Rugby: The Griquas are heading to Johannesburg on Saturday to play their second Currie Cup final in the space of four years after beating the Cheetahs 25-5 in their semifinal in Kimberley. Wing Dylan Maart score a brace of tries which turned out to be the main difference for the Griquas. Albert Leibenberg scored the home team’s other try, with George Whitehead adding two conversions and two penalties to the total. The Cheetahs only points came from a try by Prince Nkimande.
Earlier on Saturday the Lions cruised into the final with a ruthless 67-19 win over the Boland Kavaliers at Ellis Park in Johannesburg. Angelo Davids stole the show, scoring four tries, while the rest of the Lions’ tries came from a brace by Henco van Wyk, one each by SJ Kotze and Quan Horn and a penalty try by Renzo du Plessis. Chris Smith added six conversions and a penalty. Tries by Sidney Tobias, Jayden Bantom and Chriswill September with conversions by James Tedder and Juan Mostert, made the scoreboard slightly more respectable for the Boland Kavaliers.