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Jan 17, 22 •
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Comments Off on Cell C Sharks to play Tafel Lager Griquas
Date: Wednesday, 19th January 2022Time: 17.45Venue: Hollywoodbets Kings Park, DurbanReferee: Rasta RasivhengeAssistant Refs: Paul Mente, Yanga SotshanganeTMO: Quinton Immelman _ The 2022 edition of the Carling Currie Cup competition kicked off over the...
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Jan 16, 22 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on The 2022 Carling Currie Cup Bulletin #1
Defending Carling Currie Cup champions, the Vodacom Bulls, started the 2022 campaign with a bonus-point victory over the Pumas at the Mbombela Stadium on Friday evening, while the Toyota Cheetahs and the DHL Western Province also made winning starts on...
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Jan 13, 22 •
770 Views •
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Comments Off on Hendricks leads strong Vodacom Bulls team in Carling Currie Cup opener
Cornal Hendricks will captain a strong Vodacom Bulls team in their opening match of the side’s Carling Currie Cup defence when they take on the Pumas at the Mbombela Stadium on Friday night. Vodacom Bulls’ Carling Currie Cup head coach, Gert Smal, has...
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Jan 13, 22 •
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Comments Off on Toyota Cheetahs vs Tafel Lager Griquas
The Toyota Cheetahs will battle it out against the Tafel Lager Griquas on Saturday in the first Carling Currie Cup match of 2022. The action in Toyota Stadium kicks off at 14:30 and the action will be live on SuperSport. “The Toyota Challenge helped us a...
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Jan 13, 22 •
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Comments Off on Xaba to lead DHL WP in Carling Currie Cup opener
Flank Nama Xaba will captain DHL Western Province in their opening Carling Currie Cup match against Sigma Lions a DHL Stadium on Saturday. The former DHL Western Province U19 and U21 captain will lead the senior team out for the first time in a match that...
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Jan 12, 22 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on The Cell C Sharks U20 Currie Cup Coaching Structure
The success of a sporting franchise rests on many pillars, but one very important facet that drives success is not what happens at the coalface, but the underlying structures that feed it. While the focus is often on the make-up of the senior team and its...
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Jan 12, 22 •
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Comments Off on Carling Currie Cup: Exciting new edition kick-starts 2022 season
The 2022-edition of the Carling Currie Cup kicks off in a groundbreaking new “window” on Friday night and featuring an exciting new initiative with the introduction of the “Discovering Champions” video series, featuring Springbok head coach Jacques...
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Jan 11, 22 •
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Comments Off on Carling Currie Cup kick-off times confirmed for 2022
The 2022-edition of the Carling Currie Cup kicks off at 19h00 on Friday, 14 January in Nelspruit when the Vodacom Bulls start the defence of their title against the New Nation Pumas at the Mbombela Stadium. The other two matches in the opening round are...
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Jan 10, 22 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Bulls announce coaching team for Carling Currie Cup
The Vodacom Bulls are pleased to confirm a skilled team of coaches that will oversee the Carling Currie Cup campaign alongside head coach, Gert Smal. The Tshwane-based side last month announced the arrival of former Springbok assistant coach, Smal, at Loftus...
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Dec 11, 21 •
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Comments Off on Carling Currie Cup gets January kick off
The Carling Currie Cup will kick off next month with a seven-team Premier Division, following an online meeting of the General Council of the South African Rugby Union on Friday. The Council rejected a proposal from Eastern Province that they be incorporated...
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Dec 10, 21 •
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Comments Off on Springbok stars lead SA Rugby Awards nominations for 2021
Five star Springboks – Lukhanyo Am, Damian de Allende, Eben Etzebeth, Siya Kolisi and Makazole Mapimpi – are up against each other for the coveted SA Rugby Player of the Year award for 2021 after earning the most votes in the annual nomination process. SA...
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Dec 9, 21 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Paarwater takes charge of DHL WP for Carling Currie Cup campaign
The experienced Jerome Paarwater has been named Head Coach of DHL Western Province for the upcoming Carling Currie Cup campaign, with Kabamba Floors and Nazeem Adams his assistant coaches. The former DHL Western Province loose forward has been part of the...
