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Oct 10, 13 •
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Comments Off on Last chance for Cheetahs, Lions, Blue Bulls to determine their fate
The Toyota Free State Cheetahs, MTN Golden Lions and Vodacom Blue Bulls will know their Absa Currie Cup fate on Saturday night following the conclusion of the competition’s round-robin stages, and unfortunately one of the teams will be left heart-broken....
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Oct 9, 13 •
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Comments Off on Adriaan Strauss and Coenie Oosthuizen back for Cheetahs
Toyota Free State Cheetahs coach Naka Drotské has brought in his two Springboks and two stalwarts to face the Vodacom Blue Bulls on Saturday. Drotské included his two Bok front rowers, Adriaan Strauss and Coenie Oosthuizen, both playing their first Currie...
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Oct 9, 13 •
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Comments Off on Bulls choose side to lock horns with the Cheetahs
Blue Bulls: 15 Jurgen Visser, 14 Akona Ndungane, 13 JJ Engelbrecht, 12 Jan Serfontein, 11 Bjorn Basson, 10 Handre Pollard, 9 Rudy Paige, 8 Jacques Engelbrecht, 7 Jacques du Plessis, 6 Jono Ross (captain), 5 David Bullbring, 4 Paul Willemse, 3 Frik Kirsten, 2...
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Oct 9, 13 •
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Comments Off on Naka names his side to face the Bulls
TOYOTA FREE STATE CHEETAHS vs VODACOM BLUE BULLS ABSA CURRIE CUP FREE STATE STADIUM, BLOEMFONTEIN KICK-OFF: 17:05 15 Daniller, Hennie 14 Benjamin, Ryno 13 Sadie, Johann 12 Ebersohn, Robert ( vc ) 11 Rhule, Raymond 10 Watts, Elgar 9 Pretorius, Sarel 8 Van der...
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Oct 7, 13 •
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Comments Off on DHL WP dominates Absa Currie Cup awards for September
Please find an attached image for media use. Caption (left to right): Absa Currie Cup Coach of the Month Allister Coetzee, Provincial Head of Business Banking for Absa Willie Zastron, and Absa Currie Cup Player of the Month Scarra Ntubeni. DHL Western...
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Oct 6, 13 •
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Comments Off on Sharks and WP book Absa Currie Cup home semifinals
DHL Western Province and The Sharks this weekend succeeded in their mission to book home semifinals in the Absa Currie Cup Premier Division as they fought their way to their seventh victories of the season. Western Province’s bonus point 36-23 victory...
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Oct 3, 13 •
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Comments Off on Sharks, WP have home semifinals in sight
The Sharks and DHL Western Province will have home semifinals in sight when they take to the field in the penultimate pool round of the Absa Currie Cup Premier Division this weekend. With the round-robin stages almost at a close The Sharks and Western...
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Sep 29, 13 •
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Comments Off on Sharks, WP book their semifinal spots with away wins
The Sharks and DHL Western Province this weekend cemented their Absa Currie Cup Premier Division semifinal spots and set themselves in good stead for home semifinals, while the Vodacom Blue Bulls reignited their semifinal chances. In a weekend of away wins,...
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Sep 26, 13 •
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Comments Off on Semifinal fever grips Absa Currie Cup Premier Division
The Sharks and DHL Western Province will have semifinal spots in their sights when they line up in the Absa Currie Cup Premier Division this weekend, while the Vodacom Blue Bulls and GWK Griquas will be fighting for survival as only three pool rounds remain....
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Sep 25, 13 •
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Comments Off on Blue Bulls make 6 changes to their starting line up
The recall of a fit-again Handrè Pollard, first starts to William Small-Smith and David Bullbring and returns for Sampie Mastriet and Marcel van der Merwe highlights the Vodacom Blue Bulls team announcement ahead of their Absa Currie Cup clash against GWK...
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Sep 22, 13 •
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Comments Off on Sharks, WP continue to soar, Blue Bulls and Griquas struggle
The Sharks and DHL Western Province this weekend strengthened their chances of home semifinals in the Absa Currie Cup Premier Division, while the Vodacom Blue Bulls and GWK Griquas continued their struggle to make their presence felt. With only three pool...
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Sep 19, 13 •
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Comments Off on Griquas and Blue Bulls under pressure to win
GWK Griquas and the Vodacom Blue Bulls will be under immense pressure to register victories in the Absa Currie Cup Premier Division this weekend to stay in the running for semifinal places as the countdown begins to the final stages. Failure to do so could...
