He may not currently be in Heyneke Meyer’s plans for Bok selection, but exciting Cheetahs utility back Willie le Roux is certainly causing excitement wherever he goes and now appears to have the foreign big spenders reaching for their cheque books.
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Posts tagged with: Griquas
Le Roux next on the shopping list
30 Apr 13 08:00 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 13 Comments
Another lifeline for Francis
27 Feb 13 08:53 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 5 Comments
Journeyman flyhalf Burton Francis looks set to pick up a game or two far the Cheetahs after all, as the next step in a career that has seen him play bit parts for the Bulls, Stormers and Lions, without ever really managing to establish himself anywhere. [...]
Cheetahs lose Vermeulen
25 Feb 13 10:53 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | Comment?
The Cheetahs received a blow ahead of their overseas tour with the news that lock Waltie Vermeulen will not be able to make the trip. [...]
Griquas steal late victory
14 Feb 13 08:40 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 9 Comments
Griquas did the Kings no favours last night, beating them 30 – 27 in the final minutes of a preseason friendly at the Nelson Mandela Stadium . [...]
Griquas name strong team for Kings
11 Feb 13 13:14 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 5 Comments
Griquas have named their team to take on the Kings in a Super Rugby warm up game on Wednesday evening, with a fair amount of well-known names popping up. This game could be another humdinger, with the Griquas team having a point to prove. [...]
Schonert finds Shimlas home
4 Feb 13 10:17 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 7 Comments
Last year’s first-choice tighthead for the Sharks under 21 side, Nick Schonert, will be in the starting line-up for Shimlas this evening as they take on Varsity cup newcomers, Wits. [...]
Sharks HP coach quits
13 Dec 12 10:38 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 11 Comments
Long-time Sharks Academy head coach – and the head of the new Sharks High Performance unit – Swys de Bruin, has quit the union to take up a senior position with the Golden Lions. [...]
Boshoff to face the music
16 Oct 12 09:04 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 4 Comments
Griquas wing Jannie Boshoff has been cited for a driving tip tackle on Sharks centre Paul Jordaan. [...]
Ndungane in doubt for semi-final
15 Oct 12 09:45 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 5 Comments
The Sharks have unfortunately picked up an injury concern ahead of Saturday’s Currie Cup semi-final against the Blue Bulls in Durban. [...]
Currie Cup semi-finals confirmed
15 Oct 12 08:27 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 4 Comments
The Sharks, Western Province and Blue Bulls all recorded big, bonus-point wins over last weekend of Currie Cup league action to ensure that the semi-final line up in 2012 has an all-too familiar look about it. [...]
Sharks secure top spot
12 Oct 12 20:53 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 17 Comments
There was little drama as the Sharks ran out comfortable 42-3 victors over Griquas at Kings Park tonight, making sure of top spot on the log in the process. [...]
Currie Cup 2012 – Sharks (42) vs Griquas (3) F/T
12 Oct 12 17:00 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 82 Comments
The final round of Currie Cup rugby is upon us, and to get proceedings under way, we have another wet game at Mr Price Kings Park to entertain us, as the Sharks host Griquas. Most of you will already know the permutations, but here they are anyway: [...]
Lions get the other Boshoff
11 Oct 12 09:36 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 5 Comments
Griquas signed a lot of players at the start of this year in the hopes of finally nailing down that elusive top-four Currie Cup spot and while we’re not yet sure whether they’ve managed to achieve that feat, they do seem to be offloading a few of the “spares” who proved less useful than was hoped. [...]
Lambie starts at 10
10 Oct 12 15:39 by Maria Delport (Letgo) | 60 Comments
Patrick Lambie has been included at flyhalf in the Sharks team to take on the Griquas at Kings Park on Friday night at 19:00. Lambie is the only one of the returning Bok players to be including in the starting line-up, with four others in Craig Burden, Marcell Coetzee, Jannie du Plessis and Lwazi Mvovo bound to make their impact of the bench. Willem Alberts and Beast Mtawarira earn a well deserved rest after a taxing year of rugby. [...]
You score four, we score four and then let’s play the game…
10 Oct 12 09:00 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 28 Comments
Hands up everyone who’d like to see Griquas return to Kings Park to play a semi-final against the Sharks next weekend. Ok, now while I can’t actually see those hands, I can only imagine that there may be a fair few of them, given that if you have to pick any of the sides in this new “strengthened” Currie Cup format, the underdogs from Kimberley are the ones you’d least hate to face. [...]
