| 2018–19 season | |||
| Head coach | Franco Smith | ||
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| Captain | Oupa Mohojé | ||
| Stadium | Free State Stadium | ||
| Conference A | 6th | ||
| Record | Won 8, Drew 1, Lost 12 | ||
| Top try scorer | All: Rabz Maxwane (14) | ||
| Top points scorer | All: Tian Schoeman (134) | ||
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| South African Rugby 2019 |
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In the 2018–19 rugby union season, the Cheetahs participated in the 2018–19 Pro14 competition, their second appearance since joining the competition in 2017–18. The remained in Conference A of the competition, along with Irish sides Connacht and Munster, Italian side Zebre, Scottish side Glasgow Warriors and Welsh sides Cardiff Blues and Ospreys.
Personnel
Coaches and management
The Cheetahs coaching and management staff for the 2018–19 Pro14 season are:
| 2018–19 Cheetahs coaches and management | |
|---|---|
| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Franco Smith |
| Scrum coach | Daan Human |
| Lineout coach | Corniel van Zyl |
| Defence coach | Charl Strydom |
| Skills and kicking coach | Albert Keuris |
| Conditioning coach | Quintin Kruger |
| Team manager | Ashwell Rafferty |
Squad
The Cheetahs squad for the 2018–19 Pro14 is:[1]
| 2018–19 Cheetahs squad | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Position/s | Date of birth (age) | Pro14 | Cheetahs | ||
| Apps | Pts | Apps | Pts | |||
 Darren Adonis | Outside back | 13 September 1998 (aged 19) | – | – | – | – |
| Dian Badenhorst | Scrum-half | 8 August 1996 (aged 22) | – | – | – | – |
| Justin Basson | Lock | 10 February 1994 (aged 24) | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Adriaan Carelse | Fullback | 8 February 1995 (aged 23) | – | – | – | – |
 Aranos Coetzee | Prop | 14 March 1988 (aged 30) | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Carel-Jan Coetzee | Centre / wing | 23 January 1995 (aged 23) | – | – | – | – |
| Louis Conradie | Lock | 11 June 1996 (aged 22) | – | – | – | – |
| Aidon Davis | Loose forward | 29 April 1994 (aged 24) | – | – | – | – |
| Luan de Bruin | Prop | 13 February 1993 (aged 25) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Ruben de Haas | Scrum-half | 9 October 1998 (aged 19) | – | – | – | – |
| Erich de Jager | Prop | 29 February 1996 (aged 22) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| JP du Preez | Lock | 9 November 1994 (aged 23) | – | – | – | – |
| Jacques du Toit |
Hooker | 19 November 1993 (aged 24) | 18 | 5 | 18 | 5 |
| Joseph Dweba | Hooker | 25 October 1995 (aged 22) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ryno Eksteen | Fullback | 3 October 1994 (aged 23) | – | – | – | – |
| Louis Fouché |
Fly-half / fullback | 4 January 1990 (aged 28) | – | – | – | – |
| Lloyd Greeff | Wing | 3 January 1994 (aged 24) | 15 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| Elandré Huggett | Hooker | 5 October 1991 (aged 26) | – | – | – | – |
| Malcolm Jaer | Fullback | 29 June 1995 (aged 23) | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| Benhard Janse van Rensburg | Centre | 14 January 1997 (aged 21) | 5 | 4 | – | – |
| Günther Janse van Vuuren | Prop | 24 August 1995 (aged 23) | – | – | – | – |
| Niell Jordaan | Loose forward | 13 January 1992 (aged 26) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Johan Kotze | Prop | 13 January 1995 (aged 23) | – | – | – | – |
| Tertius Kruger | Centre | 9 August 1993 (aged 25) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nico Lee | Centre | 13 March 1994 (aged 24) | 14 | 30 | 14 | 30 |
| Daniel Maartens | Flank | 4 May 1995 (aged 23) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Tapiwa Mafura | Fullback | 11 April 1996 (aged 22) | – | – | – | – |
