We get to have a first look at the new Argentine team in Super Rugby. Pay close attention, Sharks fans, because we have them next up.
Kick-off at the Toyota Stadium (uh huh) is at 7-ish SA time.
Cheetahs: 15 Clayton Blommetjies, 14 Sergeal Petersen, 13 Francois Venter (c), 12 William Small-Smith, 11 Raymond Rhule, 10 Fred Zeilinga, 9 Shaun Venter, 8 Niell Jordaan, 7 Uzair Cassiem, 6 Boom Prinsloo, 5 Lood de Jager, 4 Carl Wegner, 3 Maks van Dyk, 2 Torsten van Jaarsveld, 1 Charles Marais
Bench: 16 Jacques du Toit, 17 Ox Nche, 18 Luan de Bruin, 19 Reniel Hugo, 20 Henco Venter, 21 Paul Schoeman, 22 Tian Meyer, 23 Niel Marais
Jaguares: 15 Joacquín Tuculet, 14 Santiago Cordero, 13 Matías Moroni, 12 Jerónimo de la Fuente, 11 Emiliano Boffelli, 10 Nicolás Sánchez, 9, Martín Landajo, 8 Leonardo Senatore, 7 Rodrigo Báez, 6 Pablo Matera, 5 Tomás Lavanini, 4 Guido Petti, 3 Ramiro Herrera, 2 Agustín Creevy (c), 1 Lucas Noguera
Bench: 16 Julián Montoya, 17 Santiago García Botta, 18 Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro, 19 Matías Alemanno, 20 Facunda Isa, 21 Gonzalo Bertranou, 22 Santiago González Iglesias, 23 Matías Orlando
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Please Cheetahs pull one out of the hat, my Superbru begs you.
Let’s see if cheetahs can focus for 80. If they keep their composure they can win. Don’t get sucked in.
Cheetahs forced to play in away kits at home? Ummmm….
@Seth101 (Comment 3) : Or is this their home kit?
Suppose I’ll do updates.
Cheetahs have the ballgames break but spill it.
Serg is down, looks likewise knee.
Jags scrum on their 22
Finally get a scrum, cheetahs win a penalty.
Will go for polls, on the 11 slightly to the right.
Fred misses.
Cheetahs attack again, rule shrugs of players but then is taken down and holds on.
Jag lineout on the cheetahs 22
Interception try, venter. Under the polls.
Commentators gone quiet..
Cheetahs 19 – 3 Jaguares
24 minutes.
Jaguares playing with 13 men at the moment.
Cheethas leading 19-3, 24 minutes, Fred having a shocker with the boot
Another Cheetahs try.
@Henkb (Comment 18) : Make that Cheethas 24-3 kick to come, Jag on two yellow cards and possibly on a 3rd
Jaguares are a bunch of vuilgatte!
Cheetahs 24 – 3 Jaguares
25 minutes.
@Ben (Comment 21) : They will have to watch out, quickly getting a worse wrap than the Vuil Bulle
Zeilinga useless with the boot today.
Fred left his kicking boots at home, missed 5 points from the boot so far
Jags getting their schooling dine on Super Rugby so far on the field, cheethas better so far than what I have seen previously
Hopefully the Cheetahs can soften the Jaguares up for us.
Jaguares try now.
Jags scoring, 24-10, 60 minutes
Fred’s kicking stats so far 2/6
Cheetahs 24 – 10 Jaguares
32 minutes.
Jags back to full complement after two yellow cards
Cheethas getting tired
@Henkb (Comment 29) : Did you travel into the future? 🙂
Second Jaguares try.
Cheetahs need to keep composed.
Cheetahs 24 – 17 Jaguares
36 minutes.
Sorry, storm causing Internet issues.
Cheetahs giving away a bunch of penalties now.
Jaguares have a scrum 5m out from the Cheetahs line.
Half Time
Cheetahs 24 – 17 Jaguares
Where’s KingCheetah these days? Still crying about Pollard’s injury?
I missed the whole first half 🙁
@Seth101 (Comment 43) : Working now?
