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Super Rugby: Cheetahs squad contenders - Locks

Looking at the tall timber, in what has been a troublesome position for the Cheetahs in seasons past. With stalwarts like Barend Pieterse, Rory Duncan, Corniel van Zyl, Flip van der Merwe, David de Villiers , Nico Breedt, and Wilhelm Steenkamp all leaving a void, so a new generation of locks  has to be nurtured. With the more recent departures of George Earle, and Izak van der Westhuizens’s departure for colder pastures, a perception could exist, that the Cheetah class of 2013 could struggle in the second row. Well, maybe not!

 

 

 

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Super Rugby: Andries Ferreira found not guilty

A SANZAR Judicial Hearing has found Cheetahs lock Andries Ferreira not guilty of alleged foul play during their Super Rugby clash against the Force in Bloemfontein on Saturday.

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Super Rugby: Cheetahs’ Ferreira cited for dangerous tackle

Cheetahs lock Andries Ferreira has been cited for alleged foul play through a dangerous tackle on the Force’s Matt Hodgson during the Cheetahs Super Rugby victory over the Force.

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The weekend’s rugby wrap

A round-up of the latest news shorts from the weekend’s rugby.

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Cheetahs Super Rugby contenders (continued) – Tall Timber

Hallo all rugby addicts! It’s good to see the blogging intensifying, as prep for the 2012 Super 15 has started in earnest at all the franchises. Rassie’s antics has stolen my thunder momentarily, but I’M BACK!

Anyway, back to my series of articles on contenders for the Cheetahs 2012 Super squad. Tall Timber is next. An area where the Cheetahs have not had dominance since David de Villiers’ departure. We have had some good locks, guys like Braam Els, Flippie, Rory Duncan, and Barend Pieterse,  but we need some staunch players to really get the powerful Cheetahs scrum to become destroyers!

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9 Changes for Baby Bokke to face Ireland

SA Under-20 coach Dawie Theron has made nine changes to his team to take on Ireland in their second Pool C match at the 2011 IRB Junior World Championship in Treviso on Tuesday at 20:10 .

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