1 SEP 14:0015 SEPTEMBER • 19:30

CHEETAHS VS

BLOEMFONTEIN

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Toyota Free State Cheetahs Player Profiles

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Toyota Cheetahs vs Glasgow Warriors

Guinness PRO14 Welcome Message

Guinness PRO14 Fixtures

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The competition to become the 2018/19 Guinness PRO14 champions is under way at a ferocious pace after just two rounds. Out of our first 14 games, nine have been decided by a score or less which illustrates the quality in o�er and the desire of our teams to push each other to the limit.

Last weekend’s clash in Llanelli between Scarlets and the reigning champions, Leinster, was the pick of the round with Test stars on both sides raising the levels of intensity as some of our finest coaches – Wayne Pivac and Leo Cullen – worked hard to out manoeuvre each other in the tactical stakes.

But the opening weeks of the Guinness PRO14 have been encouraging on so many fronts. Benetton Rugby must take congratulations for kicking o� their campaign with back-to-back wins for the first time, the Italian side will have aspirations to make the knock-out stages, but they will be severely tested against Scarlets this weekend.

Ulster and Ospreys have also rebounded from their disappointments of last season to open up with two wins apiece, not to mention the fast start made by Glasgow Warriors

which makes the list of teams capable of winning the title this season a lengthy one, indeed.

For those of you in Dublin, Cork, Port Elizabeth, Bloemfontein and Edinburgh, you’ll get your first taste of live action this weekend with your support in the stadium making a big impact. We know that more and more of you are turning up each season and in the previous campaign our attendances rose by 10 per cent.

You saw more tries than ever before – 861 to be exact – and that all stemmed from the speed of our ruck ball which World Rugby statistics have ranked as the quickest of any professional club tournament across the globe.

The new season has also seen our new broadcasters show us what they’re all about and I’d like to congratulate Premier Sports, eir sport and DAZN for their coverage so far. In addition, TG4 and S4C continue to deliver Irish & Welsh language coverage which has been an ever-present part of the Championship since its inception.

SuperSport will capture the season’s first action on South African soil this weekend, too, as Ulster and Glasgow Warriors set o� on the first out-bound European tours of the campaign. Much like last season we trust they’ll make new friends and memories in the communities of Bloemfontein and Port Elizabeth as our Championship continues to thrive in our growing international environment.

A total of 297 International players appeared in the Guinness PRO14 last season with 76 making their Test debuts, all of which underlines the incredible work that takes place in all of our clubs to generate top-class talent season after season. For the first time the Championship is now home to the current Champions Cup winners and the Challenge Cup winners – Leinster Rugby and Cardi� Blues. Those are tremendous achievements to boast about and further congratulations to Leinster who not only became the first team do the Guinness PRO14 and European Cup double, but they also claimed their fifth title which is the most of any team in our Championship.

Of course, everyone is fighting to reach the Guinness PRO14 season at Celtic Park which will mark another historic chapter for our Championship as the showpiece game is played at a non-rugby stadium for the first time. To get access to the best o�ers check our o�cial accounts on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter or just visit bit.ly/glasgow2019 to get your tickets.Enjoy the game,Martin Anayi

Enjoy the game,

Martin AnayiChief Executive O�cer

Welcome to today’s Currie Cup match at the Toyota Stadium.

The Toyota Free State Cheetahs have a very proud, rich and successful history in the oldest domestic rugby competition in the world.

During the Super Sport Rugby Challenge, Daan Human and his technical staff did some remarkable work to lead the Toyota Free State XV all the way to the semi-finals of the competition, and in the process unearthed some promising talent. This has given Franco Smith a fantastic platform to launch the Currie Cup campaign and the Toyota Free State Cheetahs will no doubt hit the ground running.

The Toyota Free State Cheetahs welcome many new players to their ranks, and this brings a good mix of experience, youth and flair.

To Franco Smith, the rest of the coaching staff and the team, we stand alongside you and look forward to writing the next chapter of proudly Toyota Free State Cheetahs rugby with you. We know that the “never say die” attitude will be on display again this season and that you and the players will make everyone proud.

We look forward to the Currie Cup Com-petition and will continue to show the support we have provided over the past few years as not only a sponsor, but as a

proud partner of the Toyota Free State Cheetahs.

To the opposition – welcome to Toyota Stadium. The talking will be done on the field and will certainly prove to be tough, thrilling and remind rugby lovers why they love the game so much.

Lastly, and most importantly, to the loyal fans who come out and support the boys, no matter what, thank you for the unwav-ering support you show the Toyota Free State Cheetahs. You are what it is all about and it is you that the players want to make proud. Thank you again for supporting our boys!

Enjoy the match.

Andrew KirbyPresident and CEO of Toyota South Africa

TOYOTA SPONSOR’S MESSAGE

FREE STATE CHEETAHS (PTY) LTD MESSAGECHEETAHS

Welcome to Toyota Stadium! It is a great privilege for me as chairman of Toyota Cheetahs to have you here tonight. We’re looking forward with great anticipation to our first Guinness PRO14 home game of the 2018/19 season.

A special word of welcome to Dave Rennie and his team, the Glasgow Warriors from Scotland. We hope that you’ve enjoyed your stay in the City of Roses.

We wish Franco and the Toyota Cheetah team well and trust that they will play exciting, running, winning rugby that will be attracting supporters in great numbers. At this stage I also would like to express a very sincere word of thanks to Toyota for their involvement in the Cheetah family. Thank you to all our loyal sponsors who have been with us through thick and thin.

To all our supporters and friends – may you enjoy this match entertainment in Toyota Stadium. We hope to see you all again next week when we take on the Pumas in Currie Cup and Ulster in a Guinness PRO14 clash.

