Griquas (rugby)

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Griquas

Full name	Griquas
Union	Griqualand West Rugby Union
Nickname(s)	Poubloues (Peacock Blues)
Emblem(s)	Oryx
Founded	1886
Region	Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Ground(s)	Griqua Park (Capacity: 11,000[1])
Coach(es)	Peter Engledow
Captain(s)	RJ Liebenberg
League(s)	Currie Cup
2017	7th
1st kit 2nd kit
Official website
www.griquasrugby.co.za
Current season

Griquas (known as the Tafel Lager Griquas for sponsorship reasons since February 2017) are a South African rugby union team that participates in the annual Currie Cup tournament. Their home ground is Griqua Park in Kimberley and they draw their players mostly from Northern Cape Province. They have won the Currie Cup three times – in 1899, 1911 and 1970 – and the Vodacom Cup a joint-record five times.

Contents

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  1 History
  


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  2 Current squad
  


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  3 Finals results
  
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    3.1 Currie Cup
    
  
  
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    3.2 Notes
    
  
  
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    3.3 Vodacom Cup
    
  
  


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  4 External links
  


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  5 References
  

History

The rugby team was established in 1886 in the then British colony of Griqualand West. Five years later, during the 1891 British Lions tour to South Africa, Griqualand West played the British Lions in Kimberley. Although they lost 3–0, the British presented the team with the Currie Cup, as they thought that Griqualand West produced the best performance out of the provincial games on their tour.^[2] The Currie Cup became South Africa's domestic prize, and Griqualand West first won it in 1899. Griqualand West subsequently won the Currie Cup again in 1911. After the introduction of official annual championships in 1969, Griqualand West won the final the next season, defeating Northern Transvaal 11–9 to claim their third title. Since then, Griquas have not won the Currie Cup.^[3]

The majority of Griquas supporters hail from the Northern Cape province of South Africa, most notably in and around Kimberley, where the team plays their home games. Their traditional rivals are Western Province, a rivalry that stems back to the earliest days of the Currie Cup, when Griqualand West were a dominant force in South African rugby. Since the 1970s, a friendly rivalry has also developed with neighbours the Free State Cheetahs in what has become known as the 'central derby'. Griquas are nicknamed the "Peacock Blues".^[4]

Current squad

The following players were named in the squad for the 2018 Rugby Challenge:^[5]

Griquas Rugby Challenge squad
Props Doctor Booysen Liam Hendricks Ruan Kramer Devon Martinus Nicolaas Oosthuizen Ewald van der Westhuizen Hookers Wilmar Arnoldi AJ le Roux Khwezi Mkhafu Locks Pieter Jansen van Vuren Jeremy Jordaan Sintu Manjezi FP Pelser Wandile Putuma	Loose Forwards Jono Janse van Rensburg Kevin Kaba Sias Koen De Wet Kruger Shaun McDonald Conway Pretorius Wendal Wehr Scrum-halves Renier Botha Christiaan Meyer Damian Stevens Louis Venter Fly-halves Pieter-Steyn de Wet André Swarts George Whitehead	Centres Christopher Bosch Johnathan Francke Stephan Janse van Rensburg Kyle Steyn Wingers Tythan Adams Ederies Arendse Enver Brandt Godfrey Ramaboea Fullbacks AJ Coertzen Luxolo Ntsepe Eric Zana
(c) denotes team captain, Bold denotes player is internationally capped.

Finals results

Currie Cup

Season	Winners	Score	Runner-up	Venue
18991	Griqualand West	n/a	n/a	n/a
1911	Griqualand West	n/a	n/a	n/a
1970	Griqualand West	11 - 9	Northern Transvaal	De Beers, Kimberley

Notes

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¹ Western Province and Transvaal did not compete.

Vodacom Cup

Season	Winners	Score	Runner-up	Venue
1998	Griquas	33 - 29	Blue Bulls	Kimberley
2005	Griquas	27 - 25	Leopards	Kimberley
2007	Griquas	57 - 0	Golden Lions	Kimberley
2009	Griquas	28 - 19	Blue Bulls	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
2014	Griquas	30 - 6	Golden Lions	Griqua Park, Kimberley

External links

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  "Official website". Griquas Rugby. Retrieved 15 January 2014. 
  

