The Cheetahs host the Blues in Bloemfontein.
The Blues are undefeated in the 2008 Super 14, the Cheetahs have been robbed at the death on both their outings thusfar.
Can the Cheetahs finally stay the pace for the whole match or will the Blues close this out early on.
Kick-off in Bloemfontein at 17:00 SA Time.
Referee: Brett Bowden (Australia)
TJ’s: Matt Goddard (Australia), Marius Jonker (South Africa)
TMO: Michael Cupido (South Africa)
Cheetahs:
Starting XV: 15 Hennie Daniller, 14 Eddie Fredericks, 13 JW Jonker, 12 Meyer Bosman, 11 Gavin Passens, 10 Jacques-Louis Potgieter, 9 Falie Oelschig, 8 Duanne Vermeulen, 7 Juan Smith (captain), 6 Heinrich Brussow, 5 David de Villiers, 4 Rory Duncan, 3 Kobus Calldo, 2 Adriaan Strauss, 1 Wian du Preez.
Replacements: 16 Richardt Strauss, 17 Bees Roux, 18 Flip van der Merwe, 19 Kabamba Floors, 20 Tewis de Bruyn, 21 Conrad Barnard, 22 Hendrik Meyer.
Blues:
Starting XV: 15 Isa Nacewa, 14 Rudi Wulf, 13 Isaia Toeava, 12 Benson Stanley, 11 Joe Rokocoko, 10 Nick Evans, 9 Danny Lee, 8 Nick Williams, 7 Justin Collins, 6 Jerome Kaino, 5 Troy Flavell (captain), 4 Kurtis Haiu, 3 John Afoa, 2 Keven Mealamu, 1 Tony Woodcock.
Replacements: 16 Tom McCartney, 17 Bronson Murray, 18 Anthony Boric, 19 Onosa’i Tololima-Auva’a, 20 Taniela Moa, 21 Ben Atiga, 22 Anthony Tuitavake.
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Blues loose forwards will win this game, mark my words
Rob… that’s a given… another round of ‘pick and go’ at warpspeeds for the Blues…
While the cheetahs loose trio struggles to keep up
Rob,
I hear that Bakkies has withdrawn from Bulls side!
He has indeed. We have the story up
sorry cheetahs, better luck next time
evening gentlemen
0-0 9minutes.
Evening all
fattmann Cheetahs 4
Western Sauce Cheetahs 3
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Kandas Blues 5
Dive Pass Blues 7
IceBabe Blues 9
Boofy Blues 9
KSA Kette Blues 10
PaarlGimmie Blues 12
shark_time Blues 12
Salmo Blues 12
sharkboy Blues 14
Hmmm Blues 14
robdylan Blues 15
Whindy Blues 15
ZinZan Blues 15
Wehan Blues 15
bryce_in_oz Blues 15
Ghost10 Blues 15
namboer Blues 17
Debs Blues 17
Pissant Blues 17
Ollie Blues 18
the_finman Blues 18
shark-tank Blues 19
Nita Blues 20
PostmanPat Blues 20
SauronShark Blues 20
King Shark Blues 20
Sharkie Blues 21
Villie Blues 22
blackshark Blues 23
Bru-El Blues 24
Sandshark Blues 26
Lylmik Blues 28
Fatality Blues 29
woohoo blues score at 10 minutes
Toeava just makes the outside backs of the Cheetahs look like school boys.
TRY BLUES
good kick
7-0 Blues
11 minutes
These flat passes are ridiculous… not too mention miss passes…
cheetahs seem to be running straight at a blue brick wall 😯
sure try fluffed by Cheetahs…
Both teams have now messed up certain tries with bad final passes. 🙁
Yep KSA… they pass it flat to each other… not running in onto the ball and run straight into 2 or 3 advancing BLues players… no stepping or anything, and they get spanked time and time again…
Hey bryce.
KSAette that was to…lol… where did the other one come from…
howdie
it is almost as if the blues have decided they don’t need to runa s hard as they did last week.
I liked Britz the player… but Britz the commentator rubs me up the wrong way for some reason…
hey bryce
call me blonde but ….01.03.08 17:21:29 – bryce_in_oz …huh ??? 😕
Nice kick by Evans, bounces JUST inside.
Cheetahs LO in their 22
Bosman returns the favour from the LO to do the same on the other side of the pitch
bryce.
I think it’s the voice (1) and the trying to include “slang” in his comments that get’s to me.
PASSENS TRY!!!!!!!!!!!!
cheetahs try ….. 21 minutes
Brilliant try Cheetahs… Juan Smith actually offloaded in the tackle 😯
Oh no… and now he’s injured…
This Potgieter chap plays some good Rugby why did the Bulls let him get away?
Juan Smith down with what seems to be a painful knee
miss kick
7-5 Blues
22 minutes
Sheeez time seems to be flying in this game.
23minutes already 😯
Lol… yeah definitely the voice… but the expressions are screamers too!
blues try 25 minutes
TMO being consulted …..
Nacewa places a kick perfectly to setup the LO
Blues steal it.
Rokocoko try.
