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Jul 11, 19 •
3260 Views •
Currie Cup, Currie Cup F.Div, General News, National, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
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 5, 19 •
1537 Views •
Currie Cup, General News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on DHL WP hard at work with Currie Cup preparations
The DHL Western Province squad has been hard at work in preparation for the 2019 Currie Cup, which kicks off against the Vodacom Blue Bulls at DHL Newlands on Saturday, July 13. Head Coach John Dobson and his management team have been working with a wider...
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Jun 28, 19 •
1862 Views •
General News, National, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Njezula in midfield for DHL WP U21
Sihle Njezula will feature at outside centre for DHL Western Province U21 in their encounter with Leopards U21 in Bellville on Saturday. There are just two changes to the DHL Western Province U21 as they take on the visitors from Potchefstroom in a match that...
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Jun 14, 19 •
1897 Views •
General News, SuperSport Challenge •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on All to play for in Mpumalanga – SuperSport Rugby Challenge Semifinals
A trip to the Lowveld inevitably promises a potential sighting of the Big Five. On Sunday though, if you are a fan of the SuperSport Rugby Challenge (and why not), you can see the Big Four in action when the semifinals of this far-reaching tournament are...
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Jun 10, 19 •
1914 Views •
General News, SuperSport Challenge •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on SuperSport Rugby Challenge semi-finalists confirmed – Round 7 Review
Defending champions, iSG Pumas will meet Boland and DHL Western Province will face Tafel Lager Griquas next Sunday in the semi-finals of the 2019 edition of the SuperSport Rugby Challenge. Both matches will be played at KaNyamazane...
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Jun 3, 19 •
1870 Views •
General News, SuperSport Challenge •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on SuperSport Rugby Challenge Review
The iSG Pumas and DHL Western Province remained undefeated in the SuperSport Rugby Challenge after six rounds of pulsating action came to an end at Wolfson Stadium in Kwazakhele on Sunday, but the manner in which they won this weekend was vastly different The...
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May 24, 19 •
1764 Views •
General News, SuperSport Challenge •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on DHL WP gain experience against EP at DHL Newlands
DHL Western Province have gained three players with Vodacom Super Rugby experience for their SuperSport Rugby Challenge encounter with Eastern Province at DHL Newlands on Saturday. Centre EW Viljoen, scrumhalf Jano Vermaak and prop Michael Kumbirai all come...
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May 23, 19 •
2147 Views •
General News, SuperSport Challenge •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on SuperSport Rugby Challenge
The SuperSport Rugby Challenge is set to deliver body blows to the title aspirations of some teams, while others will be looking at strengthening their positions at the upper tiers of the respective South and North Section logs in the fifth round this...
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May 20, 19 •
1789 Views •
General News, SuperSport Challenge •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Only three teams left undefeated in the SuperSport Rugby Challenge
Defending SuperSport Rugby Challenge champions, the iSG Pumas, former champions, DHL Western Province and runners up in 2017 and 2018, Tafel Lager Griquas, all remain on track to repeat their previous heroics after good wins this weekend. The three...
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May 16, 19 •
1785 Views •
General News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Crucial clashes in third Rugby Festival: SuperSport Rugby Challenge
The third Rugby Festival of the SuperSport Rugby Challenge will be crucial to the fortunes of the four teams playing at Impala Rugby Club in Rustenburg on Sunday, while Saturday’s action will see two of the front-runners in the highly competitive North...
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May 13, 19 •
1786 Views •
General News, SuperSport Challenge •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Only five undefeated teams left in the SuperSport Rugby Challenge
Only five teams are still undefeated after three rounds in the highly competitive SuperSport Rugby Challenge after another weekend of high drama, tries and yet another successful Sunday Rugby Festival. The Rugby Festival took place at D’Almeida Stadium...
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May 9, 19 •
1818 Views •
General News, SuperSport Challenge •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Two changes for DHL WP
There are two changes to the DHL Western Province starting line-up for the SuperSport Rugby Challenge encounter against Cell C Sharks XV in Durban on Friday. There is one change in the forward pack and one in the backline for the clash, which kicks off at...
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May 7, 19 •
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General News, SuperSport Challenge •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Big stadiums and big moments in SuperSport Rugby Challenge
The SuperSport Rugby Challenge delivers many outcomes to many people and the competition will again embrace a new venue, new players and leave a footprint in the communities where rugby is delivered every weekend when the third round kicks off on Friday. It...
