The Blue Bulls hosted the Vodacom Free State Cheetahs in round 2 of the Currie Cup. The Bulls won 30 / 27 in a nail-biter.
As this game was not shown on TV, I got this Summary from News24.co.za.
Johannesburg – The Lions kept their slim semi-final Absa Currie Cup aspirations alive by crushing a hapless Boland with the massive score of 88-15 in their one-sided clash at Coca-Cola Park Saturday afternoon and scoring 13 tries in the process. Continue reading
Western Province hosted the GWK Griquas in their second round Currie Cup match. The match was won by WP with an impressive 5 try haul, even though it was played in a wet, wet, mud bath. WP won 43 / 3.
NWU Pukke took on Hamiltons in the final of the SAA Club Championship, held at Loftus today. Hamiltons won a nail-biter 36 / 34.
The Sharks hosted the Platinum Leopards in round 2 of the Currie Cup. The Sharks won 34 / 20, scoring 5 tries in the first half.
WilladieLeeu’s article on Wetalkrugby.
I remember the day it was announced that the Golden Lions and the Freestate Cheetahs would merge and play together as the Cats in the Super 12.
I turned to my brother and said that it was the biggest mistake the GLRU could ever make. Looking back to that day I was justified in saying that. The first season they played together as the Cats was 1998. Continue reading
We are already in Round 12 of the Curry Cup of 2009. We Preview and Predict the games for this weekend.
Mahlubi Puzi, SA Rugby Manager for Women´s Rugby said on Thursday that this weekend could be the last opportunity many Women rugby players will have to impress the national selectors in preparation of the 2010 season. Continue reading
DEFENDING champions NWU-Pukke will aim to win their fourth SAA Club Champs title in six years when they meet WP champions Hamilton in Saturday´s final, to be played at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria (kick-off 13h00). Continue reading
Hic, hic… this is where the evening drunkards will congregate tonight… hic
MUNSTER have wheeled out their big guns – including new Springbok signing Jean de Villiers – for this weekend’s clash with the in-form Dragons.
LAW DISCUSSION: THE COMMENTATOR’S FIVE
We have just five situations to discuss from the match last weekend when New Zealand played South Africa in Hamilton, five which the commentator queried.
Vakansiedae in Suid Afrika leen hom gewoonlik tot heerlike samekomste en siende dat vandag as Nasionale Braaidag uitgeroep is. Vertel ons wat op die kole is daar by jou.
South Africa (Proteas) won by 5 wickets against New Zealand (Black Caps) in their ICC cricket match today.
Article from www.lionsrugby.co.za
This weekend represents one of the most important fixtures for the Xerox Lions as they host the Boland Kavaliers at Coca-Cola Park on Saturday at 3pm. Continue reading
The Bulls will back their Springboks to do the job for them on Saturday against the Cheetahs at Loftus Versveld. Continue reading
WP coach Allister Coetzee announced his team to face the GWK Griquas at Newlands on Saturday. The coach only made one change to the starting XV that beat the Leopards 37 points to 3 in Potchefstroom last weekend, with Tiaan Liebenberg returning to the starting line-up. Continue reading
Ruan Pienaar will start in his old position at scrumhalf for the Sharks in their Currie Cup match against the Leopards in Durban on Friday.
Friends, Romans, Countrymen….. lend me your rugby ears…. Rugby-Talk has performed miracles in it’s short life span.
Defending champions NWU-Pukke will play Springs and 2008 finalists College Rovers will face Hamilton in the semifinals of the SAA Club Championships at the LC de Villiers stadium on the University of Pretoria sport campus on Thursday.
Fellow bloggers, muppits, moepels & mopkoppe… you are aware of the Poll we conducted on this web site asking whether you approve or do not approve of a Bloggers Photo Page. The Poll indicated a strong majority wanted to send pictures and have them displyed.
Earlier this week the Ruan Pienaar issue raised an important issue in South African rugby; “Just how do we get people on the same page?” Continue reading
I don’t really understand rugby in the Western Province but none the less… Continue reading
For Griquas to get this far must be the biggest surprise of the Absa Currie Cup in 2009. The most intriguing part is to follow. Playing Western Province and the Blue Bulls away next must be the most daunting task ahead.
Jaque Fourie has partly won his appeal against his 4-week ban by SANZAR.
Keeping the continuity is vital for Vodacom Western Province in their strive for a semi-final place in the Currie Cup competition and that is why it seems Springbok scrumhalf Ricky Januarie will not be starting against Griquas at Newlands on Saturday.
A TIRED but excited Jean de Villiers touched down in Cork Airport yesterday and spoke for the first time about his inter-continental switch.
Although the Boks are the best team in world rugby and are possibly the finest Bok team ever, the debate around Peter De Villiers as coach is as polarised as ever, with those who claim him to be the best Bok coach ever and those who hold the view that he has been fortunate to inherit the best Bok team ever. Continue reading
Springbok wing Tonderai Chavhanga won’t be playing for the Stormers in 2010 after he signed a two-year contract with the Lions on Monday. Continue reading
Juan Smith has been ruled out of rugby till next year with a knee injury. Juan, who seems to have taken over the sicknote disease from Andre Pretorius, missed the final Tri-Nations Test against New Zealand in Wellington with a lower back/hamstring injury, he also sat out the Cheetahs’ 13-24 Currie Cup loss to the Sharks at the weekend. Continue reading
Its official, Francois Steyn arrived in France on Monday where he met his new teammates at Parisian outfit Racing-Metro. Continue reading
The Vodacom Blue Bulls’ team doctor Org Strauss confirmed on Monday afternoon that Fourie du Preez won’t be able to play against the Vodacom Free State Cheetahs.
Wellington – Devastated Wallabies coach Robbie Deans launched a scathing attack on his team for giving up in the final stages of a disastrous Tri-Nations Test, claiming the players failed to show pride in the green and gold. Continue reading
Coach John Plumtree says that Ruan Pienaar will be used at scrumhalf for the Sharks for the rest of the Currie Cup. Continue reading
The Vodacom Blue Bulls’ prop Werner Kruger as well as their centre Wynand Olivier have picked up injuries against the Boland Cavaliers in Wellington on Saturday.