2010 Currie Cup Finals Weekend
Friday 29 October – Promotion/Relegation
17:00 SWD 32 v 28 Leopards
Leopards remain in Currie Cup Premier Division
19:05 EP Kings 28 v 46 Pumas
Pumas remain in Currie Cup Premier Division
Saturday 30 October – Finals
12:00 u19 Final – Blue Bulls 20 v 26 WP
14:30 u21 Final – Blue Bulls 32 v 43 WP
17:30 Premier Final – Sharks 30 v 10 WP
Latest Rugby News
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2010 Currie Cup FINAL
The 2010 Currie Cup Final will take place at 16:30 on Saturday 30th October 2010 between The Sharks and Western Province in Durban.
Latest Currie Cup News:
Springbok training group announced
A 39-man group to attend a two-day training camp in Joburg next Friday has been named.
The group is:
Backs (15)
WP (5): Gio Aplon, J de Jongh, J de Villiers, Bryan Habana, Ricky Januarie
Bulls (4): Francois Hougaard, Zane Kirchner, Wynand Olivier, Morne Steyn
Sharks (4): Adrian Jacobs, Patrick Lambie, Lwazi Mvovo, JP Pietersen
Griquas (1): Bjorn Basson
Lions (1): Elton Jantjies
Forwards (24) » Read more on Springbok training group announced
2010 Currie Cup Semifinals results
SF 1: Sharks 16 – 12 Bulls
Sharks 16 – Try: Keegan Daniel, Conversion: Pat Lambie, Penalties: Pat Lambie (3)
Bulls 12 – Penalties: Morne Steyn (4)
MOTM: Willem Alberts (Sharks)
SF 2: WP 31 – 07 FS Cheetahs
WP 31 – Tries: Bryan Habana, Francois Louw, Gio Aplon, Conversions: Willem de Waal (2), Penalties: Willem De Waal (4)
Cheetahs 7 – Try: Phillip Snyman, Conversion: Sias Ebersohn
MOTM: Schalk Burger (WP)
2010 Rugby Player of the Year Awards
The SARU 2010 Rugby Player of the Year Awards will be announced at Vodaworld, Midrand in Gauteng on Monday 1 November 2010. Fans can vote this year for the first time HERE.
Player of the Year
Gio Aplon (Western Province)
Schalk Burger (Western Province)
Juan de Jongh (Western Province)
Francois Hougaard (Blue Bulls)
Gurthrö Steenkamp (Blue Bulls)
Other categories » Read more on 2010 Rugby Player of the Year Awards
2010 Currie Cup Semifinals
Saturday 16 October
14:30 Sharks 16 v 12 Blue Bulls (Durban)
Sharks – 15 Louis Ludik, 14 JP Pietersen, 13 Stefan Terblanche (c), 12 Andries Strauss, 11 Lwazi Mvovo, 10 Patrick Lambie, 9 Charl McLeod, 8 Ryan Kankowski, 7 Willem Alberts, 6 Keegan Daniel, 5 Alistair Hargreaves, 4 Steven Sykes, 3 Jannie du Plessis, 2 Bismarck du Plessis, 1 Tendai Mtawarira.
Subs: 16 Craig Burden, 17 Eugene van Staden, 18 Anton Bresler, 19 Jacques Botes, 20 Rory Kockott, 21 Andre Pretorius, 22 Odwa Ndungane.
Bulls – 15. Zane Kirchner, 14. Gerhard van den Heever, 13. Jaco Pretorius, 12. Wynand Olivier, 11. Jaco van der Westhuyzen, 10. Morne Steyn, 9. Francois Hougaard, 8. Danie Rossouw, 7. Dewald Potgieter, 6. Derick Kuun, 5. Victor Matfield (c), 4. Bakkies Botha, 3. Werner Kruger, 2. Chiliboy Ralepelle, 1. Dean Greyling
Subs: 16. Bandise Maku, 17. Rossouw de Klerk, 18. Flip van der Merwe, 19. Pierre Spies, 20. Ruan Snyman, 21. Jacques-Louis Potgieter, 22. Deon Stegmann
17:00 Western Province 31 v 07 Cheetahs (Newlands)
WP – 15 Conrad Jantjes, 14 Gio Aplon, 13 Juan de Jongh, 12 Jean de Villiers, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Willem de Waal, 9 Ricky Januarie, 8 Duane Vermeulen, 7 Francois Louw, 6 Schalk Burger (c), 5 Anton van Zyl, 4 Adriaan Fondse, 3 Brok Harris, 2 Deon Fourie, 1 JD Moller.
