The Vodacom Blue Bulls, without two Springbok flanks in Dewald Potgieter and Deon Steggman this weekend, face a big Absa Currie Cup test as high-flying GWK Griquas head to Pretoria on Friday afternoon. Last season, the Blue Bulls snuck home by one point in the corresponding fixture after a last-minute Griquas conversion sailed wide. That game, and their recent form, would've … [Read more...] about Vodacom Blue Bulls vs GWK Griquas
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MTN Golden Lions 17 (8) Toyota Free State Cheetahs 10 (3)
Flyhalf Elton Jantjies contributed 12 points with the boot as the MTN Golden Lions entrenched themselves in first position on the Absa Currie Cup log with a 17-10 victory over the Toyota Free State Cheetahs at Coca-Cola Park in Johannesburg on Saturday evening. But even though the Free Staters were trailing by 17-3 with less than 10 minutes left on the clock, they never gave … [Read more...] about MTN Golden Lions 17 (8) Toyota Free State Cheetahs 10 (3)
DHL Western Province 19 (3) The Sharks 21 (9)
The Sharks' French flyhalf, Frederic Michalak, contributed all of their points with the boot as they beat DHL Western Province at a soaking wet DHL Newlands in Cape Town on Friday evening. Michalak's four penalty goals and three dropped goals were too much for the home team as The Sharks returned to Durban with four log points after winning a tight game by 21-19. DHL WP's … [Read more...] about DHL Western Province 19 (3) The Sharks 21 (9)
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, with too many errors and bad defence by both sides robbing the game of … [Read more...] about GWK Griquas 32 (20) Platinum Leopards 18 (7)
Ford Pumas 12 (0) Vodacom Blue Bulls 16 (10)
The Vodacom Blue Bulls had to dig deep for their second victory of the 2011 Absa Currie Cup season when they beat the Ford Pumas by 16-12 at the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit on Friday afternoon and doubled their log points tally. Springbok winger Bjorn Basson, playing in his first game for the Vodacom Blue Bulls, got the visitors' only try when he broke through a Puma … [Read more...] about Ford Pumas 12 (0) Vodacom Blue Bulls 16 (10)
