Cheetahs (12) 22 / Blue Bulls (9) 22 (Final Score)

The Toyota Free State Cheetahs hosted the Vodacom Blue Bulls at Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein 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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A kiss-your-sister result, but better than a loss either way, I suppose.

Scorers:

Cheetahs:

• Penalties – Johan Goosen (5)
• Drop Goals – 0
• Tries – Wilhelm Steenkamp (1)
• Conversions – Johan Goosen (1)

Blue Bulls:

• Penalties – Louis Fouché (5)
• Drop Goals – 0
• Tries – Francois Venter (1)
• Conversions – Louis Fouché (1)

Teams:

Cheetahs: 15 Hennie Daniller, 14 Riaan Smit, 13 Robert Ebersohn, 12 Philip Snyman, 11 Cameron Jacobs, 10 Johan Goosen, 9 Piet van Zyl, 8 Ashley Johnson, 7 Philip van der Walt, 6 Pieter Labuschagne, 5 Izak van der Westhuizen, 4 Francois Uys, 3 Coenie Oosthuizen, 2 Adriaan Strauss  (captain), 1 Marcel van der Merwe.
Replacements:16 Hercu Liebenberg, 17 Trevor Nyakane, 18 Wilhelm Steenkamp, 19 Boom Prinsloo, 20 Tewis de Bruyn, 21 Sias Ebersohn, 22 Philip Burger.

Blue Bulls: 15 Zane Kirchner, 14 Akona Ndungane, 13 Wynand Olivier, 12 Francois Venter, 11 Bjorn Basson, 10 Louis Fouché, 9 Jano Vermaak, 8 CJ Stander, 7 Dewald Potgieter, 6 Warwick Tecklenburg, 5 Juandré Kruger, 4 Flip van der Merwe, 3 Werner Kruger, 2 Gary Botha (captain), 1 Dean Greyling.
Replacements: 16 Willie Wepener, 17 Rossouw de Klerk, 18 Gerrit-Jan van Velze, 19 Arno Botha, 20 Dustin Jinka, 21 Francois Brummer, 22 Jurgen Visser.

Date: Saturday 10 September
Venue: Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
Kick-off: 17:05 SA Time