FNB Stadium
NMMU (16) 46 / 33 (23) UCT (Final Score)
FNB NMMU (Nelson Mandela Bay University) and FNB UCT-Ikeys (University of Cape Town)
did battle in the Varsity Cup 2016 at Johannesburg at 12:45 SA Time (10:45 GMT).
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & CSN on TV in SA.
Scorers:
NMMU:
- Penalties – 0
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Ivan-John du Preez (2), Tyler Paul (1), Henry Brown (1), Junior Pokomela (1), Steph Nieuwoudt (1)
- Conversions – Simon Bolze (1), Thomas Kean (3)
UCT:
- Penalties – Thomas Bednall (1)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Lihleli Xoli (2), Gary Porter (1), Bradley Janse van Rensburg (1)
- Conversions – Thomas Bednall (2)
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Pukke 12 / 56 Maties (Final Score)
NWU-Pukke (North West University) and FNB Maties (University of Stellenbosch)
did battle in the Varsity Cup 2016 at Johannesburg at 14:45 SA Time (12:45 GMT).
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & CSN on TV in SA.
Scorers:
Pukke:
- Penalties – 0
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Malherbe Swart (1), Barend Janse van Rensburg (1)
- Conversions – Rhyno Smith (1)
Maties:
- Penalties – Ernst Stapelberg (2)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Craig Barry (2), Edwil van der Merwe (1), Paul Streicher (1), Beyers de Villiers (1), Duncan Saal (1)
- Conversions – Ernst Stapelberg (5)
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CUT Ixias (25) 25 / 68 (21) Tuks (Final Score)
CUT-Ixias (Central University of Technology) and FNB UP-Tuks (University of Pretoria)
did battle in the Varsity Cup 2016 at Johannesburg at 16:45 SA Time (14:45 GMT).
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & CSN on TV in SA.
Scorers:
CUT:
- Penalties – 0
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Darron Baron (1), Jasper Wiese (1), Vincent Maruping (1)
- Conversions – Darron Baron (2)
Tuks:
- Penalties – 0
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Duncan Mathews (1), Duhan van der Merwe (2), Riaan Britz (3), André Warner (1), Luke van der Smit (1)
- Conversions – Joshua Stander (7)
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Shimlas (20) 49 / 72 (43) UJ (Final Score)
UFS-Shimlas (University of the Free State) and FNB UJ (University of Johannesburg)
did battle in the Varsity Cup 2016 at Johannesburg at 19:00 SA Time (17:00 GMT).
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & CSN on TV in SA.
Scorers:
Shimlas:
- Penalties – 0
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Mosolwa Mafuma (1), Arthur Williams (2), Stephan Janse van Rensburg (1), Boela Venter (1)
- Conversions – Pieter-Steyn de Wet (5)
UJ:
- Penalties – Divan Nel (3)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Ronald Brown (2), David Antonites (1), Bradley Moolman (1), Caswell Khoza (1), Wian Conradie (1), Robert de Bruyn (1)
- Conversions – Divan Nel (6)
Springboks (26) 73 / 13 (6) Pumas (Final Score)
The South African Springboks and Argentinian Pumas did battle in The Rugby Championship at
Soccer City (FNB Stadium), Soweto at 17:00 SA Time (15:00 GMT, 12:00 Arg Time.
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1, SS4, SLSA, SHD & M-Net on TV in SA.
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The Springbok side for Saturday’s Castle Lager Rugby Championship opener against Argentina at Soccer City in Soweto shows four changes from the team which beat Samoa in June.
Two of the changes are in the starting XV, both of them in the forwards, and two on the bench for this Test, which forms part of the Nelson Mandela Sport & Culture Day activities.
South Africa’s national football and rugby teams will play on the same day at the former World Cup showpiece stadium in Soweto to honour Nelson Mandela, bringing together the country’s two most popular sports that once portrayed its racial divisions.
The Springboks will return to Soweto for the final home Test of 2012 when they take on newly-crowned world champions New Zealand in the final encounter of the new Rugby Championship which replaced the Tri-Nations.
Cheetahs (20) 49 / Griquas (10) 39 (Final Score)
The Toyota Free State Cheetahs hosted the GWK Griquas 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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Pumas (13) 23 / Cheetahs (7) 29 (Final Score)
The Ford Pumas and the Toyota Free State Cheetahs did battle in Witbank at 19:10 SA Time.
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1, SHD & CSN on TV in SA.
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The Toyota Free State Cheetahs trailed for most of the match, with the Ford Pumas rising to the occasion. In the final minutes the Cheetahs scored 2 tries to eventually win by 6 points, earning their bonus point in the process.
Cheetahs (15) 25 / Lions (5) 25 (Final Score)
The Toyota Free State Cheetahs hosted the MTN Lions 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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A last-ditch fightback from the Lions resulted in 14 points by them, with 3 minutes left on the clock, to eventuate in a draw. Kiss-your-sisters, boys!
Cheetahs coach Naka Drotske has made just two changes, both in the forwards pack, for their vital Currie Cup clash with the front-running Lions at Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein this weekend.
WP (6) 20 Cheetahs (24) 34 (Final Score)
DHL Western Province hosted the Toyota Free State Cheetahs at Newlands, Cape Town at 17:05 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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The Free State Cheetahs took the game by the scruff of the neck early on and by Halftime were leading by 18.
DHL Western Province refused to lie down and came back hard at the Free State Cheetahs, to only concede a late try by Coenie Oosthuizen, and resulting in a 14-point loss for the Home side.
DHL Western Province now face the Sharks and then the MTN Lions in successive weeks.
