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The Cheetahs outfit to take on the Bulls this weekend has been announced, with a host of changes from the team that beat the Stormers second string team at Newlands last weekend. [...]
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Cheetahs make changes for Bulls
Cheetahs named for Stormers clash
Cheetahs coach Naka Drotske has named his side to face the Stormers in a pre-Super Rugby warm-up match on Saturday. [...]
Goosen returns to face Sharks
The Cheetahs have named flyhalf prodigy Johan Goosen to start in the number 10 jersey against the Sharks this weekend, with Sias Ebersohn his understudy on the bench. Both players were missing in action due to injury last week, with Tewis de Bruyn forced to take on the unfamiliar flyhalf role against Griquas. [...]
Rampant Cheetahs smash Sharks
The Sharks were sent back to Durban with their tails firmly between their legs after suffering an humiliating 53-32 loss to the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein yesterday afternoon. While the home side only outscored their visitors by five tries to four, the metronomic boot of flyhalf Johan Goosen ensured that they emerged comfortable winners in the end. [...]
Naka sticks with Goosen
Cheetahs coach Naka Drotske has named an unchanged team from the one that drew against the Bulls on Saturday, continuing with Johan Goosen at flyhalf ahead of Sias Ebersohn. [...]
My Bok B-Team
13 Sep 11 15:37 by Richard Ferguson | Bulls, Cheetahs, Currie Cup, Lions, Original Content, Other SA Teams, Sharks, WP | 89 Comments
Looking at the Currie Cup at the moment, a lot of people are calling it a watered down version, and rightly so, all the Springboks are away at the World Cup. But think about it, where were the Boks last year? They were all playing Tri Nations and only came back for the play-off games. So this is the future of the Currie Cup, the current players are the future Springboks in the making. [...]
Cheetahs continue rotation policy
The Cheetahs host the Blue Bulls in Bloemfontein on Saturday, and have named a reasonably brave team to take them on, with only two changes from the near second string team that played the Leopards last weekend. [...]
Cheetahs take it easy against Leopards
31 Aug 11 11:21 by Richard Ferguson | Cheetahs, Currie Cup, Original Content, Other SA Teams | 10 Comments
Free State Cheetahs coach Naka Drotske has announced his team to face the Leopards this weekend, and has made the call to rest some of his more important players, while other miss out due to injury. [...]
Lambie the baby in a squad with vintage pedigree
Let’s just take a brief moment to reflect on exactly how much of an achievement it is for Pat Lambie to have made the Bok squad for this year’s World Cup. [...]
Johnson, Steenkamp return for Cheetahs
Loose forward Ashley Johnson will have the perfect opportunity to show the Springbok selectors the middle finger this weekend, as he is named to start at number 8 for the Cheetahs. Coach Naka Drotske has made few other changes to his side to face Griquas in a tough away encounter this weekend. [...]
Anxious wait for Deysel
Spare a thought for Jean Deysel this weekend, as the Sharks flanker faces a nervous wait to find out whether he has done enough over the last month to earn selection to the Springbok World Cup squad. [...]
Three Boks released
17 Aug 11 09:22 by Richard Ferguson | Bulls, Cheetahs, Currie Cup, Original Content, WP | 8 Comments
Two provinces will benefit from being released from Springbok duty, as Western Province welcome back the backline pair of Juan de Jongh and Gio Aplon, while the Bulls have Chiliboy Ralepelle at their disposal for the weekend. [...]
4th reinforcement joins the Boks
16 Aug 11 10:04 by KSA Shark © | Cheetahs, Currie Cup, Original Content, Springboks, Tri Nations | 14 Comments
The Boks have called up a 4th reinforcement as cover for the match against the All Blacks. [...]
Kankowski, Johnson released
10 Aug 11 15:21 by robdylan | Currie Cup, Original Content, Sharks, Springboks, Tri Nations | 10 Comments
Ryan Kankowski and Ashley Johnson have both been released from the Springbok squad for this weekend’s test against Australia in Durban, given that the players they were covering for, Danie Rossouw and Pierre Spies, have both been passed fit. [...]
Cheetahs pick Johnson
Cheetahs coach Naka Drostske has been forced to reshuffle his backline for this weekend’s game against the Lions, with both Andries Strauss and Hennie Daniller ruled out through injury. In an interesting move, Ashley Johnson has been included at number 8, indicating that he will not be in action for the Boks this weekend. [...]
