Springboks
Leopards (6) 6 / Sharks (32) 51 (Final Score)
The Platinum Leopards hosted the Sharks at Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg at 19:10 SA Time. This is the match htread for discussion of the game. The game was broadcast live on SuperSport 1 on DSTV in SA.
The Sharks won handsomely as expected, scoring 7 tries in the process and keeping the Leopards tryless.
One has to admire the Leopards though, they never lie down.
The Final Score is Sharks 51 / Leopards 6.
THE SHARKS are keeping their options open after an arbitration ruling found that winger Lionel Mapoe has a valid contract with the Cheetahs following an ongoing dispute involving the three parties.
Another 4 head to head games are in the offing this weekend in the Currie Cup Premier Division.
They are:
Friday 13 Auust 2010:
- GWK Griquas vs Barloworld Toyota Pumas – GWK Park, Kimberley at 19:00 SA Time
- Platinum Leopards vs Sharks – Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg at 19:10 SA Time
Saturday 14 August 2010:
- Xerox Lions vs Vodacom Free State Cheetahs – Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg at 15:00 SA Time
- Vodacom Western Province vs Vodacom Blue Bulls – Newlands, Cape Town at 17:05 SA Time
It may be tempting to some to surmise that the big Absa Currie Cup meeting between Western Province and the Blue Bulls at Newlands on Saturday amounts to a virtual re-run of the Vodacom Super 14 encounter there earlier in the year. Continue reading
Zane Kirchner is back at the Blue Bulls and will start his first Absa Currie Cup match of the season, when the defending champions take on Western Province at Newlands on Saturday.
The Vodacom Free State Cheetahs team to take on the Xerox Lions on Saturday, the 14th of August in Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg has been announced.
The sharks have made changes to the squad for Friday evenings match against the Leopards, Players returning from injury are Micheal Rhodes and Odwa Ndugane and Patric Cilliers, Also returning are players from the Springbok training camp being Tendai Mtawarira and Bismark DuPlessis.
The Western Province rugby selectors are at the mercy of the Springboks who will only make a call on players’ services later this week. Continue reading
Springbok Sevens player Lionel Mapoe has lost his bid to be released from his contract at the Free State Cheetahs.
The Sharks’ hopes of winning back the Currie Cup from the Blue Bulls this year took a big knock on Tuesday with the news that Jean Deysel’s season is over.
Sharks coach John Plumtree admitted after the Absa Currie Cup match against the Lions that he was happy with his team’s performance at The Absa Stadium Durban, scoring five tries and taking a full compliment of log points out of the game.
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Western Province must be considered favourites for Saturday’s Currie Cup match against the Blue Bulls at Newlands. Continue reading
The Lions have set their sights on retaining John Mitchell for the Super 15 which starts next year in 2011.
Western Province and the Sharks are top of the Currie Cup Log after two compelling victories over the Griquas and the Lions Continue reading
Sharks (18) 48 / Lions (16) 19 (Final Score)
The Sharks hosted the Xerox Lions at ABSA Park, Durban at 17:05 SA Time. This is the match thread for discussion of the game. The game was broadcast live on M-Net, SuperSport 1 and on SuperSport HD on DSTV in SA.
The Lions held the Sharks well till halftime but by then the Sharks had already enjoyed 70% Territorial Advantage and most of the possession.
After halftime the Sharks turned on the taps and ran the Lions ragged, eventually running out with a 29-point winning margin. They won 48 / 19.
Griquas (3) 3 / WP (12) 50 (Final Score)
GWK Griquas hosted WP at GWK Park, Kimberley at 15:00. This is the match thread for discussion of the game. The Game was broadcast live on M-Net and SuperSport 1 in SA.
The 1st Half was a hard and uncompromising affair with Willem de Waal giving WP the edge with a few converted penalties, but the 2nd half was a different affair, WP running Griquas ragged and ending the game on fire.
WP scored 6 tries in the process…. they will be hard to beat next weekend at Newlands… beware Blue Bulls!
Blue Bulls (26) 43 / Leopards (10) 38 (Final Score)
The Blue Bulls hosted the Leopards at Loftus, Pretoria at 19:10 on Friday night 6 August 2010. This is the match thread for discussion of the game. The match was broadcast live on SuperSport 1 on DSTV in SA.
The Bulls won by a measly 5 points and was hugely fragile on defence tonight…. they will have to change a few gears if they do not want WP to knock them for a big six next week!
The Bulls scored 6 tries to the Leopards 5 tries and managed to gather their bonus point win, but they wee patchy, to say the least.
Not good enough Bulls!
We are already well into the Currie Cup Premier Competition of 2010, with WP, The Sharks and Griquas, setting the pace so far and The Leopards and Pumas hanging on at the bottom.
