Rugbyweek.com's Currie Cup Headlines http://www.rugbyweek.com http://www.rugbyweek.com/siteimages/Rugbyweeklgo2.jpghttp://www.rugbyweek.com en-gb Copyright 2009 rugbyweek.com Monday 7 November 2011 http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=32769 32769 http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=32769 The Griqualand West Rugby Union have announced that they have appointed the experienced former Free State captain and former Blue Bulls coach Pote Human as head coach for the next three years. Thursday 3 November 2011 http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=32723 32723 http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=32723 The Golden Lions Currie Cup title winning performance has earned them three awards in team of the year, Coach of the Year for John Mitchell and captain Josh Strauss was named Currie Cup Premier Division Player of the Year. Sunday 30 October 2011 http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=32679 32679 http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=32679 Lions coach John Mitchell says filling Ellis Park from corner to corner, in his team's Currie Cup final 42-16 victory over the Sharks was a dream come true. Sunday 30 October 2011 http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=32676 32676 http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=32676 The Golden Lions recorded the most emphatic Currie Cup final victory since 1980 when they beat The Sharks, champions in 2010, by 42-16 at Coca-Cola Park in Johannesburg on Saturday. Sunday 30 October 2011 http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=32677 32677 http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=32677 The big beard Lions captain Josh Strauss had grown while he waited for his girlfriend to relocate from Cape Town was forcefully removed by team-mate Wikus van Heerden after Saturday's 42-16 Currie Cup final victory against the Sharks. Saturday 29 October 2011 http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=32671 32671 http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=32671 The Lions' pride weighed heavier than the Sharks' reputation as the hosts lifted the Currie Cup for the first time in 12 years with a 42-16 victory at Ellis Park on Saturday. Saturday 29 October 2011 http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=32674 32674 http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=32674 Lions Currie Cup winning rugby coach John Mitchell has heaped praise on his players for keeping calm and "getting the job done". Saturday 29 October 2011 http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=32669 32669 http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=32669 The Lions won their first Currie Cup title since 1999 when they beat the Sharks 42-16 at Coca Cola Park on Saturday. Friday 28 October 2011 http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=32654 32654 http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=32654 The Golden Lions will have to win the battle up front against the Sharks in Saturday's Currie Cup final at Ellis Park if they want bring their 12-year trophy drought to an end. Friday 28 October 2011 http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=32645 32645 http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=32645 The 2011 Currie Cup final between the Lions and the Sharks has an element of the 2011 Rugby World Cup final as it pits together a Frenchman and a New Zealander. Thursday 27 October 2011 http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=32640 32640 http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=32640 The Golden Lions will be aiming for their first outright Currie Cup Final victory on home soil since 1950 when they host The Sharks at Coca-Cola Park in Johannesburg on Saturday at 17:30. Thursday 27 October 2011 http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=32635 32635 http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=32635 Sharks coach John Plumtree has made one change to his team for the Currie Cup final on Saturday against the Lions at Coca-Cola Park. Wednesday 26 October 2011 http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=32626 32626 http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=32626 Shark loose forward Willem Alberts believes his former team the Lions will have plenty of desire and determination to clinch Saturday's Currie Cup final. Wednesday 26 October 2011 http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=32623 32623 http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=32623 Golden Lions coach John Mitchell has retained the squad of 22 that beat Western Province in the semi-final for the Currie Cup final against the Sharks at Coca-Cola Park on Saturday. Wednesday 26 October 2011 http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=32631 32631 http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=32631 The Free State Cheetahs coach Naka Drotske and GWK Griquas fullback Rudi Vogt received the Currie Cup Coach and Player of the Month awards for October at the Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein. Wednesday 26 October 2011 http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=32615 32615 http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=32615 Sharks Currie Cup rugby captain Keegan Daniel insists the Lions' recent track record in Currie Cup competition will have no bearing on what happens in Saturday's final in Johannesburg. Wednesday 26 October 2011 http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=32617 32617 http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=32617 The discipline and structure introduced by coach John Mitchell has groomed the Lions into a Currie Cup championship winning team. Those were the views shared Monday 24 October 2011 http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=32606 32606 http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=32606 Mark Lawrence will referee his second Currie Cup Final when he takes charge of the match between the Golden Lions and The Sharks in Johannesburg on Saturday. Sunday 23 October 2011 http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=32595 32595 http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=32595 Lions' coach John Mitchell believes his side can go up another notch despite a convincing 29-20 win over Western Province at Ellis Park on Saturday. Sunday 23 October 2011 http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=32596 32596 http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=32596 The Sharks' coach John Plumtree hopes his players will take a lesson from Saturday's Currie Cup semi-final performance against the Cheetahs in Durban after booking their place in the rugby final for a third time in four years.