In a frankly amazing capitulation, the Sharks have squandered a 14-point lead to draw 34-all with the Cheetahs in the Currie Cup, in the process missing out on a semi-final spot. […]
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Sharks blow it again
10 Oct 15 15:48 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 309 Comments
Fred gets a start
13 Aug 15 10:35 by Udo Lütge (pastorshark) | 28 Comments
The Cheetahs have named their team for the second round of Currie Cup fixtures…and the news is that former Sharks flyhalf, Fred Zeilinga gets his first start for the men in white. […]
Composed Cheetahs edge shaky Sharks
15 Feb 15 14:19 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 77 Comments
The Sharks got their Super Rugby campaign off to a poor start, going down 29-35 to the Cheetahs in Durban yesterday. With the home team looking short of rhythm and ideas for much of the contest, it was the high-flying visitors who scored four tries to take maximum points from the fixture. […]
Injury drama for Duncan
19 Aug 14 09:48 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 17 Comments
Toyota Free State Cheetahs coach Rory Duncan is likely to have to make some interesting selection decisions for this weekend’s Currie Cup match against the Sharks in Durban, with injuries sustained against Griquas cutting a swathe through his already rather thin squad. […]
Torsten leads new-look Cheetahs
6 Aug 14 12:59 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 9 Comments
The extent to which the Toyota Cheetahs Super Rugby side has been ravaged by Bok call-ups and player movements has been revealed, with coach Rory Duncan naming a virtually unrecognisable line-up for Saturday’s Currie Cup game against the Steval Pumas. Hooker Torsten van Jaarsveld, himself somewhat of a newcomer, leads a team boasting few familiar faces indeed. […]
Head to head: The Sharks v Cheetahs
4 Jul 14 12:02 by Pierre McLeod (pierre_mackie) | 10 Comments
The second-placed Cell C Sharks will travel to Bloemfontein this weekend for their Round 18 encounter against the bottom of the log Toyota Cheetahs, at the Free State Stadium on Saturday. […]
No Heinrich for Cheetahs
1 Jul 14 10:06 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 56 Comments
According to an article in Volksblad, Heinrich Brüssow will not be in action for the cheetahs against the Sharks this weekend. […]
Starts for Brussow, Daniller
16 Apr 14 10:02 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 18 Comments
Willie le Roux has been shifted to left wing to make place for Hennie Daniller at fullback, in one of a number of changes to the Toyota Cheetahs team that will play the Sharks in Durban on Saturday. […]
Cheetahs first out of the blocks
11 Feb 14 13:21 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 27 Comments
Here you go, fans, the very first confirmed matchday squad of the 2014 Super Rugby season, courtesy of Naka Drotske and the Cheetahs. […]
Cheetahs score impressive win
3 Feb 14 10:38 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 7 Comments
Naka Drotske’s Cheetahs team scored a convincing 31-6 victory over the Pumas in their final Super Rugby warm-up game, in Bloemfontein on Saturday. The hosts scored four tries against just two penalties from the boot of Pumas flyhalf JC Roos. […]
No Brussow for Cheetahs tour
14 Jan 14 10:36 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 27 Comments
Jóhann Thormählen, writing for Volksblad, this morning reveals that Cheetahs (and former Bok) flank Heinrich Brüssow will miss nearly half of this years’ Super Rugby campaign, thanks to an injury sustained while playing in Japan. […]
Player of the Currie Cup
25 Oct 13 12:15 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 43 Comments
Along with a Cup Final, there is the usual Player of the Tournament award. I have a look at who stood out this year. […]
Coincidence? I think not!
22 Oct 13 15:03 by Andrew Woodgate (woody) | 33 Comments
It is time that the Sharks move away from completely relying on a player like Jean Deysel or Willem Alberts to dominate the advantage line because against a good defence like Province’s they cannot regularly get the required go forward to get enough momentum to attack off of. […]
Strauss back to skipper Cheetahs
9 Oct 13 15:04 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 10 Comments
Naka Drotske has named his strongest available side to face the Bulls this weekend in Bloemfontein, with Adriaan Strauss and Coenie Oosthuizen returning from Bok duty to bolster a front row that has failed to impose itself thus far in the Currie Cup. […]
Marching orders for Rhule as Naka reads riot act
25 Sep 13 09:27 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 8 Comments
It’s not often that scoring a try gets you a week’s rest, but that’s exactly what’s happened to Cheetahs left wing Raymond Rhule, who’s one of a quartet of players dropped by Cheetahs coach Naka Drotske for this weekend’s match against Western Province. […]