WP and Sharks square up for the Currie Cup final
The Currie Cup will reach an epic conclusion at Growthpoint Kings Park on Saturday when the Cell C Sharks host DHL Western Province in their seventh Currie Cup Final since 1984.
The Currie Cup will reach an epic conclusion at Growthpoint Kings Park on Saturday when the Cell C Sharks host DHL Western Province in their seventh Currie Cup Final since 1984.
A first Test start for Dillyn Leyds and Francois Louw’s inclusion in the back row are two of the four changes to the Springbok squad to face the Wallabies in Saturday’s important Castle Lager Rugby Championship match in Bloemfontein.
Experienced flyhalf Handré Pollard, scrumhalf Ross Cronje and utility back Dillyn Leyds have been included in the Springbok touring squad for the Australasian leg of the Castle Lager Rugby Championship as coach Allister Coetzee opted for continuity.
15 stats and facts ahead of Saturday’s Springboks v France clash at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria.
In Allister Coetzee’s first year as Springbok coach, he was not afraid to move players around and play them out of their specialist positions.
Springbok coach Allister Coetzee on Tuesday named a 31-man squad for a three-Test series against France in June.
For Dillyn Leyds, kicking and scrumming around with his brother and a few buddies in a backyard in Strand meant following a dream that must have seemed impossible at the time.