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  • Book your spot for DHL Newlands semi

    Oct 16, 17 • 4624 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Book your spot for DHL Newlands semi

    Tickets for the Currie Cup semifinal between DHL Western Province and the Xerox Golden Lions at DHL Newlands on Saturday go on sale on Tuesday. Tickets for the play-off match, which kicks off at 17h00 on Saturday, will be available from...

  • Sharks, WP host Currie Cup semi-finals

    Oct 15, 17 • 3882 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Sharks, WP host Currie Cup semi-finals

    The Cell C Sharks will host the Vodacom Blue Bulls in Durban and DHL Western Province will take on the Xerox Golden Lions in Cape Town in the Currie Cup Premier Division semi-finals – sponsored by DirectAxis and Nashua – next weekend following a...

  • Leyds and Louw return for DHL WP

    Oct 12, 17 • 3879 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Leyds and Louw return for DHL WP

    Springboks Dillyn Leyds and Wilco Louw both return for DHL Western Province in their final league game of the Currie Cup against the Cell C Sharks in Durban on Saturday. Both players featured for the Springboks against the All Blacks in an epic Test match at...

  • Leyds cleans up at 2017 WPRFU Awards night

    Oct 10, 17 • 3487 Views • General News, National • • Comments Off on Leyds cleans up at 2017 WPRFU Awards night

    Dillyn Leyds was the big winner at the 2017 WPRFU Awards evening, claiming three awards at a ceremony held at the Cape Sun on Tuesday. The versatile Leyds, who came back from injury this year to star for the DHL Stormers in three different positions before...

  • Notshe set to raise DHL WP half-century

    Oct 6, 17 • 3691 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Notshe set to raise DHL WP half-century

    Loose forward Sikhumbuzo Notshe will earn his 50th cap for DHL Western Province when he comes off the replacements bench against the Xerox Golden Lions at Emirates Airline Park on Sunday. Notshe will become the fourth DHL Western Province player to reach the...

  • XEROX GOLDEN LIONS vs DHL WESTERN PROVINCE

    Oct 6, 17 • 3877 Views • General News • • Comments Off on XEROX GOLDEN LIONS vs DHL WESTERN PROVINCE

    Coach Swys de Bruin has opted for youth for the Currie Cup clash with the DHL Western Province side at Emirates Airline Park on Sunday.  “Coming into the match with seven players who are still under the age of 21 is an exciting prospect for us. It shows...

  • Play-off push in Potchefstroom for DHL WP U21

    Oct 5, 17 • 3279 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Play-off push in Potchefstroom for DHL WP U21

    DHL Western Province U21 will be looking to secure a semifinal spot when they face Leopards U21 in Potchefstroom on Friday. Currently in third position on the standings heading into the final round of league fixtures, a win in Potchefstroom will book a...

  • DHL WP U19 aiming to end top

    Oct 5, 17 • 3967 Views • General News • • Comments Off on DHL WP U19 aiming to end top

    DHL Western Province U19 will be aiming to secure top spot heading into the play-offs when they face Leopards U19 in Potchefstroom on Friday. Currently in first position with 10 wins from their 11 games this season, Head Coach Nazeem Adams’ team need...

  • WP shows grit to come out on top in Iqhawe Week

    Oct 5, 17 • 4399 Views • General News, School • • Comments Off on WP shows grit to come out on top in Iqhawe Week

     Western Province held their nerve in a gripping Carfind.co.za Iqhawe Week final match against their Western Cape neighbours Boland to secure a narrow 7-5 victory and top honours in the fifth edition of the tournament at the Bill Jardine Stadium in...

  • Sharks earn Currie Cup Premier Division home semi-final

    Oct 1, 17 • 3183 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Sharks earn Currie Cup Premier Division home semi-final

    The Cell C Sharks will have a bye in the Currie Cup Premier Division – sponsored by Nashua and DirectAxis – next week with the peace of mind that they have secured the top spot on the log and a resultant home semi-final, as the battle for the...

  • Backline boost for DHL WP

    Sep 29, 17 • 3984 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Backline boost for DHL WP

    Centres Huw Jones and EW Viljoen return from injury to start for DHL Western Province against the Vodacom Blue Bulls at Loftus Versfeld on Sunday. There are a number of changes to the team which will travel to Pretoria for the North-South Currie Cup derby,...

  • Eight changes for DHL WP U21

    Sep 28, 17 • 4793 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Eight changes for DHL WP U21

    There are eight changes to the DHL Western Province U21 team to face Eastern Province U21 at City Park on Saturday. Head Coach Jerome Paarwater has made four changes to the backline and four to the forward pack for the encounter which kicks off at 12h00 on...

