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Aug 17, 17 •
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Four of the five Springbok squad members released for Currie Cup duty this weekend will take to the field for their respective provinces in a timely boost as the sides look to build momentum in the competition. Vodacom Blue Bulls fullback Warrick Gelant, DHL...
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Aug 17, 17 •
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SA A flanker Chris Cloete will start his first match for the Pumas when they travel to fortress Kimberley to face the high-riding Griquas in an all-important Currie Cup match. Cloete has produced a couple of cameos from the bench and gets a deserved...
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Aug 15, 17 •
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Vodacom Blue Bulls fullback Duncan Matthews will miss his team’s Currie Cup clash against the Toyota Free State Cheetahs on Saturday after receiving a one-week suspension for a dangerous tackle. Matthews was cited for transgressing Law 10.4 (e) in the...
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Aug 11, 17 •
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Odwa Ndungane in 100th Currie Cup appearance for the Cell C Sharks Scarra Ntubeni and referee Stuart Berry reach 50th appearance Long-serving Cell C Sharks stalwart, Odwa Ndungane, will play in his 100th Currie Cup match for his side this weekend as they take...
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Aug 10, 17 •
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There are five changes to the DHL Western Province team for the Currie Cup clash with the Vodacom Blue Bulls at DHL Newlands on Saturday. Scrumhalf Jano Vermaak, flyhalf Damian Willemse, centre Huw Jones, flank Jaco Coetzee and hooker Scarra Ntubeni all come...
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Aug 10, 17 •
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Tafel Lager Griquas produced the upset of the day in the Currie Cup – proudly supported by Nashua and DirectAxis – on Wednesday as they toppled DHL Western Province for their first victory of the season, while defending champions the Toyota Free State...
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Aug 10, 17 •
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The Pumas staged a huge fight back against the Currie Cup champions, the Cheetahs, at Nelspruit’s Mbombela Stadium on Wednesday afternoon and played some of their best rugby of the season during this period. The defending champions ran out 45-34 winners...
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Aug 8, 17 •
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The Pumas will field a brand-new pack and half back combinations with their short turn-around time for Wednesday afternoon’s Currie Cup fixture against the Cheetahs in the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit. Captain Hennie Skorbinski will also once again lead...
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Aug 6, 17 •
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It was a weekend of home wins in the Currie Cup, proudly brought to you by Nashua and DirectAxis, as the hosts won all three matches with bonus points. The Vodacom Blue Bulls outplayed the Xerox Golden Lions 54-22 at Loftus Versfeld for their second...
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Aug 1, 17 •
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The world of the oval ball may be traditionally dominated by men, but SA Rugby will celebrate Women’s Month this year by partnering with Caring4Girls to donate sanitary products to disadvantaged women, while females will be allowed free entry at selected...
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Jul 30, 17 •
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The defending Currie Cup Premier Division champions, the Toyota Free State Cheetahs, continued to stamp their authority early on in SA’s premier domestic competition this weekend to remain the only unbeaten team after two matches in the series. The Toyota...
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Jul 27, 17 •
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The Currie Cup Premier Division, proudly sponsored by DirectAxis and Nashua, will step into a new gear this weekend, with DHL Western Province kicking off their campaign, while three teams will look to bounce back from first round defeats. DHL Western...
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Jul 20, 17 •
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Sixteen weeks of stirring provincial rugby action will be kick-started on Friday evening when South Africa’s favourite domestic competition, the Currie Cup, presented by Nashua and Direct Axis, kicks off in Bloemfontein, where the Toyota Free State...
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Jul 20, 17 •
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JD Schickerling and Roelof Smit catching eggs, SP Marais and JT Jackson making trick-shots and Rosko Specman and Ox Nche stumbling over their words are just some of the lighter moments rugby supporters will enjoy in a new series of Currie Cup videos which are...
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Jul 18, 17 •
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The Toyota Free State Cheetahs will be facing the Cell C Sharks in the first Currie Cup match of the season on Friday Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein. The game kicks off at 19:00 on 21 July 2017. Free State Rugby announced late last week that the position of...
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May 22, 17 •
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Durban, 22nd May 2017: In a timely boost for the Cell C Sharks ahead of the start of this year’s Currie Cup, Head Coach Robert du Preez has announced the signings of Cameron Wright, Louis Schreuder and Tyler Paul, all of whom have signed two-year...
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Mar 3, 17 •
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The Currie Cup will return to a more intense, strength-versus-strength format this year following a decision by a Special General Council of SA Rugby in Cape Town on Friday. The Premier Division of the Currie Cup, supported by Nashua and DirectAxis, will...
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Oct 23, 16 •
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Currie Cup back in Bloemfontein after nine years Golden Lions clinch U19 and U21 titles on great day for SA Rugby Toyota Free State Cheetahs flyhalf Niel Marais steered his team to their first Currie Cup title since 2007 at the Toyota Stadium in...
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Oct 15, 16 •
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A hat-trick by Toyota Free State Cheetahs winger Sergeal Petersen and a 21 points by flyhalf Niel Marais on Saturday steered the Bloemfontein team to their first Currie Cup home Final since 2007 as they over powered defending champions, the Xerox Golden...
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Sep 22, 16 •
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It will be a decisive weekend for the seven Currie Cup Premier Division teams in the hunt for possible semi-final berths and those in with a chance of earning home-semi-finals as the tournament reaches the penultimate round and the pressure reaches a new...
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Sep 21, 16 •
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The Toyota Free State Cheetahs will be taking on the Pumas in a Currie Cup match on Friday, 23 September 2016 at Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit. The game kicks off at 18:40. Coach Franco Smith has announced his team for the encounter. A couple of changes to...
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Sep 19, 16 •
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Malcolm Marx (Xerox Golden Lions), Lwazi Mvovo (Cell C Sharks), Rudy Paige, Trevor Nyakane (both Vodacom Blue Bulls) and Bongi Mbonambi (DHL Western Province) were released to their provinces and can be considered for Currie Cup duty this coming weekend, SA...
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Sep 15, 16 •
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The Steval Pumas have made most of their changes in the backline for Saturday’s Currie Cup fixture against DHL Western Province at Newlands, as they search for an elusive first victory in the competition. Centre Hoffman Maritz, who was the Pumas Currie Cup...
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Sep 13, 16 •
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Flanker Roelof Smit will make a first start for the Vodacom Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup against Griquas at Loftus Versfeld on Friday. Smit, who played off the bench against the Golden Lions and Steval Pumas in the last two weeks, will pack down at the side...
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Sep 12, 16 •
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The Steval Pumas will have to wait another week for a crack at Currie Cup success, after falling to a 41-14 loss against a powerful Vodacom Blue Bulls side at Mbombela Stadium on Saturday night. The match was dominated by a typically strong showing from the...
