­
  • Home
  • Match Centre
  • British & Irish Lions
  • Videos
  • Supabets
  • Cars
    • Motoring News
    • Used Cars For Sale
    • New Cars For Sale
    • Demo Cars For Sale
  • Daddy’s Deals

SA Rugbymag

South African rugby news, fixtures, results, video, interviews, and more. Covering the Springboks, Bulls, Stormers/Western Province, Sharks, Cheetahs, Kings and Lions, as well as schools and club rugby.

Primary Menu Search
  • Home
  • Match Centre
  • British & Irish Lions
  • Videos
  • Supabets
  • Cars
    • Motoring News
    • Used Cars For Sale
    • New Cars For Sale
    • Demo Cars For Sale
  • Daddy’s Deals

You are here: Home ∼ Cheetahs humiliate Sunwolves

Cheetahs humiliate Sunwolves

Published on April 15, 2016 | Leave a response

The Cheetahs scored 14 tries, with Sergeal Petersen and Paul Schoeman recording hat-tricks, as they annihilated the Sunwolves 92-17 in Bloemfontein on Friday. CRAIG LEWIS reports.

In the third round of the competition, the Cheetahs secured a narrow 32-31 win over the Sunwolves in Singapore. Yet this time around, the winless Sunwolves were quite frankly humiliated.

Within the opening quarter the Cheetahs had breezed into a 28-3 lead. At that point it already looked to be game over. Before half-time, Petersen scored his first two tries, while Shaun Venter also dotted down as the hosts opened up a 45-3 advantage.

Considering the Cheetahs’ only win of the season had come against the Sunwolves just over a month ago, it was an incredible scoreline. And while the Japan-based side have yet to win a game this season, this represented their first complete blowout, with the effects of a long tour clearly taking its toll.

As illustrated by SARugbymag.co.za's Opta-powered stats, the Cheetahs quite simply ran all over the Sunwolves. In the opening stanza, the Cheetahs made 364m to 133m, made nine clean breaks to one, while they pounced on 11 turnovers conceded by the visitors. In addition, the Cheetahs completely dominated at scrum time and feasted on their surfeit of possession.

When Hilton Lobberts and Clayton Blommetjies then scored just six minutes after the restart to push the lead out to 59-3, it was a very real possibility that Super Rugby’s largest ever winning margin of 89 could be under threat. On that occasion back in 2007, the Bulls beat the Reds 92-3.

Mercifully for the Sunwolves, though, they were finally able to benefit from some possession, with Derek Carpenter and then Mifiposeti Paea going over to score next as the game headed into the final quarter.

However, Schoeman scored his hat-trick, while Jacques du Toit and Petersen would all add to the home side’s try tally before the final whistle as the Cheetahs recorded their highest points tally in a Super Rugby game and the most tries for any South African side in a single match. In the chaotic final stages, Petersen unselfishly offloaded to Schoeman rather than add to what could have been a personal four-try haul.

Cheetahs – Tries: Torsten van Jaarsveld, Francois Venter, Uzair Cassiem, Raymond Rhule, Sergeal Petersen (3), Shaun Venter, Hilton Lobberts, Clayton Blommetjies, Paul Schoeman (3), Jacques du Toit. Conversions: Niel Marais (8), Fred Zeilinga (3).
Sunwolves – Tries: Derek Carpenter, Mifiposeti Paea. Conversions: Tusi Pisi (2). Penalty: Pisi

Cheetahs – 15 Clayton Blommetjies, 14 Sergeal Petersen, 13 Nico Lee, 12 Francois Venter (c), 11 Raymond Rhule, 10 Niel Marais, 9 Shaun Venter, 8 Paul Schoeman, 7 Uzair Cassiem, 6 Hilton Lobberts, 5 Francois Uys, 4 Lood de Jager, 3 Maks van Dyk, 2 Torsten van Jaarsveld, 1 Charles Marais.
Subs: 16 Jacques du Toit, 17 Danie Mienie, 18 Johan Coetzee, 19 Carl Wegner, 20 Henco Venter, 21 Oupa Mohoje, 22 Tian Meyer, 23 Fred Zeilinga.

