Things are certainly heating up at the business end of the 2009 Currie Cup competition. The gap between the larger unions an the smaller ones certainly seems to have grown this year with only the Griquas able to hold their own in the top half of the log.

With WP, the Sharks and Blue Bulls already having secured spots in the top 3, this weekend’s games will decide the final spot, which will be battled out between the Cheetahs and the Griquas.

The top 3 can by no means rest on their laurels though, with home semi finals still up for grabs, as wel as trying to secure a home final.

The Sharks, who will face the Griquas, have what should be an easier game this weekend, when comparing to the match-up between WP and the Lions in Johannesburg. Both teams will want to secure a 5 points from their respective games, in the process raking up as much points as possible to grab the number one spot by means of points difference. Either WP or the Sharks could end up in the number one spot, either of the two could also slip to the number 2 spot, but no lower.

The bottom two spots will be shared by the Blue Bulls and either the Griquas or the Cheetahs. The Blue Bulls have secured an away semi final and cannot finish lower than 4th on the log, but are still able to finish in 3rd place. The last place on the log will be decided by the Griquas performance against the Sharks this weekend, only needing 2 points to secure the final spot in the top 4, but can mathematically still push their way into third place.

The log as it stands:

As it stands after round 13, WP and the Sharks are dominating

Here the highlights from this past weekend:

Cheetahs VS Leopards

Blue Bulls VS Griquas

Western Province VS Boland

Sharks VS Lions