Posts Tagged ‘ABSA Currie Cup’

  • The Sharks change one for the Final

    Oct 27, 11 • 2851 Views • General News, International, NationalComments Off on The Sharks change one for the Final

    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...

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  • The Lions retain starting fifteen

    Oct 26, 11 • 2366 Views • General News, International, NationalComments Off on The Lions retain starting fifteen

    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...

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  • The Sharks name a strong pack to face the Cheetahs

    Oct 20, 11 • 2256 Views • General News, NationalComments Off on The Sharks name a strong pack to face the Cheetahs

    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...

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  • MTN Golden Lions vs DHL Western Province Semi Final Ticket Specials

    Oct 20, 11 • 3693 Views • General News, NationalComments Off on MTN Golden Lions vs DHL Western Province Semi Final Ticket Specials

    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...

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  • Referee appointments for Absa Currie Cup semi-finals

    Oct 18, 11 • 3095 Views • General News, NationalComments Off on 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...

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  • DHL Western Province make use of their returning Boks against the Ford Pumas

    Oct 13, 11 • 1888 Views • General News, NationalComments Off on DHL Western Province make use of their returning Boks against the Ford Pumas

    Photo by Denese Lups/ Rugby15/ www.phototalk.co.za “We are at the business end of the competition and after talking to and assessing the returning players it was an easy decision to play them. The players were all excited about playing for Province and to a...

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  • ABSA Currie Cup Review – Week 13

    Oct 9, 11 • 3009 Views • Currie Cup Results, General News, International, NationalComments Off on ABSA Currie Cup Review – Week 13

    Photo by Denese Lups/ Rugby15/ www.phototalk.co.za On the other side of the spectrum, GWK Griquas won a great match against the Vodacom Blue Bulls, all but knocking the team from Pretoria out of the competition.   While they still have a mathematical chance...

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  • The Lions to face Western Province

    Oct 5, 11 • 2969 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on The Lions to face Western Province

    Photo by Denese Lups/ Rugby15/ www.phototalk.co.za The MTN Golden Lions will be playing the DHL Western Province this Saturday, 8 October 2011 at Coca-Cola Park. Kick off is at 5:05pm.  Cobus Grobbelaar has been ruled out of the match and thus Joshua Strauss...

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  • Catrakilis back for Western Province

    Oct 5, 11 • 2675 Views • General News, International, NationalComments Off on Catrakilis back for Western Province

    Photo by Denese Lups/ Rugby15/ www.phototalk.co.za Allister Coetzee today named his team to take on the Lions at Coca-Cola Park on Saturday. In the first of a number of changes, Conrad Jantjes reclaims the 15 jersey after Heinrich Steyl was ruled out for the...

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  • Cheetahs forced to makes changes for Pumas

    Oct 4, 11 • 2315 Views • NationalComments Off on Cheetahs forced to makes changes for Pumas

    Toyota Free State Cheetahs coach Naka Drotske today announced his team to face the Ford Pumas for their ABSA Currie Cup clash on Friday, with injuries forcing Drotske to make changes to the team that drew 25 all against the MTN Golden Lions on Saturday...

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  • ABSA Currie Cup Preview – Week 12

    Sep 29, 11 • 2287 Views • General News, International, NationalComments Off on ABSA Currie Cup Preview – Week 12

    Photo by Bruce Taylor /Rugby15 The log-leading MTN Golden Lions face the tough prospect of having to take on the Toyota Free State Cheetahs in Bloemfontein on Saturday. The Free Staters have recorded comprehensive victories in the last two week and will be a...

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  • MTN Golden Lions to face the FS Cheetahs

    Sep 28, 11 • 3715 Views • General News, International, NationalComments Off on MTN Golden Lions to face the FS Cheetahs

    The MTN Golden Lions will be playing the Toyota Free State Cheetahs this Saturday, 1 October 2011 in Bloemfontein. Kick off is at 3pm. The team was announced this afternoon and is: 15 Jaco Taute 14 Deon Van Rensburg 13 Doppies La Grange 12 Alwyn Hollenbach 11...

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  • Sadie on the bench for The Sharks clash

    Sep 28, 11 • 2393 Views • General News, NationalComments Off on Sadie on the bench for The Sharks clash

    Heinrich Steyl starts at 15 and Conrad Jantjes who has not trained this week, will play off the bench. Berton Klaasen starts at 13, giving Sadie who will play off the bench a break. Nizaam Carr is included at 8 for the injured Koster, who is named on the...

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  • Photos tell the story of Lions vs Blue Bulls

    Sep 25, 11 • 4502 Views • General News, NationalComments Off on Photos tell the story of Lions vs Blue Bulls

    A collection of photos by Rugby15 photographers Bruce Taylor and Anton Geyser from the MTN Golden Lions vs Vodacom Blue Bulls match at Coca-Cola Park on 24 September. The Blue Bulls won a nail-biting game by 21 points to 18. Read the match report...

