Border and defending champions, Western Province booked their final berths in the Women’s Interprovincial Series in style this past weekend, as they registered convincing victories to erase any doubts that they were the top teams in the series.
Both teams entered their semifinals with fewer log points and tries than the Sharks and Free State respectively, but their superior performances illustrated the disparity in the quality of the teams in Section 1 and Section 2 of the A Division.
Border annihilated the Free State 46-0 in East London, while Western Province thumped the Sharks 34-7 in Durban to book their spots in the final.
The teams will line up in East London on Saturday, 21 September, in the final, while Griquas will meet the Limpopo Blue Bulls in the B Division final.
Border were in fine form against the Free State as they produced a solid display on attack and defence to outclass the visitors. The Free State put up a brave fight in the first half and managed to limit Border to a single try for a 7-0 lead at the break, but the home team hit their straps in the second half and ran in six tries to take their total for the match to seven.
They balanced this with a fantastic defensive effort, which left the Free State scoreless.
In Durban, Western Province’s innovative attack and dominance in the lineouts set them up for their 34-7 victory against the Sharks.
So dominant were the Cape side they built up a 17-0 lead at the break, and continued their fantastic form in the second half to increase their try tally to six. This victory is expected to boost their confidence as they attempt to defend their title.
SA Rugby 2013 Women’s IPT Final: 21 Sept: Western Province vs Border SA Rugby 2013 Women’s IPT Semi-Final Results and Basic Match Stats: 14 Sept: Border 7-34 (0-17) Western Province (Six tries to one) 14 Sept: Border 46-0 (7-0) Free State (Seven tries to nil) A Division Round 4 Results of the Women’s IPT: 31 Aug: Western Province 15-0 Border 31 Aug: Blue Bulls 62-0 South Western Districts 31 Aug: Boland 34-10 Griffons 31 Aug: Free State 93-5 Golden Lions B Division: 30 Aug: Valke 5-26 Griquas 31 Aug: Leopards 39-26 Limpopo Blue Bulls A Division Round 3 Results of the Women’s IPT: 3 August: Border 36-5 South Western Districts 3 August: Western Province 34-12 Eastern Province 3 August: Boland Cavaliers 0-36 KwaZulu-Natal 3 August: Griffons 21-13 MTN Golden Lions B Division: 2 August: Valke 12-10 Mpumalanga Pumas 3 August: Griqualand West 34-52 Limpopo Blue Bulls A Division Round 2 Results of the Women’s IPT: 20 July: Blue Bulls 27-10 Western Province 20 July: KwaZulu-Natal 56-5 Griffons 20 July: Free State 37-0 Boland B Division: 19 July: Leopards 10-17 Valke 20 July: Mpumalanga Pumas 12-34 Griqualand West A Division Round 1 Results of the Women’s IPT: 6 July: Down Touch Griffons 10-51 Free State 6 July: South-Western Districts 15-28 EP Kings 6 July: Border 31-17 Vodacom Blue Bulls MTN Golden Lions 3-83 KwaZulu-Natal B Division: 6 July: Assupol Limpopo Blue Bulls 5-17 Pumas 6 July: GWK Griquas 22-14 Leopards
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