Steyn, Kitshoff dominate Carling Currie Cup stats
Rugby World Cup-winning Springboks Frans Steyn (Toyota Cheetahs) and Steven Kitshoff (DHL Western Province) showed why they are rated amongst the best players in the world by dominating the overall stats at the completion of this year’s regulation matches in the Carling Currie Cup.
RIP Hannes Viljoen (1943-2021)
SA Rugby President, Mr Mark Alexander, expressed his condolences on behalf of the entire rugby fraternity to the family and friends of former Springbok wing, Hannes Viljoen, who sadly passed away on Wednesday at the age of 77 years old.
Carling Currie Cup semi-final kick-off times confirmed
The Vodacom Bulls and Xerox Lions will meet in the first of the two Carling Currie Cup semi-finals on Saturday, 23 January, as SA Rugby announced the kick-off times on Tuesday.
Van Rooyen: “There will be more respect for points”
Xerox Lions coach Ivan van Rooyen predicted a tightly fought Carling Currie Cup semi-final against the Vodacom Bulls in Pretoria next week Saturday, saying there will be more respect for points as it is a playoff game.
Dobson: "Our focus is now on the semi-final"
DHL Western Province have shifted their focus to ensuring they are at their best in their Carling Currie Cup semi-final against the Cell C Sharks in less than two weeks' time.
Leinster close in on Ulster in Guinness PRO14
Defending Guinness PRO14 champions, Leinster, narrowed the gap between themselves and Conference A log-leaders, Ulster, to five points as they bounced back from their first defeat in 27 games to register a bonus-point 24-12 win against the Belfast team.
Phakisa Pumas outmuscle Vodacom Bulls in Nelspruit
The Phakisa Pumas defeated log leaders, the Vodacom Bulls, 44-14 at the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit to finish their Carling Currie Cup campaign on a high note on Sunday afternoon.
Carling Currie Cup Review - Round 7
The Phakisa Pumas defeated a youthful Vodacom Bulls 44-14 in their final round Carling Currie Cup fixture at the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit on Sunday to finish their season on a positive note, while experienced Springbok centre Frans Steyn delivered another masterclass kicking performance in Kimberley on Saturday to steer the Toyota Cheetahs to a hard-fought 22-18 win over Tafel Lager Griquas.
Reliable Steyn steers Toyota Cheetahs to another hard-fought victory
The Toyota Cheetahs withstood a spirited late onslaught from the Tafel Lager Griquas Saturday afternoon to win their last Carling Currie Cup fixture of the campaign 22-18 in Kimberley.
Botha leads youthful Vodacom Bulls to Mbombela Stadium
The Vodacom Bulls have named a youthful match-day squad to face the Phakisa Pumas in their final regular season Carling Currie Cup match at the Mbombela Stadium on Sunday.