Cardiff Blues vs Toyota Cheetahs – 10 Februarie 2018
The Toyota Cheetahs arrived in Cardiff, Wales for a three week Guinness PRO14 tour to Wales and Scotland.
The team will be playing against Cardiff Blues on the 10th of February at 21:30 (SA time) in Wales before travelling to Scotland where they will be facing log leaders, Glasgow Warriors in Glasgow on Friday, 16 February at 21:35 (SA time). On Saturday, 24 February the Toyota Cheetahs will be back in Wales where they will be taking on Ospreys in Swansea at 19:30 (SA time).
Together with Francois Venter, Torsten van Jaarsveld, Tier Schoeman, Malcolm Jaer and Luther Obi will be going on tour after being cleared from injury.
The players on tour are:
Craig Barry, Justin Basson, Rynier Barnardo, Clayton Blommetjies, Tom Botha, Uzair Cassiem, Johan Coetzee, Luan de Bruin, Jacques du Toit, Joseph Dweba, Reniel Hugo, Malcolm Jaer, Nico Lee, Charles Marais, Niel Marais, Rabs Maxwane, Zee Mkhabela, Oupa Mohoje, Ox Nche, Luther Obi, Paul Schoeman, Torsten van Jaarsveld, Henco Venter, Francois Venter, Shaun Venter, Carl Wegner, Fred Zeilinga.
Players who are still on the injury list are:
William Small-Smith, centre (knee, twee months), Dennis Visser, lock (knee, three to four months), Tian Meyer, scrumhalf (groin, five weeks), Niell Jordaan, loose forward (ankle, three to five weeks), Elandré Huggett, hooker (knee, four months) Ruan van Rensburg, backline player (knee, two to three months), Lloyd Greeff, wing (shoulder, six weeks).
- The team to face Cardiff will be announced on Friday at 13:00.
Wie is Cardiff Blues? Who is Cardiff Blues?
Welsh Rugby Unions
Cardiff Blues
Cardiff Blues is een van vier Walliese spanne wat aan die Guinness PRO14 kampioenskap deelneem. Die span het die vorige jaar sewende geëindig en is tans vierde op die konferensie punteleer, met drie punte agter die Toyota Cheetahs.
Geskiedenis
Die klub is in 1876 gestig en het oorspronklik Cardiff RFC bekend gestaan. In 2003 is die span as Cardiff Blues herdoop.
Die Blues is die eerste span van Walles wat die Europese trofee verower het nadat hulle die Franse span, Toulon met 28-21 in die Europese Uitdaagbeker gewen het, te danke aan die drieë van Jamie Roberts, Leigh Halfpenny en Bradley Davies.
Afrigter – Danny Wilson
Daar is nie veel in Walliese rugby waarvan Danny Wilson nie weet sedert hy by drie van die vier spanne betrokke was. Voordat hy as hoofafrigter van die Blues aangestel is, was hy die voorry afrigter van die Newport Gwent Dragons en die Scarlets. Hy het ook vir Bristol gewerk saam met die voormalige Engelse en Skotse afrigter Andy Robinson voordat hy in 2015 by Cardiff aangesluit het.
Ster Speler – Gareth Anscombe
Die voormalige Nieu Seelandse o.20 losskakel het in 2015 na Super Rugby by die span aangesluit. Hy het saam met die Wêreld-Speler van die jaar, Beauden Barrett, vir die Baba-Blacks gespeel wat die 2011 Junior Wêreld Kampioenskap gewen het. Hy was op daardie stadium nie verbonde aan die All Blacks span toe hy in Walles arriveer het en die afrigter, Warren Gatland hom by die internasionale opset betrek het. Sy ma is in Cardiff gebore.
Speler om dop te hou – Dillon Lewis
‘n Jong stut wat hoog aangeslaan word en verlede seisoen las gehad van ‘n toon besering, maar nadat hy opgeroep is na die nasionale span en sy internasionale buiging gemaak het, heers daar baie opgewondenheid oor die voorry speler. Dillon Lewis is net so atleties as wat hy sterk in die skrum is.
Stadion
Die Blues het tussen 2003 en 2009 in die bekende Arms Park gespeel maar het na die nuwe Cardiff City-stadion geskuif om die fasiliteit met ‘n voetbal klub te deel. Hulle het intussen teruggekeer na die BT Sport Cardiff Arms Park, met ‘n kunsmatige speel oppervlak wat in 2013 geopen is.
Historiese teenstanders
Geografie bepaal dat die Blues se aards vyande die Newport Gwent Dragons is. Cardiff het die laaste tyd meestal die wedstryde oorheers, terwyl kragmetings met Walliese spanne soos Ospreys en Scarlets gewoonlik ook baie aandag trek.
Cardiff Blues
Cardiff Blues are one of four Welsh sides competing in the Guinness PRO14 and finished seventh in last season’s competition and are currently fourth on the conference log, just three points behind the Toyota Cheetahs.
History
The club was founded in 1876 as Cardiff RFC and then in 2003 they rebranded as Cardiff Blues.
The Blues became the first team from Wales to win a European trophy when they beat French side Toulon 28-21 in the European Challenge Cup final thanks to tries from Jamie Roberts, Leigh Halfpenny and Bradley Davies.
Captain – Gethin Jenkins
Jenkins is in his second spell at Blues having played there between 2004 and 2012 before leaving to head to France to join Toulon where he won the European Cup only to return to Cardiff a year later.
The Wales prop is the most capped player in his country’s history and was part of the British & Irish Lions tours in 2005, 2009 and 2013, while he also won three Grand Slams.
Coach – Danny Wilson
There is not much in Welsh rugby that Danny Wilson does not know having worked at three of the four sides. Prior to joining Blues as head coach he was forwards coach at Newport Gwent Dragons and the Scarlets. He also worked at Bristol with former England and Scotland coach Andy Robinson but left to join Cardiff in 2015.
Star man – Gareth Anscombe
The former New Zealand U20 fly-half arrived from Super Rugby in 2015. He started at ten, with current World Player of the year Beauden Barrett at full-back, when the Baby Blacks won the 2011 Junior World Championships. But he was not tied to the senior All Blacks side and when he arrived in Wales coach Warren Gatland got him involved in the international set-up. He qualified through his mother who was born in Cardiff.
Player to watch – Dillon Lewis
The highly rated young prop was plagued by a toe injury last season but after his call-up to the national team and subsequent international debut in the summer, there is a lot of excitement over the front row player. As a teenager, Lewis moved from No.8 to tighthead. He is strong in the scrum, but equally athletic.
Stadium
The Blues played at the famous Arms Park between 2003 and 2009 but moved to the newly built Cardiff City Stadium to share with the football club. They have since returned to the BT Sport Cardiff Arms Park, playing on the artificial surface that was introduced in 2013.
Historic rivalries
Geography dictates that the Blues’ main rivalries are the Newport Gwent Dragons. Cardiff has generally had the better of their rivals in recent seasons, while they also play Welsh derbies against the Ospreys and the Scarlets.
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