Currie Cup preview (Round 1)
The EP Kings will be looking to prove their doubters wrong when they host Western Province in Port Elizabeth on Friday night, writes BRENTON CHELIN.
The EP Kings will be looking to prove their doubters wrong when they host Western Province in Port Elizabeth on Friday night, writes BRENTON CHELIN.
Coenie and Caylib Oosthuizen will play no part in the Free State Cheetahs' Currie Cup match against the Pumas in Nelspruit on Saturday.
The Free State Cheetahs ran in four tries to defeat the EP Kings 28-12 in their final warm-up match in Cradock on Friday.
Adriaan Strauss left the Cheetahs because they wouldn't agree to an independent investigation into their rugby.
The Blue Bulls have signed Adriaan Strauss, Trevor Nyakane, Lappies Labuschagne and Jamba Ulengo.
Watch this incredible kick by Gerrie Labuschagne at Shimla Park in Bloemfontein.
Adriaan Strauss has not renewed his contract with the Cheetahs and is expected to sign with the Bulls on Monday.
Loosehead prop BG Uys will join the Cheetahs from the EP Kings after this year's Currie Cup competition.
Rossouw de Klerk is the latest Cheetahs player to leave Bloemfontein, opting to join the Glasgow Warriors in Scotland.
Hooker-cum-flank Torsten van Jaarsveld will captain the Cheetahs in this year's Currie Cup.