As economic woes deepen under the covid19 lockdown, a spike in. The competition had its humble beginnings as an interprovince competition in 1884, but when the south african rugby board was founded in 1889 it decided to organize a national competition that would involve representative teams. Oct 27, 2012 the team will pose for photos and parade the cup as soon as they come through baggage collection speaking after his teams amazing 2518 absa currie cup final win over the sharks on saturday night, dhl wp coach allister coetzee paid tribute to their amazing support. It promises to be another epic weekend of bone crunching tackles and last minute drama as the currie cup steadily rolls along.
Oct, 2012 weve found that nelson mandela bay stadium is set to witness yet another first, this coming saturday, when the ep kings host the pumas in the 2012 absa currie cup 1st division final. Oct 16, 2014 this is my entry for a vip package to the 2014 absa currie cup finals. Western province booked a place in the currie cup semifinals by beating the eastern province kings 4514 with a bonuspoint at newlands on friday. About two weeks into the national lockdown, a group of men with hunting dogs. Currie cup project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Western province currie cup rugby news, log, fixtures and results. Mar 15, 2010 jses world cup winners named by absa 15 march 2010 absa asset management, private clients you may fancy bafana bafana, brazil or england for world cup glory, but the smart money may be going instead on sabmiller, sun international and bidvest.
Currie cup rugby gives you all the latest currie cup news on the blue bulls,sharks,western province,cheetahs,golden lions,boland cavaliers and swd,eagles. The 2015 currie cup premier division was the 77th season in the competition since it started in. The team was crowned the 2014 absa currie cup champions. Province book currie cup blue bulls semifinal by rugby week on 9th october 2015.
According to a briefing document on south african participation in the 20 super rugby competition saru said the approval of the format, structure and composition of sarus major competition, currently known as the absa currie cup or its successor, as well as determining the south african teams to participate in super rugby competitions. See more ideas about rugby, south african rugby, springbok rugby. The 2015 edition of the absa currie cup will be characterised as the changing of the guard in many respects. The winners of these semifinals played each other in the final, at the home venue of the higherplaced team. The tournament also known as the absa currie cup first division for sponsorship reasons was the second tier of south africas premier domestic rugby union competition, featuring teams representing either entire provinces or substantial regions within provinces. History and statistics currie cup steeped in history and tradition, the absa currie cup dates back to 1889 and is one of the oldest rugby competitions in the world. This currie cup final was new the first to produce extra time. Wp rugby 2015 absa currie cup match tickets available.
The competition was won by the golden lions for the eleventh time in their history. The golden lions annexed the 2015 absa currie championship with a. The french international finished the league phase of the season with 181 points, followed by elton jantjies mtn golden lions on 145, rudi vogt gwk griquas on 144, demetri catrakilis dhl wp on 5 and sias ebersohn toyota fs. The currie cup trophy was donated to the rugby board and it became the prize for the currie cup competition. Bulls lock victor matfield jumps in the line out during the absa currie cup semi final. Not to be confused with the fragrant indian dish, the currie cup played between july and october is south africas foremost provincial rugby competition and the oldest of its kind in the world.
Absa currie cup rugby currie cup fixtures 2017 july 2017 21 free state cheetahs v sharks toyota stadium, bloemfontein 19. America winners trophy football trophies, football images, national football teams, perfume. The currie cup is one of the oldest rugby competitions, with the first games played in 1889 but it was only in 1892 that it became officially known as the currie cup. Eben etzebeth is ready for his first absa currie cup semifinal. Sinethemba was chosen to represent the western cape at the national indigenous. South africa absa premiership 20142015 results, stats. In an actionpacked absa currie cup first division opening day the valke host the griffons in kempton park, border take on south western districts in east london and the ep kings meet the steval pumas. Starting at just r40 for standing room, with seats ranging between r60, r70, r80 and r100, match tickets can be bought at computicket either online see our ticketing page. The currie cup tournament is south africas premier domestic rugby union competition, played each winter and spring june to october, featuring teams representing either entire provinces or substantial regions within provinces. See more ideas about sports trophies, football trophies and trophy engraving. To this day the trophy remains the holy grail of south african rugby.
