Tough cup for rugby small fry

07 April 2016 - 02:42
By Craig Ray

Legendary flyhalf Naas Botha once said: "The Currie Cup isn't won in May."This year he can update his quote to say the tournament won't be won in April.The Currie Cup kicks off tomorrow,although the first phase is really the defunct Vodacom Cup in a new frock without a trophy at the end.SA Rugby are not even calling it the Currie Cup; their website refers to this phase as the "Provincial Cup".

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