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WP's Evan Roos is putting his hand up during the CC. Should be a good replacement for Trokkie

FT: WP 28-30 Griquas

and WP had the homeground advantage

Cheetahs: 15 Clayton Blommetjies, 14 Duncan Saal, 13 Lesley Botha, 12 Siya Masuku, 11 Cohen Jasper, 10 Brandon Thomson, 9 Ruan Pienaar (captain), 8 Aidon Davis, 7 Jacques Potgieter, 6 Jeandre Rudolph, 5 Jean Droste, 4 Rynier Bernardo, 3 Hencus van Wyk, 2 Marnus van der Merwe, 1 Aluluthu Tshakweni.
Replacements: 16 Louis van der Westhuizen, 17 Schalk Ferreira, 18 Conraad van Vuuren, 19 Victor Sekekete, 20 Junior Pokomela, 21 Mihali Mosi, 22 Zinedine Booysen, 23 Malcolm Jaer.

Pumas Traveling Sqaud: Dewald Maritz, Ruan Kramer, Ettiene Janeke, Ignatius Prinsloo, Eduan Swart, Simon Westraadt, Hendrik van Schoor, Pieter Jansen van Vuren (captain), Brandon Valentine, Kwanda Dimaza, Francois Kleinhans, Phumzile Maqondwana, Willie Engelbrecht, Daniel Maartens, Ginter Smuts, Chriswill September, Eddie Fouche, Niel Marais, Matt Moore, Alwyno Visagie, Wayne van der Bank, Erich Cronje, Jade Stighling, Etiene Taljaard, Tapiwa Mafura, Devon Williams.

Date: Friday, July 9
Venue: Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
Kick-off: 16.00 (14.00 GMT)
Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni
Assistant referees: Local
TMO: Ben Crouse

Saturday's Sharks v Lions CC game has been cancelled as the Sharks will play the B&I Lions again at Loftus, kick-off 18.00 SAT, 17.00 BST

a decision on the points allocation to be confirmed.

https://rugby365.com/tournaments/britis ... rks-again/

Pumas can go top of the log if they beat the Cheetahs

HT: Cheetahs 3-6 Pumas

FT: Cheetahs 17-16 Pumas

1 point

Nothing yet on how the Sharks and Lions log points will be affected. Points deducted from the Bulls for being the cause of the cancelation?

no they won't deduct from Bulls
think it will be like a draw 2pts each
O enjoyed Pumas Cheetahs. They climbed in and excellent defense unlike one saw thus far on the Lions tour

Friday, 16 July 2021
19:00: Sharks v New Nation Pumas - Jonsson Kings Park

Saturday, 17 July 2021
12:30: Griquas v Bulls - Toyota Stadium

14:45: Lions v Cheetahs - Emirates Airlines Park

President of the Eastern Province Rugby Union Andre Rademan has passed away after a battle with COVID-19.

Rademan was recently re-elected as President of EP after serving an initial term of four years. He was also chairman of the board of the Southern Kings.

The 62-year-old Rademan tested positive for COVID-19 some time ago and was placed on a ventilator in intensive care in a Gqeberha hospital, where he sadly passed away on Tuesday.

https://rugby365.com/countries/south-af ... -covid-19/

Due to extraordinary circumstances, SA Rugby announced on Wednesday that two Currie Cup Premier Division matches this weekend will be cancelled.

The clash between the Sharks and the Pumas, scheduled for Durban on Friday, has been called off due to unrest in KwaZulu-Natal, while Saturday’s match in Kimberley between Griquas and the Bulls is also off.

The Bulls have reportedly arrived in Cape Town to help provide some opposition for the Springboks this weekend ahead of the three-Test series against the British and Irish Lions.

Tournament rules make provision for the cancellation of matches due to extraordinary circumstances and as a result, the scores in both these matches will be noted as 0-0, with all four teams awarded four log points.

The same will apply to the match that was cancelled last weekend, between the Lions and the Sharks (0-0 and four log points each).

Saturday’s match between the Lions and Cheetahs in Johannesburg will take place.

https://rugby365.com/tournaments/currie ... to-unrest/

RIP Andre' Rademan

The Currie Cup match between the Lions and Cheetahs – scheduled for Ellis Park this weekend – has been cancelled as a result of concerns over the ongoing violence in South Africa.

Harold Verster, Managing director of the Free State Cheetahs, confirmed that the Bloemfontein-based team was not willing to travel to Johannesburg for Saturday’s fixture.

