Cheetahs vs Reds. Round 10, Sun 19 April

[Scoey]

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[Scoey]

Just in case anyone wanted to talk about this game. Not sure I do. Hopefully that changes by the week's end.

One talking point is the SOS sent to Capt. Angry to get him on a plane to Bloemfontein. We could see the glorious Simmons/Horwill lock pairing reunited once again.

Hopefully, Simmons gets in Kev's ear and lets him know that he just can't go around Horwilling people willy nilly. There is an art to doing dumb shit and it's something that he (Simmons) has been working at for ages.

Also, I'd be keen to find out what Frisby's status is. Hope he's not injured but would be ok with Taps or JOC (James O'Connor) being given another shot at 10. Actually, if Frisby is injured, do we have a back up 9 over there? Did I read that Tuttle plays 9?

 

[No4918]

Did everyone know Bloemfontein means "Fountain of Flowers"?

 

[Scoey]

It seems obvious now, but no I didn't!

 

[Sully]

Horwill didn't do anything that Stephen Moore hadn't done before. Maybe he's not sneaky enough.

 

[Scoey]

Horwill didn't do anything that Stephen Moore hadn't done TWICE before. Maybe he's not sneaky enough.

Fixed there Sully.

 

[Sully]

And I used sneaky by accident!

 

[Tangawizi]

Reds can definitely win this match. Whether or not they do remains to be seen but if they play even close to their potential they should win it.

I'm kind of hoping the media starts bagging Genia out saying he's going shit as he seems to really fire up when that happens. And bag out any other Red they feel needs a rev up. Which is realistically most of them.

Was Cheetahs first win after 6 losses last weekend. Haven't we lost 6 on the trot now so we must be due....

Their defense is even leakier than ours. Just hoping O'Connor is back and we play our first 20 minutes more like we did v the Rebels than against the Bulls. And Stuart Berry isn't the ref.

 

[Happy]

This in today's Australian, at the bottom of an article on the Smith twins:
"Wallabies hooker Saia Fainga’a and centre Ben Tapuai have been sent home from South Africa after being ruled out of Saturday’s game with the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein. The Reds have sufficient back reserves to not require a replacement for Tapuai but have called over their third-string hooker Andrew Ready as back-up to James Hanson. If he plays against the Cheetahs, he will be the Reds’ 14th debutant this season."

 

[Tangawizi]

Far out. At least they havent sent Frisby & O'Connor home so maybe they'll be right to play.

 

[RugbyReg]

Yikes.

Congrats to Andrew Ready. Deserves it.

Likely to be much the same team as last week right?

15 Hunt
14 CFS
13 Kerevi
12 Fainga'a
11 Turner
10 Frisby
9 Genia
8 Thomson
7 Gill
6 Browning
5 Simmons
4 Horwill
3 Holmes
2 Hanson
1 Slipper

16 Ready
17 Daley
18 Fagaase
19 Kotze
20 Murday
21 Korzcyk
22 Tuttle
23 Kuridrani

???

 

[Troy]

And I used sneaky by accident!

I think we should just call him Sneaky Squeaky from now on!

 

[Wilson]

Team looks about right, I'd rather see Kuridrani start than cfs though.

 

[PaarlBok]

Cheetahs v Reds @ Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
Saturday, April 18
Kick-Off19:10
RefereeJaco van Heerden
AR1Quinton Immelman
AR2Lourens van der Merwe
TMOShaun Veldsman

 

[Tangawizi]

Veldsman in the TMO box isn't good for the Reds.

Last week's BS awarding of the 2nd/3rd attempt try and of course knocking back 4 Reds tries in the corresponding fixture 2 years ago.

http://www.3news.co.nz/sport/video-...eds-super-rugby-2013-2013051907#axzz3QjItpoMb

 

[RugbyReg]

Toyota Cheetahs: Coenie van Wyk, Cornal Hendricks, Johann Sadie, Francois Venter, Raymond Rhule, Joe Pietersen, Sarel Pretorius; Willie Britz, Boom Prinsloo, Heinrich Brussow, Francois Uys (capt), Carl Wegner, Coenie Oosthuizen, Torsten van Jaarsveld, BG Uys.
Reserves: Stephan Coetzee, Danie Mienie, Maks van Dyk, Steven Sykes, Tienie Burger, Tian Meyer, Willie du Plessis, Ryno Benjamin.

More (deserved?) disrespect of the Reds:

Toyota Cheetahs coach Naka Drotske has given his Springbok fullback Willie le Roux a well-earned ras he made just one change to the team to face the Queensland Reds in their Vodacom Super Rugby match in Bloemfontein this weekend.

 

[Tomikin]

Team looks about right, I'd rather see Kuridrani start than cfs though.

I dont understand why Kuridrani got dropped for CFS.. CFS looks fat slow and uninterested, Kuridrani looks good and strong..

Dont get it

 

[No4918]

I was looking for another Bloemfontein fun fact but there aren't any. The most interesting thing about the place is the translation of the name to 'fountain of flowers'. The players have no excuses for being distracted at training this week. And come on, you saw the translation and thought it was pretty soft, don't deny it.

Reds by 2

 

[Baldric]

I was looking for another Bloemfontein fun fact but there aren't any.

They have a replica Eiffel Tower.
No, I dont know why.

 

[Troy]

I dont understand why Kuridrani got dropped for CFS.. CFS looks fat slow and uninterested, Kuridrani looks good and strong..

Dont get it

I though Kurindrani was injured and CFS came in for him. Not sure if he's still got a niggle but also think CFS has been doing ok on the wing.