Sharks (13) 20 / 31 (3) WP (Final Score)
The Cell C Sharks and DHL Western Province did battle in the Currie Cup 2017 at
Growthpoint Kings Park, Durban, South Africa at 15:00 SA Time (13:00 GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & M-Net on TV in SA.
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Blue Bulls (26) 52 / 32 (13) Pumas (Final Score)
The Vodacom Blue Bulls and Steval Pumas did battle in the Currie Cup 2017 at
Loftus Versveld, Pretoria, South Africa at 19:00 SA Time (17:00 GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & CSN on TV in SA.
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PRO14 Rugby will introduce an exciting change to its Champions Cup qualification process that will see the 7th ranked team decided by a Play-Off match that will form part of the Guinness PRO14 Final Series.
This fresh addition to the Championship has been warmly welcomed by the Guinness PRO14 clubs and will see the two fourth-placed teams from each Conference face off in a winner-takes-all clash to qualify for the Champions Cup.
The fixture will take place on the first weekend of May and home advantage will be awarded to the team who has finished the regular season with the highest match-points total. This move is designed to ensure competitive balance between both Conferences in order to award the final Champions Cup qualification place.
Los Pumas (13) 20 / 37 (13) Wallabies (Final Score)
The Argentinian Los Pumas and Australian Wallabies did battle in The Rugby Championship 2017 at
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza, Argentina, at 00:40 SA Time (22:40 GMT, 19:40 ARG Time, Sunday 08:40 AEST).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & CSN on TV in SA.
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Benetton (14) 31 / 3 (3) Kings (Final Score)
Benetton Treviso and the Southern Kings did battle in the Guinness PRO14 2017 at
Stadio Monigo, Treviso, Italy at 20:00 SA Time (20:00n Italy Time, 18:00 GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & CSN on TV in SA.
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Springboks (3) 24 / 25 (8) All Blacks (Final Score)
The South African Springboks and New Zealand All Blacks did battle in The Rugby Championship 2017 at
DHL Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa, at 17:05 SA Time (15:05 GMT, Sunday 03:05 NZ Time).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & M-Net on TV in SA.
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Pumas (28) 35 / 38 (10) Griquas (Final Score)
The Steval Pumas and Tafel Lager Griquas did battle in the Currie Cup 2017 at
Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit, South Africa at 15:00 SA Time (13:00 GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & M-Net on TV in SA.
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Cheetahs (17) 26 / 29 (10) Glasgow Warriors (Final Score)
The Toyota Cheetahs and Glasgow Warriors did battle in the Guinness PRO14 2017 at
Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein, South Africa at 20:35 SA Time (19:35 UK Time, 18:35 GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & CSN on TV in SA.
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FS Cheetahs (22) 36 / 64 (26) Blue Bulls (Final Score)
The Toyota Free State Cheetahs and Vodacom Blue Bulls did battle in the Currie Cup 2017 at
Toyota Stadium, South Africa at 18:00 SA Time (16:00 GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & CSN on TV in SA.
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We look ahead to Glasgow’s historic PRO14 meeting with Cheetahs tonight in Bloemfontein. (Kick Off 7.35pm UK time, 8.35pm SA time at Toyota Stadium, Friday 6th October)
The Cheetahs are unbeaten at home this season. Glasgow Warriors have yet to taste defeat on their travels. Something has to give in Bloemfontein on Friday night.
For someone who is both a Blue Bulls and Glasgow Warriors Fan there will be fewer places in the world to rather be than in Bloemfontein on Friday night. Unfortunately though this will not be possible, but the action will still be followed with much interest from many miles away.
Glasgow Warriors face the Toyota Cheetahs in their first trip to South Africa in the Guinness PRO14 while the Blue Bulls travel to Bloemfontein to take on the Toyota Free State Cheetahs in a must win Currie Cup game. It feels quite odd though that the once mighty Blue Bulls who would normally take centre stage will be playing in the curtain raiser to the BIG GAME – the PRO14 one.
Los Pumas (3) 10 / 36 (29) All Blacks (Final Score)
The Argentinaian Los Pumas and the New Zealand All Blacks did battle in The Rugby Championship 2017 at
Estadio Vélez Sarsfield, Buenos Aires, at 00:40 SA Time (22:40 GMT, 10:40 NZ Time, 19:40 ARG Time).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & CSN on TV in SA.
