This is a list of rugby union footballers who have played for the Cheetahs in Super Rugby, the Pro14 and the EPCR Challenge Cup. The list includes any player that has played in a regular season match, semi-final or final for the Cheetahs, ordered by debut date and name. The Cheetahs competed in Super Rugby in 1997 as Free State and as the Cheetahs between 2006 and 2017 and then in Super Rugby Unlocked in 2020, the Pro14 between 2017 and 2020 and the EPCR Challenge Cup since 2022.
Super Rugby players
Name Caps Tries C P DG Points Debut Last1Stephen Brink9420 02/03/1997 16/05/19972Jaco Coetzee1115 02/03/1997 16/05/19973Naka Drotské11315 02/03/1997 16/05/19974Os du Randt28315 02/03/1997 05/05/20075Braam Els11315 02/03/1997 16/05/19976Rassie Erasmus10210 02/03/1997 16/05/19977Hendrik Kruger10118 02/03/1997 10/05/19978Jacobus Heymans10 02/03/1997 16/05/19979Helgard Müller1115 02/03/1997 16/05/199710Ryno Opperman5 02/03/1997 16/05/199711Christo Potgieter2 02/03/1997 07/03/199712MJ Smith851452 02/03/1997 16/05/199713Werner Swanepoel10210 02/03/1997 10/05/199714André Venter9210 02/03/1997 16/05/199715Brendan Venter1015 02/03/1997 16/05/199716Charl van Rensburg8210 02/03/1997 16/05/199717André Fourie3 02/03/1997 26/04/199718Jannie de Beer81915186 07/03/1997 16/05/199719Stuart Landman6 07/03/1997 20/04/199720Jan-Harm van Wyk9210 07/03/1997 16/05/199721Chris Badenhorst6420 15/03/1997 16/05/199722Chris Kruger1 15/03/1997 15/03/199723Dirk Groenewald1 04/04/1997 04/04/199724Willie Meyer5 12/04/1997 16/05/199725Harold Myburgh1 16/05/1997 16/05/199726Michael Claassens20 10/02/2006 27/04/200727Ronnie Cooke24525 10/02/2006 27/04/200728Willem de Waal15218201109 10/03/2006 05/05/200729Wian du Preez59 10/02/2006 15/05/201030Kabamba Floors571050 10/02/2006 28/05/201131Bevin Fortuin2241125 10/02/2006 17/05/200832Eddie Fredericks33735 10/02/2006 17/05/200833Barry Goodes1015 10/02/2006 13/05/200634Trevor Leota1 10/02/2006 10/02/200635Barend Pieterse33210 10/02/2006 15/05/201036Juan Smith47735 10/02/2006 25/02/201137CJ van der Linde19210 10/02/2006 17/05/200838Ryno van der Merwe25525 10/02/2006 05/05/200739Corniel van Zyl24 10/02/2006 05/05/200740Sinethemba Zweni5 10/02/2006 08/04/200641Frans Viljoen3415 10/02/2006 10/05/201342Jannie du Plessis26 10/02/2006 05/05/200743Meyer Bosman6142738188 10/02/2006 08/05/201044Falie Oelschig36118 10/02/2006 10/05/200845Tiaan Liebenberg1315 10/02/2006 13/05/200646Ockie van Zyl8 10/02/2006 13/05/200647Gaffie du Toit1021116 18/02/2006 13/05/200648Giscard Peters11525 18/02/2006 13/05/200649Gareth Krause7 18/02/2006 29/04/200650Ollie le Roux2115 18/02/2006 27/04/200751Cobus Grobler6 25/02/2006 21/04/200652Keith Lowen4 31/03/2006 29/04/200653Hendro Scholtz39210 29/04/2006 15/05/201054Bian Vermaak9 13/05/2006 05/05/200755Philip Burger18420 03/02/2007 06/05/201156Marius Joubert12 03/02/2007 05/05/200757Herkie Kruger921219 03/02/2007 27/04/200758Tiger Mangweni715 03/02/2007 21/04/200759Darron Nell10210 03/02/2007 28/03/200860Adriaan Strauss97840 03/02/2007 12/07/201461Richardt Strauss36210 03/02/2007 16/05/200962Gavin Passens9315 24/02/2007 01/03/200863Flip van der Merwe615 02/03/2007 07/03/200964Duane Vermeulen20315 10/03/2007 17/05/200865Alwyn Hollenbach2 10/03/2007 05/05/200766Rory Duncan19210 17/03/2007 17/05/200867Dewald Senekal2 17/03/2007 06/04/200768Tertius Carse2 17/03/2007 01/05/201069Hans van Dyk6 30/03/2007 05/05/200770Heinrich Brüssow82945 