| Stephan Malan | Eighth man | 24 September 1994 (aged 23) | – | – | – | – |
| Sintu Manjezi | Lock | 7 April 1995 (aged 23) | – | – | – | – |
| Charles Marais | Prop | 29 August 1988 (aged 30) | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Vuyani Maqina | Wing | 11 January 1994 (aged 24) | – | – | – | – |
| Rabz Maxwane | Wing | 14 August 1995 (aged 23) | 8 | 25 | 8 | 25 |
| Tian Meyer | Scrum-half | 20 September 1988 (aged 29) | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
| Ali Mgijima | Centre | 12 February 1995 (aged 23) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Zee Mkhabela | Scrum-half | 15 October 1994 (aged 23) | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Oupa Mohojé | Flank | 3 August 1990 (aged 28) | 16 | 10 | 16 | 10 |
| Ox Nché | Prop | 23 July 1995 (aged 23) | 22 | 15 | 22 | 15 |
| Abongile Nonkontwana | Flank | 10 April 1995 (aged 23) | – | – | – | – |
| Gerhard Olivier | Flank | 17 February 1993 (aged 25) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rudy Paige | Scrum-half | 2 August 1989 (aged 29) | – | – | – | – |
| Junior Pokomela | Flank | 10 December 1996 (aged 21) | 10 | 5 | 10 | 5 |
| Sibabalo Qoma | Lock | 17 February 1997 (aged 21) | – | – | – | – |
| Tian Schoeman | Fly-half | 23 September 1991 (aged 26) | – | – | – | – |
| William Small-Smith | Wing / centre | 31 March 1992 (aged 26) | 15 | 26 | 15 | 26 |
| Rhyno Smith | Outside back | 11 February 1993 (aged 25) | – | – | – | – |
| Jannes Snyman | Hooker | 18 August 1993 (aged 25) | – | – | – | – |
| Niell Stannard | Fly-half | 16 April 1996 (aged 22) | – | – | – | – |
| Ernst Stapelberg | Fly-half | 6 February 1995 (aged 23) | 6 | 72 | 6 | 72 |
| Walt Steenkamp | Lock | 21 July 1995 (aged 23) | – | – | – | – |
| Dries Swanepoel | Centre | 19 February 1993 (aged 25) | – | – | – | – |
| Marnus van der Merwe | Hooker | 17 February 1997 (aged 21) | – | – | – | – |
| Luigy van Jaarsveld | Eighth man | 21 August 1996 (aged 22) | – | – | – | – |
| Boan Venter | Prop | 12 April 1997 (aged 21) | – | – | – | – |
| Henco Venter | Flank | 27 March 1992 (aged 26) | 17 | 5 | 17 | 5 |
| Reinach Venter | Hooker | 3 January 1995 (aged 23) | – | – | – | – |
| Shaun Venter | Scrum-half | 16 March 1987 (aged 31) | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
| Ntokozo Vidima | Lock | 13 May 1995 (aged 23) | – | – | – | – |
| Dennis Visser | Lock | 20 January 1993 (aged 25) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Quintin Vorster | Prop | 26 August 1995 (aged 23) | – | – | – | – |
| Jasper Wiese | Eighth man | 21 October 1995 (aged 22) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Note: Players' ages and statistics are correct as of 1 September 2018, the date of the opening round of the competition. Pro14 appearances only. | ||||||
Player movements
Player movements between the 2017–18 Pro14 season and the end 2018–19 Pro14 season are as follows:
Standings
The final Conference A log standings were:[49]
| 2018–19 Pro14 Conference A | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
| 1 |  Glasgow Warriors | 21 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 621 | 380 | +241 | 83 | 48 | 15 | 2 | 81 |
| 2 |  Munster | 21 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 612 | 348 | +264 | 82 | 44 | 11 | 2 | 77 |
| 3 | Connacht | 21 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 475 | 394 | +81 | 60 | 55 | 7 | 6 | 61 |
| 4 |  Ospreys | 21 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 445 | 404 | +41 | 53 | 47 | 6 | 4 | 58 |
| 5 | Cardiff Blues | 21 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 497 | 451 | +46 | 60 | 58 | 7 | 7 | 54 |
| 6 | Cheetahs | 21 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 541 | 606 | −65 | 80 | 80 | 9 | 3 | 46 |
