Result - 橄欖球

W L D Pt
Crusaders (NZ) 11 1 1 51
Hurricanes (NZ) 10 3 0 47
Waratahs (NSW) 9 4 0 45
Bulls (SA) 7 5 1 38
Sharks (SA) 7 6 0 38
Brumbies 8 4 1 38
Chiefs (NZ) 7 5 1 36
Blues (NZ) 6 7 0 29
Highlanders (NZ) 6 7 0 27
Cheetahs (SA) 5 8 0 27
Stormers (SA) 4 8 1 23
Reds (QLD) 4 9 0 22
Cats (SA) 2 10 1 15
Western Force(WA) 1 10 2 12


Cheetahs finish on a high

May 14, 2006 - 8:43am
Story by: Sportal
The Cheetahs have fought back from 9-23 down just after half-time to beat the
Cats 28-23 in their final Super 14 match of the season.
Played out at Absa Park in Kimberley, the result saw the Cheetahs, playing in
their first year of the competition, finish 10th on the ladder, while the
defeat consigned the Cats to 13th place.
The Cats made the stronger start on the hard Kimberley field with tries to
fullback Conrad Jantjes and wing Wylie Human in the opening 30 minutes.
However, the struggling side lost its concentration and a number of wayward
penalties saw them fail to capitalise on a heavily weighted possession count.
The Cats' inability to turn possession into points allowed the clinical
Cheetahs to wrestle their way back into the contest, despite having both prop
Jannie du Plessis and Willem de Waal yellow carded.
It took the Cheetahs a while, but when they finally started to hold the ball
through a number of phases and eliminate the errors, their first try was not
long in coming and centre Ronnie Cooke crossed the line in the 56th on the
back of some good build-up work by Bevin Fortuin and Gaffie du Toit.
This signalled a change in momentum as Meyer Bosman, who had replaced De
Waal, got the Cheetahs on the front foot and also pegged back the Cat's lead
to 23-20 after slotting two penalty goals.
The game was poised for a nerve-racking finish and it was the Cheetahs who
produced the big play when Eddie Fredericks brilliantly set up a try for
Kabamba Floors who was able to skid in at the corner to give his side the
lead.
When Bosman missed the conversion the score was 25-23 to the Cheetahs and the
home-side sealed the victory shortly after when Bosman landed a fine penalty
late in the contest from just inside his own half.

Cheetahs 28
Tries: Cooke, Floors
Penalties: Bosman 3, De Waal 2, Du Toit
Cats 23
Tries: Jantjes, Human
Conversions: Pretorius 2
Penalties: Pretorius 3




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