The Easter weekend will serve up a sweet dose of Currie Cup Premier Division action as the four Round 5 matches are spread over three days. Photo: SA Rugby website

Currie Cup: Every fixture, result, kick-off time this Easter weekend

The Easter weekend will serve up a sweet dose of Currie Cup Premier Division action as the four Round 5 matches are spread over three days.

by Garrin Lambley

06-04-2023 19:04

in Currie Cup

The Easter weekend will serve up a sweet dose of Currie Cup Premier Division action as the four Round 5 matches are spread over three days. Photo: SA Rugby website

The Easter weekend will serve up a sweet dose of Currie Cup Premier Division action as the four Round 5 matches are spread over three days, from Friday to Sunday, involving all eight provincial teams.

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First up in the Premier Division will be the Bulls, who will be desperate to get a first campaign win under their belt when the host Griquas on Friday afternoon from 17:00 at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria.

The team from the Jacaranda City have faltered in all four of their games to date, including last week to the Griffons in Welkom, and as a result they have made some changes to their coaching set-up, with Director of Rugby Jake White taking the reins.

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Later on Friday, at 19:05, the Sharks welcome holders and current league leaders, the Pumas, to Hollywoodbets Kings Park in Durban, hoping to bounce back from their 34-22 loss to the Lions last week in Johannesburg.

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There is only one fixture taking place on Saturday, when Western Province face the Griffons at the Cape Town Stadium in Cape Town, with kick-off scheduled for 20:30 so that the match doesn’t clash with the Stormers’ quarter-final in the Heineken Champions Cup in England.

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The Sunday afternoon meeting between the Lions and Cheetahs should make for a cracking affair when these two sides lock horns from 15:00 at Ellis Park in Johannesburg.

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