The Emirates Lions could not emulate their win from last weekend as they came up against a Crusaders side hitting their straps in Christchurch on Saturday morning, with the Cantabrians running out comfortable winners (34-6).
On a sunny Cape Town afternoon, the DHL Stormers’ impressive four-match winning run came to a sudden end as they were beaten by 28-19 by the Chiefs, who outscored their hosts by three tries to one. The home team dropped from first to third on the standings.
But in the final match of the weekend, the Cell C Sharks ended a mini-slump with a good 27-10 victory over the Toyota Cheetahs in Bloemfontein, which saw the team from Durban move into the top six on the log.
It was the Durbanites’ first try-scoring bonus-point away from home in a local derby in almost three years.
On a sunny Cape Town afternoon, the DHL Stormers’ impressive four-match winning run came to a sudden end as they were beaten by 28-19 by the Chiefs, who outscored their hosts by three tries to one. The home team dropped from first to third on the standings.
But in the final match of the weekend, the Cell C Sharks ended a mini-slump with a good 27-10 victory over the Toyota Cheetahs in Bloemfontein, which saw the team from Durban move into the top six on the log.
It was the Durbanites’ first try-scoring bonus-point away from home in a local derby in almost three years.
The Vodacom Bulls had a bye while there were yet again more away victories (four) than home wins (three).
By: Farai Diza
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