2017–18 Cheetahs season
| 2017–18 season | |||
| Head coach | Rory Duncan | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Captain | Francois Venter | ||
| Stadium | Free State Stadium | ||
| Conference A | 3rd | ||
| Record | Won 12, Lost 10 | ||
| Top try scorer | All: Makazole Mapimpi (10) | ||
| Top points scorer | All: Fred Zeilinga (86) | ||
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In the 2017–18 rugby union season, the Cheetahs participated in the Pro14 competition, their inaugural appearance in the competition after losing their Super Rugby status after the 2017 season.
Personnel
[edit]Coaches and management
[edit]The Cheetahs coaching and management staff for the 2017–18 Pro14 season were:[1]
| 2017–18 Cheetahs coaches and management | |
|---|---|
| Position | Name |
| Director of Rugby | Franco Smith |
| Head coach | Rory Duncan |
| Forwards coach | Corniel van Zyl |
| Backline coach | Dave Williams |
| Defence coach | Charl Strydom |
| Team manager | Sakkie Wessels |
| Medical doctor | Dr Rudi de Wet |
| Physiotherapist | JP du Toit |
| Biokineticist | Quintin Kruger |
Squad
[edit]The Cheetahs' squad for the 2017–18 Pro14 is:
| 2017–18 Cheetahs squad | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Position/s | Date of birth (age) | Pro14 | Cheetahs | ||
| Apps | Pts | Apps | Pts | |||
 Cecil Afrika |
Fullback | 3 March 1988 (aged 29) | – | – | – | – |
| Craig Barry |
Fullback | 30 April 1992 (aged 25) | – | – | – | – |
| Justin Basson |
Lock | 10 February 1994 (aged 23) | – | – | – | – |
| Rayno Benjamin |
Centre | 3 August 1983 (aged 34) | – | – | – | – |
| Rynier Bernardo |
Lock | 27 August 1991 (aged 26) | 25 | 0 | – | – |
| Clayton Blommetjies |
Fullback | 30 August 1990 (aged 27) | – | – | – | – |
| Tom Botha |
Prop | 31 August 1990 (aged 27) | – | – | – | – |
| Uzair Cassiem |
Loose forward | 17 March 1990 (aged 27) | – | – | – | – |
| AJ Coertzen |
Fullback | 16 October 1990 (aged 26) | – | – | – | – |
 Aranos Coetzee |
Prop | 14 March 1988 (aged 29) | – | – | – | – |
| Luan de Bruin |
Prop | 13 February 1993 (aged 24) | – | – | – | – |
| Erich de Jager |
Prop | 29 February 1996 (aged 21) | – | – | – | – |
| Chris Dry |
Loose forward | 13 February 1988 (aged 29) | – | – | – | – |
| Jacques du Toit |
Hooker | 19 November 1993 (aged 23) | – | – | – | – |
| Joseph Dweba |
Hooker | 25 October 1995 (aged 21) | – | – | – | – |
| Ryno Eksteen |
Fly-half | 3 October 1994 (aged 22) | – | – | – | – |
| Johan Goosen |
Fly-half | 27 July 1992 (aged 25) | – | – | – | – |
| Lloyd Greeff |
Wing | 3 January 1994 (aged 23) | 13 | 10 | – | – |
| Elandré Huggett |
Hooker | 5 October 1991 (aged 25) | – | – | – | – |
| Reniel Hugo |
Lock | 19 July 1990 (aged 27) | – | – | – | – |
| Malcolm Jaer |
Fullback | 29 June 1995 (aged 22) | – | – | – | – |
| Günther Janse van Vuuren |
Prop | 24 August 1995 (aged 22) | – | – | – | – |
| Niell Jordaan |
Loose forward | 13 January 1992 (aged 25) | – | – | – | – |
| Armandt Koster |
Lock | 20 January 1990 (aged 27) | – | – | – | – |
| Johan Kotze |
Prop | 13 January 1995 (aged 22) | – | – | – | – |
| Tertius Kruger |
Centre | 9 August 1993 (aged 24) | – | – | – | – |
| Nico Lee |
Centre | 13 March 1994 (aged 23) | – | – | – | – |
| Hilton Lobberts |
Lock | 11 June 1986 (aged 31) | – | – | – | – |
| Daniel Maartens |
Flanker | 4 May 1995 (aged 22) | – | – | – | – |
| Makazole Mapimpi |
Wing | 26 July 1990 (aged 27) | – | – | – | – |
| Charles Marais |
Prop | 29 August 1988 (aged 29) | – | – | – | – |
| Niel Marais |
Fly-half | 21 January 1992 (aged 25) | – | – | – | – |
| Rabz Maxwane |
Wing | 14 August 1995 (aged 22) | – | – | – | – |
| Tian Meyer |
Scrum-half | 20 September 1988 (aged 28) | – | – | – | – |