| 7 |  Zebre | 21 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 260 | 640 | −380 | 35 | 86 | 5 | 2 | 19 |
Round-by-round
The table below shows the Cheetahs' progression throughout the season. For each round, their cumulative points total is shown with the conference position:
| Team | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | R11 | R12 | R13 | R14 | R15 | R16 | R17 | R18 | R19 | R20 | R21 | QF | SF | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | MUN | OSP | GLA | ULS | CAR | EDI | CAR | MUN | BEN | CON | ZEB | KIN | ZEB | KIN | CON | SCA | LEI | GLA | OSP | DRA | KIN | — | — | — |
| Cumulative Points | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 31 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 41 | 46 | — | — | — |
| Position | 7th | 7th | 7th | 7th | 7th | 7th | 7th | 7th | 6th | 6th | 6th | 6th | 6th | 6th | 6th | 6th | 6th | 6th | 6th | 6th | 6th | — | — | — |
| Key: | win | draw | loss | bye |
Matches
The Cheetahs' matches in the 2018–19 Pro14 were:[50]
| 1 September 2018 | Munster | 38–0 | Cheetahs | Thomond Park, Limerick | ||
| 17:15 | Try: Rory Scannell  15'Dave Kilcoyne 30'Tommy O'Donnell 52'JJ Hanrahan 65'Dave O'Callaghan 70'Darren Sweetnam 72'Con: JJ Hanrahan  31', 66', 71', 73' |
Report[51] | Attendance: 12,265 Referee: Dan Jones |
| 8 September 2018 | Ospreys | 46–14 | Cheetahs | Liberty Stadium, Swansea | ||
| 17:30 | Try: Alun Wyn Jones 7', 77' Scott Otten 27'George North 36'Alex Jeffries 58'Justin Tipuric 62', 72'Con: Sam Davies 8', 27', 59', 63'Pen: Sam Davies 40' |
Report[52] | Try: Jasper Wiese 17' Rabz Maxwane 69'Con: Tian Schoeman 18', 69' |
Attendance: 6,155 Referee: Andrew Brace |
| 15 September 2018 | Cheetahs | 24–52 | Glasgow Warriors | Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein | ||
| 19:30 | Try: William Small-Smith 8' Malcolm Jaer 11', 54'Nico Lee 29'Con: Benhard Janse van Rensburg 12'Tian Schoeman 30'Cards: Malcolm Jaer  41' to 51' |
Report[53] | Try: Adam Hastings 1' Ali Price 24', 45'Tommy Seymour 41'D. T. H. van der Merwe 50'Callum Gibbins 64'George Horne 75'Con: Adam Hastings 2', 25', 42', 45', 51', 65', 76'Pen: Adam Hastings 61'Cards: Alex Dunbar 13' to 23' |
Attendance: 4,700 Referee: Frank Murphy |
| 21 September 2018 | Cheetahs | 39–39 | Ulster | Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein | ||
| 19:15 | Try: Gerhard Olivier 1' William Small-Smith 37'Joseph Dweba 57'Jacques du Toit 63'Rabz Maxwane 74'Con: Tian Schoeman 2', 38', 64'Louis Fouché 74'Pen: Tian Schoeman 18'Louis Fouché 78'Cards: Charles Marais 73' |
Report[54] | Try: David Shanahan 3', 21' Johnny Stewart 67'penalty try 73'Henry Speight 80'Con: Billy Burns 4', 22', 80'Pen: Billy Burns 45', 55'Cards: Alan O'Connor 51' to 61' |
Attendance: 5,063 Referee: Ben Whitehouse |
| 28 September 2018 | Cardiff Blues | 24–21 | Cheetahs | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | ||
| 19:35 | Try: Rey Lee-Lo 25' Lloyd Williams 64'Olly Robinson 69'Con: Gareth Anscombe 26', 65', 70'Pen: Gareth Anscombe 38' |
Report[55] | Try: Walt Steenkamp 18' Rabz Maxwane 49'Benhard Janse van Rensburg 58'Con: Tian Schoeman 19', 50', 59' |
Attendance: 6,187 Referee: George Clancy |
| 5 October 2018 | Edinburgh | 37–21 | Cheetahs | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | ||
| 19:35 | Try: Ben Toolis 20' Darcy Graham 38'Viliame Mata 64'Jamie Ritchie 77'Con: Simon Hickey 21', 40', 65', 79'Pen: Simon Hickey 4', 9', 52' |
Report[56] | Try: Nico Lee 35' Rabz Maxwane 42', 48'Con: Tian Schoeman 36', 44', 49'Cards: Charles Marais 77' |
Attendance: 4,555 Referee: Marius Mitrea |
| 27 October 2018 | Cheetahs | 21–10 | Cardiff Blues | Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein | ||
| 19:15 | Try: Shaun Venter 7' Rabz Maxwane 10', 38'Con: Tian Schoeman 8', 11', 39' |
Report[57] | Try: Samu Manoa 64' Con: Steven Shingler 65'Pen: Steven Shingler 21' |
