Cheetahs (0) 27 / 26 (11) Stormers (Final Score)
The Toyota Cheetahs and DHL Stormers did battle in the Free State Reconciliation Challenge at X 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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Scorers:
Cheetahs:
- Penalties – Riaan Smit (1), Hansie Graaff (1)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Sarel Pretorius (1), Frans Viljoen (1), Rocco Jansen (1)
- Conversions – Elgar Watts (3)
Stormers:
- Penalties – Kurt Coleman (3)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Nizaam Carr (2), Damian de Alende (1)
- Conversions – Kurt Coleman (1)
Teams:
Cheetahs: 15 Hennie Daniller, 14 Jannie Boshoff, 13 Johann Sadie, 12 Rayno Benjamin, 11 Rocco Jansen, 10 Riaan Smit, 9 Sarel Pretorius, 8 Phillip van der Walt, 7 Davon Raubenheimer, 6 Johannes Prinsloo, 5 Doppies Vermeulen, 4 Rynhardt Landman, 3 Lourens Adriaanse, 2 Adriaan Strauss (Captain), 1 Trevor Nyakane.
Replacements: 16 Ryno Barnes, 17Caylib Oosthuizen, 18. Lood de Jager, 19 Francois Uys, 20 Frans Viljoen, 21 Juan Smith, 22 Lappies Labuschagne, 23 Piet van Zyl, 24 Elgar Watts, 25 Barry Geel, 26 Willie le Roux, 27 Hansie Graaff.
Stormers: 15 Jaco Taute, 14 Gio Aplon, 13 Juan de Jongh, 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Kurt Coleman, 9 Louis Schreuder, 8 Duane Vermeulen (Captain), 7 Don Armand, 6 Nizaam Carr, 5 De Kock Steenkamp, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 Martin Bezuidenhout, 1 Steven Kitshoff
Replacements: 16 Stephan Coetzee, 17 Pat Cilliers, 18 Ruan Botha, 19 Michael Rhodes, 20 Rayn Smid, 21 Dewaldt Duvenage, 22 Pat Howard, 23 Gerhard van den Heever, 24 Joe Pietersen.
Date: Saturday 2 February
Venue: Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
Kick-off: 17:05 SA Time (15:05 GMT)
Referee: Lourens van der Marwe
Assistant referees: Theuns Kotze, Sakkie Louw
TMO: TBA
Goooooooooooooooooooo Cheeeetahs!
Pretty strong Breezers lineup, but if the Cheetahs can just show better structure, and composure, it will be a step in the right direction.
No injuries will be a bonus. Injuries are again going to cause havoc this season as a whole. Already Cory Jane out, Bissie’s return under a cloud.
OK, let’s see what these 2 sides can do, compared to what we saw from the young Bulls.
I recon the Stormers will win.
Players out on the pitch, some dignatories about to greet them
Gooooo Stormers
Anthem to be sung?
Cheetahs would have to play a heap better than they did against the Lions a week ago.
Moment of silence for Dr Louis Luyt who died yesterday
Game ON!
Phweeew, silly mistakes by the Staat right on their own line…
Stormers on attack
Structure against exhuberance, this is what we have here.
Penalty Stormers, not releasing the tackled player… right in front
Stormers 3 / 0 Cheetahs
Kitskos knocks a sitter pass, attacking Staat scrum
Staat scrum under pressure… from bloody Stormers……
Powderpuff Cheetahs… hehehe
Stormers free kick from the scrum
Strange game so far… as if there is much more riding on this game compared to the Bulls / Lions game
Stormers penalty, no clear release from 12 Staat, Benjamin.
Easy shot at goal again
Stormers 6 / 0 Cheetahs
Honeymoon hasn’t slowed Vermeulen down yet lol
It boggles the mind why naka hasn’t given graaff a run at flyhalf, Smit is stopgap option at best. We need a specialist at 10!
19 @ Cheetah4eva:
So what do you say about the Bulls youngsters in the previous game?
20 @ Cheetah4eva:
What’s wrong with the Staat scrums?
Penalty Staat, Habana playing the ball from an offside position.
Shot at goal
Cheating Stormers concede a penalty. habaner not trusting new import Taute to field the kick.
Hooked left, 22 drop-in
@ grootblousmile:
It was rugby as it should be played. Serfontein starting to challenge for a starting berth. Visser also looked good, the question is, will the pattern persist? I hope so.
Stormers defence still good, otherwise tentative by them
@ grootblousmile:
Still sifting talent. Landman hasn’t run out in Cheetahs colours before. Raubenheimer barely ever impresses me. I think we will be better able to see where we are when we play the Bulls next week.
Certainly plenty ball for the Staat
Relieving penalty right in front of their own posts for the Stormers
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