The Currie Cup final is on Saturday, 24 June, in Bloemfontein. The Toyota Cheetahs will take on the Airlink Pumas at 16:00 at Toyota Stadium.

The day starts early, with gates opening at 11:00 and a curtain raiser between the Woman sides of the Free State and SWD Eagles at 12:00.    

After the match, supporters can enjoy a live performance by Jo Black at the Castle gig-rig behind the main stand.  

Tickets are R200 for the main stand, R150 for the open stand, and R50 for kids. Tickets are available online at www.ticketpro.co.za or at the ticket office in Toyota Stadium.

Free parking is available inside Toyota Stadium if you drive a Toyota and show your valid match ticket for the final. Space is limited, so "first come, first served". There will be an overflow for Toyota owners in the Jukskei parking area next to the Tourism Centre. Entry to both these areas will be from Parkway.  

The public should note that Att Horak Avenue will be closed from 06:00 on Saturday morning. The Toyota parking area can be accessed from Park Road and Betorgers or the corner of Att Horak and Zola Budd Street. Supporters are urged to come early to avoid waiting in line.

Toyota Cheetah coach Hawies Fourie announced his team with only one change to the starting line-up. Nqobisizwe Moxoli replaces Schalk van der Merwe, who was sidelined due to a concussion.

Toyota Cheetahs

15.       Tapiwa Mafura

14.        Daniel Kasende

13.        David Brits

12.        Reinhardt Fortuin

11.        Cohen Jasper

10.        Ruan Pienaar                                                      

9.           Rewan Kruger

8.           Friedle Olivier

7.           Siba Qoma

6.           Gideon van der Merwe

5.           Victor Sekekete (C )

4.           Rynier Bernardo

3.           Conraad van Vuuren

2.           Marnus van der Merwe

1.           Nqobisizwe Moxoli

16.        Louis van der Westhuizen

17.        Alulutho Tshakweni

18.        Hencus van Wyk

19.        Jeandre Rudolph

20.        George Cronje

21.        Daniel Maartens

22.        Siya Masuku

23.        Robert Ebersohn

The referee for the match is Cwengile Jadezweni. He will be assisted by AJ Jacobs and Stephan Geldenhuys. The TMO is Egon Seconds.

Players not available: Enver Brandt (knee), Frans Steyn (knee), Aranos Coetzee (quad), Munier Hartzenberg (knee), Branden de Kock (knee), Siya Masuku (calf) and Schalk Ferreira (HIA Protocol)

Toyota-Cheetahs in Currie Cup finals

The Toyota Cheetahs play in their 16th Currie Cup final on Saturday.

It is the first time these two teams will face each other in a Currie Cup final, but their 33rd Currie Cup encounter. The first clash was on 11 October 1996 in the Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein.

The Toyota Cheetahs played nine of their previous 15 Currie Cup finals in front of their home crowd, celebrating five of the six Currie Cup triumphs in the Toyota Stadium.

It's the third time in a row that the Toyota Cheetahs have the privilege of playing in the Currie Cup final in Bloemfontein.

The last Currie Cup final in the Toyota Stadium was on 7 September 2019 against the Lions. Tian Meyer's side won 31-28.

Currie Cup finals in which the Toyota Cheetahs were involved are:

1.   22/9/1973   – Pretoria: N-Tvl 30 - FS 22

2.   27/9/1975   – Bloemfontein: N-Tvl 12 - FS 6

3.   25/9/1976   – Bloemfontein (1): FS 33 - WP 16

4.   24/9/1977   – Pretoria: N-Tvl 27 - FS 12

5.   30/9/1978   – Bloemfontein: N-Tvl 13 - FS 9

6.   3/10/1981   – Pretoria: N-Tvl 23 - FS 6

7.   1/10/1994   – Bloemfontein: Tvl 56 - FS 33

8.   25/10/1997 – Cape Town: WP 14 - FS 12

9.   23/10/2004 – Pretoria: Bulls 42 - FS 33

10. 22/10/2005 – Pretoria (2): Cheetahs 29 - Bulls 25

11. 14/10/2006 – Bloemfontein (3): Cheetahs 28 - Bulls 28

12. 27/10/2007 – Bloemfontein (4): Cheetahs 20 - Lions 18

13. 31/10/2009 – Pretoria: Bulls 36 - Cheetahs 24

14. 22/10/2016 – Bloemfontein (5): Cheetahs 36 - Bulls 16

15. 7/9/2019     – Bloemfontein (6): Cheetahs 31 - Lions 28.

16. 24/6/2023   – Bloemfontein: Cheetahs – Pumas

Statistics: Frikkie van Rensburg