{"id":9057,"date":"2012-03-18T15:18:26","date_gmt":"2012-03-18T13:18:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/03\/rugby-cheetahs-clinch-dramatic-win-over-rebels\/"},"modified":"2012-03-18T15:18:26","modified_gmt":"2012-03-18T13:18:26","slug":"rugby-cheetahs-clinch-dramatic-win-over-rebels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/rugby-cheetahs-clinch-dramatic-win-over-rebels\/","title":{"rendered":"Rugby-Cheetahs clinch dramatic win over Rebels"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"articleLocation\">MELBOURNE, March 18<\/span> (Reuters) &#8211; An 81st-minute try by<br \/>\nreplacement Piet van Zyl gave the Cheetahs their first victory<br \/>\nof the Super Rugby season with a dramatic 33-26 away win over<br \/>\nthe Melbourne Rebels on Sunday.<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>With two minutes left and the game tied at 26-26, the<br \/>\nCheetahs, who lost in the final minute last weekend to the ACT<br \/>\nBrumbies, ran the ball from their own 22 through several phases<br \/>\nto come up with the winning score.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Replacement flyhalf Sias Ebersohn made a decisive break and<br \/>\nscrumhalf Van Zyl won a sprint to the corner to end the<br \/>\nCheetahs&#8217; three-game losing start and leave the crestfallen<br \/>\nRebels as the only team yet to record a victory this year.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are very happy with the win after we let one or two<br \/>\ngames slip but we can move forward now and I&#8217;m very proud of the<br \/>\nguys for hanging in there,&#8221; Cheetahs captain and hooker Adriaan<br \/>\nStrauss said in a pitchside interview.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Cheetahs attacking intent was on show in the opening<br \/>\nstages and winger Willie Le Roux scored a try in the corner<br \/>\nfollowing a sweeping move after just two minutes, flyhalf Johan<br \/>\nGoosen converting from long range.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Rebels were quick to respond and their forward pack<br \/>\ninstigated a strong rolling maul and hooker Adam Freier touched<br \/>\ndown for a try which Rebels flyhalf James O&#8217;Connor converted to<br \/>\nlevel the scores at 7-7 after eight minutes.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>O&#8217;Connor was looking dangerous with ball in hand in his<br \/>\nfirst start for the Rebels at flyhalf but one over-ambitious<br \/>\nlong pass was easily intercepted by Le Roux who raced in for his<br \/>\nsecond try after 10 minutes.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Rebels were guilty of poor tactical kicking and their<br \/>\nindiscipline allowed Goosen to stretch the lead to 20-10 with<br \/>\ntwo penalties before halftime.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>However, the home side improved after the break and<br \/>\nO&#8217;Connor, after slotting a penalty, showed some brilliant skill<br \/>\nto step inside two tackles and score a try under the posts ten<br \/>\nminutes into the second period to tie the game at 20-20.<br \/>\n\u00a0 <span class=\"label\"><strong>Continued&#8230;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MELBOURNE, March 18 (Reuters) &#8211; An 81st-minute try by replacement Piet van Zyl gave the Cheetahs their first victory of the Super Rugby season with a dramatic 33-26 away win over the Melbourne Rebels on Sunday. 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