Springbok and Cheetahs flank Heinrich Brussow will miss the Springboks end of year tour as he needs further surgery on his knee. The operation will took place on Tuesday afternoon after he was assessed during the recent Springbok training camp in Johannesburg. The Springboks felt that a second operation would be needed in order to [...]
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BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa – Patrick Lambie scored two late tries as the Sharks pulled off a 25-13 victory against the Free State Cheetahs in the Currie Cup match Saturday. Down 13-6 early, the Sharks started their comeback late in the second half. Lambie first rounded off a length-of-the field raid initiated by Springbok No. 8 [...]
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The Free State Cheetahs’ Currie Cup campaign suffered another blow on Monday when lock Nico Breedt was sidelined for at least six months. The 31-year-old former Sharks player has a serious neck injury that could threaten his career. Breedt was examined by doctors Monday and told not to take part in any contact sport for [...]
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Prop Coenie Oosthuizen scored a hat-trick of tries to help the Free State Cheetahs to a 33-26 (halftime 14-6) win over neighbours Griquas in Bloemfontein on Friday night. It was the Cheetahs first win of the season after they lost 25-11 at home to Western Province last week in a scrappy season-opener. For Griquas, it [...]
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The Lions became the first team to lose every game in a Super rugby season after a 59-10 mauling on Saturday by fellow South African team the Cheetahs. The Lions conceded six first-half tries and nine in total to finish with an 0-13 record. Winger Bjorn Basson, Sarel Pretorius and Hennie Danniler scored two tries [...]
Right winger Bjorn Basson scored two tries as the Cheetahs gained a convincing 29-14 win over the Western Force in their Super 14 rugby match.Their fourth win of the season and second in a row enabled the Bloemfontein-based franchise to jump two places on the ladder to 11th, with the Force dropping to 12th. The [...]
With the 2010 Super 14 upon us the Bulls will have a lot to prove this year. After the dismal showing in 2008 the Bulls will look to retain the title which they won in 2009. In 2008 they struggled, a factor that played a major role was the appointment of a new coach and [...]
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