| Ali Mgijima |
Centre | 12 February 1995 (aged 22) | – | – | – | – |
| Zee Mkhabela |
Scrum-half | 15 October 1994 (aged 22) | – | – | – | – |
| Oupa Mohojé |
Loose forward | 3 August 1990 (aged 27) | – | – | – | – |
| Ox Nché |
Prop | 23 July 1995 (aged 22) | – | – | – | – |
| Luther Obi |
Wing | 29 April 1993 (aged 24) | – | – | – | – |
| Gerhard Olivier |
Loose forward | 17 February 1993 (aged 24) | – | – | – | – |
| Sergeal Petersen |
Wing | 1 August 1994 (aged 23) | – | – | – | – |
| Robbie Petzer |
Fly-half | 13 February 1996 (aged 21) | – | – | – | – |
| Junior Pokomela |
Loose forward | 10 December 1996 (aged 20) | – | – | – | – |
| Raymond Rhule |
Wing | 6 November 1992 (aged 24) | – | – | – | – |
| Paul Schoeman |
Loose forward | 19 December 1992 (aged 24) | – | – | – | – |
| William Small-Smith |
Centre | 31 March 1992 (aged 25) | – | – | – | – |
| JP Smith |
Scrum-half | 30 March 1994 (aged 23) | – | – | – | – |
| Rosko Specman |
Wing | 28 April 1989 (aged 28) | – | – | – | – |
| Ernst Stapelberg |
Fly-half | 6 February 1995 (aged 22) | – | – | – | – |
| Clinton Swart |
Centre | 6 September 1992 (aged 24) | – | – | – | – |
| Torsten van Jaarsveld |
Hooker | 30 June 1987 (aged 30) | – | – | – | – |
| Ruan van Rensburg |
Scrum-half | 31 May 1993 (aged 24) | – | – | – | – |
| Henco Venter |
Loose forward | 27 March 1992 (aged 25) | – | – | – | – |
| Reinach Venter |
Hooker | 3 January 1995 (aged 22) | – | – | – | – |
| Shaun Venter |
Scrum-half | 16 March 1987 (aged 30) | – | – | – | – |
| Francois Venter |
Centre | 19 April 1991 (aged 26) | – | – | – | – |
| Ntokozo Vidima |
Lock | 13 May 1995 (aged 22) | – | – | – | – |
| Dennis Visser |
Lock | 20 January 1993 (aged 24) | – | – | – | – |
| Carl Wegner |
Lock | 7 February 1991 (aged 26) | – | – | – | – |
| Jasper Wiese |
Loose forward | 21 October 1995 (aged 21) | – | – | – | – |
| Lihleli Xoli |
Wing | 28 February 1993 (aged 24) | – | – | – | – |
| Fred Zeilinga |
Fly-half | 11 December 1992 (aged 24) | – | – | – | – |
| Note: Players' ages and statistics are correct as of 1 September 2017, the date of the opening round of the competition. Pro14 appearances only. | ||||||
Player movements
[edit]Player movements between the end of the 2017 Super Rugby season and the end of the 2017–18 Pro14 season are as follows:
Standings
[edit]The final Conference B log standings are:[33]
| 2017–18 Pro14 Conference A | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
| 1 |  Glasgow Warriors |
21 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 614 | 366 | +248 | 81 | 38 | 12 | 2 | 76 |
| 2 |  Munster |
21 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 568 | 361 | +207 | 78 | 42 | 10 | 5 | 69 |
| 3 | Cheetahs |
21 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 609 | 554 | +55 | 75 | 68 | 10 | 5 | 63 |
| 4 |  Cardiff Blues |
21 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 502 | 482 | +20 | 56 | 59 | 5 | 5 | 54 |
| 5 | Ospreys |
21 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 390 | 487 | −97 | 44 | 60 | 5 | 3 | 44 |
| 6 | Connacht |
21 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 445 | 477 | −32 | 53 | 54 | 5 | 6 | 39 |
| 7 |  Zebre |
21 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 408 | 593 | −185 | 50 | 78 | 4 | 4 | 36 |
| Legend and competition rules | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Legend: | |||
| Conference leaders, qualify to play-off semifinals. | P = Games played, W = Games won, D = Games drawn, L = Games lost, PF = Points for, PA = Points against, PD = Points difference, TF = Tries for, TA = Tries against, TB = Try bonus points, LB = Losing bonus points, Pts = Log points | ||
| Second and third placed teams, qualified to play-off quarterfinals. | |||
