Western Province retained their unbeaten Currie Cup record thanks to the unerring boot of flyhalf Willem de Waal who only just shaded his opposite number, Jacques-Louis Potgieter, as the Cape side ran out 15-12 victors at Newlands on Saturday evening.
De Waal's five penalty kicks accounted for all his side's points, while Potgieter was on target with four penalties for the visitors.
But Province will rue the fact that they failed to breach their opponents' defence after they held the upper hand for sustained passages of play throughout the match. In fact, Province had enough possession to have sealed the clash as a contest at the end of the first half when the Bulls proved a hard nut to crack.
Scorers:
Western Province: Penalties: Willem de Waal (5)
Blue Bulls: Jacques-Louis Potgieter (4)
