VARSITY CUP
Pukke and Shimlas set to fight it out for playoffs qualification
Defending Varsity Cup champions NWU-Pukke meet 2015 winners Shimlas on their home turf in Bloemfontein on Monday night in a fifth-round clash with a lot riding on the outcome for both camps. As things stand, Pukke and Shimmies are in the top three on the nine-team table with four rounds to go. The top four teams qualify for the end-of-season playoffs. Maties of Stellenbosch are top on 14 points, the same number as second-placed Shimmies but ahead on superior points differential, while Pukke of Potchefstroom are third, a point behind the top two. Pukke beat Ikeys of Cape Town 20-15 last Monday for their third victory from four outings, while Shimmies saw off winless basement-dweller CUT of the Free State 22-13. Pukke have lost just once this season, to Maties, while Shimmies were surprisingly beaten at home by a much-improved Ikeys outfit for their sole defeat. Pukke coach Jonathan Mokuena believes his charges can win away from home for the second time. "We started our defence with a...
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