Some are calling it a grudge match…. ok, let’s be honest, everyone’s calling it a grudge match, even if Lions coach Johan Ackermann won’t admit that fact openly! The Lions have named probably their strongest available side to face the Kings this weekend, with the loss of Willie Britz and Mike Bondesio to injury forcing Ackermann’s hand in certain positions. [...]
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Lions named for Kings match
7 Feb 13 15:06 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 71 Comments
Lions change again
31 Jan 13 14:49 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 23 Comments
The Lions have made six changes – including a new halfback pair – for their friendly against the Bulls in Soweto this weekend. [...]
New look Lions for Russia clash
17 Jan 13 12:49 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 42 Comments
The Lions team to face Russia this Saturday in the first match of the Lions Challenge has been announced, with Johan Ackermann giving a host of new faces the chance to impress him. [...]
Lions bolster ranks
22 Nov 12 10:39 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 16 Comments
In addition to the signing of former Shark XV fullback Kobus de Kock, which we reported some weeks back, the Golden Lions have snapped up a number of other young and fringe players to swell their 2013 ranks. [...]
Bulls named for Kings Park
26 Sep 12 08:00 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 5 Comments
Blue Bulls coach Pine Pienaar has recalled CJ Stander from the (relative) wilderness of the bench to start against the Sharks in Durban on Friday night, but Bok wing Bjorn Basson will need to wait another week to make his return to the side. [...]
Fouche in doubt for Bulls
24 Sep 12 09:37 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 3 Comments
The Blue Bulls, according to Beeld, have a crucial injury doubt ahead of Friday night’s Currie Cup clash against the Sharks in Durban. [...]
Bulls make two changes for Lions
5 Sep 12 15:12 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 1 Comment
The Bulls team to face the Lions at Loftus this weekend has been announced, with coach Pine Pienaar making two changes to his starting line-up. [...]
Cronje out for the season
28 Feb 12 11:03 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 3 Comments
New Bulls recruit, utility back Lionel Cronje, has picked up a pectoral muscle tear in his chest and will be out for the rest of the Super Rugby competition. [...]
Bulls send young side to face Kings
1 Feb 12 07:38 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 30 Comments
The Bulls have named an understrength team to face the Kings in Port Elizabeth this Saturday, with captain Wilhelm Steenkamp, an off-season acquisition from the Cheetahs, one of the few experienced men in the line-up. [...]
Sharks succumb to Province
1 Oct 11 19:07 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 80 Comments
The Sharks succumbed to a 10 – 15 loss to Western Province at Mr Price Kings Park on Saturday night, giving the Cape Town team hope of reaching the play-offs and making life very difficult for themselves to get that all important home semi final. [...]
Cronje starts for WP
22 Sep 11 15:32 by Clayton Saville (Clayton(PJLD)) | 10 Comments
DHL Western Province coach Allister Coetzee today named his team to face the Toyota Cheetahs at Newlands at 5pm on Braaiday.
Province lose their ginger ninja
20 Sep 11 06:50 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 12 Comments
Impressive rookie prop Steven Kitshoff – the flame-haired 20-year-old who has manfully stepped into the Western Province number 1 jersey in the injury-enforced absence of Wicus Blaauw – has himself been ruled out for four weeks, making life somewhat difficult for his coach, Alister Coetzee. [...]
Bulls bag Lionel Cronje
19 Sep 11 17:29 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 8 Comments
Discarded Western Province utility back Lionel Cronje has signed a two-year deal with the Bulls and will join them in November. [...]
Van Aswegen crocked – but how badly?
18 Jul 11 16:35 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 85 Comments
Western Province’s already meagre flyhalf stocks look to have been further depleted, with Gary van Aswegen likely to miss out this weekend. The young pivot, already a stand-in himself after injury has cut a swathe through the ranks, has picked up his second knee injury of the year, although reports differ as to the prognosis. [...]
Sharks taught a rugby lesson
30 Apr 11 21:16 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 233 Comments
The Stromers played all the rugby and kept all of the log points on offer in beating the Sharks by 32 points to 12 in Cape Town this evening. The home side scored four tries to zero and have extended their lead at the top of the South African conference to 8 points as a result. [...]