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Sep 19, 13 •
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Comments Off on Lions team to take on Bulls at Ellis Park
TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT MTN GOLDEN LIONS VS BLUE BULLS MTN Golden Lions head coach Johan Ackermann has announced his side to take on the Blue Bulls this Saturday at Ellis Park. Kick-off is at 17h05. Ackermann has made several changes to the team that narrowly went...
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Sep 18, 13 •
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Comments Off on Bjorn Basson Back For Blue Bulls To Play Golden Lions
Basson back to boost Vodacom Blue BullsThe return of Absa Currie Cup record try scorer Bjorn Basson will boost the Vodacom Blue Bulls ahead of their Absa Currie Cup match against the MTN Golden Lions at Ellis Park on Saturday. Basson, who holds the...
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Sep 17, 13 •
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Comments Off on Western Province Flank suspended for one match
DHL Western Province flank Michael Rhodes on Tuesday was suspended for one match for stamping on Vodacom Blue Bulls captain Jono Ross in their Absa Currie Cup clash last Saturday. Rhodes received a red card in the 35th minute for the offence, and appeared...
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Sep 16, 13 •
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Comments Off on WP Flank Michael Rhodes to appear before SARU
DHL Western Province flank Michael Rhodes will appear before a SARU judicial committee on Tuesday, 17 September, in Cape Town after receiving a red card in their Absa Currie Cup clash against the Vodacom Blue Bulls at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday. Rhodes...
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Sep 16, 13 •
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Comments Off on Bulls injury report
Bongi Mbonambi will miss the Vodacom Blue Bulls match against the MTN Golden Lions on Saturday after injuring a knee in last weekend’s Absa Currie Cup clash with Western Province. Mbonambi will be out of action for two weeks after a small ligament tear...
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Sep 15, 13 •
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Comments Off on WP remain unbeaten, while pressure mounts on Blue Bulls and Griquas
DHL Western Province this past weekend showed that they have the character to defend their Absa Currie Cup title as they overcame a first-half red card to emerge victorious against the Vodacom Blue Bulls at Loftus Versfeld and retain their lead at the top of...
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Sep 13, 13 •
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Comments Off on Changes to Vodacom Blue Bulls Team to face Western Province
Ulrich Beyers has been ruled out of this weekend’s clash against Western Province. The outside centre, who has been nursing an ankle injury this week, failed a late fitness test and will be replaced by Waylon Murray in the starting line-up. Murray has shown...
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Sep 12, 13 •
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Comments Off on Round two of Currie Cup Premier Division begins
The six Absa Currie Premier Division teams will receive a stark reminder this weekend that every remaining match counts as round two of the series kicks off. With only eight log points separating log-leaders DHL Western Province from the last-placed GWK...
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Sep 12, 13 •
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Comments Off on Absa celebrates the Blue Bulls 75th anniversary
Absa Currie Cup Trophy Tour coming to Pretoria Absa will this year make the dreams of two die-hard rugby fans come true as they stand a chance to win the opportunity of a life time, to celebrate with their heroes at the Absa Currie Cup Final on 26 October...
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Sep 11, 13 •
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Comments Off on De Kock Steenkamp to captain Western Province team to play Blue Bulls
De Kock in the lead for DHL WP Lock De Kock Steenkamp will captain DHL Western Province in Saturday’s Absa Currie Cup clash against the Vodacom Blue Bulls at Loftus Versfeld (kick-off 17h05). Steenkamp takes over the captaincy from injured flanker Deon...
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Sep 11, 13 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Blue Bulls change three for WP
Vodacom Blue Bulls coach Pine Pienaar made three changes to his side that will play DHL Western Province in an Absa Currie Cup Premier Division match at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Saturday. Ulrich Beyers is back in the starting team at outside centre,...
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Sep 9, 13 •
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Comments Off on Snyman released to Racing Metro
The Blue Bulls Company (Pty) Ltd would like to confirm that Vodacom Blue Bulls scrumhalf, Ruan Snyman, had been released to join French club Racing Metro with immediate effect. A transfer fee has been paid and Snyman will be available to play for the...
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Sep 9, 13 •
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Comments Off on Jantjies, Ismaiel to return – Fitness report by Medihelp
A few players will not train till Wednesday, but Vodacom Blue Bulls coach Pine Pienaar should have Tony Jantjies and Travis Ismaiel available for selection for Saturday’s Absa Currie Cup clash against Western Province at Loftus Versfeld. Jantjies...
