{"id":295931,"date":"2026-01-09T08:42:24","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T06:42:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnuus\/cheetahs-face-uphill-battle-against-in-form-ulster\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T16:49:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T14:49:38","slug":"cheetahs-face-uphill-battle-against-in-form-ulster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/cheetahs-face-uphill-battle-against-in-form-ulster\/","title":{"rendered":"Cheetahs face uphill battle against in-form Ulster\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Cheetahs will try to get their EPCR Challenge campaign back on track when they take on Ulster on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Bloemfontein side has been struggling in the competition but have been up against in-form opposition in the form of Stade Fran\u00e7ais, Exeter Chiefs, and now Ulster, all of whom sit in third place in their respective competitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It will be a difficult task for the Cheetahs, who haven’t played since losing to Stade Fran\u00e7ais on 13 December. Frans Steyn told OFM Sport<\/a> that it is difficult to get the players match-fit in these circumstances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The squad is coming along nicely. I just think we need continuity; we need game time. When the SA Cup starts, we’ll get proper game time. Hopefully, when we hit the Currie Cup, it will be smooth sailing. In both games (Stade Fran\u00e7ais and Exeter), we were in it; it was our own mistakes that cost us the game. Imagine if we can play games like that week in and week out. We can keep on improving and evolving. I still think we need a proper competition, and that will kill the soft moments, because the only way you learn is to play top-quality sides week in and week out,” Steyn noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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