The Cheetahs most certainly looked the sharper of the two teams at the Toyota Stadium, and his bares testament to their Currie Cup campaign, which saw the Free Staters win the for the sixth time. The win was also the Cheetahs first-ever over the team from Scotland

The Cheetahs ran in seven tries on the night with the hooker Joseph Dweba and the fullback, Rhyno Smith, each scoring a brace.

The Cheetahs captain, Ruan Pienaar, opened the scoring the 7th minute of the match, and he made no mistake in converting his try.

Minutes later the former Springbok slotted a penalty to extend the hosts lead.

Dweba crossed the whitewash for the first of his two tries in the 21st minute, before the Glasgow scrumhalf, Nick Frisby, managed to score for the visitors.

Dweba completed his brace with six minutes to play in the first half to see the Cheetahs lead 24-7 at half time.

The replacement for Glasgow, Robbie Nairn, was the first on the scoreboard in the second stanza with a 54th minute try.

Two minutes later, Smith, who was making his return to the Cheetahs went over for the first of his two scores. Five minutes later, that man Smith executed a neat offload to send Junior Pokomela over in the corner.

Another two minutes later and Smith scored under the rights to hand the Cheetahs a commanding lead. The debutant and flanker, Sias Koen, scored with 10 minutes to go to drive the final nail into the Glasgow coffin.

For his outstanding game, Smith was named as the man of the match.

Scorers:

Toyota Cheetahs: Tries – Ruan Pienaar, Joseph Dweba 2, Rhyno Smith 2, Junior Pokomela, Sias Koen Conv. – Ruan Pienaar 5 Pen. – Pienaar 1

Glasgow Warriors: Tries – Nick Frisby, Robbie Nairn Conv. – Brandon Thomson 2

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