The Border teams were thrashed again while Free State showed the value of superior conditioning in the face of a ferocious opponent on the third day of the Craven Week tournament at St Stithians College in Johannesburg on Wednesday. The Golden Lions and Western Province served up a mini-Test in playing to a 13-13 draw. It was a fair result‚ even though both sides benefited from generous officiating. Lions tries by David Cary and Santino Swanepoel were cancelled out by excellent tries from Western Province’s Thaakir Abrahams and Angelo Davids. The Lions fought back superbly after initially being under the cosh. They were unfortunate not to get scrum penalties as Keagan Glade and Nkosikhona Masuku took turns in owning the scrums. In the end it was the kickers who decided the result. • Free State had to withstand a strong Pumas onslaught with two tries in the last five minutes to earn a deserved 63-41 win and all but book their spot in Saturday’s showpiece game. After the Cheetahs took...
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