DHL Western Province will face the Vodacom Blue Bulls in their Currie Cup semifinal, at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria, at 15h00 on Saturday, October 15.
DHL Western Province will face the Vodacom Blue Bulls in their Currie Cup semifinal, at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria, at 18h00 on Saturday, October 15.
The hard-fought 30-28 victory against neighbours the Boland Cavaliers at DHL Newlands in the final round of league action saw coach John Dobson’s team clinch third spot on the log.
This means that they will travel to Pretoria to face the second-placed Vodacom Blue Bulls, in a North-South showdown which is a replay of last year’s semifinal, which they won 23-18.
The narrow victory against Boland was one of just two matches this season in which DHL Western Province did not earn a bonus point for scoring four tries.
They ended the league phase of the season with seven bonus points, which saw them finish above defending champions the Xerox Golden Lions, although both teams picked up five wins in their eight games.
The Xerox Golden Lions will travel to Bloemfontein to take on the unbeaten Toyota Free State Cheetahs in the other Currie Cup semifinal on Saturday, October 15.
There is still one match of the league phase of the Currie Cup to be played, as Griquas face the table-topping Toyota Free State Cheetahs on Saturday, but it will have no influence on play-off positions.
DHL Western Province U19 and DHL Western Province U21 will both host semifinals against their counterparts from the Toyota Free State Cheetahs at City Park on Friday, October 14. The U19 fixture kicks off at 13h15, followed by the U21 semifinal at 15h00.
Currie Cup semifinal fixtures:
Friday, October 14
DHL Western Province U19 v Toyota Free State Cheetahs U19
(City Park, Athlone – Kick-off: 13h15)
DHL Western Province U21 v Toyota Free State Cheetahs U21
(City Park, Athlone – Kick-off: 15h00)
Saturday, October 15
DHL Western Province v Vodacom Blue Bulls
(Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria – Kick-off: 18h00)
Toyota Free State Cheetahs v Xerox Golden Lions
(Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein – Kick-off: 15h00)