Boom back for Cheetahs

DURBAN Springbok sevens player Boom Prinsloo will earn his first Super Rugby cap for the Cheetahs in their last encounter of the competition against the Sharks in Durban tomorrow.

Prinsloo, who represented South Africa at the Sevens World Series tournaments in Hong Kong, Las Vegas and New Zealand this season, starts at the back of the scrum in place of the injured Justin Downey.

Downey dislocated a finger in the Cheetahs 13-6 defeat against the Stormers last week and is expected to be sidelined for nearly two months.

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