Currie Cup Archives - Page 18 of 227

Bok prop to lead youthful Bulls in Jukskei derby

Springbok prop Lizo Gqoboka will captain a much-changed Vodacom Bulls side against the Lions in Wednesday’s Currie Cup clash in Johannesburg.

DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA - SEPTEMBER 07: Try time Jeremy Ward with Marius Louw of the Cell C Sharks during the Currie Cup match between Cell C Sharks and iCOLLEGE Pumas at Jonsson Kings Park on September 07, 2018 in Durban, South Africa.

Sharks rejig backline for top-of-the-table tussle

Sharks coach Etienne Fynn has made three backline changes for his side’s top-of-the-table clash in the Currie Cup against the Free State Cheetahs on Wednesday in Durban.

Masimla starts at 9 as WP settle back at home

Godlen Masimla starts at scrumhalf in the only change to Western Province’s starting XV for Wednesday’s Currie Cup clash with the Pumas at Cape Town Stadium.

FONTEIN, SOUTH AFRICA - MARCH 16: Angelo Davids of the DHL Western Province during the Carling Currie Cup match between Toyota Cheetahs and DHL Western Province at Toyota Stadium on March 16, 2022 in Bloemfontein, South Africa.

Cheetahs coach: ‘Play should have been stopped’

Cheetahs assistant coach Charl Strydom says referee Morne Ferreira and his assistants made a mistake in not stopping the game when Rosko Specman was concussed during the Currie Cup match against Western Province on Wednesday.

PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA - JULY 02: Frans Steyn of South Africa looks on during the Rugby Union international match between South Africa and Georgia at Loftus Versfeld Stadium on July 02, 2021 in Pretoria, South Africa. (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

Steyn: I will retire when I stop getting angry

Veteran Springbok back Frans Steyn opened up about his future after steering the Cheetahs to a win over Western Province in the Currie Cup.

State of the Currie Cup: Cheetahs the team to beat

The Free State Cheetahs are the only unbeaten team left in the Currie Cup, while the Vodacom Bulls and Griquas have also strengthened their positions in the competition.

Specman gives positive update after suffering concussion

Rosko Specman says he is “okay” but will be taking things slow after suffering a concussion during the Cheetahs’ Currie Cup match against Western Province on Wednesday.

Watch: Player safety or play on?

Angelo Davids finished off a brilliant end-to-end team try for Western Province against the Cheetahs but should referee Morné Ferreira have stopped play earlier in the series when Rosko Specman appeared to suffer a concussion?

PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA - MARCH 16: Elrigh Louw of the Bulls during the Carling Currie Cup match between Vodacom Bulls and Cell C Sharks at Loftus Versfeld on March 16, 2022 in Pretoria, South Africa.

Bulls end Sharks’ unbeaten run

Vodacom Bulls bruiser Elrigh Louw scored a late try to cap off a bonus-point victory over the Sharks in a rain-drenched Currie Cup clash at Loftus Versfeld on Wednesday night.

Cheetahs’ second-half surge too much for WP

The Cheetahs showed why they are top of the Currie Cup log, with a second-half blitz enough for the Free Staters to down Western Province on Wednesday in Bloemfontein.