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2019's Currie Cup schedule has been announced - and Namibia are nowhere to be found

Bulls flyer Kefentse Mahlo. (Photo by Johan Rynners / Gallo Images / Getty Images)

The defending Currie Cup champions, the Sharks, will get the 2019 edition of the competition underway in front of their home crowd in Durban when they host the Griquas on Friday, 12 July.

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The fixtures of the Currie Cup Premier and First Division were announced by SA Rugby on Wednesday.

The Currie Cup First Division will kick off on the weekend of 5/6 July, with the Border Bulldogs coming into the competition for the Namibian national side, who have decided to withdraw from the competition.

After the final round of this weekend’s Nations Cup, Namibia have no further games scheduled until the World Cup

The defending First Division champions, the Eagles, start their campaign with a tough trip to the East Rand to face the Valke.

The Jaguares XV from Argentina, who start their campaign with a trip to Welkom to face the Griffons, will be based in Potchefstroom.

The Currie Cup Premier Division will culminate in the semi-finals on the last weekend of August, while the Final will take place on Saturday, 7 September. The First Division Final is scheduled for Friday, 30 August.

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See here for a complete list of fixtures.

– SA Rugby

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DC000 13 minutes ago
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The adorable thing - France was the better team all match


Not a surprise - the Kiwis not comprehending this simple fact.

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ig 34 minutes ago
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Roigard should have played for the whole match and choosing to go for 3 so close to the chalk and the hooter was ridiculous.

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GrahamVF 43 minutes ago
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England aren't anywhere near the big three mate.

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GrahamVF 48 minutes ago
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What a night. An amazing double header SA/England then NZ/France. A real feast of rugby. The AB/France game was probably a higher quality game and certainly more exciting in the last ten minutes although the Boks were defending a two score lead with 14 men and a tighthead playing loosehead. Somehow the energy had gone out of England legs. Then the second act of the thrilling play. I can tell our Kiwi enemies on the field mates off it that I have never heard a group of Saffas shout as loudly for the AB's as we all did. We all shouted noooooooooo when Scott chose three points with four minutes to play. The AB's are NEVER that charitable to the Boks. After the relief of seeing off a very much improved England. As midnight approached The party lost some momentum when the final whistle left another one point gap - this time to the wrong side. We don't mind beating the AB's by one point but we reserve that right and resent anyone else doing it. Similarly we don't like going down to the only other team that we believe has real bragging rights on the planet but if we have to go down we would rather it be to the AB because then at least we know we've been beaten by a proper team. But sorry Scott - that was a kak call and it spoilt our party.

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Richard 50 minutes ago
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Even a tier 2 rugby nation can throw better line outs than the Boks at the moment. It's been many games now that our line outs have become disastrous

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Hellhound 52 minutes ago
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That is why Rassie hired an ex ref to handle all those decisions. He made a point of getting on the right side of the refs. They don't fear a Rassie meltdown. That is just an excuse and click bait response.

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Willie 54 minutes ago
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Jen, maintain your equanimity, it's not worth getting upset about. Ratings are valueless until both teams are rated by the same person and even then, they are as useless as tits on a bull.

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CL 55 minutes ago
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I would say the Northern scribes we could not care a fart about but the Kiwi's are different, we care about them. Not the ones that write bitter comments (we have them here too), but the genuine Kiwi rugby lover is as a part of our DNA as a local supporter. We respect the Kiwi boys.

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Willie 57 minutes ago
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Why is everyone upset with ratings? They are just "fillers", lazy journalism. I enjoy the outrage in responses more. Most of these articles are written by the wives of the so-called journos while they are serving at Maccas.

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Icefarrow 59 minutes ago
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I guess Finau's HIA means Lakai will start, with Kirifi finally getting his debut next week?


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Willie 1 hour ago
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Dalton was always on the bludgers queue, along with overrated No 8

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JK 1 hour ago
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The knock-ons and missed tackles are out of character for the boks. Early in the game lots of mis-handles on passes and in the loose. This is really worrying as better teams will punish you. The lineouts are becoming a real issue for both Bongi and Marx - we really need to fix this. Having Eben and RG as jumpers should mean trick plays and timing calls are largely un-necessary

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Icefarrow 1 hour ago
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Especially considering how ineffective he was this match. None of his usual flair.

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Willie 1 hour ago
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He needs to appoint a Captain - Barrett is not one.

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Willie 1 hour ago
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AB future will be much brighter when they find a Captain. Barrett is strategically bereft, has no influence with refs and since becoming Captain has had less influence as a lock.

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Hellhound 1 hour ago
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Close or not, 1 point or not, win is win. Certainly both teams played better than the Boks. Both teams can feel happy with their performances overall. Decision making from SB leaves a lot to be desired especially at the end. Going for a 3 pointer instead of for a try is just madness.


Razor need to read the game better. In a tight game like this, planned subs go out the window. Those not performing should be replaced, not those who plays very well. That made a big difference in the end. The coach is as much blamed for this loss as the captain's calls.

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JK 1 hour ago
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Ben 1 hour ago
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Good point.

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Ben 1 hour ago
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This guy gets it:


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