Blue Bulls coach Frans Ludeke named an unchanged team for Saturday's Currie Cup Final, against the Free State Cheetahs, at Loftus Versfeld.

Star wing Bryan Habana has been cleared to play, following the hamstring niggle that he picked up in the semifinal win against the Western Province.

However, Springbok Chiliboy Ralepelle failed his fitness test and Bandise Maku will be on the bench to cover hooker and Derick Kuün will start in the No.2 jersey.

Ludeke said at the press conference on Tuesday that playing in the Currie Cup Final is a great occasion and the fact that it is in Pretoria is a enormous bonus.

"It is going to be a huge contest," Ludeke told the media gathering.

"The Cheetahs are a very good team and they did well to beat the Sharks in the semifinal in Durban.

"They are always a very tough opponent and we are expecting a great match."

Ludeke added that the Bulls need to focus for 80 minutes on their own game and he said that the scrums and breakdowns are going to be enormously important in the Final.

"In a final your basics need to be in place in order to create a solid platform and we are fully aware that we must not concede any turnovers against a team like the Cheetahs.

"Converting your opportunities into points is vital and we will go out and try to create as many try scoring opportunities as we can."

Blue Bulls: 15 Zane Kirchner, 14 Francois Hougaard, 13 Jaco Pretorius, 12 Wynand Olivier, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Morné Steyn, 9 Fourie du Preez, 8 Pierre Spies, 7 Dewald Potgieter, 6 Deon Stegmann, 5 Victor Matfield (captain), 4 Bakkies Botha, 3 Werner Kruger, 2 Derick Kuün, 1 Gurthrö Steenkamp.
Replacements: 16 Bandise Maku, 17 Rossouw de Klerk, 18 Danie Rossouw, 19 Pedrie Wannenburg, 20 Heini Adams, 21 Burton Francis, 22 Gerhard van den Heever.

Date: Saturday, October 31 Venue: Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Kick-off: 17.00 (15.00 GMT) Referee: Jonathan Kaplan Assistant referees: Pro Legoete, Cobus Wessels TMO: Shaun Veldsman

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