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PRO 14

Cheetahs make light work of Kings thanks to Lee hat-trick

By Jack Davies

13 Jan 2018

Cheetahs’ Nico Lee.

Nico Lee scored a hat-trick as the Cheetahs raced to a 45-21 victory over the Southern Kings in the Pro14 on Saturday.

With the rest of the league in European action, this all-South African clash was the only match on the schedule this weekend.

Lee’s treble – completed seven minutes from time – accounted for half of the Cheetahs’ tries as the visitors scored three in each half at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium.

The result lifts the Cheetahs to within eight points of second-placed Munster in Conference A, with the South Africans having played a match less.

The Kings, meanwhile, remain winless at the bottom of Conference B ahead of a run of three away fixtures.

#KINvCHE?
Nico Lee with a stunning hat-trick ???for @CheetahsRugby as they seal victory in a full-blooded South African derby against @SouthernKingsSA ?#GUINNESSPRO14 pic.twitter.com/M6qPSu8iUF
— BKT United Rugby Championship (URC) (@URCOfficial) January 13, 2018

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AA 3 minutes ago

Fin Baxter wades into debate over the England losing streak

Agreed. Borthwick will have to write a new excuse book soon .

I have looked at the two world cup final teams from 2003 and 2020.

2003 team scored 187 tries between them in 389 caps

2020 team scored 113 tries between them in 473 caps. As you can see a huge disparity in scoring rate. Only Johnny May with 36 tries in 78 caps scored a higher amount of tries. Elliot Daly comes close but the rest are frankly very poor.

Farrell and Ford scored a pathetic 20 tries between them in a combined 210 caps.

There again , the 2003 team did have Wilko and Greenwood etc whereas 2020 team had Ford and Farrell .

So much people saying that Fords strength is of bringing others into the game .

Really. The figures totally disprove that notion .

It has been mentioned elsewhere that we have accepted mediocrity far too often and the figures would indicate that players are or have been picked far too often without performing .

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Alex 11 minutes ago

Let's be real about these All Blacks

Not disputing that NZ are ahead of Eng. Also not saying Eng are unlucky (though clearly the tone of the article is not that the ABs were unlucky but that they 'should have' won). Your team are looking great and are on the up. I just felt that Pundits have argued Eng 'should have' won the first test against the ABs, when it's more nuanced than that, and very fine margins determine results that Eng didn't get right. Same applies, therefore, to NZ and other nations. Ben Smith though doesn't seem to see it that way. To be clear: I'm not saying I agree with the 'should haves', but more that I take issue with the phrasing.

Good to see your respect for other nations is so strong! Proper rugby fan you are!!!

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RedWarrior 15 minutes ago

Did Rassie Erasmus miss a trick with his latest South Africa squad?

GB is England, Scotland, Wales. They are the 3 constituent countries in Great Britain. Ergo playing only those three countries is a tour of GB. The difference between GB and the UK is Northern Ireland. It's not a huge deal to be accurate and call places by their correct name. But please refrain from your idiotic attempts to BS that GB=UK. It doesn't.

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RedWarrior 18 minutes ago

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