None of the four local super-league clubs in action over the weekend were able to secure a victory.
For Van der Stel-Evergreens, Kylemore and Raithby Universals their respective seasons ended on a sour note as they were forced to bow the knee to stronger opposition on Saturday 15 August.
SU Maties, however, can still save face in their last three Super League A encounters.
In Super League A, Van der Stel-Evergreens’ woes continued as they suffered a 139-0 thumping at the hands of UWC, while SU Maties were handed a 40-14 defeat by Hamilton.
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Hard slog
As the last round of matches wound up in Super League C, league winners Rangers were too strong for Kylemore (31-28) and Busy Bee used their homeground advantage in their winning outing against Raith Universals (36-22).
Meanwhile, only one Stellenbosch team managed to notch up a victory in the Northern League at the weekend, with Stellenbosch-Coronations claiming the spoils in their derby against Cloetesville with a 27-34 triumph.
Log leaders Blue Stars United suffered their second defeat of the season, going down 24-18 to Whistling Wheels in Eerste River, Excelsior could not withstand the advances of Police-Blackheath (10-16) and Fisantekraal were just too strong for Faure (53-35).
Upcoming fixtures
This week sees Maties in action in two matches; first they take on Super League A winners Villager at Brookside in Claremont on Wednesday 19 August, followed by their penultimate match of the season when they host stragglers UniMil in Stellenbosch on Saturday 22 August.
SU Maties were not able to get the win against the league winners, though. They went down 47-26 down to Villager. The match was rescheduled to the UCT field at the last minute, as the floodlights at Brookside was faulty.
Franschhoek, who have already been relegated to Super League B, will return to action for their last match when they travel to face Durbell on Saturday.
In the Northern League, two derbies will definitely be a cause for much excitement, with Blakes locking horns with Corries and Excelsior hosting Cloetesville in the other fixture.
In the only other match featuring a local club, Blue Stars will defend their home fortress against Police-Blackheath.
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