The withdrawal of the Sharks from the annual pre-season Cape Town based tournament and a change in sponsor will see the DHL Stormers take on the MTN Lions and the Toyota Cheetahs in the “DHL Pre-Season Series”. The 2 fixtures will both take place at DHL Newlands, with the Stormers taking on the Lions in [...]

South Africa scored a morale boosting 21-5 win over New Zealand on Friday to top Pool B at the Emirates Airline Dubai Sevens and to book a quarterfinal clash against France on Saturday morning. The Blitzbokke started impressively and dominated possession in the first half, crossing the try line twice before scoring at their third [...]

  The MTN Golden Lions will be aiming for their first outright Absa Currie Cup Final victory on home soil since 1950 when they host The Sharks at Coca-Cola Park in Johannesburg on Saturday at 17:30. It seems amazing, but the last time the Golden Lions won an Absa Currie Cup Final at their home [...]

Photo by Anesh Debiky /Gallo Hargreaves will provide second row back-up off the bench after missing the last few games with Jacques Botes making way. Continuity in team selection is vital and for The Sharks being able to select an almost unchanged line-up provides them with momentum necessary for a big game – their biggest [...]

October 26 – With the exception of prop JC Janse van Rensburg who is bracketed on the bench with last week’s prop replacement Jacobie Adriaanse, MTN Golden Lions coach John Mitchell has retained the squad of 22 that beat Western Province in the semi-final for the Absa Currie Cup final against the Sharks at Coca-Cola [...]

Photo by Gerhard Steenkamp /Rugby15 /www.phototalk.co.za In the first semi-final The Sharks host the Toyota FS Cheetahs in Durban. This game kicks off at 14:30, after which the MTN Golden Lions, who topped the log, take on DHL WP at 17:00 in Johannesburg.   The Absa U21 and U19 A-Division semi-finals also take place this [...]

The Sharks will be hosting the Free State Cheetahs at Mr Price KINGS PARK in one of the two Absa Currie Cup semi-finals this Saturday (2.30pm kick-off) with one of their strongest squads of the tournament. The Sharks have done remarkably well with a young and inexperienced side in the absence of at least a [...]

20 October, The MTN Golden Lions will be playingDHLWesternProvinceon Saturday, 22 October 2011 in the first home semi-final in 12 years and the Golden Lions Rugby Union has just announced some exciting, but limited, specials on tickets. The first 1000 MTN subscribers to purchase tickets from the Coca-Cola Park Ticket Office will receive one additional [...]

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 Sharks go into Saturday’s final pool game of the 2011 Absa Currie Cup against the Lions at Mr Price KINGS PARK with focus and a clear goal as they look to secure home ground advantage for next week’s semi-final round.  The team, bolstered by six returning Springboks and the recovery of Craig Burden and [...]