Captain Juan Smith is named on the bench as the Cheetahs name their team to take on the Reds.
One by one the teams in this year’s competition are cottoning onto the “dual fetcher” approach and the Cheetahs are no different. Darron Nell, ineffective as a loose forward under the new laws, has been dumped with Heinrich Brüssow and Hendro Scholtz selected to play in tandem on the flank. Smith’s return to the bench means Nell is out of the 22 altogether.
Barend Pieterse comes back in for David de Villiers at lock and there’s a return for JW Jonker at outside centre at the expense of Hendrik Meyer.
Cheetahs Team:
Hennie Daniller; Eddie Fredericks, JW Jonker, Meyer Bosman, Jongi Nokwe; Jacques-Louis Potgieter, Tewis de Bruyn; Duanne Vermeulen, Hendro Scholtz, Heinrich Brüssow, Barend Pieterse, Rory Duncan (capt), CJ van der Linde, Adriaan Strauss, Wian du Preez.
Richardt Strauss, Bees Roux, David de Villiers, Juan Smith, Falie Oelschig, Conrad Barnard, Hendrik Meyer.
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Who get’s drop when Smith makes the starting line-up? Scholtz?
Where is their fullback…what’shisname?
Bevan Fortuin
absolutely phenomenal pack, naka might be tempted to play Juan smith at lock such is their looseforward talent. prefer richart to adriaan.
Is Potgieter young and inexperienced? Wouldn’t it have been better to play him at 12 with Bosman flyhalf?
The Cheetahs pack looks good… it’s the backline that looks like a workshop full of journeymen
Potgieter has been one of teir few standouts in the backline, along with Daniller. I wouldn’t play Crusty ahead of the latter at this stage.
Cab, you are spot on. Smith either needs to replace Vermeulen or come in at lock
The Cheetahs are overrated here in SA.
Nearly none of their players represent the Boks and each year (in recent years) they are competitive at CC level cos they are nearly always at full strength.
wes – where you bin hiding?
swamped with werk rob…
and i was off since last friday…
it does seem like a team that could bring the 1st win home for the Cheetas, lets hope so.
The Cheetahs use the S14 as a practice ground for the Currie Cup!
they have 14 warmup matches no wonder they do so well in the cc
03.04.08 12:52:59 – barend
13 actually. They don’t play themselves. 😳
Unless you’re counting a possible semifinal 😯
The Cheetahs 14th match will be the promotion-relegation battle against the Spears 😉
Hit me baby one more time…
😆
wes – you’re toxic!
they had pre super 14 /cc warm up games also
03.04.08 13:12:02 – wpw
as sung by Britney Drotsky or Naka Spears ❓
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wes – you’re toxic!
03.04.08 13:14:23 – robdylan
Oops, you did it again… 🙄
03.04.08 13:14:32 – barend
As long as you’re not suggesting a semi-final berth. Mind you, the Cheetahs have done well to accumulate 6 points after 7 matches with ZERO wins. If they can get a draw somewhere they could end the comp on 14 points in as many matches.
I meant 13 points?
😳 I did it again!
oh baby baby
Sung to the tune of Michael Jackson’s Beat It.
Reds Beat Us, Beat Us, Beat Us, Beat Us
No One Wants To Be Defeated
Showin’ How Strong Is Your Tight Five
It Doesn’t Matter Who Wins the Match
Just Cheetahs, Cheetahs
Just Cheetahs, Cheetahs
Just Cheetahs, Cheetahs
Just Cheetahs, Cheetahs
For those of you who are interested:
SA 215/4
India were bowled out for 76 this morning. SA have a lead of 139 runs.
Kallis 60*
AB 51*
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03.04.08 13:38:01 – Kal-El
Don’t encourage them KE….next week they will have Leon singing that, mark my words.
Can I collect royalties 💡
03.04.08 13:55:24 – Kal-El
Michael may let you if you come play with the toys he has on his bed…
this is going the shape of a pear 😉
You’w white Wob, this is all wong.
I tipped the Cheetahs to take this one and have a first win in 2008. They had a good game against the Tahs and they cant having any more bad luck for the next two years. They should outplay the Reds in the first phase, its only the defense that let them down. I also gatvol with the Reds for their bitching about the 16 men and they sound like losers, now even moaning about the Cheetahs having 16 men in the Farce game.
V R Y S T A A T !!!!!!!!
They are still moaning about it PB
They sound a bit like me with Willie Doos , dont they. At least I have a valid reason. 😉
The silent fart
An elderly couple was attending church services, about halfway through
she leans over and says to her husband, ‘ I just let out a silent fart
what do you think I should do?’
He replies ‘ Put a new battery in your hearing aid.’