Attendance: 4,428 Referee: Lloyd Linton |
| 4 November 2018 | Cheetahs | 26–30 | Munster | Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein | ||
| 16:45 | Try: Joseph Dweba 26', 57' Ox Nché 51'Rhyno Smith 63'Con: Tian Schoeman 52', 58', 64' |
Report[58] | Try: Arno Botha 15' Kevin O'Byrne 37'Liam Coombes 44'Mike Haley 68'Con: Bill Johnston 39', 46'Pen: Bill Johnston 10'Rory Scannell 76'Cards: Chris Cloete 26' to 36' |
Attendance: 3,368 Referee: Marius Mitrea |
| 24 November 2018 | Cheetahs | 31–25 | Benetton | Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein | ||
| 14:30 | Try: Nico Lee 7' Shaun Venter 44'Daniel Maartens 58', 72'Con: Tian Schoeman 8', 45', 59'Louis Fouché 73'Pen: Louis Fouché 76' |
Report[59] | Try: Marco Zanon 3' Dewaldt Duvenage 28'Ian McKinley 68'Con: Ian McKinley 29', 70'Pen: Ian McKinley 14', 48' |
Attendance: 2,846 Referee: Craig Evans |
| 1 December 2018 | Cheetahs | 17–21 | Connacht | Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein | ||
| 17:00 | Try: Malcolm Jaer 30' Joseph Dweba 35'Shaun Venter 71'Con: Tian Schoeman 72' |
Report[60] | Try: Tom Farrell 5' Gavin Thornbury 27'Con: Jack Carty 7'Pen: Jack Carty 21'David Horwitz 57', 64' |
Attendance: 3,270 Referee: Dan Jones |
| 6 January 2019 | Zebre | 12–27 | Cheetahs | Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma | ||
| 14:00 | Try: Edoardo Padovani 28' Giulio Bisegni 31'Con: Carlo Canna 32' |
Report[61] | Try: Benhard Janse van Rensburg 18', 42' Rabz Maxwane 22'Reinach Venter 74'Daniel Maartens 78'Con: Tian Schoeman 20'Cards: George Biagi 73' |
Attendance: 1,700 Referee: Dan Jones |
| 18 January 2019 | Southern Kings | 17–24 | Cheetahs | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth | ||
| 19:00 | Try: Ntabeni Dukisa 42' penalty try 72'Con: Masixole Banda 42'Pen: Masixole Banda 48' |
Report[62] | Try: Rabz Maxwane 6' Junior Pokomela 45'Luan de Bruin 80'Con: Tian Schoeman 8', 46'Louis Fouché 80'Pen: Benhard Janse van Rensburg 63'Cards: Tian Meyer 16' to 26'Luan de Bruin 72' to 80' |
Attendance: 3,872 Referee: Quinton Immelman |
| 26 January 2019 | Cheetahs | 61–28 | Zebre | Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein | ||
| 15:00 | Try: Rabz Maxwane 1' Malcolm Jaer 13'Sintu Manjezi 19'Abongile Nonkontwana 30'Ox Nché 46'Shaun Venter 61', 76'Junior Pokomela 64'Benhard Janse van Rensburg 79'Con: Tian Schoeman 14', 19', 32', 47', 62', 66', 78', 80'Cards: Justin Basson  73' |
Report[63] | Try: Paula Balekana 5' Johan Meyer 50'Apisai Tauyavuca 53'George Biagi 71'Con: Carlo Canna 6', 50', 53', 71' |
Attendance: 6,360 Referee: Ben Whitehouse |
| 2 February 2019 | Cheetahs | 40–36 | Southern Kings | Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein | ||
| 16:00 | Try: Shaun Venter 6' Tian Schoeman 14'William Small-Smith 22'Malcolm Jaer 54'Junior Pokomela 62'Reinach Venter 65'Con: Tian Schoeman 7', 15', 56', 63', 66'Cards: Joseph Dweba 32' to 42'William Small-Smith 38' to 48' |
Report[64] | Try: CJ Velleman 33' Yaw Penxe 46'Tienie Burger 72'Alandré van Rooyen 75'Berton Klaasen 80'Con: Masixole Banda 34', 73', 76', 80'Pen: Masixole Banda 2'Cards: Meli Rokoua 21' to 31'CJ Velleman 62' |
Attendance: 4,298 Referee: Stuart Berry |
| 16 February 2019 | Connacht | 25–17 | Cheetahs | Galway Sportsgrounds, Galway | ||
| 17:30 | Try: Tom Farrell 24' Tom McCartney 45'Jarrad Butler 78'Con: Jack Carty 26', 47'Pen: Jack Carty 16', 72' |
Report[65] | Try: Rabz Maxwane 10' Louis Fouché 20'Shaun Venter 59'Con: Tian Schoeman 12'Cards: Nico Lee 32' to 42' |
Attendance: 4,933 Referee: Nigel Owens |
| 24 February 2019 | Scarlets | 43–21 | Cheetahs | Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli | ||