TMO pending but not needed IMO
12-5 try awarded
good kick
14-5 Blues
26 minutes
it must be because i complimented him, but I feel as if Potgieter should have done better on that defencive tackle
Hehehe are you two both at home, on separate computers on SW?
Blues turning it on now
Here comes the cricket score…
and another one…..the taps have opened it seems ….
sitting next to each other on the bed in the bedroom 😀
good kick
21-5 Blues
28 minutes
These guys are going to blow my margin out the water in a few minutes time. 😕
Lol… classic… and where are the girls?
I had them by 15… was thinking 20 but bawked…
Girls have the BIG TV in the lounge for and hour before bedtime. 🙁
Bad weekend for SA teams again. Hardly surprising.
I can see Stormers, Cheetahs and Lions fighting over who finishes bottom of the table. Can you imagine the spankings they will get overseas?
Seems it will be in excess of 35.
Villie maybe bad for the teams but i don’t see you complaining. 😉
You are having a great run on SB this weekend.
juan Smith off
Strauss looked good there but ALL on his own.
isolated in the tackle, FK to Blues under their poles
c’mon cheetahs you can do it …..keep the scoring up so my margin has a chance 😉
Teams seem to have swapped roles now.
Blues doing all the defending and not very well I might add.
And just as i say that…………..
Jonker try.
woohoo my margin still has a chance 😀
well done cheetahs
Great ball retention there… when passes stick, things happen…
good kick
21-12 Blues
39 minutes
Glad they kept spinning the ball so close to the line rather than last year’s ‘maul everything’…
and theres the whistle…
HALF TIME
21-12 Blues
Now let’s see if the Cheetahs can cast off the 40minute mantle they have worn so far this season
I am glad the Cheetahs are showing the other teams that you can score tries against the Blues.
cherio cheetahs
jarson i think you are right.
The Blues will get a stern talking to from Nucifora in the changeroom.
😀 KSA
HAving seen the first couple of rounds and noticed the complete inability of the SA teams to adapt to the ELV’s, I totally expected the SA teams to get spanked.
It’s no wonder the Aussies are pushing for the ELV’s to be included in the Tri Nations. SA teams are always the slowest to adapt to any changes and the ELV’s clearly negate SA’s strength.
so you went for a draw in the next match then 😉
time on…..
Evans has such a good boot on him.
sets up Cheetahs LO
Blues try!!! Where was the D?
Stanley breaks the line and passes to Toeava who scores the BP try in the 43rd minute.
Conversion Over
12 – 28 Blues
43min
Now let’s see if the Cheetahs can cast off the 40minute mantle they have worn so far this season
01.03.08 17:48:33 – KSA Shark © Edit
Um, three minutes into 2nd half and they concede a try. I guess they can’t cast off that mantle….
HB
It stayed in the changeroom at halft time.
How you been? scarce lately?
Blues got the bonus yet?
Um, three minutes into 2nd half and they concede a try. I guess they can’t cast off that mantle….
01.03.08 18:04:22 – hellbent Edit
🙂
Rob
Yes!
Rob
I’ll do the Log and updates after the next two matches?
Kabamba brought down jsut short out left wide.
A few more passes.
Brussouw goes over. TMO pending.
If no try they will go back for Penalty for Blues being offside
TRY IMO
Howzit Rob and KSA (and Mrs KSA)…. Where ARE my manners?
KSA, been inordinately busy this week, it’s been 12-14 hour days every day.
i got to get mnet or dstv, havnt seen 1 game yet, hav to listen to the radio
“The ball was grounded correctly”
Try awarded.
19-28 so it’s anyone’s game…. Well done to Rory Duncan who cleaned out and gave Brussouw the space.
Conversion over.
19 – 28 Cheetahs
48min
well well done cubs lol
Let’s hope Cheetahs can get a bonus point and score more tries in one game than all the Saffa sides in the series so far…lol!
cheetahs are definitely holding their own, better than expected 😳
hey HB, how you doing, ready for later ?
Well done Cheetahs. So far…not too bad.
I went for a Sharks win by 9. I actually think we could win by more. As far as I’m concerned, the Sharks are the only SA team who have any chance of challenging for a semi place!
And I don’t like saying that at all
handling errors
cheetahs 6
blues 3
villie, i will never not support the sharks but i will say i am just a tad worried tonight 😳
we really need to step up our game if we have a hope of ending on top again this year, so far we haven’t won a game too convincingly imo
Ray Jennings’ RSA u19 cricket team has made the world cup final…
Thanks ksa
KSA-ette, yes can’t wait. I hate to be overly confident, but unless the Sharks implode spectacularly – and I can’t see that happening – I expect a win against the Bulls.
blues kicking for poles ……
good kick
31-19 Blues
56 minutes
This bodes well for next week.
Call me stupid, but i actually think getting Lobberts in the Bulls lineup for tonight is helping them rather than hurting them. may hurt them in the LO’s but in general play it will help them i think.
Thanks ksa
01.03.08 18:17:47 – robdylan Edit
Says RD contemplating his navel, scratching his chinny-chin-chin 😯
now you see, a blue player got spoken to and he managed not to floek the TJ 😆
OK< Bulls beat Wildebeest 39-10 in the VC. Ouitplayed, out-thought and dare I say it, out-coached. What glimpses I caught, the Wildebeest are just as stupid as their name-sakes - stupid rugby, poor option-taking, in general, no coaching.
