# 2017–18 Cheetahs season

In the 2017–18 rugby union season, the Cheetahs participated in the Pro14 competition, their inaugural appearance in the competition after losing their Super Rugby status after the 2017 season.

## Personnel
### Coaches and management

The Cheetahs coaching and management staff for the 2017–18 Pro14 season were:
| 2017–18 Cheetahs coaches and management |
| Position | Name |
| Director of Rugby | Franco Smith |
| Head coach | Rory Duncan |
| Forwards coach | Corniel van Zyl |
| Backline coach | Dave Williams |
| Defence coach | Charl Strydom |
| Team manager | Sakkie Wessels |
| Medical doctor | Dr Rudi de Wet |
| Physiotherapist | JP du Toit |
| Biokineticist | Quintin Kruger |

### Squad

The Cheetahs' squad for the 2017–18 Pro14 is:
| 2017–18 Cheetahs squad |
| Player | Position/s | Date of birth (age) | Pro14 | Pro14 | Cheetahs | Cheetahs |
| Player | Position/s | Date of birth (age) | Apps | Pts | Apps | Pts |
| Cecil Afrika | Fullback | (1988-03-03)3 March 1988 (aged 29) | – | – | – | – |
| Craig Barry | Fullback | (1992-04-30)30 April 1992 (aged 25) | – | – | – | – |
| Justin Basson | Lock | (1994-02-10)10 February 1994 (aged 23) | – | – | – | – |
| Rayno Benjamin | Centre | (1983-08-03)3 August 1983 (aged 34) | – | – | – | – |
| Rynier Bernardo | Lock | (1991-08-27)27 August 1991 (aged 26) | 25 | 0 | – | – |
| Clayton Blommetjies | Fullback | (1990-08-30)30 August 1990 (aged 27) | – | – | – | – |
| Tom Botha | Prop | (1990-08-31)31 August 1990 (aged 27) | – | – | – | – |
| Uzair Cassiem | Loose forward | (1990-03-17)17 March 1990 (aged 27) | – | – | – | – |
| AJ Coertzen | Fullback | (1990-10-16)16 October 1990 (aged 26) | – | – | – | – |
| Aranos Coetzee | Prop | (1988-03-14)14 March 1988 (aged 29) | – | – | – | – |
| Luan de Bruin | Prop | (1993-02-13)13 February 1993 (aged 24) | – | – | – | – |
| Erich de Jager | Prop | (1996-02-29)29 February 1996 (aged 21) | – | – | – | – |
| Chris Dry | Loose forward | (1988-02-13)13 February 1988 (aged 29) | – | – | – | – |
| Jacques du Toit | Hooker | (1993-11-19)19 November 1993 (aged 23) | – | – | – | – |
| Joseph Dweba | Hooker | (1995-10-25)25 October 1995 (aged 21) | – | – | – | – |
| Ryno Eksteen | Fly-half | (1994-10-03)3 October 1994 (aged 22) | – | – | – | – |
| Johan Goosen | Fly-half | (1992-07-27)27 July 1992 (aged 25) | – | – | – | – |
| Lloyd Greeff | Wing | (1994-01-03)3 January 1994 (aged 23) | 13 | 10 | – | – |
| Elandré Huggett | Hooker | (1991-10-05)5 October 1991 (aged 25) | – | – | – | – |
| Reniel Hugo | Lock | (1990-07-19)19 July 1990 (aged 27) | – | – | – | – |
| Malcolm Jaer | Fullback | (1995-06-29)29 June 1995 (aged 22) | – | – | – | – |
| Günther Janse van Vuuren | Prop | (1995-08-24)24 August 1995 (aged 22) | – | – | – | – |
| Niell Jordaan | Loose forward | (1992-01-13)13 January 1992 (aged 25) | – | – | – | – |
| Armandt Koster | Lock | (1990-01-20)20 January 1990 (aged 27) | – | – | – | – |
| Johan Kotze | Prop | (1995-01-13)13 January 1995 (aged 22) | – | – | – | – |
| Tertius Kruger | Centre | (1993-08-09)9 August 1993 (aged 24) | – | – | – | – |
