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Pumas: 15 Devon Williams, 14 Andrew Kota, 13 Diego Appollis, 12 Ali Mgijima, 11 Etienne Taljaard, 10 Tinus de Beer, 9 Chriswill September, 8 Kwanda Dimaza, 7 Francois Kleinhans, 6 Andre Fouche, 5 Shane Kirkwood (captain), 4 Deon Slabbert, 3 Simon Raw, 2 Pieter Jacobs, 1 Corne Fourie.Replacements: 16 Darnell Osuagwu, 17 Etienne Janeke, 18 Dewald Maritz, 19 Malembe Mpofu, 20 Ruwald van der Merwe, 21 Giovan Snyman, 22 Gene Willemse, 23 Wian van Niekerk.
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Cheetahs: 15 Tapiwa Mafura, 14 Daniel Kasende, 13 David Brits, 12 Reinhardt Fortuin, 11 Cohen Jasper, 10 Ruan Pienaar, 9 Rewan Kruger, 8 Friedle Olivier, 7 Sibabalo Qoma, 6 Gideon van der Merwe, 5 Victor Sekekete (captain), 4 Rynier Bernardo, 3 Conraad van Vuuren, 2 Marnus van der Merwe, 1 Nqobisizwe MoxoliReplacements: 16 Louis van der Westhuizen, 17 Alulutho Tshakweni, 18 Hencus van Wyk, 19 Jeandre Rudolph, 20 George Cronje, 21 Daniel Maartens, 22 Siyabonga Masuku 23 Robert Ebersohn.
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It is a warm winter's day in Bloemfontein and inside the stadium, the light wind has little effect, conditions are ideal for rugby.
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Hello and welcome to our coverage of the Currie Cup Final between the Cheetahs and the Pumas from Toyota Stadium in Bloemfontein.
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KICK-OFF: The Cheetahs kick off deep.
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The Cheetahs win a battle of the bombs with De Beer spilling a high ball under the attention of Jasper. The Cheetahs have the scrum just outside the Pumas 22.
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The Cheetahs try a little grubber in behind but the Pumas get across and dot it down in-goal and they have to drop out from the goal-line. Pienaar tries a drop off that dropout but it hits the upright.
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The Cheetahs turn down the shot at goal to try for a maul from the lineout.
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The Cheetahs attack with advantage but Mafura is isolated and they come back.
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PENALTY, CHEETAHS, PIENAAR, 3-0:Pienaar kicks a relatively straightforward goal to allow the Cheetahs to make the early pressure pay.
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Olivier pulls off an unbelievable intercept but the Cheetahs don't keep the ball long and are soon backpedalling.
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Mafura makes a hash of gathering a kick but then gets away from his man only to hack a poor kick into onrushing Pumas players. The Cheetahs eventually earn a scrum as a loose ball deosn't go to hand.
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Jacobs thinks he is away and in on the line but its a forward pass and the Pumas counterattack is ended. Kota had made an excellent run out of his own 22 after a fiercely contested ruck.
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Kruger hacks a poor kick straight into touch on the Cheetahs 22 giving the Pumas the platform for another attack.
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The Pumas don't protect the ball and allow the Cheetah to get onto the ball and win a penalty to clear their lines.
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The Pumas go tit for tat with ruck time penalties as they now get over the ball and will drill the penalty kick back down into the Cheetahs 22.
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Appollis is taken out chasing a kick and that will give De Beer a chance to call for the tee.
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PENALTY, PUMAS, DE BEER, 3-3:De Beer makes no mistake in slotting his penalty goal.
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The Cheetahs win a penalty almost immediately after the restart and Pienaar calls for the tee.
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PENALTY, CHEETAHS, PIENAAR, 6-3: Pienaar goals an incredible long goal with some legs to spare.
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A seatbelt tackle now looks set to hand the impetus back to the Pumas and De Beer has called for the shot from close to halfway.
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PENALTY, PUMAS, DE BEER, 6-6:De Beer watches his kick anxiously but it creeps over and the flags go up.
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The Cheetahs are almost in but van der Merwe can't get his final pass away after finding a bit of space to run into. The Cheetahs knock on and the Pumas have the scrum feed inside their own 22.
