Griquas vs Pumas: Follow the Currie Cup with live scores Friday 9 June 2023
Griquas vs Pumas: Follow the Currie Cup with live scores
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Griquas coach Pieter Bergh believes his aspect are peaking at then proper time as he eyes a return to the Currie Cup ultimate.
“I feel we are pretty much where we were last season. We’re peaking at the right time. Last season we played our best rugby in the last four, five weeks of the competition. Our performance against WP was our best of the year – like last year – and like last year we have to beat the Pumas to make the semifinals,” Bergh instructed Supersport.
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“We’re planning to peak at the right time and that is now. Momentum is vital for us, and we’re confident we’re on track to make the semis.”
Bergh feels Griquas have been enjoying knockout rugby for a month and have the correct mindset coming into Friday’s contest.
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“I instructed the gamers we’ve been enjoying knockout rugby for the previous month.
“We knew if we lost to the Griffons we were out of it, if we lost to the Cheetahs – we drew – we would be out of it. If we lost to WP we would also be out of the running. So we’ve been under knockout pressure for the past four weeks and that has helped with confidence,” he admits.
Teams
Griquas: 15 George Whitehead, 14 Rosko Specman, 13 Jay-Cee Nel, 12 Tertius Kruger, 11 Luther Obi, 10 Lubabalo Dobela, 9 Johan Mulder, 8 Carl Els, 7 Hanru Sirgel (captain), 6 Thabo Ndimande, 5 Derik Pretorius 4 Dylan Sjöblom, 3 Janu Botha, 2 Janco Uys, 1 Kudzwai Dube.
Replacements: 16 Sean Swart, 17 Cebo Dlamini, 18 Justin Forwood, 19 Johan Retief, 20 Stephan Smit, 21 Reagan Oranje, 22 Eduard Fouche, 23 Sango Xamlashe.
Pumas: 15 Devon Williams, 14 Andrew Kota, 13 Diego Appollis, 12 Ali Mgijima, 11 Etienne Taljaard, 10 Tinus de Beer, 9 Chriswill September, 8 Kwanda Dimaza, 7 Francois Kleinhas, 6 Andre Fouche, 5 Shane Kirkwood (captain), 4 Deon Slabbert, 3 Simon Raw, 2 Pieter Jacobs, 1 Corne Fourie.
Replacements: 16 Darnell Osuagwu, 17 Etiene Janeke, 18 Dewald Maritz, 19 Malembe Mpofu, 20 Ruwald van der Merwe, 21 Giovan Snyman, 22 Gene Willemse, 23 Wian Van Niekerk
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen
Assistant Referees: Griffin Colby, Stephan Geldenhuys
TMO: Quinton Immelman
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