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.
In a surprising move the Sharks have actually named their team to play the Cheetahs within the suggested time frame.
Cheetahs (12) 22 / Blue Bulls (9) 22 (Final Score)
The Toyota Free State Cheetahs hosted the Vodacom Blue Bulls at Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein at 17:05 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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A kiss-your-sister result, but better than a loss either way, I suppose.
The Vodacom Blue Bulls coach, Pine Pienaar, made two positional changes to his starting back-line as he looks to revive the side’s Currie Cup campaign.
The Cheetahs have made two changes to their team, one in the backline and one in the forward pack, for their Currie Cup clash with the Blue Bulls in Bloemfontein on Saturday.
Toyota Free State Cheetahs
Baby Boks flyhalf Johan Goosen has been handed his first start for the Cheetahs, as the side prepare for their trip to face the Leopards in Potchefstroom.
Cheethas (28) 80 / Pumas (6) 16 (Final Score)
The Toyota Free State Cheetahs hosted the Ford Pumas at Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein at 15:00 SA Time. This was the match thread for discussion of the game. The match was broadcast live on SuperSport 6 on TV in SA.
The Toyota Free State Cheetahs totally demolished the Ford Pumas, a rout of note.
The Cheetahs have named their Currie Cup Rugby team to face the Pumas at Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein on Saturday.
Springbok loose forward Juan Smith needs to pass a fitness test before he will be considered to play for the Free State Cheetahs against the Pumas on Saturday.
Lions (8) 17 / Cheetahs (3) 10 (Final Score)
The MTN Lions host the Toyota Free State Cheetahs at Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg at 19:10 SA Time. This is the match thread for discussion of the game. The match is broadcast live on SuperSport 1, SHD & CSN on TV in SA.
In a hard fought match and exciting end to the match, the Lions were victorius.
Two injuries has forced Toyota Cheetahs coach, Naka Drotske, to re-shuffle his team for this weekend’s match against the Lions.
Cheetahs 28 / WP 22 (Final Score)
The Toyota Freestate Cheetahs beat the DHL Western Province in a boring game dominated by the boot of the two flyhalves. Only 2 tries were scored, one each way. The game saw the return of Heinrich Brussow.
The Cheetahs have recalled their big guns for the game against Western Province in Bloemfontein this weekend.
Sharks (31) 43 / Cheetahs (17) 34 (Final Score)
The Sharks hosted the Free State Cheetahs at Mr Price Kings Park, Durban at 15:00 SA Time. This was the match thread for discussion of the game. The match was broadcast live on SuperSport 1, SHD & M-Net on TV in SA.
The Sharks raced to their 4 try bonus point, took just outside 20 minutes to achieve it, then scored some more and it looked like quite a rout…
… But the Cheetahs were not done yet and clawed their way back with some great tries of their own, eventually losing by only 9 points.
Fiery hooker, PW Van Vuuren and Ryno Benjamin return to the Free State Cheetahs team that takes on the Sharks in Durban this weekend.
The two most successful Absa Currie Cup sides from the last decade, the Vodacom Blue Bulls and the Toyota Free State Cheetahs, square off in Pretoria on Saturday afternoon.
These two sides have won or shared the Absa Currie Cup no less than seven times in the last ten years. The Vodacom Blue Bulls were champions in 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2009, while the Toyota Free State Cheetahs won the trophy in 2005 and 2007. They shared the spoils in 2006.
Blue Bulls coach Pine Pienaar’s knowledge of several young players in the Free State rugby team is not a major concern for the Cheetahs ahead of Saturday’s Currie Cup match in Pretoria.
The Free State Cheetahs are facing a massive fight to keep their Springbok fetcher Heinrich Brüssow in Bloemfontein after it emerged that Western Province have made a massive offer for him.
Brüssow is widely regarded as one of the best fetchers in the world, and is a shoo-in for the World Cup squad, but his contract with the Cheetahs ends at the end of this season and he has become a major target for other sides.
Heinrich Brüssow, a ball fetcher par excellence, should be named along with team-mate Ashley Johnson when the Springbok team for the Tri-Nations is announced on Saturday.
Brüssow will undergo medical tests when the preliminary World Cup group assembles in Cape Town on Wednesday. He is expected to be fit to face the Wallabies and All Blacks on 23 and 30 July in Sydney and Wellington respectively.
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Halfway through the first Super XV rugby season if you told me we would have three teams in the top half of the Combined Log, I wouldn’t have believed it.
The Stormers started the season well, The Bulls started off and narrowly beat the Lions and Cheetahs, the Sharks looked like they were trudging through thick mud, and well the Cheetahs and Lions looked like they were once gain going to fill the bottom of the Log.
Cheetahs (13) 34 / Stormers (19) 44 (Final Score)
The Toyota Cheetahs hosted the DHL Stormers at Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein at 19:10 SA Time. This was the match thread for discussion of the game. The match was broadcast live on SuperSport 1, SHD & M-Net on TV in SA.
The Stormers booked 2nd spot overall with this good win over the gutsy Cheetahs.
We are reaching the end of the line for nine of the 15 teams in the 2011 Super Rugby season. So many if’s and but’s happened this year and with the last week having so many permutations one can call the new format a success. Some teams made a mess of their draw and other exploited it better. Let me sum up what I enjoyed this year and what I did not.
I had to borrow this slogan from the Varsity Cup simply because it best describes why some teams seem to be on the up, and others going down.
The Sharks survived an early scare as they found form in the second half to beat the Cheetahs 18-23 in Bloemfontein keeping them alive for another week.