Pro 14 09/11/2019 - Pro14 - Cheetahs Return Home Without Any Wins - The Toyota Cheetahs will return home after three weeks on tour, with no win to show for their efforts. The Cardiff Blues took full advantage from the Cheetahs' ill-discipline and converted four penalties within 20 minutes to secure a 30-17 win after they lead with 17-14 at halftime. 09/11/2019 - Pro14 - Kings Held On For First Win Of The Season - The Southern Kings scored their first win of the season after scraping home against Ospreys 16-14 in Swansea. The Kings lead 13-00 at halftime. The Kings will return home after scoring one win from three on their overseas tour. 07/11/2019 - Pro14 - Kings Fly In Replacements - The Isuzu Southern Kings have flown in replacements ahead of their final PRO14 tour game against the Ospreys on Saturday. The Kings have lost their captain JC Astle to an upper respiratory infection, with the lock returning home, while tighthead Rossouw de Klerk has an ankle injury and will also 07/11/2019 - Pro14 - Junior Pokomela To Claim His 50th Cap - Toyota Cheetahs loose forward Junior Pokomela may have all his attention on hitting the books for exams this week, but that will change on Saturday when he turns his focus to the Cardiff Blues to claim his 50th cap for the franchise. Pokomela, who hails from Grey High School in Port Elizabeth, 06/11/2019 - Pro 14 - Round 6 Preview - Cullen’s men dismantled Dragons 50-15 at RDS Arena on Friday night, marshalled around the field by 20-year-old fly-half Harry Byrne, a display worthy of being the only unbeaten side left in the competition. Could that run end in Round 6 though? Some are predicting so with the defending champions heading to 02/11/2019 - Pro14 - Scarlets Edge Past Cheetahs In Gritty Affair - Scarlets bounced back from last weekend’s disappointment at Edinburgh to battle past a defiant Toyota Cheetahs and continue their impressive start to the Guinness PRO14 season. It was at times a war of attrition in Llanelli in what were unfavourable rugby conditions, with the visitors 02/11/2019 - Pro14 - Kings Thumped By Glasgow Warriors - Eight-try Glasgow Warriors got their Guinness PRO14 season firmly up and running with a thumping 50-0 victory over winless and lacklustre Isuzu Southern Kings at Scotstoun. First-half scores from Grant Stewart, Matt Fagerson, Callum Gibbins, Oli Kebble and Nikola 01/11/2019 - Pro14 - Jospeh Dweba In His 50th Match for Toyota Cheetahs Against Scarlets - The Toyota Cheetahs will be taking on Scarlets on Saturday, 2 November at Parc y Scarlets in Llanelli, Wales. The action kicks off at 17:00 (SA time). Live on SuperSport 2, Premier Sports, and DAZN. The two sides have met on three previous 01/11/2019 - Pro14 - The Kings Will Be Up Against Six Returning World Cup Stars - Warriors host Kings as both look to bounce back from their respected losses last weekend. Glasgow lost 18-5 to the Dragons in a rain-soaked match while the Isuzu Southern Kings left it too late against Benetton and lost 30-36. Glasgow Warriors are 31/10/2019 - Pro14 - Ruaan Lerm To Lead Kings Against Glasgow Warriors - Isuzu Southern Kings No8, Ruaan Lerm, will lead the side as captain when they take on Glasgow Warriors, at Scotstoun Stadium on Friday, November 1. Lerm will lead a side that sees a single change to the forwards pack, with an additional positional switch, to the team that 30/10/2019 - Pro 14 - Round Five Preview - As the plot thickens in the Guinness PRO14 last weekend confirmed a number of things for us: Leinster are going to take some stopping in defence of their title, Dragons are onto something this season and Conference B is going to chop and change all season long. The pace only quickens with two successive 29/10/2019 - Pro14 - JP Ferreira Extend Contract With Munster - Former Lions defence coach JP Ferreira has extended his contract with PRO14 Rugby team Munster for another two years. Ferreira, who left South Africa two seasons ago to join former Springbok assistant coach Johann van Graan at the Irish side, will stay at the team until at 29/10/2019 - Pro14 - Major Injury Blow For Southern Kings - The Isuzu Southern Kings were dealt a massive blow when they lost their kingpin and flyhalf Demetri Catrakilis to injury during Saturday’s PRO14 Rugby defeat at the hands of Italian side Benetton. Catrakilis has been diagnosed with a hyperextended elbow and has been sent back to 28/10/2019 - Pro14 - South African Teams Struggle In The First Week On Tour - It was double