URC chief slams door shut on Cheetahs
Vodacom United Rugby Championship CEO Martin Anayi has dismissed the talk that a possible ‘B-division’ for the competition including the Cheetahs could be formed next season.
Vodacom United Rugby Championship CEO Martin Anayi has dismissed the talk that a possible ‘B-division’ for the competition including the Cheetahs could be formed next season.
Scarra Ntubeni has been ruled out for an extended period and the Stormers have scrambled to secure a replacement hooker as they prepare for a visit from league leaders Leinster. DYLAN JACK reports.
Reports from Wales suggest that talk of the Cheetahs being included in a Vodacom United Rugby Championship Shield are ‘wide of the mark’ and there are no immediate plans for expansion.
The Cheetahs are set to hear at the end of the month whether they will be involved in a ‘B-division’ of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship.
In a video shared by Rassie Erasmus, Springbok veteran Frans Steyn delighted a few fans by popping over for a quick beer after the Cheetahs’ Currie Cup win against Western Province in Cape Town on Friday.
The Cheetahs improved to 7-0 in the Currie Cup, overcoming a 14-point deficit against Western Province to clinch a bonus-point victory at Cape Town Stadium on Friday.
The Free State Cheetahs scored 21 unanswered points in the second-half to clinch the bonus-point in a Currie Cup win against Western Province in Cape Town on Friday.
Follow the live action as Western Province host the Cheetahs in a Currie Cup clash in Cape Town.
Western Province head coach Jerome Paarwater has made just one change to the starting lineup to face the Cheetahs in a Currie Cup clash in Cape Town on Friday.
Super Rugby giants, the Crusaders could be making a trip to Bloemfontein later in the year to compete against the Cheetahs in the Toyota Challenge.