{"id":22703,"date":"2013-09-19T14:54:46","date_gmt":"2013-09-19T12:54:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/decisive-weekend-in-currie-cup-first-division\/"},"modified":"2013-09-19T14:54:46","modified_gmt":"2013-09-19T12:54:46","slug":"decisive-weekend-in-currie-cup-first-division","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/decisive-weekend-in-currie-cup-first-division\/","title":{"rendered":"Decisive weekend in Currie Cup First Division"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t    <a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/?attachment_id=17246\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-17246\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-17246  \" alt=\"Justin van Staden of the EP Kings. Photo: Michael Sheehan\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/d76fd_EP%2BKings-600x380.jpg\" width=\"378\" height=\"239\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Justin van Staden of the EP Kings. Photo: Michael Sheehan<\/p>\n<p>The Absa Currie Cup First Division looks set to feature a mixture of joy and heart-break this weekend as the tournament reaches the penultimate pool round and a few teams\u2019 have their fate determined.<\/p>\n<p>With the top spot on the log already guaranteed, the Steval Pumas are the only side in the top five who will enter the round relaxed, while the Regent Boland Cavaliers will be under immense pressure to win as a defeat will knock them out of the semifinal race.<\/p>\n<p>The EP Kings, Leopards and SWD Eagles, meanwhile, will be determined to register victories with an eye on sealing their semifinal spots and possibly trying to secure the other home ground advantage in the knock-out round. However, this battle is expected to continue into the final round next week.<\/p>\n<p>In Friday\u2019s matches, the Leopards meet the Border Bulldogs in Potchefstroom and the EP Kings host the Valke at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth in matches the hosts will target for possible bonus-point victories.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, the Steval Pumas take on the Regent Boland Cavaliers in Nelspruit and the Down Touch Griffons go up against the SWD Eagles in Welkom.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Absa Currie Cup First Division fixtures:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Leopards vs Border Bulldogs<br \/>\nVenue: Profert Olen Park, Potchefstroom<br \/>\nTime: 17:15<br \/>\nDate: September 20<\/p>\n<p>EP Kings vs Valke<br \/>\nVenue: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth<br \/>\nTime: 19:00<br \/>\nDate: September 20<\/p>\n<p>Steval Pumas vs Regent Boland Cavaliers<br \/>\nVenue: Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit<br \/>\nTime: 15:00<br \/>\nDate: September 21<\/p>\n<p>Down Touch Griffons vs SWD Eagles<br \/>\nVenue: North West Stadium, Welkom<br \/>\nTime: 15:00<br \/>\nDate: September 21 \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sarfu.org.za\/\" target=\"_blank\">SA Rugby<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more Currie Cup news,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/tag\/currie-cup\/\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For more breaking sporting news and views, visit MySport24 on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MySport24\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mysport24?ref=hl\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h6 class=\"zemanta-related-title\">Related articles<\/h6>\n<ul class=\"zemanta-article-ul zemanta-article-ul-image\">\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li-image zemanta-article-ul-li\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/little-margin-for-error-in-ep-kings-semi-finals-bid\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/d76fd_199512182_80_801.jpg\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/little-margin-for-error-in-ep-kings-semi-finals-bid\/\" target=\"_blank\">Little margin for error in EP Kings\u2019 semi-finals bid<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li-image zemanta-article-ul-li\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/absa-reveals-currie-cup-fan-competition\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/d76fd_201793163_80_801.jpg\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/absa-reveals-currie-cup-fan-competition\/\" target=\"_blank\">Absa reveals Currie Cup fan competition<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"zemanta-pixie-a\" title=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\" href=\"http:\/\/www.zemanta.com\/?px\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"zemanta-pixie-img\" alt=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/d76fd_zemified_h.png\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Justin van Staden of the EP Kings. Photo: Michael Sheehan The Absa Currie Cup First Division looks set to feature a mixture of joy and heart-break this weekend as the tournament reaches the penultimate pool round and a few teams\u2019 have their fate determined. 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