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Cheetahs have named their team for Friday nights clash:
Cheetahs: 15 Tapiwa Mafura, 14 Cohen Jasper, 13 Evardi Boshoff, 12 Robert Ebersohn, 11 Litha Nkula, 10 Ruan Pienaar, 9 Rewan Kruger, 8 Friedle Olivier, 7 Sibabalo Qoma, 6 Gideon van der Merwe, 5 Victor Sekekete (captain), 4 Rynier Bernardo, 3 Hencus van Wyk, 2 Marnus van der Merwe, 1 Alulutho Tshakweni.
Replacements: 16 Marko Janse van Rensburg, 17 Schalk Ferreira, 18 Dayan van der Westhuizen, 19 Mzwanele Zito, 20 Daniel Maartens, 21 Jeandrẻ Rudolph, 22 George Lourens, 23 David Brits
Date: Friday, August 24
Venue: Bloemfontein Stadium
Kick: 17:00 (South African Time) (Perth 23:00)
Referee: Morne Ferreira
Assistant referees: Paul Mente, Griffin Colby
TMO: Quinton Immelman.
We scrum for posession, run for the try zone, bleed for the team and live for the game
And gets better with age:
From the "2023 Currie Cup Team of the Season article:
"Evergreen Ruan Pienaar added to his legend and is one of six Cheetahs in our Currie Cup Team of the Tournament, writes Quintin van Jaarsveld.
Pienaar played a pivotal role for the Free Staters all season, shifted from scrumhalf to flyhalf to get them out of a late regular season slump and scored 10 points in their 25-17 win over the Pumas in Saturday’s final in Bloemfontein.
The 88-Test Springbok and Cheetahs MVP is our Player of the Tournament and is joined by five of his triumphant teammates. The rest of our team consist of three Pumas, three Sharks, a pair of Bulls and a Griquas standout....
... 10: Ruan Pienaar (Cheetahs) – Player of the Tournament
At 39, the decorated general used his steely calmness and worldly experience to pilot the Cheetahs back to the Promised Land and add another accolade to his remarkable honour roll. Whether at scrumhalf or flyhalf, Pienaar pulled the strings with aplomb and was a sharpshooter off the tee, racking up the second-most points of the competition (124)........ "
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We scrum for posession, run for the try zone, bleed for the team and live for the game
Well lets hope he stays healthy and is available for the Perth/Mandurah trip (aka InnFORCErs Rort)![]()
"The main difference between playing League and Union is that now I get my hangovers on Monday instead of Sunday - Tom David
We scrum for posession, run for the try zone, bleed for the team and live for the game
Exciting young team, proably the youngest we have ever fielded.
Go get them boys
We scrum for posession, run for the try zone, bleed for the team and live for the game
Hate to be picky but I hope they are more accurate in their play than they are at posting the date of the game - Friday August 26?
I guess kick-off is the 26th in the E. States, but then it's 1am and not 11pm.
Cheetahs lead 7-3 after 14 mins
Cheetahs 14-10 after 35 mins....spectacular try by Leahy...full team effort almost length of field. Both Cheetahs try's from rolling mauls
Harry Potter....magical try!
After 3rd Cheetahs rolling maul try. Half time Cheetahs 21 Force 17
Tight 2nd half, 52 mins, Cheetahs 21 Force 20