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Cheetahs coach Naka Drotske has named his side to face the Stormers in a pre-Super Rugby warm-up match on Saturday. [...]
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Cheetahs named for Stormers clash
Few changes in Cheetahs preliminary group
Cheetahs coach Naka Drotske has suffered a far lower-than-usual loss of players ahead of next year’s Super rugby competition and has named a strong 51-man provisional training squad for the competition. [...]
Can we PLEASE stop the excuses?
I’m not sure whether to view the latest round of excuses coming out of Durban with mirth, or disdain, although I’m tending towards the latter. I’m referring, of course, to John Plumtree’s post-Final utterances about how difficult it was to re-integrate the returning Springboks into his side and that there wasn’t enough time to do so successfully… and so on. [...]
Drotske and Vogt win October awards
In what must seem a little like winning a consolation prize in both cases, Cheetahs coach Naka Drotske and Griqquas fullback Rudi Vogt have been named Currie Cup Coach and Player of the Month respectively for October. [...]
Young Goosen gets September award
19 year old Cheetah flyhalf Johan Goosen received the Player of the month award for the month of September. The coach of the month award goes to the Jimmy Stonehouse of the Puma’s after punching above their weight every now and then and also getting a surprise victory over the Griquas.
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Benjamin returns for Cheetahs
Cheetahs coach Naka Drotske has opted to change a winning tem, in making two alterations to his run-on side for this weekend’s Currie Cup match against Western Province at Newlands. [...]
Boom returns
Cheetahs coach naka Drotske has had to change his team to take on the Sharks in Bloemfontein this weekend as a result of an injury to Philip van der Walt, who has not recovered from a knock he took against the Bulls last weekend. [...]
Sharks scrum apparently a weakness
It’s not often than I read things in the press that have me, quite literally speechless, but now and again, it does happen… [...]
Most important Cheetahs signing… Ever!
News broke earlier this week that Coenie Oosthuizen and a number of other Cheetahs players have all signed contract extensions with the union, but the most important signature was still outstanding. Not anymore… [...]
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. [...]
Cheetahs bulk up for Province
Cheetahs coach Naka Drotske saw four Springboks return to his training ground on Monday, and has included all four of them in his 22-man team to face Western Province this weekend. [...]
Naka and Plumtree’s post match thoughts
Coaches Naka Drotske and John Plumtree had mixed emotions following the Sharks victory over the Cheetahs this weekend. Here are a few thoughts: [...]
Match Report – Brumbies cannot keep pace with Cheetahs
29 Apr 11 23:07 by Hertford Highlander | Cheetahs, In the news, Springboks, Super Rugby, Wallabies | 1 Comment
David Legge reports on Rugby Heaven that the Cheetahs won at home for the first time this season in the Super 15 with a 47-36 triumph over ACT Brumbies on Friday. [...]
Another week, another skipper for Cheetahs
Sharks old boy Andries Strauss will become the fourth Cheetahs captain in as many matches as he leads the central team out against the Lions this weekend. Coach Naka Drotske has dropped flyhalf Naas Olivier after an unimpressive showing, both as playmaker and captain against the Stormers last week. [...]
From the coach’s mouth
The post match press conference was an interesting place to be on Saturday night after the Sharks beat the Cheetahs, as the coaches were left with much to ponder before the next games. [...]
