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The day the Bulls shook the(ir) rugby world by beating the British & Irish Lions


Casper Steyn during his heyday for the Blue Bulls. (Gallo Images)
The Bulls remain the only non-Springbok team in 16 matches since 1997 to beat the British & Irish Lions on African shores and have launched a commemorative jersey to buy.
Labelling the game the day the men in blue shook the rugby world might sound over the top, but it s actually highly appropriate.  
The Bulls of 1997 were a shambles, riddled with infighting and coaching drama, and were expected to deliver one glorious 80-minute round of rugby to trump their fancied opponents.
Here s a pub quiz question for you: which non-Springbok team is the last one to ever beat the British & Irish Lions in South Africa? ....

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Bulls v Lions in Currie Cup playoffs: A tale of blue and more blue against toothless Lions


Morne Steyn (Gallo Images)
For such a hotly contested rivalry, especially in the late 1980s and early 1990s when the power gradually shifted down the N1 from Tshwane to Johannesburg, the
Bulls and the
Lions have hardly met in Currie Cup play-off games in the professional era.
The Lions and the Bulls, in their former names, engaged in some thrilling playoff contests, with the 1987 Naas Botha final and the 1991 encounter being two prominent ones.
The dominance of the Bulls has been very clear though, especially in the years when they’ve won the Currie with the exception of 2005 when the Cheetahs staged what remains the most improbable of Currie Cup final heists. ....

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