06/04/2007 18/04/201571Jacobus Calldo21 16/02/2008 05/03/201172Hennie Daniller90945 16/02/2008 12/07/201473JW Jonker17630 16/02/2008 25/03/201774Jacques-Louis Potgieter1711913185 16/02/2008 18/04/200975Conrad Barnard12112647 16/02/2008 17/05/200876David de Villiers29210 16/02/2008 06/03/201077Bees Roux17 16/02/2008 25/04/200978Hendrik Meyer9 22/02/2008 17/05/200879Tobie Botes3 22/02/2008 17/05/200880Tewis de Bruyn5732225 01/03/2008 13/04/201381Jongi Nokwe301575 08/03/2008 01/05/201082Ronnie Uys2 08/03/2008 15/03/200883Bjorn Basson9630 13/02/2009 15/05/201084Nico Breedt2015 13/02/2009 17/04/201085Danwel Demas21210 13/02/2009 08/05/201086Corne Uys27735 13/02/2009 18/06/201187Piet van Zyl41525 13/02/2009 21/07/201388Fabian Juries15 13/02/2009 26/03/201189Wayne van Heerden13210 13/02/2009 16/05/200990Hanno Coetzee3 20/02/2009 21/03/200991Sarel Pretorius7724120 20/02/2009 13/06/201592Jean Botha2 01/03/2009 07/03/200993Francois Uys90117 13/03/2009 27/05/201794Naas Olivier24130352176 25/04/2009 21/05/201195WP Nel46945 01/05/2009 14/07/201296Gerrie Odendaal1 16/05/2009 16/05/200997Ashley Johnson36630 12/02/2010 14/07/201298Lionel Mapoe515 12/02/2010 20/03/201099Riaan Viljoen26514245 12/02/2010 18/06/2011100Coenie Oosthuizen74735 12/02/2010 18/04/2015101Waltie Vermeulen2615 12/02/2010 17/05/2014102Sias Ebersohn31236442220 12/02/2010 12/03/2016103Robert Ebersohn591155 06/03/2010 21/07/2013104Ryno Barnes3415 06/03/2010 19/04/2014105Davon Raubenheimer20210 03/04/2010 18/03/2012106Wilmaure Louw6 10/04/2010 08/04/2011107Izak van der Westhuizen25 10/04/2010 14/07/2012108Barry Geel8 17/04/2010 30/03/2013109Philip van der Walt49525 17/04/2010 12/07/2014110Skipper Badenhorst4 01/05/2010 26/03/2011111Marnus Hugo2 08/05/2010 15/05/2010112Louis Strydom112 15/05/2010 15/05/2010113Rayno Benjamin581575 19/02/2011 18/03/2017114Wilhelm Steenkamp1315 19/02/2011 21/05/2011115Andries Strauss18315 19/02/2011 14/07/2012116Philip Snyman2015 25/02/2011 14/07/2012117Martin Muller11 05/03/2011 18/06/2011118Lourens Adriaanse30 26/03/2011 21/07/2013119Riaan Smit2531023106 08/04/2011 26/04/2014120Leon Karemaker2 08/04/2011 16/04/2011121Johan Wessels4 21/05/2011 18/06/2011122Pieter Myburgh2 04/06/2011 18/06/2011123Andries Ferreira2015 25/02/2012 03/05/2014124Johan Goosen27446703331 25/02/2012 12/07/2014125Rocco Jansen4 25/02/2012 30/06/2012126Dusty Noble1 25/02/2012 25/02/2012127Trevor Nyakane42315 25/02/2012 05/07/2014128Willie le Roux581890 25/02/2012 13/06/2015129Cameron Jacobs9 03/03/2012 07/07/2012130George Earle12 10/03/2012 07/07/2012131Justin Downey12 10/03/2012 07/07/2012132Hercú Liebenberg6 24/03/2012 14/07/2012133Lappies Labuschagné27210 30/06/2012 12/04/2014134Marcel van der Merwe3 30/06/2012 14/07/2012135Nico Scheepers3 30/06/2012 14/07/2012136Boom Prinsloo511470 14/07/2012 18/03/2017137Jacques Coetzee1 14/07/2012 14/07/2012138Lood de Jager4015 23/02/2013 28/05/2016139Raymond Rhule671995 23/02/2013 14/07/2017140Johann Sadie41840 23/02/2013 25/04/2015141Rynard Landman18 02/03/2013 07/03/2014142Burton Francis6715162 30/03/2013 10/05/2013143Francois Brummer44317 13/04/2013 23/05/2015144Elgar Watts191171687 27/04/2013 12/07/2014145Howard Mnisi415 29/06/2013 21/11/2020146Cornal Hendricks271155 15/02/2014 06/06/2015147Caylib Oosthuizen19 15/02/2014 02/05/2015148Francois Venter441470 15/02/2014 14/07/2017149Shaun Venter4615 15/02/2014 14/07/2017150Jean Cook17210 15/02/2014 21/03/2015151Maks