The Cheetahs surged to their seventh Currie Cup title when they downed the Pumas 25-17 in a ferocious final in Bloemfontein on Saturday.
Time and space was at a premium but gradually the pattern of the game emerged as the Cheetahs started to hold territorial ascendancy.When the visitors were in possession they were suffocated, often gang tackled by the hosts.However, even when they seem trapped and all escape avenues closed, the Pumas are one of the competition's best exponents of transitional play.
From the resulting pressure the Cheetahs were able to set up camp inside the Pumas 22 and after several attempts that came up short they finally got over the line when inside centre Reinhardt Fortuin found just enough space to beat his marker near the touchline.Cheetahs coach Hawies Fourie made the rather bold call of withdrawing props Marnus van der Merwe and Mox Moxili from the action in the 36th minute but the decision paid almost immediate dividends.
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