The Vodacom Bulls retained their spot on the prime of the Currie Cup, whereas the Lions strengthened their second place on the log because the Sharks XV’s resurgence continued.
The seventh spherical of the Currie Cup kicked off with the Vodacom Bulls beating the Airlink Pumas 40-24 in Nelspruit on Friday afternoon.
The Vodacom Bulls produced a dominant begin and scored 4 tries within the opening half-hour towards the Airlink Pumas in Nelspruit, the place the guests constructed a stable 26-5 half-time lead.
On Saturday, the Lions turned on the fashion in defeating defeat DHL Western Province 41-22 of their early afternoon assembly in Johannesburg.
The hosts earned their try-scoring bonus-point within the first half already and lead 28-8 on the break, with the spectacular Renzo du Plessis main the cost with a hat-trick of tries. DHL WP confirmed some flashes of promise and Junior Springbok JC Mars, taking part in on the wing, accomplished his brace after the break.
Renzo du Plessis is prospering. #LIOvWP pic.twitter.com/ixrzGQoYmI
— Riaan Louw (@Ringo26) August 17, 2024
JP Pietersen’s Sharks XV triumphed by 25-20 over the defending champions, the Cheetahs, in Bloemfontein.
Skilled speedster Yaw Penxe was instrumental within the victory as he scored two tries handy his facet a 18-10 half-time lead.
Yaw Penxe baggage a brace towards the Toyota Cheetahs 🏉🏉
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— SuperSport Rugby (@SSRugby) August 17, 2024
The Toyota Cheetahs got here again exhausting, with tries by means of Corne Fourie, Vernon Paulo and Ethan Wentzel, however Eduan Keyter’s five-pointer 4 minutes from full-time secured the guests a vital win in Bloemfontein.
Within the last match of the spherical performed on Sunday in Welkom, the Griquas claimed their third win of the marketing campaign by beating the Griffons 57-7 in brilliant Northern Free State sunshine.
𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 👏
There’s simply no stopping Connor Mahoney 😤⚡#CarlingCurrieCup pic.twitter.com/rdD011pzTR
— SuperSport Rugby (@SSRugby) August 18, 2024
Sako Makata, Marco de Witt, and the speedy Connor Mahoney every scored a brace of tries for the Griquas.
Following the newest spherical’s fixtures, the Bulls elevated their factors tally to 31 from six wins and a draw, three greater than second-placed Lions. The Cheetahs are actually third on 24 factors, solely three greater than the fourth-placed Sharks XV, who leapfrogged the Pumas (fifth on 19 factors).
WP are sixth on 14 factors, adopted by Griquas (13) and Griffons (2).
This coming Friday, the Bulls host Griquas in Pretoria (7.05pm); and on Saturday, WP welcome the Sharks XV to the DHL Stadium (3pm) earlier than the Cheetahs host the Lions in Bloemfontein (5pm). On Sunday, the Griffons tackle the Pumas in Welkom (3pm).
Picture: Lee Warren/Gallo Photographs
