ROUND FOUR PREVIEW: BOLAND TOP 12 HITS THE BUSINESS END
Eight of 18 games decided by four points or fewer, 131 tries in three rounds, an unbeaten Hawston hosting Robertson Town, and Pool B's top two meeting in Saldanha. Round Four is loaded.
Three rounds in, the Sanlam Boland Top 12 has produced 131 tries and 1,095 points across 18 matches. That is 61 points a game. And when it was not a shootout, it was a heartbreak: eight of those 18 results were settled by four points or fewer.
Saturday, 7 November brings Round Four. Six fixtures. Here is what the numbers say to watch.
## THE HEADLINER: HAWSTON v ROBERTSON TOWN **Hawston Sports Grounds | 17:00**
The only unbeaten side in Pool A against the highest-scoring side in Pool A.
Hawston lead the Kick & Chase log on 13 points: two wins, one draw (that 36–36 against Vredenburg), plus a +42 points difference. They have crossed for 18 tries so far.
Robertson Town have scored 117 points, more than any other Pool A team, and sit third on 11. They opened with a 54–10 win over Delicious NW, were stunned 38–26 by Vredenburg, then edged Roses United 37–34 last time out.
Hawston at home, unbeaten. Robertson looking for a response. Pool A could look very different by 18:45.
## THE POOL B SUMMIT: SALDANHA BAY v SAFCOL UNITED **Transnet Saldanha Stadium | 17:00**
Safcol and Saldanha Bay are level on 11 points at the top of Pool B, and they could not be more different.
Safcol have scored 159 points, 19 tries, and have conceded just three tries in three matches. The 92–15 demolition of Invincible RFC is the standout. Their only loss came last week: 28–24 at Bella Vista.
Saldanha Bay have taken the narrower road: a 21–10 win over Villagers, a 24–20 win at Bella Vista, then a 29–28 loss at Wesbank. Two wins, +14, and home ground advantage.
The best attack against a side that has found a way to win close games. Something has to give.
## THE ONE NOBODY WANTS TO LOSE: INVINCIBLE RFC v WESBANK **Albatross Park | 15:00**
Both sides have lost matches by a whisker. Invincible have fallen by two points (24–26 to Bella Vista) and one point (35–36 to Villagers). Wesbank lost 28–26 to Villagers and beat Saldanha 29–28. Wesbank are on 7 points; Invincible are on 4, all from bonus points. One of them gets its first big result in a narrow-margin season.
## ROSES UNITED v DELICIOUS NW **Pelikaan Park, Wellington | 15:00**
Roses sit second in Pool A on 12 points, including four bonus points, the most in the pool. Delicious NW are still chasing their first win, with 1 point and 130 points conceded so far. A big day for Roses. A big test of character for Delicious.
## VREDENBURG v ABBOTSDALE **15:00**
Vredenburg (one win, one draw, one loss, 102 points scored) against Abbotsdale (5 points, a 38–21 win over Delicious NW on the board). Vredenburg have already beaten Robertson and held Hawston to a draw. Abbotsdale's best afternoon so far came against Delicious. Both want to prove their best rugby is still ahead.
## MULTISURE WORCESTER VILLAGERS v BELLA VISTA **17:00**
Level on 10 points, both on two wins. Of the six games these two sides have played so far, five were decided by four points or fewer. Villagers' two wins came by two points and one point. Bella Vista have beaten Invincible by two and Safcol by four. This one will not be settled early.
## PLAYERS TO WATCH Kick & Chase's player records list some names to keep an eye on:
- **Errol Jaggers (Safcol)** leads the recorded points with 38. - **Branden Hunter (Hawston)** and **Curt-Lee Klaasen (Safcol)** share the recorded try lead with three each. - **Gregan Papier (Vredenburg)** has 20 recorded points and **Colin Willemse (Robertson Town)** has 24.
Player records are based on Kick & Chase's stored match data and will be updated as statistics are confirmed.
## LOG AFTER THREE ROUNDS **Pool A:** Hawston 13, Roses United 12, Robertson Town 11, Vredenburg 9, Abbotsdale 5, Delicious NW 1.
**Pool B:** Safcol United 11, Saldanha Bay 11, Bella Vista 10, Multisure Worcester Villagers 10, Wesbank 7, Invincible RFC 4.
## YOUR TURN Who are you backing on Saturday? Pick your winner, call the scores on the Kick & Chase score predictor, and tell us who you want in the Best 15 afterwards. Predictions lock at kickoff.
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