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Jun 17, 21 •
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Comments Off on Horn to lead Lions in Mbombela
The Lions will travel to Mbombela this weekend where they will face old foes, the New Nation Pumas in the first round of South Africa’s oldest and most prestigious competition, the Carling Currie Cup. Lions head coach, Ivan van Rooyen, has picked a side...
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Jan 24, 21 •
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Comments Off on Carling Currie Cup Review – Semi-finals
• Vodacom Bulls book Carling Currie Cup home final • Cell C Sharks edge DHL WP in Cape Town The Vodacom Bulls will host the Cell C Sharks in the first Carling Currie Cup final at Loftus Versfeld since 2009 after the teams held their nerve in testing...
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Jan 20, 21 •
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Comments Off on Carling Currie Cup semi-final referees announced
Rasta Rasivhenge and Marius van der Westhuizen will hold the whistle in the Carling Currie Cup semi-finals on Saturday in Pretoria and Cape Town respectively. Rasivhenge will have AJ Jacobs and Griffin Colby by his side as Assistant Referees in the match...
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Jan 12, 21 •
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Comments Off on Carling Currie Cup semi-final kick-off times announced
The Vodacom Bulls and Xerox Lions will meet in the first of the two Carling Currie Cup semi-finals on Saturday, 23 January, as SA Rugby announced the kick-off times on Tuesday. The Jukskei derby, which will mark the second successive match-up between the...
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Jan 6, 21 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Bulls v Xerox Lions
The rescheduled fifth round Carling Currie Cup Gauteng Derby between the Vodacom Bulls and Xerox Lions in Pretoria on Wednesday will set the tone for a high-octane final stretch as the pool stage concludes this week and the top teams battle it out for home...
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Dec 21, 20 •
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Comments Off on Carling Currie Cup dates juggled to beat COVID-19
The kick-off dates of two Carling Currie Cup matches have been moved to combat the threat of COVID-19 infection. The Vodacom Bulls’ home match against the Xerox Lions – scheduled for Saturday, 26 December (kick-off 19h00) has been postponed to Wednesday,...
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Dec 10, 20 •
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Comments Off on Kriel in for injured Odendaal
Three changes have been made to the Xerox Lions starting line-up for the Carling Currie Cup match against the Toyota Cheetahs in Bloemfontein this weekend. Jannie du Plessis, Dan Kriel and André Warner all get the nod. Kriel replaces an injured Burger...
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Dec 3, 20 •
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Comments Off on Experienced nine to start for Xerox Lions
Xerox Lions coach Ivan van Rooyen and his charges made two changes to the team that will host DHL Western Province at home at Emirates Airline Park on Saturday evening. Ross Cronjé and Tiaan Swanepoel will run out at scrumhalf and fullback in the only two...
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Nov 30, 20 •
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Comments Off on Carling Currie Cup Review
• Vodacom Bulls snatch thrilling win over DHL Western Province • Xerox Lions get past Tafel Lager Griquas in weather-affected clash • Free-scoring Cell C Sharks ease past Phakisa Pumas in Durban Despite playing with only fourteen men in the second half,...
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Nov 27, 20 •
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Comments Off on Carling Currie Cup – Round 1
• Cell C Sharks hunt fourth victory in a row• Xerox Lions target win to claw their way up the standings • Vodacom Bulls look to change fortunes against arch-rivals There will be a rejuvenated sense of energy this weekend as the local rugby season...
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Nov 26, 20 •
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Comments Off on Lions welcome back Jaco Kriel
The Xerox Lions travel to Kimberley, the scene where the Currie Cup originated 128 years ago, to do battle with the Tafel Lager Griquas for the kick-off of the 2020 #CarlingCurrieCup on Saturday 28 November. In a team that is marked by consistency this season...
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Nov 3, 20 •
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Comments Off on Champion beer on board as Carling Currie Cup is announced
The Cup of Champions has partnered with South Africa’s champion beer in a bold, new agreement that will see the world’s oldest provincial rugby competition officially become the Carling Currie Cup for the next three seasons. The Carling Currie Cup will...
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Oct 28, 20 •
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Comments Off on Emirates Lions return home
Elton Jantjies made a full recovery after his injury scare last week when he sustained a grade 1 calf injury during training. He will captain the Emirates Lions against the Tafel Lager Griquas on Friday evening (19:00) at Emirates Airline Park in the first...
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Oct 26, 20 •
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Comments Off on Xerox Lions into SA Rugby U21 Champs final as pool stages wrap up
The Xerox Lions will meet the Vodacom Blue Bulls in the final of the SA Rugby U21 Championship at Emirates Airline Park on Friday 30 October, after the Johannesburg outfit booked their final berth with a convincing 54-19 victory over DHL Western Province on...
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Oct 13, 20 •
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Comments Off on Xerox Lions, Cell C Sharks claim wins in Round 3 of SA Rugby U21 Championships
The Xerox Lions lowered the flags of the Vodacom Blue Bulls (26-17) and the Cell C Sharks outplayed DHL Western Province (45-24) in the third round of the SA Rugby U21 Provincial Championship at Emirates Airline Park on Monday, with both wins crucial for...
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Jun 4, 16 •
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Comments Off on Match Report : Steval Pumas v Xerox Lions
Match: Steval Pumas v Xerox Lions Tournament: Currie Cup Qualifier Venue: KaNyamazane Stadium Kick-off: 15:00, 4 June, 2016 MATCH REPORT: MBOMBELA – Several forced changes late in the week had both teams’ coaches scrambling for a final team selection...
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May 26, 16 •
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Comments Off on Xerox Golden Lions XV to play the EP Kings
Xerox Golden Lions XV to play the EP Kings at Pirates Rugby Club on Saturday at 15:00. Media planning to attend this game can do so with their GLRU 2016 Accreditation. Program for the day: 10:00 – Youth game 11:00 – Madalas vs French...
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May 20, 16 •
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Comments Off on Xerox Golden Lions team to take on the Sharks XV
Xerox Golden Lions vs Sharks (Princess Magogo Stadium, 20/05/2016) Kick-off: 19:00 1 Clinton Theron 2 Ramone Samuels 3 Pieter Scholtz 4 Robert Kruger 5 MB Lusaseni 6 Stephan De Wit 7 Fabian Booysen 8 Ruaan Lerm © 9 Ricky Schroeder 10 Marnitz Boshoff 11...
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Sep 17, 15 •
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Comments Off on Xerox Lions team to take on the Sharks
Xerox Lions coach Johan Ackermann rotated half of his pack for the clash against the Cell C Sharks at Emirates Airline Park on Saturday 19 September at 14:30. Ackermann gives young lock Lourens Erasmus an opportunity to make his mark in senior circles while...
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Sep 10, 15 •
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Comments Off on Jaco Kriel is back to lead the Xerox Lions
Xerox Lions vs Vodacom Blue Bulls (Loftus, 12 September 2015 19:00) Jaco Kriel is back to lead the Xerox Lions against the Vodacom Blue Bulls for the Currie Cup match at Loftus in Pretoria on Saturday 12 September. With Kriel back for his 39th Currie...