| 13:00 | Try: Uzair Cassiem 2' Johnny McNicholl 8'Kieron Fonotia 12'Josh Macleod 19'Wyn Jones 42'Paul Asquith 68'Con: Dan Jones 3'Leigh Halfpenny 9', 13', 20', 43'Pen: Leigh Halfpenny 55'Cards: Johnny McNicholl 22' to 32' |
Report[66] | Try: Benhard Janse van Rensburg 28' Rabz Maxwane 38'Gerhard Olivier 51'Con: Tian Schoeman 29', 39', 52' |
Attendance: 7,200 Referee: John Lacey |
| 1 March 2019 | Leinster | 19–7 | Cheetahs | RDS Arena, Dublin | ||
| 19:35 | Try: Conor O'Brien 10' Adam Byrne 23'Rory O'Loughlin 55'Con: Ross Byrne 11', 56' |
Report[67] | Try: Rabz Maxwane 14' Con: Tian Schoeman 14'Cards: Ox Nché 9' to 19' |
Attendance: 10,057 Referee: Nigel Owens |
| 23 March 2019 | Glasgow Warriors | 35–17 | Cheetahs | Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow | ||
| 19:45 | Try: Callum Gibbins 5' Kyle Steyn 17'Rory Hughes 28'Stafford McDowall 56'Scott Cummings 76'Con: Peter Horne 6', 18', 28'Adam Hastings 58', 77' |
Report[68] | Try: William Small-Smith 14', 77' Joseph Dweba 45'Con: Tian Schoeman 46'Cards: Charles Marais 36' to 46' |
Attendance: 7,246 Referee: George Clancy |
| 6 April 2019 | Cheetahs | 14–31 | Ospreys | Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein | ||
| 16:30 | Try: Dries Swanepoel 41' Reinach Venter 71'Con: Tian Schoeman 42', 72' |
Report[69] | Try: Dan Evans 25' Olly Cracknell 29'Justin Tipuric 43'Cory Allen 54'Con: Luke Price 26', 30'Sam Davies 44', 55'Pen: Sam Davies 67'Cards: Adam Beard 71' |
Attendance: 4,638 Referee: John Lacey |
| 13 April 2019 | Cheetahs | 38–13 | Dragons | Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein | ||
| 18:35 | Try: Henco Venter 39' Shaun Venter 62'Tian Schoeman 73'Louis Fouché 77'Rabz Maxwane 79'Con: Tian Schoeman 40', 63', 74', 78', 80'Pen: Tian Schoeman 4'Cards: Aranos Coetzee 57' to 67' |
Report[70] | Try: Taine Basham 43' Con: Josh Lewis 44'Pen: Josh Lewis 29', 58' |
Attendance: 4,108 Referee: Sean Gallagher |
| 27 April 2019 | Cheetahs | 61–25 | Southern Kings | Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein | ||
| 17:30 | Try: Abongile Nonkontwana 8' Walt Steenkamp 17'Joseph Dweba 28'Shaun Venter 39', 63'Louis Fouché 41'Benhard Janse van Rensburg 55'Malcolm Jaer 70'Boan Venter 80'Con: Tian Schoeman 10', 18', 30', 40', 56', 64', 71', 80' |
Report[71] | Try: Harlon Klaasen 34', 46' Bjorn Basson 50'Con: Masixole Banda 35', 46'Pen: Masixole Banda 3', 13'Cards: Meli Rokoua 28' to 38' |
Player statistics
The Pro14 appearance record for players that represented the Cheetahs in 2018–19 is as follows:
| 2018–19 Cheetahs player statistics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player name | MUN | OSP | GLA | ULS | CAR | EDI | CAR | MUN | BEN | CON | ZEB | KIN | ZEB | KIN | CON | SCA | LEI | GLA | OSP | DRA | KIN | App | Try | Con | Pen | DG | Pts | |
| Ox Nché | 1 | 1 | 17  | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||||||
| Jacques du Toit | 2 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Luan de Bruin | 3 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Justin Basson | 4 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| JP du Preez | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 19 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Junior Pokomela | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |||||
| Oupa Mohojé | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Jasper Wiese | 8 | 8 | 20 |
4 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Shaun Venter | 9 | 9 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | ||
| Tian Schoeman | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 2 | 59 | 2 | 0 | 134 | |
| William Small-Smith | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 23 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | |||
| Nico Lee | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 23 |
12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |||||||
