The Cheetahs will travel to Polokwane, to face an expected full strength Bulls team in the last warm-up.
The match take place on Saturday.
The Cheetahs will look to test a couple of players, who have played more of a role off the bench, as Naka and his merry men, fine tune their team.
This match will be televised on SuperSport, which is a step in the right direction after they got their priorities all wrong in broadcasting the Stormers vs Boland game, but failing to broadcast the much more meaningful warm-up matches between the Lions vs Stormers, and Cheetahs vs Stormers!
Team:
15. Willie le Roux
14. Rayno Benjamin
13. Robert Ebersohn
12. Philip Snyman
11. Rocco Jansen
10. Johan Goosen
9. Pieter van Zyl
8. Davon Raubenheimer
7. Ashley Johnson
6. Heinrich Brüssow
5. Izak van der Westhuizen
4. Andries Ferreira
3. WP Nel
2. Adriaan Strauss (C)
1. Trevor Nyakane
Replacements:
17. Ryno Barnes
18. Lourens Adriaanse
19. Francois Uys
20. Philip van der Walt
21. Tewis de Bruyn
22. Sias Ebersohn
23. Hennie Daniller
24. Andries Strauss
The changes to last week’s team, that impressed against the Stormers are as follows:
Willie le Roux gets a run at 15, to see how he goes against Super 15 opposition. He was a revelation at 15 for the Boland, but he now has to make the step up.
Tewis de Bruyn is back from Lyon, and should get a run off the bench.
Ashley Johnson gets a start at 7, where he excelled in last year’s Super Rugby.
Benjamin gets a start to see if he can oust Dusty Noble, who has been the prefered choice at No 14.
Trevor Nyakane, gets a run at loosehead, there is quite a bit a versatility amongst the young props, with Nyakane also able to play tighthead.
And finally, the promising Phillip Snyman gets a chance at No 12, to see how he goes. He was impressive at No 12 last year (mostly played wing), where he was very exciting.
The Cheetahs B – Team, also play against the Bulls B – team in Pretoria (Friday night), and some of those players also feature in Polokwane, as bench players.
Enjoy the rugby ladies and gents. This promises to be a game of interest, as the franchises get closer to finalising their squads.
Go Cheeeeeeeetahs! Gooooooi Mielies!!
The B-Team:
These players will travel to Pretoria, and some of them will form the bench vs he Bulls in Polokwane:
1. Marcel van der Merwe
2. Ryno Barnes
3. Lourens Adriaanse
4. George Earle
5. Waltie Vermeulen
6. Johan Wessels
7. Justin Downey
8. Philip van der Walt
9. Tewis de Bruyn
10. Sias Ebersohn
11. Wilmaure Louw
12. Barry Geel
13. Jean Stemmet
14. Dusty Noble
15. Riaan Smit
Replacements:
16. Hercu Liebenberg
17. Eugene Butterworth
18. Ockie van Zyl
19. Leon Karemaker
20. Marnus Hugo
21. Marnitz Boshoff
22. Matthew Rosslee
23. Philip Burger
Bench for Polokwane, barring injury has been announced!
Looking at the starting 15, and the B-team, there seems to be a fair bit of depth! Of the 41 players, at least 26 have had a few matches at S15 level.
Ryno Barnes
Lourens Adriaanse
Francois Uys
Philip van der Walt
Tewis de Bruyn
Sias Ebersohn
Hennie Daniller
Andries Strauss
1 @ Cheetah4eva:
I’ve tuned and updated your Article… and added the bench.
Will be a good game. Can’t wait
Jeeeez, can’t believe there are’nt better scrummies around at the Cheetahs rather than pulling Matewis de Bruyn back into the mix!
I suspect the Cheetahs might take this warm-up game…
Just don’t think the Bulls do well in warm-ups, as history has shown. Maybe the Bulls focus on certain aspects for a game.. areas where they want to test things or improve play.
Anyway, I will be rivited to the TV, to make my own assumptions on the game.
I am inclined to agree regarding tewis, though I think this year will be his swansong. Younger players like rademan, Luiters, and van Zyl are pushing hard.
That said Matewis impressed me last year when he played 10 vs the griquas! So he will add value and experience.
6 @ Cheetah4eva:
Wonder how Super Sareltjie will go in Super Rugby, all the way there in Aussie.
I think their type of game will suit his game.
Think the Cheetahs will miss Super Sareltjie.
Pit van Zyl and Rademan has some real potential, just think as starters they are a bit undercooked.. which might result in us seeing a lot of Matewis de Bruyn, the scrummie with no tactical nous, even less talent and no appreciation of the game rugby.
@ GBS #7
On de udder hand GBS, Everybody has sussed out Super sareltjie after his outstanding season, whereas nobody has seen much of van zyl and Rademan. Lol, you are being a tad harsh on Tewis, he has his moments, solid, if not spectacular lol
8 @ Cheetah4eva:
Solid???
I suppose you call slappap solid too.
Bulls side has been announced… I’ll put up an Article on it.
@ GBS #10
Moenie altyd so lokken mislik wees nie ha ha.
The Cheetahs B side is strong…. think they’ll have the wood over the Bulls B side
So the final 35 will be??
Marcell vd Merwe
Coenie Oosthuizen
Trevor Nyakane
WP Nel
Lourens Adriaanse
Adriaan Strauss
Rayno Barnes
PW van Vuuren
Francois Uys
Andries Ferreira
Izak vd Westhuizen
Waltie Vermeulen
Heinrich Brussouw
Johan Wessels
Phillip vd Walt
Juan Smith
Lappies Labuschagne
Ashley Johnson
Davon Raubenheimer
Piet van Zyl
Tewis de Bruyn
Marnus Hugo
Johan Goosen
Sias Ebersohn
Andries Strauss
Phillip Snyman
Rob Ebersohn
Barry Geel
Rayno Benjamin
Rocco Jansen
Dusty Nobel
Cameron Jacobs
Hennie Daniller
Willie le Roux
Riaan Smit
Let’s see how close I can get with this squad!
Also anybody know what happened to Kabamba?
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