Bulls deny winless Lions in blockbuster outing
The Vodacom Bulls survived two yellow cards and a spirited fightback from the Lions to win a Currie Cup shootout at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday night.
The Vodacom Bulls survived two yellow cards and a spirited fightback from the Lions to win a Currie Cup shootout at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday night.
Follow the live action as the Vodacom Bulls host the Lions in a Currie Cup clash at Loftus Versfeld.
Burger Odendaal will captain a Lions team packed with Vodacom United Rugby Championship regulars in the local Currie Cup derby against the Vodacom Bulls in Pretoria on Saturday.
The player transfer merry-go-round between the Sharks and Lions continued as Marius Louw reportedly put pen to paper on a move to Johannesburg next season.
Janko Swanepoel says the Vodacom Bulls are fully focused on the Currie Cup derby against the Lions on Saturday despite a pending trip to Wales next week for a crucial Vodacom United Rugby Championship encounter against Ospreys.
The Sharks have completed the signing of promising Lions tighthead prop Carlu Sadie on a two-year deal.
Vincent Tshituka has been named Vodacom United Rugby Championship Player of the Month – the first forward to do so – after a strong April campaign for the Lions.
Wandisile Simelane is poised to join the Vodacom Bulls, with the Lions centre having considered the “options on the table”.
The log-leading Cheetahs inflicted a ninth successive Currie Cup defeat on the Lions with another come-from-behind, bonus-point victory at Ellis Park on Friday.
The Cheetahs clawed back to maintain their unbeaten run in the Currie Cup with a win against the Lions at Ellis Park on Friday night.