the open stand, and R30 for students and kids. Tickets are available online at Ticketpro or at the ticket office in Toyota Stadium.
If you drive a Toyota vehicle, you can park for free in the Toyota parking area at Toyota Stadium. Remember to have your matchday ticket ready to show at the gate. Entrance to the Toyota parking area is only at Gate 1 in Att Horak Avenue. Space is limited, so come early.
Enjoy the day with your family and friends at Toyota Stadium and be part of all the action. Join us on Friday – it’s going to be a great day with exciting rugby!
Daniel Wesley will provide entertainment after the game at the Castle Deck.
Coach Frans Steyn said: “Our team is in a good space at the moment, but we know there’s still a lot of work to do. The focus for us is to keep improving and to be better on Friday than we were in the last game we played against Racing 92 in the EPCR Challenge Cup. With every match we play, we want to take a step forward and keep building on what we’ve done before.”
“We want to grow as a squad, and we understand that it takes everyone pulling together to build something special. We’re still developing and still building, but there’s a strong belief in this group and hopefully that will soon translate into good, winning rugby.”
“We’re all chasing that perfect game every day – in training and on match day – and the reality is it will never be perfect. There will always be mistakes. What matters is how we respond: how we fight for each other, how we fix things on the field, and how we get each other out of trouble. For us, that attitude is just as important as the result right now. We want to show how proud we are of the jersey and the province we represent, and that’s something we want to make clear this weekend.”
The Toyota Cheetahs celebrate a player milestone with Carl Wegner’s 100th match for the team.
Coach Frans Steyn announce his team for the encounter:
1. Matome Manyama
2. Louis van der Westhuizen (C)
3. Aranos Coetzee
4. Carl Wegener
5. Curtley Thomas
6. Daniel Maartens
7. Sisonke Vumazonke
8. Gideon van der Merwe
9. Christiaan van der Westhuizen
10. Ethan Wentzel
11. Prince Nkabinde
12. Zander du Plessis
13. De-an Ackerman
14. Munier Hartzenberg
15. Michael Annies
16. Marko Janse van Rensburg
17. Tielman Niewoudt
18. Frankie Dos Reis
19. Pieter Jansen van Vuren
20. Neels Volschenk
21. Jandre Nel
22. Cohen Jasper
23. Clayton Blommetjies
The referee for the match is Morne Ferreira. He will be assisted by Tiaan Engelbrecht and DJ Hefer. The TMO is Aimee Barrett-Theron.
