Cheetahs v Chiefs
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Chiefs squad to play the Cheetahs:
1 Kane Hames (15), 2. Brayden Mitchell (2), 3. Atu Moli (17), 4. Taleni Seu (23), 5. Brodie Retallick (77), 6. Mitchell Brown (7), 7. Sam Cane (85), 8. Michael Leitch (27)
9 Tawera Kerr-Barlow (73), 10. Aaron Cruden (co-captain) (79), 11. James Lowe (42), 12. Anton Lienert-Brown (30), 13. Sam McNicol (13), 14. Toni Pulu (18), 15. Damian McKenzie (39)Reserves:
16 Hika Elliot (110), 17. Siegfried Fisi’ihoi (17), 18. Sosefo Kautai (1), 19. Dominic Bird (17), 20. Liam Messam (151), 21. Finlay Christie (3), 22. Alex Nankivell (1), 23. Shaun Stevenson (13)() = Gallagher Chiefs caps in brackets
Unavailable for selection: Brad Weber, Mitchell Graham, Nathan Harris, James Tucker, Glen Fisiiahi, Chase Tiatia, Charlie Ngatai, Tim Nanai-Williams, Liam Polwart, Michael Allardice, Nepo Laulala and Johnny Faauli.
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Cheetahs:
1 Ox Nche, 2. Torsten van Jaarsveld, 3. Johan Coetzee, 4. Armandt Koster, 5. Carl Wegner, 6. Paul Schoeman, 7. Oupa Mohoje, 8. Henco Venter
9 Shaun Venter, 10. Niel Marais, 11. Raymond Rhule, 12. Nico Lee, 13. Francois Venter (c ), 14. Sergeal Petersen, 15. Clayton BlommetjiesReserves:
16 Elandré Huggett, 17. Charles Marais, 18. Tom Botha, 19. Francois Uys, 20. Niell Jordaan, 21. Junior Pokomela / Luther Obi, 22. Tian Meyer, 23. Fred Zeilinga
Toyota Cheetahs takes on Chiefs in Bloemfontein
After a Bye weekend, the Toyota Cheetahs are ready to face the Chiefs on Saturday, 15 April 2017 in a Vodacom Super Rugby match at Toyota Stadium in Bloemfontein. Coach Franco Smith has named his team for the match that kicks off at 15:05. Gates open at 13:00. Changes to the team from the last...
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Not the 1st XV. ie Hika, Bird, Messam. Any reason?
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@Frye yeah but I'd prefer to bank a win. A BP would be useful too.
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I don't recognise too many in that Cheetahs team but they'll have a point to prove after SANZAARs decision. Same for the Force next week.
I'm sure Rennie is just managing player workload so if all goes well BBBR would be replaced by Bird early in the 2nd half. I know he is conscious of not overplaying Hika which is why the young hookers were used for extensive minutes in the earlier games.
The weather is going to be good so the Chiefs need to cash in. The Chiefs have a good record in Bloemfontein but they have always been high-scoring matches.
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@Rocky-Rockbottom said in Cheetahs v Chiefs:
heard Cane actually ask him "truck and trailer?" on the maul try which looked, to me, definition truck and trailer. ball nowhere near the back of the maul
Wasn't a try, local SA refs are biased
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Can't remember seeing the Chiefs run out with such a shitty attitude and such piss-poor defence.
Where they were previously searching out gaps and space to run into, now they seem to be running into contact, plus they have missed a shitload of tackles. Farkin Cane needs to rip the skin off them at half time