@Ben (Comment 44) : Indeed, want me to commentate again?
I hooe that knee gets sighted.
@Seth101 (Comment 46) : Hope*
@Seth101 (Comment 45) : Knock yourself out.
Franco Smith says they lost focus, will need to get back into it, and give less meters around the fringes.
@Ben (Comment 48) : I am watching a stream so will be slightly delayed.
Scottish commentators. …sigh. ..
@Seth101 (Comment 50) : I’m watching mate. So that won’t bother me.
Second half underway. Scrum cheetahs half.
@Seth101 (Comment 50) : Cheetahs not fit, think they need some practice, jags getting back into the game quickly
Dstv just as bad…no picture
Back and forth kicking Cheetahs decided to run, Jags steel it.
Jags put it out in the Cheetahs 22. Cheetahs clear. Lineout again on their 22.
Cheetahs backline look like they have no plan. Very shallow then go out wide. Easy to catch.
Jags maul goes straight down.
Cheetahs defending in their 22.
@coolfusion (Comment 55) : I’m not even in SA and I’m not having any problems watching the game. 😆
Jags go wide, bash it up and score.
24-22 Cheetahs, Kick to come.
@Ben (Comment 61) : We having a duzi of a storm over here. Plays havoc with dstv and interwebs. …
Was a cross field kick, very well done.
Conversion is over, 24 all. 44mins.
@coolfusion (Comment 64) : I know. It’s just ironic.
Jags knock it on just outside their 22.
Cheetahs win their scrum go wide, Rhule is taken out just outside the 5.
Jags set a maul from their 5m. Then choose to go to the boot. Get it out near the half way.
All comm gone now except phone. I’ll just wait for your updates.
Messy but Cheetahs get it.
Cheetahs going nowhere with their pick and goes.
Fred finds a bit of space, and the Cheetahs get a penalty on the 22 in front of polls.
TV looks like a badly coded 8 bit game now. Just pixels.
Jags have been all over the break down. And not legally.
Fred slots it, 27-24 Cheetahs 50mins.
Internet might go off again 🙁 🙄
Jags have it midfield. Kick it up and out on the Cheetahs 22.
Cheetahs lineout just outside their 22, go to the maul and then a poor up and under.
Cheetahs hold up the player in the tackle and win the ball.
“You are posting comments too quickly. Slow down.”
Bit of pushing and shoving.
Scrum cheetahs, just inside the Jags half. Reset.
Cheetahs strong scrum, they get the advantage and go wide.
Cheetahs not so good against 15 men.
Ref calls them back, Cheetahs have a penalty midfield just in the Jags half. Go for touch.
Sorry go for polls and Fred slots it from halfway.
@coolfusion (Comment 86) : Literally every aspect of the Jags play has been dirty.
30-24 Cheetahs. 55mins.
Cheetahs making f\ground slowly, using their width.
Messy play, Cheetahs have the ball again after losing it.
Jags defending on their 10m.
Jags turn it over, now Cheetahs defend on the Jags 10m
Very messy. Both sides. Cheetahs forwards letting them down.
Lots of pushing and shoving now, Jags being dirty and Cheetahs reacting.
Right now it’s a penalty against Cheetahs for a lazy runner.
Jags go for touch, they get a lineout on the Cheetahs 22.
Win the lineout but then spill it. Cheetahs scrum on their 22.
Messy reset.
Scrum goes down, reset again.
Short arm agains the jags, Cheetahs run it.
Jags turn it over.But spill it Cheetahs ball on the Jags 10m.
Jags penalty on their 10m. trhey go quickly and run up to the cheetahs 22.
Jags making ground.
Jags knock it on. Rhule kick and chase
Jags cut through the Cheetahs like butter to score under the polls.
Try jags. Holes everywhere
30-31 Jags, 65mins.
Scrum on the center spot, kick off went out, Jags Ball.
Cheetahs all over the ball when it gets out the scrum. They have a lineout on the Jags 22.
Maul is sacked.
Cheetahs go wide into the Jags 22.
Messy play, Cheetahs have the ball but kick it away.
