Photo by Denese Lups | Rugby15 | www.phototalk.co.za It was a significant triumph, as it was the Golden Lions’ first outright Absa Currie Cup final victory on home soil since 1950 and their first title since 1999 after losing in the finals of 2002 and 2007. The winning margin of 26 points is higher [...]
ABSA Currie Cup Semi-finals Review
Photo by Dominic Barnardt /Gallo Images The MTN Golden Lions will host the defending Absa Currie Cup champions, The Sharks, in the final next Saturday after both took advantage of hosting their respective semi-finals yesterday. In the first semi-final The Sharks, who finished second on the log, staged a strong second-half comeback to beat [...]
Nominees for SARU Player of the Year Awards
Photo by Mike Le Grange / Rugby15/ Canon Eye Five members of the Springboks’ Rugby World Cup squad have been nominated for the prestigious SA Rugby Player of the Year Award, with the winner due to be announced at a glittering function at Gold Reef City on November 3. Schalk Burger, Bismarck du Plessis, [...]
Referee appointments for Absa Currie Cup semi-finals
Jaco Peyper and Marius Jonker have been appointed to referee the two Absa Currie Cup semi-finals this weekend. Peyper will take charge of the match between the MTN Golden Lions and DHL Western Province at Coca-Cola Park, while Jonker has been handed the refereeing responsibilities in the semi-final between The Sharks and the Toyota [...]
The Free State Cheetahs u21 & u19 teams announced to play Sharks
Saturday, 30 July 2011 Mr Price Kings Park, Durban Kick-off: 12:30 Free State Cheetahs u.21 1 Schalk van der Merwe 2 Elandre Huggett 3 Stephan Kotze 4 Adriaan Theisinger 5 John-Charles Astle 6 Jean Cook 7 Fanie van der Walt ( C ) 8 Brendon Groenewald 9 Enrico Acker 10 Francois du Toit 11 Jamba [...]

