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Leopards (9) 23 / Lions (21) 43 (Final Score)
The Platinum Leopards hosted the MTN Lions at Profert Olen Park, Potchefstroom at 19:10 SA 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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Mission accomplished for the Lions, 6 tries to 2. Full haul of 5 Log points for the MTN fellas.
Allister Coetzee, head coach of DHL WP, today named his team to take on the Leopards at DHL Newlands on Saturday 10 September at 16h00.
Former Captain Clayton Durand has been named in the Leopards Currie Cup starting line up for their match against the Griquas at GWK Park on Friday.
The two most successful Absa Currie Cup sides from the last decade, the Vodacom Blue Bulls and the Toyota Free State Cheetahs, square off in Pretoria on Saturday afternoon.
These two sides have won or shared the Absa Currie Cup no less than seven times in the last ten years. The Vodacom Blue Bulls were champions in 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2009, while the Toyota Free State Cheetahs won the trophy in 2005 and 2007. They shared the spoils in 2006.
The Currie Cup kicks off this weekend and there are some massive clashes in store in Round One of South Africa’s premier provincial competition.
In 1891, just before the departure of the British Isles Rugby team for South Africa, Sir Donald Currie, owner of the Union Castle Line presented the squad with a golden trophy.
With the trophy came a very clear instruction to present the trophy to the team that gave the most spirited opposition during a tour match.
After a hard fought match Griqualand West became the first ever holders of the trophy that would, over the next century or so become the Holy Grail that South African provincial Rugby Teams would work tirelessly to possess.
The Champion, Blue Bulls suffered their third consecutive defeat of the season. Four teams, The Sharks , Griquas, Pampas XV and EP Kings are still unbeaten. The EP Kings had to forfeit the Log points of their first two games because they used illegitimate players in both matches. Read on for the match reports from Supersport
SWD (20) 32 / Leopards (13) 28 (Final Score)
The SWD Eagles hosted the Platinum Leopards at Outeniqua Park, George in the last of their 2 Promotion / Relegation games to see who will stay or advance to the Currie Cup Premier Division. This is the match thread for discussion of the game. The match was broadcast live on SuperSport 1 on DSTv in SA.
The SWD Eagles won the match by 32 / 28 but loses the battle for promotion to the Premier Division….
The second round of matches to determine who plays in the Currie Cup Premier division next year will be played today. The Leopards play SWD Eagles at Outeniqua Park on Friday (17h05) followed by the EP Kings against the Pumas at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium at 19h10.
Platinum Leopards’ coach Leon Boshoff made only one change in the starting line-up of his side that travels to George to face the South Western Districts (SWD) Eagles on Friday in the second leg of their Absa Currie Cup promotion-relegation tie.
Friday 22 October: Barloworld Toyota Pumas v EP Kings, Puma Stadium – Witbank (SS1 – k/o 19h00)
Saturday 23 October 2010: Platinum Leopards v SWD Eagles, Profert Olën Park, Potchefstroom (SS1 – k/o 16h00)
Here are the Teams as anoounced.
The Leopards Rugby Union on Monday announced Leon Boshoff will take over from current Currie Cup head-coach Chaka Willemse with immediate effect.
Sharks (35) 63 / Leopards (6) 6 (Final Score)
The Sharks hosted the Platinum Leopards at ABSA Stadium, Durban at 19:10 SA Time. This is the match thread for discussion of the game. The match was broadcast live on SuperSport 1 on DSTV in SA.
The Sharks ran in 9 converted tries, totally demolishing the Leopards who only managed to convert 2 penalties for all their trouble.
It was like men against boys with the Sharks already bagging their bonus point for tries before 20 minutes had lapsed.
The Sharks have secured their home-semi now, only question which remains is whether WP can catch and surpass them for top spot on the Log.
The Blue Bulls grabbed five valuable Currie Cup points in Potchefstroom on Saturday, but struggled to beat a game Leopards side 39-26.
Leopards (13) 26 / Blue Bulls (24) 39 (Final Score)
The Platinum Leopards hosted the Vodacom Blue Bulls at 15:00 SA Time totay. This is the match thread for discussion of the game. The match was broadcast live on SuperSport 1 & HD and on M-Net.
The Bulls scored 6 tries to 2 by the Leopards, but the Leopards put up a brave fight against an off-colour Blue Bulls side.
Not good enough Blue Bulls, you face the WP next….
Six teams are still jostling for semi-final places in the 2010 Absa Currie Cup as the Premier Division competition enters its final three weeks of league fixtures.
Griquas left it late, with Riaan Viljoen scoring the second of his tries two minutes from time, to secure his side a fortuitous 29-20 win over the Leopards on Friday.
This weekend we see the following 4 matches:
| 17 | GWK Griquas | v | Platinum Leopards | GWK Park, Kimberley | 19:00 |
| 17 | Pumas | v | Vodacom Western Province | Puma Stadium, Witbank | 19:10 |
| 18 | Sharks | v | Vodacom Free State Cheetahs | The Absa Stadium Durban | 15:00 |
| 18 | Vodacom Blue Bulls | v | Xerox Lions | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | 17:05 |
The two most interesting clashes both take place on Saturday 18 September, those between the Sharks and Cheetahs and the Blue Bulls against the Lions.
Tue, 14 Sep 2010 8:45 (courtesy of iafrica.com)
Forgotten Springbok Earl Rose could pay dearly for the potentially fatal decision to turn down an offer to play Currie Cup rugby with the Leopards. Continue reading
We have 1 match on Friday 10 September and 3 matches on Saturday 11 September, with only the match between WP and the Leopards not broadcast on TV in SA.
The games are:
- Pumas vs Sharks – Witbank at 19:10 SA Time on 10 September
- Lions vs Griquas – Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg at 15:00 SA Time on 11 September
- WP vs Leopards – Newlands, Cape Town at 17:00 SA Time on 11 September
- Cheetahs vs Blue Bulls – Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein at 17:05 SA Time on 11 September
Vodacom WP coach Allister Coetzee today announced his team to take on the Platinum Leopards at Newlands on Saturday 11 September 2010. Kick-off is at 17h00, and the game is NOT televised.
The Barloworld Toyota Pumas held off a fast-finishing Platinum Leopards’ outfit to claim a narrow 27-26 (half-time 20-13) in their Absa Currie Cup match at Olen Park in Potchefstroom on Friday.
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.
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:
Here are the Currie Cup Teams for the weekend, as they are announced.
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.
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
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.
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!
The scales are unfairly tipped against the smaller unions in South Africa to such an extent that the current status quo will never change. Continue reading