2007 cheetahs currie cup team
South African rugby news, fixtures, results, video, interviews, and more. The Currie Cup is an annual domestic competition for provincial rugby union teams in South Africa. The Cheetahs are a very well supported team across the Free State as well having large fan bases in Cape Town, Johannesburg and Pretoria. The Orange Free State Rugby Union was established in 1895, but did not make it to their first Currie Cup final appearance until 1973, when they lost to Northern Transvaal 30-22 at Loftus Versfeld. 2 Orange Free State were renamed the Free State Cheetahs. The Cheetahs finished 5th on the Currie Cup log in 2017, missing out on the playoffs. In addition to the Free State Cheetahs that play in the Currie Cup competition, a Free State XV also compete in the Vodacom Cup / Currie Cup qualification series on an annual basis. Cheetahs tweak side for crucial WP Currie Cup visit Cheetahs coach Hawies Fourie has made two changes to his team to face Western Province in Bloemfontein on Saturday. This season the Cheetahs will have their eye on lifting the trophy for the 5 th time, something they have not been able to do since 2007. In 2004, they were runners-up to the Blue Bulls in the final. In the 2007 season, the FS Cheetahs continued their great form, winning 13 of the 14 games before the finals. Toyota Free State Cheetahs News | Absa Currie Cup U19 and 21 Teams The Toyota Free State U19 and U21 teams will take on the EP Kings U19 and Border U21, respectively, this Saturday at Shimla Park. This team play their matches at the same time as the Super Rugby season, with the majority of Free State Cheetahs first team squad in action for the Cheetahs Super Rugby franchise. The Free State Cheetahs took the title in 2005, 2007 and 2016 while the Sharks (formerly Natal) won the Currie Cup in 2008, 2010, 2013 and 2018. Teams The 2007 Currie Cup Premier Division was played for by 8 teams and the teams played for the Currie Cup trophy. For the fourth successive time, Orange Free State were in the final again, and again with Northern Transvaal, who defeated them 13-9. In 2006 the Bulls and Cheetahs shared the title after a scintillating final in which the two teams drew 28-all after extra time in Bloemfontein. Steeped in history and tradition, the Absa Currie Cup dates back to 1889 and is one of the … Be part of the Cheetahs’ journey this season. The following players were included in the Free State Cheetahs squad for the 2020 Currie Cup Premier Division:[1], Taking into account signings and departures following the, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Free_State_Cheetahs&oldid=1008704813, 1895 establishments in the Orange Free State, All Wikipedia articles written in South African English, Articles with unsourced statements from September 2019, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 24 February 2021, at 17:00. Currie Cup teams: Team Home base Region Blue Bulls: Pretoria: The Pretoria metropolitan … The utility back won World Cup medals with South Africa in 2007 and 2019, one of only two Springboks to achieve the feat. 2010 Varsity Cup. [citation needed] The Cheetahs average home crowds of approximately 17,000 in the Currie Cup when they play at Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein. Since the advent of professionalism in rugby union, they have been considered one of South Africa's "Big 5" provincial rugby Unions. 2010 Varsity Cup Log; ... 2007: Cheetahs: 2008: Sharks : ... 1979 and 1989), the trophy was shared. The competition was won by the Free State Cheetahs after they defeated the Golden Lions 20–18 in the final. After beating the Blue Bulls in the semis at home, they won the Currie Cup for a third consecutive time by coming from behind to beat the Golden Lions by 20-18 in the final. Just two seasons later, the Orange Free State met Northern Transvaal again in the Currie Cup final, losing 12-6 at the Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein. If the debacle at the Kings, the angst at the Cheetahs and the tumult of the Currie Cup final is anything to go by, quitting isn’t in Manjezi’s nature. "SA Rugby Log – 2007 ABSA Currie Cup Premier Div", "SA Rugby Competition – 2007 ABSA Currie Cup Premier Div", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2007_Currie_Cup_Premier_Division&oldid=963698447, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, One bonus point for a loss by seven points or less, One bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match, Saturday 8 September Wilderklawer Griquas, Saturday 15 September Free State Cheetahs, Saturday 29 September Free State Cheetahs, This page was last edited on 21 June 2020, at 08:12. However, in recent times the Blue Bulls have also become fierce rivals of the Cheetahs. The Free State finished at the top of the table of the 2006 season, and defeated the Sharks in their home semi to advance to their third final in as many years. The 2019 Currie Cup final is in Bloemfontein! In this team TimesLIVE has opted to list 23 players who played well enough to be in a Currie Cup team of the season rather than focusing on individual positions. – Prop Jaco Engels has played a combined total of 92 Currie Cup games for the Blue Bulls, Boland Cavaliers and the Platinum Leopards. Kick-off for the Under 19 clash is at 12:00 and 14:00 for the under 21 clash. Teams played each other twice on a home and away basis. @rugby365com: The Pumas by eight points. 3 Northern Transvaal were renamed the Blue Bulls. The Cheetahs have won the Currie Cup multiple times in 1976, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2016. They are governed by the Free State Rugby Union and are based at the 48,000 capacity Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein. Northern Transvaal won 23-16. The Blue Bulls continued to prevail as the superior rugby side in South Africa this season, after claiming a dominant 40-13 victory over the Currie Cup defending champions, Free State Cheetahs on Saturday. Si… This was the first extra time (10 minutes each way) in a Currie Cup Final. Carling Currie Cup team news – Cheetahs Cheetahs: 15 Clayton Blommetjies, 14 Rhyno Smith, 13 Howard Mnisi, 12 Frans Steyn, 11 Rosko Specman, 10 Tian Schoeman, 9 Tian Meyer, … Check out the match-day squads for round six of the Currie Cup, which is set to be headlined by the showdown between the Cheetahs and Western Province. Smith‚ however‚ will still be in charge of Free State’s Currie Cup team with Fourie acting as an observer. 2007: Lions Cheetahs: 19 11: Sharks Blue Bulls: 12 6: Absa Stadium, Durban Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein: 2008: Sharks Blue Bulls: 29 31: Lions Cheetahs: 14 … The 2007 ABSA Currie Cup season was contested from June through to October. After the pool play, the top 4 teams played semi-finals and the final to find the winner. The next season, Orange Free State met Northern Transvaal in the Currie Cup final again, though Northern Transvaal defeated them 27-12 in Pretoria. Get a summary of the Free State Cheetahs vs Blue Bulls, Currie Cup 2017 22 Oct, 2016 rugby match. The Cheetahs could justifiably be called South Africa’s greatest rugby fighters, for if ever a side came back from adversity to make it to the Currie Cup finals, it must be Drotske’s Cheetahs. [citation needed] They are also known as the darlings of South African rugby, with many other South African rugby fans adopting them as their second team especially when they take on any of the other "Big 5" teams.