Category: Currie Cup

To help you with your predictions for round 2 of the 2011 Currie Cup tournament, here is what those in the know are saying:

Fri 22 July 2011 | 19:00 Pumas v Sharks
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Lions 31 – 27 Pumas
Western Province 26 – 26 Griquas
Cheetahs 40 – 12 Leopards
Sharks 35 – 16 Blue Bulls

To help you with your predictions for round 1 of the 2011 Currie Cup tournament, here is what those in the know are saying:

Fri 15 July 2011 | 19:10 MTN Lions v Pumas (Johannesburg)

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Luke Watson has confirmed that he has signed a 3-year deal with Eastern Province Kings starting in 2011. His father Cheeky is currently president of the union.

“The opportunity to return home to SA and especially to my home city PE, is one that I have to grab with both hands! It’s always been my dream to see top flight rugby established within the Eastern Cape and I am very excited to be able to be a part of this.”

Friday 29 October – Promotion/Relegation
17:00 SWD 32 v 28 Leopards
Leopards remain in Currie Cup Premier Division
19:05 EP Kings 28 v 46 Pumas
Pumas remain in Currie Cup Premier Division

Saturday 30 October – Finals
12:00 u19 Final – Blue Bulls 20 v 26 WP
14:30 u21 Final – Blue Bulls 32 v 43 WP
17:30 Premier Final – Sharks 30 v 10 WP

SF 1: Sharks 16 – 12 Bulls
Sharks 16 – Try: Keegan Daniel, Conversion: Pat Lambie, Penalties: Pat Lambie (3)
Bulls 12 – Penalties: Morne Steyn (4)
MOTM: Willem Alberts (Sharks)

SF 2: WP 31 – 07 FS Cheetahs
WP 31 – Tries: Bryan Habana, Francois Louw, Gio Aplon, Conversions: Willem de Waal (2), Penalties: Willem De Waal (4)
Cheetahs 7 – Try: Phillip Snyman, Conversion: Sias Ebersohn
MOTM: Schalk Burger (WP)

Saturday 16 October

14:30 Sharks 16 v 12 Blue Bulls (Durban)

Sharks – 15 Louis Ludik, 14 JP Pietersen, 13 Stefan Terblanche (c), 12 Andries Strauss, 11 Lwazi Mvovo, 10 Patrick Lambie, 9 Charl McLeod, 8 Ryan Kankowski, 7 Willem Alberts, 6 Keegan Daniel, 5 Alistair Hargreaves, 4 Steven Sykes, 3 Jannie du Plessis, 2 Bismarck du Plessis, 1 Tendai Mtawarira.
Subs: 16 Craig Burden, 17 Eugene van Staden, 18 Anton Bresler, 19 Jacques Botes, 20 Rory Kockott, 21 Andre Pretorius, 22 Odwa Ndungane.

Bulls – 15. Zane Kirchner, 14. Gerhard van den Heever, 13. Jaco Pretorius, 12. Wynand Olivier, 11. Jaco van der Westhuyzen, 10. Morne Steyn, 9. Francois Hougaard, 8. Danie Rossouw, 7. Dewald Potgieter, 6. Derick Kuun, 5. Victor Matfield (c), 4. Bakkies Botha, 3. Werner Kruger, 2. Chiliboy Ralepelle, 1. Dean Greyling
Subs: 16. Bandise Maku, 17. Rossouw de Klerk, 18. Flip van der Merwe, 19. Pierre Spies, 20. Ruan Snyman, 21. Jacques-Louis Potgieter, 22. Deon Stegmann

17:00 Western Province 31 v 07 Cheetahs (Newlands)

WP – 15 Conrad Jantjes, 14 Gio Aplon, 13 Juan de Jongh, 12 Jean de Villiers, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Willem de Waal, 9 Ricky Januarie, 8 Duane Vermeulen, 7 Francois Louw, 6 Schalk Burger (c), 5 Anton van Zyl, 4 Adriaan Fondse, 3 Brok Harris, 2 Deon Fourie, 1 JD Moller.
Subs: 16 Hanyani Shimange, 17 JC Kritzinger, 18 De Kock Steenkamp, 19 Pieter Louw, 20 Dewaldt Duvenage, 21 Lionel Cronje, 22 Paul Bosch.

Cheetahs Р15 Hennie Daniller, 14 Philip Snyman, 13 Robert Ebersohn, 12 Meyer Bosman, 11 Corn̩ Uys, 10 Louis Strydom, 9 Tewis De Bruyn, 8 Ashley Johnson, 7 Juan Smith (c), 6 Hendro Scholtz, 5 Walti Vermeulen, 4 Francois Uys, 3 WP Nel, 2 Adriaan Strauss, 1 Coenie Oosthuizen.
Subs: 16 Skipper Badenhorst, 17 CJ van der Linde, 18 Izak van der Westhuizen, 19 Kabamba Floors, 20 Tertius Carse, 21 Sias Ebersohn, 22 Riaan Smit.