DID you know that the last time Western Province beat Griquas in the Currie Cup was in 2018?
That 38-12 victory came at Newlands, and since then, it’s all gone in the favour of the Northern Cape outfit.
Since 2019, Griquas have won six games in a row over their more illustrious opponents – 27-23 (home), 46-25 (home), 30-28 (away), 43-41 (away), 22-20 (home) and 32-12 (away).
That’s why it’s no wonder that coach John Dobson opted to pick a nearly full-strength team yesterday for this afternoon’s encounter in Kimberley (3pm kickoff).
Most of the Stormers who featured in last week’s United Rugby Championship final defeat against Munster made the trip up north, except for Springbok squad members Damian Willemse, Manie Libbok, Herschel Jantjies, Evan Roos, Marvin Orie, Frans Malherbe,…
