The Free State Cheetahs recorded their first win of the Currie Cup season when they convincingly beat the Blue Bulls 24-15 in Bloemfontein on Friday.

Outscoring the Bulls by three tries to none, the Cheetahs put their campaign back on track and ensured they kept alive their play-off hopes.

The scorers:

For the Free State Cheetahs:
Tries: Nel, Viljoen, Strauss
Cons: Potgieter 3
DG: Potgieter

For the Blue Bulls:
Pens: Brummer 5

Yellow card: Robert Ebersohn (FS Cheetahs, 38 - foul play, high tackle)

The Sharks were initially made to work for their 44-15 Currie Cup Round Five win over the Leopards in Rustenburg on Friday, but once they had broken the hosts' early resistance it became one-way traffic.

Patience and composure saw The Sharks initially contain a competitive Leopards outfit before staging a strong second-half performance that led to the six-tries-to-two victory and consign the hosts to their fifth straight defeat - while the Sharks eared a valuable bonus point.

The scorers:

For the Leopards:
Tries: Bowles 2
Con: Durand
Pen: Durand

For the Sharks:
Tries: McLeod 2, Terblanche, Botes, Burden, Jordaan
Cons: Hernandez, Cronjé 3
Pens: Hernandez 2

Yellow card: Gavin Williamson (Leopards)

The Golden Lions scored an unconvincing 19-13 victory over the Boland Cavaliers in a hard-fought Currie Cup rugby match in Wellington on Friday after leading 7-6 at halftime.

The Cavaliers once again showed they are not an easy pushover on their home ground and they deserved to take a bonus point out of the match.

Scorers:

For Lions:
Try: Mentz
Con: Rose
Pens: Rose 4

For Boland:
Try: Penalty try
Con: Peach
Pens: Peach 2