Currie Cup: Free State Cheetahs - Golden Lions (01-10-2011)

[TRF_Ezequiel]

Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein (01-10-2011, 15:00)

Referee: Marius Jonker
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Can the MTN Golden Lions stifle the Toyota Free State Cheetahs’ winning streak when the two teams meet in a crunch Absa Currie Cup match at the Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein?

This question will be answered on Saturday afternoon, but to say the Golden Lions will be approaching the Free State capital with caution would be an understatement.

The Free Staters have been in scintillating form lately. After their home draw against the Blue Bulls three weeks ago, they have smashed the Sharks (53-32) in Bloemfontein and DHL Western Province (34-20) in Cape Town, scoring a combined total of nine tries against last year’s Absa Currie Cup finalists.

The last time the Golden Lions won an Absa Currie Cup match in Bloemfontein, was more than six years ago, on 10 September 2005, when they beat the eventual champions by 31-20.

And while the Cheetahs have proven their try-scoring ability in the last two weeks, the Golden Lions will have to be at their defensive best in Bloemfontein on Saturday. John Mitchell, coach of the team from Gauteng, said they will not try something new against Free State.

"Nothing really changes as we always work hard on our defence. We work a lot on organisation and look at trends of the opposition, but you also have to allow for the element of surprise," Mitchell said.

"Having said that, the Cheetahs are pretty predictable and we know what to expect. We are just going to have to lift our intensity and we have to become more accurate. I’d like to think that we got a good education from the defeat to the Blue Bulls (last weekend) and that we’ve learnt from that."

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[TR][TD] Free State Cheetahs [/TD][TD] [/TD][TD] Golden Lions [/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD] [/TD][TD] 15 [/TD][TD] [/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD] [/TD][TD] 14 [/TD][TD] [/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD] [/TD][TD] 13 [/TD][TD] [/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD] [/TD][TD] 12 [/TD][TD] [/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD] [/TD][TD] 11 [/TD][TD] [/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD] [/TD][TD] 10 [/TD][TD] [/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD] [/TD][TD] 9 [/TD][TD] [/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD] [/TD][TD] 8 [/TD][TD] [/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD] [/TD][TD] 7 [/TD][TD] [/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD] [/TD][TD] 6 [/TD][TD] [/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD] [/TD][TD] 5 [/TD][TD] [/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD] [/TD][TD] 4 [/TD][TD] [/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD] [/TD][TD] 3 [/TD][TD] [/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD] [/TD][TD] 2 [/TD][TD] [/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD] [/TD][TD] 1 [/TD][TD] [/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD] [/TD][TD] [/TD][TD] [/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD] [/TD][TD] 16 [/TD][TD] [/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD] [/TD][TD] 17 [/TD][TD] [/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD] [/TD][TD] 18 [/TD][TD] [/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD] [/TD][TD] 19 [/TD][TD] [/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD] [/TD][TD] 20 [/TD][TD] [/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD] [/TD][TD] 21 [/TD][TD] [/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD] [/TD][TD] 22 [/TD][TD] [/TD][/TR]
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[Seaton]

Vrystaat! Vrystaar! Vrystaat!

Jy SAL dis wedstryd wen, vir die Haaie en jouselfde, maar jy sal NIE 'n BP kry nie, en die Leeu moenie 'n BP kry nie.

Alhoewel, ek dink dis sal 'n klein ( ek weet nie die word vir 'close' of 'tight') wedstryd wees, maar ek dink die manne van Bloemfontein sal wen, want hulle het som baie goed rugby speel in die gelede weke.

Vrystaat Vir Die Wen!

 

[Seaton]

The hippies were right, global warming is affecting us NOW.




Its raining in Bloemfontein the second time this year!

Seriously, the Cheetahs played some sublime stuff in the first half, second has been a much more even contest.

Cheetahs leading 25-18, 4 minutes left but have had a player yellow carded.