Bulls edge WP at interprovincial Sevens
The Blue Bulls men defeated Western Province 38-29 in the Final.
The Leopards defeated Eastern Province 29-24 in a sudden-death play-off to win the Plate final after finishing the match 24-all at full time, while SWD won the Bowl Final and Boland won the Shield Final.
The Blue Bulls opened up their campaign with a 19-17 victory against the Pumas Lowveld and then defeated the Falcons 42-0 and the Limpopo Blue Bulls 26-0 to finish the opening day on Friday unbeaten.
This earned them a place in the Cup quarterfinal against Eastern Province, who they defeated 24-14.
They went on to beat hosts, the Pumas, 22-10, in the Cup semifinal to book their place in the Final against Western Province.
Results:
Bowl quarterfinals:
Falcons 12-26 SWD
KZN 19-17 Griquas
Border 33-7 Limpopo Blue Bulls
Griffons 38-33 Boland
Cup quarterfinals:
Blue Bulls 24-EP 14
Pumas 31-Golden Lions 5
WP 26-21 Leopards (after extra time 21-all)
Free State 12-17 Lowveld (after extra time 21-all)
Shield semifinals:
Falcons 14-12 Free State
Limpopo Blue Bulls 12-26 Boland
Bowl semifinals
SWD 26-7 KZN
Border 22-14 Griffons
Plate semifinals
EP 26-12 Lions
Leopards 22 -17 Free State
Cup semifinals
Blue Bulls 22-10 Pumas
WP 21-14 Lowveld
Shield Final:
Falcons 17-26 Boland
Bowl Final:
SWD 22-19 Border
Plate Final:
EP 24 -29 Leopards (After sudden death 24-all)
Cup Final:
Men: WP 29-38 Blue Bulls