Building competent teams that can cope with pressure is essential
Former rugby sevens player Vuyo Zangqa talks about taking the reins of the Narvskaya Zastava Rugby Club and growing the sport on snow-baked fields
Saturday’s game will be a showpiece of young talent, which is likely to become the norm given the exodus of proven players chasing big money
Vested interests must be put aside, and a new cross-border, global approach needs to be adopted.
A collection of cricket artefacts in Fordsburg proves Frank Worrell’s nonracial credentials.
Having roared into the Currie Cup final, coach Ackermann must take the credit for turning a group of unsung players into winners.
Sharks utility back S’bura Sithole says the team has every chance of toppling the Lions in Saturday’s semifinal.
With the seniors tumbling, the striplings may turn the tide of the provincial and national sides.
The two powerhouse teams have found themselves falling behind, and both need wins to have a fighting chance in the Currie Cup.
The Sharks won the 2013 Currie Cup after a clash with Western Province at Newlands on Saturday afternoon.
WP and the Sharks have delivered the dream final for Currie Cup organisers, who appear only interested in short-term gain, writes Andy Capostagno.
A knockout at this stage, which cannot be ruled out, would force a rethink of the structure of the competition — again.
Free State Cheetahs coach Naka Drotske has included Springbok prop Trevor Nyakane for the team’s first Currie Cup home game against the Sharks.
The Super 15 rugby trophy has been marked with synthetic DNA which can be traced in 26 countries, it has been reported.
Despite some odd choices, Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer has chosen a squad that can win all three matches, writes Andy Capostagno.
Western Province have a lot to prove when they play the Sharks in a competition that promises better things to come, writes Andy Capostagno.
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The Currie Cup has produced a three-month competition involving just six teams and, as a result, every match is important.
The Lions have been dealt a harsh blow with news that two of their key players will be unavailable for the next two weeks because of Springbok duty.
It is what many have been arguing for since the end of isolation: strength versus strength in the Currie Cup.
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/ 29 October 2011
The Lions ended a 12-year wait for a Currie Cup title on Saturday, beating the defending champion Sharks 42-16 at Ellis Park.
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/ 26 September 2011
Western Province coach Allister Coetzee is wondering whether he’ll have a full squad for the side’s Currie Cup outing against the Sharks on Saturday.
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/ 20 September 2011
Sharks coach John Plumtree says the battle for the top four Currie Cup positions is still wide open, and the round robin will have several twists.
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/ 7 September 2011
The Blue Bulls have made two changes to the side which lost to the Sharks last weekend, for their Currie Cup clash against the Cheetahs on Saturday.
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/ 6 September 2011
Sharks coach John Plumtree insists his team are "not quite there yet" and must improve their attacking game if they want to win the Currie Cup.
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/ 3 September 2011
Late tries by Sadie and Engelbrecht proved decisive as Western Province held on to record a narrow 41-35 victory over Griquas on Saturday.
Griquas bagged a morale-boosting win, with a clinical 32-18 victory over the Leopards in Kimberley on Saturday.
Griqualand West fullback Rudi Vogt kicked 23 points as defending champions Sharks suffered their first Currie Cup defeat of the season.
Lions backline coach Carlos Spencer was confident in the team’s new halfback pairing who were set to face the Blue Bulls in a Currie Cup clash.
The Blue Bulls have named seven of their eight returning Springboks in the team to face the Lions in a Currie Cup clash in Pretoria on Saturday.
Lions scrumhalf Jano Vermaak will be crossing the Jukskei river to join the Blue Bulls after the completion of the Currie Cup.
It may be coincidence but the two sides yet to lose a match after three rounds of Absa Currie Cup rugby are coached by New Zealand descendants.