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Guinness Pro 14 CEO Welcome Message

Free State Cheetahs (Pty) Ltd Message

Toyota Sponsor’s Message

Toyota Cheetahs Player Profiles

Toyota Cheetahs Player Profiles

Free State Rugby Union Message

Toyota Cheetahs vs Connacht

Guinness Pro 14 Fixtures & Results

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FREE STATE CHEETAHS (PTY) LTD MESSAGECHEETAHS

Free State Rugby is the breeding ground of opportunity for top rugby players, coaches, administrators. The Free State can be seen as a province that offers opportunities for players on all levels to rise to the highest level.

Over time, Free State Rugby have delivered 85 Springboks and an amount of top players who are currently playing overseas and at other unions in South Africa – Free State Rugby is indeed the rugby factory for South African rugby.

The new approach at Free State Rugby is to create opportunities for players and there is no better place than right here. The two Vasity Cup teams, the Shimlas (UFS) and the Ixias (CUT), plus their two Young Guns team, offers junior players a platform from where they can develop to a higher level.

Besides this, there is the Toyota Cheetah Academy where a group of young players are being prepared for bigger rugby. The newly introduced Free State Cheetah u.19 league, promises to be a very successful tournament with lots of potential for top players to make a break through.

Guinness PRO14 is a top

international competition, seen on the same level as SuperRugby. In the teams participating against the Toyota Cheetahs and Kings in this competition, a total of 124 players represent their national sides from Wales, Scotland, Ireland and Italy.

It was ‘n new start for the Toyota Cheetahs in Guinness PRO14, but all the challenges made the side grow stronger and it is believed that the Toyota Cheetahs will only benefit from playing in the northern hemisphere.

The next couple of Guinness PRO14 matches against Connacht, Dragons, Cardiff Blues and Munster are very important for the Toyota Cheetahs to secure their spot in the play-offs – exciting prospects for the team in their first year of the competition.

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After this weekend there will be just four rounds left in the regular season and it’s exciting to see so many clubs kick into form as the final furlongs of the Guinness PRO14 approach.

With games taking place across all five competing nations this weekend there is plenty to hope for no matter who you support and right across the board there are plenty of terrific clashes on o�er.

Scottish rugby is on a real high at the moment and my congratulations to Gregor Townsend and the national team for a truly magnificent win over England in the Six Nations. Many of those who starred for Scotland have done so for Glasgow Warriors and Edinburgh in the Guinness PRO14 this season and both clubs have been in great form.

Edinburgh host Munster having won six of their last seven, while their win over Dragons was their 11th of the season. To put it in perspective, 11 wins ties their most-ever in the Championship and they still have five more games to go. Richard Cockerill has done a super job at the club and right now they’re on course to reach the Guinness PRO14 Final

Series – a feat that would prove historic.

Elsewhere, a quick look at the meeting of in-form Cardi� Blues and Benetton catches the eye, as does the Toyota Cheetahs’ return to Bloemfontein to face Connacht while Ulster and Glasgow Warriors always produce a fiery encounter.

Zebre host Ospreys knowing one more win will see them set a record for most wins in a season but the visitors are on a roll now and have a chance of Champions Cup qualification so it promises to be a really competitive a�air in Parma.

Dragons make their first visit to South Africa as they face the Southern Kings in Port Elizabeth and coach Deon Davids will be pleased to have the hosts back in the hot conditions that better suits their rugby. To cap it all o� we have Scarlets taking on Leinster in Llanelli with lots of attacking talent on o�er and with just three points between them at the top of Conference B it promises to be a hard-fought contest.

So many teams have their eye on reaching the Guinness PRO14 Final in Dublin on May 26 and last week we came up with yet another great reason for you to book your place for a fantastic weekend of rugby. The O�cial Guinness PRO14 Final Fanzone will combine with the Dublin 7s to produce a two-day ‘Festival of Rugby’.

In addition to the live rugby where you can compete in either Sevens or Tag rugby, there’s plenty on o�er for those you just want to soak up the atmosphere ahead of the Final with live music, bars, premium areas, player appearances and more all on o�er. See www.pro14rugby.org for more.

The Final takes place in Dublin’s Aviva Stadium so get along to www.ticketmaster.ie now and get your pick of the best seats before it’s too late. Prices start at €10 for children and €35 for adults.

Of course, the Final is no longer an occasion for fans of the two teams playing, it’s an incredible experience for rugby supporters from all over the world. No matter where you’re coming from you can rely on Gullivers Sports Travel to arrange tickets, hotels and flights as our O�cial Supporter Travel Partner for the Guinness PRO14 Final Series – see www.gulliverstravel.co.uk.

