Lock Stefan Willemse shifts to the side of the scrum to replace the injured Hilton Lobberts and Le Roux Roets adds some physicality to the side.

De-Jay Terblanche, who will set a new Puma record of 184 games should he gets a run, has been moved to the bench with Simon Westraadt getting a start.

This weekend it’s winger Ruwellyn Isbell turn to set a milestone when he takes the field for the 50th time in a Puma-jersey.

The Pumas’ wise men has also opted for Justin van Staden at fullback and big Henko Marais at inside centre.

Captain Hennie Skorbinski therefor shift to theoutside centre channel.

Pumas versus Sharks XV: Justin van Staden; Morné Joubert, Hennie Skorbinski, Henko Marais, Ruwellyn Isbel; Christopher Smith, Stefan Ungerer; Willie Engelbrecht, Stefan Willemse, Jeandré Rudolph, Cameron Lindsay, Le Roux Roets, Marné Coetzee, Marko Janse van Rensburg, Simon Westraadt. Reserves: Frankie Herne, De-Jay Terblanche, Hugo Kloppers, Brian Shabangu, Reynier van Rooyen, Trompie Pretorius, Devon Williams. 

Petersen, 22, returned to action against the Chiefs last weekend after recovering from a hamstring injury.

It was only his second match of the season after he suffered a knee injury in Round 1 against the Lions.

According to Netwerk24, the hamstring is still giving Petersen problems and he is in doubt for Saturday’s Super Rugby clash against the Bulls in Pretoria.

The Cheetahs are also sweating over the availability of flank Oupa Mohoje, who injured his back in the 41-27 loss to the Chiefs.

Calls will also be made later in the week on flyhalf Niel Marais and prop Ox Nche, who were also injured against the Chiefs.

Marais sustained a hard knock to the knee, while Nche injured his upper leg.

Meanwhile, the Cheetahs are hoping to see the return to action of Springbok flank Uzair Cassiem.

Cassiem, who made his Springbok debut against Wales in Cardiff last year, picked up a knee injury in the Cheetahs’ first match against the Bulls, when the hosts won 34-28 in Bloemfontein on March 4.

He has since missed four matches but is expected to return for Saturday’s return clash at Loftus Versfeld.

The Cheetahs are struggling in this year’s Super Rugby competition and boast only two wins from seven matches.

They are third in Africa Conference 1 and sixth overall in the South African Group.

The Western Province Thunder Deaf finished the competition in second place, with their counterparts, Western Province Cyclones Deaf, coming in third, and the SA Deaf Invitational XV fourth.

The Blue Bulls Deaf side were in fine form from the outset last Saturday, 30 March, as they registered a comprehensive 45-12 victory against the Western Province Thunder Deaf, and they built on this as the tournament progressed to rack up a big 71-7 victory against the Western Province Cyclones Deaf and a 71-0 win against the SA Invitational Deaf XV on Wednesday and Saturday respectively.

These impressive results saw them top the log table at the end of the competition with a full house of points and a remarkable 29 tries.

Blue Bulls Deaf centre Leon Willemans proved to be a points’ machine for the Pretoria team as he scored a memorable 11 tries and added 18 conversions for a personal tally of 91 points during the tournament.

The top players in the competition over the three rounds were named in a Stones Cup Star Squad, and it was no surprise that Willemans was included in the midfield.

The Lions will be dressed in Spider Man’s familiar webbed suit, the Sharks will adopt the Black Panther look, the Stormers will be looking to hammer their opponents in the colours of Thor, while the Bulls will try to shield attacks thrown their way as Captain America.