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The Free State Cheetahs and the Pumas finish of the Currie Cup action this afternoon as a curtain raiser for the Tri Nations clash in Port Elizabeth. It won’t be as much a spectacle as the Province vs Lions game last night, but we should, if everything goes according to plan, see a few tries being scored. [...]
Posts tagged with: Match Thread
CC Game 24 – Cheetahs vs Pumas
20 Aug 11 12:52 by Richard Ferguson | Cheetahs, Currie Cup, In the news, Other SA Teams | 53 Comments
CC Game 23 – Sharks (23) vs (3) Leopards F/T
19 Aug 11 17:30 by Richard Ferguson | Currie Cup, In the news, Other SA Teams, Sharks | 134 Comments
The third of three games this Friday night, and unfortunately the only game not to be televised this weekend is the Sharks facing the Leopards at Kings Park. Even though it is seen to be a minnow game, the Sharks are never able to put the smaller teams away and it should turn out to be yet another close encounter (like all other Sharks matches). [...]
CC Game 22 – Western Province (28) vs (26) Lions F/T
The second game of the weekend, the second in a bumper Friday night in Currie Cup, sees Western Province tackle the Lions at Newlands, a game that should be a very close encounter indeed. [...]
CC Game 21 – Bulls (44) vs (20) Griquas F/T
The first of the weekend games, and yet another 5pm kick off on a Friday night as the Bulls host Griquas at Loftus, quite keen to make up the ground they have lost during the start of their campaign. They have managed to lift themselves out of the danger zone, winning a close encounter against a rabid Pumas outfit. [...]
CC Game 20 – Lions (17) vs (10) Cheetahs F/T
The one and only Saturday game is the big battle of the felines as the Lions host the Cheetahs at the Coke Tin, attempting to go a fifth week without a loss. Both teams come off wins the week before and the confidence will be quite high in both camps. [...]
3N Game 4 – South Africa (9) vs (14) Australia F/T
13 Aug 11 14:00 by Richard Ferguson | In the news, Springboks, Tri Nations, Wallabies | 122 Comments
The Springboks start their home leg of the Tri Nations campaign against the Australians in Durban today, with the Boks desperately needing a win to get some points on the log and stop a losing culture that has come over them in recent times. [...]
CC Game 19 – Western Province (19) vs The Sharks (21) F/T
Newlands is the destination for our second game this Friday night, and what a game we are expecting to see. Western Province have beaten the Sharks twice this year, albeit with their full strength side, and in both games prevented the Sharks from scoring a single try. [...]
CC Game 17 – Pumas (12) vs Blue Bulls (16) F/T
The first game of the weekend, an early start indeed this Friday afternoon, sees the Bulls given the ideal opportunity to get their campaign back on track. Should they underestimate the Pumas though, they will go down for the fourth time this season, and another loss will root them to the bottom of the log with quite a deficit to make up. [...]
CC Game 16 – Blue Bulls (27) vs (36) Lions F/T
The final Currie Cup encounter for the weekend and a battle between neighbours, which are separated by nothing more than the boerewors curtain. On the rugby field though, there is much more that separates these teams. [...]
CC Game 15 – Cheetahs (28) vs (22) Western Province F/T
The second game of the day and first of the Currie Cup encounters, sees us to Bloemfontein where I suspect we will see the game of the weekend unfold. The Cheetahs have seen their team be boosted by returning Springboks, while Province are left selected a Bok-less team. [...]
3N Game 3 – New Zealand (30) vs (14) Australia F/T
The first real exciting game of the Tri Nations sees the All Blacks take on the Wallabies in Auckland, a ground where New Zealand have not lost a match in 17 years, and interestingly enough, the venue of the Rugby World Cup Final. [...]
CC Game 14 – Griquas (43) vs (22) Sharks F/T
The rampant Sharks take on a Griquas team that has struggled to get off the mark in this Currie Cap campaign so far, with a draw against Province and a close win over the Pumas last week their only points. The Sharks however, are unbeaten so far and will be aiming to keep that record intact after tonight’s game. [...]
CC Game 12 – Western Province (35) vs Blue Bulls (7) F/T
The last game of the weekend, and we see two teams that are expected to be at the top of the log, meandering along in mid table after a draw for Province and a loss for the Bulls in the first round. Both teams picked up wins in the second round, but were still far from convincing. [...]
CC Game 10 – Sharks (43) vs Cheetahs (34) F/T
Previously, I would have started this thread by saying the Cheetahs are the Sharks’ bogey team and how they historically struggle against the men from Bloemfontein, but we actually have a decent record against them over the last few years. [...]
CC Game 9 – Pumas (33) vs Griquas (40) F/T
The weekend of rugby action kicks off a bit later with a minnow battle of epic proportions. Both teams will have targeted this match in the preseason as a must win, and as it stands, both teams can quite easily walk away with the spoils. [...]
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