  • Johnson to lead new-look DHL WP U19

    Sep 28, 17 • 3032 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Johnson to lead new-look DHL WP U19

    Lock Jesse Johnson will captain a DHL Western Province U19 team which features wholesale changes for their encounter with Eastern Province U19 at City Park on Saturday. DHL Western Province U19 will be looking for their tenth win from 11 games in the clash...

  • Competition Time

    Sep 26, 17 • 4339 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Competition Time

    You could stand a chance to win tickets to go and watch the #Bulls live at Loftus Answer a simple question, Like RugbyFifteen and Blue Bulls on Facebook and Twitter and Share Question: Who are the Vodacom Blue Bulls playing the weekend Check out...

  • Vodacom Blue Bulls support CHOC #BeBoldGoGold

    Sep 22, 17 • 3650 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Vodacom Blue Bulls support CHOC #BeBoldGoGold

    The Vodacom Blue Bulls have rallied behind their official charity, the Childhood Cancer Foundation South Africa (CHOC), as the world honours September as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. The blue hue of Loftus Versfeld will have a gold tint come 1 October as...

  • Augustus returns for DHL WP U21

    Sep 22, 17 • 3879 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Augustus returns for DHL WP U21

    Juarno Augustus returns for DHL Western Province U21 in their clash with Cell C Sharks U21 in Durban on Saturday. World Rugby Under-20 Championship Player of the Tournament Augustus returns from injury to take his place at No.8 for the encounter, which kicks...

  • Four changes for DHL WP U19

    Sep 22, 17 • 4047 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Four changes for DHL WP U19

    There are four changes for DHL Western Province U19 for their encounter with Cell C Sharks U19 in Durban on Saturday. There are two changes in the backline and two changes to the forwards for the clash, which kicks off at 11h25 at Growthpoint Kings Park on...

  • Van Zyl to reach DHL WP half-century at DHL Newlands

    Sep 21, 17 • 3638 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Van Zyl to reach DHL WP half-century at DHL Newlands

    DHL Western Province captain Chris van Zyl will earn his 50th cap in the Currie Cup encounter with the Tafel Lager Griquas at DHL Newlands on Saturday. Van Zyl leads a side that has been bolstered by the return of a number of players from Springbok duty for...

  • SWD U15s take top honours at Carfind.co.za Iqhawe Week

    Oct 6, 16 • 2371 Views • General News • • Comments Off on SWD U15s take top honours at Carfind.co.za Iqhawe Week

    South Western Districts on Thursday held their nerve in a tightly-contested final match at the Carfind.co.za Iqhawe Week against 2015 finalists, Western Province, for a 13-8 victory at the Bill Jardine Stadium in Johannesburg to take top honours in the fourth...

  • Thrilling finish to Women’s Interprovincial pool rounds

    Aug 31, 16 • 2381 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Thrilling finish to Women’s Interprovincial pool rounds

    The pool stages of the SA Rugby Women’s Interprovincial Competition will come to an exhilarating end this weekend, with Western Province, the Blue Bulls and KwaZulu-Natal still in the hunt to face Border in the A Section final, while Free State needs only...

  • Border, Golden Lions women secure final berths

    Aug 22, 16 • 2113 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Border, Golden Lions women secure final berths

    Border have booked their place in the SA Rugby Women’s Interprovincial A Section Final, while the Golden Lions will feature in the B Section Final after both teams registered valuable victories in the penultimate round of pool matches this past weekend. In...

  • Steinhoff Maties Rugby Tournament for Schools 2016

    Aug 19, 16 • 3445 Views • General News, SA Schools, School • • Comments Off on Steinhoff Maties Rugby Tournament for Schools 2016

    In 2015 the Danie Craven Stadium played host to the first edition of the Steinhoff Maties Rugby Top Schools Tournament. The tournament was formerly known as Die Burger Rugby Competition for High Schools and had been played between schools from the Boland,...

  • Barrett shares fond memories of Olympic experience

    Aug 12, 16 • 1949 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Barrett shares fond memories of Olympic experience

    South African referee Aimee Barrett on Friday described the experience of officiating at the Olympic Games in Rio as incredible, and she inspired women at home to follow their dreams, just as she did. Barret and fellow South African referee Rasta Rasivhenge...

  • Blue Bulls v Western Province Preview

    Aug 5, 16 • 2625 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Blue Bulls v Western Province Preview

    Traditional rivals the Blue Bulls and Western Province face off in what promises to be a thrilling Currie Cup opener in Pretoria on Friday. As the tournament’s most successful sides there will be no love lost in this north v south derby so a tough and...

  • Basson to start at fullback for Vodacom Blue Bulls

    Aug 2, 16 • 2948 Views • General News, National • • Comments Off on Basson to start at fullback for Vodacom Blue Bulls

    Try-scoring ace Bjorn Basson will start at fullback for the Vodacom Blue Bulls when they take on DHL Western Province in the opening round of the Currie Cup Premier Division on Friday. Basson, who broke the Currie Cup record for tries in a season while...