Cheetahs side named
Photo: Jaco Pienaar
The Toyota Cheetah team to take on the Chiefs on Saturday, 28 March at 05:30 (SA Time) at the Waikato Stadium in Hamilton, New Zeeland has been announced.
Cheetahs vs Chiefs |
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Previous encounters
This will be the 9th Super Rugby encounter between the two teams since 21 April 2006. The Chiefs are leading with six wins to none of the Toyota Cheetahs, with two matches ended in a draw. It will also be the fifth time the teams meet at the Waikato Stadium in Hamilton since the first Hamilton encounter on 21 April 2006. Out of the four previous matches, the Chiefs won three and the match on 23 April 2010 ended in a draw of 25-25. The last game between these two teams on 5 April 2014 at the Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein also ended in a draw of 43-43. (Toyota Cheetah scores mentioned first): |
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Date |
Venue |
Result |
Tries |
21/4/2006 | Waikato Stadium, Hamilton |
32-33 |
4-5 |
2/3/2007 | Vodacom Park, B’fontein |
22-22 |
1-1 |
8/3/2008 | Waikato Stadium, Hamilton |
20-22 |
2-3 |
18/4/2009 | GWK Park, Kimberley |
10-28 |
1-3 |
23/4/2010 | Waikato Stadium, Hamilton |
25-25 |
3-5 |
14/4/2012 | FS Stadium, Bloemfontein |
33-39 |
2-5 |
2/3/2013 | Waikato Stadium, Hamilton |
3-45 |
0-6 |
5/4/2014 | FS Stadium, Bloemfontein |
43-43 |
4-6 |
28/3/2015 | Waikato Stadium, Hamilton |
0-0 |
0-0 |
Played: 8. Chiefs won: 6. Cheetahs won: 0. Draw: 2. Points scored – Cheetahs: 188. Chiefs: 257. Tries scored – Cheetahs: 17. Chiefs: 34. Chiefs’ average winning score – 32-24. Info by Frikkie van Rensburg |
Numerous changes have been made from last week’s team with six players from the bench moving onto the starting line-up.
- Oupa Mohoje is on his way back home. He suffers from a groin injury he gained during last Saturday’s match against the Crusaders. He is expected to be out of action for 8 – 12 weeks. Tienie Burger will be joining the team on tour.
- Springboks Willie le Roux and Coenie Oosthuizen are being rested as per agreement with SA Rugby.
- Francois Venter is being rested.
- Joe Pietersen will be standing in for Sarel Pretorius as vice-captain for the match. Pretorius will be joining the team on Sunday in Sydney after the birth of his second son on Tuesday. Shaun Venter will be returning back South Africa after Saturday’s encounter.
Toyota Cheetahs vs Chiefs
NO. | POSITION | NAME |
1 | LOOSEHEAD PROP | BG Uys |
2 | HOOKER | Stephan Coetzee |
3 | TIGHTHEAD PROP | Maks van Dyk |
4 | LEFT LOCK | Steven Sykes |
5 | RIGHT LOCK | Francois Uys (C ) |
6 | LEFT FLANKER | Heinrich Brussow |
7 | RIGHT FLANKER | Jean Cook |
8 | NUMBER EIGHT | Boom Prinsloo |
9 | SCRUMHALF | Shaun Venter |
10 | FLYHALF | Joe Pietersen (VC) |
11 | LEFT WING | Raymond Rhule |
12 | INSIDE CENTRE | Michael van der Spuy |
13 | OUTSIDE CENTRE | Johann Sadie |
14 | RIGHT WING | Cornal Hendriks |
15 | FULLBACK | Clayton Blommetjies |
REPLACEMENTS: | ||
16. | RESERVE | Torsten van Jaarsveld |
17. | RESERVE | Caylib Oosthuizen |
18. | RESERVE | Danie Mienie |
19. | RESERVE | Carl Wegner |
20. | RESERVE | Willie Britz |
21. | RESERVE | Tian Meyer |
22. | RESERVE | Willie du Plessis |
23. | RESERVE | Ryno Benjamin |
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