Toyota Cheetahs greetings

Ryno OppermanChairman

RABZ MAXWANE

FREE STATE RUGBY UNION MESSAGE

It is a big privilege for me as President of the Free State Rugby Union to welcome everyone at the first Guinness PRO14 home game of the season. We also welcome the management, players and supporters of the Glasgow Warriors. Today we welcome you, our loyal supporters, back and also thank you for your wonderful support. Your support encourages the team and motivates them to reach bigger heights.

A very special word of thanks to Toyota for their sponsorship of the Toyota Cheetahs as well as all the other sponsors without whom we cannot be successful.

May you all enjoy this day and especially the camaraderie of rugby friends.

Your Sincerely

Jerry Segwaba President

CHEETAHS

JOSEPH DWEBA

TOYOTA CHEETAHS PLAYER PROFILESCHEETAHS

1PROP120 kg1.91 m22 caps

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CHARLES MARAIS JOSEPH DWEBA

HOOKER108kg1.75 m3 caps

2 1

ARANOS COETZEE

PROP120 kg1.86 m24 caps

3

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WALT STEENKAMP

LOCK121 kg2.03 m2 caps

4 1

JP DU PREEZ

LOCK115 kg2.09 m2 caps

5 1

GERHARD OLIVIER

FLANK105 kg1.89 m2 caps

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1

JUNIOR POKOMELA

FLANK105 kg1.87 m13 caps

7 1

AIDON DAVIS

NO. 8100 kg1.91 m2 caps

8 1

TIAN MEYER

SCRUMHALF84 kg1.77 m18 caps

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TIAN SCHOEMAN

FLYHALF89 kg1.82 m18 caps

10 1

RABZ MAXWANE

WING83 kg1.81 m10 caps

11 1

NICO LEE

CENTRE93 kg1.80 m15 caps

12

TOYOTA CHEETAHS PLAYER PROFILESCHEETAHS

1

BENHARD JANSE VAN RENSBURG

CENTRE88 kg1.85 m2 caps

13 1

WILLIAM SMALL-SMITH

WING94 kg1.84 m17 caps

14 1

MALCOLM JAER

FULLBACK72 kg1.74 m5 caps

15

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JACQUES DU TOIT

RESERVE104 kg1.82 m20 caps

16 1

OX NCHE

RESERVE105 kg1.75 m24 caps

17 1

GUNTHER JANSE VAN VUUREN

RESERVE120 kg1.87 mDebut

18

1

DENNIS VISSER

RESERVE118 kg2.00 m1 cap

19 1

NIELL JORDAAN

RESERVE107 kg1.90 m2 caps

20 1

MARNUS VAN DER MERWE

RESERVE111 kg1.87 m1 cap

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1

RYNO ESKTEEN

RESERVE88 kg1.86 m2 caps

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SHAUN VENTER

RESERVE88 kg1.84 m18 caps

22

Charles MaraisJoseph Dweba

Aranos CoetzeeWalt Steenkamp

JP du PrrezGerhard Olivier

Junior PokomelaAidon DavisTian Meyer

Tian SchoemanRabz Maxwane

Nico LeeBenhard Janse van Rensburg

William Small-SmithMalcolm Jaer

Jacques du ToitOx Nche

Gunther Janse van VuurenDennis VisserNiell Jordaan

Marnus van der MerweShaun VenterRyno Eksteen

CoachManager

Oli KebbleFraser BrownZander GagersonScott CummingsJonny GrayRob HarleyCallum GibbinsAdam AsheAli PriceAdam HastingsDTH van der MerwePete HorneAlex DunbarTommy SeymourRuaridh Jackson

George TurnerAlex AllanD’Arcy RaeMatt FagersonChris FusaroGeorge HorneNick FrisbyHuw Jones

Dave RennieJohn Manson

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CoachManager

Referee: Frank MurphyAssistant Referees: Andrew Brace, Cwengile Jadezweni

TMO: Shaun Veldsman

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SAT, 1 SEP Munster vs Toyota Cheetahs 38-0

SAT, 8 SEP Ospreys vs Toyota Cheetahs 46-14

SAT, 15 SEP Toyota Cheetahs vs Glasgow 19:30

FRI, 21 SEP Toyota Cheetahs vs Ulster 19:15

FRI, 28 SEP Cardiff vs Toyota Cheetahs 20:35

FRI, 5 OCT Edinburgh vs Toyota Cheetahs 20:35

SAT, 27 OCT Toyota Cheetahs vs Cardiff 19:15

SUN, 4 NOV Toyota Cheetahs vs Munster 16:45

SAT, 24 NOV Toyota Cheetahs vs Benetton 14:30

SAT, 1 DEC Toyota Cheetahs vs Connacht 17:00

HOME GAME

SUN, 6 JAN Zebre vs Toyota Cheetahs 15:00

SAT, 19 JAN Kings vs Toyota Cheetahs TBC

SAT, 26 JAN Toyota Cheetahs vs Zebre 15:00

SAT, 2 FEB Toyota Cheetahs vs Kings 16:00

SAT, 16 FEB Connacht vs Toyota Cheetahs 19:30

SUN, 24 FEB Scarlets vs Toyota Cheetahs TBC

FRI, 1 MAR Leinster vs Toyota Cheetahs 21:35

SAT, 23 MAR Glasgow vs Toyota Cheetahs TBC

SAT, 6 APR Toyota Cheetahs vs Ospreys TBC

SAT, 13 APR Toyota Cheetahs vs Dragons TBC

SAT, 27 APR Toyota Cheethas vs Kings TBC