HB
HB
you in Tswane at the moment?
Rokocoko TRY!!!!!!!!!!
My margin is starting to look better at the moment.
blues try….no no no, c’mon cheetahs i need some score again now 🙄
KSA, nope, home in durbs by the sea (not to be confused with hyperama by the sea 😉
My Fantasy Rugby score is smiling, Roko 2 tries 😳
good kick
38-19
63 minutes
🙂 HB
Hey smile everyone, at least SA is guaranteed of at least ONE win this weekend!
current margin 19.
My pick 26.
What are the chances of the Blues running in and converting ONLY ONE try in the next 16 minutes
HB
Some of us are gonna smile a lot more than others. 😉
KSA – not good odds!
Rob – you getting the game tonight on TV?
KSA, you confident without being arrogantly so (like me?)
KSA, you playing with fire…..we agreed this was my weekend, I suffered last weekend, your SB can go jump 👿
HB
Not surprised with the WB result. Im baffled with their selections!
Meyer Bosman should have passed there.
Own lineouts lost
Cheetahs 5
Blues 2
Cheetahs missing Luftwaffe
Villie, it’s not so much the selections as the poor play in general. They were totally rubbish.
10 minutes and counting ….
cheetahs try, i’m getting closer to my margin again 😛
Good try that.
TMO NOT NEEDED IMO
TMO decision pending …….
TMO says : try
That was the Cheetahs’ Bonus point try.
good kick
38-26 Blues
72 minutes
ok cheetahs you gotta do whatever it takes to score 2 points now ok 😳 😳 😳
Okay my odds are improving.
Blues have 12 point margin and I have 26 point margin.
two tries in 7 minutes.
Seems VERY likely. 🙄
someone tackle the flipping blue player please 🙄 😯
tuitavake gives me one of them as the Cheetahs all direct him towards the tryline.
😯 great running
Jeez why don’t our guys at least attempt to step like that…
miss kick
43-26
75 minutes
F$%^&^ IT
Conversion missed.
now just to let you all know…..the cheetahs are going to score a converted try now 😀
I hope 😀
Seems you are wrong Bokkie
seems I am closer to my margin than you are KSA 😈
KSA and ette – do you guys converse a lot via the computor? 🙂
what’s the score?
Go go go Joe, My fantasy rugby points just got better!!!!!!!!
HB
Only when we use it as foreplay……………….. 🙄
Kette is adamant he didn’t ground that ball by the way.
flipping blues ……. 👿
48-26 Blues
79 minutes
good kick
50-26 Blues
81 minutes
50 up!!!!
Foreplay…..KSA, that’s just plain weird!
Bru-El Blues 24
Congrats dude. 👿
FULL TIME
50-26 Blues
Well done Bru-El 24 margin on the nose, all to yourself
hey who you calling weird
Log updated Blues go top.
Cheetahs go 13th
10 tries? Fark meee
I had Toeava and Evans in my Fantasy League team. Niiiiice
KSA-ette, I just prefer my foreplay to be hands on, not typographical 😈
oh my word… 😉
I had Toeava and Evans in my Fantasy League team. Niiiiice
01.03.08 18:52:33 – robdylan
I had those 2 AND Joe Rokokokokokokookooooooo (who scored a hat-trick of tries 😉 )
Rob
11 tries
Cheetahs
H Brussow
L Floors
J Jonker
G Passens
Blues
J Rokocoko x 3
I Toeava x 2
A Tuitavake
R Wulf
Why does the score read 50-25 on the topic?
crap! Blues scored 7?
My word… was there any defence?
OK guys and SHarkette, I’m off to watch the game, enjoy! GO SHARKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cos KSA can’t type 😉
you at home, or in PTA, HB?
note to WordPress… it’s MY site and I can post comments as quickly as I like, dammit! 😉
SB Standings after this match.
1 Ghost10 24.5 2.00 26.50
2 PostmanPat 22.0 2.00 24.00
3 IceBabe 23.5 0.33 23.83
4 Kandas 21.0 2.33 23.33
5 Villie 19.5 2.25 21.75
6 Nita 20.0 0.00 20.00
7 SauronShark 19.5 0.00 19.50
8 robdylan 19.0 0.00 19.00
8 Sharkie 19.0 0.00 19.00
10 ZinZan 18.5 0.25 18.75
10 Lylmik 18.5 0.25 18.75
12 Bru-El 17.5 1.00 18.50
12 bryce_in_oz 18.5 0.00 18.50
14 shark_time 17.5 0.83 18.33
15 Fatality 17.0 1.00 18.00
16 the_finman 17.5 0.25 17.75
17 Dive Pass 17.0 0.67 17.67
18 Debs 17.0 0.25 17.25
19 Sandshark 16.5 0.58 17.08
20 shark-tank 17.0 0.00 17.00
Rob – home. Read the blog – YOUR blog dammit. KSA already asked me
Okay my typing has been corrected. 😳