Sensational Sergeal sinks Lions

Sergeal Petersen’s individual attacking genius kept the Cheetahs top of the Currie Cup table after six matches.

Petersen scored in the 81st minute as the Cheetahs beat the Lions 30-24. It was the Cheetahs fifth win in six games but it was also the Lions fifth Currie Cup defeat. The Lions, with a solitary competition win, are last.

The Sharks also left it late in Cape Town to deny Western Province. The hosts lead 20-14 after 70 minutes but the Sharks scored in the 75th minute through Inny Radebe and Rhyno Smith’s conversion made it 21-20.

The win consolidated the Sharks position in the competition’s top two.

On Friday night the Pumas crushed John Mitchell’s Bulls 51-15. The Bulls are sixth in a competition of seven teams.

Cheetahs beat Lions 30-24

Scorers:

Cheetahs

Tries: Gerhard Olivier, Rosko Specman, Sergeal Petersen

Conversions: Robbie Petzer (2)

Penalties: Petzer (3)

Golden Lions

Tries: Andries Ferreira, Hacjivah Dayimani, Fabian Booysen

Conversions: Jaco van der Walt (3)

Sharks beat WP 21-20

Scorers:

Western Province 

Tries: Huw Jones, Jaco Coetzee

Conversions: Damian Willemse (2)

Penalties: Willemse (2)

Sharks 

Tries: Penalty try, Franco Marais, Inny Radebe

Conversions: Radebe, Rhyno Smith

Pumas beat Bulls 54-15

Scorers:

Pumas

Tries: Mark Pretorius (3), Thembelani Bholi, Stefan Ungerer, Khwezi Mona, Ruwellyn Isbell, Franke Herne
Conversions: Kobus Marais (3) Gerrit Smith
Penalty: Justin van Staden

Blue Bulls

Tries: Andre Warner, Warrick Gelant
Conversion: Joshua Stander
Penalty: Stander

Currie Cup Log

1. Cheetahs 25 (6 matches)
2. Sharks 24 (6)
3. WP 17 (6)
4. Pumas 15 (6)
5. Griquas 14 (6)
6. Bulls 13 (6)
7. Lions 10 (6)