South African Rugby Team the Vodacom Blue Bulls, a PUMA team, on Saturday won the Currie Cup, South Africa’s main domestic rugby union competition, by beating the Sharks 26-19 in a dramatic final. For the Vodacom Blue Bulls it is the first win of this trophy since 2009. And the Vodacom Blue Bulls, who are from the South African city of Pretoria, didn’t make things easy for themselves, as they were 10 points down in the second half! Arno Botha, who wears the PUMA Future boot, scored the first of two tries that day to get the Vodacom Blue Bulls back into the game but with only two minutes to go in regular play, they were still two points behind. With the seconds ticking down the clock, the Vodacom Blue Bulls then converted a penalty to make it 19-19 and get into extra time. In the second half of extra time, with just a few seconds remaining on the clock, it was once again Arno Botha who rammed his way across the line to score the winning try. For the Vodacom Blue Bulls, it is the 24th victory in the Currie Cup, which dates back to 1891! Another great victory in what has been a very successful weekend for PUMA teams around the world! Well done the Vodacom Blue Bulls!

Players wearing PUMA boots took center stage in Saturday’s Rugby World Cup Final in Japan, as South Africa trumped England 32-12 to lift the Webb Ellis Cup for the third time. It was an intense match in the first half, in which neither team was able to really break through and all points were scored from the penalty spot. That was until PUMA players Makazole Mapimpi and Lukhanyo Am outsmarted England’s defence with only 14 minutes to go. Mapimpi superbly kicked the ball on to Am, who calmly passed back to Mapimpi so he could score a try. In spite of winning the World Cup twice before, South Africa had previously never scored a try in the final, making Mapimpi’s score even more memorable. For Mapimpi, who like Am wore the PUMA ONE 5.1 during the event, it has been an outstanding tournament, in which he became South Africa’s best try scorer with six tries. “It was an unbelievable moment for me,” Mapimpi told reporters after the match “I saw that Lukhanyo Am was on my inside. I chipped the ball and he got the ball back. I saw that there was no one in front of me. I chased up and he gave me the ball to score.” In total, South Africa had 10 PUMA players in its team, including Mapimpi, Am and Duane Vermeulen, who wore the FUTURE 4.1 NETFIT Mx SG Yellow Alert – PUMA Black, and received the final’s official Player of the Match award. In case you inexplicably missed the final, you can watch Mapimpi’s spectacular try here.