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Sep 21, 18 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Currie Cup celebrates Heritage Day as six Boks return
Six members of the Springbok squad that recently returned from Australasia will feature in the Currie Cup this weekend in an additional treat for spectators who will be in line to receive free boerewors and braai spice sachets at host stadiums in celebration...
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Sep 20, 18 •
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Comments Off on Cronje to lead Lions
Springbok Ross Cronje will lead the Xerox Golden Lions on the field when they face the Cell C Sharks in Durban on Saturday. Cronje was released by the Springbok management and takes up the captaincy role for the Lions in the DirectAxis and Nashua Currie Cup...
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Sep 18, 18 •
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General News, International, National, Springboks •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Several Springboks released for Currie Cup duty
The Springboks have released eight players from their Castle Lager Rugby Championship squad that returned from New Zealand on Sunday for Currie Cup and provincial duty this weekend. In addition to the group of local players released to their provinces, two...
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Sep 18, 18 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Golden Lions Rugby Union announce new President
Following the resignation of former Golden Lions Rugby Union president Kevin de Klerk last month, the union is pleased to announce that Neville Jardine has been appointed as the newly elected president. He thanked the Lions rugby fraternity for their support....
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Sep 16, 18 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on DHL WP lay down massive Currie Cup marker
DHL Western Province took a big leap toward securing home ground advantage in the Currie Cup semi-finals, as the Vodacom Blue Bulls remained in contention for a top-four spot and the Toyota Free State Cheetahs dropped out of the race in a decisive weekend of...
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Sep 14, 18 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Currie Cup enters the business end
The Currie Cup will move closer to the business end of the competition this weekend as three teams enter the second half of their campaigns, while the Vodacom Blue Bulls will play their penultimate pool match. The unbeaten Xerox Golden Lions and DHL Western...
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Sep 9, 18 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Full house for Lions, Sharks in Currie Cup
The Xerox Golden Lions and Cell C Sharks continued their fine form in the Currie Cup this weekend as they produced the goods to earn their third round of bonus-point wins for a full house of points halfway through their campaigns. The Vodacom Blue Bulls also...
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Sep 7, 18 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Sharks, Lions look to maintain dominance in Currie Cup
The Cell C Sharks and Xerox Golden Lions will look to maintain their early dominance in the Currie Cup by stretching their winning runs to three matches in what marks the halfway stage of their pool rounds this weekend. Both teams won their opening two games...
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Sep 6, 18 •
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Comments Off on XEROX GOLDEN LIONS VS TOYOTA FREE STATE CHEETAHS
The Xerox Golden Lions host the Toyota Free State Cheetahs at Emirates Airline Park on Saturday (kick-off 16:20). Fullback Andries Coetzee gets a rest this weekend and Sylvian Mahuza will don the number 15 jersey while Madosh Tambwe starts at wing. Changes in...
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Sep 3, 18 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Three teams remain unbeaten in Currie Cup
DHL Western Province, Xerox Golden Lions and Cell C Sharks registered vital away victories in the Currie Cup – proudly brought to you by Nashua and DirectAxis Financial Services – this past weekend to remain the only unbeaten teams in the competition. All...
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Aug 30, 18 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Heat on in Currie Cup as halfway mark approaches
The heat is on in the Currie Cup Premier Division – proudly sponsored by DirectAxis Financial Services and Nashua – as three teams reach the halfway mark in the pool stages, which is expected to spice up the competition. The action gets underway in...
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Aug 27, 18 •
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Comments Off on Winning starts for home teams in Currie Cup
DHL Western Province, the Cell C Sharks and the Xerox Golden Lions showed that they could be forces to be reckoned with this season as they kicked off their Currie Cup campaigns on a winning note with valuable bonus points. Defending champions, DHL Western...
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Aug 23, 18 •
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Comments Off on Three teams join the Currie Cup party
Defending Currie Cup champions, DHL Western Province, the Cell C Sharks and the Xerox Golden Lions will be determined to make strong statements in their opening Currie Cup Premier Division matches this weekend, after byes saw them sit out of the first round....