Subs: 16 Hanyani Shimange, 17 JC Kritzinger, 18 De Kock Steenkamp, 19 Pieter Louw, 20 Dewaldt Duvenage, 21 Lionel Cronje, 22 Paul Bosch.
Cheetahs – 15 Hennie Daniller, 14 Philip Snyman, 13 Robert Ebersohn, 12 Meyer Bosman, 11 Corné Uys, 10 Louis Strydom, 9 Tewis De Bruyn, 8 Ashley Johnson, 7 Juan Smith (c), 6 Hendro Scholtz, 5 Walti Vermeulen, 4 Francois Uys, 3 WP Nel, 2 Adriaan Strauss, 1 Coenie Oosthuizen.
Subs: 16 Skipper Badenhorst, 17 CJ van der Linde, 18 Izak van der Westhuizen, 19 Kabamba Floors, 20 Tertius Carse, 21 Sias Ebersohn, 22 Riaan Smit.
Currie Cup Round 14 results
Friday 08 October
Leopards 7 v 78 Cheetahs
Lions 27 v 34 Pumas
Saturday 09 October
Griquas 36 v 48 Blue Bulls
WP 33 v 21 Sharks
John Mitchell stabbed, held hostage & robbed
John Mitchell was stabbed twice during a robbery at his Hyde Park apartment in Johannesburg on Sunday.
Lions spokeswoman Krystle Geach said that Mitchell had been at home with his flat-mate and fellow coach Wayne Taylor when he heard a noise. » Read more on John Mitchell stabbed, held hostage & robbed
2011 Rugby World Cup fixtures for Outlook
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Rassie to rescue hapless Bok coaches?
UPDATE Erasmus has told The Cape Times that he knows nothing of an offer and that the position is just media speculation. He said he remains committed to the Stormers and WP and is contracted until 2012.
Rob Wagner, MD of Western Province Rugby said, “Rassie Erasmus is contracted to WP Rugby until the end of 2012 and will not be leaving WP to take up a coaching position with SARU. Rassie is committed to WP Rugby and is a valued and respected member of the coaching staff. The rumours of a rift and an imminent move have absolutely no basis. There will be no further comment on the matter.”
Original story Western Province Senior Professional Coach Rassie Erasmus will be brought into the Springbok management team as a strategic consultant and technical adviser.
SARU wants Erasmus to join hapless coach Peter de Villiers and his assistants Gary Gold and Dick Muir on the Boks’ end-of-year tour in November. They are reportedly so desperate that they will pay any amount for him to be released from his contract with Western Province.
WP defence coach Jacques Nienaber will likely follow Erasmus if he accepts the post, meaning that Gary Gold becomes surplus to requirements with his two areas of responsibility being covered by others (the forwards by Os du Randt and Rassie Erasmus, defence by Nienaber). De Villiers, as always, remains untouchable.
Currie Cup Round 14 fixtures
View the official Round 14 preview HERE
Friday 08 October
19:00 (8)Leopards v Cheetahs(3)
19:10 (5)Lions v Pumas(7)
Saturday 09 October
15:00 (6)Griquas v Blue Bulls(4)
17:00 (2)WP v Sharks(1)
* Log position in brackets
Currie Cup Round 13 results
Friday 01 October
Sharks 63 v 06 Leopards
Saturday 02 October
Pumas 31 v 61 Griquas
Blue Bulls 36 v 32 Western Province
Cheetahs 43 v 37 Lions
Bok symbol almost gone
The Springbok emblem will move to the sleeve of the jersey for next year’s World Cup apparently because the IRB logo has to appear on the right-hand side of all teams’ jerseys at the tournament. The IRB refused to make an exception for the Boks, which means the Protea will be on the left-hand side of the jersey and the Bok emblem on the sleeve. Bye bye Bokkie…