Cheetahs go early but forward pass. Jags ball on the 22.
Jags scrum between the Cheetahs 22 and 10m.
Pearler of a drop!
Jags go fro the drop and slot it. Sanchez
30-34 70mins
In true cheetahs fashion they fall apart. This backline was left to do all the work this game.
Fred finds a gap, Cheetahs in the Jags half.
Into touch. Fred is off. Jags will have a lineout in their half.
Jags lose it. Cheetahs making ground wide. They have an advantage.
Ref goes back for the advantage. Cheetahs will go for polls.
Marais slots his first 33-34 73 mins.
Fred bad day will cost them today.
Cheetahs kick it up field , Jags go for the up and under but Cheetahs hold it.
jags steel it, Cheetahs take it out on their 5m, will be jags lineout.
Commentators circle jerking all over the Jags.
Cheetahs defending their line.
Jags have the advantage.
How annoying is that ‘BP’ flashing next to the Cheetahs’ name!
Penalty against the Cheetahs, Jags go for touch, 5m lineout.
Jags knock it on, Cheetahs scrum on their 5m.
@Ben (Comment 132) : Nice idea, doesn’t need to flash.
Scrum reset.
Jags get the tighthead.
Cheetahs have the ball, go wide.
Bar an intercept or miracle I’m calling it. No picture.
Jags win.
33-34
FULL TIME
CHEETAHS 33 – 34 JAGUARES
I hate being right in these situations. Cheetahs need some serious restructure or repairs. Terrible.
Jags were nothing like their international side. Ignoring the SS commentator circle jerk, the Jags were sloppy, dirt and only won because the Cheetahs were more sloppy and couldn’t defend broken play.
@Seth101 (Comment 144) : Agreed.
My first Superbru loss :(.
@coolfusion (Comment 145) : Far less worried about playing the Jags after that display.
@Seth101 (Comment 144) : SS commentators, still a bloody joke! 🙄
@Seth101 (Comment 144) : 100% agreed. Raymond ‘Goosestep-Meister’ Rhule didn’t aid the cause either.
What the heck is that abstract image in the tsietas jersey?
@Seth101 (Comment 146) : Disappointing. But not that unexpected or unbelievable. Right?
Creevy gets man of the match for running his mouth the whole game long!
@Seth101 (Comment 147) : Yup.
@coolfusion (Comment 120) : Think that is a bit harsh…. this is as close to a full on international test team, against a very young Cheetahs team. A bit of perspective is required… Cheetahs did very well to run the Argies this close…. Not many gave the Cheetahs much of a chance.
@FireTheLooser (Comment 150) : 3D mielie
I’ll be up to commentate the game in the morning if anyone plans on being awake
@KingCheetah (Comment 154) : There you are!
@vanmartin (Comment 149) : Almost as if Rhule is going the way of Nokwe….started his career with a bang, then slowly fizzled out.
At least Nokwe never had that “dear-in-the-headlights” step that Rhule abuses…..terrible.
@KingCheetah (Comment 154) : Nope U disagree they showed they had what it takes in first half. This argies team was a sloppy mess nowhere near there international team.
@KingCheetah (Comment 154) : Both teams played like crap, one was just better at taking advantage of the crap.
@FireTheLooser (Comment 158) : Rhule, for a man of his experience, is also still way too upright in the tackle.
For those that backed the Cheetahs…. Thank you. I called them for a narrow win…. Sigh!
For those that called them terrible… Geez, guys, the Argies were spoiling most of the game, and we still came within a point of upsetting an almost test Argentine team. That is rather snide. Will wait and see how the Sharks go.
Rhule was never that good to start with, he like many others suffered from serious over hyping that only South Africans can pull off.
@coolfusion (Comment 159) : Sloppy mess or not. Still their test team, and the experience came through in the end.
@KingCheetah (Comment 162) : I backed them, still think they were terrible, Argies were too, was a a messy game of rugby.
@vanmartin (Comment 155) : You serious?…how drunk was the designer of that….looked like an 80’s PC graphic of an abstract eagle.
