DHL Western Province will take on the Blue Bulls in the feature clash at the Under-18 Coca-Cola Academy Week in Vanderbijlpark on Thursday, whilst the Lions and KZN will face off in the main match at the U16 Coca-Cola Grant Khomo Week.

All four teams showed their class in the opening two rounds at their respective Coca-Cola Youth Week tournaments, and emerged as the top sides among a handful of unbeaten teams.

KwaZulu-Natal staged an upset with 14 players on the field for most of the second half in Tuesday’s final match at the Under-16 Coca-Cola Grant Khomo Week to beat DHL Western Province 19-17.

This booked them a place in the grand finale of the tournament against the Golden Lions, who thumped Boland 34-3, at Oudtshoorn’s Bridgton Sports Grounds.

At the Isak Steyl Stadium in Vanderbijlpark, meanwhile, the Blue Bulls’ narrow 34-31 victory against the Free State booked them a place in the main match against Western Province, who smashed Eastern Province 53-17.

In the other big clashes on the final day of the Coca-Cola Grant Khomo Week on Thursday, DHL Western Province will meet the Blue Bulls, while Eastern Province will take on the Free State. The tournament will also feature a ‘Test match’ between Zimbabwe and Namibia at 09h00.

The Griffons and SWD, and the Free State and Lions, meanwhile, will battle it out in the other big matches at the Coca-Cola Academy Week.

* The players had Wednesday off at both tournaments to rest after two physical days of rugby.

U16 COCA-COLA GRANT KHOMO WEEK FIXTURES – DAY THREE, THURSDAY JULY 9:

A Field:
09h00 – Griquas v Valke
10h30 – Eastern Province v Free State
12h00 – DHL Western Province v Blue Bulls
13h30 – Golden Lions v KwaZulu-Natal

B Field:
09h00 – Zimbabwe v Namibia
10h30 – Limpopo Blue Bulls v SWD Eagles
12h00 – Pumas v Boland

C Field:
09h00 – Griffons v SWD Eagles XV
10h30 – Border CD v Griquas CD
12h00 – Border v Leopards

COCA-COLA ACADEMY WEEK FIXTURES – DAY THREE, THURSDAY JULY 9:

A Field:
08h45 – Boland v KwaZulu-Natal
10h05 – Griffons v SWD
11h25 – Free State v Lions
12h45 – DHL Western Province v Blue Bulls

B Field:
08h45 – Griquas v Namibia
10h05 – Griquas CD v Rooi Valke
11h25 – KwaZulu-Natal v Border
12h45 – Pumas v Eastern Province

C Field:
08h45 – SA LSEN v Border CD
10h05 – Pumas CD v Blouvalke
11h25 – Eastern Province CD v Leopards
12h45 – Limpopo Blue Bulls v Griffons CD