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Mid-year refs appointed
The IRB has announced the match officials for the mid-year Tests, including those for the British & Irish Lions tour of Australia.
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Mitchell: Business as usual ... or is it?
It is reportedly "business as usual" for Lions coach John Mitchell, who will formally report for duty on Monday.
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Cleared: Mitchell must report for duty
John Mitchell has been 'requested' to report for duty at the Golden Lions Rugby Union headquarters in Johannesburg on Friday.
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Mokuena slams Mitchell the 'demon'
Former South African Sevens captain Jonathan Mokuena has become the first player to publicly speak out against suspended Lions coach John Mitchell.
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Mitchell IS looking for jobs abroad
EXCLUSIVE: Despite claims to the contrary, John Mitchell has been looking at 'prospective employment' abroad.
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Mitchell and Lions in new stand-off
The John Mitchell versus GLRU saga has taken another intriguing twist, with Mitchell claiming he wants to continue coaching in Johannesburg.
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New twist in Mitchell v Lions saga
The GLRU are locked in renewed discussion with lawyers, after the unpleasant John Mitchell saga took an intriguing new twist this week.
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Sharks reflect on bittersweet season
It was a case of close but no cigar for the Durban-based Sharks in 2012 as assistant coach Grant Bashford assesses the season.
Read More »Cheetahs lock packs for Paris
Cheetahs lock Carl Wegner will play in the French Top 14 for Stade Francais for the next two years, after which he intends on returning to Bloemfontein.
'Naive' WP share the spoils
The Western Province Rugby Union has moved quickly to clarify an incident on their open-topped bus tour of Cape Town in which players gave money to supporters.
It is blue ribbon time
Western Province ended an 11-year wait for Currie Cup glory when they beat the Sharks 25-18 in the Final at Kings Park last Saturday.
Team of the tournament: Our bolters
Western Province claimed South Africa's most prized trophy, the Currie Cup, but it was not enough to dominate our famous Team of the Tournament.
Stars aligned for triumphant WP
Western Province coach Allister Coetzee believes his team’s unlikely Currie Cup triumph in Durban on Saturday was “written in the stars.”
Gutted Sharks never got going
Sharks coach John Plumtree was left frustrated with the way his team was shut down by Western Province in the Currie Cup Final.
Player ratings: Crash and burn
Home ground advantage was not enough for the Sharks to return to the summit of Currie Cup rugby on Saturday.
Province 'never stopped knocking'
WP coach Allister Coetzee believes that the defining feature of his team's Currie Cup victory was their character under pressure.
Player ratings: Epic Etzebeth
Western Province overcame the odds as they secured a tense 25-18 victory over the Sharks in Durban on Saturday to end an 11-year Currie Cup trophy drought.
WP stun Sharks to claim glory
Western Province claimed their first Currie Cup since 2001 with a gritty 25-18 victory over the Sharks in a tense final at Kings Park on Saturday.
| Fixtures | Time |
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| Results | Score |
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| Team | P | W | D | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharks | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 35 |
| Golden Lions | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 28 |
| Western Province | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 25 |
| Blue Bulls | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 23 |
| Griquas | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 20 |
| FS Cheetahs | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 18 |