@KingCheetah (Comment 162) : I backed them all the way along with my brother- and father-in-law and I’m sorry if you disagree but the Cheetahs could have and should have won this one.
What happened to Willie Britz?
@vanmartin (Comment 167) : Which is what makes it worse. They weren’t outplayed by a class outfit.
@coolfusion (Comment 168) : You mean the Lions player? 😆
@Seth101 (Comment 170) : Yup he went back to cheetahs didn’t he?
@vanmartin (Comment 167) : Yes I also feel they could have and should have. I am disappointed. They will learn from this, and gain massive confidence. Their scrum was a revelation. The Argies did show their experience though. The Cheetahs had so many young guys that will grow hugely through the year. Think only Lood and Torsten are test players, and there were many guys playing their first Super rugby match.
Goal kicking cost us again big time…. Marais might just edge Fred soon, if he doesn’t sort his kicking.
@coolfusion (Comment 171) : Oh you’re right, um not sure.
@coolfusion (Comment 168) : Injured thumb. Think out for a month
@Seth101 (Comment 163) : Big and fast. That’s what all the hype was about, but he’s got nothing else.
@KingCheetah (Comment 174) : Too bad he could have made a meal of this.
Dear SS, instead of having that panel of former hacks bore us with their theoretical analysis, find a way to show us what the actual coaches and captains of the respective teams say in the dressing room pre-match and at half time…
…until such a time as you’re able to provide us with this, expect me to spend my pre-match and half time, on social media.
@Ben (Comment 175) : 6’2 at 83kgs is not big at all. Maybe if he actually bulked he wouldn’t be so scared of being tackled.
Oh well I hope cheetahs can pull it together. I would have loved to see that backline fly from some good front foot ball.
@FireTheLooser (Comment 177) : +1
@Seth101 (Comment 180) : You don’t have a say. You aren’t paying a monthly DSTV prescription. 😆
@Ben (Comment 181) : I watch the official SS stream, but no don’t pay for it.
@Seth101 (Comment 182) : My point exactly. 🙂
ROB if you read this, can we have an article for the game in the morning, for commentary. <3
@coolfusion (Comment 179) : Well I must say I was pleasantly surprised by the Cheetahs scrum, so if that can continue, we may see some nice free flowing tries. WSS and Venter are combining well.
@KingCheetah (Comment 172) : Two areas where consistency lacked in my opinion:
1. Patience on attack, there were some silky skills on display, but things were a little too forced towards the end of the game
2. Commitment in defense. Might be a conditioning issue but you can’t have the opposition nine handing off half the team. There’s just no excuse there.
@vanmartin (Comment 186) : Yes…. same old gremlin haunting the Cheetahs. Hope Franco can sort it out. Goal kicking also an issue.
As disappointing as the loss was, it was a better start than we have had in a while.
Stormers next…. going to be a tough match.
@KingCheetah (Comment 187) : Yeah, Fred needs to improve the accuracy but I’m sure he’ll sort himself out. Damn, Francois Venter is a joy to behold.
@KingCheetah (Comment 185) : Agreed Venter is going to be massive. I said from the beginning the argies sucked the boks in with their negative play. Super teams must be very wary of that. I am still amazed at how they get away with playing pile up at the back of the ruck. To me they don’t add any value to this competition if you can counter their destructive ways they should be a breeze.
@vanmartin (Comment 188) : Yup his performance put a skew on this outcome.
At SR level less than 70% goal kicking is almost intolerable.
@vanmartin (Comment 186) : I read somewhere that defense is a mindset, can’t be coached. Obviously defensive patterns are coached, but players have to WANT to stop attackers… Commitment, I suppose
@the ko (Comment 192) : If that holds true then inexperience is a killer you must have come through some tough campaigns and learned to hold on and be anxious to fill gaps. Exuberance of youth sometimes shouts louder than the meticulousness of experience.
@coolfusion (Comment 193) : True. How often have we seen more experienced players become complacent/lazy in defense? Think Matfield, Spies, Jannie
@Seth101 (Comment 184) : already lined up Seth