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)
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Golden Lions Pull Ahead by 4 Points in Week 5 of the Absa Currie Cup
The MTN Golden Lions opened up a four-point lead at the top of the Absa Currie Cup Premier Division log with the halfway mark of the competition looming. The team from Johannesburg remained the only unbeaten side in the competition after they beat the Toyota Free State Cheetahs on Saturday evening in Johannesburg, a day after the second-placed Sharks beat DHL Western … [Read more...] about Golden Lions Pull Ahead by 4 Points in Week 5 of the Absa Currie Cup
Boks Bet on Experience
Durban - South Africa will be fielding a side that looks a lot like the one that was crowned World Cup champions in 2007. The Springboks take on Australia in a Tri-Nations Series Test at Mr Price Kings Park in Durban on Saturday and have made 13 changes to the side that was butchered by the All Blacks. Fourie du Preez and Heinrich Brussow will return to the starting … [Read more...] about Boks Bet on Experience
R1.1-million Raised for Injured Rugby Players
The Chris Burger Petro Jackson Players' Fund celebrated the one-month countdown to the Rugby World Cup in style on Tuesday 9 August when over R1.1-million was raised for the victims of serious rugby injuries at its Bell's Night of the Stars Rugby Extravaganza held at Durban's ICC. Rugby fans dug deep during a two-hour telethon broadcast live on SuperSport when they phoned … [Read more...] about R1.1-million Raised for Injured Rugby Players
MTN Golden Lions vs Toyota Free State Cheetahs
The only unbeaten team left in the Absa Currie Cup Premier Division, the MTN Golden Lions, host the Toyota Free State Cheetahs at Coca-Cola Park on Saturday evening in a replay of the 2007-final. After four rounds in 2011, the Golden Lions top the log. They were impressive in their victory over the Vodacom Blue Bulls in Pretoria last weekend and will want to build on that … [Read more...] about MTN Golden Lions vs Toyota Free State Cheetahs
