There was praise all round for Blue Bulls flyhalf Morne Steyn, after he kicked seven from seven, including a 79th-minute penalty, to secure the Bulls a place in the Currie Cup Final with a 21-19 win over Western Province at Newlands on Saturday.

And the Bulls, the Super 14 champions, will host their second major Final of the year - all thanks to the boot of Steyn, who maintained a 100 percent record throughout the game.

Saturday's unerring performance followed on his series-winning performances against the British and Irish Lions, as well as the Tri-Nations.

Blue Bulls coach Frans Ludeke said his team attained their goal by reaching the 2009 Currie Cup Final.

They will meet the Cheetahs in Pretoria on October 31.

"To progress to the final was the goal at the start of the season," said Ludeke. "The team showed a lot of character to stay in the match in the closing stages.

"It just shows how vital it is to have a goal-kicker like [Morne] Steyn in your side. In a Final or semifinal when the score margin is likely to be small, a reliable goal-kicker can make the difference."

Ludeke said the team will now enjoy a short break before preparing for the final against the Cheetahs in two weeks' time.

"The team will enjoy a few days off and then get ready for the Final," said Ludeke. "We learned from today's match that we need to stay cool, because there was too much fighting.

"It was a very good game for both sides, and it was good for rugby."

The victorious Bulls captain Victor Matfield praised the role of Steyn in the side.

"It is great to have a match-winner like him," said Matfield.

"He's one that a captain can turn to when there's a chance for a kick to win a match.

"I'm so pleased for him because some time ago there was a time when he used to sit on the bench and never always got game time.

"He persevered and worked hard at his game and despite all his achievements [for the Bulls and Springboks] he has remained humble."

Western Province finished with a late surge and looked set to hold on to their slender lead until Steyn's boot intervened three minutes ahead of the final whistle.

"We were not surprised by Province's strong finish. We knew they could come back after we took the lead," said Matfield. "It's not been an easy time for us [the Springboks] when we got back to the Currie Cup because it was very tough on us.

"We were emotionally drained after beating the Lions and winning the Tri-Nations series with the Boks. It really took a lot out of us.

"We knew this [WP] is an awesome team and although we were the overwhelming favourites we knew it was going to be a real battle.

"The way Province played was very physical and direct. They don't always play like that.

"The match showed that there is a lot of depth in SA rugby and the next step for the youngsters is to make the step up to Super 14 level.

"The one area where we had an advantage is tactical kicking. It showed today that it is probably the most important aspect in modern rugby and that's where we held the upper hand."