‘SA Rugby is throwing us under the bus’
Cheetahs managing director Harold Verster has shared his frustration with SA Rugby’s decision to kick the team out of the PRO14.
Cheetahs managing director Harold Verster has shared his frustration with SA Rugby’s decision to kick the team out of the PRO14.
Cheetahs head coach Hawies Fourie has expressed his disappointment over SA Rugby’s decision to leave the Cheetahs out of PRO Rugby.
The Cheetahs board will meet on Friday to determine whether to ‘abide by the outcome of Tuesday’s Saru meeting or to go the legal route’. CRAIG LEWIS reports.
South Africa’s four Vodacom Super Rugby franchises are set to join an expanded PRO14 competition, while the Cheetahs could enter a newly-proposed Super 8 tournament, writes CRAIG LEWIS.
The Cheetahs have hired a high-profile advocate as they consider taking legal action should they lose their PRO14 status.
Coach Hawies Fourie has included Frans Steyn and Rosko Specman in the Cheetahs’ starting lineup for Saturday’s pre-season warm-up against Griquas in Kimberley.
In celebration of Heritage Day in South Africa, the Cheetahs squad and staff put their own spin on the viral Jerusalema dance challenge.
SA Rugby has announced that the U21 Championship, featuring five provincial teams, will be held in Johannesburg between 4-30 October.
The Free State Cheetahs’ 1976 Currie Cup-winning squad has written an open letter to SA Rugby demanding the union’s continued participation in the PRO14.
SA Rugby has confirmed that the seven teams participating in the new domestic competition will battle for Vodacom Super Rugby Unlocked and Currie Cup honours at various intervals of the tournament which kicks off next month.