The country’s top-ranked side stayed unbeaten on Friday, topping the Pool A standings ahead of the knockout rounds.

Rhenish saw off both Bloemfontein teams on the day to keep their perfect record intact. In the morning, goals from Leah du Plessis, Nicola van der Merwe, and Katherine Sickle secured a 3–0 win over Oranje. In the afternoon, Phillipa Viljoen bagged a brace as Rhenish edged Eunice 2–1. Eunice’s goal came courtesy of their inspirational captain, Bianca Rees-Gibbs.

Rhenish vs. Oranje. Photo: Morgan Piek

Rhenish will face Paarl Gymnasium in their semi-final on Saturday at 09:30.

In Pool B, Paarl Gym drew 3–3 with St Anne’s before losing 3–1 to DSG Makhanda. That was still enough for the Boland outfit to finish second in the pool. DSG topped the standings after their win over Paarl and an earlier 1–1 draw with Collegiate. They will meet Bloemhof of Stellenbosch in the other semi-final, scheduled for 10:40.

Bloemhof experienced mixed fortunes on Friday. They went down 1–0 to Eunice, thanks to a Claire Volschenk strike, but bounced back in the afternoon with a 1–0 victory over Waterkloof, courtesy of Leila van Zyl’s goal.

Eunice vs. Bloemhof. Photo: Morgan Piek

Eunice, who finished third in Pool A, faced St Anne’s in the 5th/6th place playoff on Saturday morning. The Bloemfontein side rounded off their tournament with a 3–2 win over the KwaZulu-Natal outfit.

The hosts, Oranje, who endured a torrid campaign and will take on Our Lady of Fatima at 11:40 on Saturday in the battle for the wooden spoon.

The Super12 final is set for 16:10 on Saturday.

Friday Results:

Group A:

Rhenish 3–0 Oranje

Eunice 1–0 Bloemhof

Waterkloof 2–0 St Mary’s DSG Kloof

St Mary’s DSG Kloof 0–0 Oranje

Bloemhof 1–0 Waterkloof

Rhenish 2–1 Eunice

Group B:

Our Lady of Fatima 1–0 Collegiate

St Anne’s 3–3 Paarl Gim

DSG Makhanda 1–1 Collegiate

Paarl Gim 2–1 Menlopark

St Anne’s 1–0 Our Lady of Fatima

St Anne’s 0–0 Collegiate

Menlopark 2–1 Our Lady of Fatima

DSG Makhanda 3–1 Paarl Gim

Crosspool Matches:

St Mary’s DSG Kloof 1–0 Our Lady of Fatima

Menlopark 1–0 Oranje

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