Ruan Pienaar and Cheetahs teammates during a Challenge Cup match earlier this season. Picture: Johan Pretorius/Gallo Images, who only play in local competitions before battling it out in the internationally recognised Challenge Cup, and they will have to be at their absolute best if they want to make it through to the next round.was played later in the year, so they had to use friendlies to prepare for the European competition and were eventually dumped out in the last 16 by Toulon.
“A lot of the guys that played last year are in this squad, so that experience counts a lot,” Van der Westhuizen said. “So I think that helps us a lot. France is always a difficult place to play and you never know which French side is going to pitch up. But that experience in the group helps a lot.”Where the Cheetahs may get a leg up will be in the type of team that Clermont decides to put out for the match, as French sides are notorious for playing weakened teams if they aren’t fully invested in the game.
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