Injuries rock Cheetahs
The Cheetahs’ semi-final victory against the Sharks was marred by injuries to three key players.
Flyhalf Willem de Waal, centre JW Jonker and wing Gavin Passons all left the field injured and could miss the final against the Bulls.
“They all have a 50/50 chance of playing next weekend,” said coach Rassie Erasmus. “Losing them today disrupted our backline quite a lot and that’s probably why we had such a tough second half.”
Erasmus has able replacements in Meyer Bosman, Gaffie du Toit and Eddie Fredericks, but will be hoping for as little disruption as possible to his starting XV.
The Cheetahs will meet the Bulls in a Currie Cup final for the third consecutive season, and Erasmus is expecting another brutal clash.
“The Bulls are firing at the right time and we won’t be able to relax against them [like we did in the second half today],” he said. “We haven’t really thought about what surprises we’ll have in store for them – the preparation will only start tomorrow [Sunday].”
Cheetahs captain Ollie le Roux said home ground advantage would play a major role next weekend.
“We’ll have a sea of orange flags here for the final, which will give us a huge boost,” he said. “It’s great to be in the final and we’re 80 minutes away from another Currie Cup title. This is what you play for … the chance to showcase your talents in a big game in front of the whole country.”
Meanwhile, Sharks captain Warren Britz was at a loss to explain his side’s eighth consecutive defeat to the Cheetahs.
“If I knew what was wrong, then we wouldn’t have lost today,” he said. “The Cheetahs are a very good, structured side. We were half asleep in the first half and to trail 24-0 was devastating.”
October 8th, 2006 at 8:30 pm
Jy se ons is die gunstelinge die Rapport reken nie so , en verskeie ander ook nie.
Hiers die rapport se menings peiling
Wie dink jy gaan vanjaar se wenners van die Curriebeker wees?
Blou Bulle 394 50%
Cheetahs 392 50%
Totale aantal stemme :786
October 8th, 2006 at 10:56 pm
Hmmm interesant, ek het supersport se peining gesien 53% Bb en 47% Cheetah’s, ek dink baie daarvan is omdat ander ondersteuners nou moet kant kies.
Ek is ‘n Cheetah, maar probeer altyd realisties wees, en ek hoop maar die Cheetah’s kan op hulle beste wees, want dit gaan ‘n gemotiveerde, en ‘n gedissiplineerde span vat om die Bulle te Klop
October 9th, 2006 at 4:22 am
EvaC, ek se mos altyd toets wat jy se met die beginsel, doen aan ander wat jy aan jou self gedoen wil he, in Rugby sal ek se, net so graag as wat ek wil wen so wil my teenstander. Dus so ook ek en jy.
Ek hoop die Bulle speel soos hulle die laaste klomp wedstryde speel en die ref blaas regverdig en daars geen beserings nie. Dan sal ek vol vertroue wees ons sal oorwin. Ons sal weer praat sterkte.
October 9th, 2006 at 7:43 am
Anyway, Simon is waaaaaay off, Rassie rocks the Freestate, from the roof nogal!
October 9th, 2006 at 7:44 am
His got the lights to proof it!
October 9th, 2006 at 8:14 am
Ek het so in vermoede dat die song “LIEFLING” geheime codes in het. So dit sal nogal mooi gaan met die disco ligte.
Vir Julle ander spanne … ja dis revenge vir die bulle want die cheatahs moes NOOIT gewen het nie .. alles te danke aan kaplan. JY kry partykeer dat die ref en touch judge die show wil steel net soos wat met sharks gebeer het. Dit was glad nie wonderlike rugby rugby nie.
Kom ouens eks in bul en ek se die sharks is uit die game gecheat ….. kyk weer mooi na daai driee. Voorentoe passes. Die sharks is span met minste geel of rooi kaarte …. daar saterdag was kaarte net uitgedeel.
October 9th, 2006 at 8:17 am
Ig, onthou asseblief ek het al lank gelêde al gevra vir die twee ou kaartjies.
Asseblief!!!
October 9th, 2006 at 8:21 am
Lol Staat, send me an email with Absa Currie Cup tickets as the subject line with a name and cell number and you will be in the draw !
Well done to the States and Bulls.
October 9th, 2006 at 9:20 am
jy is reg drunkmonkey,
fortuin en linston was swak gewees, wat my veral gepla het was die manier waarop fortuin met die sharks gepraat het, ala kaplan,
saru behoort op te tree teen refs wat so met spelers praat, dit is onaanvaarbaar
October 9th, 2006 at 9:27 am
Well done Bulle,
a very good performance and a nice game of rugby (apart from the suicidle errors from my team).
There is always next season.
October 9th, 2006 at 9:29 am
What a weekend and what a cruncher it will be on Saturday! To the Sharks sorry about story on Ackerman. He never did punch and it was a crucial time to be send off. Once AGAIN A PATHETIC decission. Vrystaat really performed well on the day. A cruncher indeed it will be on Saturday.
See Rassie is already starting his mind games with injuries etc. Clever but not clever enough.
October 9th, 2006 at 10:14 am
Not only were the officials in the game **** but the bloody cameramen were no better. Man are we on a downward spiral or what if that is the standard dished up in the semis of our premier competition.
October 9th, 2006 at 2:27 pm
Die TV wys altyd die REF se foute en die koerant skryf daaroor en Joost het ook altyd kommentaar daaroor en daar is altyd n GOEIE verduideliking deur een van die REF beamptes en niemand kan iets daaraan doen nie want die game is Saterdag al gespeel en die REF gaan sy tjek kry die einde van die maand en n helse klomp supporters is nog weke daarna die donner in. SO WHAT CHEERS, BRING MAAR NOG N BIER.
October 9th, 2006 at 5:24 pm
Where is Campussy Now?