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As it happened: Cheetahs 25 - 24 Blues

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27 Feb 2015

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27 Feb 2015

Some controversy about the penalty awarded to the Cheetahs to give them the lead at the death.  The ref decided that the Blues were not looking to contest the rolling maul that he was penalising them for moving backwards.

27 Feb 2015

MAN OF THE MATCH

Coenie Oosthuizen wins the Man of the Match award.

27 Feb 2015

FULL TIME IN BLOEMFONTEIN

The Cheetahs make it 2 out of 2 in Super Rugby 2015!  

They made over 100 tackles in that match, compared to the 30 of the Blues but they have run out victors.  Some brilliant tries from both teams, but at times the game was extremely scrappy as well. 

The Blues have lost their first three games of the season for the first time in their history. 

27 Feb 2015

80' - The Blues are into the Cheetahs 22m area, the ball comes back to West who tries a drop goal... it sails just wide!  The Cheetahs have won in Bloemfontein!

27 Feb 2015

79' - Pietersen makes no mistake.  The Cheetahs lead by 1.

CHEETAHS 25 - 24 BLUES

27 Feb 2015

78' - PENALTY to the Cheetahs.  This could be crucial as the Blues are judged to be moving backwards as the Cheetahs to looked to setup a maul.  Pietersen will kick at goal.

27 Feb 2015

77' - PENALTY to the Cheetahs after a big scrum!  Pietersen sets up a lineout just inside the Blues 22m area.  

27 Feb 2015

76' - Plenty of mistakes from both sides now as the Blues on the attack in the Cheetahs 22m area managed to knock on again.

27 Feb 2015

75' - A great chance for the Cheetahs after a clearance from West only gets around 10m outside his 22m area.  The Cheetahs cannot win their lineout however and Hendricks knocks the ball out into touch.  

27 Feb 2015

74' - West has no trouble sending that through the middle and the Blues lead again!

CHEETAHS 22 - 24 BLUES

27 Feb 2015

72' - PENALTY to the Blues now, straight out in front.  Uys was offside as the Blues moved into the Cheetahs 22m area.  West will kick at goal.

27 Feb 2015

70' - Pietersen makes no mistake with that one! The Cheetah's lead with 10 minutes left in the match.

CHEETAHS 22 - 21 BLUES

27 Feb 2015

69' - PENALTY to the Cheetahs as the Blues infringe.  Pietersen will kick at goal from around 30m out and slightly to the right. 

27 Feb 2015

68' - PENALTY to the Cheetahs as the Blues collapse the scrum.  Pietersen clears into the Blues half. Patience needed from the home team now as they look to attack.

27 Feb 2015

67' - Braid knocks on for the second time this evening, the Cheetahs have a chance to relieve the pressure.  They have not really had much of the ball in the last couple of minutes.

27 Feb 2015

65' - PENALTY to the Blues as the Cheetahs are penalised for side entry.  The Blues setup a lineout in the Cheetahs half and have the chance to apply more pressure.

27 Feb 2015

63' - TRY to the Blues!  Some slick handling between backs and forwards combined with a few missed tackles sees Kaino go over the line in the right hand corner.  West converts.

CHEETAHS 19 - 21 BLUES

27 Feb 2015

62' - Pretorius opts to try to force the Blues into their 22m area but he overcooks his kick and the Blues will have a lineout on halfway.

27 Feb 2015

59' - West sends it wide, that is his first miss of the season.  

CHEETAHS 19 - 14 BLUES

27 Feb 2015

58' - PENALTY to the Blues. The Cheetahs make heavy weather of clearing their lines but eventually they are penalised at ruck time.  West will kick at goal.

27 Feb 2015

55' - The Blues are straight back onto the attack but their handling lets them down and they knock on.  Defensive scrum to the Cheetahs.

27 Feb 2015

53' - TRY for the Cheetahs!  Another amazing score, this time Pretorius with some individual brilliance as he beats three men and gets over.  Le Roux had done brilliantly to field a little chip ahead and find Pretorius in space.  Pietersen converts.

CHEETAHS 19 - 14 BLUES

27 Feb 2015

52' - PENALTY to the Cheetahs, taken quickly by Pretorius and then knocked on.  The Cheetahs should have had another penalty there as the Blues had not retreated at all.

27 Feb 2015

50' - The Blues are right back onto the attack, but an interception by the Cheetahs sees play taking right down to the Blues tryline!  The Blues will have a lineout.