| Nico Lee | Centre | (1994-03-13)13 March 1994 (aged 23) | – | – | – | – |
| Hilton Lobberts | Lock | (1986-06-11)11 June 1986 (aged 31) | – | – | – | – |
| Daniel Maartens | Flanker | (1995-05-04)4 May 1995 (aged 22) | – | – | – | – |
| Makazole Mapimpi | Wing | (1990-07-26)26 July 1990 (aged 27) | – | – | – | – |
| Charles Marais | Prop | (1988-08-29)29 August 1988 (aged 29) | – | – | – | – |
| Niel Marais | Fly-half | (1992-01-21)21 January 1992 (aged 25) | – | – | – | – |
| Rabz Maxwane | Wing | (1995-08-14)14 August 1995 (aged 22) | – | – | – | – |
| Tian Meyer | Scrum-half | (1988-09-20)20 September 1988 (aged 28) | – | – | – | – |
| Ali Mgijima | Centre | (1995-02-12)12 February 1995 (aged 22) | – | – | – | – |
| Zee Mkhabela | Scrum-half | (1994-10-15)15 October 1994 (aged 22) | – | – | – | – |
| Oupa Mohojé | Loose forward | (1990-08-03)3 August 1990 (aged 27) | – | – | – | – |
| Ox Nché | Prop | (1995-07-23)23 July 1995 (aged 22) | – | – | – | – |
| Luther Obi | Wing | (1993-04-29)29 April 1993 (aged 24) | – | – | – | – |
| Gerhard Olivier | Loose forward | (1993-02-17)17 February 1993 (aged 24) | – | – | – | – |
| Sergeal Petersen | Wing | (1994-08-01)1 August 1994 (aged 23) | – | – | – | – |
| Robbie Petzer | Fly-half | (1996-02-13)13 February 1996 (aged 21) | – | – | – | – |
| Junior Pokomela | Loose forward | (1996-12-10)10 December 1996 (aged 20) | – | – | – | – |
| Raymond Rhule | Wing | (1992-11-06)6 November 1992 (aged 24) | – | – | – | – |
| Paul Schoeman | Loose forward | (1992-12-19)19 December 1992 (aged 24) | – | – | – | – |
| William Small-Smith | Centre | (1992-03-31)31 March 1992 (aged 25) | – | – | – | – |
| JP Smith | Scrum-half | (1994-03-30)30 March 1994 (aged 23) | – | – | – | – |
| Rosko Specman | Wing | (1989-04-28)28 April 1989 (aged 28) | – | – | – | – |
| Ernst Stapelberg | Fly-half | (1995-02-06)6 February 1995 (aged 22) | – | – | – | – |
| Clinton Swart | Centre | (1992-09-06)6 September 1992 (aged 24) | – | – | – | – |
| Torsten van Jaarsveld | Hooker | (1987-06-30)30 June 1987 (aged 30) | – | – | – | – |
| Ruan van Rensburg | Scrum-half | (1993-05-31)31 May 1993 (aged 24) | – | – | – | – |
| Henco Venter | Loose forward | (1992-03-27)27 March 1992 (aged 25) | – | – | – | – |
| Reinach Venter | Hooker | (1995-01-03)3 January 1995 (aged 22) | – | – | – | – |
| Shaun Venter | Scrum-half | (1987-03-16)16 March 1987 (aged 30) | – | – | – | – |
| Francois Venter | Centre | (1991-04-19)19 April 1991 (aged 26) | – | – | – | – |
| Ntokozo Vidima | Lock | (1995-05-13)13 May 1995 (aged 22) | – | – | – | – |
| Dennis Visser | Lock | (1993-01-20)20 January 1993 (aged 24) | – | – | – | – |
| Carl Wegner | Lock | (1991-02-07)7 February 1991 (aged 26) | – | – | – | – |
| Jasper Wiese | Loose forward | (1995-10-21)21 October 1995 (aged 21) | – | – | – | – |
| Lihleli Xoli | Wing | (1993-02-28)28 February 1993 (aged 24) | – | – | – | – |
| Fred Zeilinga | Fly-half | (1992-12-11)11 December 1992 (aged 24) | – | – | – | – |
| Note: Players' ages and statistics are correct as of 1 September 2017, the date of the opening round of the competition. Pro14 appearances only. |