| Competition rules: | |||
Qualification:
The top team in each conference qualified for the play-off semifinals, while the second and third placed teams qualified for the play-off quarterfinals. In the quarterfinals, the second-ranked team from each conference had home advantage against the third-ranked team from the other conference, with the winners progressing to the semi-finals. The conference winners had home advantage against the quarterfinal winners in the semifinals, with the two winners qualifying for the final, which was played at a venue decided in advance. Points breakdown: Teams standings were calculated as follows: * League points * Number of games won * Overall points difference * Number of tries scored * Number of points scored * Overall try difference * Player suspension count * Player yellow card count * Toss of a coin |
Round-by-round
[edit]The table below shows the Cheetahs' progression throughout the season. For each round, their cumulative points total is shown with the conference position:
| Team | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | R11 | R12 | R13 | R14 | R15 | R16 | R17 | R18 | R19 | R20 | R21 | QF | SF | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | ULS | MUN | ZEB | LEI | OSP | GLA | ZEB | CON | EDI | SCA | BEN | KIN | KIN | CAR | GLA | OSP | CON | DRA | CAR | MUN | KIN | SCA | — | — |
| Cumulative Points | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 35 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 43 | 47 | 52 | 57 | 58 | 63 | Lost | — | — |
| Position | 7th | 7th | 5th | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | Lost | — | — |
| Key: | win | draw | loss | bye |
Matches
[edit]The Cheetahs' fixtures for their inaugural season in Pro14 are:
| 1 September 2017 | Ulster
|
42–19 | Cheetahs | Kingspan Stadium, Belfast | ||
| 19:35 | Try: Tommy Bowe  18' Alan O'Connor 26' Stuart McCloskey 29' Charles Piutau 32' Louis Ludik 41' Peter Nelson 74'Con: John Cooney  27', 30' Peter Nelson 75'Pen: John Cooney 8', 55'
|
Report[34] | Try: Clayton Blommetjies 15' Makazole Mapimpi 20' Sergeal Petersen 49'Con: William Small-Smith 17', 22'Cards: Henco Venter  26' to 36' Aranos Coetzee 63' to 73'
|
Attendance: 14,448 Referee: Andrew Brace |
| 9 September 2017 | Munster
|
51–18 | Cheetahs | Thomond Park, Limerick | ||
| 17:15 | Try: Tommy O'Donnell 6' Alex Wootton 19', 34', 54', 60' Jean Kleyn 48' Chris Farrell 50' Simon Zebo 71'Con: Ian Keatley 7', 20', 50', 61'Pen: Ian Keatley 3'Cards: Jaco Taute 6' to 16'
|
Report[35] | Try: William Small-Smith 41' Henco Venter 80'Con: Robbie Petzer 80'Pen: Robbie Petzer 15', 24'
|
Attendance: 15,144 Referee: Ben Whitehouse |
| 16 September 2017 | Cheetahs | 54–39 | Zebre
|
Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein | ||
| 19:30 | Try: Makazole Mapimpi 18', 44' William Small-Smith 27' Luther Obi 31' Torsten van Jaarsveld 51', 59' Tian Meyer 66' Sergeal Petersen 72'Con: Ernst Stapelberg 28', 32', 46', 52', 60', 67', 73'
|
Report[36] | Try: George Biagi 15' Johan Meyer 36' Mattia Bellini 56' Failaga Afamasaga 63' Giulio Bisegni 78'Con: Carlo Canna 37' Marcello Violi 57', 64' Guglielmo Palazzani 79'Pen: Carlo Canna 2', 9'Cards: Dave Sisi 25' to 35' George Biagi 50' to 60'
|
Attendance: 13,982 Referee: Andrew Brace |
| 22 September 2017 | Cheetahs | 38–19 | Leinster
|
Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein | ||
| 20:00 | Try: William Small-Smith 36' Torsten van Jaarsveld 43' Ox Nché 55' Luther Obi 80'Con: Ernst Stapelberg 37', 56', 80'Pen: Ernst Stapelberg 1', 9', 19', 25'
|
Report[37] | Try: Barry Daly 5', 59', 72' Con: Ross Byrne 60', 73'Cards: James Tracy 43' to 53'
|
Attendance: 6,980 Referee: Mike Adamson |