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The Cheetahs turn down a shot at goal after a scrum time penalty and they will attack from a lineout five out.
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TRY, CHEETAHS, FORTUIN, 11-6:Fortuin dives over after a succession of pick and goes from the Cheetahs.
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Pienaar has shanked his kick and is disgusted with himself as he jogs back.
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Apollis drills a great kick right down into the Cheetahs 22 and five from the line. The Cheetahs butcher the lineout and the Pumas attack!
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TRY, PUMAS, MGIJIMA, 11-11:The Pumas pull off an audacious piece of play that is calmly finished in the corner by Mgijima.
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De Beer cannot convert either and the deadlock remains in place.
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TRY, CHEETAHS, JASPER, 16-11:Jasper flies over in the corner after the maul gains the hard yards.
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CONVERSION, CHEETAHS, PIENAAR, 18-11:Pienaar converts to make it 18-11 to the Cheetahs with half time looming.
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HALF TIME: CHEETAHS 18-11 PUMAS
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The Pumas kick off deep in answer to the Cheetahs. The Pumas run the attempted exit right back at the hosts to start the half on fire.
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The Cheetahs are caught offside after a blindside dash from the Pumas and the tee is called for once more.
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PENALTY, PUMAS, DE BEER, 18-14:De Beer curls his kick over despite the tricky angle.
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De Beer appears to have injured himself just after kicking a great 50/22 that puts the Pumas right back on the attack.
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Pienaar makes an important clearance that sends the Pumas back into their own half.
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The Pumas have earned themselves another shot at goal despite some laboured attacking plays.
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PENALTY, PUMAS, DE BEER, 18-17:A limping De Beer slots the kick to make this a one-point game.
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The Cheetahs now burst forward in attack but the final pass doesn't go to hand for them and the Pumas have a lineout feed.
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The Pumas make a mess of the clearance and the Cheetahs have it again inside the Pumas 22 and will have penalty advantage as well.
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TRY, CHEETAHS, KRUGER, 23-17:Kruger snipes after the maul is stopped and he gets in for the try.
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CONVERSION, CHEETAHS, PIENAAR, 25-17:Pienaar converts from out wide and that is huge.
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The Pumas spoil their chance to attack from the lineout as Jacobs feeds skew and affords the Cheetahs a scrum feed inside their own 22.
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The Cheetahs use their kicking game to move play into the Pumas half but then they surrender a breakdown penalty that will see the Pumas come back at them.
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The Pumas spill it just as they try to batter their way into the Cheetahs 22 a few players drop to the ground and play will have to be stopped.
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The Cheetahs win a free kick at scrum time and send up a hoist which is just about dealt with but sends the Pumas back into their own half. As the Pumas enter their opponents they infringe and now Pienaar will send them back again.
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Kota snatches a great mark to get the Pumas out of trouble after Jasper got away from his man prior to chipping ahead .
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The back and forth kicking game looks to suit the Cheetahs but the Pumas have won a penalty and they can now get back onto the attack in earnest.
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Just over 15 minutes are left on the clock and the Pumas attack looking to get in range for a huge turnaround.
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Kasende looks up as he receives a pass on the Pumas 22 and he knocks on giving the defenders some respite.
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The referee lectures the Cheetahs about wasting time at the lineout, but at least he stopped the clock to do so.
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The Cheetahs are happy to go through the phases on attack until a probing kick tests De Beer at the back for the Pumas and he is forced into touch close to his own 22.
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The Cheetahs are now shepherded into touch close to the Pumas 22 but this time it is the Pumas who will feed the lineout.
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De Beer goes for a massive punt from a penalty that puts the Pumas back on the attack at last. They are inside the Cheetahs 22 for the lineout.
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De Beer goes for a massive punt from a penalty that puts the Pumas back on the attack at last. They are inside the Cheetahs 22 for the lineout.
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The Cheetahs stop the Pumas maul and win a scrum that they will want to clear without incident.
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Tinus de Beer misses a crucial penalty kick that would have brought the Pumas back within a one score.
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The Cheetahs secure the ball once more after holding up the Pumas maul. The scrum is likely to take up the last seconds that the Pumas need.
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The Cheetahs just clear the scrum but their attack is ended with a grubber in behind and the Pumas try to go from deep.
