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CHEETAHS VS 1 DECEMBER1 SEP 14:00 • 17:00 BLOEMFONTEIN CONTENTS CHEETAHS TOYOTA CHEETAHS EDITORIAL TEAM Guinness PRO14 Welcome Message Ronel Pienaar Kobus le Roux Toyota Sponsor’s Message Chantelle du Plessis Free State Rugby Union Message ADVERTISING AND SUITES Wilna Jurack Free State Cheetahs (Pty) Ltd Message 084 854 4492 Toyota Cheetahs Player Profiles PHOTOGRAPHY Johan Pretorius Toyota Cheetahs vs Connacht TOYOTA CHEETAHS Guinness PRO14 Fixtures & Results MARKETING MANAGER Kobus le Roux COPYRIGHT The official Cheetahs programme is compiled by Yskoud.com under license from Cheetahs (Pty) Ltd. All registered trademarks remain the property of Cheetahs and are used with Cheetahs permission. The views expressed in this programme are not necessarily those of Yskoud.com or Cheetahs. All right reserved. No part of this programme may be reproduced in any form, without the prior arrangement of the Cheetahs. CheetahsRugby www.facebook.com/CheetahsRugby @CheetahsRugby www.fscheetahs.co.za The arrival of Round 10 means we are almost at the half-way point of the regular season and teams right across the Guinness PRO14 still have so much to play for. The introduction of the Conference format was a necessity when we expanded into South Africa, but one of the knock-on benefits was the expansion of the Guinness PRO14 Final Series which means that more teams have more to play for. In Conference A right now, everyone from Munster down to Cardi Blues will feel confident they can join Glasgow Warriors in reaching the knock-out stages. It’s been another terrific start to the season for the Warriors under Dave Rennie who has his entire squad playing o the same hymn sheet. During the international window Rennie’s men have returned two bonus-point victories which speaks to the calibre of their squad and the quality of young players coming through. It’s a mirror image in Conference B with Leinster setting the pace and also picking up maximum points in the past month. Scarlets, Ulster, Edinburgh and Benetton Rugby are battling for what looks like two Final Series berths which puts so much emphasis on this weekend before we head into the Festive derby matches. An indication of the improvement of the Championship this season can be seen in the competitiveness of the teams lower down in the Conference tables. Teams outside of the top three in each conference have an average of 17.5 points which compares to only 14 points after Round 9 and that’s really pleasing especially with every side having managed at least one victory. On the international front, it would be remiss of me not to congratulate our teams and players on an incredible November. Firstly, Ireland after beating the All Blacks have now been named World Rugby Team of the Year, thanks in part to their Coach of the Year Joe Schmidt and Player of the Year, Leinster’s Johnny Sexton. That’s a sensational achievement for everyone involved and great to know that all of those players ply their trade in the Guinness PRO14. Ireland, Scotland and Wales also combined to win seven of eight fixtures against top-tier Southern-Hemisphere opposition (South Africa, Australia, New Zealand & Argentina) with nine players from the Championship also making their Test debuts. As for this weekend, we have games taking place in Ireland, Scotland and Wales with Connacht and Benetton Rugby finishing up their two-match tours in South Africa. The Toyota Cheetahs and Isuzu Southern Kings will enter their mid-season break after this weekend and get back to action in January, so they will be eager to sign-o on a winning note. Right now the excitement and warm-weather atmosphere of the Guinness PRO14 Final might seem a long way away, but every team in the tournament is dreaming of winning the trophy at Celtic Park on May 25. However, without even making a tackle you can guarantee your place by going direct to bit.ly/glasgow2019 to get your tickets. In the last week we have seen a huge number of you take advantage of our Black Friday and Cyber Monday oers so make sure to our ocial accounts on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter for future oers. Enjoiy the game, Martin Anayi Chief Executive Ocer KAARTJIES AANLYN BESKIKBAAR - www.fscheetahs.co.za TOYOTA SPONSOR’S MESSAGE Welcome to today’s Currie Cup match at proud partner of the Toyota Free State the Toyota Stadium. Cheetahs. The Toyota Free State Cheetahs have a To the opposition – welcome to Toyota very proud, rich and successful history in Stadium. The talking will be done on the the oldest domestic rugby competition in field and will certainly prove to be tough, the world. thrilling and remind rugby lovers why they love the game so much. During the Super Sport Rugby Challenge, Daan Human and his technical staff did Lastly, and