The Cheetahs head into round three with newfound confidence and will fancy their chances against the Highlanders in Bloemfontein on Saturday.

Scores:

Cheetahs:

Tries: Brussow(54 min)Smith(76 min)

Conversion: Olivier(55 min)(77 min)

Penalties: Olivier (4th min)(21 min)( 39 min)(42 min)

Highlanders:

Tries: Lynn(3 min)Vainikolo(28)Hobbs (71 min)

Conversions:Hobbs(4th min, M,72 min )

Penalties: Hobbs (40th min), Dagg (45th min, 50th min,69 min )

Teams

Cheetahs:

15 Riaan Viljoen, 14 Danwel Demas, 13 Lionel Mapoe, 12 Meyer Bosman, 11 Jongi Nokwe, 10 Naas Olivier, 9 Tewis de Bruyn, 8 Frans Viljoen, 7 Juan Smith (captain), 6 Heinrich Brussow, 5 David de Villiers, 4 Nico Breedt, 3 WP Nel, 2 Adriaan Strauss, 1 Wian du Preez.
Replacements: 16 Ryno Barnes, 17 Coenie Oosthuizen, 18 Waltie Vermeulen, 19 Ashley Johnson, 20 Sarel Pretorius, 21 Sias Ebersohn, 22 Hennie Daniller.

Highlanders:

15 Israel Dagg, 14 Ben Smith, 13 Kenny Lynn, 12 Jason Shoemark, 11 Fetu’u Vainikolo, 10 Michael Hobbs, 9 Jimmy Cowan (captain), 8 Adam Thomson, 7 Alando Soakai, 6 John Hardie, 5 Tom Donnelly, 4 Josh Bekhuis, 3 Clint Newland, 2 Jason Rutledge, 1 Jamie Mackintosh.
Replacements: 16 Jason Macdonald, 17 Chris King, 18 Hayden Triggs, 19 Tim Boys, 20 Sean Romans, 21 Mat Berquist, 22 James Paterson.

Referee: Pro Legoete (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Stuart Berry (South Africa), Andrew Lees (Australia)
TMO: Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)

The Cheetahs will again look to their massive pack – with world-class lock David de Villiers, a second row forward that would make many international teams, along with loose forwards Juan Smith and Heinrich Brussow, the key.

The Highlanders also have a strong set piece game – with Tom Donnelly and Adam Thomson the foundation on which this pack is built

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