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Super 15: Cheetahs - Crusaders in Bloemfontein (14-05-2011)
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<blockquote data-quote="TRF_Ezequiel" data-source="post: 398695" data-attributes="member: 42683"><div style="text-align: center"><img src="http://www.therugbyforum.com/TeamBadgesAndLogos/TRF%20Style/TeamBadgesAndLogos/Super%20Rugby/Super%20Rugby.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></div> <div style="text-align: center"></div> <div style="text-align: center"><img src="http://www.therugbyforum.com/TeamBadgesAndLogos/TRF%20Style/TeamBadgesAndLogos/Super%20Rugby/Cheetahs.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="http://www.therugbyforum.com/TeamBadgesAndLogos/TRF%20Style/TeamBadgesAndLogos/Versus%20Super.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="http://www.therugbyforum.com/TeamBadgesAndLogos/TRF%20Style/TeamBadgesAndLogos/Super%20Rugby/Crusaders.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></div><p></p><p>When the Cheetahs travel overseas, it's an almost certain loss. This season they recorded their first ever win overseas, when beating the Waratahs 3-23 in Sydney. Can they do it again? we know by now that they can score tries. Sarel Pretorius has scored 8 so far and Riaan Viljoen scored a hat-trick last week when they beat the Lions. Sias Ebersohn at fly-half is also a very consistent kicker, having converted numerous tries this season. Their problem is in defense. Despite scoring 13 tries in the last 3 matches, they conceded 13 as well in those matches. Can they score another 4 tries against the Crusaders?</p><p></p><p>The Crusaders come off a win in Cape Town, but suffer from serious injuries. Israel Dagg and Sean Maitland being the latest additions to the infermory. Daniel Carter and Richie McCaw seem to have been declared fit to play, which is good news. The losses against the Blues and Highlanders seem to be isolated incidents, 2 months apart. Can they last another 2 months without a loss? Or will the Cheetahs cause an upset by beating the Canterbury side?</p><p></p><p>In recent years, the Cheetahs have only won once. In 2009, they managed to give the Saders a hard time, winning 20-13 in Bloemfontein. It was the first and only loss so far since the Cheetahs went solo in 2006. The only other match between the two in the Free State was in 2007, when the Crusaders won 28-49</p><p></p><p></p><p>2010 <strong>Crusaders</strong> 45-6 Cheetahs</p><p>2009 <strong>Cheetahs</strong> 20-13 Crusaders</p><p>2008 <strong>Crusaders</strong> 55-7 Cheetahs</p><p>2007 Cheetahs 28-49 <strong>Crusaders</strong></p><p>2006 <strong>Crusaders</strong> 53-17 Cheetahs</p><p>2005 <strong>Crusaders</strong> 40-36 Cats</p><p>2004 Cats 37-39 <strong>Crusaders</strong></p><p>2003 <strong>Crusaders</strong> 65-34 Cats</p><p>2002 Cats 30-37 <strong>Crusaders</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TRF_Ezequiel, post: 398695, member: 42683"] [CENTER][img]http://www.therugbyforum.com/TeamBadgesAndLogos/TRF%20Style/TeamBadgesAndLogos/Super%20Rugby/Super%20Rugby.png[/img] [img]http://www.therugbyforum.com/TeamBadgesAndLogos/TRF%20Style/TeamBadgesAndLogos/Super%20Rugby/Cheetahs.png[/img][img]http://www.therugbyforum.com/TeamBadgesAndLogos/TRF%20Style/TeamBadgesAndLogos/Versus%20Super.png[/img][img]http://www.therugbyforum.com/TeamBadgesAndLogos/TRF%20Style/TeamBadgesAndLogos/Super%20Rugby/Crusaders.png[/img][/CENTER] When the Cheetahs travel overseas, it's an almost certain loss. This season they recorded their first ever win overseas, when beating the Waratahs 3-23 in Sydney. Can they do it again? we know by now that they can score tries. Sarel Pretorius has scored 8 so far and Riaan Viljoen scored a hat-trick last week when they beat the Lions. Sias Ebersohn at fly-half is also a very consistent kicker, having converted numerous tries this season. Their problem is in defense. Despite scoring 13 tries in the last 3 matches, they conceded 13 as well in those matches. Can they score another 4 tries against the Crusaders? The Crusaders come off a win in Cape Town, but suffer from serious injuries. Israel Dagg and Sean Maitland being the latest additions to the infermory. Daniel Carter and Richie McCaw seem to have been declared fit to play, which is good news. The losses against the Blues and Highlanders seem to be isolated incidents, 2 months apart. Can they last another 2 months without a loss? Or will the Cheetahs cause an upset by beating the Canterbury side? In recent years, the Cheetahs have only won once. In 2009, they managed to give the Saders a hard time, winning 20-13 in Bloemfontein. It was the first and only loss so far since the Cheetahs went solo in 2006. The only other match between the two in the Free State was in 2007, when the Crusaders won 28-49 2010 [b]Crusaders[/b] 45-6 Cheetahs 2009 [b]Cheetahs[/b] 20-13 Crusaders 2008 [b]Crusaders[/b] 55-7 Cheetahs 2007 Cheetahs 28-49 [b]Crusaders[/b] 2006 [b]Crusaders[/b] 53-17 Cheetahs 2005 [b]Crusaders[/b] 40-36 Cats 2004 Cats 37-39 [b]Crusaders[/b] 2003 [b]Crusaders[/b] 65-34 Cats 2002 Cats 30-37 [b]Crusaders[/b] [/QUOTE]
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