Two teams at the top of the log in the Absa Currie Cup First Division, EP Kings and the Regent Boland Cavaliers, are both on the road this weekend.
EP travel to Welkom to face the Tasol Solar Griffons, where they lost a year ago, while the Cavaliers are away to the Valke in Kempton Park. Both these games are scheduled for Saturday afternoon at 15:00.
The unbeaten EP Kings top the First Division log with 33 points after seven games, while Boland have 31 points, also after seven games. At this stage of the season, these two teams look set to finish in the top two positions on the log, thereby securing themselves home ground advantage in the semi-finals.
In the first game of the weekend, on Friday afternoon in the Buffalo City Stadium, the Border Bulldogs will be looking to win their first game against the SWD Eagles since 19 September 2008, when the team from East London won by 37-33.
In the EP Kings last three games in Absa Currie Cup First Division against the Griffons the EP Kings have a 2-1 record:
- 23 July 2010: EP Kings won 26-25 in Port Elizabeth
- 3 September 2010: Griffons won 27-18 in Welkom
- 29 July 2011: EP Kings won 67-26 in Port Elizabeth
Your Rugby Weekend Match Schedule:
- Friday, 9 September: Border Bulldogs vs SWD Eagles – kick off at 17:05 at Buffalo City Stadium, East London. Referee Rasta Rashivenga
- Friday, 9 September: MTN Golden Lions vs GWK Griquas – kick off at 19:00 at Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg. Referee Mark Lawrence
- Saturday, 10 September 2011: The Sharks vs Ford Pumas – kick off at 15:00 at Mr Price Kings Park, Durban. Referee Jaco Peyper
- Saturday, 10 September: Tasol Solar Griffons vs EP Kings – kick off at 15:00 at North West Stadium, Welkom. Referee Pro Legoete
- Saturday, 10 September: Valke vs Regent Boland Cavaliers – kick off at 15:00 at Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park. Referee Stuart Berry
- Saturday, 10 September 2011: DHL Western Province vs Platinum Leopards – kick off at 16:00 at DHL Newlands, Cape Town. Referee Sindile Mayende
- Saturday, 10 September: Toyota Free State Cheetahs vs Vodacom Blue Bulls – kick off at 17:05 at Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein. Referee Marius Jonker
- Sunday, 11 September: South Africa vs Wales – kick off at 10:30 at Wellington Regional Stadium, New Zealand.
