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Pumas to Face Griquas in SA Cup Final After High-Scoring Semifinals

Kicking accuracy, discipline, second-half power decided try-heavy semis.

Overview

  • Griquas, who overpowered Boland 59-35 on Saturday, secured home rights for next Saturday’s final in Kimberley.
  • Pumas advanced with a 42-36 win over the Cheetahs in Mbombela on Friday as Clinton Swart’s three penalties and four conversions edged a five-tries-each contest.
  • Cheetahs’ two yellow cards, which left them with 14 men for two ten-minute spells, handed the Pumas key momentum in a tight match.
  • Boland led 28-14 before halftime, yet Griquas surged after the break with Dylan Maart’s brace and George Whitehead’s control turning the match into a rout.
  • The Cheetahs’ last attack ended with a knock-on, while Maart, who is set to join the Bulls, starred as Kimberley fans now ready for a home final.