Cape Town - The Cheetahs have beaten the Southern Kings for the second week in succession in the PRO14 but Saturday's 45-0 victory came a lot easier than their first encounter.
Three first half tries from Joseph Dweba (2) and Chris Massyn as well as a conversion by Ruan Pienaar saw the Bloemfontein-based franchise into a 17-0 half-time lead.
In the second half, the Cheetahs continued their domination, running in further tries through Jasper Wiese, Clayton Blommetjies, Rhyno Smith and Louis Fouche, four of which were converted.
Up next, the Kings are away to Munster on February 14 while the Cheetahs are away to Leinster the following day.
Scorers
Cheetahs
Tries: Joseph Dweba (2), Chris Massyn, Jasper Wiese, Clayton Blommetjies, Rhyno Smith, Louis Fouche
Conversion: Ruan Pienaar, Tian Schoeman, Louis Fouche (2)
Teams
Cheetahs
15 Rhyno Smith, 14 Clayton Blommetjies, 13 William Small-Smith, 12 Benhard Janse van Rensburg, 11 Rabz Maxwane, 10 Tian Schoeman, 9 Ruan Pienaar (captain), 8 Jasper Wiese, 7 Junior Pokomela, 6 Chris Massyn, 5 JP du Preez, 4 Walt Steenkamp, 3 Aranos Coetzee, 2 Joseph Dweba, 1 Charles Marais Substitutes: 16 Wilmar Arnoldi, 17 Boan Venter, 18 Luan de Bruin, 19 Aidon Davis, 20 Daniel Maartens, 21 Tian Meyer, 22 Louis Fouche, 23 Chris Smit
Southern Kings
15 Andell Loubser, 14 Yaw Penxe, 13 Sibusiso Sithole, 12 JT Jackson, 11 Erich Cronje, 10 Bader Pretorius, 9 Theo Maree, 8 Elrigh Louw, 7 Thembelani Bholi, 6 Ruaan Lerm, 5 Jerry Sexton, 4 JC Astle, 3 Rossouw de Klerk, 2 Jacques du Toit (captain), 1 Cameron Dawson.
Substitutes: 16 Alandre van Rooyen, 17 Schalk Ferreira, 18 Ig Prinsloo, 19 Bobby de Wee, 20 Lusanda Badiyana, 21 Josh Allderman, 22 Demetri Catrakilis, 23 Howard Mnisi