WP (6) 20 Cheetahs (24) 34 (Final Score)
DHL Western Province hosted the Toyota Free State Cheetahs at Newlands, Cape Town at 17:05 SA Time.
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1, SHD & M-Net on TV in SA.
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The Free State Cheetahs took the game by the scruff of the neck early on and by Halftime were leading by 18.
DHL Western Province refused to lie down and came back hard at the Free State Cheetahs, to only concede a late try by Coenie Oosthuizen, and resulting in a 14-point loss for the Home side.
DHL Western Province now face the Sharks and then the MTN Lions in successive weeks.
Scorers:
WP:
- Penalties – Lionel Cronje (2)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Nick Fenton-Wells (1), Deon Fourie (1)
- Conversions – Lionel Cronje (2)
Cheetahs:
- Penalties – Johan Goosen (1)
- Drop Goals – Sias Ebersohn (1)
- Tries – Cameron Jacobs (1), Piet van Zyl (1), Pieter Labuschagne (1), Coenie Oosthuizen (1)
- Conversions – Johan Goosen (3), Sias Ebersohn (1)
Teams:
Western Province: 15 Conrad Jantjes, 14 Danie Poolman, 13 Johann Sadie, 12 Marcel Brache, 11 JJ Engelbrecht, 10 Lionel Cronjé, 9 Dewaldt Duvenage, 8 Nick Köster, 7 Tertius Daniller, 6 Nick Fenton-Wells, 5 De Kock Steenkamp, 4 Hilton Lobberts, 3 Brok Harris, 2 Tiaan Liebenberg (captain), 1 JD Moller.
Replacements: 16 Deon Fourie, 17 Frans Malherbe, 18 Nizaam Carr, 19 Siya Kolisi, 20 Louis Schreuder, 21 Berton Klaasen, 22 Heinrich Steyl.
Cheetahs: 15 Hennie Daniller, 14 Rayno Benjamin, 13 Robert Ebersohn, 12 Philip Snyman, 11 Cameron Jacobs, 10 Johan Goosen, 9 Piet van Zyl, 8 Ashley Johnson, 7 Boom Prinsloo, 6 Pieter Labuschagne, 5 Izak van der Westhuizen, 4 Wilhelm Steenkamp, 3 Coenie Oosthuizen, 2 Adriaan Strauss (captain), 1 Marcel van der Merwe.
Replacements: 16 Hercu Liebenberg, 17 Trevor Nyakane, 18 Francois Uys, 19 Johan Wessels, 20 Tewis de Bruyn, 21 Sias Ebersohn, 22 Andries Strauss.
Referee: Stuart Berry
Assistant referees: Tiaan Jonker, Reuben Rossouw
TMO: JC Fortuin
Nice 18-point cushion for the Staat, with 40 to play
My Bru says Cheetahs by 9…. it’s already 18 now…
60 @ Loosehead:
So klompie kakke agter…. ek stuur vir jou my maagvirus….. heehehehe
@ grootblousmile:
My Bru says VRYSTAAAAAAAAAT by 5. Either way I will be happy with a win.
63@ grootblousmile:
Nee Flok! Hou jou spuitpoep vir jouself.
Ek sien ou Smallies72 koekeloer ons ook net so van ‘n afstand af…. hy wil seker weer die ref se moer vloek!
2nd Half ON!
This is a nice ref
Penalty Wp, Cronje drives it out, 8m out
Another WP, penalty…. Koster almost fluffs it….
WP 1 m out
Freestate need to keep their discipline.
WP penalty again…. WP pulling a Lions stunt, refusing to go for posts
What a lineout steal
Staat steals the WP lineout….. hehehehe
JD Mollig (Moller) off…. subbed
Try WP…..
TRY WP.
Staat 24 / 13
GO VRYSTAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT. That was for you Loosehead.
These Vrystaat boys are playing some good rugby.
See Province got a try. Come on Vrystaat.
Points difference now shrunk to 11…. plenty time left
Offside Staat, No 1 & 7
Penalty WP
The Cheetahs must keep their discipline.
WP close again, lineout 5m out
What is the penalty count now. Friggin cheats…er, I mean Cheetahs!
Lineout stolen again.
Staat steals the lineout again….
@ fender: Moenie kak soek nie!
Yet another WP penalty…..
Adriaan Strauss down injured
Dirty WP players kneed Straus in the head.
He’ll soldier on, Staat get a team warning.
Lineout again.
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