The Free State Cheetahs have not lost a Currie Cup game since the semifinal in 2015 and will pose a huge threat for Western Province when the sides meet in Bloemfontein this weekend. Free State romped through the 2016 Currie Cup‚ winning all 10 matches and started the 2017 campaign with an emphatic 47-12 win over the Sharks in Bloemfontein last week. Despite their Super Rugby woes — the Cheetahs won only four of 15 matches — at Currie Cup level‚ they are formidable. That is why WP coach John Dobson will integrate several Stormers players into his squad for the trip to Bloemfontein after the Chiefs eliminated the Super Rugby team at the quarterfinal stage last weekend. "Maybe in years gone past some guys would feel a bit let down after the anticlimax or the hype of Super Rugby‚ but they are all very keen‚" Dobson said about the Stormers players. "There is a really good culture in the Stormers. I think what’s been very good this year is how closely aligned the teams are‚ so the integr...
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