Enjoy the game,

Martin AnayiChief Executive O�cer

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Springbok Toets in Bloemfontein! Suid-Afrika speel in Junie teen Engeland in Toyota-Stadion. Jy kan van die begin af jou Toetskaartjie teen ‘n spesiale prys saam met jou seisoenkaartjie koop en afbetaal. Indien jy eers later jou Toetskaartjie wil koop sal jou sitplek tot ‘n spesi-fieke datum gereserveer word.

‘n Debiet order stelsel vir die gerieflike afbetaling van jou seisoen-kaartjie.

Unieke komplimentêre Cheetah vlag vir elke seisoenkaartjie- en pakkethouer.

Die eksklusiewe voorreg om die groot Cheetah vlag op die veld vas te hou wanneer die span uitdraf.

Nuut! Dubbelkaartjies – bespaar tot soveel as R460 as jy twee seisoen kaartjies in plaas van een koop.

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Welcome to today’s Guinness Pro 14 match here at Toyota Stadium.

It is amazing how rugby has changed over the past 12 months. This time last year the Toyota Cheetahs were in the Vodacom Super Rugby tournament and now they face new, exciting and sometimes unknown opposition in the Pro14 tourna-ment.

A year is a long time in rugby it seems.Still, there are things that haven’t changed, things that have improved and things that will improve even more.

Not only are the Toyota Cheetahs doing ground-breaking work by competing against the best of the Northern Hemi-sphere, they are charting a new way forward and creating a breeding ground of players who understand the conditions, and what it takes to succeed in this new environment.

This has always been the Toyota Cheetahs way, to play an attractive brand of rugby and to develop top class players that South Africa can be proud of. Toyota has always been the catalyst for success in supporting the players in the team and our partnership is stronger than ever, ensuring the Toyota Cheetahs can enter this bold new world with both confidence and strength.

To Franco Smith and his team, we stand with you as you enter this new battle-ground, this new challenge that will both

test us and show the world what we are made of. We applaud the fighting spirit that you have and the opportunity to show new markets and new regions what Toyota Cheetahs rugby means to all of us.We will be beside you as you embark on this new challenge, and will continue to show the support we have provided over the past few years as not only a sponsor, but as a proud partner of Toyota Chee-tahs.

To the opposition – welcome to Toyota Stadium. The battles will be tough and uncompromising, but we are sure you will experience some of our world-famous Free State hospitality during your stay.

Enjoy the match

Andrew KirbyPresident and CEO of Toyota South Africa

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FREE STATE RUGBY UNION MESSAGE

It is a privilege for me as President of the Free State Rugby Union to welcome everyone at tonight’s Guinness PRO14 in Toyota Stadium. We also welcome our team; the Toyota Cheetahs back from their tour to Wales and Scotland and wish them well for the second encounter with Connacht.

I would like to extend a warm word of welcome to our opponents from Galway in Ireland. We hope that you’ve enjoyed the week in the City of Roses.

Today we welcome you, our loyal supporters and also thank you for your wonderful support. Your support encourages the team and motivates them to reach bigger heights. It’s

great to see the level of passion and commitment of fans who live and breathe every kick, every hit, every call and every try.

May you all enjoy this day and especially the camaraderie of rugby friends.

Jerry Segwaba President

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3 March Toyota Cheetahs vs Connacht 19:35

23 March Dragons vs Toyota Cheetahs 21:35

7 April Toyota Cheetahs vs Cardiff 15:00

13 April Toyota Cheetahs vs Munster 19:35

27 April Kings vs Toyota Cheetahs TBC

4 May Play-Offs TBC

18 May Semi Final TBC

26 May Final TBC

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1 September Ulster vs Toyota Cheetahs 42 – 19

9 September Munster vs Toyota Cheetahs 51 – 18

16 September Toyota Cheetahs vs Zebre 54 – 39

22 September Toyota Cheetahs vs Leinster 38 – 19

29 September Toyota Cheetahs vs Ospreys 44 – 25

6 October Toyota Cheetahs vs Glasgow 26 – 29

28 October Zebre vs Toyota Cheetahs 23 – 24

4 November Connacht vs Toyota Cheetahs 23 – 15

24 November Toyota Cheetahs vs Edinburgh 33 - 13

2 December Toyota Cheetahs vs Scarlets 28 – 21

6 January Benetton vs Toyota Cheetahs 27 – 21

13 January Kings vs Toyota Cheetahs 21 – 45

20 January Toyota Cheetahs vs Kings 45 – 24

10 February Cardiff Blues vs Toyota Cheetahs 25 – 20

16 February Glasgow vs Toyota Cheetahs 37 – 23

24 February Ospreys vs Toyota Cheetahs 27 – 26