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Aug 16, 21 •
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Comments Off on The Carling Currie Cup Bulletin #18
The Vodacom Bulls and Cell C Sharks are in a favourable position to host the Carling Currie Cup semi-finals this season after good victories over the weekend, while the race to the other two playoff spots will go down to the wire, with all five other Premier...
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Jul 22, 21 •
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Comments Off on The Carling Currie Cup Bulletin #11
It’s tough at the top, the saying goes, and that is true for the Carling Currie Cup, where Tafel Lager Griquas surged to the number one spot on Wednesday, but could see it slip away again in the coming days. The men from the Northern Cape won their second...
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Jul 19, 21 •
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Comments Off on The Carling Currie Cup Bulletin #10
The Carling Currie Cup returns with a bang on Wednesday, with a double-header of Premier Division action scheduled as the halfway mark of the competition comes into view, while the match scheduled for Durban has been cancelled. The table-topping New Nation...
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Jun 4, 21 •
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Comments Off on Border to return to action in provincial competitions
The Border Bulldogs will return to provincial rugby action for the first time in 17 months when the Carling Currie Cup First Division kicks off later this month, with Lumumba Currie appointed as new head coach to guide the team in 2021. The East London-based...
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Sep 4, 19 •
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Comments Off on Game on for Currie Cup Premier Division spot
The Phakisa Pumas and Down Touch Griffons will know their Currie Cup fate on Friday evening as they battle it out in a promotion-relegation game at the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit for the right to play in the Premier Division next season. The Phakisa Pumas...
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Aug 29, 19 •
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Comments Off on Big task await Down Touch Griffons in Currie Cup First Division final
The Down Touch Griffons will have their work cut out when they take to the field against the Jaguares XV in the Currie Cup First Division final in Potchefstroom on Friday after the Argentineans showed their class with eight wins in a row in their debut...
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Aug 25, 19 •
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Comments Off on Jaguares XV secure historic Currie Cup First Division home final
The Jaguares XV will host the Down Touch Griffons in a historic Currie Cup First Division home final in Potchefstroom after they defeated the Valke and EP Elephants in their respective semi-finals on Saturday. The Jaguares XV’s dream debut season continued...
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Aug 23, 19 •
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Comments Off on Currie Cup Previews: Premier Division and First Division semi-finals
The pool stages of the Currie Cup Premier Division – sponsored by DirectAxis Financial Services – will reach a dramatic conclusion on Saturday as five teams battle it out for the three remaining semi-final berths, while Tafel Lager Griquas eye the top...
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Aug 18, 19 •
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Comments Off on Currie Cup going down to the wire … again
The Currie Cup Premier Division – sponsored by DirectAxis Financial Services – is going down to the wire yet again and with only one round of the league phase left before the playoffs, five teams will be scrambling to determine how the top four finish....
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Aug 9, 19 •
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Comments Off on Currie Cup Previews: Premier Division and First Division
Every match will be vital in the Currie Cup – sponsored by DirextAxis Financial Services – this weekend as two teams play their penultimate pool games, while the other four sides enter the second half of the competition. DHL Western Province and the...
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Aug 8, 19 •
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Comments Off on Currie Cup 1st Division 2019 Leopards vs Boland Cavaliers
Currie Cup First Division 2019Leopards vs Boland CavaliersSaturday 10 August 2019Olen Park, Potchefstroom The Boland Cavaliers have announced their team to take on the Leopards in a Currie Cup First Division match at the Olen Park Stadium in Potchefstroom on...
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Aug 4, 19 •
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Comments Off on Currie Cup Reviews: Premier Division and First Division
Tafel Lager Griquas reclaimed the top spot on the standings in the Currie Cup – sponsored by DirectAxis Financial Services – while the Xerox Golden Lions remained the only unbeaten team, and the Phakisa Pumas created one of the biggest upsets in the...
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Jul 31, 19 •
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Comments Off on Boland Cavaliers vs Valke
Currie Cup First Division 2019Boland Cavaliers vs ValkeSaturday 3 August 2019Esselen Park Stadium, Worcester The Boland Cavaliers have announced their team to take on the Valke in a Currie Cup First Division match at the Esselen Park Stadium in Worcester on...