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Jul 2, 18 •
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General News, SuperSport Challenge •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on iCOLLEGE Pumas, Tafel Lager Griquas to host SuperSport Rugby Challenge Semi-finals – Quarter-finals Review
The iCOLLEGE Pumas will face the Cell C Sharks XV in Nelspruit and Tafel Lager Griquas will host the Toyota Free State XV in Kimberley next weekend to determine the finalists of the SuperSport Rugby Challenge. The eventual winner will become the new champion...
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Jun 21, 18 •
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Comments Off on Whiteley to lead Lions at Bill Jardine
Six Springboks will run out for the Xerox Golden Lions VX at the Bill Jardine Stadium in Longdale on Sunday 24 June 2018 to face the Vodacom Blue Bulls in one of three exciting clashes of the day. This day is supported by Gauteng Government Sports and...
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May 31, 18 •
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General News, SuperSport Challenge •
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Comments Off on Xerox Golden Lions vs iCollege Pumas
The Xerox Golden Lions travel to Nelspruit to face the iCollege Pumas in the SuperSport Challenge on Saturday with Ashlon Davids who will wear the number nine jersey with Shaun Reynolds at number ten. Rhyno Herbst is back to lead the side. Sithembiso...
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May 31, 18 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Undefeated status under threat – SuperSport Rugby Challenge Round 7 Preview
An average of 64 points per match and no less than 335 tries, at an average of nine every 80 minutes, are two of the reasons why the 2018 SuperSport Rugby Challenge has grabbed the attention of local rugby supporters. The fact that most of these were achieved...
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May 10, 18 •
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General News, SuperSport Challenge •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Xerox Golden Lions vs Hino Valke (Saturday 12 May, 15:00)
Springbok Ross Cronje will run out for the Xerox Golden Lions XV when they travel to Kempton Park for a Supersport Challenge encounter on Saturday to take on the Hino Valke. Cronje makes his way back after a rib injury kept him off the field from mid-March....
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May 6, 18 •
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Comments Off on Defending champs scrape through – SuperSport Rugby Challenge Round 3 Review
A narrow escape for defending champions, DHL Western Province, some flexing of muscles from the Cell C Sharks XV, Vodacom Blue Bulls and Toyota Free State XV, and a total of 57 tries in six matches were the highlights of the third round of the SuperSport...
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Apr 26, 18 •
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Comments Off on Xerox Golden Lions SUPERSPORT CHALLENGE TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT
The Xerox Golden Lions team to host the iCollege Pumas at Wits Rugby Stadium on Saturday (kick-off 13:00) will be captained by flanker Robert Kruger. Aphiwe Dyantyi’s returns to action after the pectoral muscle injury he picked up against the Jaguares in...
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Apr 19, 18 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Xerox Golden Lions SSC venues confirmed
Xerox Golden Lions for the SuperSport Challenge home fixtures vs Namibia and the Pumas: Pumas Date: Saturday 28 April 2018 Kick-off: 13:00 Venue: Wits...
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Aug 31, 17 •
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Comments Off on Xerox Golden Lions team announcement
Springbok Ruan Dreyer is back in the red and white of the Xerox Golden Lions when they host the Steval Pumas at Emirates Airline Park on Saturday at 14:00. Also back is number eight Ryan Kankowski after recovering from a groin strain, as well as Madosh Tambwe...
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Aug 24, 17 •
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Comments Off on Toyota Free State Cheetahs tackle Xerox Golden Lions for the honour of the ‘CANSA Pink Trophy’
When the Toyota Free State Cheetahs tackle the Xerox Golden Lions in a Currie Cup clash in Bloemfontein this weekend their fight on the field will be symbolic of something much larger and, for most people, much closer to home: the fight against cancer. The...
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Aug 24, 17 •
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Comments Off on Xerox Golden Lions teams announcements
Five changes were made to the Xerox Golden Lions starting XV that will travel to Bloemfontein for the Nashua and Direct Axis Currie Cup clash with the Toyota Cheetahs on Saturday 26 August at 17:15. James Venter comes in at six with Cyle Brink moving to seven...
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Aug 15, 17 •
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Comments Off on Xerox Golden Lions team announcement
The Xerox Golden Lions travel to Cape Town to face DHL Western Province on Friday and do so with a new captain in Jacques van Rooyen following the injury to Ryan Kankowski (groin strain) against the Cell C Sharks last weekend. Lions prop Ruan Dreyer received...