This weekend sees another 4 matches, as follows:
- Vodacom Blue Bulls vs Platinum Leopards – Loftus at 19:10 SA Time on Friday 6 August 2010
- Barloworld Toyota Pumas vs Vodacom Free State Cheetahs – Witbank at 15:00 on Saturday 7 August 2010
- GWK Griquas vs Vodacom Western Province – GWK Park, Kimberley at 15:00 on Saturday 7 August 2010
- Sharks vs Xerox Lions – ABSA Stadium, Durban at 17:05 on Saturday 7 August 2010
The Sharks have made the changes as expected with young Patrick Lambie shifting from 12 to 10, John Plumtree was full of praise for the youngster and felt that this was a huge opportunity for him as the sharks tackle the Lions in Durban this coming Saturday. Continue reading
The Sharks rugby Union has confirmed the signing of utility backline player Meyer Bosman, Bosman will help to fill the void left by injuries and the departure of Ruan Pienaar.
Bosman is set to join the Sharks after the completion of the Currie Cup,
Also the position of Lionel Mapoe will be known by the end of the week whether he will be a Shark or a Cheetah player going forward. Continue reading
Francois Louw will return to the Western Province Currie Cup side for Saturday’s clash against Griquas in Kimberley. Continue reading
Xerox Lions flank Trevor Hall was found not guilty and Vodacom Blue Bulls lock Flip van der Merwe received a severe warning after both players attended SARU judicial hearings held in Johannesburg on Tuesday.
The Cheetahs were hit by a setback as they lost captain Juan Smith for this weekend’s Absa Currie Cup match against the Pumas in Witbank.
Former Boland player Hayden Groepes and returning Springbok hooker Chiliboy Ralepelle, will earn first starts in this year’s Absa Currie Cup competition when the Vodacom Blue Bulls face the Leopards at Loftus Versfeld on Friday.
Pat Lambie will wear the No 10 jersey this week given the injuries to Steve Meyer and Ruan Pienaar. It’s been confirmed that Pienaar’s AC joint injury will sideline him for six weeks, a layoff that ends his stint with the Sharks and the Springboks. Pienaar will be moving to Ulster in Ireland in September. Continue reading
World Cup winner Ruan Pienaar’s career in South Africa might have come to a premature end.
The 43-Test veteran utility back has suffered a shoulder injury and faces several weeks on the sidelines.
The Blue Bulls always believe that a glass is half full rather than half empty, and that every dark cloud has a silver lining. Continue reading
The Blue Bulls are sweating over a possible calf injury to star scrumhalf Francois Hougaard.
Lions flank Trevor Hall, Blue Bulls lock Flip van der Merwe and SWD Eagles centre Sinethemba Zweni, will appear before SARU judicial committees on Tuesday after being cited for foul play during their Currie Cup games this weekend.
Injured Springbok flanker Heinrich Brüssow could be back in Cheetahs colours before the end of the season – if his side makes it to the semifinals of the 2010 Currie Cup.
The Blue Bulls got their Currie Cup title defence back on track at Coca-Cola Park on Saturday following their 32-18 victory over the Lions in Johannesburg. Continue reading
Lions (15) 18 / Blue Bulls (16) 32 (Final Score)
The Xerox Lions host the Vodacom Blue Bulls at Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg at 17:05 SA Time. This is the match thread for discussion of the game. The game is broadcast live on SuperSport 1 on DSTV in SA.
The Lions, for once, put up a sterling display of defence and kept a misfiring Blue Bulls team relatively at bay, with the Blue Bulls eventually running out winners by 32 / 18.
Jacques-Louis Potgieter contributed a massive 27 points to the Blue Bulls winning cause.
Cheetahs (10) 13 / Sharks (3) 25 (Final Score)
The Vodacom Free State Cheetahs host the Sharks at Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein at 15:00 SA Time. This is the match thread for discussion of the game. The game is broadcast live on SuperSport 1 on DSTV in SA.
The Cheetahs squandered a lead to let the Sharks come back with some excellent play and winning by 25 / 13.
Naas Olivier scored 21 points to lead the GWK Griquas to a 41-27 (half-time 24-10) win over the Platinum Leopards in their Absa Currie Cup match at Olen Park in Potchefstroom on Friday. Continue reading
WP (35) 54 / Pumas (3) 13 (Final Score)
Vodacom Western Province hostsed Barloworld Toyota Pumas at Newlands, Cape Town at 19:10 SA Time. This is the match thread for discussion of the game. The game was broadcast life on SuperSport 1 on DSTV in SA.
Western Province demolished the Pumas in the 1st half, already earning their bonus point for tries after just more than half an hour of play.
The 2nd half was much better by the Pumas, but Western Province coasted home and eventually the scoreline was 7 tries to 2
Western Province won by 54 / 13 and kept their run of wins in the Currie Cup flawless.