Hosts Fidelity ADT Lions had to come from behind to secure a memorable 43-34 triumph over the defending champions, the Toyota Cheetahs, in Saturday’s first semi-final staged at Emirates Airline Park in Johannesburg to reach their first final in five years. Later in the day at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria, the Hollywoodbets Sharks XV sealed
Speaking after a dramatic 2024 Currie Cup exit, Phiwe Nomlomo reflected on the highs and lows of his first season as head coach of the Vodacom Bulls. The Bulls on Saturday missed out on a spot in next week’s final of rugby’s oldest competition after the Sharks fought back from being three players down to
The Vodacom Bulls have been forced into making a late injury change to their matchday 23 for the 2024 Carling Currie Cup semifinal against the Hollywoodbets Sharks. Winger Henry Immelman has been ruled out and that has necessitated head coach Phiwe Nomlomo to promote Katlego Letebele into the right wing and bring in Cornel ‘Kop’
Vodacom Bulls head coach Phiwe Nomlomo has switched his halfback combination by recalling Keagan Johannes to scrumhalf to pair up with Johan Goosen at flyhalf for the 2024 Carling Currie Cup. Nomlomo’s herd will go head-to-head against Durbanites, the Hollywoodbets on Saturday 14 September from 17h00 at Loftus Versfeld Stadium. Tickets to the square-off between
The second semi-final is scheduled for 17h00 in Pretoria between the Vodacom Bulls and Hollywoodbets Sharks XV. The two winning teams will battle it out for the historic trophy on Saturday, 21 September at 16h00. All matches will be broadcast live on SuperSport. Last year, the Free Staters sprang a minor surprise by beating the
The two winning teams will battle it out for the historic cup on Saturday, 21 September at 16h00. All games will be broadcast live on SuperSport. Over the past weekend, Suzuki Griquas started the action on a winning note when they defeated DHL Western Province 37-29 in Kimberley on Friday afternoon, after which the Fidelity
Phiwe Nomlomo says the Vodacom Bulls are confident that a semi-final clash against the Sharks XV at Loftus Versfeld will be a different game than their final-round loss in torrential rain in Durban. The Vodacom Bulls will host the Sharks XV in the second Currie Cup semi-final at Loftus Versfeld, having secured second place on
With one eye on the Currie Cup playoffs while prepping for the URC, Phiwe Nomlomo and John Plumtree have all but written off Sunday’s result between the Vodacom Bulls and Sharks XV. Both the Bulls and Sharks have already booked their place in the semi-finals of this year’s edition of rugby’s oldest competition, and will
The Vodacom Bulls have assembled a heavily rotated outfit that travels to the South coast for round 10 of the 2024 Carling Currie Cup where they are set to tackle the Hollywoodbets Sharks in Durban. In the front row, Jacques ‘Polisieman’ van Rooyen has new partners in crime in the form of Akker van der
The last round of league fixtures kicks off with Friday’s early afternoon clash in Kimberley between Suzuki Griquas and DHL Western Province which starts at 15h00, and that will be followed by the Fidelity ADT Lions hosting the NovaVit Griffons in Johannesburg from 17h15. Saturday sees the all-important “quarter-final” clash in Nelspruit where the winner
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