He cited the ongoing violence that has ravaged parts of KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng as one of the main reasons.

SA Rugby also confirmed the cancellation.

“Due to the situation of unrest currently being experienced in Gauteng, two matches scheduled to take place in Johannesburg on Saturday have been cancelled or postponed,” a statement from SA Rugby said.

“The Currie Cup match between the Lions and the Cheetahs has been called off.

“A decision on the result and log points will be made at a later stage.”

https://rugby365.com/tournaments/currie ... -violence/

https://wprugby.com/dhl-wp-women-aiming ... ct-season/


WeePee vs Border woman CC final tomorrow @16h00 on Newlands

The Sharks have confirmed that JJ van der Mescht has been granted an early release in the hopes of the big lock finding “renewed motivation to work on his fitness and discipline” in France.

It’s now been confirmed that Van der Mescht has been released from his contract to join Stade Francais in France, by mutual agreement and with immediate effect

https://rugby365.com/tournaments/pro14/ ... to-france/

Next (maybe):

21 Jul | Emirates Airline Park, JHB
14:30: Lions v Griquas

21 Jul | Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein
16:45: Cheetahs v WP

21 Jul | Jonsson Kings Park, Durban
19:00: Sharks v Bulls

Points for the cancelled Lions v Cheetahs game haven't been allocated yet

With all the kak going on , its important that we get the matches back on track. Not only for the players but also for us rugby supporters.

If you look at the Bok camp, we'll need backup players all the time.

There are a long season ahead.

Feel sad for WP who have top the log and now at the bottom.

Will be interesting to see the teams regroup after the pakslae they received from the BILs.

Great to see the Pumas and Griquas at the top.

Expect the Bulls to be unbeatable from here.

Your'e right I think. JW improve the whole time with the bulls. Harold Vorster, Jaque Van Rooyen, Mapoe, Combrink all ex-Lions but JW saw his shortcomings in the overseas game and brought in or bought in more experience since

OomStruisbaai wrote: ↑Mon Jul 19, 2021 10:40 am Expect the Bulls to be unbeatable from here.

Of course they are. Their games get called off but they still get the points

The Sharks’ Round Six meeting with the Bulls, which was scheduled for Wednesday, will not take place

SA Rugby revealed that the fixture has been called off due to the security concerns in KwaZulu-Natal.

A decision on the result and log points will be made at a later stage.

https://rugby365.com/tournaments/currie ... alled-off/

Griquas: 15 Ashlon Davids, 14 Daniel Kasende, 13 Jay Cee Nel, 12 Johnathan Francke, 11 Eduan Keyter, 10 George Whitehead, 9 Stefan Ungerer, 8 Ruan Steenkamp (captain), 7 Hanru Sirgel, 6 Gideon van der Merwe, 5 Cameron Lindsay, 4 Adre Smith, 3 Janu Botha, 2 Janco Uys, 1 Mox Mxoli
Replacements: 16 HJ Luus, 17 Andrew Beerwinkel, 18 Andries Schutte, 19 Mzwanele Zito, 20 Sibabalo Qom, 21 Raegan Oranje, 22 Tinus de Beer, 23 Ederies Arendse, 24 Andrew Kuhn, 25 Jeandre Leonard, 26 Theo Boshoff.

Date: Wednesday, July 21
Venue: Ellis Park, Johannesburg
Kick-off: 14.30 (12.30 GMT)
Referee: TBC
Assistant Referees: TBC
TMO: TBC

Jensrsa wrote: ↑Mon Jul 19, 2021 3:35 pm

OomStruisbaai wrote: ↑Mon Jul 19, 2021 10:40 am Expect the Bulls to be unbeatable from here.

Of course they are. Their games get called off but they still get the points

The Sharks’ Round Six meeting with the Bulls, which was scheduled for Wednesday, will not take place

SA Rugby revealed that the fixture has been called off due to the security concerns in KwaZulu-Natal.

A decision on the result and log points will be made at a later stage.

https://rugby365.com/tournaments/currie ... alled-off/

Sadly but they set a great example

IOL

Bulls contribute R100 000 to Sharks fundraising campaign for violence-affected KZN
CAPE TOWN – The Bulls may feel that the momentum gained from beating South Africa A last Saturday will be lost due to the cancellation of Wednesday’s Currie Cup clash against the Sharks, but that hasn’t stopped them from lending a helping hand to the KwaZulu-Natal union.

The violence and looting in KZN and parts of Gauteng have resulted in at least 212 deaths, with 180 of those coming in the east-coast province.