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  • DHL Western Province to face the FS Cheetahs

    Sep 22, 11 • 2289 Views • General News, NationalComments Off on DHL Western Province to face the FS Cheetahs

    Photo by Denese Lups for Rugby15/ phototalk.co.za DHL WP Coach Allister Coetzee named his team to take on the Toyota Freestate Cheetahs at DHL Newlands on Saturday 24 September at 17h05. Province have been plagued by injuries all season and have lost three...

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  • ABSA Currie Cup Preview – Week 11

    Sep 22, 11 • 2809 Views • General News, NationalComments Off on ABSA Currie Cup Preview – Week 11

    Photo by Gerhard Steenkamp for Rugby15/ phototalk.co.za/ Super Image The Vodacom Blue Bulls have a tough task if they want to keep alive their Absa Currie Cup semi-final hopes when they travel to Johannesburg on Saturday to face the table-topping MTN Golden...

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  • The Lions team to face the Blue Bulls

    Sep 21, 11 • 2480 Views • General News, NationalComments Off on The Lions team to face the Blue Bulls

      Photo by Anton Geyser / Rugby15 Two new faces and two positional changes are what MTN Golden Lions coach John Mitchell came up with when he announced the side to play the Blue Bulls in an Absa Currie Cup match at Coca-Cola Park on Saturday. Deon van...

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  • The Sharks team to face the Griquas

    Sep 21, 11 • 2324 Views • General News, NationalComments Off on The Sharks team to face the Griquas

      Photo by Gerhard Steenkamp/ Rugby15/ Phototalk/ Super image Sharks coach John Plumtree has made just two changes to the starting line-up for Friday’s Absa Currie Cup match against Griquas scheduled for 7.10pm at Mr Price KINGS PARK. Ross Cronje will...

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  • WP leave it too late as Bulls taste victory again

    Sep 18, 11 • 2832 Views • NationalComments Off on WP leave it too late as Bulls taste victory again

    The Vodacom Blue Bulls returned to winning ways when they wrapped up a 28-20 victory against the DHL Western Province at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria. The Bulls started the match and looked a much improved side from the previous weeks. They carried the ball...

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  • Pumas to Face Toughened Sharks

    Sep 8, 11 • 2985 Views • General News, NationalComments Off on Pumas to Face Toughened Sharks

    The Sharks host the Pumas in their second round Absa Currie Cup match at Mr Price KINGS PARK this Saturday (kick-off at 3pm) with minimal changes to the side that beat the Blue Bulls last week.   With the emphasis on lightening the load on defence (and...

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  • The Sharks team announced to play against Ford Pumas at KINGS PARK

    Sep 8, 11 • 2258 Views • NationalComments Off on The Sharks team announced to play against Ford Pumas at KINGS PARK

    ABSA Currie Cup 2011 fixtures: The Sharks team named that will be playing against the Ford Pumas at Mr Price KINGS PARK Stadium on Saturday the 10th September 2011, kick-off is at 15h00. The Sharks team is as follows: 15. Louis Ludik 14. Sibusiso Sithole 13....

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  • Absa Currie Cup Preview – Week 9

    Sep 8, 11 • 1868 Views • General News, NationalComments Off on Absa Currie Cup Preview – Week 9

    Photo by Denese Lups / Rugby15 /Photo Talk Thursday, 8 September 2011 The Vodacom Blue Bulls travel to Bloemfontein where they have to tough task of trying to get their Absa Currie Cup campaign back on track against the resurgent Toyota Free State Cheetahs....

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  • DHL Western Province to face the Platinum Leopards

    Sep 7, 11 • 2515 Views • General News, NationalComments Off on DHL Western Province to face the Platinum Leopards

    Photo by Denese Lups / Rugby15 Allister Coetzee, head coach of DHL WP, today named his team to take on the Leopards at DHL Newlands on Saturday 10 September at 16h00. In an injury enforced change Isma-eel Dollie takes over at flyhalf from Demetri Catrakilis....

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  • Toyota Free State Cheetahs to face the Vodacom Blue Bulls

    Sep 7, 11 • 2256 Views • General News, NationalComments Off on Toyota Free State Cheetahs to face the Vodacom Blue Bulls

    Photo by Jako Pienaar / Rugby15 Toyota Free State Cheetahs vs Vodacom Blue Bulls Saturday, 10 September 2011 Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein Kick-off: 17:00   Toyota Free State Cheetahs 1 Marcel van der Merwe 2 Adriaan Strauss (c) 3 Coenie Oosthuizen 4...

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  • Fixtures of ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division 2011

    Sep 7, 11 • 1785 Views • NationalComments Off on Fixtures of ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division 2011

    Fixtures of ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division July 2011 15 MTN Golden Lions v Ford Pumas Coca-Cola Park 19:10 16 DHL Western Province v GWK Griquas DHL Newlands 15:00 16 Toyota Free State Cheetahs v Platinum Leopards Free State Stadium 15:00 16 The Sharks v...

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