The Currie Cup enters round 4, the Boks play the All Blacks in the Tri Nations and the final game of the 2008 Craven Week takes place.
Currie Cup Round 4
Friday July 11
19:10 Sharks v Valke : Durban
Venue: Absa Stadium, Durban
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan
Touch judges: Pro Legoete, Reuben Rossouw
TMO: Shaun Veldsman
Sharks: 15 Stefan Terblanche, 14 Chris Jordaan, 13 Waylon Murray, 12 Bradley Barritt/Andries Strauss, 11 Wesley Bodmer, 10 Monty Dumond, 9 Scott Mathie, 8 Keegan Daniel, 7 Nic Strauss, 6 Jacques Botes, 5 Johann Muller (captain), 4 Albert van den Berg, 3 BJ Botha, 2 Skipper Badenhorst, 1 Jannie du Plessis.
Replacements: 16 Craig Burden, 17 Robbie Harris, 18 Nikolai Blignaut, 19 Skholiwe Ndlovu, 20 Charl McLeod, 21 Andries Strauss/Riaan Swanepoel, 22 Frederic Michalak.
Falcons: 15 Jacques Schutte, 14 Dewald Pretorius, 13 Rouan Cloete, 12 Hanno Coetzee (captain), 11 Ernie Kruger, 10 Len Olivier, 9 Gerrie Odendaal, 8 Sean Plaatjies, 7 Reg Muller, 6 Warren Perkins, 5 Marius Coetzer, 4 Wouter Moore, 3 Nico Pretorius, 2 Rayno Barnes, 1 Gavin Whittingham.
Replacements: 16 Frik Venter, 17 Rassie van Vuuren, 18 Reg Perkins, 19 Emile Verster, 20 Bolla Adams, 21 Jeff Perkins, 22 Mpho Matsaung.
Saturday July 12
15:00 Lions v Boland : Johannesburg
Venue: Ellis Park, Johannesburg
Referee: Deon van Blommestein
Touch judges: Joey Salmans, Peet Badenhorst
TMO: Shaun Veldsman
Lions: 15 Earl Rose, 14 Jannie Boshoff, 13 Jaco Pretorius, 12 Doppies la Grange, 11 Louis Ludik, 10 Louis Strydom, 9 Jano Vermaak, 8 Willem Alberts, 7 Franco van der Merwe/Justin Wheeler, 6 Cobus Grobbelaar, 5 Alten Hulme, 4 Dewald Senekal, 3 Lawrence Sephaka, 2 Willie Wepener, 1 Heinke van der Merwe.
Replacements: 16 Derick Minnie, 17 JC Janse van Rensburg, 18 Willem Stoltz, 19 Justin Wheeler/Francois Uys, 20 Chris Jonck, 21 Jaque Fourie, 22 Jaco van Schalkwyk.
Boland Cavaliers: 15 Stefan Basson, 14 John Daniels, 13 Piet van Zyl (captain), 12 Lionel Cornelius, 11 Alvin Hugo, 10 Elgar Watts, 9 Dewaldt Duvenage, 8 Dries van Schalkwyk, 7 Frankie Horne, 6 Zolani Mofu, 5 Bradley Mockford, 4 Cecil Kemp, 3 Andries Human, 2 Clemen Lewis, 1 Janro van Niekerk.
Replacements: 16 Pieter Wium, 17 Jean Botha, 18 Frikkie Spies, 19 Whalied Heyns, 20 Marnus Hugo, 21 Deon Scholtz, 22 Renfred Dazel.
15:00 Griquas v Western Province : Kimberley
Venue: Absa Park, Kimberley
Referee: Craig Joubert
Touch judges: Jaco Peyper, Peter de Bruin
TMO: Willie Roos
Griquas: 15 Riaan Viljoen, 14 Egon Seconds, 13 Jaco Bekker, 12 Herkie Kruger (captain), 11 Gavin Passens, 10 Conrad Barnard, 9 Sarel Pretorius, 8 Heinrich Stride, 7 Stephan Gerber, 6 Frans Viljoen, 5 Jacques Lombaard, 4 Wayne van Heerden, 3 Ruaan du Preez, 2 James van der Walt, 1 Albertus Buckle.
Replacements: 16 Rohan Kitshoff/Bees van Dyk, 17 Steph Roberts, 18 Cilliers Coetzer, 19 Gareth Krause, 20 Tobie Botes, 21 Lafras Uys, 22 MJ Mentz.
Western Province: 15 Gio Aplon, 14 Tonderai Chavhanga, 13 Morgan Newman, 12 Gcobani Bobo (captain), 11 Wylie Human, 10 Willem De Waal, 9 Alastair Siegelaar, 8 AJ Venter, 7 Francois Louw, 6 Pieter Myburgh, 5 Ross Skeate, 4 Adriaan Fondse, 3 Brok Harris, 2 Deon Fourie, 1 Wicus Blaauw.
Replacements: 16 Simon Westraadt, 17 Schalk Ferreira, 18 Nico Du Plessis, 19 Justin Melck, 20 Paul Delport, 21 Isma-eel Dollie, 22 PJ Vermeulen.
17:05 Blue Bulls v Cheetahs : Pretoria
Venue: Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Referee: Marius Jonker
Touch judges: Sindile Mayende, Cobus Wessels
TMO: Mark Lawrence
Blue Bulls: 15 Tiger Mangweni, 14 Akona Ndungane, 13 Marius Delport, 12 Wynand Olivier, 11 John Mametsa, 10 Morné Steyn, 9 JP Joubert, 8 Pedrie Wannenburg, 7 Wikus van Heerden (captain), 6 Deon Stegmann, 5 Wilhelm Steenkamp, 4 Danie Rossouw, 3 Rayno Gerber, 2 Derick Kuün, 1 Jaco Engels.
Replacements: 16 Bandise Maku, 17 Werner Kruger, 18 Francois van Schouwenburg, 19 Jacques Burger, 20 Fourie du Preez, 21 Burton Francis, 22 Zane Kirchner.
Cheetahs: 15 Bevin Fortuin, 14 Eddie Fredericks, 13 JW Jonker, 12 Hendrik Meyer, 11 Jongi Nokwe, 10 Chris Rossouw, 9 Neil Powell, 8 Schalk van der Merwe, 7 Hendro Scholtz (captain), 6 Heinrich Brüssow, 5 Barend Pieterse, 4 Flip van der Merwe, 3 Kobus Calldo, 2 Adriaan Strauss, 1 Wian du Preez.
Replacements: 16 Jaco du Toit, 17 Phillip Lemmer, 18 David de Villiers, 19 Darron Nel, 20 Tewis de Bruyn, 21 Robert Ebersohn, 22 Fabian Juries.
Tri Nations
Saturday July 12
09:35 South Africa v New Zealand : Dunedin
Craven Week
Saturday July 12
13:00 Craven Week Final
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