Head coach Hawies Fourie has insisted the Free State Cheetahs are more than motivated to dethrone Currie Cup champions, the Pumas, on Saturday.
The Free Staters beat the Vodacom Bulls to secure home advantage for the season decider, while Jimmy Stonehouse’s troops earned the right to defend their title this weekend courtesy of victory over the Sharks in Durban.
Speaking post-match last week, the Cheetahs boss told reporters: “The Pumas for me are a really dangerous team on attack. They can score tries from anywhere on the field, and they are very physical – so it’s a bit more difficult to get momentum and quick ball against them than any other team in the competition.“We’ve got a score to settle with the Pumas since last year’s semi-final … so there’s enough motivation for us, and to win the Cup is the ultimate.
“All those things go into your head – where we conceded two tries in the last 10 minutes [against the Pumas], and it nearly happened again [against the Bulls] with that try that they didn’t allow, with about 12 minutes to go.
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