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Aug 27, 18 •
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Comments Off on Winning starts for home teams in Currie Cup
DHL Western Province, the Cell C Sharks and the Xerox Golden Lions showed that they could be forces to be reckoned with this season as they kicked off their Currie Cup campaigns on a winning note with valuable bonus points. Defending champions, DHL Western...
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Aug 22, 18 •
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Currie Cup F.Div, Currie Cup F.Div News, General News, National •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Currie Cup First Division set for exciting start
The eight Currie Cup First Division teams will kick off their season this weekend following weeks of preparation, with the matches in George, Robertson, Windhoek and Kempton Park marking the first of seven action-packed pool rounds. Friday’s opening...
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Jun 10, 18 •
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General News, SuperSport Challenge •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Weekend of movement for SuperSport Rugby Challenge hopefuls – Week 8 Review
The Toyota Free State XV had their flags lowered and DHL Western Province had to score three unanswered tries to draw their matches in Week 8 of the SuperSport Rugby Challenge, as a number of teams pushed for improved log positions as this exciting...
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Jun 7, 18 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Showdown in Bloemfontein – SuperSport Rugby Challenge Preview Week 8
The Central Section clash between Toyota Free State XV and Tafel Lager Griquas highlights another week of thrilling action in the SuperSport Rugby Challenge, while two new venues will continue the tournament’s aim of taking rugby to the people. Week 8 of...
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Jun 3, 18 •
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Comments Off on Race to play-offs intensifies – SuperSport Rugby Challenge Round 7 Review
The undefeated and defending SuperSport Rugby Challenge champions, DHL Western Province, continued on their merry way with yet another victory in Round 7, while the iCOLLEGE Pumas and Toyota Free State XV – the other teams yet to lose this year – also...
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May 31, 18 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Undefeated status under threat – SuperSport Rugby Challenge Round 7 Preview
An average of 64 points per match and no less than 335 tries, at an average of nine every 80 minutes, are two of the reasons why the 2018 SuperSport Rugby Challenge has grabbed the attention of local rugby supporters. The fact that most of these were achieved...
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May 17, 18 •
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General News, SuperSport Challenge •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Heartland-bound – SuperSport Rugby Challenge Round 5 Preview
Kathu and Montagu are best known for mining and muskadel, but this weekend these towns will witness mauls, tries and tackles when the SuperSport Rugby Challenge rolls through. The action will also return to Oudtshoorn on Sunday, when the third Rugby Festival...
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May 13, 18 •
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Comments Off on SuperSport Rugby Challenge – Round Four Review: Toyota Free State XV, iCOLLEGE Pumas keep clean slate
Another highly successful SuperSport Rugby Challenge Rugby Festival concluded a hugely exciting weekend of rugby action, with one previously undefeated teams tasting defeat at Impala Rugby Club in Rustenburg on Sunday. Tafel Lager Griquas was pipped 32-31 by...
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May 10, 18 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Big weekend in Central Section – SuperSport Rugby Challenge Round 4 Preview
It is Rugby Festival time again in the SuperSport Rugby Challenge, with the Impala Rugby Club in Rustenburg hosting two crucial matches in the Central Section of the competition on Sunday. The two unbeaten teams in this section, Tafel Lager Griquas and the...
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May 6, 18 •
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Comments Off on Defending champs scrape through – SuperSport Rugby Challenge Round 3 Review
A narrow escape for defending champions, DHL Western Province, some flexing of muscles from the Cell C Sharks XV, Vodacom Blue Bulls and Toyota Free State XV, and a total of 57 tries in six matches were the highlights of the third round of the SuperSport...
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May 4, 18 •
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Comments Off on Home ground advantage key in Round 3 – SuperSport Rugby Challenge Preview
It is still early beginnings in the highly entertaining SuperSport Rugby Challenge, but the bar of excellence has already been set in the opening two rounds of the competition, with another weekend of high-class entertainment awaiting rugby fans across the...
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Apr 26, 18 •
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Comments Off on Familiar venues but no guarantees – SuperSport Rugby Challenge Round 2 Preview
The SuperSport Rugby Challenge return to more familiar venues on Saturday, with four of the six second round matches taking place at traditional stadiums. It is only the matches between Tafel Lager Griquas and the Leopards at Diamantveld High School, and the...