heartbreak for both South African sides in the PRO14 championship on Saturday night as a last-gasp try by Connacht midfielder Tom Farrell ended the Toyota Cheetahs unbeaten run while the Isuzu Southern Kings fought back in the second half but 26/10/2019 - Pro 14 - Cheetahs Lost The Game In The 85th Minute Against Connacht - Connacht lead 14-05 at halftime but two tries by the Toyotas Cheetahs gave them a 14-22 lead with ten minutes to go. However, Swanepoel’s red card for a headbutt transformed the game and replacement Farrell immediately powered over from just a metre out to reduce the gap. 26/10/2019 - Pro14 - Southern Kings Leave It Too Late Against Bennetton - The Southern Kings still are looking for their first win of the 2019/2020 Pro14 season. They lost the first match of their 3-week tour with 36-30 against Benneton. Bennetton, on the other hand, scored their first win of the season after welcoming back five Italian 26/10/2019 - Pro14 - Isuzu Southern Kings Need To Convert Opportunities Today - The Kings have conceded the least penalties in the championship and back it up with the best lineout stats in the tournament, and coach Robbie Kempson believes if they can now use these strengths to turn possession into points they will do well. “This tour is going to be very 26/10/2019 - Pro14 - Toyota Cheetahs Want To Continue Brilliant Form On Tour - Pienaar, who spent several seasons at Ulster, knows all too well what the Toyota Cheetahs are in for, and the team will rely heavily on the skipper’s experience going into the contest. The veteran Springbok scrumhalf believes while the Toyota Cheetahs need to box clever, there is 25/10/2019 - Pro 14 - Southern Kings Announce Team vs Benetton - Former South Africa Sevens star, Sithole, who provided backline cover from the bench in the opening three matches of the 2019/20 Guinness PRO14 season at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, will make his first start of the season at outside centre where he will partner up with 25/10/2019 - Pro14 - Cheetahs Announce Team vs Connacht - “I believe that we are in a good place, coming from a successful Currie Cup season and having won the first three Guinness PRO14 matches, the players know what is expected for them and they know what to do where on the field.” Said Hawies Fourie ahead of his first official game 24/10/2019 - Pro14 - Kings Looking To Impress On Tour - The Isuzu Southern Kings will be looking to take another step forward as they head off onto their first tour of the 2019/20 PRO14 Rugby season with a tough season opener against Italian side Benetton on Saturday. But the Kings have added the brainstrust of former Springbok attack coach 24/10/2019 - Pro 14 - Orie Joins Ospreys On Short Term Loan - Springbok lock Marvin Orie has joined the Ospreys on a short-term loan until the end of December. Orie will leave this weekend to join the Welsh club and is set to play for them in the PRO14 Championship for the next three months before returning to take up his role for his Super Rugby franchise, the Lions. 18/10/2019 - Pro14 - Swys De Bruin Joins Kings With Immediate Effect - De Bruin is a widely sought-after rugby brain and comes with a wealth of coaching experience having recently been the attack coach of the Springboks team as well as Head Coach of the Lions from 2017 until earlier this year. He has also previously coached the Sharks, Griquas and South 18/10/2019 - Pro14 - The Cheetahs Topping All Charts And The Kings Aint That Bad Either - The Toyota Cheetahs are averaging a massive 50 points per game at home thanks to a rousing unbeaten start to this season’s PRO14 Rugby Championship that sees them topping the competition stats in several categories. And while South Africa’s other franchise 17/10/2019 - Pro14 - Cheetahs Announce Touring Squad - The Toyota Cheetahs will be leaving for Ireland on Tuesday and Wednesday respectively, for their first three week tour of the 2019/20 Guinness PRO14 championships. The team will be facing Connacht in Galway on Saturday, 26 October at 18:15, travel to Wales the next week to taken on Scarlets in 15/10/2019 - Pro14 - Hawies Fourie Take Over A High-flying Toyota Cheetahs Side - Smith was supposed to have left after the Currie Cup, but a medical condition delayed Fourie’s arrival in Bloemfontein until a week ago, and the FNB Varsity Cup-winning coach will enjoy a quiet start with no games planned for this weekend. However, Fourie will face 15/10/2019 - Pro14 - Toyota