Overview
- Faf de Klerk scored in the left corner after a 29‑phase move to turn a 26‑26 tie into a 31‑26 Cheetahs win on Sunday.
- Match discipline was decisive: Stormers flank Xola Nyali received a yellow card and conceded a penalty try, and two other players were sin‑binned during the contest.
- The Stormers controlled territory and had multiple held‑up or disallowed tries but failed to convert those chances into a match‑winning margin.
- The Cheetahs earned the full five log points and jump to second on the Currie Cup standings, while the Stormers take two losing bonus points; Round Five sends the Cheetahs to Loftus and the Stormers to Nelspruit.
- Cheetahs coach Frans Steyn praised the closing sequence but warned the team must start stronger, and the club also reported a possible concussion for fullback Clayton Blommetjies after a late collision.