Bloem boys break the mould

Bloem boys break the mould

23 Mar 2006

The Cheetahs don’t play like an average South African Vodacom Super 14 side, according to Reds coach Jeff Miller.

The Reds, who are without Elton Flatley (retired) and Chris Latham (injured), have been one of the whipping boys of the Super 14 this season, and are expected to struggle on Friday night against a Cheetahs side coming off the back of two successive wins.

Miller said the Free Staters had adopted a different approach to the game, which made them very competitive.

“They’re a little bit different to the traditional South African side in defence,” he said. “They defend more like an Australian team and they’ve got a very good defensive structure and they’re quite disciplined with their defence. They’re one of the better South African teams.”

Miller has placed the squad on a restricted training programme in the early stages of the three-week tour to South Africa after a hectic travel schedule from Australia. The Reds were also confronted with another five-hour trek to Bloemfontein from Durban.

“Most of our time in South Africa has just been travel and recovery,” said the coach. “We’ve only trained twice for an hour each and really that hasn’t been very difficult.”


9 Comments

  • 1.Staal: Reply to this comment
    23 Mar 2006, 13:02 pm

    Reds gaan pakslae kry by die dragons

  • 2.CoffeeshopBok;-): Reply to this comment
    23 Mar 2006, 13:10 pm

    Man 3 wins on the trot will go down well.

    With the Cheetahs playing like this it’s a shame that they never seperated from the Lions earlier.

  • 3.wls: Reply to this comment
    23 Mar 2006, 13:58 pm

    Lets hope they get a 5 pointer out of this.
    would give them massive confidence going into the overseas leg.

  • 4.tokolosi: Reply to this comment
    23 Mar 2006, 14:22 pm

    Die Cheetahs is my span! Hulle is die beste!

  • 5.BlouBul: Reply to this comment
    23 Mar 2006, 14:50 pm

    reds gaan pers wees na die game……van al die kneusplekke

  • 6.louw3: Reply to this comment
    23 Mar 2006, 15:24 pm

    And to think before the S14 kicked off these aussie scum ******** voted the MIGHTY CHEETAHS most likley to come last, eat **** you antipodean pricks!

  • 7.wicked wugby wascal: Reply to this comment
    23 Mar 2006, 15:39 pm

    Being a bulls supporter, I wont give much away in admiration for other teams, but the Cheetahs play I can respect. They are not scared to sing it wide a few times and stretch defences. And they can catch! Recently the Sharks play too. Not so much the Bulls play last game tho’..

  • 8.YoMama: Reply to this comment
    23 Mar 2006, 16:01 pm

    I hate being the favourites. Too much to lose.

    Time to play De Waal, Ollie, Kruger, Oelshig et al and give the big boys a break before they venture on the away games. Personally, I think that putting the Shimlas out there would be better. No Cheetah injuries. No small match let downs. Just a bunch of buggers trying to prove their worth.

  • 9.Cubiczirconia: Reply to this comment
    23 Mar 2006, 16:56 pm

    As long as the Cheetahs win and don’t pick up injuries then the Saffa’s will be happy … however we all know how the Reds have an ability to pull even the lowest teams down to their level of play ;-)

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