### Player movements

Player movements between the end of the 2017 Super Rugby season and the end of the 2017–18 Pro14 season are as follows:
| Cheetahs transfers 2017–2018 |
| Pos | 2017 squad | Out | In | 2017–18 players |
| PR | Tom Botha Aranos Coetzee Charles Marais Danie Mienie Ox Nché | Danie Mienie (to Toulouse) | Luan de Bruin (from Free State Cheetahs) Erich de Jager (from Free State Cheetahs) Günther Janse van Vuuren (from Free State Cheetahs) Johan Kotze (from Free State Cheetahs) | Tom Botha Aranos Coetzee Luan de Bruin Erich de Jager Günther Janse van Vuuren (did not play) Johan Kotze (did not play) Charles Marais Ox Nché |
| HK | Jacques du Toit (did not play) Joseph Dweba Elandré Huggett Torsten van Jaarsveld Reinach Venter | | | Jacques du Toit Joseph Dweba Elandré Huggett (did not play) Torsten van Jaarsveld Reinach Venter (did not play) |
| LK | Justin Basson Reniel Hugo Armandt Koster Hilton Lobberts (did not play) Francois Uys Dennis Visser (did not play) Carl Wegner | Francois Uys (to Grenoble) | Rynier Bernardo (from Scarlets) Ntokozo Vidima (from Free State Cheetahs) | Justin Basson Rynier Bernardo Reniel Hugo Armandt Koster Hilton Lobberts (did not play) Ntokozo Vidima (did not play) Dennis Visser Carl Wegner |
| FL | Uzair Cassiem Chris Dry Oupa Mohojé Junior Pokomela Boom Prinsloo Paul Schoeman Henco Venter | Boom Prinsloo (to Bulls) | Daniel Maartens (from Free State Cheetahs) Gerhard Olivier (from Free State Cheetahs) Jasper Wiese (from Free State Cheetahs) | Uzair Cassiem Chris Dry Daniel Maartens Oupa Mohojé Gerhard Olivier Junior Pokomela Paul Schoeman Henco Venter Jasper Wiese |
| N8 | Niell Jordaan | | | Niell Jordaan |
| SH | Tian Meyer Zee Mkhabela Ruan van Rensburg Shaun Venter | | JP Smith (from Free State Cheetahs) | Tian Meyer Zee Mkhabela JP Smith (did not play) Ruan van Rensburg (did not play) Shaun Venter |
| FH | Ryno Eksteen (did not play) Niel Marais Fred Zeilinga | | Johan Goosen (unattached) Robbie Petzer (from Griffons) Ernst Stapelberg (from Western Province) | Ryno Eksteen (did not play) Johan Goosen Niel Marais Robbie Petzer Ernst Stapelberg Fred Zeilinga |
| CE | Rayno Benjamin Nico Lee Ali Mgijima William Small-Smith Clinton Swart Michael van der Spuy Francois Venter | Michael van der Spuy (retired) | Tertius Kruger (from Griquas) | Rayno Benjamin Tertius Kruger Nico Lee Ali Mgijima William Small-Smith Clinton Swart Francois Venter |
| WG | JW Jonker Luther Obi Sergeal Petersen Raymond Rhule | JW Jonker (to Free State Cheetahs) | Lloyd Greeff (from Free State Cheetahs) Makazole Mapimpi (from Southern Kings) Rabz Maxwane (from Blue Bulls) Rosko Specman (from South Africa Sevens) Lihleli Xoli (from Free State Cheetahs) | Lloyd Greeff Makazole Mapimpi Rabz Maxwane Luther Obi Sergeal Petersen Raymond Rhule Rosko Specman Lihleli Xoli (did not play) |
| FB | Clayton Blommetjies | | Cecil Afrika (from South Africa Sevens) Craig Barry (from Western Province) AJ Coertzen (from Griquas) Malcolm Jaer (from Southern Kings) | Cecil Afrika Craig Barry Clayton Blommetjies AJ Coertzen Malcolm Jaer |
| Coach | Franco Smith | Franco Smith (to Director of Rugby) | Rory Duncan (from Director of Rugby) | Rory Duncan |