| 29 September 2017 | Cheetahs | 44–25 | Ospreys
|
Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein | ||
| 17:00 | Try: Torsten van Jaarsveld 7', 18' Makazole Mapimpi 39', 69' Paul Schoeman 56' Francois Venter 80'Con: Ernst Stapelberg 19', 40', 57' William Small-Smith 80'Pen: Ernst Stapelberg 10', 50'Cards: Torsten van Jaarsveld 63' to 73'
|
Report[38] | Try: Rhys Webb 23' Kieron Fonotia 31' Dan Evans 72'Con: Dan Biggar 24', 32'Pen: Dan Biggar 38', 47'
|
Attendance: 4,589 Referee: Frank Murphy |
| 6 October 2017 | Cheetahs | 26–29 | Glasgow Warriors
|
Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein | ||
| 20:35 | Try: Sergeal Petersen 11' Rosko Specman 39'Con: Ernst Stapelberg 12', 40'Pen: Ernst Stapelberg 28', 57', 65', 75'
|
Report[39] | Try: Callum Gibbins 32', 52' Henry Pyrgos 69' Rob Harley 76'Con: Finn Russell 33', 54', 70'Pen: Finn Russell 2'
|
Attendance: 5,964 Referee: George Clancy |
| 28 October 2017 | Zebre
|
23–24 | Cheetahs | Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma | ||
| 20:00 | Try: Matteo Minozzi 17' Oliviero Fabiani 53'Con: Carlo Canna 18', 54'Pen: Carlo Canna 9', 14', 27'
|
Report[40] | Try: Makazole Mapimpi 6', 58' Con: Fred Zeilinga 60'Pen: Ernst Stapelberg 3', 44', 49' Fred Zeilinga 80'Cards: Aranos Coetzee 52' to 62'
|
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Dan Jones |
| 4 November 2017 | Connacht
|
23–15 | Cheetahs | Galway Sportsgrounds, Galway | ||
| 19:35 | Try: Niyi Adeolokun 12' Tom McCartney 48'Con: Craig Ronaldson 13' Jack Carty 49'Pen: Craig Ronaldson 5', 29' Steve Crosbie 73'
|
Report[41] | Try: Shaun Venter 67' Makazole Mapimpi 75'Con: Fred Zeilinga 76'Pen: Ernst Stapelberg 40'
|
Attendance: 6,012 Referee: Frank Murphy |
| 24 November 2017 | Cheetahs | 33–13 | Edinburgh
|
Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein | ||
| 19:30 | Try: Craig Barry 26' Rynier Bernardo 36' Junior Pokomela 59' Makazole Mapimpi 73' Tian Meyer 80'Con: Fred Zeilinga 27', 37', 60', 80'
|
Report[42] | Try: Sam Hidalgo-Clyne 47' Con: Sam Hidalgo-Clyne 47'Pen: Sam Hidalgo-Clyne 43', 49'
|
Attendance: 3,648 Referee: Quinton Immelman |
| 2 December 2017 | Cheetahs | 28–21 | Scarlets
|
Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein | ||
| 19:35 | Try: William Small-Smith 24' Craig Barry 58', 67'Con: Fred Zeilinga 25', 59'Pen: Fred Zeilinga 6', 15', 34'
|
Report[43] | Try: James Davies 36' Ioan Nicholas 62'Con: Dan Jones 62'Pen: Dan Jones 4', 18' Tom Prydie 75'
|
Attendance: 3,457 Referee: Quinton Immelman |
| 6 January 2018 | Benetton
|
27–21 | Cheetahs | Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso | ||
| 14:15 | Try: Monty Ioane 38' Hame Faiva 58', 67' Federico Ruzza 62'Con: Marty Banks 62', 69'Pen: Marty Banks 44'
|
Report[44] | Try: Oupa Mohojé 45', 77' Con: Fred Zeilinga 47'Pen: Fred Zeilinga 8', 17', 31'Cards: Torsten van Jaarsveld 54' to 64' Shaun Venter 54' to 64'
|
Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Frank Murphy |
| 13 January 2018 | Southern Kings | 21–45 | Cheetahs | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth | ||
| 17:00 | Try: Yaw Penxe 7' Eital Bredenkamp 52' penalty try 70'Con: Oliver Zono 9', 53'
|
Report[45] | Try: Clayton Blommetjies 5' Nico Lee 19', 42', 73' Shaun Venter 31' Jacques du Toit 76'Con: Fred Zeilinga 6', 20', 32', 43', 74', 77'Pen: Fred Zeilinga 13'Cards: Justin Basson 52' to 62' Charles Marais 69' to 79' Junior Pokomela 70' to 80'
|
Attendance: 6,711 Referee: Stuart Berry |
| 20 January 2018 | Cheetahs | 45–24 | Southern Kings | Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein | ||
| 17:00 | Try: Nico Lee 19', 34' Uzair Cassiem 25' Ox Nché 44' Makazole Mapimpi 48' Shaun Venter 52'Con: Fred Zeilinga 21', 26', 34', 45', 49', 53'Pen: Fred Zeilinga 3'Cards: Craig Barry 46' to 56'