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May 6, 19 •
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General News, SuperSport Challenge •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Big guns flex their muscles in SuperSport Rugby Challenge
All the usual suspects delivered strong performances in week two of the SuperSport Rugby Challenge with the Vodacom Blue Bulls and Xerox Golden Lions posting the biggest scores of the weekend. The Pretoria side had too much on offer for the Windhoek Draught...
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May 2, 19 •
1898 Views •
General News, SuperSport Challenge •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Changes up front for DHL WP
There are three changes to the DHL Western Province forward pack for their SuperSport Rugby Challenge encounter with Border in East London on Saturday. Head Coach Jerome Paarwater’s team will be looking to make it two consecutive victories in East...
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May 2, 19 •
1733 Views •
General News, SuperSport Challenge •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Full day of action in SuperSport Rugby Challenge: Round 2 Preview
The Constantia Sports Complex in Cape Town, Paternoster Sports Grounds on the West Coast, Wolmaransstad High School in North West and Old Selbornians Rugby Club in East London will be added to the ever-expanding list of venues of the SuperSport Rugby...
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Apr 29, 19 •
1824 Views •
General News, SuperSport Challenge •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on SuperSport Rugby Challenge back with a bang
The SuperSport Rugby Challenge exploded back onto rugby fields all across Southern Africa this weekend, with a number of teams showing great intent early in the competition. The iSG Pumas started the defence of their title on a winning note in Nelspruit...
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Apr 27, 19 •
1451 Views •
General News, SuperSport Challenge •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Barry to lead DHL WP in East London
Fullback Craig Barry will captain DHL Western Province in their opening SuperSport Rugby Challenge encounter against SWD in East London on Sunday. The opening Rugby Festival of the 2019 SuperSport Rugby Challenge, originally scheduled for the Sisa Dukashe...
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Apr 25, 19 •
1722 Views •
General News, SuperSport Challenge •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Border back in SuperSport Rugby Challenge with festivals highlighting 2019 season
No less than eight Rugby Festivals – from Mdantsane and Nelson Mandela Bay in the Eastern Cape, Rustenburg in North West to Ravensmead in the Western Cape – will highlight the 2019 SuperSport Rugby Challenge, while the Border Bulldogs will take part in...
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Dec 15, 18 •
2835 Views •
General News, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on BLK partners with DHL Stormers in 2019
The DHL Stormers will head into the 2019 Vodacom Super Rugby season with a new apparel sponsor in BLK. BLK have joined the Western Province Rugby sponsorship fold, in an initial two-year deal that will see them produce both the DHL Stormers and DHL Western...
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Nov 27, 18 •
1512 Views •
General News, National •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Marais elected WPRFU President
At the 27th annual General Council meeting of the Western Province Rugby Football Union (WPRFU) held at DHL Newlands on Monday, November 26, the General Council voted Zelt Marais in as the new WPRFU President. With outgoing President Thelo Wakefield stepping...
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Oct 26, 18 •
1407 Views •
Currie Cup, General News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Notshe and Vermaak boost DHL WP for Final
Sikhumbuzo Notshe and Jano Vermaak will both return from injury for DHL Western Province to play in the Currie Cup Final against the Cell C Sharks at DHL Newlands on Saturday. Scrumhalf Vermaak and No.8 Notshe come straight into the starting line-up for the...
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Oct 25, 18 •
1626 Views •
Currie Cup, General News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Currie Cup set for thrilling finale in Cape Town
The Currie Cup will reach a thrilling conclusion in Cape Town on Saturday when the unbeaten DHL Western Province will set their sights on a fairy-tale finish to the season against a Cell C Sharks side determined to avenge defeat in last year’s final. The...
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Oct 23, 18 •
2054 Views •
Currie Cup, General News, National •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Peyer to referee fourth Currie Cup Final
Jaco Peyper will referee his fourth Currie Cup Final in seven seasons when DHL Western Province host the Cell C Sharks at DHL Newlands in Cape Town on Saturday at 16h00. Saturday’s final match of the season in the Currie Cup Premier Division – sponsored...
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Oct 21, 18 •
2043 Views •
Currie Cup, General News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on DHL WP to host Cell C Sharks in Currie Cup Final
It took 100 minutes of high drama at DHL Newlands, but DHL Western Province ultimately clinched home-ground advantage and will host the Cell C Sharks in the Currie Cup Final in Cape Town next weekend after the coastal sides beat their Gauteng rivals in two...
