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The year the Lions roared once more
Warren Brosnihan made a little faux pas during a Currie Cup match in Kimberley that may aptly have summed up what the premier domestic competition was in a World Cup year. Read full article

Pote Human appointed coach of Griquas
The Griqualand West Rugby Union announced on Monday it had appointed the experienced former Free State captain and former Blue Bulls coach Pote Human as head coach for the next three years. Read full article

Strauss loses beard
The big beard that Josh Strauss had grown while he waited for his girlfriend to relocate from Cape Town was forcefully removed by his teammates Saturday's Currie Cup final victory against the Sharks. Read full article

Victory a dream come true - Mitchell
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. Read full article

Lions are the 2011 Currie Cup champions
The MTN Golden Lions recalled the glory days of the 1990s as they peaked in the Absa Currie Cup final and hammered the Sharks 42-16 (halftime 19-6) at Coca-Cola Park in Johannesburg on Saturday. Read full article

Big-Match Special: Currie Cup Final
The SuperSport.com team brought you all the action as the Lions and the Sharks met in Saturday Currie Cup final. Read full article

Q&A: Currie Cup final
SuperSport.com's senior correspondent Breden Nel and rugby editor Johan Coetzee will be available for a Q&A session in the build-up to this afternoon's Absa Currie Cup final. Read full article

Battle of the packs in Cup final
The Golden Lions will have to win the battle up front against the Sharks in Saturday's Currie Cup final at Coca-Cola Park in Johannesburg if they want bring their 12-year trophy drought to an end. Read full article

Kiwi coaches clash in final
Just a week after New Zealand pipped France in the Rugby World Cup final in Auckland the countries are set to play key roles in the South African Currie Cup final at Coca-Cola Park on Saturday. Read full article

PREVIEW: Currie Cup final
The Lions and the Sharks meet in this weekend's Currie Cup final at Coca-Cola Park at 5:30pm (SA, CAT, GMT+2) on Saturday. Here is all the information you'll need. Read full article

Joubert declared fit for final
Marius Joubert has been declared fit for the Currie Cup rugby final on Saturday, giving the Sharks an unchanged team for the clash against the Lions in Johannesburg. Read full article

Individual brilliance v team ethos
Come Saturday night, either the individual brilliance of the Sharks' seven current Springboks or the hard-working, team ethos of the Lions will have prevailed in the Absa Currie Cup final at Coca-Cola Park. Read full article

Mitchell names unchanged team
Lions rugby coach John Mitchell says his team will only focus on what lies ahead of them in Saturday's Currie Cup final against the Sharks at Coca-Cola Park in Johannesburg. Read full article

Drotksé, Vogt take October awards
The Toyota Free State Cheetahs coach Naka Drotské and GWK Griquas fullback Rudi Vogt received the Absa Currie Cup Coach and Player of the Month awards for October. Read full article

Alberts wary of former team
Shark loose forward Willem Alberts believes his former Lions team will have plenty of desire and determination to clinch Saturday's Currie Cup final. Read full article

Sharks fired up for Cup final
Sharks 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. Read full article

Discipline key to Lions' success - Boshoff
The discipline and structure introduced by coach John Mitchell has groomed the Lions into a championship winning team. Read full article

Michalak fit for final
Frederic Michalak, who left the field during the semifinal against the Free State Cheetahs, will be fit for Saturday’s Currie Cup final against the Golden Lions. Read full article

'A decade without trophies for WP'
If success is measured against the number of trophies won, Western Province rugby has failed, senior provincial coach Rassie Erasmus said on Monday. Read full article

Mark Lawrence to ref Currie Cup Final
The experienced Mark Lawrence will referee his second Absa Currie Cup Final when he takes charge of the match between the MTN Golden Lions and The Sharks in Johannesburg on Saturday. Read full article