/ 7 July 1999

FREE STATE TOPS CURRIE CUP

AFTER five rounds of matches in the Currie Cup, the Free State Cheetahs are on top with an unblemished 5-0 record and 23 total points. The Blue Bulls are hot on their heels with four wins and a draw and 19 points overall, while the Natal Sharks are third with 15 points. Rounding out the top five of the log are the Lions and South-West Districts Eagles, each with 14 points. The Lions have a slight scoring edge. Griqualand West is down in eigth with 11 points, and Western Provice is in tenth with 10. The two surprises on the log are the Bulls, who crashed out of this year’s Super 12 and WP, who made it to the semis but can’t seem to get started in the Currie Cup.