It went down to the wire, but in the end FNB Maties secured an important 56-54 victory over FNB Wits in Johannesburg with fly-half Jurie Matthee kicking the match winning penalty in the final seconds. The game was played in front of a small crowd as
Angelo Davids celebrated his first outing as a full-time fifteens players with a hat-trick as Western Province claimed a comfortable 48-36 opening Currie Cup victory over a haphazard Lions.