We’re heading into the June test window, so I thought I’d prepare a rather tongue-in-cheek article on how our team should look for us to stand any chance of winning the World Cup in 2019. […]
Posts tagged with: Naka Drotske
My Bok team to win the World Cup
24 May 18 14:52 by Stephen Smith (StevieS) | 33 Comments
Cheetahs in coaching overhaul
8 May 15 11:15 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 43 Comments
The Cheetahs have made some rather significant changes to their coaching structures, effective on completion of this year’s Super Rugby tournament. […]
Cheetahs in Oupa U-turn
11 Mar 15 12:10 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 49 Comments
Well, resting of Bok players is seemingly important, but not if you’re the Cheetahs… […]
Sharks – unknown entity or surprise package?
2 Feb 15 10:49 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 42 Comments
The water cooler talk this morning, it seems, mostly relates to the Bulls and just how well they performed in their weekend victory over Saracens. In trumping the strong North London club, Frans Ludeke’s men did what no other SA Super Rugby franchise has yet managed to do in pre-season; the Sharks and Stormers have both failed in the same objective in the recent past. […]
Goosen starts for Cheetahs
2 Jul 14 13:21 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 24 Comments
The Toyota Cheetahs team to face the Sharks in Bloemfontein on Saturday has been named and features some interesting selections to say the least. […]
Bulls planning their next raid
2 Jul 14 11:01 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 61 Comments
When the Kings were relegated from Super Rugby last year, after a generally encouraging maiden season, it didn’t take long for the cream of their talent pool to be snapped up, with the Bulls, in particular, opting to pick over the carcass to fill the holes created by a mass post-Super Rugby exodus from Pretoria. […]
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. […]
Two Griquas make Cheetah bench
21 May 14 13:23 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 6 Comments
Toyota Cheetahs coach Naka Drotske has kept faith in the starting team that dispatched the Brumbies in Bloemfontein last week, making just two changes to his bench for this weekend’s away clash with the Stormers. […]
Cheetahs named for Force
7 May 14 08:38 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 16 Comments
Toyota Cheetahs coach Naka Drotske has not hesitated to include fit-again Springboks Coenie Oosthuizen and Johan Goosen in his side to face the Western Force in Bloemfontein this weekend. Both proved their fitness in playing off the bench against the Bulls last week. […]
Same starters for Cheetahs
30 Apr 14 09:48 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 13 Comments
Toyota Cheetahs coach Naka Drotske has kept faith in the starting team that romped to a bonus-point win against the Stormers last weekend, but has made three changes to his bench ahead of Saturday’s return game against the Bulls at Loftus. […]
De Jager blow for Cheetahs
24 Apr 14 10:00 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 1 Comment
Big Lood de Jager, who broke a finger in Durban last weekend, has been ruled out of action ahead of the Toyota Cheetahs’ home Super Rugby clash against the DHL Stormers this weekend. […]
Sharks set to face Brüssow
15 Apr 14 12:00 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 101 Comments
Heinrich Brüssow is likely to run out against the Sharks this weekend, after it has been reported that Lappies Labuschagné has a groin injury and will not be able to play. […]
Same Cheetahs for Saders
9 Apr 14 15:07 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 3 Comments
The Cheetahs will enjoy another opportunity to knock over a New Zealand side this weekend, after failing abysmally to deliver the killer blow against the Chiefs last week. […]
Super Rugby start for van Dyk
6 Mar 14 10:04 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 7 Comments
The “poison” that has curtailed Bok Coenie Oosthuizen’s Cheetahs tour turns out to be “meat” for another tighthead, with Junior Springbok Nicolaas van Dyk set to earn his first start for the central region. […]
Tour casualties continue: Cheetahs pull Coenie
5 Mar 14 15:33 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 3 Comments
It isn’t quite as impressive a feat as the one managed by Rynhardt Elstadt, who managed to get himself sent home injured before the Stormers’ tour had gone past the first training session, but Cheetahs prop Coenie Oosthuizen is still up there in the annals of “very short Super Rugby tours indeed”. The big man has been sent home as the result of an ongoing neck problem, exacerbated against the Rebels on Friday. […]