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“When you put your hand in a fence where there is a lion, you will get bitten.”
For most people that’s good advice. Unfortunately for Wales and Ospreys hooker Scott Baldwin the advice came a little too late.
That’s because they are the wise words of Baldwin’s boss Steve Tandy, after the 29-year-old missed his team’s latest Pro14 fixture because he had been bitten by a lion. While trying to pet it.
“There was an incident with a lion, but in fairness it was nothing to do with the lion,” Tandy said, clearly keen to absolve the big cat of any blame.
The incident happened during a team trip to Weltevrede Game Lodge on the outskirts of Bloemfontein, before the Ospreys’ Pro14 match against their appropriately named hosts, the Cheetahs.
Everyone present on the visit was, according to Tandy, given plenty of warning not to stick their hand into the lion’s den.
Dragons (22) 29 / 13 (6) Kings (Final Score)
The Newport Gwent Dragons and Southern Kings did battle in the Guinness PRO14 2017 at
Rodney Parade, Newport, Wales at 20:35 SA Time (19:35 UK Time, 18:35 GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & CSN on TV in SA.
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Springboks (10) 27 / 27 (13) Wallabies (Final Score)
The South African Springboks and Australian Wallabies did battle in The Rugby Championship 2017 at
The Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein, South Africa, at 17:00 SA Time (15:00 GMT, Sunday 01:00 AEST).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & M-Net on TV in SA.
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Hotly-tipped Dave Wessels has taken up a position with Melbourne Rebels in Super Rugby.
The Springboks’ assistant coach Johann van Graan will succeed Rassie Erasmus as the Munster Director of Rugby. The Irish Times has learned that van Graan, who formerly worked with the Bulls and is currently coaching the Springboks’ forwards, will link up with Munster after the conclusion of the Rugby Championships.
With Erasmus set to stay on until the end of the calendar year, this will enable van Graan to work alongside Erasmus for a while so as to ensure as smooth as possible. Van Graan was last year linked with Bath and more recently was supposedly on the Bulls’ short list, along with John Mitchell, to replace Nollis Marais as head coach.
Six Nations executives have been given until the end of the month to find new sponsors for the biggest annual tournament in world rugby after struggling to find a replacement for RBS, which ended its backing last season after 14 years. The Six Nations had been looking for a six-year, £100m deal, but having spent the past 12 months talking to a number of potential backers, there is only one firm offer on the table. That is understood to be less than the £11m a year paid by RBS at the end of its contract as the economic uncertainty blown up by Brexit deters sponsors.
The championship starts in February and the tournament committee, which met last week, told its executives that a deal had to be agreed within a fortnight.
While there has been interest from potential sponsors, no one has come anywhere near the asking price and there is concern that further delay could lead to the one offer being withdrawn. That would mean the championship lacking a backer in 2018 and that would blow a significant hole in the finances of the three Celtic unions, Wales, Scotland and Ireland.
Kings (3) 17 / 43 (22) Zebre (Final Score)
The Southern Kings and Zebre did battle in the Guinness PRO14 2017 at
the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth, South Africa at 19:35 SA Time (19:35 Italian Time, 17:35 GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & CSN on TV in SA.
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WP (24) 55 / 27 (13) Griquas (Final Score)
DHL Western Province and Tafel Lager Griquas did battle in the Currie Cup 2017 at
DHL Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa at 17:15 SA Time (15:15 GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & M-Net on TV in SA.
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Sharks (12) 18 / 5 (0) Blue Bulls (Final Score)
The Cell C Sharks and Vodacom Blue Bulls did battle in the Currie Cup 2017 at
Growthpoint Kings Park, Durban, South Africa at 15:00 SA Time (13:00 GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & M-Net on TV in SA.
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Cheetahs (19) 38 / 19 (5) Leinster (Final Score)
The Toyota Cheetahs and Leinster did battle in the Guinness PRO14 2017 at
the Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein, South Africa at 20:00 SA Time (19:00 UK Time, 18:00 GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & CSN on TV in SA.
