Gold Cup quarter-finals preview: four ties, one Boland hope

Eight clubs are left in the Pick n Pay Gold Cup, and by the end of Saturday 10 October there will be four. Kick-off times have not been confirmed yet, so check with the clubs before you travel.

NAKA BULLS v RANDFONTEIN (Pretoria)

The defending champions are three wins from a fourth title in a row, something no club has done. They were also a late try or two from going out, needing two scores in the final minutes to beat Centurion 46-45. Randfontein come with the same kind of story: they won 48-47 at Vereeniging, thanks to flyhalf Keagan Fortune's 18 points. Two one-point winners, and only one can keep going.

BRAKPAN v NORTHAM RHINOS (Brakpan)

Brakpan beat White River 86-7 with 14 tries, and they have already knocked out the Bulls' top-ranked side, Grizzlies, on the road earlier in the tournament. They host the quarter-final at their Bosman Stadium base. The Rhinos are 2024 runners-up, and they have scored heavily this year too: 62-7 against Nelspruit in the first round, then 42-24 over Northam Wolves. Expect a lot of points.

ROSES UNITED v DURBANVILLE-BELLVILLE (Pelikaan Park, Wellington)

This is the one for Boland supporters, because Roses are the only Boland club left after Saldanha went out. They beat Bloemfontein Police 24-17 in the last round. Durbell, the 2015 champions, led Villager 32-12 at half-time and then had to hang on for a 32-27 win after failing to score in the second half. Roses will have the crowd. Durbell have been here before.

COLLEGE ROVERS v GARDENS (Durban)

Rovers, the 2012 champions, beat Crusaders 44-5 with six tries. Gardens needed a 70th-minute try from replacement Pedro Barendse to beat Saldanha 22-17 in the rain, and they reached the last eight in 2025 too. They have beaten Rovers in this competition before, so this is not new territory for them.

Four ties and four winners. The semi-finals follow.

Results and fixtures: SA Rugby.