The Cheetahs maintained some continuity in naming the same team that managed a victory over the Force in Australia last week. Aside from injuries Naka Drotske has mostly stuck with the same players for the first few games and having won 3 from 4 on tour, you can’t blame him for putting his confidence in this group. [...]
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Cheetahs name an unchanged team
Brüssow starts for Cheetahs
Injuries to flyhalf Johan Goosen and flank Frans Viljoen have forced Cheetahs coach Naka Drotske to change his winning team, as they take on the Force this weekend.
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Super Rugby Team of the Week: Week 5
It was really hard picking out a Bok barometer team of the week with last week’s results this time going against 3 out of the 4 South African sides. The Bulls and the Sharks were taught a lesson, first the Bulls by a Crusaders team who was out to prove that they are still to be feared and then the Sharks by a Brumby team who showed that they currently aren’t just the best of the Australian teams and climbed even further away from the pack on the log. [...]
Goosen broken – again
Report surfacing on Twitter suggest that Cheetahs flyhalf Johan Goosen has again picked up a serious injury. [...]
Same again for Cheetahs
The Cheetahs have opted to retain Sarel Pretorius in the starting line-up for their clash against the Highlanders. [...]
Sarel starts, still no Brüssow
Cheetahs coach Naka Drotske has rewarded Sarel Pretorius’ form off the bench last week, by handing the livewire scrumhalf a start in Hamilton. [...]
Another lifeline for Francis
Journeyman flyhalf Burton Francis looks set to pick up a game or two far the Cheetahs after all, as the next step in a career that has seen him play bit parts for the Bulls, Stormers and Lions, without ever really managing to establish himself anywhere. [...]
The Sharks almost give it away
23 Feb 13 19:51 by Letgo | Cheetahs, Original Content, Other SA Teams, Sharks, Super Rugby | 55 Comments
The Sharks looked like they had an easy victory all but sealed up when Patrick Lambie slotted a long range penalty to take a 21 point lead in the 50th minute of the match. A resurgent and never say die [...]
Cheetahs debut for Sadie
Former WP and Bulls centre Johann Sadie will represent his third province in as many years when he starts at outside centre for the Cheetahs this weekend. The central team face the Sharks on Saturday afternoon in their first fixture of the 2013 Super Rugby season. [...]
Goosen to start, Coenie in the mix
The Cheetahs have received a welcome boost ahead of their opening Super Rugby clash against the Sharks on Saturday evening, with news that both Coenie Oosthuizen and Johan Goosen will be fit to take part in the match. [...]
Brussow on course for early return
There’s contrasting news for two men in direct competition for the Bok number 6 jersey, with Cheetahs opensider Heinrich Brüssow receiving a boost after spending nearly six months on the sideline. [...]
Injury boost for Cheetahs
Cheetahs coach Naka Drotske will at last have something to smile about, after Juan Smith’s shock retirement has dealt a big blow to the central franchise’s Super Rugby pre-season. [...]
Bulls, Cheetahs at full strength for friendly
Both Frans Ludeke and Naka Drotske have picked their strongest available lineups for this weekend’s friendly between the Bulls and the Cheetahs in Polokwane. [...]
Cheetahs opt to rest stars against Lions
The Cheetahs have named their team to face the Lions in the second match of the Lions Challenge, which doubles as a preseason friendly for the men from Bloemfontein, with Naka Drotske resting, or rather saving, key players. [...]
Cheetahs name prelim Super Rugby squad
The Cheetahs have named a preliminary 50 man squad ahead of the 2013 Super Rugby competition. This squad will start pre-season and continue their training after the Christmas break, which will lead to two warm up matches to be played at the end of January and beginning February. [...]
