Currie Cup - Griquas vs Lions on 5 May 2023



May 5, 2023 - The match was played in Kimberley on Friday 5 May 2023, and kick-off was at 15:30 SA Time.

Officials

Referee: Morne Ferreira
AR1: Local
AR2: Local
TMO: Christie du Preez

Teams

Griquas: 15. Ashlon Davids, 14. Rosko Specman, 13. Jay-Cee Nel, 12. Tertius Kruger, 11. Sako Makata, 10. Lubabalo Dobela, 9. Johan Mulder, 8. Carl Els, 7. Hanru Sirgel (c), 6. Thabo Ndimande, 5. Albert Liebenberg, 4. Derik Pretorius, 3. Janu Botha, 2. Janco Uys, 1. Cebo Dlamini.
Replacements: 16. Sean Swart, 17. Eddie Davids, 18. Justin Forwood, 19. Dylan Sjoblom, 20. Niel Otto, 21. Raegan Oranje, 22. George Whitehead, 23. Sango Xamlashe.

Lions: 15. Vaughen Isaacs, 14. Prince Nkabinde, 13. Manuel Rass, 12. Rynhardt Jonker, 11. Stean Pienaar, 10. Gianni Lombard, 9. Morne vd Berg, 8. Travis Gordon, 7. Emmanuel Tshituka, 6. JC Pretorius, 5. Darrien Landsberg, 4. Ruben Schoeman, 3. Asenathi Ntlabakanye, 2. Jaco Visagie (c), 1. Rhynardt Rijnsburger.
Replacements: 16. Morne Brandon, 17. Morgan Naude, 18. Ruan Smith, 19. Raynard Roets, 20. Ruhan Straeuli, 21. Nico Steyn, 22. Tyler Bocks, 23. Tiaan Swanepoel.

Scorers

Griquas: 25 (19): Tries: Jay-Cee Nel, Hanru Sirgel, Johan Mulder. Conversions: Lubabalo Dobela (2). Penalties: Lubabalo Dobela (2).

Lions: 21 (7): Tries: JC Pretorius, Morne Brandon, Penalty Try. Conversions: Tiaan Swanepoel (2). Penalties:

“Forwards win games, backs decide by how much.”