Currie Cup final

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Currie Cup Final: Griquas vs Pumas LIVE scores (The South African)

The Currie Cup Final: Griquas vs Pumas kicks off at 15:00 at Windhoek Draught Park and will be broadcast live on SuperSport.

“We are losing 10 players at the end of the season and the Griquas are also losing players. Between Griquas and us (Pumas), there is big rivalry brewing and this is one of the best things that could ever have happened for rugby in SA. Then in 2019 they made the semi-finals and in 2021, and they couldn’t take that step. We treated it like three playoff matches, and this was our fourth playoff match, so we are used to this knockout rugby.” “Obviously we can take a lot of confidence. After their semi-final win at Loftus Versfeld, Windhoek Draught Griquas coach Pieter Bergh said: “For so many years, Griquas have talked about 1970.

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Super Rugby finalist meets a chef, Willie faces 'Evan Roos': 5 key ... (News24)

Saturday's Currie Cup final between Griquas and the Pumas in Kimberley has no shortage of intriguing duels that will illuminate what is widely considered a ...

A sturdy presence in midfield, Sango Xamlashe has the added responsibility of having to now marshal the Griquas troops in Otto's absence. Saturday's Currie Cup final between Griquas and the Pumas in Kimberley has no shortage of intriguing duels that will illuminate what is widely considered a Cinderella showpiece. Notably, the 26-year-old has made doing the basics well a priority and is now dictating games in a manner similar to Chris Smith at the Bulls, un-flashy in general but mightily effective. - Saturday's Currie Cup final between Griquas and the Pumas in Kimberley has no shortage of intriguing duels that will illuminate what is widely considered a Cinderella showpiece. A lanky fullback initially with an unerring boot, the 22-year-old left the relative comforts of the No 15 position to get closer to the action, first at inside centre and now at flyhalf. - Two immense duels at loose forward and the battle of a rookie skipper against the Currie Cup's most devastating attacker.

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A Currie Cup final for ages and aged (TimesLIVE)

Kimberley owes its existence to a deep dig which caked its surrounds in a layer of dirt and much the same applies to the Griquas rugby team that is desperate to ...

Those wins would have imbued both sides with confidence but it is the home team that perhaps has more reason to approach kickoff chest-out. Both had to record away wins against the heavily favoured Bulls and Cheetahs respectively. The Pumas are in search of history, while the Griquas are desperate to finally bury theirs.

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Currie Cup final: Meet the coaches in charge of Griquas and the ... (Citizen)

Pumas coach Jimmy Stonehouse and Griquas coach Pieter Bergh have led their sides to the verge of Currie Cup greatness.

He is now on the verge of leading the side to their first Currie Cup title in 52 years, in just his second season in charge. In his school days Bergh managed to represent Boland at Craven Week level, while acting as a ball boy at the Wellington stadium for the provincial side. Pumas coach Jimmy Stonehouse is an old South African warhorse.

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Carping Point: A fairy tale is playing out in Kimberley, irrespective of ... (Independent Online)

Johannesburg - Last Friday, after Griquas bundled his team out of the semi-finals of the Currie Cup, Gert Smal called for the competition to be reconsidered ...

Because when the final whistle blows rugby and the fans would have won – rather than pampered prima donnas expecting to pitch up and collect the cup. Smal wanted the Currie Cup to be put in a museum and the domestic competition redubbed the Vodacom Cup, the domestic tournament that used to be run when the big teams were playing Super Rugby. What will that make the URC when the European Champions league gets under way next year? Maybe he should ask the people of Kimberley and the Griqualand West rugby diaspora if they agree.

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Currie Cup final: Griquas v Pumas Live Stream, Scores (TDPel Media)

On June 25, when the Griquas and Pumas square off in one of the competition's most historic finals, Kimberley will proclaim the 2022 Currie Cup victor.

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LIVE | 1970 Griquas Currie Cup final legend arrives: 'I can see today ... (News24)

Live coverage of the "Cinderella" Currie Cup final between Griquas and the Pumas in Kimberley.

"Back then, there were no grandstands or pavilions, just fans standing right next to the field. So this means the world to me." 2h ago

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LIVE | Currie Cup final: Griquas v Pumas – Saturday, 25 June 2022 (The South African)

The 2022 Currie Cup champion will be crowned in Kimberley on Saturday, 25 June when Griquas host the Pumas.

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Griquas' captain Sango Xamlashe says players view sold out Currie ... (Independent Online)

Within hours of the government's easing of restrictions on public gatherings, Griqua Park in Kimberley had sold out for today's Currie Cup final against the ...

A lot of the guys are seeing it as a once in a lifetime opportunity. “To have a full capacity at home is a dream for any player. There are no spacious grandstands to soften the crowd noise and the players will be guaranteed a deafening experience.

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Brandy flows, braais blaze at Griqua Park ahead of historic Currie ... (News24)

The brandy was flowing and the braais were raging from as early as 09:00 at Griqua Park on Saturday as fans congregated for what many are calling the ...

Others, like Chris Louw, have no intention of going through the gates into Griqua Park to watch the match. Rugby is life." "Around 130 years ago the Currie Cup was born, and Mr. Currie gave that cup to Griquas. This is what it's about.

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Pumas defy odds to be crowned Currie Cup champions - SABC ... (SABC News)

The Pumas are the champions of the Carling Currie Cup after beating The Griquas at home in the final of the rugby tournament in Kimberley on Saturday ...

— Carling Currie Cup (@TheCurrieCup)June 25, 2022 Both teams play for smaller unions and defied the odds to reach today’s final. — Carling Currie Cup (@TheCurrieCup)June 25, 2022

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Pumas clinch maiden Currie Cup title (SARugbymag)

The Pumas beat Griquas to claim their first Currie Cup title and complete a fairytale final between two of South Africa's smallest unions in Kimberley on ...

Griquas quickly drew level through the boot of fullback George Whitehead, who nailed his second attempt from the kicking tee to give the hosts the lead for the first time in the match on the 20-minute mark. The first points of the final went to the Pumas via inside centre Eddie Fouche, who stroked the ball over from in front of the sticks. Known for posing a threat with ball in hand, Jimmy Stonehouse’s charges outscored the hosts three tries to one, but it was their heroic defence in the second half – after taking a nine-point lead into the break – that clinched them a 26-19 victory in their first appearance in the final of the sport’s oldest competition.

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Pumas crowned Currie Cup champions (SowetanLIVE)

Naas Botha famously coined the phrase “the Currie Cup is not won in May” but the Pumas proved it can be done a month later, and then some.

It meant as much to the urban dweller, as it did to his country cousin. The Pumas prevailed 26-19 in the final having taken a long route to the trophy. It proved a false dawn. In 1970 the Currie Cup had meaning and purpose. It was the Pumas however who looked more incisive and committed to the cause. They won away to the Cheetahs last weekend in the semifinal and they again got the job done on the road on Saturday.

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