Bismarck hints at possible Cheetahs return
Former Springbok hooker Bismarck du Plessis says he would love to return to South Africa to finish his playing career at the Cheetahs.
Former Springbok hooker Bismarck du Plessis says he would love to return to South Africa to finish his playing career at the Cheetahs.
SA Rugby CEO Jurie Roux has allegedly officially informed local franchise bosses that South African teams will break away from Super Rugby to compete in an expanded PRO16 competition.
Veteran scrumhalf Ruan Pienaar has criticised SA Rugby for its treatment of the Cheetahs and Kings with regard to the teams’ future in the PRO14.
PRO14 organisers have confirmed that the tournament will proceed without the Cheetahs and Kings until next year due to travel restrictions brought about by Covid-19.
Franco Smith says the Cheetahs are an integral part of the South African rugby landscape and should be treated as such when SA Rugby decides about the immediate future of its franchises.
In this excerpt from a recent episode of Cheetah Chase, Oupa Mohoje talks about his long road to recovery after sustaining a knee injury in 2018 and what kept him feeling positive during lockdown.
Springbok Frans Steyn is delighted at being back playing for the Cheetahs and living in Bloemfontein.
Free State Cheetahs managing director Harold Verster is confident the union will make it through the uncertain period of the Covid-19 pandemic.
In a feature from the latest issue of SA Rugby magazine, we caught up with former Cheetahs and Blitzboks player Fabian Juries.
The Leicester Tigers have confirmed the acquisition of loose forward Jasper Wiese from the Cheetahs for the 2020-21 European season.