{"id":3287,"date":"2011-07-21T16:59:59","date_gmt":"2011-07-21T14:59:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/?p=3287"},"modified":"2011-07-21T16:59:59","modified_gmt":"2011-07-21T14:59:59","slug":"platinum-leopards-vs-dhl-western-province","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/platinum-leopards-vs-dhl-western-province\/","title":{"rendered":"Platinum Leopards vs DHL Western Province"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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&#8217;s runners up, DHL Western Province, in Potchefstroom on Friday evening.<\/p>\n<p>The visitors to North West drew their first game of the season, last weekend in Cape Town against GWK Griquas, which wasn&#8217;t the greatest way to start the 2011 competition and had their die hard fans up in arms.<\/p>\n<p>Allister Coetzee, coach of DHL WP, said: &#8220;There is no such thing as easy games in the Absa Currie Cup. We will have to be at our best to beat the Leopards &#8211; they have some very good players, good structures and a good coaching team.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We also have to fix the mistakes we made against Griquas last weekend. We&#8217;ve laid the foundation with a young team and know which areas we have to work on. But like I said, the Leopards will test us, especially up front, and we can&#8217;t afford to give anything less than our level best on the field.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Date: Friday, 22 July<br \/>\nKick-off: 19:10<br \/>\nVenue: Profert Ol\u00ebn Park, Potchefstroom<br \/>\nReferee: Lesego Legoete<\/p>\n<p>The last time these teams met in Absa Currie Cup: 11 September 2010, DHL WP won by 59-17 in Cape Town<\/p>\n<p><strong>This weekend&#8217;s Currie Cup matches:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ford Pumas vs The Sharks: Friday, 22 July 19:00 at the Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit<\/li>\n<li>Platinum Leopards vs DHL Western Province: Friday, 22 July 19:10 at the Profert Ol\u00ebn Park, Potchefstroom<\/li>\n<li>GWK Griquas vs MTN Golden Lions: Saturday, 23 July 15:00 at the GWK Park, Kimberley<\/li>\n<li>Vodacom Blue Bulls vs Toyota Free State Cheetahs: Saturday, 23 July 17:05 at Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria<\/li>\n<li>Tasol Solar Griffons vs Regent Boland Cavaliers: Friday, 22 July 15:00a at the orth West Stadium, Welkom<\/li>\n<li>Border Bulldogs vs EP Kings: Friday, 22 July 19:00 at the Buffalo City Stadium, East London<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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&#8217;s runners up, DHL Western Province, in Potchefstroom on Friday evening. 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