Sharks, Western Province secure home Currie Cup semi-finals ==>
The Natal Sharks secured a home Currie Cup semi-final with a hard-fought 18-16 victory away to the Blue Bulls at Loftus Versfeld.
Brendan Venter's men prevailed largely thanks to the place kicking of Fred Zeilinga and Butch James, despite having both Jacques Botes and Jean Deysel yellow carded for ill-discipline.
Francois Venter scored the only try of the game for the hosts, alongside 11 points from the kicking tee from Handre Pollard, but this proved in vain for Pine Pienaar's squad.
Cape Town-based Western Province also booked a home semi-final with a four-try bonus-point 36-23 victory over the Golden Lions.
Tries from Damian de Allende, Deon Fourie, Gerhard van den Heever and Michael Rhodes saw Allister Coetzee's men now top the Currie Cup table following their deserved victory.
Openside flanker Derick Minnie crossed for a brace of tries for the Golden Lions.
Four tries from winger Raymond Rhule inspired the Free State Cheetahs to a convincing 52-21 rout over Griquas in Kimberley.
Schalk van der Merwe and Piet van Zyl also crossed for the visitors as the Cheetahs scored six tries in a high-scoring affair.
It was a disappointing outing for Griquas, who failed to secure a losing bonus point despite tries from Dalton Davis, Rory Arnold and Jaco Nepgen.
Attention now switches to the final round of fixtures before the semi-finals commence on October 19th.
Brendan Venter's men prevailed largely thanks to the place kicking of Fred Zeilinga and Butch James, despite having both Jacques Botes and Jean Deysel yellow carded for ill-discipline.
Francois Venter scored the only try of the game for the hosts, alongside 11 points from the kicking tee from Handre Pollard, but this proved in vain for Pine Pienaar's squad.
Cape Town-based Western Province also booked a home semi-final with a four-try bonus-point 36-23 victory over the Golden Lions.
Tries from Damian de Allende, Deon Fourie, Gerhard van den Heever and Michael Rhodes saw Allister Coetzee's men now top the Currie Cup table following their deserved victory.
Openside flanker Derick Minnie crossed for a brace of tries for the Golden Lions.
Four tries from winger Raymond Rhule inspired the Free State Cheetahs to a convincing 52-21 rout over Griquas in Kimberley.
Schalk van der Merwe and Piet van Zyl also crossed for the visitors as the Cheetahs scored six tries in a high-scoring affair.
It was a disappointing outing for Griquas, who failed to secure a losing bonus point despite tries from Dalton Davis, Rory Arnold and Jaco Nepgen.
Attention now switches to the final round of fixtures before the semi-finals commence on October 19th.
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