The Cheetahs team to face the Kings in the second promotion/relegation match has been announced, with a few changes to the team that beat the Kings so comprehensively last Friday night. […]
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Cheetahs name strong team for Kings clash
Brussow, Strauss return for Cheetahs
The Cheetahs have been forced to make changes to their loose trio for this weekend’s game against the in-form Western Province, after both Frans Viljoen and Kabamba Floors suffered injuries against the Sharks last week. […]
Goosen starts against Griquas
The Cheetahs team to face Griquas this weekend has been announced, with earlier rumours regarding Johan Goosen confirmed. […]
New halfbacks among several Cheetah changes
Free State coach Naka Drotske has wielded a heavy axe after his side’s poor performance against the Lions in round 1 of the Currie Cup, with a new halfback combination perhaps the most significant of the changes made as the team prepares to take on the Blue Bulls in Bloemfontein.. […]
Cheetahs make changes for Stormers
Naka Drotske has shuffled his side ahead of this weekend’s Super Rugby derby against the Stormers with a number players demoted following poor performances against the Bulls. […]
Cheetahs name side for second warm-up
The Cheetahs have confirmed their line-up for a midweek fixture against the Griffons, with the match offering a number of fringe players, mostly from Griquas, the opportunity to stake a claim for Super Rugby selection for the central franchise. […]
New Griquas pivot to face Province
Griquas coach Abre Minnie has been forced into malking a number of backline changes ahead of his team’s match against Western Province tomorrow, with key injuries hampering the side’s ability to field their best team consistently. […]
Vogt returns for Griquas
Griquas will look to bounce back from their heavy defeat against the Blue Bulls at Loftus, when they face near-neighbours the Cheetahs in Kimberley this weekend. Coach Abrie Minnie has selected ace goal kicker Rudi Vogt ahead of Monty Dumond at fullback. […]
Griquas team to face the Sharks
Griquas have named their team to face the Sharks in Kimberley on Friday night, with a few changes to the side that beat the Pumas last weekend, a game that could have gone either way had the Griquas team not built up quite such a big lead. […]
Griquas confirm Viljoen’s Sharks move
Griquas CEO Arni van Rooyen today confirmed to rugby365 that star fullback Riaan Viljoen has signed to play for the Sharks next season. […]
Orange Griquas team to face WP
The Griquas team announced to face Western Province on Saturday has an orange tinge to it, as a lot of the stand out players from the Cheetahs Super Rugby campaign run out in blue this weekend. […]
Living up to the (Sonny) Bill
Sports 24 reports that Dr Brendan Venter, once a very influential inside centre, then a very astute coach and notable interviewee at Heineken Rugby games, worked with his old Vrystaat mates (who also played and coached under him at Saracens), Naka Drotske and Michael Horak (Cheetahs defence coach), in nullifying Sonny Boy Williams’ influence in their famous win against the Crusaders. […]
Griquas name weakened team
Griquas coach Dawie Theron has been forced to name a weakened team to face the Sharks in Durban on Friday night, as a result of injury. Lock Frikkie Spies and centre Matt Rosslee are just the latest in a growing list of casualties for the Kimberley team. […]
Bonus for Griquas
It didn’t take long for the first upset of this year’s Currie Cup, with Griquas claiming a deserved 28-18 bonus-point win over the Free State Cheetahs in the Central Unions derby in Bloemfontein on Friday. […]
Griquas welcome back stalwarts
Inside centre Herkie Kruger and eighthman Heinrich Stride return to the GriquaS team to face the Falcons in their Currie Cup fixture to be played at Absa Park, Kimberley on Saturday. […]