The weekend saw fierce battles in the Currie Cup competition and with all the teams having played 5 games the Cheetahs and the Sharks are the early front runners.

Friday evening saw the Lions travel to Brakpan to take on the Falcons ina hope to get their season back on track and that they did. A brilliant performance by Jacques Cronje and a fantastic display of running rugby saw the Lions victorious by 62-5. The referee, Brett Bowden from Australia, also helped to make this game very entertaining.

Saturday afternoon saw three games. Boland, the surprise package of the Currie Cup so far, travelled to Kimberley to take on Griquas. This was a very entyertaining game with both teams keen to run the ball. The Griquas pack eventually was the deciding factor and the men from Kimberley ran out victors by 43-32.

WP travelled to Bloemfontein to take on the Cheetahs and after 4 losses in a row they were regarded as underdogs. The first half saw WP only trailing by 16-13 after a much improved effort by the men from the Cape. After half time Province fought gainly for the first 25 minutes of the second half but the greater skill of the Cheetah backs took it’s toll and they ran in 4 tries for a convincing 43-13 victory. The team that wants to win the Currie Cup this season will have to beat the Cheetahs.

The final game of the afternoon was a repeat of the Super 14 final with the Bulls taking on the Sharks in Durban. In a typically hard fought battle the Sharks ran out victors by 29-10. The Sharks controlled possesion and scored 4 tries to 1 and at the moment looks like the only team that can take on the Cheetahs and maybe beat them.