SA Rugby
The Vodacom Bulls will host the Cell C Sharks in the first Carling Currie Cup final at Loftus Versfeld since 2009 after the teams held their nerve in testing semi-finals on Saturday to be the last sides standing.
The last time these teams met in the final was in 2008, with the Cell C Sharks clinching the coveted gold trophy with a 14-9 victory in Durban.
The table-topping Vodacom Bulls guaranteed their home final with a 26-21 victory against the Xerox Lions in the first semi-final in Pretoria, with a brace of tries by former SA Schools wing Stravino Jacobs, and a solid kicking performance by experienced flyhalf, Morné Steyn, steering them to victory.
Cell C Sharks flyhalf Curwin Bosch, meanwhile, was instrumental in the Durbanites’ 19-9 victory over DHL Western Province in Cape Town, earning a full house with the boot as he kicked three penalty goals, a drop goal and a conversion for a personal tally of 14 points.
It also marked the last time Newlands will see a rugby match being played there as rugby relocates on a permanent basis to the Cape Town Stadium in Greenpoint.
Meanwhile SA Rugby has announced that the Carling Currie Cup final will play out at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday, 30 January – kicking off at 3pm and live on Supersport.
Jaco Peyper will join a select group of referees who have taken charge of five Carling Currie Cup finals when he blows the whistle in this year's decider.
Peyper will have Assistant Referees AJ Jacobs and Griffin Colby in support on either side of the field.
Marius van der Westhuizen will serve as the Television Match Official.
