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Oct 13, 17 •
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The Boogey Man, Warrick Gelant, was instrumental in the Blue Bulls turning the tides on the Pumas at Loftus Versfeld on Friday night with the Bulls scoring eight tries to four in their 52-32 victory. Gelant scored only one of the tries but he stepped and...
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Oct 11, 17 •
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Comments Off on Cloete back in starting line-up for clash against Blue Bulls
Steval Pumas coach Brent Janse van Rensburg has played his biggest trump card by including flanker Chris Cloete in his starting line-up for Friday night’s Currie Cup fixture against the Blue Bulls at Loftus Versfeld. It will be Cloete’s last fixture...
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Oct 7, 17 •
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Comments Off on Pumas forfeit a possible semi-final spot
The Steval Pumas squandered a healthy 28-10 lead in the last fixture in the Mbombela stadium on Saturday to forfeit a possible semi-final spot in this season’s Currie Cup competition. The Tafel Lager Griquas narrowly won the match 38-35 to end the Pumas’...
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Oct 5, 17 •
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Hooker Marko Janse van Rensburg regains his place in the Starting XV Photographer: Andre Meintjes After a much-needed rest the Steval Pumas have made only a single change to their side to meet the Tafel lager Griquas at Nelspruit’s Mbombela Stadium on...
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Aug 23, 17 •
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Pumas coach Brent Janse van Rensburg had to change his winning formula when he named his team to face the Blue Bulls in the Mbombela Stadium on Friday night. Most of the starting heroes that defeated the Griquas in Kimberley have all be rewarded with the same...
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Aug 21, 17 •
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The Steval Pumas scored a brilliant away victory by beating the Griquas 27-21 in Kimberley on Sunday which lifted them away from the foot of the Currie Cup table. This away victory, made possible by a brilliant first half in which they scored three tries, saw...
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Aug 21, 17 •
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The Steval Pumas brought Tafel Lager Griquas’ Currie Cup power run of the last fortnight to a halt as they secured a narrow 27-21 victory in Kimberley on Sunday afternoon. The Toyota Free State Cheetahs, meanwhile, pipped the Vodacom Blue Bulls 41-40 at...
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Aug 17, 17 •
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Comments Off on Chris Cloete starts his first match for the Pumas this weekend in Kimberley
SA A flanker Chris Cloete will start his first match for the Pumas when they travel to fortress Kimberley to face the high-riding Griquas in an all-important Currie Cup match. Cloete has produced a couple of cameos from the bench and gets a deserved...
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Aug 8, 17 •
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Comments Off on Cat fight encounter coming to the Pumas fortress
The Pumas will field a brand-new pack and half back combinations with their short turn-around time for Wednesday afternoon’s Currie Cup fixture against the Cheetahs in the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit. Captain Hennie Skorbinski will also once again lead...
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Aug 3, 17 •
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3rd August 2017 Match: DHL Western Province vs Steval Pumas Venue: DHL Newlands, Cape Town Date: 5th August 2017 Kick-off: 13:00 Flanker Brian Shabangu earns a deserved opportunity to lead Pumas side featuring some new combinations in their Currie Cup...
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Jul 25, 17 •
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Comments Off on Exciting new Forwards Coach joins Steval Pumas for Currie Cup 2017
CJ van der Linde joins Steval Pumas as Forwards Coach In a momentous move for the Steval Pumas, world-cup winning Springbok prop and highly regarded coach CJ van der Linde has signed as forwards coach for the 2017 Currie Cup season. 36-year-old Van der Linde...
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Jul 6, 17 •
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With the 2017 Currie Cup around the corner, the Steval Pumas are proud to announce the arrival of an exciting young player to the squad in time for the start of the country’s premier interprovincial tournament. 23-year-old tighthead prop Pieter Scholtz is...
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Jul 3, 17 •
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Comments Off on Make way for the Steval Pumas Ambassadors
Last year, in an attempt to grow stadium attendance at home games the Steval Pumas started an informal arrangement with the local schools to put their banners up a week before each home game in a visible place where parents drop and collect kids. This...
