DHL Western Province are expecting a Platinum Leopards team desperate for only their second Absa Currie Cup victory this season when these two teams meet at DHL Newlands in Cape Town on Saturday. Leopards coach Leon Boshoff has decided to shuffle his team quite a bit in an effort to rest certain players, but also […]
Platinum Leopards 17 (3) Toyota Free State Cheetahs 64 (24)
Two tries in the first half by Springbok prop Coenie Oosthuizen set up a massive 64-17 Absa Currie Cup victory for the Toyota Free State Cheetahs over the Platinum Leopards at Profert Olën Park in Potchefstroom on Saturday afternoon. Oosthuizen got his first while Leopards centre Joubert Engelbrecht was in the sin bin following a […]
The Sharks vs Platinum Leopards
The Platinum Leopards face an uphill battle at Mr Price Kings Park in Durban on Friday evening against The Sharks, the defending champions currently in second place on the Absa Currie Cup log. In fact, the Sharks can go top of the log with the first round of the competition nearly finished if they score […]
GWK Griquas 32 (20) Platinum Leopards 18 (7)
GWK Griquas moved up to third on the Absa Currie Cup log after their third consecutive victory this season. They were too good for the Platinum Leopards at GWK Park in Kimberley and won 32-18, claiming a full haul of five log points in the process. Rugby purists would probably not have enjoyed this match, […]
GWK Griquas vs Platinum Leopards
The Platinum Leopards will be hoping to take the momentum from their victory last weekend with them to Kimberley when they take on GWK Griquas at GWK Park on Friday evening. But the home team will line up with huge confidence after their superb victory over the defending Absa Currie Cup champions, The Sharks, in […]
Platinum Leopards vs Ford Pumas
Even though they’ve lost all three their Absa Currie Cup Premier Division matches to date, the Ford Pumas are higher on the log than the Vodacom Blue Bulls, by virtue of a better points’ difference. And after having come very close to victory in all three their previous matches, the Ford Pumas will be anxious […]
MTN Golden Lions vs Platinum Leopards
Facing the unbeaten and log leading MTN Golden Lions on the crest of the wave after two Absa Currie Cup victories will not be the easiest task for the Platinum Leopards. Thus far this season the Golden Lions have not only scored the most points (80), but also the most tries (11). The Leopards are […]
Currie Cup Winning Teams – Week 2
The Vodacom Blue Bulls got their first Absa Currie Cup Premier Division points of the season when they beat the Toyota Free State Cheetahs in a hard match at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday (33-30). This followed the MTN Golden Lions sending out a strong message with a big victory against GWK Griquas in Kimberley (49-7), […]
Golden Lions win SARU Northern Sub-Union tournament
The Golden Lions were crowned SARU EBJ Mining Construction Northern Sub-Union champions on Friday after a hard-fought 32-22 victory over hosts the Leopards in the final at Profert Olën Park in Potchefstroom. The match was the climax of three days of action at the home of Leopards rugby, with the eight-team tournament featuring the best […]
Platinum Leopards vs DHL Western Province
After losing their first game of the season in Bloemfontein last weekend, the Platinum Leopards will be looking to turn things around when they host last year’s runners up, DHL Western Province, in Potchefstroom on Friday evening. The visitors to North West drew their first game of the season, last weekend in Cape Town against […]
