Cheetahs preparations for Challenge Cup begin with two warm-up matches

Kick-off for Friday's warm-up match against the men from Durban is at 15:00 at Hollywoodbets Kings Park.

The Cheetahs will then play a second warm-up encounter on Friday, 25 November 2022, when they will take on the Griffons in Welkom.

The two matches are in preparation for their EPCR Challenge Cup opener in Pool B against Pau in France on 10 December, before they host Scarlets in Round 2 a week later in Parma, Italy.

They will then travel to Llanelli to face the Welsh region on 13 January before entertaining Pau to round off their pool stage fixtures in January 2023.

The Cheetahs will play their two home Pool B games at the Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi in Parma, Italy, as one of the conditions of participation in the 2022/23 EPCR Challenge Cup was that the Cheetahs be based in Europe.