The unbeaten UFS-Shimlas will host NWU-Pukke in their first-ever Varsity Cup final in Bloemfontein.
The Free State side saw off defending champions UCT 21-10 in their home semi-final in Bloemfontein on Monday and Pukke edged table-topping Tukkies in Pretoria to book a place in their second consecutive final.
A late try from flyhalf Jonny Welthagen saw Pukke snatch a dramatic 29-28 victory over Tuks to send the two-time champions crashing out of the competition.
Welthagen had been the villain of Pukke's defeat to UCT in last year's final in Potchefstroom, but he turned to hero in Pretoria as a superb individual effort saw his side through.
Shimlas proved too strong for the Ikeys in the first semi-final, outscoring the Cape side by three tries to two and they'll now host their first final in front of their home crowd on Monday the 13th of April.
