Welwitschias face Valke in nail-biter
The match between the WindhoekDraught Welwitschias and Hino Valke in Windhoek could be a nail-biter as the curtain comes down in the Currie Cup First Division.
The teams will square off at the Hage Geingob Stadium on Saturday at 16:00.
For the hosts it will mark their last shot at securing their maiden Currie Cup victory, while the Valke could find themselves fighting for a semi-final berth should SWD go down against Border on Friday.
The Hino Valke will enter the match with confidence after defeating the Namibians 66-5 and 45-7 in the Currie Cup Qualifiers and the Vodacom Cup last season respectively, while their attack and defence has been more effective than that of their hosts this season.
In East London, Border will be searching for their first Currie Cup victory against SWD since 2011 when the sides meet at the BCM Stadium on Friday evening.
The Hino Valke have scored more than seven tries in each of their last two matches against the Windhoek Draught Welwitschias, while they have secured bonus points for tries in three of their four matches so far in the Currie Cup. The Welwitschias, meanwhile, have also shown their attacking prowess by scoring more than 23 points in three of their four matches in the competition.
With three victories in their four pool matches up to now and the trailing Down Touch Griffons having completed the pool stages of their campaign, Border are assured of second place on the log and a home semi-final next week.
However, they will rely on this match to build winning momentum going into the playoffs. SWD, meanwhile, will secure the last semi-final spot up for grabs if they register a victory, but a defeat could mark the end of their season, which will spice up the clash.
Teams:
Windhoek Draught Welwitschias: 1. Hauta Veii, 2. Gerhard Lotter, 3. AJ de Klerk (captain), 4. Denzil van Wyk, 5. Ruan Ludick, 6. Rohan Kitshoff, 7. Johann Wohler, 8. Leneve Damens, 9. Eugene Jantjies, 10. Chrysander Botha, 11. Philip Nashikaku, 12. Shaun Kaizemi, 13. Heinrich Smit, 14. Malcolm Moore, 15. Riaan van Zyl.
Replacements: 16. Shaun du Preez, 17. Nian Berg, 18. Muniovita Kasiringua,19. Zayne Groenewaldt, 20. JC Winkler, 21. Francois Wiese, 22. Justin Nel
The teams will square off at the Hage Geingob Stadium on Saturday at 16:00.
For the hosts it will mark their last shot at securing their maiden Currie Cup victory, while the Valke could find themselves fighting for a semi-final berth should SWD go down against Border on Friday.
The Hino Valke will enter the match with confidence after defeating the Namibians 66-5 and 45-7 in the Currie Cup Qualifiers and the Vodacom Cup last season respectively, while their attack and defence has been more effective than that of their hosts this season.
In East London, Border will be searching for their first Currie Cup victory against SWD since 2011 when the sides meet at the BCM Stadium on Friday evening.
The Hino Valke have scored more than seven tries in each of their last two matches against the Windhoek Draught Welwitschias, while they have secured bonus points for tries in three of their four matches so far in the Currie Cup. The Welwitschias, meanwhile, have also shown their attacking prowess by scoring more than 23 points in three of their four matches in the competition.
With three victories in their four pool matches up to now and the trailing Down Touch Griffons having completed the pool stages of their campaign, Border are assured of second place on the log and a home semi-final next week.
However, they will rely on this match to build winning momentum going into the playoffs. SWD, meanwhile, will secure the last semi-final spot up for grabs if they register a victory, but a defeat could mark the end of their season, which will spice up the clash.
Teams:
Windhoek Draught Welwitschias: 1. Hauta Veii, 2. Gerhard Lotter, 3. AJ de Klerk (captain), 4. Denzil van Wyk, 5. Ruan Ludick, 6. Rohan Kitshoff, 7. Johann Wohler, 8. Leneve Damens, 9. Eugene Jantjies, 10. Chrysander Botha, 11. Philip Nashikaku, 12. Shaun Kaizemi, 13. Heinrich Smit, 14. Malcolm Moore, 15. Riaan van Zyl.
Replacements: 16. Shaun du Preez, 17. Nian Berg, 18. Muniovita Kasiringua,19. Zayne Groenewaldt, 20. JC Winkler, 21. Francois Wiese, 22. Justin Nel
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