That led to SA Rugby, the Sharks and Bulls discussing and deciding to call off the Currie Cup encounter that was scheduled for Kings Park on Wednesday night, due to safety concerns.


But later on Monday, Bulls chief executive Edgar Rathbone said in a statement that they have chosen to play the return Currie Cup game – which was set for August 6 at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria – in Durban.

SA Rugby said that “a decision on the result and log points will be made at a later stage”.

Cheetahs: 15 Clayton Blommetjies, 14 Duncan Saal, 13 David Brits, 12 Siya Masuku, 11 Cohen Jasper, 10 Brandon Thomson, 9 Ruan Pienaar (captain), 8 Aidon Davis, 7 Junior Pokomela, 6 Jeandré Rudolph, 5 Jean Droste, 4 Rynier Bernardo, 3 Hencus van Wyk, 2 Marnus van der Merwe, 1 Aluluthu Tshakweni.
Replacements: 16 Louis van der Westhuizen, 17 Cameron Dawson, 18 Conraad van Vuuren, 19 Victor Sekekete, 20 Jacques Potgieter, 21 Zinedine Booysen, 22 Reinhardt Fortuin, 23 Chris Smit.

Date: Wednesday, July 21
Venue: Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
Kick-off: 16.45 (14.45 GMT)
Referee: Morné Ferreira
Assistant referees: Local appointments
TMO: Marius van der Westhuizen

Jensrsa wrote: ↑Tue Jul 20, 2021 11:32 am Cheetahs: 15 Clayton Blommetjies, 14 Duncan Saal, 13 David Brits, 12 Siya Masuku, 11 Cohen Jasper, 10 Brandon Thomson, 9 Ruan Pienaar (captain), 8 Aidon Davis, 7 Junior Pokomela, 6 Jeandré Rudolph, 5 Jean Droste, 4 Rynier Bernardo, 3 Hencus van Wyk, 2 Marnus van der Merwe, 1 Aluluthu Tshakweni.
Replacements: 16 Louis van der Westhuizen, 17 Cameron Dawson, 18 Conraad van Vuuren, 19 Victor Sekekete, 20 Jacques Potgieter, 21 Zinedine Booysen, 22 Reinhardt Fortuin, 23 Chris Smit.

Date: Wednesday, July 21
Venue: Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
Kick-off: 16.45 (14.45 GMT)
Referee: Morné Ferreira
Assistant referees: Local appointments
TMO: Marius van der Westhuizen

Western Province: 15 Sergeal Petersen, 14 Tristan Leyds, 13 Juan de Jongh, 12 Cornel Smit, 11 Edwill van der Merwe, 10 Tim Swiel, 9 Godlen Masimla, 8 Evan Roos, 7 Marcel Theunissen, 6 Nama Xaba, 5 JD Schickerling, 4 Ernst van Rhyn (captain), 3 Neethling Fouche, 2 Andre-Hugo Venter, 1 Leon Lyons.
Replacements: 16 JJ Kotze, 17 Dian Bleuler, 18 Lee-Marvin Mazibuko, 19 Simon Miller, 20 Johan du Toit, 21 Thomas Bursey, 22 Sacha Mngomezulu, 23 Leolin Zas.

Jensrsa wrote: ↑Mon Jul 19, 2021 8:03 pm Griquas: 15 Ashlon Davids, 14 Daniel Kasende, 13 Jay Cee Nel, 12 Johnathan Francke, 11 Eduan Keyter, 10 George Whitehead, 9 Stefan Ungerer, 8 Ruan Steenkamp (captain), 7 Hanru Sirgel, 6 Gideon van der Merwe, 5 Cameron Lindsay, 4 Adre Smith, 3 Janu Botha, 2 Janco Uys, 1 Mox Mxoli
Replacements: 16 HJ Luus, 17 Andrew Beerwinkel, 18 Andries Schutte, 19 Mzwanele Zito, 20 Sibabalo Qom, 21 Raegan Oranje, 22 Tinus de Beer, 23 Ederies Arendse, 24 Andrew Kuhn, 25 Jeandre Leonard, 26 Theo Boshoff.

