Cheetahs tear into Kings
4 Feb 2011
The Southern Kings were given a reality check as they received a 45-17 drubbing from the Cheetahs in Port Elizabeth on Friday night.
There was a lot of hype after the Kings recorded an inspiring 23-7 victory against the Bulls second stringers at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium last Saturday. However, they were brought back down to earth as they were well beaten by the Cheetahs in a rain-affected game.
Cheetahs coach Naka Drotske fielded a strong line-up and they dominated from the outset, scoring six tries through centre Andries Strauss, prop WP Nel, hooker Ryno Barnes, skipper Juan Smith, flyhalf Naas Olivier and wing Philip Burger while Olivier slotted four conversions for a 38-10 lead at the break. Fullback SP Marais scored the Kings’ only five-pointer and flyhalf Monty Dumond kicked a conversion and penalty.
The Cheetahs struggled to replicate their attacking prowess in the second half as they only added one more try through scrumhalf Sarel Pretorius. The Kings grabbed a consolation score at the death as wing Norman Nelson scored an intercept try.
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5 Feb 2011, 12:29 pm
Oh yeah. Four of the Cheetahs’ boks weren’t played in this game either.
5 Feb 2011, 13:47 pm
@Katsesnor(Katsesnor)-45: Ha ha, and when was that??? As I recall the bulk of the Cats players were Cheetah players??
Only reason it was a stuff up, was because the Cheetahs were expected to play and train in Jhb, with maybe a token game in bloem, whilst the bulk of the team were Cheetah players. The last few yearsof the Cats disaster it was generally a Cheetah team playing in Cats jerseys…. man are these Lions supporters delusional. The last time the Lions amounted to anything was when S10 was an item!!!
The Cheetahs have been the dominant team of the two for the past 12 years…. Go check the stats, both CC and Super rugby!!
5 Feb 2011, 14:20 pm
@Katsesnor(Katsesnor)-45: In fact Katsesnor, the stats since the Cheetahs and Lions have been seperate entities the stats are in Super 14
2006 Cheetahs 10th and Lions 14th
2007 Cheetahs 11th and Lions 12th
2008 Cheetahs 13th and Lions 14th
2009 Cheetahs 14th and Lions 12th
2010 Cheetahs 10th and Lions 14th
Average Cheetahs 11.6th and Lions 13.2th
In CC rugby, the dominance is more profound. Cheetahs have made the semi finals 11/11 times vs the Lions 7/11, and progressed to the finals 5/11 times vs the Lions 2/11
2006 Cheetahs 1th and Lions 5th
2007 Cheetahs 1th and Lions 4th
2008 Cheetahs 3rd and Lions 4th
2009 Cheetahs 4th and Lions 6th
2010 Cheetahs 3rd and Lions 5th
I am sure the picture is clearer now of exactly where the Lions have been in the pecking order the last 5 years. Rather go compare your stats with the Southern Kings, who are your real threat for relegation!!!!
As happy as I am that the Lions are a force once more, please wind your necks in till the Lions do more than upset an occassional team!!
Go Cheetahs
5 Feb 2011, 14:47 pm
Cheetahs losing so many games when Grey College spits out so many bought players is comical
5 Feb 2011, 14:51 pm
The two wooden spoon kings clawing one another’s eyes out.
5 Feb 2011, 14:58 pm
@bangkok-bok(bangkok-bok)-54: Ha ha… Confucious says!!! man that walk through turnstile naked bangkok !!!
Lot of things in life is comical my friend… Like the Stormers having a multitude of Springboks for so many yeras and not winning squat is quite hilarious, then there is the much vaunted bokladen Sharks getting trounced by the new Lions team, and the Bulls losing to the Pumas…
Regardless, given the Cheetahs limited resources, they sure compete well, and over achieve comparitively speaking!!
Go Cheetahs!!
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