Currie Cup

2022 - 4 - 6

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Currie Cup midweek wrap: Bulls go top, Lions hammered (Citizen)

The Bulls beat Western Province, the Sharks edged Griquas and the Pumas hammered the Lions in Currie Cup action Wednesday.

The Sharks held a 10-6 lead at the break after a converted try to hooker Fez Mbatha and a penalty from flyhalf Tito Bonilla was offset by two penalties to Griquas flyhalf George Whitehead, while the only points of the second half came from a Bonilla penalty. The result means the Sharks have moved six points ahead of the Griquas and three behind the second placed Cheetahs, while the fifth placed Pumas are now breathing down the Griquas necks. A converted try to prop Lizo Gqoboka 10 minutes later then effectively sealed the match for the Bulls, but there was still time for two more Province tries either side of a Bulls penalty try to make it a thrilling end to the contest.

Pumas overpower brave but wayward Lions as Currie Cup semi is ... (News24)

The Pumas' mid-season revival in the Currie Cup continued on Wednesday afternoon after they claimed a comfortable 45-10 victory over a bustling but ...

The Lowvelders' recipe in the first half was tellingly simple - ensure they keep a youthful Lions backline on a leash and use their superior bulk and savvy in the collisions and set-pieces. - The young Lions were still out-gunned, but will be encouraged by a good showing in the third quarter. - The Pumas continued their surge in form with a comfortable 45-10 victory over the Lions at home, putting them firmly in semi-final contention again.

Currie Cup result: Pumas sink claws into Lions in Nelspruit (The South African)

The Pumas kicked off the second half of the Currie Cup with a commanding win over the Lions on a hot afternoon in Nelspruit.

Shane Kirkwood came close to doubling the lead with a pick and go, but no conclusive evidence of a grounding materialised. It looked ominous for the under-fire men from Johannesburg when the home team marched over for their first try in short order through hooker Eduan Swart. READ

Pumas overpower youthful Lions in Currie Cup match (SARugbymag)

The Pumas once again had too much firepower for a young Lions team as they scored seven tries to claim a bonus-point win and do the double over their ...

It took just 27 minutes for the Pumas to seal the four-try bonus point. While the Currie Cup match was not quite as one-sided as the 50-9 win for the Pumas in Johannesburg in January, Jimmy Stonehouse’s team was still too strong for the Lions as they claimed a 45-10 victory. The Pumas once again had too much firepower for a young Lions team as they scored seven tries to claim a bonus-point win and do the double over their opponents in Mbombela on Wednesday.

Currie Cup result: Bulls punish ill-disciplined WP at Loftus Versfeld (The South African)

The Bulls have claimed a bonus-point Currie Cup victory over Western Province who had three players yellow-carded at Loftus Versfeld.

The Bulls have claimed a bonus-point Currie Cup victory over Western Province who had three players yellow-carded at Loftus Versfeld. Photo: Lefty Shivambu/Gallo Images/BackpagePix The Bulls have claimed a bonus-point Currie Cup victory over Western Province who had three players yellow-carded at Loftus Versfeld. The Bulls have claimed a bonus-point Currie Cup victory over Western Province who had three players yellow-carded at Loftus Versfeld. Photo: Lefty Shivambu/Gallo Images/BackpagePix

Bulls beat Province in Currie Cup try fest in Pretoria to top standings (TimesLIVE)

David Kriel scored a brace when the Bulls defeated Western Province by 45-32 in a Currie Cup try-fest at Loftus Stadium in Pretoria on Wednesday night.

That is because the team from the highveld was just a point behind the unbeaten Cheetahs who had a bye this week. The Bulls, who led 17-15 at halftime, had six tries to the five of the young Province team. David Kriel scored a brace when the Bulls defeated Western Province 45-32 in a Currie Cup try fest at Loftus Stadium in Pretoria on Wednesday night.

Lion cubs played off the park by rampant Pumas in Currie Cup clash (Independent Online)

Johannesburg — Sorry to say, but the Lions will achieve nothing in the Currie Cup ever again if they do not amend their squad policy.

Hopefully, the Lions management will reconsider, develop and employ a better strategy regarding their squad next season. Sure, they might have learnt a thing or two on Wednesday, but in the end, there is no substitute for winning for both coaches and players For the Pumas, they keep their dream of a Top 4 finish alive but they will have to be far more clinical and ruthless if they have any hope of making a successful run of it in the knockout stages.

Six-try Bulls top Currie Cup log with bonus-point win over WP (Independent Online)

The Bulls moved to the top of the Currie Cup log on Wednesday night after a convincing win over Western Province at Loftus Versfeld.

It seemed as if WP could pull off a miraculous upset in Pretoria, but soon enough Kriel grabbed his second try of the night to give the Bulls some breathing room at 31-22. But it appeared as if the Bulls experienced a light-bulb moment in the change-room as they stretched the WP defence out wide in the second half. But with a dominant scrum, the Bulls fought their way back into the game, and prop Robert Hunt forced his way across the whitewash to set up a 10-5 lead.

Bulls go top of Currie Cup after punishing ill-disciplined Province (SARugbymag)

David Kriel scored two tries to help the Vodacom Bulls claim a bonus-point victory over a Western Province team that had three players yellow-carded in ...

Of course, it did not help that the visitors lost centre Cornel Smit to a yellow card in the first half, while flank Jarrod Taylor and captain Nama Xaba were sent to the sin bin in the second. There was a moment of controversy when Kriel did score his second try as Bulls hooker Bismarck du Plessis was alleged to have thrown a punch at a Province player in the buildup, but the only footage of the incident was not clear enough for the match officials to make a clear call on it. Western Province, meanwhile, are starting to get cut adrift as they trail the fifth-placed Pumas by seven points, after winning just one game this season.