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    Posted: 15-Jul-2021 at 12:31pm

DHL Western Province and the Mastercard Golden Lions Women will have their minds set firmly on defending their titles when they take the field against the Border Ladies and Free State respectively in the Women’s Premier and First Division finals this weekend.

DHL Western Province have had a fairytale season up to now, winning all nine their Premier Division matches (one was cancelled), while the Mastercard Golden Lions Women and Free State have showed equally strong form to remain unbeaten in the pool stages of the First Division. This will set the scene for a gripping finale to the competitions.

The Premier Division final, which will be hosted at Newlands in Cape Town on Friday and will be broadcast live on SuperSport, will mark the fourth consecutive time DHL Western Province and the Border Ladies will battle it out for the title.

While the Capetonians will be looking to clinch the trophy for the fourth time, the East London side will be hellbent on proving that they have what it takes to end DHL WP’s dominance in domestic women’s rugby.

DHL Western Province have won five of the last seven match ups between the sides – three of which were finals – and this will undoubtedly fuel the Border Ladies’ determination going into the match.

Border, however, will draw confidence from the fact that four of those defeats were by six points or less, which will spice up the occasion.

The women from the Eastern Cape, however, will be under no illusions about the challenge ahead, especially since DHL Western Province hold the best attack and defensive record in the competition this season.

Interestingly the teams would have met in a dress rehearsal for the final last week, but the match was cancelled, meaning both teams will enter the encounter fresh and raring to go.

The stakes will be very high in the First Division final, which will be streamed live on Springboks.rugby from Emirates Airline Park in Johannesburg on Saturday, where the winner between the Mastercard Golden Lions Women and Free State will play a promotion-relegation match against the Cell C Sharks Women to determine which side plays in the Premier Division next season.

With uneven team numbers in Group 1 and 2 of the First Division, the Johannesburgers had the luxury of an extra match, but despite this they still boast a better defensive record than the Bloemfontein outfit, and that is a strength they will be committed to building on in the final.

 

Women’s Premier Division Final: DHL Western Province v Border Ladies

Date: Friday, 16 July

Time: 16h00

Venue: Newlands, Cape Town

Referee: Ashleigh Murray-Pretorius

Assistant referees: Maria Mabato and local appointment

TMO: Egon Seconds

TV: SuperSport Rugby

 

Women’s First Division Final: Mastercard Golden Lions Women v Free State

Date: Saturday, 17 July

Time: 11h00 (live stream on Springboks.rugby)

Venue: Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg

Referee: Siyanda Pikoli

Assistant referees: Angie Bezuidenhout and local appointment

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