Springboks
Running with virtually every ball they received the Lions beat the Platinum Leopards 45-22 in a lively Currie Cup match at Coca-Cola Park on Friday night.
Despite four tries to Griquas flyer Bjorn Basson at the Stadium last night, the Sharks still managed to secure a 48-30 bonus-point victory and maintain their winning streak in the Currie Cup.
Pumas (10) 22 / Blue Bulls (11) 21 (Final Score)
The Barloworld Toyota Pumas hosted the Vodacom Blue Bulls at Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit at 19:10 SA Time. This is the match thread for discussion of the game. The match was broadcast live on SuperSport 7 on DSTV in SA.
The Pumas scored 4 tries, earning their bonus point and showed massive heart to beat the Bulls 22 / 21.
Well done Pumas.
WP 24 / Cheetahs 29 (Final Score)
Vodacom Western Province hosted Vodacom Free State Cheetahs at Newlands, Cape Town at 19:30 SA Time. This is the game thread for discussion of the match. The match was broadcast live on SuperSport 1 on DSTV in SA.
The Cheetahs won by 29 / 24 with Hennie Daniller getting the Man Of The Match award.
The 4 Currie Cup Premier Division games all happen tonight, Friday night 27 August 2010, with only 2 of the 4 games broadcast live on TV, that of WP vs Free State Cheetahs (SuperSport 1) and Pumas vs Blue Bulls (SuperSport 7)
Here are the Team sheets:
The following rugby will be broadcast on TV today, live rugby in BOLD:
Conrad Hoffman will play for the Sharks after the 2010 Currie Cup. Continue reading
The Cheetahs have opted for a change at flyhalf for their long trip south to take on Western Province in Cape Town for their Currie Cup clash on Friday.
The return of Springboks Gio Aplon and Francois Louw will help bolster a Western Province side that will attempt to return to winning ways when they clash with the Cheetahs in a Currie Cup match at Newlands on Friday evening. Continue reading
The Vodacom Blue Bulls welcomes back Springbok midfielder, Wynand Olivier, to their side for Friday’s Absa Currie Cup clash against the Pumas in Nelspruit. Continue reading
Sharks 27 / WP 16 (Final Score)
The Sharks host Vodacom Western Province at ABSA Stadium, Durban at 19:15 SA Time. This is the match thread for discussion of the game. The match is broadcast live on SuperSport 1 on DSTV in SA.
The Blue Bulls came from behind to edge Griquas 39-38 in an Absa Currie Cup match at Loftus courtesy of a missed conversion from the visitors’ captain Nass Olivier.
The Lions withstood a determined onslaught from the Pumas to run out 33-30 (halftime 13-10) victors in their Currie Cup Premier Division match played at the Puma Stadium in Witbank on Friday.
Match Report from Supersport
The Vodacom Free State Cheetahs crushed the Platinum Leopards 57-0 (half-time 24-0) in their Absa Currie Cup Premier Division match at Vodacom Park in Bloemfontein on Friday.
Info Courtesy of Supersport
Pumas 30 / Lions 33 (Final Score)
The Pumas host the Lions at Witbank at 19:00 SA Time. This is the match thread for discussion of the game. The game is broadcast live on SuperSport 1 on DSTV in SA.
Blue Bulls (14) 39 / Griquas (27) 38 (Final Score)
The Vodacom Blue Bulls hosted the GWK Griquas at Loftus at 19:00 SA Time. This is the match thread for discussion of the game. The game was NOT BROADCAST live on TV in SA.
The Blue Bulls won by a single point, 39 / 38, after Naas Olivier missed the last conversion to win the game for Griquas.
Bulls got out of jail….
Jaco van der Westhuizen nearly cost the Blue Bulls another game this season…..
(Despite what SuperSport and Brenden Nel says that Griquas won, they are wrong… it is official, the Blue Bulls won. Brenden Nel was not even here at the game with us, simple as that! Read What SAPA says, what JJ Harmse says, what Vata Ngobeni of Pretoria News says…. and above all believe me!)
Again 4 games to be played, 3 today, Friday 20 August 2010 and 1 tomorrow, Saturday 21 August 2010.
