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Both qualified for finishing in position one and two on the log in the Promotion League competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Saturday 1 October all eyes were on the encounter in Stellenbosch where Blakes hosted Sir Lowrians in their last game. The game was brutal and on a knife\u2019s edge with Sir Lowrians throwing the ball around. Blakes could only manage a win in the final minutes of the game when they scored a try to win by 27-23.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Violets progressed to the playoff due to a better points difference and was leading Blakes by 10 points before the encounters the past Saturday. 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