van Dyk39 15/02/2014 16/07/2016152Rossouw de Klerk7 07/03/2014 26/04/2014153Oupa Mohojé41525 05/04/2014 21/11/2020154Torsten van Jaarsveld481050 26/04/2014 27/05/2017155Boela Serfontein3 10/05/2014 24/05/2014156Hilton Lobberts715 24/05/2014 22/04/2016157Carel Greeff6210 24/05/2014 30/05/2015158Tian Meyer49420 24/05/2014 21/11/2020159Gouws Prinsloo1 24/05/2014 24/05/2014160Carl Wegner47315 05/07/2014 21/11/2020161Luan de Bruin13 12/07/2014 14/11/2020162Henco Venter3015 12/07/2014 01/07/2017163Kevin Stevens1 12/07/2014 12/07/2014164Clayton Blommetjies44630 14/02/2015 21/11/2020165Willie Britz12 14/02/2015 07/05/2016166Danie Mienie19 14/02/2015 18/03/2017167Joe Pietersen111916292 14/02/2015 30/05/2015168Michael van der Spuy18315 14/02/2015 18/03/2017169Willie du Plessis8217 14/02/2015 25/04/2015170BG Uys14 14/02/2015 13/06/2015171Tienie Burger11 27/02/2015 06/06/2015172Steven Sykes1415 07/03/2015 13/06/2015173Stephan Coetzee11 07/03/2015 30/05/2015174Coenie van Wyk6510 18/04/2015 13/06/2015175Sergeal Petersen281260 02/05/2015 01/07/2017176Dolph Botha1 02/05/2015 02/05/2015177Danie Dames1 02/05/2015 02/05/2015178Ewald van der Westhuizen6 02/05/2015 13/06/2015179Niell Jordaan1915 06/06/2015 14/07/2017180Niel Marais2734217150 06/06/2015 14/07/2017181Gerhard Olivier2 06/06/2015 13/06/2015182Elandré Huggett16315 06/06/2015 01/07/2017183Renier Botha1 13/06/2015 13/06/2015184Uzair Cassiem25840 26/02/2016 14/07/2017185Charles Marais33 26/02/2016 14/11/2020186William Small-Smith18315 26/02/2016 21/11/2020187Fred Zeilinga2913740187 26/02/2016 14/07/2017188Paul Schoeman24735 26/02/2016 05/05/2017189Ox Nché25210 26/02/2016 14/07/2017190Reniel Hugo815 26/02/2016 14/07/2017191Jacques du Toit11210 26/02/2016 21/11/2020192Aranos Coetzee22 12/03/2016 14/07/2017193Joubert Engelbrecht1 26/03/2016 26/03/2016194Nico Lee14 02/04/2016 29/04/2017195Armandt Koster14 14/05/2016 14/07/2017196Joseph Dweba615 02/07/2016 14/07/2017197George Whitehead312 02/07/2016 16/07/2016198Justin Basson515 25/02/2017 01/07/2017199Clinton Swart11420 25/02/2017 14/07/2017200Zee Mkhabela2 25/02/2017 11/03/2017201Ali Mgijima1 11/03/2017 11/03/2017202Ruan van Rensburg5 11/03/2017 14/07/2017203Tom Botha10 11/03/2017 14/07/2017204Luther Obi1 01/04/2017 01/04/2017205Junior Pokomela615 15/04/2017 14/11/2020206Chris Dry2 01/07/2017 14/07/2017207Reinach Venter6 14/07/2017 21/11/2020208Malcolm Jaer4315 10/10/2020 14/11/2020209Benhard Janse van Rensburg2 10/10/2020 16/10/2020210Andisa Ntsila515 10/10/2020 21/11/2020211Ruan Pienaar215118 10/10/2020 16/10/2020212Tian Schoeman531036 10/10/2020 21/11/2020213Rosko Specman5420 10/10/2020 21/11/2020214Walt Steenkamp4 10/10/2020 21/11/2020215François Steyn4 10/10/2020 21/11/2020216Jasper Wiese2 10/10/2020 16/10/2020217JP du Preez5 10/10/2020 21/11/2020218Louis van der Westhuizen1 10/10/2020 10/10/2020219Boan Venter5 10/10/2020 21/11/2020220Erich de Jager2 10/10/2020 16/10/2020221Aidon Davis4 10/10/2020 14/11/2020222Chris Massyn3 10/10/2020 21/11/2020223Chris Smit2 06/11/2020 14/11/2020224Jeandré Rudolph315 06/11/2020 21/11/2020225Ruben de Haas315 06/11/2020 21/11/2020226Khutha Mchunu3 06/11/2020 21/11/2020227Ian Groenewald2 14/11/2020 21/11/2020228Marnus van der Merwe1 14/11/2020 14/11/2020229Reinhardt Fortuin212 14/11/2020 21/11/2020230Rhyno Smith1 21/11/2020 21/11/2020231Hencus van Wyk1 21/11/2020 21/11/2020232Cameron Dawson1 21/11/2020 21/11/2020
Pro14 players