Date: Wednesday, July 21
Venue: Ellis Park, Johannesburg
Kick-off: 14.30 (12.30 GMT)
Referee: TBC
Assistant Referees: TBC
TMO: TBC

Lions: 15 EW Viljoen; 14 Stean Pienaar, 13 Manuel Rass, 12 Burger Odendaal, 11 Rabz Maxwane; 10 Jordan Hendrikse, 9 Morne van den Berg; 8 Francke Horn (capt.), 7 Sibusiso Sangweni, 6 MJ Pelser, 5 Reinhardt Nothnagel, 4 Ruben Schoeman, 3 Jannie du Plessis, 2 Jaco Visagie, 1 Sti Sithole. Replacements: 16 PJ Botha, 17 Ruan Dreyer, 18 Carlu Sadie, 19 FP Pelser, 20 Travis Gordon, 21 Andre Warner, 22 Fred Zeilinga, 23 Duncan Matthews

Cheetahs 38 Western Province 21
Tries Cheetahs:
Saal,Brits,Pienaar,Jasper
Tries WP:
Roos x2, Bursey
Bonus Point win for Cheetahs

Lions 31 Griquas 41
Tries Lions:
Van den Berg, Sithole, Maxwane, Dreyer, Gordon
Tries Griquas:
Van der Merwe, Keyter x4
Griquas goes top of the Currie Cup log followed by Pumas, then Sharks, Bulls then the rest

Congrats Cheetahs and Griquas

Unfortunately the Lions aren't improving their discipline (1 red card and 8 minutes with 13 men) or their handling skills and I can't see them doing well in the Pro16 unless some drastic changes and improvements are made

Sharks: 15 Anthony Volmink, 14 Marnus Potgieter, 13 Werner Kok, 12 Marius Louw, 11 Thaakir Abrahams, 10 Curwin Bosch, 9 Grant Williams, 8 Phepsi Buthelezi (captain), 7 Dylan Richardson, 6 James Venter, 5 Reniel Hugo, 4 Le Roux Roets, 3 Khutha Mchunu, 2 Kerron van Vuuren, 1 Ntuthuko Mchunu
Replacements: 16 Dan Jooste, 17 MJ Majola, 18 Lourens Adriaanse, 19 Thembelani Bholi, 20 Mpilo Gumede, 21 Cameron Wright, 22 Lionel Cronje, 23 Jeremy Ward

Date: Saturday, July 24
Venue: Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
Kick-off: 14.30 (12.30 GMT)
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen
Assistant Referees: Local
TMO: Paul Mente

Saturday, 24 July 2021
Toyota Stadium
14:30: Cheetahs vs Sharks

Sunday, 25 July 2021
Mbombela Stadium
13:00: Pumas vs WP

Loftus Versfeld
15:15: Bulls vs Lions

Bulls: 15 David Kriel, 14 Cornal Hendricks, 13 Lionel Mapoe, 12 Harold Vorster, 11 Richard Kriel, 10 Johan Goosen, 9 Zak Burger, 8 Elrigh Louw, 7 Muller Uys, 6 Marcell Coetzee (Captain), 5 Ruan Nortje, 4 Walt Steenkamp, 3 Jacques van Rooyen, 2 Johan Grobbelaar, 1 Simphiwe Matanzima
Replacements: 16 Schalk Erasmus, 17 Gerhard Steenekamp, 18 Mornay Smith, 19 Janko Swanepoel, 20 Nizaam Carr, 21 Keagan Johannes, 22 Chris Smith, 23 Sibongile Novuka, 24 Jan-Hendrik Wessel, 25 Ruan Delport, 26 Johan Mulder, 27 FC du Plessis

Date: Sunday, 25 July
Venue: Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Kick-off: 15.15 (13.15 GMT)
Referee: Paul Mente
Assistant Referees: Local appointments
TMO: Marius van der Westhuizen

Western Province: 15 Sergeal Petersen, 14 Tristan Leyds, 13 Juan de Jongh, 12 Dan du Plessis, 11 Edwill van der Merwe, 10 Chris Schreuder, 9 Paul de Wet, 8 Evan Roos, 7 Johan du Toit, 6 Nama Xaba, 5 JD Schickerling, 4 Ernst van Rhyn (captain), 3 Sazi Sandi, 2 Scarra Ntubeni, 1 Leon Lyons
Replacements: 16 Andre-Hugo Venter, 17 Dian Bleuler, 18 Neethling Fouche, 19 Justin Basson, 20 Simon Miller, 21 Godlen Masimla, 22 Tim Swiel, 23 Leolin Zas, 24 JJ Kotze, 25 Cornel Smit, 26 Sacha Mngomezulu

Date: Sunday, 25 July
Venue: Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
Kick-off: 13.00 (11.00 GMT)
Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni
Assistant Referees: Local appointments
TMO: Stuart Berry

