There’s an old joke doing the rounds that when the Sharks play in Bloemfontein, many of the players stay at their parents’ houses rather than checking into a hotel. This weekend, they may just find that those old rooms have been sub-let to their own former team mates. Times are tough in Bloem, after all. […]
Posts tagged with: Willie du Plessis
Cheetahs turn the tables
10 Mar 15 11:28 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 96 Comments
Cheetahs name their team
11 Feb 15 15:15 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 27 Comments
Toyota Cheetahs coach Naka Drotske has named a strong line-up to face the Sharks in Saturday’s Super Rugby opener at Kings Park. […]
Bloemfontein stalemate for Sharks, Cheetahs
13 Sep 14 16:50 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 38 Comments
A late second half fightback, in which Shark captain Tera Mtembu appeared to have scored the winning try, was unfortunately not enough to assure his side four points, as a penalty by Cheetahs flyhalf Willie du Plessis in the 82nd minute secured a 30-all draw in Bloemfontein this afternoon. […]
Cheetah changes
9 Sep 14 16:38 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 6 Comments
A combination of injury and form concerns has prompted Cheetahs coach Rory Duncan to significantly overhaul his team for Saturday’s Currie Cup game against the Sharks, a game that neither side can realistically afford to lose if they intend to have any say come the end of the season. […]
The rise and fall of the Cheetahs’ du Plessis-es
4 Sep 14 09:21 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 37 Comments
Ok, so I have no clue how to form a correct plural of “du Plessis”, but bear with me here anyway. […]
Willie to seek homecoming glory
20 Aug 14 14:43 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 13 Comments
Rory Duncan has named former Sharks under 21 flyhalf Willie du Plessis at pivot for the Toyota Free State Cheetahs as they prepare to face that team in a Currie Cup game in Durban on Saturday night. […]
Big blow for Bulls
18 Aug 14 11:15 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 4 Comments
In breaking news, it appears that Blue Bulls flyhalf Jacques-Louis Potgieter is set to miss around a month of Currie Cup action due to a rib injury sustained during Saturday’s Newlands drubbing at the hands of Western Province. […]
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. […]
Tame end to another Vodacom Cup campaign
6 May 14 09:25 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 5 Comments
The North section underlined a major imbalance in this year’s Vodacom Cup, with all four teams from that division comfortably winning their quarter-final clashes against South section opposition over the weekend. While wins to the Pumas, Griquas and even the Blue Bulls were hardly unexpected, it was the fourth-placed Lions’ embarrassment of North section leaders the Cell C Sharks XV that raised eyebrows the most. […]
Lions back youth for Sharks encounter
6 Feb 14 14:39 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 31 Comments
Sharks coach Jake White will be left scratching his head a little, after Lions counterpart Johan Ackermann has named a makeshift side unlikely to present the sort of opposition that White would have wanted for Friday night’s warm up game. […]
Cronje packs his bags again
21 Oct 13 17:08 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 9 Comments
Young flyhalf Lionel Cronje is certainly vying for the title of “most traveled” player, having announced today that he’s leaving the Lions to join the Brumbies ahead of Super Rugby next year. […]
Changes galore on Cheetahs bench
18 Sep 13 13:06 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 9 Comments
Cheetahs coach Naka Drotske hasn’t tinkered too much with his starting lineup for this weekend’s Currie Cup clash against the Sharks in Durban, with only returning lock Lood de Jager bolstering the unit that will initially take the field. […]
Cheetahs unchanged
4 Sep 13 12:20 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 3 Comments
The Cheetahs team to face the Bulls this weekend is unchanged from the team that beat Griquas last weekend. […]
Single change for Cheetahs
28 Aug 13 14:02 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | Comment?
The Cheetahs have made a single change to their team that lost to the Sharks last weekend, to face Griquas this weekend in Bloemfontein. […]
Clean bill of health for Cheetahs – well sorta….
15 Aug 13 09:30 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 3 Comments
Cheetahs coach Naka Drotske has included fullback Hennie Daniller in his starting lineup for this weekend’s trip to Newlands, after scan this week apparently confirmed that his injured hand does not require surgery. […]