Western Force coach John Mitchell was left fuming after his team's shoddy skill errors handed the Cheetahs their 29-14 Super 14 bonus-point win in Bloemfontein on Saturday (Sunday morning AEST).

The Force conceded four tries in the opening half - all a result of errors - as the home side raced out to a match-winning 26-7 lead.

David Pocock scored a try in the 74th minute but it was too little, too late for the Force, whose only other try of the night came via Ryan Cross in the 21st minute.

"I think they got an easy win, we gave it to them," Mitchell said.

"While the Cheetahs deserved their win they didn't get it by building pressure.

"We gave them those four tries."

Skipper Nathan Sharpe was just as scathing.

"In a game of Super 14 standard, perfect night for rugby, just far too many errors for us," Sharpe said.

"At times the intent was there.

"Basic skill let us down tonight.

"That might have been through lack of patience when we were in a good position, poor decisions in crucial areas.

"It's very disappointing but the pleasing thing for us is we've still got one more game to finish on a good note."

Force halfback Justin Turner, making his run-on debut, was at fault for one of the tries but Mitchell said the 20-year-old would learn from the disappointing performance.

"He's had a fantastic year and it's part of his growth," Mitchell said.

"He'll learn from and take lessons from this performance.

"Every player goes through situations like that so he has the ability to respond from the situation really positively, as does everyone in the team."

Cheetahs right winger Bjorn Basson capitalised on the Force's errors by bagging a double while five-eighth Naas Olivier and halfback Sarel Pretorius were the other try scorers.

The Force finish their season against the Sharks in Durban on Friday (Saturday AEST).

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