The Absa Currie Cup semifinals were confirmed on Saturday evening following a tense finish to the round-robin stages, in which the Toyota Free State Cheetahs and MTN Golden Lions secured their semifinal places joining Western Province and The Sharks in the final four.
The teams finished the pool stages level on 26 points, which resulted in their log positions being determined by the best points’ difference in the matches contested between them. This resulted in the Cheetahs finishing in third place and the Lions in fourth place respectively, despite the Johannesburg team boasting a better points difference overall than the Cheetahs.
In the semifinals next weekend, log-leaders DHL Western Province will host the MTN Golden Lions in Cape Town and The Sharks will meet the Toyota Free State Cheetahs in Durban.
In an action-packed day of rugby, Western Province edged The Sharks 17-13 at Growthpoint Kings Park, the Cheetahs defeated the Vodacom Blue Bulls 22-7 at the Free State Stadium and the Golden Lions beat GWK Griquas 35-28 at Ellis Park.
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