The Cheetahs are going to leave nothing in the tank as they make one last push for the year when they take on defending Pro14 champions the Scarlets in Bloemfontein on Saturday. It is the Free State team’s last match of 2017 before they resume their campaign in early January and winning would leave them in a healthy position going into the Christmas break. Last weekend the Cheetahs notched up their fifth win of the tournament‚ in their ninth outing‚ by beating Edinburgh at home and they are now well entrenched in third place in Conference A. That leaves them in a play-off position at the halfway mark of the campaign‚ but coach Rory Duncan believes they have found their feet and are optimistic about the second half of the season. However‚ beating the Scarlets is a priority for the Cheetahs‚ not only for log position but also because they do not want to be stewing on a home loss. "It will be nice to go into our break with a win to maintain some momentum‚" Duncan said. "If you lose‚ yo...

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