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Sharks v Cheetahs: Match Preview and predictions Featured

Written by  Travis Sacket
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The Cheetahs will be going down to The Sharks tank with the very pleasant memory that they have beaten The Sharks in their last two Super Rugby matches. The Sharks might well have all the hype but it would be crazy to right off The Cheetahs who will want to impress their new sponsor Toyota right from the start.

 

However if you have your last five bucks to bet you are not going to be putting it on the Free Staters! Player for player The Sharks seem to hold all the aces especially since the Cheetahs inspirational leader Juan Smith is missing in action.

 

The big conundrum as to what to do with John Smit seems to have been answered albeit temporarily as he finds himself starting at loosehead leaving the best No.1 in the country sitting on the bench in Beast.

 

The big clash is going to be in the midfield with Meyer Bosman and Andries Strauss changing jerseys for the season and we will finally see which team bought the better player.

 

Lambies erratic kicking has got to be a concern for The Sharks and if the match goes down to the wire you have got to wonder if Lambie will have the mettle to kick with accuracy.

 

Ryno Benjamin the Springbok 7’s star will be wanting to prove that he can seriously challenge for a spot in the World Cup squad and if he can produce the form that saw him dazzle in the shorter version of the sport we could see him providing Habana and Lwazi with some serious competition.

 

Prediction: It is not going to be a high scoring affair with the two heavyweights sparring it out for most of the match. Two tries to one with the Sharks running out victors 15-10.

 

Cheetahs:

15 Hennie Daniller, 14 Philip Burger, 13 Robert Ebersohn, 12 Andries Strauss, 11 Ryno Benjamin, 10 Naas Olivier, 9 Sarel Pretorius, 8 Kabamba Floors, 7 Philip van der Walt, 6 Frans Viljoen, 5 Wilhelm Steenkamp, 4 Francois Uys, 3 WP Nel, 2 Adriaan Strauss (captain), 1 Coenie Oosthuizen.

Replacements: 16 Ryno Barnes, 17 Kobus Calldo, 18 Waltie Vermeulen, 19 Ashley Johnson, 20 Tewis de Bruyn, 21 Sias Ebersohn, 22 Riaan Viljoen.

 

The Sharks:

1. John Smit (Captain),2. Bismarck du Plessis,3. Jannie du Plessis,4. Steven Sykes, 5. Alistair Hargreaves, 6. Jacques Botes,7. Willem Alberts, 8. Ryan Kankowski 9. Charl McLeod,10.Patrick Lambie,11. Lwazi Mvovo,12. Meyer Bosman, 13. Stefan Terblanche, 14. Odwa Ndungane 15. Louis Ludik

Replacements 16. Tendai Mtawarira 17. Eugene van Staden 18. Anton Bresler 19. Keegan Daniel 20. Conrad Hoffmann 21. Jacques-Louis Potgieter 22. Adrian Jacobs

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