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Springbok scrumhalf Bolla Conradie, 31, has been appointed the new Boland Cavaliers captain following his decision to move across from neighbours Western Province for the 2010 season.
Former Western Province Springbok scrumhalf Bolla Conradie, will turn out for the Boland Kavaliers in the Absa Currie Cup's First Division next season.
Newly appointed director of rugby Eugene 'Loffie' Eloff said it will be a huge challange to get the Boland Cavaliers back into the Currie Cup competition.
Luke Watson received further recognition from Western Province as he prepares to bid farewell to the province and begin the next phase of his career with Bath in England.
Before an important match, coaches and captains will deny any reference to "revenge" sought for a previous defeat, but Blue Bulls lock Bakkies Botha, has made rubbish of this after the Absa Currie Cup final won 36-24 by the Blue Bulls against the Free State Cheetahs at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday.
Vodacom Free State Cheetahs coach Naka Drotske believes that the 2009 Absa Currie Cup Champions – the Vodacom Blue Bulls are the best provincial rugby team on the planet.
The Blue Bulls won the Currie Cup at Loftus when they beat the Free State Cheetahs 36-24 in a lively and high-scoring final in which they controlled matters from the outset and were never behind.
The Northern Unions flexed their muscles in Witbank on Friday when they gained promotion to the Top 8 of the Currie Cup in trouncing the Boland Cavaliers 40-3.
The Leopards lost their second promotion-relegation match against the SWD Eagles at Outeniqua Park in George 18-17 on Friday night, but retained their Premier Division status in the Currie Cup by virtue of a better points difference in the two play-off matches between the sides.
Cheetahs flank Juan Smith and Blue Bulls hooker Chiliboy Ralepelle anticipates an epic forward battle when their teams face off in the Absa Currie Cup final at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday.
Cheetahs centre pairing Meyer Bosman and Corne Uys is confident that their tried and tested combination will bode the visitors well in Saturday’s Absa Currie Cup final against the Blue Bulls at Loftus.
The Bulls will become the first team in history to win the Super 14 and Currie Cup titles in the same year if they can beat the unpredictable Cheetahs in the Absa Currie Cup final at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday.
There are some enticing head-to-head encounters lined up for Saturday's Absa Currie Cup final.
Pumas coach Jimmy Stonehouse says his team intend to defend their undefeated record at the Puma Stadium in Witbank on Friday night and qualify for promotion to next season’s Absa Currie Cup Premier Division.
After 58 hotly contested matches, we are down to the grand finale – the 2009 Absa Currie Cup final between the Blue Bulls and the Cheetahs at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday.
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