Two giants of South Africa rugby - Juan Smith and Schalk Burger - will face off in the Currie Cup this weekend
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Schalk Burger and Juan Smith meet in a colossal battle of the loose forwards in the Currie Cup semi-final between WP and Free State this weekend, Stephen Nell reports for Sport24.
"Schalk Burger and Juan Smith should be Springbok colleagues within a few weeks, but before then a colossal battle of the loose forwards is looming in Saturday’s Currie Cup semifinal at Newlands.
"Both captains have a talismanic effect on their teams. Burger’s return last week paved the way for Western Province to win the first game in their last five clashes against big unions as they comfortably saw off the Sharks.
"Smith’s presence in the Super 14 this year led to an average swing of 38 points in favour of the Cheetahs. The average score of games that Smith played this year was 30-24 to the Cheetahs, while in his absence it was 12-44 against them in four tour games.
"Burger was the captain of a Stormers team that reached the Super 14 final for the first time in the history of the Cape franchise this year."
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