GOLD CUP WEEKEND WRAP: RHINOS END BRAKPAN'S RUN, SEMI-FINALS SET FOR 17 OCTOBER
Northam Rhinos beat Brakpan 46-33 in Sunday's quarter-final to complete the last four: College Rovers v Durbell and Northam Rhinos v Naka Bulls, Saturday 17 October.
The Pick n Pay Gold Cup quarter-finals are done, and the last four are set.
SATURDAY 10 OCTOBER College Rovers 64-0 Gardens (Kings Park 3, Durban) Sanlam Naka Bulls 45-37 Randfontein (Naka Bulls Rugby Club, Pretoria) Roses United 17-52 Durbanville-Bellville (Pelikaan Park, Wellington)
SUNDAY 11 OCTOBER Brakpan 33-46 Northam Rhinos Saturday's lightning storm stopped this tie after 15 minutes with Brakpan leading 7-5. It was completed on Sunday, and the Rhinos came out on top, 46-33.
THE LAST FOUR Saturday 17 October (venues and kick-off times still to be confirmed): College Rovers v Durbanville-Bellville Northam Rhinos v Sanlam Naka Bulls
WEEKEND TALKING POINTS College Rovers kept Gardens scoreless. They last won a national title in 2012 and are chasing an end to a 14-year wait. Durbell, the 2015 champions, scored 52 points at Pelikaan Park and now meet Rovers. The three-time defending champions, Naka Bulls, needed 45 points to see off Randfontein, and now face the Rhinos. Northam Rhinos reached the 2024 final and the 2025 semi-finals and are still chasing a first Gold Cup title. They are coached by former Bulls boss Nollis Marais. The Boland angle: Roses United, the last Boland club standing, had never got past a Gold Cup quarter-final and went out at home. There is no Boland side in the semi-finals.
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Results and semi-final draw: official Gold Cup Rugby page. Background: Diamond Fields Advertiser, SuperSport.