## Standings

The final Conference B log standings are:
| 2017–18 Pro14 Conference A |
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
| 1 | Glasgow Warriors | 21 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 614 | 366 | +248 | 81 | 38 | 12 | 2 | 76 |
| 2 | Munster | 21 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 568 | 361 | +207 | 78 | 42 | 10 | 5 | 69 |
| 3 | Cheetahs | 21 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 609 | 554 | +55 | 75 | 68 | 10 | 5 | 63 |
| 4 | Cardiff Blues | 21 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 502 | 482 | +20 | 56 | 59 | 5 | 5 | 54 |
| 5 | Ospreys | 21 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 390 | 487 | −97 | 44 | 60 | 5 | 3 | 44 |
| 6 | Connacht | 21 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 445 | 477 | −32 | 53 | 54 | 5 | 6 | 39 |
| 7 | Zebre | 21 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 408 | 593 | −185 | 50 | 78 | 4 | 4 | 36 |
| Legend and competition rules |
| Legend: |
| | Conference leaders, qualify to play-off semifinals. | P = Games played, W = Games won, D = Games drawn, L = Games lost, PF = Points for, PA = Points against, PD = Points difference, TF = Tries for, TA = Tries against, TB = Try bonus points, LB = Losing bonus points, Pts = Log points |
| | Second and third placed teams, qualified to play-off quarterfinals. | P = Games played, W = Games won, D = Games drawn, L = Games lost, PF = Points for, PA = Points against, PD = Points difference, TF = Tries for, TA = Tries against, TB = Try bonus points, LB = Losing bonus points, Pts = Log points |
| Competition rules: |
| Qualification: The top team in each conference qualified for the play-off semifinals, while the second and third placed teams qualified for the play-off quarterfinals. In the quarterfinals, the second-ranked team from each conference had home advantage against the third-ranked team from the other conference, with the winners progressing to the semi-finals. The conference winners had home advantage against the quarterfinal winners in the semifinals, with the two winners qualifying for the final, which was played at a venue decided in advance. Points breakdown: * 4 points for a win * 2 points for a draw * 1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less * 1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match Classification: Teams standings were calculated as follows: * League points * Number of games won * Overall points difference * Number of tries scored * Number of points scored * Overall try difference * Player suspension count * Player yellow card count * Toss of a coin |

### Round-by-round

The table below shows the Cheetahs' progression throughout the season. For each round, their cumulative points total is shown with the conference position:
| Team | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | R11 | R12 | R13 | R14 | R15 | R16 | R17 | R18 | R19 | R20 | R21 | QF | SF | Final |
| Opposition | ULS | MUN | ZEB | LEI | OSP | GLA | ZEB | CON | EDI | SCA | BEN | KIN | KIN | CAR | GLA | OSP | CON | DRA | CAR | MUN | KIN | SCA | — | — |
| Cumulative Points | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 35 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 43 | 47 | 52 | 57 | 58 | 63 | Lost | — | — |
| Position | 7th | 7th | 5th | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | Lost | — | — |
| Key: | win | draw | loss | bye | |

## Matches

The Cheetahs' fixtures for their inaugural season in Pro14 are:

## Player statistics

The Pro14 appearance record for players that represented the Cheetahs in 2017–18 is as follows:
| 2017–18 Cheetahs player statistics |
| Player name | ULS | MUN | ZEB | LEI | OSP | GLA | ZEB | CON | EDI | SCA | BEN | KIN | KIN | CAR | GLA | OSP | CON | DRA | CAR | MUN | KIN | SCA | | App | Try | Con | Pen | DG | Pts |
| Charles Marais | 1 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 17 | | | 17 | 17 | 17 | | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacques du Toit | 2 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Aranos Coetzee | 3 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Basson | 4 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reniel Hugo | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Paul Schoeman | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | 6 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Henco Venter | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | 21 | 6 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Niell Jordaan | 8 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaun Venter | 9 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Clayton Blommetjies | 10 | 15 | | | | | | | 15 | 15 | | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Makazole Mapimpi | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Ali Mgijima | 12 | 22 | | | | | | 23 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Small-Smith | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | | 13 | 13 | 14 | | | | | | | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| Rosko Specman | 14 | | | 14 | 23 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Sergeal Petersen | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Torsten van Jaarsveld | 16 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Ox Nché | 17 | 17 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Tom Botha | 18 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 18 | 18 | | | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rynier Bernardo | 19 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 4 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 5 | | 19 | 19 | | 19 | 19 | 19 | 5 | | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Gerhard Olivier | 20 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tian Meyer | 21 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | 21 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Cecil Afrika | 22 | | 23 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rayno Benjamin | 23 | 23 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbie Petzer | | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Francois Venter (c) | | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | | | | 13 | | | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Armandt Koster | | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Junior Pokomela | | | 8 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 20 | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Ernst Stapelberg | | | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 72 |
| Luther Obi | | | 14 | 23 | | 23 | | 14 | 14 | | | | | | 23 | 23 | 11 | | | | | | | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Chris Dry | | | 20 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nico Lee | | | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | | | | | | | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Oupa Mohojé | | | | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | | | | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Raymond Rhule | | | | | 14 | | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Wegner | | | | | | | 19 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | | | 19 | 19 | | | 19 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jasper Wiese | | | | | | | 20 | 7 | 19 | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Zeilinga | | | | | | | 22 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 22 | | | | | 12 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 86 |
| Tertius Kruger | | | | | | | | 13 | 22 | 22 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joseph Dweba | | | | | | | | 16 | | | | | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Visser | | | | | | | | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zee Mkhabela | | | | | | | | 21 | | | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Maartens | | | | | | | | | 20 | 20 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Barry | | | | | | | | | 23 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | | | | | | | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Rabz Maxwane | | | | | | | | | | 23 | | | | 11 | | | 23 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Uzair Cassiem | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Niel Marais | | | | | | | | | | | 22 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | | 12 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 63 |
| AJ Coertzen | | | | | | | | | | | 23 | 23 | 23 | | | | | 23 | 23 | 23 | | | | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clinton Swart | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | | | | | 22 | 12 | 22 | 12 | 22 | | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malcolm Jaer | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 23 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Luan de Bruin | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | | | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erich de Jager | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | | 17 | 17 | | | | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johan Goosen | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 22 | 10 | | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Lloyd Greeff | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 23 | 23 | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| penalty try | penalty try | penalty try | penalty try | penalty try | penalty try | penalty try | penalty try | penalty try | penalty try | penalty try | penalty try | penalty try | penalty try | penalty try | penalty try | penalty try | penalty try | penalty try | penalty try | penalty try | penalty try | penalty try | | – | 1 | – | – | – | 7 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 22 | 76 | 59 | 39 | 0 | 617 |
(c) denotes the team captain. For each match, the player's squad number is shown. Starting players are numbered 1 to 15, while the replacements are numbered 16 to 23. If a replacement made an appearance in the match, it is indicated by . "App" refers to the number of appearances made by the player, "Try" to the number of tries scored by the player, "Con" to the number of conversions kicked, "Pen" to the number of penalties kicked, "DG" to the number of drop goals kicked and "Pts" refer to the total number of points scored by the player.
* Ryno Eksteen, Elandré Huggett, Günther Janse van Vuuren, Johan Kotze, Hilton Lobberts, JP Smith, Ruan van Rensburg, Reinach Venter, Ntokozo Vidima and Lihleli Xoli did not make any appearances.