DHL Western Province, the Vodacom Blue Bulls and Cell C Sharks all scored home wins in Round Six of the 2015 Absa Under-21 Provincial Championship A-Division, but all are still chasing the pace-setting Xerox Golden Lions.
The Johannesburg side, which had a bye this past weekend, has started the season in strong fashion and still leads the log, but four other teams are all in the race to finish in the top four.
The EP Kings, winless after six matches, cannot reach the top four any more, while the Leopards, with one win from five, will have to improve dramatically to stay in the run. WP, Blue Bulls, Sharks and Free State look set to compete for the final four spots.
The B-Division also kicked off this weekend, with the home sides finding the opening round a tough one.
ORC Griquas (23-26 to Boland), Hino Valke (42-43 to Steval Pumas) and SWD (19-22 to Limpopo Blue Bulls) all lost at home, with only Border (15-10 over Griffons) managing a home win.
DIVISION A:
Cell C Sharks 32 (26) EP Kings 20 (8)
Scorers:
Cell C Sharks. Tries: Graham Geldenhuys, Innocent Radebe (2), Sipho Mkize. Conversions: Innocent Radebe (3). Penalties: Innocent Radebe (2).
EP Kings. Tries: Anelisa Mteto, Khaya Malotana, Warren Swarts. Conversions: Matthys Venter. Penalty: Matthys Venter.
DHL Western Province 22 (3) Toyota Free State 0 (0)
Scorers:
DHL WP. Tries: Grant Hermanus, Luke van der Smit, Paul Wipplinger. Conversions: Jean-Luc du Plessis (2). Penalty: Jean-Luc du Plessis.
Vodacom Blue Bulls 41 (28) Leopards 31 (17)
Scorers:
Vodacom Blue Bulls. Tries: Ganfried May, Hendrik Viljoen, JP Smith, Marquit September, Matjikinyane Molapo. Conversions: Joshua Stander (5). Penalties: Joshua Stander, Kobus Marais.
Leopards. Tries: Dean Stokes, Jaco Hayward, Myburgh Briers, Stephan Malan. Conversions: Schalk Hugo (4). Penalty: Schalk Hugo.
DIVISION B:
ORC Griquas 23 (20) Boland 26 (15)
Scorers:
Griquas. Tries: Marthinus Kemp, Shaun Clarke. Conversions: Christo Coetzee (2). Penalties: Christo Coetzee (3).
Boland. Tries: Chad Kleinsmidt, Dylan Maart, Gareth Cilliers. Conversion: Adriaan Carelse. Penalties: Adriaan Carelse, Anzo Stubbs (2).
Hino Valke 42 (28) Steval Pumas 43 (10)
Scorers:
Hino Valke. Tries: Cornelius Jacobs, Jackie Jonkers, Jacqone de Villiers, Rudolf Burger (2), Penalty Try. Conversions: Brandan Rieck (6).
Steval Pumas. Tries: Francois de Kock (2), Kelsey Tait, Marthinus Philippus Snyman, Wihan Adlem, Willem Ludike. Conversions: Dylan Du Buisson (5). Penalty: Dylan Du Buisson.
Border 15 (15) Down Touch Griffons 10 (0)
Scorers:
Border. Tries: Asiphe Fihla, Cameron Lentoor. Conversion: Curwin Jacobus. Penalty: Curwin Jacobus.
Down Touch Griffons. Tries: Carlton Coeries, Damien May.
SWD Eagles 19 (7) Limpopo Blue Bulls 22 (14)
Scorers:
SWD Eagles. Tries: Penalty Try, Ethan Williams (2). Conversions: Erwin Harris, Fizell Fredericks.
Limpopo Blue Bulls. Tries: Gerhard van den Heever, Sarel Snyman, Penalty Try. Conversions: Jean Grobler (2), Penalty: Jean Grobler.