Central Cheetahs

Central Cheetahs

Full name	Toyota Cheetahs
Nickname (s)	Cheetahs
Founded	2005
Stadion	Free State Stadium
Places	48,000
Trainer	Naka Drotske
Homepage	www.vodacomcheetahs.co.za
league	Great rugby
2014	14th place
home Away

The Central Cheetahs (German: the cheetahs ; in connection with the main sponsor also known as Toyota Cheetahs ) are a rugby union team from the South African city ​​of Bloemfontein . You play in the international Pro14 league. The home games are played in the Free State Stadium .

history

Before South Africa took over the franchise model from Australia and New Zealand, the teams had to qualify for the Super 12 in the Currie Cup . The Free State Cheetahs succeeded in this in 1997, the season ended with seventh place.

In April 2005, the South African Federation announced that the Central Cheetahs would be the country’s fifth team in the 14-team championship. They played their first official game on February 10, 2006, when they lost to the Bulls at 18:30 on the first day of the Super 14 . A week later, the first victory came with 27:26 against the Sharks . At the end of the season they got 10th place. In the 2007 season it was enough for 11th place.

player

Current squad

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The roster for the 2011 season:

pier Kobus Calldo WP Nel Coenie Oosthuizen Stef Roberts Kevin Stevenson Marcel van der Merwe hooker Skipper Badenhorst Ryno Barnes Adriaan Strauss Second row striker Nico Breedt Martin Muller Hendrik Roodt Wilhelm Steenkamp François Uys Izak van der Westhuizen Waltie Vermeulen

Winger Heinrich Bruessow Kabamba floors Ashley Johnson Raubenheimer thereof Juan Smith ( c ) Philip van der Walt Frans Viljoen Johan Wessels Scrum half Tertius Carse Tewis de Bruyn Sarel Pretorius Pieter van Zyl Interconnects Sias boar son Naas Olivier Louis Strydom

Inner three quarters Robert Ebersohn Barry Geel Werner Griesel Wilmaure Louw Thabang Molefe Morgan Newman Andries Strauss Corne Uys Outer three-quarters Ryno Benjamin Rocco Jansen Fabian Juries Jongi Nokwe Philip Snyman Jean Stemmet Keepers Philip Burger Hennie Daniller Earl Rose Riaan Smit Riaan Viljoen

Well-known former players

• Jannie du Plessis
• Os you edge
• Marius Joubert
• Ollie le Roux
• CJ van der Linde

Placements

Super 12

(as Free State Cheetahs)

year	Games	Victories	Unent.	Ndlg.	Game points	Diff.	Bonus points	Table points	space	Playoffs
1997	11	5	0	6th	301: 327	−26	5	25th	7th

Super 14

year	Games	Victories	Unent.	Ndlg.	Game points	Diff.	Bonus points	Table points	space	Playoffs
2006	13	5	0	8th	272: 367	−95	7th	27	10.
2007	13	4th	1	8th	265: 342	−77	4th	22nd	11.
2008	13	1	0	12	255: 428	−173	9	13	13.
2009	13	2	0	11	213: 341	−128	5	13	14th
2010	13	5	1	7th	315: 393	−78	4th	26th	11.

Great rugby

year	Games	Victories	Unent.	Ndlg.	Game points	Diff.	Bonus points	Table points	space	Playoffs
2011	16	5	0	11	435: 437	−2	12	40	11.
2012	16	5	0	11	391: 458	−67	10	38	10.
2013	16	10	0	6th	382: 358	+24	6th	54	6th	Quarterfinal loss to Brumbies
2014	16	4th	1	11	372: 527	−155	6th	24	14th

Web links

• Central Cheetahs website
• Statistics from itsrugby.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Cheetahs: Super Rugby Players