27 Feb 2015

48' - The Blues have fluffed a try scoring opportunity after Braid knocks on with the tryline at his mercy after a backhand flick by Tuipulotu put him in space.  

27 Feb 2015

47' - The Blues take a quick tap after Le Roux was ruled to be in front of a Cheetahs kick ahead.

27 Feb 2015

45' - PENALTY to the Cheetahs as the Blues are penalised for side entry into a ruck.  Not much of an angel for Pietersen and he misses his touch.  The Blue return with interest and we have a Cheetahs lineout just inside their own half.

27 Feb 2015

43' - PENALTY to the Cheetahs as Faumuina is penalised for collapsing the scrum.  Pietersen sets up a lineout in the Blues half, but Kaino makes the steal in the lineout and the Blues clear.

27 Feb 2015

42' - The Blues hand let them down on the Cheetahs 22m area.  Defensive scrum to the Cheetahs.

27 Feb 2015

41' - PENALTY to the Blues.  The Cheetahs are penalised for not rolling away. West sets up a lineout just inside the Cheetahs half.

27 Feb 2015

SECOND HALF UNDERWAY

Pietersen kicks off for the Cheetahs, they have the wind at their back this half.

27 Feb 2015

HALF TIME

The half time hooter goes in Bloemfontein.  The Blues hold a small two point lead going into the break.  Both sides are prepared to give the ball air as you would expect and we have seen two tries apiece.

CHEETAHS 12 - 14 BLUES

27 Feb 2015

40' - NO TRY! There was a forward pass in the build up play!  The Cheetahs breath a sigh of relief.

27 Feb 2015

40' - The Blues are over again, but we have a TMO Decision, for an forward pass.  West has got over for the Blues after some brilliant handling between backs and forwards.

27 Feb 2015

36' TRY to the Blues!  Piutau with an excellent break in midfield as he bounces off Mahoje. His is dragged down just short of the line but Faumuina is in support and gets over the line. Converted by West.

CHEETAHS 12 - 14 BLUES

27 Feb 2015

32' - TRY to the Cheetahs.  The maul was not really going anywhere and the ball came out to Pietersen who put in a cross kick for Le Roux who managed to palm it down to Hendricks.  Some brilliant passing sees Hendricks forcing his way over again.  Pietersen cannot convert.

CHEETAHS 12 - 7 BLUES

27 Feb 2015

31' - PENALTY to the Cheetahs after a very big scrum from them. Kaino took the ball from the back and the Prinsloo is all over him, forcing the Blues captain to hold on. The Cheetahs setup an attacking lineout. 

27 Feb 2015

28' - West takes the ball up but he is held up in the tackle, the ball breaks loose and Mahoje hacks it ahead, right into the Blues 22m area where Rhule knocks on.  He had more time to pick that up than he thought. Defensive scrum to the Blues. 

27 Feb 2015

26' - The Blues are using the strong wind to their advantage at the moment.  The Cheetahs have a throw in in their own 22m area, but it's not in straight.  Attacking scrum to the Blues, 15m out from the Cheetahs line.

27 Feb 2015

24' - TRY to the Blues. Braid forces his way over after the Blues maul from the lineout.  West converts and the Blues have replied immediately.

CHEETAHS 7 - 7 BLUES

27 Feb 2015

23' - PENALTY to the Blues after a infringement in the lineout by the Cheetahs.  The Blues setup an attacking lineout, 5m out from the Cheetahs line.  

27 Feb 2015

19'  - TRY to the Cheetahs! Mahoje steals a lineout for the Cheetahs and after a few phases the ball came to the right where Le Roux found Hendricks with a beautiful pass.  The Springbok flyer cut inside, beat three men and scored!  Pietersen converts.

CHEETAHS 7 - 0 BLUES

27 Feb 2015

15' - The Blues have a defensive lineout in their own 22m.  They eventually clear down field and after some aerial ping-pong by both sidesWest rolls a kick out in the Cheetahs 22m area.  

27 Feb 2015

13' - Pietersen drifts that past the right hand upright.  There is plenty of wind out there tonight.

27 Feb 2015

11' - PENALTY to the Cheetahs after a massive tackle in midfield. The Blues are penalised for playing the ball on the ground. Pietersen will kick at goal, roughly from straight out in front, around 45m out.

27 Feb 2015

10' - Free kick to the Cheetahs as the Blues infringe.  Pietersen clears to the halfway line.

27 Feb 2015

9' - Great defending by the Cheetahs as they managed to keep the Blues at bay. They manage to win a scrum feed as the ref had called a maul and the Cheetahs keep the ball up off the ground.
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