It is unlikely in the 125 years of the Currie Cup’s existence that a team went from last on the points table to securing a home semifinal a week later. It perhaps says more of this year’s closely contested Currie Cup format than it does of the Golden Lions’ eleventh-hour grasping of a wake-up. When they kicked off against Western Province at a rain-soaked Ellis Park on Sunday they were bottom of the pile following earlier wins on the weekend for the Blue Bulls and Griquas. Fact is, they are not in the semis yet, let alone hosting one. First the Lions have to cross fingers that Western Province slip up against the table-topping Sharks in Durban on Saturday before they go in search of a win against the Free State Cheetahs at Ellis Park. The first part of the equation is really in the hands of the Sharks and to what degree they will expose their first-choice players to the furnace a week ahead of a semifinal. The Lions versus Cheetahs match-up is potentially an intriguing one with both...
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