They are:
- Blue Bulls v Griquas, 20 Aug 19:00 = 20 Aug 19:00
- Cheetahs v Leopards, 20 Aug 19:00 = 20 Aug 19:00
- Pumas v Lions, 20 Aug 19:10 = 20 Aug 19:10 (Broadcast live on SS1 on DSTV)
- Sharks v Western Province, 21 Aug 19:10 = 21 Aug 19:15 (Broadcast live on SS1 on DSTV)
The following rugby is LIVE on TV today:
| 17:05 – 19:00 | Rugby | IRB Women’s Rugby World Cup New Zealand v South Africa | |
| 19:00 – 21:00 | Rugby | Absa Currie Cup: Barloworld Toyota Pumas v Xerox Lions | |
| 21:00 – 23:00 | Rugby | French Top 14 Round 2 – Biarritz v Toulon |
… but that’s not all folks, we will also cover the Blue Bulls vs Griquas Currie Cup match, with a Live Game Thread, from Fortress Loftus, tonight at 19:10.
The Sharks have made very few changes to their team to face Western Province this coming Saturday evening in Durban. Continue reading
Here are the Currie Cup Teams for the weekend, as they are announced.
Vodacom WP coach Allister Coetzee today announced his team to take on the Sharks at Absa Stadium, Durban, on Saturday 21 August 2010. Kick-off is at 19h15.
The Absa Currie Cup’s best attacking and defensive sides for 2010 goes head-to-head in Durban on Saturday evening when The Sharks host Vodacom Western Province in this top of the table clash at 19h10. Continue reading
Western Province rugby will have you believe that they are well pleased with a ‘test-like’ victory over their arch-rivals the Blue Bulls on the weekend, but the reality is that the team that took more from this game is in fact the men from Pretoria. Continue reading
The Sharks will be biting their nails about the fitness of steamrolling loose forward Willem Alberts for the next few days.
It seems Utility Back Conrad Hoffmann of Western province is heading to warmer waters. The Sharks are hoping to offer the young WP versatile player a new home at the tank in Durban.
Free State Cheetahs winger Lionel Mapoe faces an uncertain future after failing to return to Bloemfontein after losing his contractual dispute with his provincial team.
The Cheetahs have snapped up the signature of Emerging Springbok lock Wilhelm Steenkamp from the Blue Bulls.
The Vodacom Blue Bulls will need to find a new captain this week ahead of their tough encounter against Griqualand West in Friday night’s Absa Currie Cup action after Gary Botha was ruled out for four weeks with a medial knee ligament tear.
If rumours are to be believed, Rory Kockott will be playing for the Stormers / WP in 2011. Continue reading
Both Gary Botha and Derick Kuün are on the injury list after Saturday’s momentous clash against WP. Dewald Potgieter and Zane Kirshner are also injured in addition to being with the Springbok squad.
Over the last month or so, a common discussion around pubs, braais and common folk have been the perceived rise of Stormers rugby and I thought a little investigation should give some perspective on whether this is a storm in a teacup, or the real deal. Continue reading
Western Province retained their unbeaten Currie Cup record thanks to the unerring boot of flyhalf Willem de Waal who only just shaded his opposite number, Jacques-Louis Potgieter, as the Cape side ran out 15-12 victors at Newlands on Saturday evening. Continue reading
WP (6) 15 / Blue Bulls (3) 12 (Final Score)
Vodacom WP hosted the Blue Bulls at Newlands, Cape Town at 17:05 SA Time. This is the match thread for discussion of the game. The match was broadcast live on SuperSport 1 on DSTV in SA.
In a very hard match, only penalties at goal decided the game, 5 by Willem de Waal and 4 by Jacques-Louis Potgieter.
Wp win by 15 / 12.
Lions (13) 30 / Cheetahs (9) 26 (Final Score)
The Xerox Lions hosted the Vodacom Free State Cheetahs at Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg at 15:00 SA Time. This is the match thread for discussion of the Game. The game was broadcast live on SuperSport 1 on DSTV in SA.
The Lions fought back hard, from behind, and scored with 2 minutes to go, to take a 4-point lead and win the match by 30 / 26.
Well done Lions.
Match Report from News24
After suffering a 47-point loss to Western Province a week ago, Griquas got their campaign back on track.