Overview

• George Whitehead slotted a penalty after a TMO review once the hooter had sounded to clinch the Currie Cup final for Griquas.
• The Lions had reclaimed the lead 25–24 in the 78th minute through replacement kicker Dobela after flyhalf Chris Smith left injured early in the second half.
• Both teams scored three tries, with Lions’ Kelly Mpeku, Richard Kriel and Henco van Wyk crossing, and Griquas replying via Cameron Hufke, Lourens Oosthuizen and Mnombo Zwelenedaba.
• Whitehead added three conversions and two penalties to finish as the match winner in a seesaw contest.
• The result delivered the Lions a second successive Currie Cup final defeat decided in stoppage time, as tighthead Asenathi Ntlabakanye started despite an unresolved SAIDS case.