The 2022 Carling Currie Cup Bulletin #2
The Vodacom Bulls surged to the top of the Carling Currie Cup standings with a magnificent victory in Cape Town, while the Airlink Pumas and Cell C Sharks registered their first log points of the new season following Wednesday’s second round of matches.

Blitzboks fit and ready for Malaga
Springbok Sevens coach Neil Powell expressed his happiness with the way his team prepared for the first HSBC Spain Sevens, to be played in Malaga from 21-23 January, while Blitzbok captain Siviwe Soyizwapi said they will look no further than the first game on day one.

Emirates Lions name side for Cell C Sharks visit
Pieter Janse van Vuren (lock) and Ruhan Straeuli (flanker) will start for the Emirates Lions in their next Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash, when they host the Cell C Sharks in Johannesburg on Saturday afternoon (kick-off at 15h00).

Powerful Cell C Sharks team named for Joburg trip
Cell C Sharks head coach Sean Everitt has named a powerful line-up for his team’s first Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash of the year, when they travel to Johannesburg to face the Emirates Lions on Saturday (kick-off at 15h00).

Blitzboks to speed ahead with WeBuyCars
The Springbok Sevens team will speed into action in Spain this weekend with market-leading partner WeBuyCars on the team’s jersey following agreement on a three-year sponsorship partnership.

Small steps for Ndhlovu in Malaga
It’s probably fair to say the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series is a globetrotting exercise on the high end of the sporting entertainment scale. The circuit usually includes ten tournaments in ten iconic cities and to add to the lustre, the participants also get a bite at a Rugby World Cup Sevens, Commonwealth Games and the Olympics in a four-year cycle.

Pumas smash Lions in record-breaking win
The Airlink Pumas scored seven unanswered tries against the Sigma Lions at Emirates Airline Park in Johannesburg on Wednesday afternoon, chalking up their biggest ever Carling Currie Cup score against their Gauteng foes by winning 50-9.

Griquas push 14-man Sharks close in Durban
A 14-man Cell C Sharks side held on by the skin of their teeth to claim a 24-23 Carling Currie Cup win over Tafel Lager Griquas in challenging conditions at Hollywoodbets Kings Park on Wednesday.

Impressive Bulls outmuscle WP in Cape Town
Defending Carling Currie Cup champions, the Vodacom Bulls, flexed their muscles to defeat DHL Western Province 40-21 in their second-round clash at the DHL Stadium in Cape Town on Wednesday evening.

Four SA match officials in action in Six Nations
Leading South African match officials Jaco Peyper, Aimee Barrett-Theron and AJ Jacobs are among a host of top international referees that will hold the whistle in the Six Nations and Under-20 Six Nations competitions in February and March respectively, with Marius Jonker serving as a television match official (TMO) in the senior men’s competition.