Cheetahs team to take on the Brumbies

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The Toyota Cheetah Head Coach, Naka Drotske announced the team to take on the Brumbies on Saturday, 4 April at 10:40 (SA Time) in Canberra, Australia.

 

Cheetahs vs Brumbies

Previous encountersBen O’Keeffe of New Zealand will be the referee for Saturday’s SupeRugby Round 8 match between the Brumbies and the Toyota Cheetahs at the Gio Stadium, Canberra.

This will be the 10th SupeRugby encounter between the two teams since 8 April 2006. The Brumbies are leading with seven wins to the two wins of the Toyota Cheetahs. It will also be the sixth time the teams meet at the Gio Stadium in Canberra since the first Canberra encounter on 8 April 2006. The Brumbies won all five previous matches in Canberra.

The last time the Brumbies hosted the Toyota Cheetahs they won the play-off on 20 July 2013 when they won by 15-13 – the Toyota Cheetahs scored two tries to none.

The Toyota Cheetahs won the last match between these two teams on 17 May 2014 at the Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein 27-21.

(Toyota Cheetah scores mentioned first):

Date

Venue

Result

Tries

8/4/2006 Canberra St., Canberra

20-53

2-7

17/3/2007 Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein

38-20

5-3

21/3/2008 Canberra St., Canberra

23-29

2-4

4/4/2009 Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein

27-40

3-4

10/4/2010 Canberra St., Canberra

15-61

2-9

29/4/2011 Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein

47-36

4-5

10/3/2012 Canberra St., Canberra

23-24

2-2

21/7/2013
(Qualifier)
Canberra St., Canberra

13-15

2-0

17/5/2014 Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein

27-21

2-2

4/4/2015 GIO Stadium, Canberra

0-0

0-0

Played: 9. Brumbies won: 6. Cheetahs won: 3.
Points scored – 
Cheetahs: 233. Brumbies: 299.
Tries scored – 
Cheetahs: 24. Brumbies: 36.
Average score – 
33-26 to the Brumbies.

Info by Frikkie van Rensburg

 

 

A couple of changes have been made to the team:

 

  • Fullback Willie le Roux, centres Johann Sadie and Francois Venter, Tian Meyer, lock Carl Wegner, hooker Torsten van Jaarsveld, props Coenie Oosthuizen and Danie Mienie are all changes.

 

  • Springboks Willie le Roux and Coenie Oosthuizen are making their return after being rested last week in accordance with the agreement with SA Rugby.

 

  • Scrumhalf Sarel Pretorius, who missed the first two games of the tour as he attended the birth of his second son in Bloemfontein, is a welcome arrival in the camp.  Pretorius will be playing from the bench with Tian Meyer in the starting line-up.

 

  • Johann Sadie has recovered from flu, which made him a last minute withdrawal last week in Hamilton, and will take his place in the midfield together with Francois Venter.  They are replacing Ryno Benjamin and Michael van der Spuy.

 

  • Willie Britz moves from flanker to number eight and Boom Prinsloo will be wearing the number 7 jersey.

 

  • Carl Wegner and Steven Sykes, Torsten van Jaarsveld and Stephan Coetzee, and Danie Mienie and BG Uys switch places.

 

  • Tienie Burger is new on the bench.  He replaced Oupa Mohoje on tour, who returned home after suffering from a groin injury.

 

  • The Toyota Cheetahs have lost Jean Cook to an abdominal muscle injury.  He returned home and Carel Greeff joined the team earlier this week.

 

  • Francois Venter is the Vice-Captain

                      Toyota Cheetahs vs Brumbies

             

NO. POSITION NAME
1 LOOSEHEAD PROP Danie Mienie
2 HOOKER Torsten van Jaarsveld
3 TIGHTHEAD PROP Coenie Oosthuizen
4 LEFT LOCK Carl Wegner
5 RIGHT LOCK Francois Uys ( c )
6 LEFT FLANKER Heinrich Brussow
7 RIGHT FLANKER Boom Prinsloo
8 NUMBER EIGHT Willie Britz
9 SCRUMHALF Tian Meyer
10 FLYHALF Joe Pietersen
11 LEFT WING Raymond Rhule
12 INSIDE CENTRE Francois Venter ( vc )
13 OUTSIDE CENTRE Johann Sadie
14 RIGHT WING Cornal Hendricks
15 FULLBACK Willie le Roux
REPLACEMENTS:   
16. RESERVE Stephan Coetzee
17. RESERVE BG Uys
18. RESERVE Maks van Dyk
19. RESERVE Steven Sykes
20. RESERVE Tienie Burger
21. RESERVE Sarel Pretorius
22. RESERVE Willie du Plessis
23. RESERVE Ryno Benjamin

 

 

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