Polokwane - The Cheetahs came back from a 13-3 deficit at half-time to beat the Bulls 20-16 in a Super 14 warm-up match in Polokwane on Friday night.

However, it was not just a warm-up. For that, the tackles were too fierce, and the rucks too hard. To a large extent, that made up for the many early season errors - on both sides and especially in the first half - in a match that came to light in the second half.

The Bulls had the better of the first half when they dominated up front and in this period showed good structure, while the Cheetahs came back after the break with some solid scrumming and some good interplay between forwards and backs.

The fact that Bulls flyhalf Morne Steyn attempted a drop from far out, and then aimed a penalty for the posts to make it 16-13 with only five minutes remaining, tells the story of how seriously the two sides approached the game.

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