DHL Western Province will finish their 2014 Under-18 Coca-Cola Craven Week campaign against Free State at HTS Middelburg on Saturday morning (kick-off 09h50).

Province have picked up a win and a loss this week – beating the Pumas 33-32 on Monday, before going down 23-38 to SWD on Wednesday – and will be determined to finish their campaign on a high tomorrow.

SWD, meanwhile, will take on Eastern Province in the 2014 Craven Week grand finale on Saturday following dominant performances in their opening two matches in Middelburg, which left them undefeated in the competition.

This will mark the first time in 14 years that one of the current franchise unions will not feature in the final match of an Under-18 Coca-Cola Craven Week tournament. The last time this occurred was in the 2000 season in which the Pumas and Boland battled it out in the final match.

In the other top match-ups on Saturday, KwaZulu-Natal will meet the Blue Bulls and hosts, the Pumas, will take on the Golden Lions.

* The one defeat at Craven Week aside, Western Province have this year taken the honours as the unofficial champions in the Under-13 Coca-Cola Craven Week, the Under-13 Sasolburg Week, Under-16 Coca-Cola Grant Khomo Week and the Under-18 Coca-Cola Academy Week tournaments, with the Under-16 Girls also finishing their competition unbeaten.

** Eastern Province were in top form on the fourth day of the tournament on Thursday as they shocked Free State with three first-half tries, which set them up for a satisfying 19-5 victory.

In the other big game the Blue Bulls survived a strong second-half charge by the Golden Lions for a 21-10 victory, while the Leopards registered a 26-20 win against the Valke and Griquas beat Boland 38-27.

Namibia, meanwhile, thrashed Border CD 69-0 for their first victory of the tournament after going down to the Leopards in their opening match on Tuesday.

Under-18 Coca-Cola Craven Week Day Five fixtures:
(Saturday, July 19)

HTS Middelburg Main Field:
08h30: Pumas v Golden Lions
09h50: Western Province v Free State
11h10: KwaZulu-Natal v Blue Bulls
12h45: SWD v Eastern Province

HTS Middelburg A-Field:
08h30: Zimbabwe v Namibia
09h50: Border v Griquas
11h10: Griffons v Leopards

HTS Middelburg B-Field:
08h30: Griquas CD v Border CD
09h50: Boland v Limpopo Blue Bulls
11h10: Eastern Province CD v Valke