|
Report[46] | Try: Luzuko Vulindlu 10' Schalk Ferreira 31' Tienie Burger 72'Con: Ntabeni Dukisa 11', 32' Benhard Janse van Rensburg 72'Pen: Ntabeni Dukisa 36'
|
Attendance: 5,522 Referee: Quinton Immelman |
| 10 February 2018 | Cardiff Blues
|
25–20 | Cheetahs | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | ||
| 19:35 | Try: Rey Lee-Lo 17' Ellis Jenkins 24' Nick Williams 53'Con: Jarrod Evans 18', 54'Pen: Jarrod Evans 36', 69'
|
Report[47] | Try: Ox Nché 4' Uzair Cassiem 56'Con: Fred Zeilinga 4', 57'Pen: Fred Zeilinga 14', 44'Cards: Rynier Bernardo 23' to 33'
|
Attendance: 4,703 Referee: Ian Davies |
| 16 February 2018 | Glasgow Warriors
|
37–23 | Cheetahs | Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow | ||
| 19:35 | Try: Nikola Matawalu 12' Ruaridh Jackson 19' Siua Halanukonuka 50' George Horne 57' Henry Pyrgos 68'Con: Adam Hastings 13', 58', 69'Pen: Adam Hastings 34', 67'
|
Report[48] | Try: Malcolm Jaer 8' Clayton Blommetjies 63'Con: Niel Marais 9', 64'Pen: Niel Marais 40', 45', 53'Cards: Francois Venter 80'
|
Attendance: 7,351 Referee: George Clancy |
| 24 February 2018 | Ospreys
|
27–26 | Cheetahs | Liberty Stadium, Swansea | ||
| 17:30 | Try: Ashley Beck 42' Sam Cross 53' Ifan Phillips 78'Con: Sam Davies 43', 54', 79'Pen: Sam Davies 40', 68'
|
Report[49] | Try: Torsten van Jaarsveld 9' Reniel Hugo 14' Nico Lee 45' Craig Barry 56'Con: Niel Marais 15', 47', 56'
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Attendance: 3,842 Referee: Ben Whitehouse |
| 3 March 2018 | Cheetahs | 26–25 | Connacht
|
Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein | ||
| 17:35 | Try: Uzair Cassiem 3' Rabz Maxwane 60'Con: Niel Marais 4', 61'Pen: Niel Marais 9', 17', 24', 79'
|
Report[50] | Try: Matt Healy 14', 20' Eoin Griffin 57'Con: Jack Carty 15', 58'Pen: Jack Carty 38', 42'
|
Attendance: 6,095 Referee: Stuart Berry |
| 24 March 2018 | Dragons
|
17–29 | Cheetahs | Rodney Parade, Newport | ||
| 19:35 | Try: Ashton Hewitt 11' Elliot Dee 70'Con: Arwel Robson 13', 71'Drop: Arwel Robson 27'
|
Report[51] | Try: Rabz Maxwane 41', 61' Fred Zeilinga 48' Clayton Blommetjies 72'Con: Niel Marais 41', 49' Fred Zeilinga 73'Pen: Niel Marais 18'
|
Attendance: 4,406 Referee: Nigel Owens |
| 7 April 2018 | Cheetahs | 29–27 | Cardiff Blues
|
Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein | ||
| 14:00 | Try: Rabz Maxwane 13', 38' Francois Venter 23' penalty try 80'Con: Niel Marais 25', 40'Pen: Niel Marais 6'Cards: Clayton Blommetjies 18' to 28'
|
Report[52] | Try: Owen Lane 48' Willis Halaholo 58' Rey Lee-Lo 67'Con: Steven Shingler 49', 59', 68'Pen: Gareth Anscombe 2', 20'Cards: Owen Lane 35' to 45' Alex Cuthbert 77' Brad Thyer 80'
|
Attendance: 5,269 Referee: Mike Adamson |
| 13 April 2018 | Cheetahs | 17–19 | Munster
|
Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein | ||
| 18:35 | Try: Clayton Blommetjies 10' Tian Meyer 28'Con: Johan Goosen 11', 29'Pen: Johan Goosen 39'
|
Report[53] | Try: Conor Murray 36' Con: JJ Hanrahan 36'Pen: JJ Hanrahan 44', 52', 61' Conor Murray 65'Cards: Simon Zebo 17' to 27'
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Attendance: 6,869 Referee: Mike Adamson |
| 28 April 2018 | Southern Kings | 20–29 | Cheetahs | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth | ||
| 15:00 | Try: Ntabeni Dukisa 4' Harlon Klaasen 42'Con: Masixole Banda 5', 43'Pen: Masixole Banda 14', 22'
|
Report[54] | Try: Paul Schoeman 18' Niel Marais 28' Uzair Cassiem 39' Francois Venter 52'Con: Niel Marais 19', 40', 53'Pen: Niel Marais 2'
|
Attendance: 4,179 Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni |
| Quarterfinal | 5 March 2018 | Scarlets
