We have honoured President Cyril Ramaphosa’s request to put aside politicking and wish opposition parties would do the same
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
The man who coached the Stormers to successive South African conference titles in the extended Super 15 in 2011 and 2012 is to coach a Japanese team.
Tinus Linee, a former player for the Western Province rugby team, has died after suffering from Motor Neuron Disease since last year.
Two tries within five minutes gave Western Province a crucial 23-18 victory over the Bulls to cement their place at the top of the Currie Cup log.
Western Province overcame a poor first half to pull away from the Eastern Province Kings with a 35-16 victory in their opening Currie Cup rugby match.
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.
Western Province rugby players Marcel Brache and Chris Heiberg have signed with Australia’s Western Force to play in the 2014 Super Rugby season.
Western Province have ended their 11-year wait for a major trophy after a battling 25-18 Currie Cup victory over the Sharks in Durban.
Western Province have a lot to prove when they play the Sharks in a competition that promises better things to come, writes Andy Capostagno.
The Sharks have rained on Western Province’s parade by defeating the home side 25-23 in their opening 2012 Currie Cup match at Newlands.
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/ 22 October 2011
The Lions ground their way to a well deserved 29-20 win over Western Province at Ellis Park to clinch their first home Currie Cup final since 2002.
Dewaldt Duvenage’s late try helped Western Province keep alive their Currie Cup semi-final aspirations with a 15-10 victory over the Sharks in Durban.
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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.
The Blue Bulls beat Western Province 28-20 at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday but lost out on a bonus point.
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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.
An outstanding kicking performance by Frederic Michalak ensured that the Sharks recorded a 21-19 victory over Western Province.
Western Province ran in two tries in each half to crown their bonus point victory and flyhalf Demetri Catrakilis was in fine form.
The untried Western Province combination had to settle for a 26-all draw against Griquas in their Currie Cup match at Newlands on Saturday.
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/ 31 October 2010
Sharks coach John Plumtree said the 54 000 spectators at the Absa stadium played a huge part in his team securing a 30-10 victory.
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/ 30 October 2010
Sharks young flyhalf Patrick Lambie scored 25 points in a 30-10 triumph over Western Province on Saturday in the Currie Cup final.
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/ 28 October 2010
Odwa Ndungane’s return to the wing in place of the injured JP Pietersen is the only change to the Sharks’ starting line-up for the Currie Cup final.
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/ 27 October 2010
Western Province opted for the tried and tested when they named their side to play against the Sharks in Saturday’s Currie Cup final in Durban.
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/ 18 October 2010
Western Province coach Allister Coetzee has banished his squad from its training base for a few days in an effort to combat player fatigue.
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/ 16 October 2010
Western Province reached the Currie Cup final for the first time since 2001 following their awe-inspiring 31-7 win over the Free State Cheetahs.
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/ 29 September 2009
There will be a decided Oceania presence in the Western Province backline when Matt Toomua and Sireli Naqelevuki run out at Newlands on Saturday.
Western Province were consigned to the 2008 Currie Cup scrapheap despite beating the Lions 14-6 at Newlands on Saturday evening.
The Leopards qualified for a play-off in the quarterfinals of the Vodacom Cup competition on Friday night by beating the Wildebeest 37-32 in the Woodburn Stadium in Pietermaritzburg. In other matches, the Blue Bulls, Boland Kavaliers and Free State Cheetahs also emerged victorious.
The Free State Cheetahs emphasised that they are top contenders to lift the Vodacom Cup title this year with a solid 34-20 win over the Pumas in Witbank on Friday night. In other matches, the Wildebeest beat the Griffons 33-7 in Welkom and a brace of tries by Wylie Human sealed another victory for Western Province.
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/ 24 February 2008
Western Province (WP) laboured to a 51-7 Vodacom Cup victory over the Griffons at Bellville South on Saturday afternoon, after leading 32-0 at the break. In Wellington, the Boland Kavaliers scored an unconvincing 31-22 win over the Valke, and the Leopards ran out a comfortable 32-14 win over Eastern Province in Port Elizabeth.
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/ 23 February 2008
South Africa Women have made it to next year’s International Cricket Council Women’s World Cup after hammering Ireland Women by seven wickets in the semifinals of the World Cup qualifier tournament in Stellenbosch. Ireland Women were skittled for 107 in 47.4 overs as the South African bowlers gave them no breathing space.