Eastern Province registered a narrow 16-12 victory against their Country Districts counterparts in the Southern Amateur Provincial Competition in Saldanha today.
Defending champions, Western Province, secured the biggest victory on the opening day as they delivered a dominant all-round performance to thump the Boland XV 41-8, while Border defeated hosts, Boland, 32-20.
In the main matches in Round 2 on Wednesday Western Province will meet Eastern Province and SWD take on Border.
Border CD, meanwhile, will battle it out with Boland, while Eastern Province CD will go up against the Boland XV.
Southern Amateur Provincial Competition Day 1 results:
- Eastern Province 16 – 12 Eastern Province CD
- Border CD 25 – SWD 36
- Boland 20 – 32 Border
- Western Province 41 – 8 Boland XV
Southern Amateur Provincial Competition Day 2 fixtures:
- 12h30 – Border CD vs Boland
- 14h00 – EP CD vs Boland XV
- 15h45 – SWD vs Border
- 17h30 – Eastern Province vs Western Province
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