Toyota Cheetahs team for Stormers clash
The Toyota Cheetahs will be taking on the Stormers on Saturday, 2 May on their home ground, the Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein. Changes to the team:
· Caylib Oosthuizen replaces Danie Mienie (concussion) on prop
· Joe Pietersen replaces Willie du Plessis on flyhalf. Clayton Blommetjies will start on fullback.
· Sergeal Petersen will make his Super Rugby debut for the Toyota Cheetahs on left wing, after recovering from a broken jaw. Ryno Benjamin moves to right wing.
· Cornal Hendricks will be resting this weekend due to SARU regulations.
· Francois Venter replaces Johann Sadie (knee injury)
· New on the bench is Dolph Botha, Francois Brummer and Danie Dames
In a Vodacom Cup curtain raiser starting at 14:30, the Toyota Free State XV will be taking on the Western Province. Gates open at 14:00.
Everyone is welcome at the Sparta Braai Area – come and buy a steak and braai it yourself. Jakkie Louw will provide entertainment on the Castle Deck after the match.
Credo will be handing out free popcorn at the gates.
Ticket prices:
R80 – Main Stand, R60 – Open Stand (adults) and R20 for students and kids.
Tickets can be purchased online fscheetahs.co.za or at the Ticket office at Gate 8 (Att Horak Avenue) at the Free State Stadium
Previous Encounters
This will be the 14th SupeRugby encounter between the Toyota Cheetahs and the Stormers from Cape Town since 18 March 2006. The Stormers are leading with nine wins to the four wins of the Toyota Cheetahs.
It will also be the seventh time the teams meet at the Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein since the first Bloemfontein encounter on 3 February 2007. The Toyota Cheetahs has won three previous matches in Bloemfontein and the Stormers three.
The Toyota Cheetahs won the two previous matches against the Stormers at the Free State Stadium: winning 26-24 (5 April 2013) and 35-22 (26 April 2014). The Stormers, however, won the last match on 24 May 2014 at Newlands, Cape Town, 33-0.
(Toyota Cheetah scores mentioned first):
Date |
Venue |
Result |
Tries |
18/3/2006 |
Newlands, Cape Town |
31-25 |
1-3 |
3/2/2007 |
Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein |
27-9 |
3-0 |
12/4/2008 |
Newlands, Cape Town |
22-34 |
3-5 |
16/5/2009 |
Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein |
22-28 |
3-3 |
20/3/2010 |
Newlands, Cape Town |
8-21 |
1-2 |
5/3/2011 |
Newlands, Cape Town |
15-21 |
0-0 |
18/6/2011 |
FS Stadium, Bloemfontein |
34-44 |
4-4 |
12/5/2012 |
Newlands, Cape Town |
14-16 |
2-1 |
7/7/2012 |
FS Stadium, Bloemfontein |
6-13 |
0-1 |
5/4/2013 |
FS Stadium, Bloemfontein |
26-24 |
2-2 |
29/6/2013 |
Newlands, Cape Town |
3-28 |
0-3 |
26/4/2014 |
FS Stadium, Bloemfontein |
35-22 |
5-3 |
24/5/2014 |
Newlands, Cape Town |
0-33 |
0-4 |
2/5/2015 |
FS Stadium, Bloemfontein |
0-0 |
0-0 |
Newlands, Cape Town |
0-0 |
0-0 |
|
Played: 13. Stormers won: 9. Cheetahs won: 4 |
Toyota Cheetahs vs Stormers
Saturday, 2 May 2015 – 17:05 – Free State Stadium
NO. |
POSITION |
NAME |
1 |
LOOSEHEAD PROP |
Caylib Oosthuizen |
2 |
HOOKER |
Torsten van Jaarsveld |
3 |
TIGHTHEAD PROP |
Coenie Oosthuizen / Maks van Dyk |
4 |
LEFT LOCK |
Carl Wegner |
5 |
RIGHT LOCK |
Francois Uys ( c ) |
6 |
LEFT FLANKER |
Tienie Burger |
7 |
RIGHT FLANKER |
Boom Prinsloo |
8 |
NUMBER EIGHT |
Willie Britz |
9 |
SCRUMHALF |
Sarel Pretorius ( vc ) |
10 |
FLYHALF |
Joe Pietersen |
11 |
LEFT WING |
Sergeal Petersen |
12 |
INSIDE CENTRE |
Michael van der Spuy |
13 |
OUTSIDE CENTRE |
Francois Venter |
14 |
RIGHT WING |
Ryno Benjamin |
15 |
FULLBACK |
Clayton Blommetjies |
REPLACEMENTS: |
|
|
16. |
RESERVE |
Stephan Coetzee |
17. |
RESERVE |
Dolph Botha |
18. |
RESERVE |
Maks van Dyk / Ewald vd Westhuizen |
19. |
RESERVE |
Steven Sykes |
20. |
RESERVE |
Carel Greeff |
21. |
RESERVE |
Tian Meyer |
22. |
RESERVE |
Francois Brummer |
23. |
RESERVE |
Danie Dames |
The referee for the match is Craig Joubert, assisted by Jason Jaftha and Rodney Boneparte. Johan Greeff is the TMO.
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