21st Feb 2014 Ground: Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
Grant Hattingh: Comes into the starting XV for the Bulls
Round 2 Previews:
Cheetahs coach Naka Drotske has kept the faith in his starting XV for Friday’s Super Rugby clash against the Bulls in Bloemfontein.
The Cheetahs reached the play-offs last season, but their 2014 campaign got off to the worst possible start with a 2120 loss to the Lions.
However despite the shock defeat, Drotske has made just the one change to his match-day squad – with Hennie Daniller replacing Rayno Benjamin on the bench.
The Bulls also lost their opening game of the new season, going down to the Sharks in Durban.
And Bulls coach Frans Ludeke has made one change to his line-up, with Grant Hattingh preferred to Paul Willemse in the second row.
Flanker Deon Stegmann is sidelined with a groin strain so Jono Ross retains the No 6 jersey, while Piet van Zyl and Marcel van der Merwe are set to face their former team-mates for the first time since moving to the Bulls.
Cheetahs: 15 le Roux, 14 Hendricks, 13 Sadie, 12 Venter, 11 Rhule, 10 Goosen, 9 Venter, 1 Caylib Oosthuizen, 2 Strauss, 3 Coenie Oosthuizen, 4 de Jager, 5 Uys, 6 Prinsloo, 7 Labuschagne, 8 van der Walt.
Replacements: 16 Barnes, 17 Nyakane, 18 van Dyk, 19 Landman, 20 Cook, 21 Pretorius, 22 Watts, 23 Benjamin.
Bulls: 15 Visser, 14 Ndungane, 13 JJ Engelbrecht,12 Serfontein, 11 Basson, 10 Fouche, 9 Hougaard, 1 Greyling, 2 Visagie, 3 Kruger, 4 Grant Hattingh, 5 van der Merwe, 6 Ross, 7 du Plessis, 8 Spies (c).
Replacements: 16 Mbonambi, 17 Kirsten, 18 van der Merwe, 19 Victor Matfield, 20 J Engelbrecht, 21 van Zyl, 22 Pollard, 23 Beyers
Cheetahs v Bulls rugby stats
| Cheetahs | – Bulls |
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Games Played 12
Games Won 1
Games Lost 11
Games Drawn 0
Longest Winning Streak 1
Longest Losing Streak 11
Largest Points For 35
Largest Points Against 60
Largest Winning Margin 12
Largest Losing Margin (-40)
Total Points For 279
Avg Points For 23.25
Total Points Against 421
Avg Points Against 35.08
Total Points Difference (-142)
Avg Points Difference (-11.83)
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– 12 Games Played
– 11 Games Won
– 1 Games Lost
– 0 Games Drawn
– 11Longest Winning Streak
– 1 Longest Losing Streak
– 60 Largest Points For
– 35 Largest Points Against
– 40 Largest Winning Margin
– (-12) Largest Losing Margin
– 421Total Points For
– 35.08 Avg Points For
– 279 Total Points Against
– 23.25 Avg Points Against
– 142 Total Points Difference
– 11.83 Avg Points Difference
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Last match between Cheetahs and Bulls was on 01 Jun 2013
Cheetahs 25 v 30 Bulls
Recent Cheetahs vs Bulls Matches
| Date | Score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Jun 2013 | Cheetahs | 25 – 30 | Bulls | ||
| 13 Apr 2013 | Bulls | 26 – 20 | Cheetahs | ||
| 30 Jun 2012 | Bulls | 40 – 24 | Cheetahs | ||
| 03 Mar 2012 | Cheetahs | 19 – 51 | Bulls | ||
| 28 May 2011 | Bulls | 32 – 21 | Cheetahs |
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