Jensrsa wrote: ↑Thu Jul 22, 2021 3:18 pm Sharks: 15 Anthony Volmink, 14 Marnus Potgieter, 13 Werner Kok, 12 Marius Louw, 11 Thaakir Abrahams, 10 Curwin Bosch, 9 Grant Williams, 8 Phepsi Buthelezi (captain), 7 Dylan Richardson, 6 James Venter, 5 Reniel Hugo, 4 Le Roux Roets, 3 Khutha Mchunu, 2 Kerron van Vuuren, 1 Ntuthuko Mchunu
Replacements: 16 Dan Jooste, 17 MJ Majola, 18 Lourens Adriaanse, 19 Thembelani Bholi, 20 Mpilo Gumede, 21 Cameron Wright, 22 Lionel Cronje, 23 Jeremy Ward

Date: Saturday, July 24
Venue: Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
Kick-off: 14.30 (12.30 GMT)
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen
Assistant Referees: Local
TMO: Paul Mente

Cheetahs: 15 Clayton Blommetjies, 14 Duncan Saal, 13 David Brits, 12 Siya Masuku, 11 Rosko Specman, 10 Brandon Thomson, 9 Ruan Pienaar (captain), 8 Aidon Davis, 7 Jacques Potgieter, 6 Jeandre Rudolph, 5 Jean Droste, 4 Rynier Bernardo, 3 Hencus van Wyk, 2 Marnus van der Merwe, 1 Aluluthu Tshakweni
Replacements: 16 Louis van der Westhuizen, 17 Cameron Dawson, 18 Conraad van Vuuren, 19 Victor Sekekete, 20 Junior Pokomela, 21 Zinedine Booysen, 22 Reinhardt Fortuin, 23 Chris Smit

Jensrsa wrote: ↑Fri Jul 23, 2021 2:27 pm Western Province: 15 Sergeal Petersen, 14 Tristan Leyds, 13 Juan de Jongh, 12 Dan du Plessis, 11 Edwill van der Merwe, 10 Chris Schreuder, 9 Paul de Wet, 8 Evan Roos, 7 Johan du Toit, 6 Nama Xaba, 5 JD Schickerling, 4 Ernst van Rhyn (captain), 3 Sazi Sandi, 2 Scarra Ntubeni, 1 Leon Lyons
Replacements: 16 Andre-Hugo Venter, 17 Dian Bleuler, 18 Neethling Fouche, 19 Justin Basson, 20 Simon Miller, 21 Godlen Masimla, 22 Tim Swiel, 23 Leolin Zas, 24 JJ Kotze, 25 Cornel Smit, 26 Sacha Mngomezulu

Date: Sunday, 25 July
Venue: Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
Kick-off: 13.00 (11.00 GMT)
Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni
Assistant Referees: Local appointments
TMO: Stuart Berry

Pumas: 15 Gerrie Labuschagne, 14 Jade Stighling, 13 Erich Cronje, 12 Matt More, 11 Etienne Taljaard, 10 Neil Marais, 9 Ginter Smuts, 8 Willie Engelbrecht, 7 Phumzile Maqondwana, 6 Franna Kleinhans, 5 Pieter van Vuuren (captain), 4 Darrien Landsberg, 3 IG Prinsloo, 2 Simon Westraadt, 1 Dewald Maritz.
Replacements: 16 Eduan Swart, 17 Ruan Kramer, 18 Etienne Janeke, 19 Brandon Valentyn, 20 Kwanda Dimaza, 21 Devon Williams, 22 Eddie Fouche, 23 Sebastián de Klerk

Sharks 47 Cheetahs 30
Sharks tries
Potgieter
Werner Kok
Volmink
Williams
Kerron Van Vuuren
Cheetahs tries
Rosko Speckman x2
Thomson
Saal

Pumas 23 WP 37
Pumas tries:
Penalty try
Westeraadt
Fouche'
WP tries:
Leyds x2
De wet
Roos

Bulls 40 Lions 21
Bulls tries:
Harold Vorster
Zak Burger x2
Grobbelaar
Arno Botha
R. Kriel
D. Kriel
Lions tries:
Vincent Tshituka
Skosan
Sithole

Griquas wing Keyter has been joined by former Reds star Ben Tapuai and experienced lock Gerbrandt Grobler as new arrivals for the Durban side.

https://www.sarugbymag.co.za/keyter-to- ... e-signing/

Eduan Keyter is an excellent buy! Sharks keep on building their team