| Benhard Janse van Rensburg | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 35 | ||
| Rabz Maxwane | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | ||
| Malcolm Jaer | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 22 |
15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||
| Joseph Dweba | 16 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||
| Charles Marais | 17 | 17 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Aranos Coetzee | 18 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Walt Steenkamp | 19 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| Aidon Davis | 20 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tian Meyer | 21 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 21 |
22 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Ernst Stapelberg | 22 | 22 | 23 |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Ryno Eksteen | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Gerhard Olivier | 20 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||||
| Marnus van der Merwe | 21 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Günther Janse van Vuuren | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dennis Visser | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Niell Jordaan | 20 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 21 |
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Stephan Malan | 20 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Louis Fouché | 22 | 23 | 15 | 22 |
23 | 22 | 10 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 27 | ||||||
| Daniel Maartens | 21 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||||||||
| Abongile Nonkontwana | 21 | 20 |
21 | 20 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||||||
| Ali Mgijima | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhyno Smith | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Reinach Venter | 16 |
16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
17 | 17 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |||||||||
| Erich de Jager | 18 |
18 | 18 | 3 | 17 |
18 |
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sintu Manjezi | 19 |
19 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 19 |
14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||
| Rudy Paige | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Darren Adonis | 11 | 23 | 23 |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Dries Swanepoel | 23 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Henco Venter | 21 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| Carel-Jan Coetzee | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Boan Venter | 17 |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 21 | 80 | 63 | 5 | 0 | 541 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (c) denotes the team captain. For each match, the player's squad number is shown. Starting players are numbered 1 to 15, while the replacements are numbered 16 to 23. If a replacement made an appearance in the match, it is indicated by . "App" refers to the number of appearances made by the player, "Try" to the number of tries scored by the player, "Con" to the number of conversions kicked, "Pen" to the number of penalties kicked, "DG" to the number of drop goals kicked and "Pts" refer to the total number of points scored by the player. Dian Badenhorst, Adriaan Carelse, Louis Conradie, Ruben de Haas, Lloyd Greeff, Elandré Huggett, Johan Kotze, Tertius Kruger, Tapiwa Mafura, Vuyani Maqina, Zee Mkhabela, Sibabalo Qoma, Jannes Snyman, Niell Stannard, Luigy van Jaarsveld, Ntokozo Vidima and Quintin Vorster were named in the squad, but were never included in a matchday squad. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See also
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