References

1. 
   ^ http://152.111.11.6/argief/berigte/volksblad/2011/11/02/NK/8/nkgriekwas.html
   


2. 
   ^ "Absa Currie Cup undergoes ultimate makeover". Bulls. 8 August 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2015. 
   


3. 
   ^ "Currie Cup Finals History". SuperSport. Retrieved 13 October 2015. 
   


4. 
   ^ "Lions storm to victory over Griquas". SuperSport. 27 September 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2015. 
   


5. 
   ^ "Squad: Tafel Lager Griquas". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 20 April 2018. 
   

v t e Currie Cup
Teams	Premier Division: Blue Bulls Free State Cheetahs Golden Lions Griquas Pumas Sharks Western Province First Division: Boland Cavaliers Border Bulldogs Eastern Province Elephants Falcons Griffons Leopards SWD Eagles Welwitschias
Seasons	Board Trophy: 1889 Amateur era: 1892 1894 1895 1897 1898 1899 1904 1906 1908 1911 1914 1920 1922 1925 1927 1929 1932 1934 1936 1939 1946 1947 1950 1952 1954 1956 1957–1959 1964 1966 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 Div A Div B Tphy A Tphy B 1989 Div A Div B Tphy A Tphy B 1990 Div A Div B Tphy 1991 CC CC/Ce Div A Div B Ce/Ru Div C Div D 1992 CC CC/Ce Cen A Cen B Ce/Ru Rur A/B Rur B 1993 1994 1995 Professional era: 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Top 8 Bf Cup Qual 2001 Top 8 Bf Cup Qual 2002 2003 2004 Prem 1st 2005 Prem 1st 2006 Prem 1st 2007 Prem 1st 2008 Prem 1st 2009 Prem 1st 2010 Prem 1st 2011 Prem 1st 2012 Prem 1st 2013 Prem 1st 2014 Prem 1st Qual 2015 Prem 1st Qual 2016 Prem 1st Qual 2017 Prem 1st 2018 Prem 1st

v t e Vodacom Cup
Teams	Blue Bulls Boland Cavaliers Border Bulldogs Eastern Province Kings Falcons Free State XV Golden Lions Griffons Griquas Leopards XV Limpopo Blue Bulls Pampas XV Pumas Sharks XV Simba XV SWD Eagles Welwitschias Western Province
Seasons	1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

v t e Rugby union in South Africa
Governing body	South African Rugby Union
National teams	Men's Springboks 'A' 7's Amateurs U-21 U-20 U-19 Schoolboys Women's Women's 7's
Competitions	International South Africa at the Rugby World Cup World Rugby Sevens Series South Africa Sevens World Rugby Under 20 Championship Super Rugby Provincial Currie Cup Rugby Challenge Club SARU Gold Cup Varsity Rugby Youth rugby Craven Week Defunct Vodacom Cup
Related articles	International players Rugby union and apartheid Springbok colours

v t e Griquas – current squad
Forwards	Wilmar Arnoldi Doctor Booysen Liam Hendricks Jono Janse van Rensburg Pieter Jansen van Vuren Jeremy Jordaan Kevin Kaba Sias Koen Ruan Kramer De Wet Kruger AJ le Roux Sintu Manjezi Devon Martinus Shaun McDonald Khwezi Mkhafu Nicolaas Oosthuizen FP Pelser Conway Pretorius Wandile Putuma Ewald van der Westhuizen Wendal Wehr
Backs	Tythan Adams Ederies Arendse Christopher Bosch Renier Botha Enver Brandt Johnathan Francke Stephan Janse van Rensburg Christiaan Meyer Luxolo Ntsepe Godfrey Ramaboea Damian Stevens Kyle Steyn André Swarts Louis Venter George Whitehead Eric Zana
Coach	Peter Engledow