most importantly, to the loyal some remarkable work to lead the Toyota fans who come out and support the boys, Free State XV all the way to the semi-finals no matter what, thank you for the unwav- of the competition, and in the process ering support you show the Toyota Free unearthed some promising talent. This State Cheetahs. You are what it is all has given Franco Smith a fantastic about and it is you that the players want to platform to launch the Currie Cup make proud. Thank you again for campaign and the Toyota Free State supporting our boys! Cheetahs will no doubt hit the ground running. Enjoy the match. The Toyota Free State Cheetahs welcome many new players to their ranks, and this brings a good mix of experience, youth and flair. To Franco Smith, the rest of the coaching staff and the team, we stand alongside you and look forward to writing the next chapter of proudly Toyota Free State Cheetahs rugby with you. We know that Andrew Kirby the “never say die” attitude will be on President and CEO display again this season and that you of Toyota South Africa and the players will make everyone proud. We look forward to the Currie Cup Com- petition and will continue to show the support we have provided over the past few years as not only a sponsor, but as a FREE STATE RUGBY UNION MESSAGE CHEETAHS It is a privilege for me as President of day and especially the camaraderie of the Free State Rugby Union to rugby friends. welcome everyone at this afternoon’s Guinness PRO14 in Toyota Stadium. I would like to take this opportunity to We wish our team, the Toyota wish everyone very blessed festive Cheetahs well with the encounter season and a prosperous 2019. against Connacht. I would like to extend a warm word of welcome to our opponents from Your Sincerely Galway in Ireland. We hope that you’ve enjoyed the stay in the City of Roses. Today we welcome you, our loyal supporters and also thank you for your wonderful support throughout Jerry Segwaba the year. Your support encourages the President team and motivates them to reach bigger heights. May you all enjoy this ARANOS COETZEE FREE STATE CHEETAHS (PTY) LTD MESSAGE CHEETAHS It is a great privilege for me as chairman truly appreciate your loyalty, support and of Toyota Cheetahs to welcome each and constant encouragement. every one at the Guinness PRO14 match this afternoon in Toyota Stadium. We wish everyone a blessed festive season and a prosperous New Year. Drive A special word of welcome to our safely, relax and enjoy the festive season. opponents, Connacht, all the way from We hope to see you again in 2019 for Ireland. another exciting season of proudly Cheetah running rugby. We wish Franco Smith and his Toyota Cheetah team well and trust that they will play exciting, running, winning rugby that will be attracting supporters in great numbers. At this stage I also would like to express a very sincere word of thanks to Toyota for their involvement in the Cheetah family. Ryno Opperman Thank you to all our loyal sponsors who Chairman have been with us through thick and thin. I would also like to thank all our supporters who stood by us this year. We NICO LEE TOYOTA CHEETAHS PLAYER PROFILES CHEETAHS 1 12 13 PROP HOOKER PROP 105 kg 108kg 118 kg 1.75 m 1.75 m 1.87 m 31 caps 10 caps 6 caps OX NCHE JOSEPH DWEBA ERICH DE JAGER 14 15 16 LOCK LOCK FLANK 109 kg 115 kg 105 kg 1.97 m 2.09 m 1.87 m 2 caps 8 caps 20 caps SINTU MANJEZI JP DU PREEZ JUNIOR POKOMELA 17 18 19 FLANK NO. 8 SCRUMHALF 108 kg 105 kg 88 kg 1.94 m 1.89 m 1.84 m 4 caps 9 caps 25 caps ABONGILE NONKONTWANA GERHARD OLIVIER SHAUN VENTER (c) 101 111 121 FLYHALF WING CENTRE 98 kg 80 kg 93 kg 1.89 m 1.74 m 1.80 m 6 caps Debut 22 caps LOUIS FOUCHE DARREN ADONIS NICO LEE TOYOTA CHEETAHS PLAYER PROFILES CHEETAHS 131 141 151 CENTRE WING FULLBACK 94 kg 81 kg 72 kg 1.84 m 1.73 m 1.74 m 24 caps 3 caps 9 caps WILLIAM SMALL-SMITH RHYNO SMITH MALCOLM JAER 161 171 181 RESERVE RESERVE RESERVE 111 kg 120 kg 120 kg 1.90 m 1.91 m 1.86 m 2 caps 29 caps 31 caps MARNUS VAN DER MERWE CHARLES MARAIS ARANOS COETZEE 191 201 211 RESERVE RESERVE RESERVE 120 kg 92 kg 77 kg 2.00 m 1.80 m 1.69 m 20 cap 6 caps 1 cap JUSTIN BASSON DANIEL MAARTENS RUDY PAIGE 221 231 RESERVE RESERVE 89 kg 88 kg 1.82 m 1.85 m 9 caps 9 caps LOUIS FOUCHE BENHARD JANSE VAN RENSBURG CHEETAHS Ox Nche 1 Denis Buckley Joseph Dweba 2 Tom McCartney Erich de Jager 3 Conor Carey Sintu Manjezi 4 Ultan Dillane JP du Preez 5 Gavin Thornbury Junior Pokomela 6 Paul Boyle Abongile Nonkontwana 7 Jarrad Butler (c) Gerhard Olivier 8 Robin Copeland Shaun Venter (c) 9 Caolin Blade Louis Fouche 10 Jack Carty Darren Adonis 11 Matt Healy Nico Lee 12 Tom Farrell William Small-Smith 13 Kyle Godwin Rhyno Smith 14 Niyi Adeolokun Malcolm Jaer 15 Tiernan O’Halloran Marnus van der Merwe 16 Shane Delahunt Charles Marais 17 Peter McCabe