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FS Cheetahs (12) 33 / 32 (15) Pumas (Final Score)
The Toyota Free State Cheetahs and Steval Pumas did battle in the Currie Cup 2017 at
the Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein, South Africa at 17:30 SA Time (15:30 GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & CSN on TV in SA.
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Cheetahs (19) 54 / 39 (18) Zebre (Final Score)
The Toyota Cheetahs and Zebre did battle in the Guinness PRO14 2017 at
the Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein, South Africa at 19:30 SA Time (19:30 Italy Time, 17:30 GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & CSN on TV in SA.
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Golden Lions (26) 36 / 33 (14) Blue Bulls (Final Score)
The Xerox Golden Lions and Vodacom Blue Bulls did battle in the Currie Cup 2017 at
Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg, South Africa at 17:15 SA Time (15:15 GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & M-Net on TV in SA.
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Kings (3) 10 / 31 (7) Leinster (Final Score)
The Southern Kings and Leinster did battle in the Guinness PRO14 2017 at
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth, South Africa at 14:15 SA Time (13:15 UK Time, 12:15 GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & M-Net on TV in SA.
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Wallabies (10) 45 / 20 (13) Los Pumas (Final Score)
The Australian Wallabies and Argentinian Los Pumas did battle in The Rugby Championship 2017 at
Canberra Stadium, Canberra, Australia, at 12:00 SA Time (10:00 GMT, 20:00 AEST, 07:00 ARG Time).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & CSN on TV in SA.
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All Blacks (31) 57 / 0 (0) Springboks (Final Score)
The New Zealand All Blacks and the South African Springboks did battle in The Rugby Championship 2017 at
QBE Stadium, Albany, New Zealand, at 09:35 SA Time (07:35 GMT, 19:35 NZ Time).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & M-Net on TV in SA.
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Harlequins’ Demetri Catrakilis being stretchered off on Sunday
Harlequins fly-half Demetri Catrakilis will miss time after suffering a “small fracture” to a bone in his throat in the win over Gloucester on Sunday.
Catrakilis stopped breathing for several seconds and was taken to hospital after suffering the injury 12 minutes into the game.
Harlequins have not said how long the 28-year-old will be out for, but the injury will not require surgery.
Catrakilis was making his first start since joining Quins in the summer.
Connaught (24) 32 / 10 (5) Kings (Final Score)
Connaught and the Southern Kings did battle in the Guinness PRO14 2017 at
Sportsground, Galway, Ireland at 20:35 SA Time (19:35 UK Time, 18:35 GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & CSN on TV in SA.
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Munster (22) 51 / 18 (6) Cheetahs (Final Score)
Munster and the Toyota Cheetahs did battle in the Guinness PRO14 2017 at
Thomond Park, Limerick, Ireland at 18:15 SA Time (17:15 UK Time, 16:15 GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & CSN on TV in SA.
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WP (36) 57 / 14 (0) FS Cheetahs (Final Score)
DHL Western Province and the Toyota Free State Cheetahs did battle in the Currie Cup 2017 at
DHL Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa at 15:00 SA Time (13:00 GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & M-Net on TV in SA.
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Wallabies (13) 23 / 23 (10) Springboks (Final Score)
The Australian Wallabies and South African Springboks did battle in The Rugby Championship 2017 at
nib Stadium, Perth, Australia, at 12:00 SA Time (10:00 GMT, 18:00 AWST).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & M-Net on TV in SA.
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All Blacks (15) 39 / 22 (16) Los Pumas (Final Score)
The New Zealand All Blacks and Argentinian Los Pumas did battle in The Rugby Championship 2017 at
the Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth, New Zealand, at 09:35 SA Time (07:35 GMT, 19:35 NZ Time, 04:35 ARG Time).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & CSN on TV in SA.
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Scarlets (15) 57 / 10 (10) Kings (Final Score)
The Scarlets and Southern Kings did battle in the Guinness PRO14 2017 at
Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli at 18:30 SA Time (17:30 UK Time, 16:30 GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & CSN on TV in SA.
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Ulster (27) 42 / 19 (14) Cheetahs (Final Score)
Ulster Rugby and the Toyota Cheetahs did battle in the Guinness PRO14 2017 at
Kingspan Stadium, Belfast, Ireland at 20:35 SA Time (19:35 UK Time, 18:35 GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & CSN on TV in SA.
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