|
43–8 | Cheetahs | Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli | |
| 18:35 | Try: Steff Evans 5', 36' Leigh Halfpenny 16' Tom Prydie 44' James Davies 54' Jonathan Evans 60'Con: Leigh Halfpenny 6', 17' Rhys Patchell 37', 44', 56'Pen: Leigh Halfpenny 15'Cards: Rhys Patchell 80'
|
Report | Try: Clayton Blommetjies 75' Pen: Johan Goosen 21'
|
Attendance: 7,105 Referee: George Clancy |
Player statistics
[edit]The Pro14 appearance record for players that represented the Cheetahs in 2017–18 is as follows:
| 2017–18 Cheetahs player statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player name | ULS | MUN | ZEB | LEI | OSP | GLA | ZEB | CON | EDI | SCA | BEN | KIN | KIN | CAR | GLA | OSP | CON | DRA | CAR | MUN | KIN | SCA | App | Try | Con | Pen | DG | Pts | |
| Charles Marais | 1 | 1 | 17  |
1 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
17
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
17 |
17 |
1 | 1 | 17 |
17 |
17 |
17
|
20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jacques du Toit | 2 | 2 | 16 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
16 | 16 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
2 | 16 | 16 |
16
|
16 |
16 |
16 |
16 | 16 |
16
|
18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| Aranos Coetzee | 3 | 3 | 18 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 18 |
3 | 3 | 18 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Justin Basson | 4 | 20 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Reniel Hugo | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19
|
21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| Paul Schoeman | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 20 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| Henco Venter | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
6 | 20 |
6 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
20
|
17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||||
| Niell Jordaan | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Shaun Venter | 9 | 9 | 9 | 21 |
21 |
21 |
21 |
22
|
9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |||||||
| Clayton Blommetjies | 10 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| Makazole Mapimpi | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | ||||||||||
| Ali Mgijima | 12 | 22 |
23
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| William Small-Smith | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26 | ||||||||
| Rosko Specman | 14 | 14 | 23 |
14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sergeal Petersen | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| Torsten van Jaarsveld | 16 |
16 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Ox Nché | 17 |
17 |
1 | 17 |
17 |
17 |
1 | 1 | 17 |
17 |
17 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
17
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |
| Tom Botha | 18 |
18 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 18
|
18 |
18 |
18 |
3 | 18 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
18
|
20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Rynier Bernardo | 19 |
4 | 19 |
19 |
19 |
19 |
4 | 20
|
7 | 7 | 19 |
19 |
19 |
5 | 19
|
19 |
19 |
19 |
19 |
5 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||
| Gerhard Olivier | 20 |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tian Meyer | 21 |
21 |
21 |
9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 21 |
21 |
21 |
9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |||||||
| Cecil Afrika | 22 |
23 |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Rayno Benjamin | 23 |
