Currie Cup could be heading for a repeat of 2025, with big teams struggling in the early stages

A similar situation could be on the cards this season, but the bolstered Cheetahs, featuring double World Cup winner Faf de Klerk along with a few other top recruits, seem to be the early favourites, especially after following up their win over the Lions with a good 43-21 result against the Sharks.

The main question will however be if the Lions can finally clinch their first Currie Cup title since 2015, after hosting the past two finals, only to fall at the final hurdle.“To have just two training sessions and with us needing to bounce back it was a big challenge for these guys to come back and put in a (good) performance.