The Women’s Premier Division will strike the halfway mark in dramatic fashion this weekend as the competition pace-setters, DHL Western Province Women and the Border Ladies, meet at DHL Newlands in a repeat of the 2019 final where both teams’ unbeaten status will be on the line.

The showdown between these arch-rivals will take centre stage in a bumper round, which kicks off on Friday afternoon with the Blue Bulls Women hosting the Cell C Sharks Women in Pretoria. This clash will be broadcast live on SuperSport (16h00).

Saturday’s action will see defending champions, DHL Western Province, hosting the Border Ladies in a top-of-the-table clash in Cape Town (13h00), and the Boland Dames welcoming the EP Queens to Wellington (14h00), with these matches being streamed live on Springboks.rugby.

The match-up between DHL Western Province and the Border Ladies is expected to be epic given the teams’ impressive form this season and the history between them, which has seen them battle it out in every final since the 2016 season.

The team from East London hold a slender one-point lead on the standings after both sides got their campaigns off to firing starts with four victories in a row. But this could come to dramatic halt for one of them on Saturday.

While the sides have been closely matched on defence with DHL Western Province conceding two points fewer, the Capetonians have also been in superior form on attack, boasting 32 more points in their opening four matches.

DHL Western Province will enter the match with confidence after registering victories in the last three matches between the sides – two of which were finals – and a favourable track record of four wins in their last six outings.

Women’s Premier Division fixtures:

Friday, 4 June

Blue Bulls Women v Cell C Sharks Women
Time: 16h00
Venue: Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni
Assistant referees: Christopher Allison and local referee
TMO: Marius van der Westhuizen
TV: SuperSport Rugby

Saturday, 5 June

DHL Western Province v Border Ladies
Time: 13h00 (live stream on Springboks.rugby)
Venue: DHL Newlands, Cape Town
Referee: Ashleigh Murray-Pretorius
Assistant referees: Local referees

Boland Dames v EP Queens
Time: 14h00 (live stream on Springboks.rugby)
Venue: Boland Stadium, Wellington
Referee: Maria Mabote
Assistant referees: Local referees