23 |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Robbie Petzer | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Francois Venter (c) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |||||||
| Armandt Koster | 19 |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Junior Pokomela | 8 | 20 |
20 | 20 |
7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 20 |
20 |
20 |
10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Ernst Stapelberg | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
| Luther Obi | 14 | 23 |
23 |
14 | 14 | 23 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |||||||||||||||
| Chris Dry | 20 |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nico Lee | 22 |
22 |
22 | 22 |
23 |
12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| Oupa Mohojé | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 20
|
20 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |||||||
| Raymond Rhule | 14 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Carl Wegner | 19 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 |
19 |
19 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Jasper Wiese | 20 | 7 | 19 |
19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Fred Zeilinga | 22 |
15 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 22 |
22
|
22 | 10 | 22 |
12 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 86 | ||||||||||
| Tertius Kruger | 13 | 22 |
22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Joseph Dweba | 16 | 16 |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Dennis Visser | 19
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zee Mkhabela | 21 | 21 |
22 |
22 |
21 |
21 |
21
|
9 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
21
|
9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Daniel Maartens | 20 |
20 |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Craig Barry | 23 |
14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | ||||||||||||||
| Rabz Maxwane | 23 |
11 | 23 |
11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | |||||||||||||||
| Uzair Cassiem | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |||||||||||
| Niel Marais | 22 |
12 | 12 | 22 |
10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 63 | |||||||||||
| AJ Coertzen | 23 |
23 |
23 |
23 |
23 |
23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Clinton Swart | 21 |
22 |
12 | 22 |
12 | 22
|
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Malcolm Jaer | 23 |
11 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Luan de Bruin | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Erich de Jager | 18 | 17 |
17 |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Johan Goosen | 10 | 22 |
10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Lloyd Greeff | 23 |
23
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| penalty try | – | 1 | – | – | – | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 22 | 76 | 59 | 39 | 0 | 617 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(c) denotes the team captain. For each match, the player's squad number is shown. Starting players are numbered 1 to 15, while the replacements are numbered 16 to 23. If a replacement made an appearance in the match, it is indicated by . "App" refers to the number of appearances made by the player, "Try" to the number of tries scored by the player, "Con" to the number of conversions kicked, "Pen" to the number of penalties kicked, "DG" to the number of drop goals kicked and "Pts" refer to the total number of points scored by the player.
- Ryno Eksteen, Elandré Huggett, Günther Janse van Vuuren, Johan Kotze, Hilton Lobberts, JP Smith, Ruan van Rensburg, Reinach Venter, Ntokozo Vidima and Lihleli Xoli did not make any appearances.
See also
[edit]References
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