Bolla makes Boland switch
Former Western Province Springbok scrumhalf Bolla Conradie, will turn out for the Boland Kavaliers in the Currie Cup’s First Division next season.
Former Western Province Springbok scrumhalf Bolla Conradie, will turn out for the Boland Kavaliers in the Currie Cup’s First Division next season.
Springbok scrum-half Fourie du Preez capped a wonderful three days in his career on Monday when named South Africa Rugby Player of the Year.
The Blue Bulls won the Currie Cup at Loftus when they beat the Free State Cheetahs 36-24 in a lively and high-scoring final.
Administrators from other countries may not want to accept it, but to South African rugby players the Currie Cup is bigger than the Super 14.
The experience of the Blue Bulls will be a major factor in the Currie Cup final against the Free State Cheetahs at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday.
Blue Bulls stars Bakkies Botha, Victor Matfield and Fourie du Preez will mark their 50th appearances for the Bulls in Saturday’s Currie cup final.
Blue Bulls’ wing Bryan Habana, resumed training on Monday and Dr Org Strauss is optimistic the winger will be fit to play in the Currie Cup final.
Blue Bulls coach Frans Ludeke said his team attained their goal by reaching the Currie Cup final after flyhalf Morne Steyn steered them to victory.
‘It feels like you’re playing against family,” said Ruan Pienaar ahead of Saturday’s Currie Cup semifinal between the Sharks and the Cheetahs.
The 2009 Absa Currie Cup semifinal fixtures have finally been confirmed with the defending champions, the Sharks, hosting the Free State Cheetahs.
The weekend’s Currie Cup matches again produced excitement and highlights with Griquas retaining their log lead despite losing to the Blue Bulls.
Griquas’ rank poor discipline put paid to their unbeaten run in this season’s Currie Cup when they were beaten 25-24 by the Blue Bulls on Saturday.
Former Free State Cheetahs kingpin Willem de Waal emerged as Western Province’s hero after he struck four penalties in his side’s 19-13 victory.
After the Sharks Currie Cup loss to Western Province at the weekend coach John Plumtree has made the signing of Juan Martin Hernandez a priority
The Western Province foreign legion of Chris Jack (New Zealand) and Sireli Naqelevuki (Fiji) scored unanswered tries in a 29-15 win over the Sharks.