WP, Sharks aim to stop Currie Cup slide
Western Province and the Sharks head into the third round of the Currie Cup desperate for a first win.
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Western Province and the Sharks head into the third round of the Currie Cup desperate for a first win.
Western Province flyhalf Jurie Mathee has cleared concussion protocols to make his season debut against Griquas in Kimberley on Friday.
Griquas have made one change for Friday’s Currie Cup match against Western Province in Kimberley.
Loose forward Louw Nel wants to convert his part-time status into a more full-time role when the Stormers get their Vodacom URC campaign under way in September.
Stormers director of rugby John Dobson says Western Province must win the Currie Cup in two years’ time.
Vodacom Bulls coach Phiwe Nomlomo says other unions need to be “smarter” in how they approach the Currie Cup.
Western Province are sweating over the fitness of their two frontline flyhalves ahead of a tricky Currie Cup trip to Kimberley to face a combative Griquas outfit.
The Vodacom Bulls will struggle to shake off the favourites tag for this year’s Currie Cup title, despite the coaching staff saying they can’t get ahead of themselves.
The Lions have seemingly won the battle to have Junior Springbok flank Batho Hlekani released early from his contract with the Sharks.
Two quickfire tries from scrumhalf Caleb Abrahams sparked a Griquas comeback to beat the Boland Kavaliers in Kimberley on Sunday.