Currie Cup Review Round 9

In Currie Cup Round 9 action over the weekend, the unbeaten Cheetahs smashed the winless Valke, the Blue Bulls overpowered Griquas, Western Province demolished Boland and The Sharks overcame the Golden Lions.

Currie Cup Round 9 Results:

Aug 31: Cheetahs v Valke, Bloemfontein [80-33]
Sept 01: Blue Bulls v Griquas, Pretoria [46-03]
Sept 01: WP vs Boland, Newlands [62-10]
Sept 01: Sharks v Lions, Durban [21-03]

Currie Cup Table:

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Round 9 Games:

Fri 31 Sept: Free State Cheetahs 80 v 33 Valke – Bloem

Prediction: Cheetahs by 15
Result: Cheetahs by 47

Scorers:

Cheetahs [80]:
Tries: Strauss (4), Fredericks (3), Passens (2), Scholtz (2), Fortuin
Conversions: De Waal (7), De Bruyn (3)

Falcons [33]:
Tries: Matsaung, Krause, Arlow, Viljoen, Bernard
Conversions: Schutte (4)

Sat 01 Sept: Blue Bulls 46 v 03 Griquas – Loftus Versfeld

Prediction: Bulls by 10
Result: Bulls by 43

Scorers:

Blue Bulls [46]:
Tries: Engels, Stegmann, Hougaard, Nel, Mametsa, Delport
Conversions: Hougaard (5)
Penalties: Hougaard
Dropgoal: Hougaard

Griquas [03]:
Penalty: Barnard

Sat 01 Sept: Western Province 62 v 10 Boland – Newlands

Prediction: WP by 5
Result: WP by 52

Scorers:

Western Province [62]:
Tries: Grant, Naqelevuki (3), Paulse (2), Harris (2), Louw
Conversions: Olivier (5), Jantjes, Aplon
Penalty: Olivier

Boland Cavaliers [10]:
Tries: Dollie, Papier

Sat 01 Sept: The Sharks 21 v 03 Golden Lions – Durban

Prediction: Sharks by 5
Result: Sharks by 18

Scorers:

Sharks [21]:
Tries: Ndungane, Kankowski
Conversion: Kockott
Penalties: Kockott (3)

Golden Lions [03]:
Penalty: Strydom

Next Week’s Fixtures:

Fri Sept 07: Boland vs Valke – Boland, 5.30pm
Sat Sept 08: Lions vs Blue Bulls – Ellis Park, 3.45pm
Sat Sept 08: Griquas vs Cheetahs – Kimberley, 3.45pm
Sat Sept 08: Western Province vs Sharks – Newlands, 5.05pm