Griquas will host the Lions, while the Cheetahs welcome the Pumas in next weekend's Currie Cup Premier Division semi-finals.
**Griquas **will host the Lions, while the **Cheetahs **welcome the **Pumas **in next weekend’s Currie Cup Premier Division semi-finals following the completion of the league phase over the weekend.
Both semi-finals will take place on Sunday, 6 September, with the match in **Kimberley **kicking off at 13:00, followed by the Bloemfontein playoff at 15:30.
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With Griquas and the Cheetahs having already secured their playoff places before the weekend’s four encounters, the Pumas and Lions still had it all to play for in the final round of league action, but both duly booked their semi-final spots with convincing victories, while the Boland Kavaliers’ changes of progressing evaporated on Sunday.
The Lions kicked off the final round when they outplayed the Stormers XXIII 36-12 in Johannesburg on Friday. That match was followed by the Hollywoodbets Sharks XV’s 53-22 victory over the winless Bulls XV in Durban.
In Saturday’s only fixture, the Pumas turned on the style to outclass the Cheetahs** 52-26** in Nelspruit, while Griquas wrapped up the weekend’s action with a commanding 48-17 away win over the Boland Kavaliers in Wellington on Sunday afternoon.
Following the seventh-round matches, Griquas finished top of the standings on 31 points, with the Cheetahs second on 27. They were followed by the Pumas (22) and Lions (20) in the top four.
The Sharks XV finished fifth on 18 points, while the Kavaliers and Stormers XXIII both ended on 16 points. The Bulls XV finished eighth on six points.
Lions
Tries: Gilermo Mentoe, Jarod Cairns, Ethan Adams, Renzo du Plessis, Latica Nela
Conversions: Matthew Coetzee (4)
Penalty: Coetzee
**Stormers XXIII **
Tries: Markus Muller, Altus Rabe
Conversion: Kyle Smith
**Sharks XV **
Tries: Tino Mavesere (4), Ross Braude (2), Tim Swiel, Jacques Marais (2)
Conversions: Luan Giliomee (4)
Bulls XV
Tries: Kebotile Maake, Marnus Rademeyer, Brooklyn Newman, Lavela Pongolo
Conversion: Ian van der Merwe
Pumas
Tries: Ntsika Fisanti, JJ Scheepers (2), Tiaan de Klerk, Chyle van Zyl (2), Andre Goedhals, Sango Xamlashe
Conversions: Clinton Swart (6)
**Cheetahs **
Tries: Michael Annies, Daniel Maartens, Stefan Venter, Carel-Jan Coetzee
Conversions: Faf de Klerk, Tiaan Swanepoel
Boland
Tries: Sibusiso Sangweni, Jayden Bantom
Conversions: Ashlon Davids (2)
Penalty: Davids
Griquas
Tries: Marco de Witt, Dylan Maart, Tiaan Lange, Carl Els, Stefan Coetzee, Lourens Oosthuizen, Gurshwin Wehr
Conversions: Liam Koen (5)
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