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May 18, 17 •
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Comments Off on DHL WP welcome back returning stars
The experienced duo of Juan de Jongh and Rynhardt Elstadt will both make their return from injury for DHL Western Province in their SuperSport Rugby Challenge encounter with the SWD Eagles at DHL Newlands on Friday. Coach John Dobson’s team will be...
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Jul 14, 16 •
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Comments Off on Xerox Golden Lions XV team announcement
The Xerox Golden Lions XV will play the SWD Eagles at Alberton Rugby Club on Saturday 16 July at 15:00 in a Currie Cup Qualifying game. Xerox Golden Lions XV teamlist: JW Bell; Godfrey Ramaboea, Cameron Rooi, Jarryd Sage, Selom Gavor; Siya Masusku, Marco...
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Jul 6, 16 •
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Comments Off on Toyota Free State XV, Toyota Free State Cheetahs u.19 Team Announcements
The Toyota Free State XV and Toyota Free State Cheetahs u.19 teams for this weekend’s matches have been announced. Toyota Free State XV vs SWD Eagles Friday, 8 July, 19:00 ...
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Apr 16, 16 •
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Comments Off on Match Report: Steval Pumas vs SWD Eagles
GEORGE –The Steval Pumas had to travel to George this week for their second league encounter of the season against the SWD Eagles. It was a perfect sunny day for rugby in the George region, with two former Hoërskool Nelspruit pupils included in the...
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Feb 1, 16 •
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General News, Super Rugby •
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Comments Off on Fleck encouraged by George display
DHL Stormers Head Coach Robbie Fleck was encouraged by his team’s performance in their 40-15 victory over the South Western Districts Eagles in George on Saturday. In what was their first pre-season friendly of the year the DHL Stormers outscored their...
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Jan 28, 16 •
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Comments Off on DHL Stormers squad to face SWD Eagles
DHL Stormers Head Coach Robbie Fleck has named a 30-man squad for their pre-season friendly against the South Western Districts Eagles in George on Saturday. Following their successful pre-season match against the Eagles at Outeniqua Park in 2015, Fleck said...
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Oct 6, 15 •
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Comments Off on Leopards look to clinch Absa Currie Cup First Division title in style
The Leopards will look to clinch the Absa Currie Cup First Division title in style with a full house of victories for the season when they face the SWD Eagles on Thursday at Profert Olën Park in Potchefstroom. The match kicks off at 18h00 and will be...
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Oct 6, 13 •
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Comments Off on Pumas, EP Kings meet again in First Division Final
The Steval Pumas and EP Kings will cross paths in the Absa Currie Cup First Division final for the second year in a row after overcoming tough battles in the semifinals this past weekend to book their places. This year, however, the Pumas will host the...
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Oct 3, 13 •
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Comments Off on Pumas and Eagles teams for Semi-final clash
Steval Pumas: Coenie van Wyk; JW Bell, Wilmaure Louw, Stefan Watermeyer, Rosko Speckman; Carl Bezuidenhout, Faf de Klerk; RW Kember, Renaldo Bothma, Corné Steenkamp, Eduan van der Walt, Rudi Mathee, Corné Fourie, Frankie Herne, Vincent Koch. Replacements:...
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Oct 3, 13 •
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Comments Off on Semifinal time in the Currie Cup First Division
The Absa Currie Cup First Division will reach boiling point this weekend as the top four teams in the competition battle it out for places in the final following 14 taxing weeks of round-robin matches. Log-leaders the Steval Pumas, who finished the pool...
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Sep 29, 13 •
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Comments Off on Absa Currie Cup First Division semifinals determined
The unbeaten Steval Pumas will host the SWD Eagles in Nelspruit and the EP Kings take on the Leopards in Port Elizabeth next Friday in the Absa Currie Cup First Division semifinals. These fixtures were confirmed on Friday following the conclusion of the...
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Sep 22, 13 •
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Comments Off on Currie Cup First Division semi-finalists confirmed
The EP Kings, SWD Eagles and Leopards this weekend all booked their semifinal berths in the Absa Currie Cup First Division alongside log-leaders, the Steval Pumas, with one pool round remaining. In a decisive weekend the EP Kings took a step closer to...
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Sep 19, 13 •
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Currie Cup F.Div, Currie Cup F.Div News, General News, National, South Africa •
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Comments Off on Decisive weekend in Absa Currie Cup First Division
The Absa Currie Cup First Division looks set to feature a mixture of joy and heart-break this weekend as the tournament reaches the penultimate pool round and a few teams’ have their fate determined. With the top spot on the log already guaranteed, the...
