It will be a case of sink or swim for the five South African franchises participating in the Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup competitions this weekend as the pool stage reaches a close with the first playoff round, which will play out in April, moving into view.
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World Cup-winning Springboks Ruan Pienaar and Frans Steyn will stay with the Free State Cheetahs until the end of 2023.
Veteran Springbok back Frans Steyn opened up about his future after steering the Cheetahs to a win over Western Province in the Currie Cup.
SA Rugby has confirmed the 2022 Currie Cup schedule, including five rounds of midweek matches, that culminates in the Premier Division semi-finals and final on the last two weekends of June.
Western Province made an encouraging start to their Currie Cup title defence as they beat the Free State Cheetahs 32-0 in torrid conditions in Newlands on Saturday. DYLAN JACK reports. (more…)
Flyhalf Chris Smith scored 22 points to steer the Pumas to a 42-19 victory over Griquas in the first round of the Currie Cup in Nelspruit on Friday. (more…)
Dropped Springbok utility back Curwin Bosch will not be considered for the Sharks’ next Currie Cup match against the Free State Cheetahs. (more…)
Makazole Mapimpi scored an 85th-minute hat-trick try to give the Free State Cheetahs a 41-40 win against the Blue Bulls at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday. SIMON BORCHARDT reports. (more…)
The Free State Cheetahs scored seven tries in their 45-34 win against the Pumas in Nelspruit on Wednesday. SIMON BORCHARDT reports. (more…)