If Ashley Johnson had any thoughts of regretting his decision to leave the Cheetahs and sign for Wasps, he certainly won’t now after Cheetahs coach Naka Drotske has picked yet another player to start ahead of him. […]
Posts tagged with: Ashley Johnson
Cheetahs named for Sharks
11 Jul 12 09:34 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 3 Comments
Downey blow for Cheetahs
10 Jul 12 09:30 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 1 Comment
Former Sharks loose forward Justin Downey suffered a dislocated finger in the Cheetahs’ weekend loss to the Stormers and will be out of the game for around a month as a result. […]
Cheetahs back debutants at Loftus
27 Jun 12 07:30 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 18 Comments
Bok hooker Adriaan Strauss will pack down in the middle of a relatively inexperienced front row when the Cheetahs face the Bulls in a Super Rugby derby at Loftus this weekend. […]
Three changes for Cheetahs
24 May 12 08:00 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 2 Comments
Cheetahs coach Naka Drotske has shuffled his troops around for the weekend clash against the Waratahs, after going down heavily to the Sharks in the previous round. […]
Cheetahs make one change for Stormers
9 May 12 11:04 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 1 Comment
The Cheetahs have named their side to take on the Stormers at Newlands this weekend, with Heinrich Brüssouw set to lead the men from Bloemfontein from the tunnel, playing in his 50th Super Rugby game. […]
Springbok planning starts
12 Apr 12 14:05 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 55 Comments
As the June International tests against England come closer, Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer has announced that he will have three planning camps with players from various Super Rugby franchises, in an attempt the prepare for the three test series. […]
Johnson benched, Sias starts
12 Apr 12 09:30 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 3 Comments
The Cheetahs team to face the Chiefs this Saturday has been announced, and follow from the previously reported news that Sias Ebersohn will start at flyhalf ahead of Johan Goosen, who is nursing a bit of an injury. […]
Ash Johnson signs for Wasps
12 Apr 12 07:53 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 7 Comments
London Wasps have confirmed the signature of Cheetahs loose forward Ashley Johnson on a two-year deal. […]
Ebersohn in, Johnson dropped
11 Apr 12 08:56 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 1 Comment
Nake Drotske has told the Volksblad newspaper that he will select Sias Ebersohn to start the match against the Chiefs this weekend, whether Johan Goosen recovers from his injury or not. Further, he will drop Ashley Johnson to the bench as he feels the player is best suited to an impact player role. […]
Cheetahs change one for Lions
5 Apr 12 08:15 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 1 Comment
The Cheetahs have returned home from a successful tour of Australia and New Zealand, and they are straight back into the action as they host the Lions in a match that is the reverse fixture of the opening round game, which the Lions edged. […]
Cheetahs named for Sunday clash
14 Mar 12 10:11 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 2 Comments
The Cheetahs take on the Melbourne Rebels on Sunday morning, taking heart from their narrow loss to the Brumbies last weekend, and should be able to give the Rebels a good push and I would not be surprised to see them victorius. […]
Changes aplenty for Cheetahs
6 Mar 12 14:17 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 12 Comments
The Cheetahs have named their team to face the Brumbies this weekend, with Coenie Oosthuizen returning to the starting line up in time to start their tour, with Trevor Nyakane dropping to the bench. […]
Cheetahs name strange team for Lions
22 Feb 12 08:10 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 83 Comments
The Cheetahs have named an experimental looking team to face the Lions this weekend, as Ashley Johnson will have to make his impact off the bench, and Tewis de Bruyn starts ahead of Piet van Zyl at scrumhalf. […]
Super Rugby preview – Cheetahs
21 Feb 12 12:00 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 12 Comments
Next we have a look at the Cheetahs, the team tipped to finish last in the South African conference this season. With a few key injuries and a few players lost to other franchises, the team might just struggle as they did last season. […]
Cheetahs make changes for Bulls
8 Feb 12 08:15 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 5 Comments
The Cheetahs outfit to take on the Bulls this weekend has been announced, with a host of changes from the team that beat the Stormers second string team at Newlands last weekend. […]