Western Province scored six tries to beat the Western Province XV in the final match of the U18 Craven Week at Grey High on Saturday.
Both WP teams progressed to the unofficial final for the first time, after winning their respective matches earlier in the week.
The senior side triumphed 40-24, with captain Tiaan Basson and flyhalf Ethan van Biljon each scoring two tries and fullback Achmat Behardien kicking five conversions.
The WP XV scored four tries of their own.
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Earlier in the day, SWD wing Bronwin Swiegelaar scored two tries in his side’s 41-19 victory over Eastern Province, while the Limpopo Blue Bulls held off a determined Valke outfit to win 27-24.
Griquas hooker Wian Maritz scored a brace in the 36-26 win over the Griffons, while flyhalf Ruan Fluks kicked 15 points in the Blue Bulls’ 30-29 victory against Free State.
Leopards outside centre Marques Jantjies continued his impressive try-scoring form when he bagged a hat-trick in the 45-31 win against Border, and a late blitz by Boland earned them a 40-17 victory against the Pumas.
The Golden Lions came within one score of beating the Sharks, but a late penalty goal attempt drifted wide of the uprights, and the KwaZulu-Natalians held on for a 31-30 victory. Lions wing Lethabo Mashao scored two tries in a losing cause.
U18 Craven Week results (Day 5)
Eastern Province 19 South Western Districts 41
Griquas 36 Griffons 26
Valke 24 Limpopo Blue Bulls
Free State 29 Blue Bulls 30
Boland 40 Pumas 17
Border 31 Leopards 45
Sharks 31 Golden Lions 30
Western Province 40 Western Province XV 24
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Western Province scored six tries to beat the Western Province XV in the final match of the U18 Craven Week at Grey High on Saturday.
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