Sunwolves – 15 Riaan Viljoen, 14 Viliami Lolohea, 13 Harumichi Tatekawa, 12 Derek Carpenter, 11 Mifiposeti Paea, 10 Tusi Pisi, 9 Yuki Yatomi, 8 Ed Quirk, 7 Andrew Durutalo, 6 Tomás Leonardi, 5 Liaki Moli, 4 Hitoshi Ono, 3 Takuma Asahara, 2 Shota Horie (c), 1 Masataka Mikami.
Subs: 16 Takeshi Kizu, 17 Ziun Gu, 18 Shinnosuke Kakinaga, 19 Faatiga Lemalu, 20 Yoshiya Hosoda, 21 Kaito Shigeno, 22 Yu Tamura, 23 Yasutaka Sasakura.

Photo: Gerhard Steenkamp/BackpagePix

Posted in Cheetahs, Super Rugby

Post by Craig Lewis

Craig Lewis

MPU #1 - (DESKTOP SIZE 300x250 / MOBILE SIZE 320x50, 300x250, 320x100)
← Previous Next →

Ratings: Du Toit one of the few standouts for Boks

The Boks faded in the second half to slump to a 22-17...

Five key areas the Boks need to dominate for first victory

SA Rugby magazine highlights five crucial areas the Boks will need to...

Duhan should be celebrated for his Lions success

Duhan van der Merwe’s achievements should be truly appreciated by South Africans,...

JdV: Boks-Lions have everything to play for

Performing in empty stadiums will be a key factor in the series...

Dynamic Dayimani: Forward to back

While he has been signed as an ‘edge’ forward, Hacjivah Dayimani could...

Boks have muscle memory to rely on

Rassie Erasmus and Jacques Nienaber are experts at finding solutions to tricky...

Top six: Best and worst foreign imports

SARugbymag.co.za identifies six of the best and worst foreign players to play...

Column: When context is needed

As highlighted by the Argentina controversy, ‘cancel culture’ needs a spoonful of...

Dark cloud hangs over WP Rugby

The problems at Western Province Rugby are layered, and everyone involved needs...

From the mag: Foreign Favourites

As Vodacom Super Rugby turned 25 this year, JON CARDINELLI picks an...

Bulls rookies to watch

After a massive exodus of players the Vodacom Bulls will be eager...

Analysis: The new suffocate-and-strangle game

For the Boks to emerge as World Cup winners, they need to...

VIEW MORE
  • Team graphics: Springboks vs B&I Lions
  • Boks vs Lions (1st Test): Predict and WIN!
  • Lions team announcement: Duhan to front Boks
  • Teams: SA A vs Bulls
Boks

Why the Boks should be bullish

There is good reason for the Springboks to enter the British & Irish Lions series with confidence, writes MARK KEOHANE in the latest SA Rugby magazine.

  • Watch: Did Gatland’s words influence Jonker?


COVID-19 Corona Virus
South African Resource Portal

ABOUT

  • Contact us
  • Competitions
  • Videos
  • Player Features
  • Subscribe
  • Terms and conditions
  • Privacy Policy

TOURNAMENTS

    • Rugby Championship
    • Super Rugby
    • Currie Cup
    • Varsity Cup
    • Gold Cup
    • Schools
    • Six Nations
    • Champions Cup
    • World Cup

OPINION

  • Mallett on SuperSport
  • Cardinelli column
  • Lewis column
  • Xabanisa column
  • Borchardt column
  • Superbru

Primary Menu

  • Home
  • Match Centre
  • British & Irish Lions
  • Videos
  • Supabets
  • Cars
    • Motoring News
    • Used Cars For Sale
    • New Cars For Sale
    • Demo Cars For Sale
  • Daddy’s Deals
×