50 up for Ruan as Cheetahs ring changes
Ruan Pienaar will play his 50th match for the Free State Cheetahs in a new-look lineup for the Currie Cup clash against the Pumas on Friday in Bloemfontein.
Ruan Pienaar will play his 50th match for the Free State Cheetahs in a new-look lineup for the Currie Cup clash against the Pumas on Friday in Bloemfontein.
A Springbok heavyweight has been named in a Western Province team featuring five changes to the starting lineup to face Griquas in a Currie Cup encounter in Stellenbosch on Friday.
Ahead of Saturday’s Vodacom United Rugby Championship quarter-final between the Vodacom Bulls and Sharks in Pretoria, take a look back at the thrilling Currie Cup final between the two teams that went down to extra time at Loftus Versfeld.
Vodacom Bulls CEO Edgar Rathbone says he doesn’t expect any big changes around the current salary cap, despite South Africa’s entry into the European Champions Cup next season. DYLAN JACK reports.
The Free State Cheetahs face the possibility of not having one of their star players available for the Currie Cup playoffs.
Griquas served up a sensational shock in Kimberley on Saturday as they became the first team to defeat the Cheetahs in this season’s Currie Cup.
The Lions picked up their first Currie Cup victory of the season at the 11th attempt, defeating Western Province in a bonus-point win at Ellis Park on Saturday.
The Lions earned a first win in the Currie Cup this season after beating fellow bottom-tablers Western Province at Ellis Park on Saturday evening.
Luther Obi scored two tries as Griquas ambushed the Cheetahs in the Currie Cup match in Kimberley on Saturday, snapping the Free Staters’ nine-match win streak.
The Pumas saw red and the Vodacom Bulls responded with 19 unanswered points in the second half to complete a thrilling comeback in a Currie Cup match at Loftus Versfeld on Friday night.