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Dec 3, 21 •
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Comments Off on Gert Smal joins Vodacom Bulls as Carling Currie Cup head coach
The Vodacom Bulls are pleased to announce Gert Smal as the side’s new Carling Currie Cup head coach. With the Tshwane-based side expected to participate in both the Vodacom United Rugby Championship and the Carling Currie Cup, which are set to overlap in...
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Nov 4, 21 •
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Comments Off on Final team for Carling Champions match confirmed
Some of South Africa’s most exciting provincial players will be on display in the Carling Champions Match against Kenya, in a pioneering clash which kicks off at 13h00 at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Saturday, and will be broadcast live on SuperSport. In...
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Nov 3, 21 •
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Comments Off on BBCo looking forward to hosting Carling Champions Match at Loftus
The Blue Bulls Company is excited to host spectators at Loftus Versfeld when the Carling Champions Team takes on Kenya on Saturday. The stadium had a successful test run last week after hosting the Carlton Cup final between ABE Midas Naka Bulle, who were...
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Oct 28, 21 •
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Comments Off on Starting XV for Carling Champions Match revealed
The names of the 15 players in the starting team for the exciting Carling Champions Match – which was selected by fans of the Carling Currie Cup teams – were revealed on Thursday, with Vodacom Bulls hooker Schalk Erasmus leading the way with the most...
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Oct 28, 21 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on ALL SYSTEMS GO FOR HISTORIC FAN-FUELLED CARLING CURRIE CUP CHAMPIONS MATCH
The Carling Champions Match, which is arguably the biggest innovation in the rugby space, is almost ready for kickoff! Carling Black Label, sponsor of the world’s oldest domestic rugby competition, The Currie Cup, has allowed fans to make their voices heard...
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Oct 18, 21 •
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Comments Off on Four new players joining the Toyota Cheetahs and 12 contract extensions
The Toyota Cheetahs are pleased to announce the signing of four new players to bolster the squad heading into the 2022 Currie Cup which is expected to get underway in January. The flanker, Gideon van der Merwe, the winger Daniel Kasende and the props, Mox...
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Sep 12, 21 •
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Comments Off on The Carling Currie Cup Bulletin #26 – The Vodacom Bulls made it two from two
The Vodacom Bulls made it two from two in as many seasons when they successfully defended the Carling Currie Cup title against the Cell C Sharks in a one-sided final in Pretoria on Saturday. The same two teams that contested the 2020 final were in action...
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Sep 10, 21 •
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Comments Off on Four more years for Evan Roos with WPRR
Dynamic loose forward Evan Roos has signed a contract extension with Western Province Professional Rugby (WPPR) that will see him playing for the DHL Stormers and DHL Western Province until at least 2025. The 21-year-old has been a revelation at the back of...
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Sep 10, 21 •
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Comments Off on Minimal changes for Vodacom Bulls’ final showdown
The Vodacom Bulls have made minimal changes to the team that will face the Cell C Sharks in the Carling Currie Cup final at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday. Vodacom Bulls director of rugby, Jake White, has opted for consistency in the season finale, making only...
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Sep 9, 21 •
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Comments Off on Cell C Sharks team for Carling Currie Cup Final
For the second time this year, the Cell C Sharks and Vodacom Bulls will contest South Africa’s most prestigious rugby competition, the Carling Currie Cup, when the sides meet in Pretoria on Saturday. Looking to continue the momentum the team has built up...
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Sep 8, 21 •
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Comments Off on Van der Westhuizen to referee Carling Currie Cup final
Marius van der Westhuizen has been appointed to take charge of the Carling Currie Cup final in Pretoria on Saturday, when the Vodacom Bulls welcome the Cell C Sharks to Loftus Versfeld for a repeat of the 2020 grand finale of South Africa’s flagship...
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Sep 2, 21 •
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Comments Off on The Carling Currie Cup Bulletin #23
All eyes will be on Pretoria and Durban this weekend, when the two Carling Currie Cup semi-finals play out at Loftus Versfeld and Jonsson Kings Park in what promises to be two high-octane matches with no room for error. The two finalists from 2020, the...
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Sep 2, 21 •
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Comments Off on Ntubeni returns for DHL WP
Hooker Scarra Ntubeni will make his return from injury in DHL Western Province’s Carling Currie Cup semifinal against the Vodacom Bulls in Pretoria on Friday. Ntubeni comes in as one of two changes to the starting team for the play-off match, which...
