The EP Kings all but secured a home semifinal in the 2015 Absa Under-19 Provincial A-Division with a tenth consecutive win this weekend, but all of five other teams can still make the other three play-off spots with two rounds of action to go.
The Kings (33-14 over Leopards) and Vodacom Blue Bulls (31-20 over Cell C Sharks) secured good wins to remain in the top two position, while the Toyota Free State also scored a significant win over the Xerox Golden Lions in Bloemfontein on Saturday, winning 32-23.
The Sharks are the only ones that cannot finish in the top four anymore, so there remains a lot to play for in the next couple of weeks.
In the B-Division, the log-leading Steval Pumas suffered their first defeat of the campaign, as second placed Down Touch Griffons downed them 17-15 in Welkom.
ORC Griquas stayed in third place with a 58-19 win over SWD and Hino Valke stayed fourth thanks to a 36-19 win over Limpopo Blue Bulls. Boland also got a consecutive win, this time beating Border 43-26.
Division A:
Cell C Sharks 20 (3) Vodacom Blue Bulls 31 (10)
Scorers:
Sharks. Tries: Brent Christoffels, S’busiso Nkosi. Conversions: Tristan Tedder (2). Penalty: Tristan Tedder (2).
Blue Bulls. Tries: Divan Rossouw, Jaco Holtzhausen, JT Jackson (2). Conversions: JT Jackson (2), Kurt Webster (2). Penalty: Kurt Webster.
Toyota Free State 32 (5) Xerox Golden Lions 23 (10)
Scorers:
Toyota Free State. Tries: Christiaan Nel (2), Llewellyn Hein, Niell Stannard, Robin Stevens. Conversions: Ruan Wasserman (2). Penalty: Ruan Wasserman.
Xerox Golden Lions. Tries: James Venter (2), Jaydrin Kotze. Conversion: Hendrik Mulder. Penalties: Hendrik Mulder (2).
EP Kings 33 (21) Leopards 14 (7)
Scorers:
EP Kings. Tries: Athi Mayinje, James Hall, Jeremy Ward, Lusanda Badiyana, Stephanus Nieuwoudt. Conversions: James Hall (2), Michael Brink (2).
Leopards. Tries: De Wet Terblanche, Zweli Silaule. Conversions: Barend Janse van Rensburg (2).
Division B:
Boland 43 (24) Border 26 (14)
Scorers:
Boland. Tries: Clarence van Wyk, Colin April, Enzo Foutie, Handre Ontong, Stephan Borman, Steven Stallenberg (2). Conversions: Stephan Borman (4).
Border. Tries: Darren Lottering (2), Siphelele Zono, Siphosihle Magawu. Conversions: Darren Domingo (3).
Limpopo Blue Bulls 19 (7) Hino Valke 36 (17)
Scorers:
Limpopo Blue Bulls. Tries: George Letshuma, Heinrich du Plessis, Martin Shioma. Conversions: Dane Kotze (2).
Hino Valke. Tries: Attie Jansen van Vuuren (2), Christopher Schimper, Cornelius Jacobs, Petrus Griesel, Ruan Kotze. Conversions: Conrad Engelbrecht (3).
Down Touch Griffons 17 (12) Steval Pumas 15 (10)
Scorers:
Down Touch Griffons. Try: Duke Jantjies. Penalties: Luan James (4).
Steval Pumas. Tries: Ian Truter, JP Mans. Conversion: Theunis Sauer. Penalty: Theunis Sauer
SWD 19 (19) ORC Griquas 58 (22)
Scorers:
SWD. Tries: Caae-Jay Ferendale, Justin Williams, Zavier Klaasen. Conversions: Nathan Kemp (2).
ORC Griquas. Tries: Arthur Jones, Brendon de Beer, Gerhard Holtzhausen, Guilliam Viljoen, JP Steyn, Pieter Oosthuizen, Wilfred Bowers, Zayne Farmer. Conversions: JP Abrahams (5), Wilfred Bowers. Penalties: JP Abrahams (2).