Western Province extended its perfect winning start in Currie Cup rugby to five games with a runaway 50-3 victory over the highly fancied Griquas in Kimberley on Saturday. Griquas, which had beaten Western Province in their two previous encounters in Kimberley, was ground into submission in a hard-fought first half, during which Western Province scored [...]
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BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa – Patrick Lambie scored two late tries as the Sharks pulled off a 25-13 victory against the Free State Cheetahs in the Currie Cup match Saturday. Down 13-6 early, the Sharks started their comeback late in the second half. Lambie first rounded off a length-of-the field raid initiated by Springbok No. 8 [...]
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Western Province Head Coach Allister Coetzee has confirmed that Springbok lock Andries Bekker is set to undergo surgery on his back. The massive second row will have back surgery this week after suffering a recurrence of an old back injury during the Tri-Nations Test against the All Blacks in Wellington two weekends ago. The 26-year-old [...]
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With all the games finished in this years Currie Cup its now time for the business end of the competition. The Sharks host the Cheetahs in Durban in the first semi final on Saturday. With the Cheetahs current for one feels that they might be in with a chance but on paper the Sharks should [...]
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