The two most successful Absa Currie Cup sides from the last decade, the Vodacom Blue Bulls and the Toyota Free State Cheetahs, square off in Pretoria on Saturday afternoon.
These two sides have won or shared the Absa Currie Cup no less than seven times in the last ten years. The Vodacom Blue Bulls were champions in 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2009, while the Toyota Free State Cheetahs won the trophy in 2005 and 2007. They shared the spoils in 2006.
The only other teams to have won the competition since 2001 – DHL Western Province (2001) and The Sharks (2008 and 2010) – travel to Potchefstroom and Nelspruit on Friday for their matches against the Platinum Leopards and the Ford Pumas respectively.
The fourth match this weekend in the Absa Currie Cup Premier Division is on Saturday afternoon in Kimberley, where GWK Griquas host the MTN Golden Lions.
This weekend’s Currie Cup matches:
- Ford Pumas vs The Sharks: Friday, 22 July 19:00 at the Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
- Platinum Leopards vs DHL Western Province: Friday, 22 July 19:10 at the Profert Olën Park, Potchefstroom
- GWK Griquas vs MTN Golden Lions: Saturday, 23 July 15:00 at the GWK Park, Kimberley
- Vodacom Blue Bulls vs Toyota Free State Cheetahs: Saturday, 23 July 17:05 at Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
- Tasol Solar Griffons vs Regent Boland Cavaliers: Friday, 22 July 15:00a at the orth West Stadium, Welkom
- Border Bulldogs vs EP Kings: Friday, 22 July 19:00 at the Buffalo City Stadium, East London
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