Cheetahs (38) 59 / Lions (3) 10 (Final Score)

The Cheetahs hosted the Lions at Welkom in the Free State at 15:00 SA Time. This is the match thread for discussion of the game. The match was broadcast live on SuperSport 1 on DSTV in SA.

The Cheetahs beat the Lions by 59 / 10, scoring 9 tries in the process and just managing to surpass the Chiefs on the Super 14 Log.

Well done to the Cheetahs for finishing the Super 14 so strong!

Scores:

Cheetahs: 6 Conversions Naas Botha, 1 Conversion Louis Strydom, 2 Tries Bjorn Basson, 2 Tries Sarel Pretorius, 1 Try Barend Pieterse, 1 Try Corne Uys, 2 Tries Hennie Daniller, 1 Try Coenie Oosthuizen

Lions: 1 Penalty & 1 Conversion Herkie Kruger, 1 Try Michael Killian

Teams:

Cheetahs: 15 Hennie Daniller, 14 Bjorn Basson, 13 Robert Ebersohn, 12 Meyer Bosman, 11 Corne Uys, 10 Naas Olivier, 9 Sarel Pretorius, 8 Philip van der Walt, 7 Juan Smith (c), 6 Hendro Scholtz, 5 Barend Pieterse, 4 Izak van der Westhuizen, 3 WP Nel, 2 Skipper Badenhorst, 1 Wian du Preez.
Replacements: 16 Ryno Barnes, 17 Coenie Oosthuizen, 18 Waltie Vermeulen, 19 Davon Raubenheimer, 20 Marnus Hugo, 21 Louis Strydom, 22 Riaan Viljoen.

Lions: 15 Carlos Spencer, 14 Tonderai Chavhanga, 13 Marius Delport, 12 Jaco Taute, 11 Deon Van Rensburg, 10 Herkie Kruger, 9 Jano Vermaak, 8 Derick Minnie, 7 Franco Van der Merwe, 6 Wikus Van Heerden, 5 George Earle, 4 Nico Luus, 3 Ross Geldenhuys, 2 Charles Emslie, 1 JC Janse van Rensburg.
Replacements: 16 Hannes Franklin, 17 Gert Muller, 18 David Bulbring, 19 Jonathan Mokuena, 20 Jacques Coetzee, 21 Michael Killian, 22 Bernardo Botha.

Match Officials:
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Joey Salmans (South Africa), Stefan Breytenbach (South Africa)
Television match official: Johann Meuwesen (South Africa)