With Toyota Cheetahs coming to the Liberty Stadium this Saturday (5.30pm KO) in Round 2 of the Guinness PRO14, we look at the stats ahead of the big game….
OSPREYS RUGBY v TOYOTA CHEETAHS
At Liberty Stadium, Swansea, 5.30pm.
Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU, 36th competition game)
Assistant Referees: George Clancy (IRFU), Gareth John (WRU) Citing Commissioner: Dennis Jones (WRU)
TMO: Tim Hayes (WRU)
Overall Guinness PRO14 head to head record:
Played 2, Ospreys won 1, Cheetahs won 1.
Did you know?
- Ospreys began their 2018/19 Guinness P:RO14 campaign with a 17-13 home victory over Edinburgh, and only once since 2014 have they begun a season with a pair of victories.
- The Welshmen have won their last six PRO14 encounters at Liberty Stadium since Glasgow beat them there on 26 November.
- Ospreys won both matches they played against South African opponents in Swansea last season.
- Toyota Cheetahs failed to score a point in Munster last weekend for only the second time in their history –
- previously doing so against Stormers in Cape Town in Super Rugby in 2014.
- Cheetahs record against Welsh Regions last season was won four lost three with their only victory in Wales being against Dragons at Rodney Parade in March.
- The two sides each won their respective home game when they met last season.
