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Lions Host Griquas for Currie Cup Final at Ellis Park

Asenathi Ntlabakanye starts as vice-captain despite an adverse finding, his SAIDS hearing set for December.

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Lions v Griquas - Teams and prediction

Overview

  • The decider kicks off Saturday at 15:00 at Ellis Park, with Christopher Allison refereeing and live coverage on SuperSport.
  • The Lions enter as top seeds after finishing first on the log and beating Boland 67–19 in the semi-final, having also won the recent league meeting 37–7 against Griquas.
  • Griquas reached Johannesburg by defeating the Cheetahs 25–5 and are seeking a first Currie Cup title since 1970.
  • Fullback Quan Horn captains the Lions, with Springbok prop Ntlabakanye named vice-captain and eligible to play pending a December SAIDS hearing.
  • Competition rules state that if scores remain level after extra time, the trophy goes to the higher-placed league team, a tiebreaker that favors the Lions.