Cheetahs Are Building A Winning Culture - The Free Staters secured their third successive victory in the competition as they defeated Munster 40-16, while the Isuzu Southern Kings conceded five first-half tries to slump to a 42-17 loss against Ulster. The Toyota Cheetahs struggled to build momentum in the first 13/10/2019 - Pro14 - Errors Cost Southern Kings The Game Despite Spirited Effort - “That first half Ulster schooled us. They played the exact game that we had wanted to play – which was to get a fast start,” said Kempson. “We made three to four errors, and they capitalised, scoring three to four tries. Defensively there were individual 12/10/2019 - Pro14 - Kings Slump To A Third Loss In A Row - The Southern Kings is still searching for a win in the Pro14 season after they lost 17-42 to Ulster in Port Elizabeth. A John Cooney double ensured Ulster ended their South African double-header on a high after the Irish province sealed a comfortable victory over Isuzu Southern Kings. 12/10/2019 - Pro14 - Can The Kings Make It Two From Two For South Africa? - Southern Kings, as well as Ulster, will look to get their season back on track when they play each other on Saturday in Port Elizabeth. Ulster went down heavily to the Kings’ South African rivals Toyota Cheetahs in Round Two, shipping 63 points to the Championship’s 11/10/2019 - Pro 14 - Smith Hands Over An Unbeaten Cheetahs To Hawies - The Toyota Cheetahs scored their third win of the 2019/2020 Pro14 season after yet another brilliant win against Conference B leaders Munster with 40-16 tonight in Bloemfontein. With their tails up following a flawless start to the season, Cheetahs piled the pressure on 11/10/2019 - Pro 14 - Isuzu Southern Kings Name Team To Face Ulster - Isuzu Southern Kings winger, Josiah Twum-Boafo, will earn his first starting berth for the side when they take on Ulster Rugby in a Guinness PRO14 Round 3 encounter at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Saturday, 12 October. The 22-year-old speedster made his Guinness 11/10/2019 - Pro 14 - Preview - Toyota Cheetahs vs Munster Rugby - The Toyota Cheetahs is looking for their first-ever win over Munster on Friday in Bloemfontein in a match between the two Conference leaders. Toyota Cheetahs have started the season on fire, racking up a mammoth 16 tries and 111 points in the first two rounds while Conference 10/10/2019 - Pro 14 - Franco Smith Announce Cheetahs Team Before He Leaves For Italy - Franco Smith announced the team that will face Munster Rugby in the Cheetahs' last home game of the year. Franco Smith will be in charge as head coach for his last match as coach of the Toyota Cheetahs before handing over to Hawies Fourie. Luan de Bruin 10/10/2019 - Pro 14 - We Can Win The Pro14 - Rhyno Smith - It may be a bold statement to make in round three of PRO14 Rugby, but Toyota Cheetahs star fullback Rhyno Smith believes that his side have the ability to win the championship this season, something they have never had before. Smith, who was part of the Cheetahs set-up last 10/10/2019 - Pro 14 - Round Three Previews - Two teams with perfect records so far, Conference A leaders Toyota Cheetahs and Conference B toppers Munster, begin the weekend with a clash in Bloemfontein, while Leinster and Edinburgh also square off with 100 per cent streaks on the line on Friday night. The fifth team with two wins from 08/10/2019 - Pro 14 - Round Two Review - Toyota Cheetahs captain Ruan Pienaar admitted he enjoyed his side’s massive 63-26 win over his old club Ulster in PRO14 Rugby action on Saturday but warned his team-mates that they would meet a different Ulster side in Belfast later in the competition looking for revenge. Pienaar played 141 times for 05/10/2019 - Pro14 - Cheethas Continue Impressive Start In Pro14 - An Anthony Volmink hat-trick helped Toyota Cheetahs extend their impressive start to the Guinness PRO14 season as they eased to a ruthless victory over Ulster in Bloemfontein with 63-26. The hosts came out of the blocks quickly, enjoying considerable territorial advantage and making their early pressure pay 05/10/2019 - Pro 14 - Kings Lose Second Game After Second Half Blitzkrieg, Again - The Southern Kings are still in search for a first-ever win over Munster, after losing 20-31 on Saturday afternoon. Munster’s suffocating defence and efficiency in the attack helped them to a battling bonus-point win. The Kings trailed 06-10 at half time after an energy-sapping first half. Mike