The 2015 vodacom cup was contested from 6 march to 30 may 2015. Absa u21 currie cup teams round 1 schoolboyrugby blog. By natali iverson oct 20, 2014 dhl western province stormers coach, allister coetzee, has said he hopes that looseforward, nizaam carr, will be available for the absa currie cup final game against the xerox golden lions at newlands on saturday. Be sure to check betxchange for up to the minute odds on all the matches, as well as a variety of other bets you can place on each game. The tournament is regarded as the cornerstone of south africas rugby heritage, and the coveted gold trophy remains the most prestigious prize in south african domestic rugby. The tournament also known as the absa currie cup first division for sponsorship reasons was the second tier of south africas premier domestic rugby union competition, featuring teams representing either entire provinces or substantial regions within provinces the tournament was won by the leopards for the. Victor matfield of south africa wins the line out ball during the 2015 rugby world cup. The tournament known as the absa currie cup premier division for sponsorship reasons was the top tier of.
South african rugby is facing a huge financial blow because of the impending loss of absas sponsorship of the. Sas domestic rugby season will go up a gear on friday as the absa currie cup first division begins and the vodacom super rugby series resumes. The 2015 currie cup premier division was the 77th season in the competition since it started in 1889 and was contested from 7 august to 24 october 2015. The inaugural currie cup tournament was held in 1892 with western province as the first winners.
Another impressive performance by pat lambie inspired the sharks to a comprehensive win over the vodacom blue bulls to power their way into the absa currie cup final. Free state cheetahs vs western province currie cup 2015 duration. The influence of the new coaches, coupled with several springbok sevens stars who were released for provincial duty and the emergence of a number of junior springboks in the senior ranks, should make for an interesting campaign. Currie cup news newspapers books scholar jstor may 2015 learn. The tournament was the 18th edition of the vodacom cup, an annual domestic south african rugby union competition, and was played between the fourteen provincial teams in south africa, as well as the limpopo blue bulls and namibian side welwitschias. Steeped in history and tradition, the absa currie cup dates back to 1889 and is. For the cricket competition originally known as the currie cup, see sunfoil series. Transvaalgauteng lionsgolden lions, 11, one shared, 2015. Jun 10, 2015 download the 2015 currie cup fixtures in outlook and ical formats, and add them to your calendar automatically. Oct 18, 2012 20yearold dhl western province lock eben etzebeth cannot wait for his first taste of absa currie cup semifinal rugby. Click here to download the 2015 currie cup fixtures. Individual match tickets are available for dhl western province s 2015 home matches at dhl newlands starting with this coming saturdays absa currie cup encounter between dhl wp and the free state cheetahs kickoff 15h00.
This trophy is also for the faithful, our supporters theyve stuck. The 2015 currie cup first division was contested from 29 august to 8 october 2015. This was the first extra time 10 minutes each way in a currie cup final. Springboks rugby world cup squad 2015 south africa rwc team squad 2015 rugby rugby world cup rugby live rwc 2015 world cup 2015 rugby world cup 2015 the springbok side for saturdays castle lager rugby championship opener against argentina at soccer city in soweto shows four changes from the team which beat samoa in june. Jul 31, 2015 the cell c sharks scored a 3329 victory over the xerox golden lions in an absa currie cup warmup match read more quintin van jaarsveld july 31, 2015.
Image result for lions currie cup champions 2015 rugby, champion, 4 life. Total 10 users including 0 member, 10 guests, 0 bot online. Mar 10, 2009 absa has appointed africon pty ltd to manage the project on their behalf and the university of pretoria will determine the energy efficiency of products entered into the competition. Jul 16, 2011 flyhalf fred michalak contributed 23 points to comfortably top the list of absa currie cup points scorers. Hope was attacked by poachers in the first week of may 2015. Victor matfield poses for a photo during the south african national rugby team photocall. Absa currie cup oldest rugby competition in the world. Deep stats with tables, results and fixtures from south africa absa premiership 2014 2015. If ever there was a time that lambie could send bok coach heyneke meyer a clear message of his intentions to play flyhalf for the national team, the wet and muddy durban game was. The currie cup tournament is south africas premier domestic rugby union. Ticketpro, a proud member of the blue label telecoms limited group, is south africas newest, secure, electronic ticketing provider and the official ticketing partner of cricket south africa, the blue bulls, and eastern province rugby. A history of sharks v western province currie cup finals. Posts tagged absa currie cup jake white appointment confirmed.
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