{"id":10733,"date":"2012-05-26T22:09:20","date_gmt":"2012-05-26T20:09:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/05\/rugby-le-roux-brilliance-snatches-win-for-cheetahs\/"},"modified":"2012-05-26T22:09:20","modified_gmt":"2012-05-26T20:09:20","slug":"rugby-le-roux-brilliance-snatches-win-for-cheetahs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/rugby-le-roux-brilliance-snatches-win-for-cheetahs\/","title":{"rendered":"Rugby-Le Roux brilliance snatches win for Cheetahs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"articleLocation\">BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa<\/span> May 26 (Reuters) &#8211; Wing er Willie<br \/>\nle Roux scored a brilliant try to lift the Central Cheetahs to a<br \/>\n35-34 victory over the New South Wales Waratahs in a fluctuating<br \/>\nSuper Rugby clash on Saturday.<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Le Roux&#8217;s 57th-minute try, which quickly followed a try by<br \/>\nprop WP Nel, came after the Cheetahs attacked from the restart,<br \/>\nreplacement flyhalf Sias Ebersohn chipping over the defence and<br \/>\nLe Roux gathering and kicking again before reclaiming the ball<br \/>\nand dashing over the tryline.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Waratahs, who led 34-21 in the 48th minute after scoring<br \/>\nfour tries in the first half, can look back on a disappointing<br \/>\nsecond half and their failure to convert two late chances to<br \/>\nclaim victory.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Flyhalf Berrick Barnes was short with an angled 55-metre<br \/>\npenalty in the 76th minute and, as regular time came to an<br \/>\nend, they had a maul inside the Cheetahs 22 but they could not<br \/>\nget the ball out to Barnes for a drop goal after great work by<br \/>\nCheetahs loose forwards Ashley Johnson and Heinrich Brussow.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Waratahs took advantage of 18 missed tackles in the<br \/>\nfirst half and particularly poor defence around the fringes to<br \/>\nrush to the four-try bonus point in 33 minutes.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Flanker Dave Dennis scored the first try in the fourth<br \/>\nminute when he pounced on a loose ball behind the tryline and he<br \/>\nset up the second for lock Sitaleki Timani.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Cheetahs drew level at 14-14 with two tries in four<br \/>\nminutes, the first coming from a wonderfully-worked move off a<br \/>\nlineout finished off by scrumhalf Piet van Zyl.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Le Roux&#8217;s brilliant attacking running then started and<br \/>\nfinished a move in the 19th minute with flyhalf Riaan Smit&#8217;s<br \/>\nsecond successful conversion tying the scores.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Waratahs edged ahead again in the 22nd minute when<br \/>\nBrendan McKibbin kicked a penalty after the Cheetahs took him<br \/>\nout at a ruck, but soon afterwards his pass was intercepted by<br \/>\nhooker Adriaan Strauss and the Cheetahs captain ran in a try<br \/>\nfrom halfway.<br \/>\n\u00a0 <span class=\"label\"><strong>Continued&#8230;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa May 26 (Reuters) &#8211; Wing er Willie le Roux scored a brilliant try to lift the Central Cheetahs to a 35-34 victory over the New South Wales Waratahs in a fluctuating Super Rugby clash on Saturday. 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