Although their participation in the Pro14 has made for an out-of-season experience‚ assistant coach Corniel van Zyl is not in the least concerned by the possibility of the Cheetahs running out of steam in the play-offs. They still have eight league matches remaining but the Cheetahs are handily placed to grab one of the six play-off spots. They are third in their pool but lead their closest rivals, the Cardiff Blues, by 15 log points. Despite the fact that the team are in combat mode throughout the South African summer‚ Van Zyl believes their games are sufficiently spaced out for the Cheetahs to remain competitive when the competition builds to a climax in April and May. "We will have enough down time to be able to cope with that. We have eight league games left so I don’t think it will be too demanding on the players." He was equally bullish about the Cheetahs playing themselves into the play-offs. "The bulk of our remaining games are against teams in our pool. We can control our o...
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