XEROX Golden Lions has paved their way through to the 2017 Currie Cup semi-finals beating the Toyota Free State.
The last round of the play-off for semi-final spots was played over the weekend. The Lions played the Cheetahs on October 14 at Emirates Airlines Park in front of an enthusiastic crowd of more than 8 000 and booked their semi-spot with a win of 44-17.
The local Johannesburg outfit will take on DHL Western Province on October 21 at Newlands in Cape Town. The front runners in this year’s Currie Cup, Cell C Sharks will play Vodacom Blue Bulls in Durban on the same day.
Photo: Gordon Arons.
The Lions had all to play for as they had to beat the Cheetahs on home soil to grab the last semi-final spot available. The first half saw these two sides in a tightly contested match and the Lions went into the break leading 13-10. Both teams scored a try but the home team could not find space to move around the ball as the Cheetahs was impeccable on defence.
Coming out of the break the Lions brought their Springbok hooker, Malcolm Marx on and then it was a totally new ball game. The Lions dominated play in the second half resulting in the 44-17 win.
Man of the Match, Cyle Brink, who hails from Alberton, not only played a humdinger of a match for his team but also scored one of the tries.
The Vodacom Blue Bulls kicked off the round on Friday with a convincing 52-32 victory against the Steval Pumas to force their way into the top four while DHL Western Province defeated log-leaders, the Cell C Sharks, 31-20 to secure the second home semi-final.
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