Western Province were crowned unofficial U18 Academy Week champions after hammering Free State 73-0 in Paarl on Saturday.

Province played Free State off the park with their dominant attacking performance which heralded 11 tries, while a disciplined defensive effort kept the opposition scoreless.

WP had 10 different try-scorers, with only Jarod Cairns running in a double. Charl Janson, who also bagged a try, slotted eight conversions for a personal tally of 21 points.

The only other teams that finished the week unbeaten were SWD and Zimbabwe. SWD clinched a convincing 45-12 victory against the Valke, while Zimbabwe claimed a commanding 27-6 triumph over Namibia.

In another enticing clash, the Sharks needed a strong second-half display to down the Lions 24-10 after they were deadlocked at 7-7 at the break.

Day 5 results: 

Sharks 24 Golden Lions 10
Eastern Province CD 31 Griquas 27
Blue Bulls CD 33 Western Province CD 22
Leopards 19 Griquas CD 8
Blue Bulls 38 Border 17
Boland 20 Golden Lions CD 8
Sharks CD 10 Griffons CD 8
Pumas CD 10 Valke CD 10
SWD 45 Valke 12
Eastern Province 22 Griffons 13
Limpopo Blue Bulls 25 Pumas 0
Border CD 20 SA LSEN 19
Zimbabwe 27 Namibia 6
Western Province 73 Free State 0

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