Cheetahs (23) 53 / Sharks (18) 32 (Final Score)

The Toyota Free State Cheetahs hosted The Sharks at Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein at 15:00 SA Time.

This was the live match discussion Article.

The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1, SHD & M-Net on TV in SA.

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This was a 9-try festival of running rugby, won by the Toyota Free State Cheetahs with 5 tries to 4.

In the process the Toyota Free State Cheetahs bag 5 Log points and The Sharks only 1.

Scorers:

Cheetahs:

• Penalties –  Johan Goosen (5)
  
• Drop Goals – Johan Goosen (1)
  
• Tries – Johan Goosen (1), Pieter Labuschagne (2), Ashley Johnston (1), Tewis de Bruyn (1)
  
• Conversions – Johan Goosen (3), Sias Ebersohn (2)
  

Sharks:

• Penalties –  Frederic Michalak (2)
  
• Drop Goals – 0
• Tries –  Stefan Terblanche (1), Lwazi Mvovo (2), Jacques Botes (1)
  
• Conversions – Frederic Michalak (2), Meyer Bosman (1)
  

Teams:

Cheetahs: 15 Hennie Daniller, 14 Riaan Smit, 13 Robert Ebersohn, 12 Philip Snyman, 11 Cameron Jacobs, 10 Johan Goosen, 9 Piet van Zyl, 8 Ashley Johnson, 7 Philip van der Walt, 6 Pieter Labuschagne, 5 Izak van der Westhuizen, 4 Francois Uys, 3 Coenie Oosthuizen, 2 Adriaan Strauss (captain), 1 Marcel van der Merwe.
Replacements:16 Hercu Liebenberg, 17 Trevor Nyakane, 18 Wilhelm Steenkamp, 19 Boom Prinsloo, 20 Tewis de Bruyn, 21 Sias Ebersohn, 22 Andries Strauss.

Sharks: 15 Stefan Terblanche, 14 Sibusiso Sithole, 13 Marius Joubert, 12 Meyer Bosman, 11 Lwazi Mvovo, 10 Frederic Michalak, 9 Conrad Hoffmann, 8 Keegan Daniel (captain), 7 Jean Deysel, 6 Jacques Botes, 5 Alistair Hargreaves, 4 Anton Bresler, 3 Eugene van Staden, 2 Craig Burden, 1 Dale Chadwick.
Replacements: 16 Kyle Cooper 17 Julian Redelinghuys, 18 Jan Andre Marais, 19 Marcell Coetzee, 20 Ross Cronje, 21 Adrian Jacobs, 22 Louis Ludik.

Referee: Marius Jonker