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Jun 29, 17 •
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Comments Off on Quarter-finals time: Steval Pumas vs Xerox Golden Lions
The Steval Pumas have secured their spot in the quarter-finals of the SuperSport Rugby Challenge, where they will face the Xerox Golden Lions at Emirates Airline Park this Saturday. The Mpumalanga side beat the Hino Valke 47-33 this past weekend at Mbombela...
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Jun 19, 17 •
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Comments Off on Steval Pumas score big time in Namibia
The Steval Pumas kicked off the penultimate round of the inaugural SuperSport Rugby Challenge against the seriously depleted Windhoek Draught Welwitschias at the Hage Geingob Stadium in the Namibian capital. With 11 players off on International Duty at the...
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Jun 15, 17 •
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Comments Off on Steval Pumas vs Welwitschias in Windhoek,17th June 2017
After a bye week in the SuperSport Rugby Challenge, the Steval Pumas are on their way to Namibia to take on the Windhoek Draught Welwitschias this Saturday. The Mpumalanga team are intent on handing another dose of Puma power to their opponents, who they...
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Jun 1, 17 •
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Comments Off on Close shave for Steval Pumas
It was a close shave for the Steval Pumas who had their beards shaved off in support of building a library for orphans living in the Mataffin Woodhouse Community Care Base on Wednesday, 31 May. The orphanage is home to more than 169 children between the ages...
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May 31, 17 •
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Comments Off on Xerox Golden Lions vs Steval Pumas SSRC, 2nd June 2017
The Steval Pumas are determined to defend their position at the top of the North Conference log when they face the Xerox Golden Lions in what promises to be a fiery SuperSport Rugby Challenge clash at Emirates Airline Park this Friday. Over the weekend, the...
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May 25, 17 •
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Comments Off on Steval Pumas aim for double over Bulls
Having already beaten the Vodacom Blue Bulls away, the Steval Pumas will aim to do the double over the Pretoria side, welcoming them to Mbombela Stadium in the next round of the SuperSport Rugby Challenge this Saturday. Having travelled extensively over the...
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May 18, 17 •
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Comments Off on Steval Pumas target third win against Hino Falcons
Match: Hino Falcons vs Steval Pumas Venue: Bosman Stadium, Brakpan Date: 20th May 2017 Kick-off: 15:00 Steval Pumas target third win against Hino Falcons The Steval Pumas will feel confident walking onto the field this weekend when they come up against the...
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May 16, 17 •
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Comments Off on Steval Pumas announce new members to winning team
With a hand-picked selection of players and support, the Steval Pumas have been quietly busy bolstering their ranks as they get into the full swing of this 2017 season. Chief among these must be the addition of Lance Salter, a 32-year-old Performance Analyst...
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May 11, 17 •
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Comments Off on Steval Pumas eager to take on Namibia this weekend
The Steval Pumas will be eager to live up to their true potential when they face the Windhoek Draught Welwitschias on Sunday, as the two sides go head-to-head at the Bill Jardine Stadium in Johannesburg. The Mpumalanga side has had a solid start to the...
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May 2, 17 •
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Comments Off on Cat fight in KaNyamazane
On a lovely Lowveld autumn afternoon, the Steval Pumas welcomed the Xerox Golden Lions to the picturesque Kanyamazane Stadium for the second round of the SuperSport Rugby Challenge. The Steval Pumas started on the front foot, forcing a 2nd-minute penalty,...
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Apr 28, 17 •
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Comments Off on Xerox Golden Lions vs Steval Pumas – Supersport Rugby Challenge
Lions face Pumas in SRC opener The Xerox Golden Lions side to take on the Steval Pumas in their first game of the Supersport Rugby Challenge in KaNyamazane in Nelspruit will be led by number eight Jano Venter. The side boasts some players with Super Rugby...
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Apr 26, 17 •
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Comments Off on Steval Pumas seek another win against Lions
After a superb showing in their opening SuperSport Rugby Challenge match against the Vodacom Blue Bulls, all eyes will be on the Steval Pumas to notch up another win, this time against the Xerox Golden Lions. The Mpumalanga side will have the home ground...
