The 2022 Carling Currie Cup Bulletin #11
The first-placed Toyota Cheetahs will be aiming for their sixth straight win of the 2022 Carling Currie Cup campaign when they tackle the Cell C Sharks in another important clash in Durban on Wednesday, while defending champions, the Vodacom Bulls will be hoping to build on last week’s win when they travel down the N1 to Johannesburg to face the Sigma Lions in a Jukskei derby.
WP surge to the top of the standings
The DHL Western Province Under-20 side surged to the top of the SA Rugby Under-20 Cup standings with a comprehensive 45-8 victory over the Toyota Cheetahs in Cape Town over the long weekend, while the Cell C Sharks caused an upset with a big victory over the defending champions, the Lions, in Durban.
Maties clip Eagles’ wings as Wits hammer UWC
Maties rebounded from a poor start to beat the NWU Eagles 20-12 in round six of the FNB Varsity Cup in Stellenbosch on Monday night, while Wits recorded a big win over UWC and Shimlas returned to winning ways in a postponed match on Tuesday morning.
Smiles all round as Springbok Women get stuck in again
The last time Unam Tose and her Springbok Women team-mates ran onto a field, close to 30,000 people cheered them onto the hallowed turf at Twickenham, as the South Africans got ready to play the Barbarians in a historic match in the famous London venue.
Edinburgh and Ulster will test SA challenge
Two of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship's "big five" clubs are in South Africa for two matches that could prove decisive to the local challenge for prime positions on the final log.
Rugby welcomes 50 percent supporter return
SA Rugby on Tuesday welcomed the announcement by State President Mr Cyril Ramaphosa that rugby venues would be permitted to accept up to 50 percent of its capacity for vaccinated or COVID-19 negative attendees from tomorrow (Wednesday, 23 March).
South African sides flex muscles in Vodacom URC
The South African sides recorded another perfect round of results in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship, as three of the local teams made a strong push into playoff contention with the knock-out stages creeping closer.
Stormers too strong for Cardiff in the CT heat
The DHL Stormers consolidated their position in the top eight of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship log with a 40-3 victory (half-time 19-3) over Cardiff on a hot Sunday afternoon in Cape Town.
Sharks outplay Zebre Parma to maintain unbeaten home run
The Cell C Sharks earned their fourth straight win and kept their unbeaten home run intact in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship as they scored five unanswered tries against Zebre Parma in Durban on Saturday, for a comprehensive 38-6 victory.
Strong second half steers Lions to valuable win against Munster
The Emirates Lions delivered a strong second half performance in a tense Vodacom United Rugby Championship match against Munster at Emirates Airline Park in Johannesburg to overturn a 21-10 halftime deficit into a nail-biting 23-21 victory on Saturday.