With seven wins from 12 matches‚ the Cheetahs are still very much in playoff contention in the Pro14 and they can consolidate that position with another win over the Southern Kings at the weekend. The teams clash in Bloemfontein on Saturday. The Cheetahs are widely expected to complete the "double" over the hapless Kings who are still looking for their first win of the campaign. Some may suggest the Cheetahs are guaranteed a win, but they will want to improve some areas of their play before they resume combat in the northern hemisphere against the Cardiff Blues in February. The Blues happen to be the side still hoping to reel in the Cheetahs on the conference A points table. The most obvious area the Cheetahs want to improve in is their discipline. Nine yellow cards have blighted their Pro14 campaign‚ five coming in their last two clashes. Last weekend Charles Marais‚ Junior Pokomela and Justin Basson were shown yellow cards and if they were up against opposition other than the King...
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