Cheetahs coach Rassie Erasmus made a few last minute changes to his starting line up. Meyer Bosman was dropped to the bench for the Cheetahs. Erasmus decided at the last minute to go with Willem de Waal instead and CJ van der Linde started with Trevor Leota.
The match opened with an explosive run by Cheetahs’ Fredericks who scored a try in under two minutes. It made a perfect start for the Cheetahs, unfortunately the match did not end that way for the Cheetahs.
The final score was Bulls 30 and the Cheetahs 18. The match was a tight affair and this was not helped by Hougaard missing 4 of his 8 kicks at goal.
Teams
Cheetahs
15 Bevin Fortuin, 14 Eddie Fredericks, 13 Ronnie Cooke, 12 Barry Goodes, 11 Sinethemba Zweni, 10 Willem de Waal, 9 Michael Claassens, 8 Ryno van der Merwe, 7 Juan Smith (captain), 6 Kabamba floors, 5 Barend Pieterse, 4 Corniel Van Zyl, 3 CJ van der Linde, 2 Trevor Leota, 1 Wian du Preez
16 Tiaan Liebenberg, 17 Jannie du Plessis, 18 Os du Randt, 19 Ockie van Zyl, 20 Frans Viljoen, 21 Falie Oelschig, 22 Meyer Bosman.
Bulls
15 Johan Roets, 14 Akona Ndungane, 13 JP Nel, 12 Wynand Olivier, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Derick Hougaard, 9 Fourie du Preez (captain), 8 Jacques Cronj’, 7 Johan Wasserman, 6 Danie Rossouw, 5 Francois van Schouwenburg, 4 Bakkies Botha, 3 Danie Thiart, 2 Kobus van der Walt, 1 Jaco Engels
16 Chilliboy Ralepelle, 17 Wessel Roux, 18 Pedrie Wannenburg, 19 Pierre Spies, 20 Heinie Adams, 21 Morn’ Steyn, 22 Riaan van der Bergh.
Try Scorers
Bulls
Ndungane
Roets
Olivier
Habana
Cheetahs
Fredericks
Cooke
