The 2013 Absa Currie Cup semifinals were confirmed following a tense finish to the round-robin stages, in which the Toyota Free State Cheetahs and MTN Golden Lions secured their semifinal places and DHL WP sealed first place on the log.

The Cheetahs and the Lions finished the pool stages level on 26 points, which resulted in their log positions being determined by the best points’ difference in the matches contested between them.

This resulted in the Cheetahs finishing in third place and the Lions in fourth place respectively, despite the Johannesburg team boasting a better points difference overall than the Cheetahs.

In the semifinals next weekend, log-leaders DHL Western Province will host the MTN Golden Lions in Cape Town (kick-off 14h30) and the Sharks will meet the Toyota Free State Cheetahs in Durban (kick-off 17h00).

In an action-packed day of rugby on Saturday, DHL Western Province edged the Sharks 17-13 at Growthpoint Kings Park, the Cheetahs defeated the Vodacom Blue Bulls 22-7 at the Free State Stadium and the Golden Lions beat GWK Griquas 35-28 at Ellis Park.

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