But the Kings showed their ambition by turning down a shot at goal and opting for a scrum instead – a decision that proved costly when an obstruction ended their next attack.

Starting the second half with a man advantage, Kings came within a whisker of opening their try account soon after the restart when Yaw Penxe almost got on the end of a grubber kick.

His attempt to touch down the bouncing ball before it went out of play came up short, however, and having passed up two golden opportunities either side of the break, Kings remained scoreless.

Instead, it was Cheetahs who scored the first points of the second half with a well-worked move that ended in Chris Smit offloading to an onrushing Wiese to crash over the tryline.

With the bonus-point secured, and after a second successful conversion from Pienaar, the result was now beyond doubt as Cheetahs attempted to improve the scoreline.

A fifth try came courtesy of Blommetjies before Smith and Fouche, who also added a couple of conversions, got in on the act with ten minutes to play to put the icing on the cake.

Play of the day

Where to start? While Cheetahs’ first effort was a case of brute power over skill, the rest of their tries all demonstrated why the South African outfit are flying high in Conference A.

Massyn’s score was the first glimpse at what they can do when in full flow, with Janse van Rensburg, Dweba and Marais all combining to set up the back-rower under the posts.

But it was after the break when the Cheetahs really found their top gear, with Wiese’s bonus-point score just edged out for play of the day late on by a lovely finish from Smith.

The ball was thrown out wide with quick hands to Blommetjies, who spotted space in behind the Kings defence and stabbed a kick through for Smith to run onto and dot down.

Man of the match

This really could only go to one man.

Dweba has already enjoyed a season to remember with five tries to his name in the Guinness PRO14 before Cheetahs and Kings locked horns for a second time in seven days.

And after a bruising but scoreless opening ten minutes, it was the hooker who got the hosts up and running with a deadly accurate lineout before storming over from the back of the maul.

Playing with a smile on his face throughout, Dweba was clearly enjoying himself and it was no surprise when he went over for a second try before the half-time break.