Currie Cup: Pumas bring Bulls back down to earth as Cheetahs pip Sharks
The Pumas crushed the Bulls at Loftus while the Cheetahs beat the Sharks in a low-scoring encounter at the Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium in Currie Cup action on Saturday.
Currie Cup: Griquas condemn WP to third straight defeat after dominant display
The home side ran in seven tries in the encounter with flyhalf George Whitehead kicking six conversions to make it two wins from three this campaign.
Griquas raced into a 14-0 lead after 20 minutes when Dylan Maart and Zane Bester went over for five-pointers and Whitehead making no mistake from the kicking tee.
The visitors hit back when replacement Aden da Costa scored a try after good line-break by left-wing Jared Africa while Jurie Matthee was successful with the conversion.
The hosts took a commanding 21-7 advantage into the halftime break after Caleb Abrahams his team's third try of the afternoon.
It was more of the same after the interval as Cebo Dlamini was put into space and dived for Griquas' fourth five-pointer of the match.
Western Province stayed in the contest after an opportunistic score by veteran hooker Scarra Ntubeni after the home team had fumbled the ball behind their tryline.
The men from Kimberley though made sure they took maximum points by running three more late tries to seal a dominant victory on home soil.
Griquas hold on defeat courageous Boland in 14-try thriller in Kimberly
Hosts Griquas held off a spirited effort from the Boland Cavaliers to emerge 48-39 victors at sun-baked Suzuki Stadium in Kimberly on Sunday.
Currie Cup: Lions and Bulls complete comprehensive victories against coastal rivals
The Lions and the Bulls completed comprehensive victories against Western Province and the Sharks respectively in Currie Cup action played on Saturday.
Currie Cup: Jandre Nel scores four tries as Cheetahs tame Pumas for first victory
Scrumhalf Jandre Nel scored four tries as the Cheetahs claimed their first Currie Cup win with a 42-25 victory over the Pumas in Bloemfontein on Friday evening.