Injuries sustained during last weekend’s narrow loss to the Sharks have forced changes to the Griquas team that takes on Western Province on Friday. […]
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Griquas forced to change again
Scheepers back for Griquas
He was instrumental in the unexpected Round 1 win over the Sharks – Griquas’ only victory to date – and it’s thus not all that surprising that coach Pote Human has restored goal-kicking ace Nico Scheepers to the side that faces the Durbanites on Saturday. […]
Cheetahs name prelim Super Rugby squad
The Cheetahs have named a preliminary 50 man squad ahead of the 2013 Super Rugby competition. This squad will start pre-season and continue their training after the Christmas break, which will lead to two warm up matches to be played at the end of January and beginning February. […]
Continuity for Griquas as they hunt another big scalp
Griquas coach Pote Human has been able to name a mostly unchanged side for tomorrow night’s Currie Cup clash against the Sharks, with just a single injury-enforced switch seeing Walter Venter replace JP Nel at inside centre. […]
Griquas change three for Lions
The Griquas team to host the Lions in Kimberley this weekend sees three changes from the team that went down to the Cheetahs last weekend. […]
Griquas in the hunt
Griquas got some good news following their first loss in four weeks of action, with only one injury concern following the loss, that of wing Richard Lawson. Further to that, they also see three of the most experienced players in their ranks return to the selection frame. […]
Pote forced into changes
Griquas coach Pote Human has made just one unenforced change to his side to face Western Province this weekend, but has had his hand forced in other areas due to injury and suspension. […]
Griquas take early casualties at Loftus
Aside from a surprisingly-heavy 20-35 defeat in a game they were widely expected win, Griquas came away from Loftus Versveld with little else to smile about on Friday night. […]
Griquas show off their purchases
GWK Griquas have bought judiciously during the off-season and are ready to unveil a new-look three-quarter line when they take on the Bulls at Loftus on Friday night, in the first Currie Cup game of the season. […]
JP Nel returns – for real this time
There was something of a mini-uproar in Lions circles earlier in the season when it was spuriously reported that former Bulls prizefighter-cum-center JP Nel may be on his way to join up with the side in Johannesburg. Fans will recall that Nel quit the SA game a few years back in protest to perceived heavy-handedness when it came to the way the judiciary dealt with his serial transgressions. Strangely, he was about the only one to see things that way. […]
JP Nel in surprise Lions switch?
In a move likely to rise the hackles of many a supporter, the Lions are reportedly trying to secure the services of former Bulls centre JP Nel to help alleviate their midfield injury crisis. […]
No Meisiekind for Bulls
It was a ruse all along, fans. Wynand Olivier was never going to play this weekend. […]
JP Nel – FJELN!
JP Nel has thrown his toys about being suspended for 4 weeks. […]
Nel and Quinlan’s sentences upheld
JP Nel and Alan Quinlan have both been less than successful with their appeals. […]
JP Nel: Hit by his heritage
There can be a fine line sometimes between being served an injustice and getting a dose of your just desserts. […]