Cheetahs (41) 53 / 31 (3) Pumas (Final Score)
The Toyota Cheetahs and Phakisa Pumas did battle in Round 1 of Super Rugby Unlocked 2020 at
Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein, South Africa on 10 October March 2020 at 16:30 SA Time (14:30 GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport Rugby, CSN & Grandstand on TV in SA.
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Scorers:
Cheetahs:
- Penalties – Ruan Pienaar (1)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Malcolm Jaer (3), Junior Pokomela (1), Rosko Specman (2), Ruan Pienaar (1), William Small-Smith (1)
- Conversions – Ruan Pienaar (5)
Pumas:
- Penalties – Eddie Fouché (1)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Ginter Smuts (1), Daniel Maartens (1), Le Roux Roets (1), Neil Maritz (1)
- Conversions – Eddie Fouché (4)
Teams:
Toyota Cheetahs |
Phakisa Pumas |
| 10 October March 2020 at 16:30 SA Time | |
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Referee: Jaco Peyper
Assistant Referees: Griffin Colby and Ben Crouse
TMO: Stuart Berry
Another Pumas penalty, on halfway.
Little knock behind the ruck by Smuts of the Pumas.
Number of subs on for the Cheetahs.
Smuts of the Pumas also replaced.
Dian Badenhorst now the scrummie of the Pumas, son of Springbok Chris Badenhorst, who of course played for the Cheetahs in his career.
High tackle on the Pumas flyhalf, by Luan de Bruin.
Frans Steyn drills a kick behind the Pumas, out inside the Pumas 22.
Skew lineout feed by the Pumas… so unnecessary!
Hat trick try, Malcolm Jaer, Cheeaths!
Cheetahs 53 / 10 Pumas
Pumas penalty… but they will have to do really well to make the game look respectable.
Try Pumas, No 6 Daniel Maartens!
TMO
Looked held up for a while.
Try stands.
Cheetahs 53 / 17 Pumas
Pumas penalty on their own 22, push after the pass.
Pumas also with some subs, after 2 more subs by the Cheetahs.
Baulk by the Cheetahs hooker at the lineout.
Free Kick… tap and go by the Pumas.
Another brilliant Fransie Steyn touchfinder, out 5m out.
Possible dangerous challenge by a Cheetahs player…
Yellow Card to the Cheetahs player, Louis van der Westhuizen.
Bit unfortunate for Louis, the Pumas player contributed himself by almost jumping / reaching up for the ball… affecting his own ballance point.
Pumas turnover scrum, maul called and held up.
8 Tries to 2 at present.
But either the Pumas have been better in the 2nd half or the Cheetahs have taken the foot off the accellerator.
Cheetahs scrum penalty, tap and go.
Pumas penalty, tap and go again.
8 Minutes to go.
Another Pumas penalty, deliberate knock down or an offside to choose from.
Yet another Pumas penalty, arm around the neck by Blommetjies.
Try Pumas, Le Roux Roets!
Cheetahs 53 / 24 Pumas
It’s 21 / 12 to the Pumas in the 2nd half, so far…
Pumas penalty again…
Seconds to go…
Try Pumas, No 11, Neil Maritz!
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