Cheetahs Supporters Thread

I'm planning on watching the warm-up game in PE on Saturday. Must still the wife...
 
Hi Moggie.

If you decide to go. Will you post your thoughts on the match when you back at home?
 
Teamlist for warm-up match against EP.

15. Riaan Viljoen
14. Lionel Mapoe
13. Corne Uys
12. Barry Geel
11. Jongi Nokwe
10. Tewis de Bruyn
9. Sarel Pretorius
8. Ashley Johnson
7. Juan Smith (c)
6. Heinrich Brussow
5. David de Villiers
4. Nico Breedt
3. WP Nel
2. Ryno Barnes
1. Coenie Oosthuizen

Replacements

16. Skipper Badenhorst
17. Albertus Buckle
18. Waltie Vermeulen
19. Frans Viljoen
20. Sias Ebersohn
21. Hennie Daniller
22. Danwel Demas
 
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So EP 9 - Cheetahs 13, that's a great result for EP, not as bad as people were making the team out to be ;).
 
Indeed is a great result for EP and they just made a massive statement for inclusion into Super 15.

As good a result as this is for EP, I also believe it will be a massive wake-up call for the Cheetahs.
Too many mistakes and aimless kicking is the reports I am getting.

Congrats EP.
Wake-up Cheetahs.
 
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The Cheetahs failed to impress as their near full-strength team struggled to beat an Eastern Province invitation selection 13-9 in a Super 14 pre-season outing in the Nelson Mandela Bay stadium in Port Elisabeth on Saturday.

Based on their opening match of the year, the men from Bloemfontein will be inviting trouble and could finish last in the competition if they don't show a dramatic improvement in form.

Fielding a powerful combination - made up of the best from the Free State Cheetahs and Griquas, including five Springboks - the Super 14 outfit were troubled throughout by an invitation selection fielding just one Bok in captain De Wet Barry.

The Eastern Province team, who were hoping to gain entry into the Super Rugby arena in the guise of the Southern Kings, would have been heartened by a performance in which they showed plenty of guts.

Based of a rock solid defence the EP outfit found it easy to disrupt a Cheetahs team struggling with cohesion.

The high error count of the visitors would have done nothing for the confidence of the Cheetahs, just three weeks ahead of their opening Super 14 encounter with the defending champion Bulls.

The highlight of the Cheetahs' performance was their all-Springbok loose trio of Ashley Johnson, Juan Smith and Heinrich Brussow.

Apart from Barry, who showed that he had benefitted from training with the Bulls the last couple of months, flank Zolani Mofu again showed that he could be destined for higher honours.

The Scorers:

For the Eastern Province XV:
Pens: Peach 3

For the Cheetahs:
Try: Ebersohn
Con: De Bruyn
Pens: De Bruyn 2
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Really?
I concur that they will not make any other teams nervous with a performance like that, but to predict a last place finish 3 weeks before the competition starts is a little presumptuous.

I am actually glad they didn't smash the EP. Now they know there are lots and lots of hard work left in the next 3 weeks.
Hopefully EP will also build on this performance and strive for bigger things.
 
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Serious injury concern for Cheetahs as Heinrich Brussow got injured in a warm-up match against the Griffons on Friday.

FOOK!!! I thought he was unbreakable.

/panic mode
 
Team

Team announced for game against Bulls on Friday 12 Feb 2010 @ 19h00 in Bloemfontein.

1. Wian Du Preez
2. Adriaan Strauss
3. WP Nel
4. Nico Breedt
5. David De Villiers
6. Heinrich Brussow
7. Juan Smith
8. Ashley Johnson
9. Tewis De Bruin
10. Naas Olivier
11. Jonge Nokwe
12. Meyer Bosman
13. Corne Uys
14. Lionel Mapoe
15. Riaan Viljoen

Reserves on the bench:
Coenie Oosthuizen
Ryno Barnes
Waltie Vermeulen
Frans Viljoen
Sarel Pretorius
Sias Ebersohn
Danwill Demas
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Solid team.
Going to be a cracker of a game. Great Super 14 opener(on SA soil).
 
Cheetahs lose opening game again Bulls 51-34.

Very entertaining game with Cheetahs coming back hard after getting behind. Some very poor tackling by Cheetahs handed the game to the Bulls.
Guys that impressed me was Brussow, Nokwe and Mapoe.

Riaan Viljoen made very basic errors and cost us two tries.
Juan Smith also not 100% and losing his cool when decisions go against them.

Cheetahs would do well to throw the ball wide more often. They have two of the most exciting wings in South Africa.

But first they need to learn how to tackle.
 
Team announced for game against Sharks. Source: www.15.co.za

Corne Uys out with injury. Lionel Mapoe moves into his place and Demas replaces him on wing. Hennie Daniller back, replacing Demas on the bench.

15. Riaan Viljoen

14. Danwel Demas

13. Lionel Mapoe

12. Meyer Bosman (ok)

11. Jongi Nokwe

10. Naas Olivier

9. Tewis de Bruyn

8. Frans Viljoen

7. Juan Smith (k)

6. Heinrich Brussow

5. David de Villiers

4. Nico Breedt

3. WP Nel

2. Adriaan Strauss

1. Wian du Preez

Plaasvervangers

16. Ryno Barnes

17. Coenie Oosthuizen

18. Waltie Vermeulen

19. Ashley Johnson

20. Sarel Pretorius

21. Sias Ebersohn

22. Hennie Daniller
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Cheetahs win against Sharks in Durban

Sharks 20 - 25 Cheetahs

Sharks:
Try - Kankowski
Pen x 5 - Kockott

Cheetahs:
Try - Riaan Viljoen
Con - Olivier
Drop Goal - Olivier
Pen x 3 - Oliver
Pen x 2 - Riaan Viljoen
 
Positives:
Defense was 200% better than last week. Must add that the Sharks was mediocre in the midfield, compared to the Bulls.
Riaan Viljoen showed great improvement and looks like the nerves from last week settled. Great individual try by him. And two mid-range penalties.
Naas Olivier played a solid game. Nothing spectacular but did all the basics right. Very good kicks at goal and a nice drop goal.
Frans Viljoen was solid behind the scrum. A few nice carries good on defense.

Worries:
Scrum was not 100%. Going backwards in the final 25minutes and giving away stupid free-kicks and penalties for not listening.
Demas not committed to tackle with Kankowski try. He did make other vital tackles but he could have shown more commitment.
Sarel Pretorius was again much better than Tewis de Bruyn. He just clears the ball quicker and keeps the opposition guessing.
Mapoe moving to center was a bit of a fail. Have to add that he saw very little ball. He was a monster on defense though.

All and all a better performance by the Cheetahs. More of a balanced performance.
In the next few weeks Robert Ebersohn and Philip Snyman will be back from injury and Mapoe can move back to wing.
Just need to keep on working on the defense.

Brussow is on the edge of perfecting the breakdown steal again.
Just getting his timing wrong at points but could clearly see him trying very hard and almost clinching a few balls.
 
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