Western Cape neighbours to meet in Southern APC final
Defending Southern Amateur Provincial Championship winners Western Province will meet neighbours, Boland A, in a Western Cape final on Friday after the teams registered their second round of victories in this year’s tournament on Wednesday.
Western Province, who have won the last three editions of the tournament, defeated Eastern Province 32-20 in the main match of the day on Wednesday, while Boland A registered a convincing 41-29 victory against SWD.
The Boland XV registered the biggest victory in the second round as they defeated Border 77-24, while EP Rural beat Border Rural 20-13.
The clash between Western Province and Eastern Province was thrilling as the Port Elizabeth team took a 20-13 lead going into the break. However, the Cape side tightened up their defence and stepped up their attack in the second half, which allowed them to deny their opponents from adding to their score, while they did well to convert their chances into points.
Boland A, meanwhile, dominated their clash against SWD from the first half as they built up an encouraging 23-10 lead at the break. They continued this fine form into the second half and increased their try tally to five to add to four penalty goals in the match, which allowed them to stretch their score and secure the 41-29 victory.
In Friday’s final round, Western Province and Boland A will meet in the Cup Final at 13h15, while the Boland XV will take on EP Rural in the Plate Final. EP and SWD, meanwhile, will meet in the 3rd/4th place-playoff, while Border will meet their counterparts Border Rural in the 7th/8th place playoff.
Southern APC day-two results:
EP Rural 20 – 13 Border Rural
Boland XV 77 – 24 Border
Boland A 41 – 29 SWD
Western Province 32 – 20 Eastern Province
Southern APC day-three fixtures, Friday 28 September:
08h00 – Border vs Border Rural (7th/8th Place)
09h45 – EP vs SWD (3rd/4th Place)
11h30 – Boland XV vs EP Rural (Plate Final)
13h15 – WP vs Boland A (Cup Final)
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