The Cheetahs allowed themselves the small indulgence of filling up a few champagne flutes at training on Thursday to celebrate the news that they'll be back in an international competition next season. | Sport24news
The Cheetahs celebrated their inclusion in the Euro Challenge Cup with some champagne at training on Thursday.
The Cheetahs allowed themselves the small indulgence of filling up a few champagne flutes at training on Thursday to celebrate the news that they'll be back in an international competition next season. Hawies Fourie, one of the main figures in the Cheetahs' trials and tribulations over the past 18 months after the team was voted out of the PRO14 at the end of 2020, appeared content during the team announcement for Friday's Currie Cup meeting with the Pumas in Bloemfontein without being over-elated."We look forward to playing in the competition. Last year we were slated to play in the Challenge Cup, but those plans were cancelled so there was a bit of disappointment.
Substitutes: 16 Llewellyn Classen, 17 Dewald Maritz, 18 Simon Raw, 19 Kwanda Dimaza, 20 Andre Fouche, 21 Giovan Snyman, 22 Ali Mgijima, 23 Diego Appollis "We continued to knock on the door for two-and-a-half years without any external tournament to compete in, losing a litany of players in the process and gaining many too.