Overview
- The selection mirrors the cancelled Ulster fixture, with Dux Manyama starting, Sisonke Vumazonke replacing injured Pierre Uys, and Jaco van der Walt returning at flyhalf.
- Sunday’s game at Paris La Défense Arena wraps a pool run that featured two losses and an awarded defeat after the snowed‑off Ulster clash in the Netherlands.
- Racing 92 enter with seven wins from 14 Top 14 matches and an unbeaten home record this season.
- Steyn says the Cheetahs will “come out swinging” and play their style, noting added motivation from his previous stint at Racing 92.
- Injury concerns include Victor Sekekete and Pierre Uys with facial fractures and Juan Venter with a shoulder problem, with future competition participation still unclear.