Currie Cup

Bulls bruiser ready for the fight

Sintu Manjezi has returned to the @Vodacom Bulls with renewed vigour, crediting his stint abroad for developing him into a versatile forward.

State of the Currie Cup: Gauteng giants stay unbeaten

Defending Currie Cup champions the Cheetahs, as well as the two Gauteng teams – the Lions and Vodacom Bulls – all continued their unbeaten starts to the 2024 edition of the tournament.

Dobson: Du Plessis injury hurt us

John Dobson said the plan to stop the Cheetahs in Bloem on Saturday was shredded when DHL WP lost playmaker Jean-Luc du Plessis to an injury in the first half.

Cheetahs claw WP in Bloem

Hooker Vernon Paulo scored a brace of tries at the death to help the defending Currie Cup champion Cheetahs overpower DHL Western Province in Bloemfontein on Saturday.

PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA - NOVEMBER 25: Jan-Hevndrik Wessels of the Bulls during the United Rugby Championship match between Vodacom Bulls and Connacht at Loftus Versfeld on November 25, 2023 in Pretoria, South Africa. (Photo by Lee Warren/Gallo Images)

Reshuffled Bulls redeploy bruiser

The versatile Jan-Hendrik Wessels will start at loosehead prop for the Vodacom Bulls against the Griffons in the Currie Cup at North West Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

NELSPRUIT, SOUTH AFRICA - JULY 12: Sam Francis of the Fidility ADT Lions during the Carling Currie Cup, Premier Division match between Airlink Pumas and Fidelity ADT Lions at Mbombela Stadium on July 12, 2024 in Nelspruit, South Africa. (Photo by Dirk Kotze/Gallo Images)

Highlights: Griquas stun Sharks, Lions lash Pumas

Griquas edged the Sharks before the Lions streaked past the Pumas in Currie Cup action on Friday night.

Ten-try Lions tear apart Pumas

Tapiwa Mafura notched a hat-trick of tries while debutant Sam Francis scored 30 points as the Lions thrashed the Pumas in the Currie Cup in Nelspruit on Friday night.

Dobson: Venter keen to flank for WP

John Dobson says that Andre-Hugo Venter has returned from the Springbok camp eager to embrace the chance to play in the back row in Western Province’s clash with the Cheetahs.

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - APRIL 29: Andre-Hugo Venter of Western Province during the Currie Cup, Premier Division match between DHL Western Province and Vodacom Bulls at DHL Stadium on April 29, 2023 in Cape Town, South Africa. (Photo by Carl Fourie/Gallo Images)

WP switch up for Cheetahs hunt

Andre-Hugo Venter returns in one of five changes to the DHL Western Province lineup to tackle the defending Currie Cup champion Cheetahs in Bloemfontein on Saturday.