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Jul 28, 19 •
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Comments Off on Currie Cup Reviews: Premier Division Round 3 and First Division
The Toyota Cheetahs showed off their attacking skills in the Currie Cup Premier Division – sponsored by DirectAxis Financial Services – as they powered their way to the top of the standings thanks to a 10-try romp against Tafel Lager Griquas in a gripping...
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Jul 25, 19 •
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Comments Off on Currie Cup Previews: Premier Division Round 3 and First Division Round 4
The pressure is rising drastically in the Currie Cup Premier Division – sponsored by DirectAxis Financial Services – with a handful of teams reaching the halfway stage of their pool rounds this weekend, which could push the tempo to another level. The...
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Jul 14, 19 •
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Comments Off on Currie Cup kicks off with a bang – Round 1
The Currie Cup Premier Division – sponsored by DirectAxis Financial Services – delivered a big dose of drama on its opening weekend, with an upset in Durban, a come-from-behind humdinger in Johannesburg and a typically tough North/South derby in Cape Town...
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Jul 11, 19 •
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Comments Off on #Reloaded Currie Cup ready for lift off this weekend
The #Reloaded Currie Cup will kick off in dramatic fashion this weekend as six of the seven participating teams take to the field in the first of nine action-packed weekends of rugby, with the north-south derby between DHL Western Province and the Vodacom...
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Jul 4, 19 •
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Comments Off on Jaguares XV to add beef to Currie Cup First Division
The Currie Cup First Division, sponsored by DirectAxis Financial Services, will feature added beef in the form of Argentinean outfit, the Jaguares XV, when it kicks off this weekend with a full round of matches. The South Americans will play in the Currie Cup...
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Jul 3, 19 •
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Comments Off on Boland Cavaliers vs Border Bulldogs
Currie Cup First Division 2019 Saturday 6 July 2019 King Edward Stadium, Montagu The Boland Cavaliers will kick-off their Currie Cup First Division 2019 campaign against the Border Bulldogs on Saturday 6 July at the King Edward Stadium in Montagu. Boland...
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Jun 12, 19 •
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Comments Off on Currie Cup fixtures for 2019 announced
The defending Currie Cup champions, the Cell C Sharks, will get the 2019 edition of the competition underway in front of their home crowd in Durban when they host Tafel Lager Griquas on Friday, 12 July. The fixtures of the Currie Cup Premier and First...
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Apr 2, 19 •
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Comments Off on SA Rugby confirms 2019 competition structures
· Currie Cup Premier Division in earlier time-slot · Argentina XV, Namibia to feature in the Currie Cup First Division · Makeover for...
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Oct 29, 18 •
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Comments Off on Currie Cup promotion-relegation: Team Announcement
Coach Franco Smith has announced the strongest possible team to defend the Toyota Free State Cheetahs’ Currie Cup status in the Currie Cup promotion-relegation match against the SWD Eagles on Tuesday, 30 October. Kick-off in Toyota Stadium is at 18:00...
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Oct 25, 18 •
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Comments Off on Currie Cup promotion-relegation game confirmed
The Toyota Free State Cheetahs will host Currie Cup First Division champions, the SWD Eagles, in a promotion-relegation match on Tuesday, 30 October, to determine which side will feature in the Currie Cup Premier Division next season. The match will be played...
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Oct 18, 17 •
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Comments Off on Can the Griffons do the double in Welkom?
The Down Touch Griffons Currie Cup First Division and SA Rugby U20 Championship teams will look to replicate the form that earned them back-to-back titles last season in a rewarding day for the union when they host their respective finals at the HT Pelatona...
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Sep 6, 17 •
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Comments Off on Building momentum key in Currie Cup First Division
The Currie Cup First Division teams will have their sights set on building momentum and working their way into favourable log positions this weekend as the competition nears the halfway mark. In Friday’s match, the Leopards will look to build on...
