From our archives, January 26, 2021

Carling Currie Cup finals – points galore at Loftus
If the last 20-odd years are anything to go by, Saturday’s Carling Currie Cup final between the Vodacom Bulls and the Cell C Sharks in Pretoria could be a high-scoring affair.

News, January 26, 2021

New challenges for Vodacom Bulls to respond to
The Vodacom Bulls showed better discipline and a simpler game plan when they defeated the Xerox Lions in Pretoria on Saturday, but for Jake White, the role of Duane Vermeulen could not be highlighted enough.

Special feature, January 25, 2021

Two-all in Carling Currie Cup Finals
Saturday's Carling Currie Cup final in Pretoria will be the fifth between the Vodacom Bulls and Cell C Sharks, and the Durbanites third visit to Loftus Versfeld for a match of this magnitude. We look back at the previous four...

Team announcement, January 25, 2021

Brown joins experienced Blitzboks on the plane to Spain
The uncapped Ronald Brown, who has recently recovered from serious illness, will join a raft of experienced Springbok Sevens players when they travel to Madrid next month for two tournaments to be hosted by the Spanish Rugby Union.

News, January 25, 2021

Peyper to referee fifth Carling Currie Cup final
Jaco Peyper will join a select group of referees who have taken charge of five Carling Currie Cup finals on Saturday when the Vodacom Bulls welcome the Cell C Sharks to Pretoria for the grand finale of South Africa’s flagship domestic competition.

News, January 25, 2021

Munster hurting after another loss against Leinster
Munster were left kicking themselves in the Guinness PRO14 on Saturday as they let an early 10-point lead slip away in their Irish derby against defending champions Leinster, which left coach Johann van Graan and his team bitterly disappointed.

Tournament news, January 24, 2021

Carling Currie Cup Review – Semi-finals
The Vodacom Bulls will host the Cell C Sharks in the first Carling Currie Cup final at Loftus Versfeld since 2009 after the teams held their nerve in testing semi-finals on Saturday to be the last sides standing.

Match report, January 23, 2021

Vodacom Bulls book Carling Currie Cup home final
The Vodacom Bulls overcame an early second-half fightback by the Xerox Lions in their Carling Currie Cup semi-final at their fortress, Loftus Versfeld, on Saturday for a 26-21 win, which earned them their first home final in the competition since 2009.

Match report, January 23, 2021

Cell C Sharks edge DHL WP in Cape Town
The Cell C Sharks will travel to Pretoria for the Carling Currie Cup final next weekend after beating DHL Western Province by 19-9 in a tightly-contested semi-final at DHL Newlands on Saturday afternoon, with a superb defensive display securing the Durbanites the victory.

News, January 23, 2021

RIP Sandile Sibeko (1978-2021)
SA Rugby President, Mr Mark Alexander, and Springbok Women’s coach, Stanley Raubenheimer, paid tribute to Springbok Women’s and Imbokodo strength and conditioning coach, Sandile Sibeko, who passed away on Saturday at the age of 42 years old.

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