The Bulls and Lions consolidated their positions in the top two places on the Currie Cup log after the eighth round of action.
Round eight saw wins for the Bulls, Lions, Sharks and Pumas.There was not much change on the Currie Cup Premier Division points table after the latest round of matches, with the Bulls still leading the way and the Lions hot on their heels.
The Cheetahs are also still very much in the hunt, but for Western Province it’s going to take a mighty big effort and a few other results going their way for them to make the top four., and with just a handful of fixtures remaining before the semi-finals are contested there is plenty of chatter about a possible Gauteng final between the Bulls and Lions.The last time these teams met in the final was way back in 2002 when the Bulls won 31-7 at Ellis Park.
The Joburg-based side will go to Loftus in good spirits having beaten the Cheetahs 38-21 in Bloemfontein on Saturday, with travellers scoring six tries to three. Impressive young flanker Renzo du Plessis was at it again, scoring two tries, while the other five-pointers came from Kade Wolhuter, RF Schoeman, Jaco Visagie and Rabz Maxwane.
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