| Run of Play |
| 80 | Cheetahs defence holds and the Cheetahs win 26-27. |
| 78 | Cheetahs on the move but a forward pass metres from the Waratahs try line spoils a try scoring opportunity. |
| 73 | Brendan McKibbin Penalty - Brendan McKibbin converts the penalty. |
| 72 | Waratahs back in the Cheetahs half and they win a kickable penalty and opt for the three points. |
| 70 | Johan Goosen Conversion - Goosen converts the try. |
| 69 | Raymond Rhule Try - Cheetahs back on the attack with great intent and ferocity, ball moves from one side to another and Raymond Rhule slices through the Waratahs defence to score for his team. |
| 68 | Johan Goosen Missed Penalty - Goosen misses a very easy kick. |
| 67 | Cheetahs win a penalty and Goosen will have a shot at goal. |
| 65 | Cheetahs lose the ball in the tackle and Waratahs have a defensive scrum in their 22m area. |
| 64 | Scrum penalty for the Cheetahs and they are in the Waratahs 22m area. |
| 62 | Cheetahs on the run as the test the Waratahs defence. Turnover for the Tahs and they have a defensive scrum in their 22m area. |
| 61 | Brendan McKibbin Penalty - McKibbin converts the penalty. |
| 59 | Waratahs win a kickable penalty and McKibbin will go for the three points. |
| 55 | Waratahs back in the Cheetahs half with very good possession and territory. |
| 54 | Goosen blown up for holding onto the ball at the ruck. |
| 53 | Goosen kicks the ball downfield and Betham knocks the ball on. Attacking scrum for the Cheetahs. |
| 52 | Cheetahs defence holds up the Waratahs runners and they have a defensive scrum deep in their half. |
| 51 | Cheetahs want to play the game in the Waratahs half as they kick everything downfield and hope the hosts run the ball from deep in their half. Play back in the Cheetahs half. |
| 50 | Johan Goosen Penalty - Goosen converts the penalty. |
| 48 | Cheetahs win a penalty and Goosen will have a shot at goal. |
| 47 | Cheetahs win a penalty deep in their and they set up a lineout in the Waratahs half. |
| 45 | Brendan McKibbin Missed Penalty - McKibbin misses the penalty |
| 44 | Good scrum by Waratahs results in them having the put in at the scrum and they win a penalty. McKibbin will have a shot at goal. |
| 43 | Cooper breaks the tackle and play is taken to the Cheetahs 22m area. Betham gets the ball and knocks it on. |
| 42 | Daniller kicks the ball back and the Waratahs run the ball into the Cheetahs half. |
| 41 | Lachie Turners runs the ball out of his 22m area, then Foley clears the pressure with a good kick into touch. |
| 41 | Goosen gets the second half underway. |
| 40 | Halftime whistle sounds and Waratahs lead 20-17. |
| 40 | Brendan McKibbin Conversion - McKibbin converts the try |
| 40 | Adam Ashley-Cooper Try - McKibbin picks the ball up from a ruck, passes to Ashley Cooper who is stopped by Nyakane but Ashley Cooper stretches over to score for the Waratahs. |
| 39 | Betham breaks another tackle from a solid scrum by the hosts. |
| 38 | They secure the ball and win a scrum 5m out after a couple of phases. Cheetahs on the backfoot. |
| 37 | Waratahs have from a kick which didnt find touch, they are on the attack again and they win a penlaty35m out. They set up a 5m lineout. |
| 34 | Waratahs on the attack and as they move into the Cheetahs 22m area with real intent, unfortunately another handling error spoils a good attacking opportunity. |
| 33 | Johan Goosen Penalty - Goosen converts the penalty. |
| 32 | High up and under on Folau by Goosen. Folau fields the ball but the Waratahs are blown up for sealing off at the ruck. Goosen will have a shot at goal. |
| 30 | Cheetahs have lost possession and the homeside are back in the Cheetahs half, stretching the Cheetahs defence before another handling error destroys another attacking opportunity. |
| 28 | Cheetahs have an attacking scrum in the middle of the field. |
| 27 | Brendan McKibbin Conversion - McKibbin converts the try. |
| 26 | Peter Betham Try - The hosts secure their lineout, Betham gets the ball in the flyhalf channel, he breaks Brussouw's tackle and scores for his side. |
| 25 | Waratahs have a lineout 23m out from the Goosen clearance. |
| 25 | Waratahs handling errors and turnovers costing them dearly. |
| 24 | Waratahs have good possession and territory. They find space on the blindside and Turners knocks the ball on with the try line at his mercy. |
| 23 | Brendan McKibbin Missed Penalty - Brendan McKibbin misses his penalty. |
| 20 | Waratahs win a penalty in the middle of the park and Brendan McKibbin will go for three points. |
| 18 | Johan Goosen Conversion - Goosen converts the try |
| 17 | Raymond Rhule Try - Sarel Pretorius pounces on a lose ball and some good interplay by the Cheetahs sees them move into the Waratahs 22m area. They get good quick ball, they give it to the backline players, Rhule steps inside and scores for his team . |
| 15 | Waratahs have possesion and have stringed together a couple of phases in the Cheetahs half. |
| 13 | Brendan McKibbin Penalty - Brendan McKibbin converts his penalty |
| 12 | Viljoen blown up for being offside and McKibbin wil have a shot at goal from 48m out |
| 11 | Turnover by Daniller sees Goosen kick the ball out in the middle of the field. |
| 10 | Sloppy pass by Strauss sees the ball intercepted and play taken to the Cheetahs half. |
| 9 | Waratahs defence under pressure as the Cheetahs still have possession in the Waratahs 22m area. |
| 5 | Cheetahs have camped in the Waratahs 22m area. |
| 4 | Brendan McKibbin Penalty - Brendan McKibbin converts his kick |
| 3 | Waraths win a kickable penalty and McKibbin will take the three poinst |
| 2 | Johan Goosen Conversion - Goosen converts the try. |
| 1 | Robert Ebersohn Try - Chip and chase by Willie Le Roux who collects and passes to Robert Ebersohn who outsprints the Waratahs defenders to score for the visitors. |
| 1 | Barnes gets the game underway. Good run by Sarel takes play to the halfway line. |