Nico Lee followed up last week’s hat-trick with a double to help the Toyota Cheetahs to a resounding win over the Southern Kings and solidify third position in the Guinness PRO14 table.

The first-half was a fairly even affair, with Luzuko Vulindlu and Schalk Ferreira crossing for the Kings, but Uzair Cassiem’s score and Lee’s brace giving the Cheetahs a half-time lead.

The second half though was all Cheetahs, as Ox Nche, Makazole Mapimpi and Shaun Venter all got their name on the scoresheet.

Tienie Burger did get a late consolation for the Kings but it was the Cheetahs’ day, with the Conference B side completing two wins from two in the South African double header.

Fred Zeilinga opened the scoring for the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein, kicking a penalty after just four minutes.

But the Kings fired back almost immediately to take the lead, with Andisa Ntsila popping up with the ball after a lineout and offloading to centre Vulindlu for the score.

Ntabeni Dukisa kicked the conversion but then the Cheetahs picked up the pace, with a succession of phases resulting in the ball in Lee’s hands to finish off the move.

On 26 minutes the lead was stretched, with powerful No.8 Cassiem going over but the Kings again responding, this time through prop Ferreira.

Lee then completed his double, his fifth try in the South African double header, to give the home side a 24-17 lead at the break.

After the interval though the Cheetahs’ relentless pressure started to tell, and when Clayton Blommetjies picked up a loose kick and punted upfield all that was left to do for Nche was collect the ball five metres out and trundle over the line.

The visitors attempted to get back into things but on 49 minutes the ball was stripped whilst the Kings were five metres out from the Cheetahs’ line, the ball was booted away and Mapimpi won the foot-race to go in under the posts.

Four minutes later the Cheetahs got their sixth try, with a neat lineout seeing the ball passed back inside to Venter, who showed his pace to sprint 30 metres to the line.

The Kings refused to give up though and got their third try on 73 minutes with Burger taking a flat pass close to the line and proving unstoppable from ten metres out.

There was more pressure late on from the away side but the Bloemfontein team held on to complete the victory.

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