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DHL Western Province and The Sharks this weekend booked their places in the Absa Currie Cup final in Cape Town next Saturday after powering their way to victories against the MTN Golden Lions and Toyota Free State Cheetahs respectively.
With Western Province finishing the round-robin stages as the top team, their 33-16 victory against the Lions ensured a home final at DHL Newlands, while the Sharks registered a 33-22 victory against the Cheetahs in Durban.
This year’s final will mark the second successive time the teams battle it out for the trophy and the bragging rights as Absa Currie Cup champions. As a bonus the winner will walk away with a rewarding R1,8m cheque while the runners up will earn R1,2m for their efforts.
In the other big clash this weekend, GWK Griquas scored a last-minute try in their Absa Currie Cup promotion-relegation game against the Steval Pumas in Kimberley on Friday for a 21-19 victory and a chance to retain their place in the Premier Division next season.
The teams will meet again in Nelspruit next week in the deciding clash.
At the Buffalo Stadium in East London - there were two promotion relegation matches on Saturday.
The EPKings under 19's beat their Border counter parts 27-20 to earn promotion to the A-section of the competition next season.
The Border youngsters will now play in the B-flight.
In the under 21 - promotion-relegation battle - the Border under 21's held onto their top-flight status for next season by edging the EP under 21's 23-21 - Border scoring a penalty with the last kick of the game.
