Rovers and Naka Bulle power ahead
Community Gold Cup final one week away
College Rovers and Naka Bulle powered their way to impressive victories over the weekend to secure homeground advantage in the African Rainbow Community Gold Cup semifinals.
Meanwhile, the Northam Rhinos continued their high-scoring run, and Crusaders claimed a win away from home to advance to the penultimate round, which will be streamed live on the SuperSport Schools App this weekend.
The Rhinos have been the most prolific team on show in this year’s club tournament, scoring 50 or more points in each of their three matches.
The side from Limpopo scored nine tries in their 53-14 win against EP’s Progress last Saturday.
They will travel to Kings Park this Saturday to pit their skills against another attack-minded outfit in College Rovers, who beat Raiders by 60-17 in Johannesburg this past weekend.
Like the KwaZulu-Natalians, Naka Bulle and Crusaders have qualified for the penultimate round after winning their respective quarterfinals away from home.
Naka Bulle claimed a 24-10 win against former champions False Bay in Cape Town, while Crusaders, from SWD, edged Harlequins 54-51 in Pretoria, in a game that produced 12 tries.
Crusaders will head back to Jacaranda City this weekend to tackle Naka Bulle on their home patch.
The final will be staged on October 7. Quarterfinal results:
Harlequins (Blue Bulls) lost 51-54 to Crusaders (SWD).
Northam Rhinos (Limpopo) thrashed Progress (EP) 53-14.
False Bay (WP) lost 10-24 to Naka Bulle (Blue Bulls).
Raiders (Lions) were thrashed 17-60 by College Rovers (Sharks).