Bulls have a chance in Final
Sun, 12 Oct 2008
The Blue Bulls know it will be a tall order to beat the Sharks in their own backyard, when the two sides meet in the Currie Cup Final next Saturday, October 25, in Durban.
Sharks peaking for cracking Final
Sun, 12 Oct 2008
The Sharks and Blue Bulls are already gearing up for what promises to be a "cracking" Currie Cup Final in Durban next Saturday, October 25.
Bulls blitz Cheetahs at Loftus
Sat, 11 Oct 2008
The Blue Bulls will meet the Sharks in the Currie Cup Final in Durban on October 25, after the men from Pretoria recorded a deserved 31-19 win over the Cheetahs on Saturday.
Sharks feast on Lion carcass |
Tsimba still Griffons' lucky charm
Hungry Sharks feast on Lions carcass
Sat, 11 Oct 2008
The Sharks will host the Currie Cup Final in Durban on October 25, after the men in black and white eased past a very ordinary Lions team - winning 29-14 on Saturday.
ANC 'saves' Bok emblem |
Tsimba still Griffons' lucky charm
Muller still chasing 'green dream'
Fri, 10 Oct 2008
Sharks captain Johann Muller, with his hunger for Springbok selection a bigger driving force than ever, will lean on "all the leaders in his team" when they face the Lions in a Currie Cup semifinal in Durban on Saturday.
Bulls flag defence as the key
Fri, 10 Oct 2008
The Blue Bulls, traditionally a team that pride themselves on their outstanding tackling, have flagged defence as the key to winning their Currie Cup semifinal showdown with the Cheetahs in Pretoria on Saturday.
Preview: CC semifinal, Bulls v Cheetahs
Fri, 10 Oct 2008
rugby365.com previews the Currie Cup semifinal showdown between the Sharks and Lions, at the Absa Stadium in Durban on Saturday. Read our prediction.
How
Potgieter plans to tackle the
Blue Bulls |
LIVE COMMENTARY
Preview: CC semifinal, Sharks v Lions
Fri, 10 Oct 2008
Jan de Koning previews the Currie Cup semifinal showdown between the Sharks and Lions, at the Absa Stadium in Durban on Saturday. Read his prediction.
The Sharks'
game-breakers against the Lions'
young guns |
LIVE COMMENTARY
'Game-breakers' the key for Sharks
Thu, 09 Oct 2008
Sharks captain Johann Muller shares his thoughts with
rugby365.com ahead of the Currie Cup semifinal showdown with the Lions in Durban on Saturday.
The teams:
Sharks and
Lions |
Dawn of a new Bok era |
LIVE COMMENTARY
Comings and goings from 2007 semis
Thu, 09 Oct 2008
The semifinals this year have a look of déjà vu - same teams involved, but not all of the same players.
Lions make a pivotal change
Thu, 09 Oct 2008
Lions coach Eugene Eloff made a number of critical changes to his team for their Currie Cup semifinal encounter with the Sharks in Durban on Saturday.
The Bismarck is back
Thu, 09 Oct 2008
Sharks coach John Plumtree has opted for Bismarck du Plessis as his hooker, ahead of World Cup-winning Springbok captain John Smit, in the starting XV to face the Lions in a Currie Cup semifinal in Durban on Saturday.
CC: What the experts say
Wed, 08 Oct 2008
There is little doubt, at least among the pundits, that the Sharks will advance to the Currie Cup Final this year.
Young Lions the dawn of a new Bok era
Wed, 08 Oct 2008
Lions captain Cobus Grobbelaar, speaking to
Jan de Koning ahead of the Currie Cup semifinals, described the current pride as "the dawn of a new Springbok era".
Semifinals down the years |
CC spotlight on Potgieter &
Matfield
No WP crisis, says Fleck
Wed, 08 Oct 2008
Former Springbok and Western Province centre Robbie Fleck speaks to
rugby365.com about WP's 2008 season.
All the Cheetahs in the hunt
Tue, 07 Oct 2008
Cheetahs coach Naka Drotské has named his best available team, including flyhalf Jacques-Louis Potgieter and lock David de Villiers, for the Currie Cup semifinal showdown with the Blue Bulls in Pretoria on Saturday.
Cheetahs star owes the Bulls one
Tue, 07 Oct 2008
It's scripted for a Hollywood blockbuster - the underdogs against the star-studded favourites. Cheetahs No.10 Jacques-Louis Potgieter speaks to
rugby365 about the Currie Cup semifinal.
Semifinal teams: Bulls and
Cheetahs |
SA's nearly team
Bok brigade gives Bulls real muscle
Tue, 07 Oct 2008
Blue Bulls coach Frans Ludeke has selected a formidable team which includes nine Springboks for the Currie Cup semifinal against the Free State Cheetahs at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday.
Semifinals down the years
Tue, 07 Oct 2008
Tension does not abate this weekend as a great Currie Cup season goes into the semifinals. Semifinals have not always been with us - not by a long chalk. In fact they are not even 40 years old.
Province coaches safe, says Chairman
Tue, 07 Oct 2008
Despite admitting that he was disappointed following Western Provinces failure to qualify for the semifinals of the 2008 Currie Cup, WP Rugby Chairman Pat Kuhn says he still has the utmost faith in senior coaches Rassie Erasmus and Allister Coetzee.
