Currie Cup final 2022

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

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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.

Saturday's Currie Cup final in Kimberley will celebrate the oldest contest in SA rugby with an unlikely winner.

“During the Currie Cup, the bigger unions loaded their teams with URC players because they had breaks in between and, now look, we’re still up there. It will be a special day in the history of this proud union on Saturday. Everybody is excited,” added Obi. It is finals rugby, so you do have to take the points when you can, but we are going out there to express ourselves and have fun. “The most important thing for them is to enjoy the week. We are expecting exactly the same from the Pumas, with their forwards trying to dominate physically.” “Because it is a final, I think the stress levels might be a little bit higher.

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CHAMPIONS Pumas captain Willie Engelbrecht receives the Currie Cup trophy after they beat Griquas at Windhoek Draught Park in Kimberley on Saturday. Image: EJ ...

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.

The Pumas put in a superb performance to claim a famous 26-19 (halftime 18-9) win over the Griquas in the final of the 2022 Currie Cup.

The Pumas then got off to a flying start in the second half as Williams thought he was in for a second try after a super kick and chase, only for the TMO to spot a forward pass in the build-up as the score was chalked off. Whitehead’s third successful penalty of the half in the 31st minute then made it a one point game, but the Pumas put in a massive final five minutes to give themselves a strong lead at halftime. A 20th minute penalty to Whitehead then put the Griquas ahead for the first time, but this seemed to spark the Pumas to life as they went over for the first try four minutes later.

In the previous match against the Windhoek Draught Griquas three weeks ago, the Pumas conceded six tries. In the final today they conceded one. 1 min ago.

The Pumas continued their dominance in the second half. Swart then won a penalty for the Pumas two metres from the try line and the Griquas were driven back into their own half from the touch-finder. Jade Stighling broke the defence and passed to Maartens who offloaded to Willie Engelbrecht to score the try. Again the Pumas kicked for touch. Four minutes before half-time the Pumas won a scrum penalty at the halfway line. Daniel Maartens conceded a penalty after not releasing in the tackle on 46 minutes. This time it was the Pumas’ brave defence that stood out. The Griquas won a penalty, tapped and ran. They won their line-out on the halfway line. Eduan Swart scored off the resulting maul. In the final today they conceded one. They displayed guts and determination on the pitch for 80 minutes.

The Pumas created history on Saturday by clinching their first-ever Currie Cup trophy to beat Griquas 26-19 on their home patch in Kimberley.

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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.