Black Saturday for Komani teams

Both Breakers and Old Collegians were beaten last weekend, with Breakers losing 26-22 to Despatch in their own backyard at the Mlungisi Stadium.

Old Collegians suffered a 27-14 defeat at the hands of EUR Africans in Aliwal North.

The defeat was Breakers’ fourth in the lucrative Eastern Cape Super 12 competition, leaving them rooted at the foot of Group B and out of contention for silverware.

Breakers are left with one match, also at home, against Progress from Uitenhage and chances for a first-ever win are very slim.

In other results, PE Police embarrassed a hapless Buffaloes side 60-0 to send a clear warning to the other teams in Group A of their intentions of a knock-out berth.

Progress beat Berlin Tigers 36-10 to move to the top of Group B with one round of matches left. Progress, together with Star of Hope, remain the only unbeaten teams in the competition.

It’s the final round of round-robin matches this weekend.

Ntlaza host Buffs with PE Police also at home to Star of Hope. EL Police will want to consolidate their second spot with a victory over Despatch at home. Kruisfontein travel to Berlin to take on Tigers. The match between Old Selbornians and Park has been cancelled as Park opted out of the competition.

In a pre-season friendly, Old Collegians travelled to Aliwal North to lock horns with EUR Africans. The Komani side came off second-best as Africans used all their home ground advantage to inflict a first defeat for the Komani side this season.