| Home team | Boland Kavaliers |
| Away team | Pumas |
| Venue | Boland Stadium |
| Competition | Currie Cup |
| Kick-off time | 2 pm (UK) 3 pm (SA) |
| Watch Live in the UK | Sky Sports |
Boland Kavaliers vs Pumas preview as the sides meet in the third round of the Currie Cup 2026. Boland have won both of their games and could move top with another win here, while the Pumas are still waiting on their first win, but have picked up three bonus points.
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Boland Kavaliers vs Pumas confirmed lineups
| Boland Kavaliers | Pumas | ||||
| Forwards | |||||
| Gumede | 1 | Janeke | |||
| Classen | 2 | van Zyl | |||
| van der Westhuizen | 3 | Swiegers | |||
| Leonard | 4 | Scheepers | |||
| Williams | 5 | de Klerk | |||
| Diamani | 6 | Fisanti | |||
| Dimazi | 7 | van der Merwe | |||
| Marsh | 8 | Engelbrecht | |||
| Backs | |||||
| Schreuder | 9 | Bursey | |||
| Smit | 10 | Fleurs | |||
| Bantom | 11 | Britz | |||
| Lewis | 12 | Niekerk | |||
| Nxele | 13 | Xamlashe | |||
| Mitchell | 14 | Isaacs | |||
| Tedder | 15 | Nel | |||
| Replacements | |||||
| Osuagwu | 16 | Campher | |||
| Maritz | 17 | Dube | |||
| Pohlmann | 18 | Banda | |||
| Stopforth | 19 | Krugel | |||
| Booysen | 20 | Ndimande | |||
| September | 21 | Fredericks | |||
| Davids | 22 | Delport | |||
| Smit | 23 | Adonis | |||
Recent Form:
Boland Kavaliers (Home team):
| Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score |
| Won | 26th July 2026 | Currie Cup | Stormers XXIII | 41-3 |
| Won | 19th July 2026 | Currie Cup | Blue Bulls | 24-10 |
| Loss | 16th May 2026 | SA Cup | Griquas | 59-35 |
| Won | 9th May 2026 | SA Cup | Eastern Province | 85-29 |
| Loss | 3rd May 2026 | SA Cup | Pumas | 38-31 |
Boland Kavaliers won their first two games in the Currie Cup this season. In the last round, they picked up a huge 41-3 victory against the Stormers Currie Cup team. They scored six tries on their way to this victory without conceding any tries.
Pumas (Away team):
| Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 25th July 2026 | Currie Cup | Lions | 52-29 |
| Loss | 17th July 2026 | Currie Cup | Sharks XV | 24-26 |
| Won | 23rd May 2026 | SA Cup | Griquas | 35-38 (AET) |
| Won | 15th May 2026 | SA Cup | Cheetahs | 42-36 |
| Won | 8th May 2026 | SA Cup | Griffons | 61-12 |
The Pumas found themselves behind after 10 minutes and couldn’t get back into the game against the Lions in round two. They conceded seven tries throughout the game, but were able to pick up a bonus point through scoring three tries.
Boland
vs Pumas head-to-head record (last five matches):
| Date | Competition | Winner | Score |
| 3rd May 2026 | SA Cup | Pumas | 38-31 |
| 28th August 2025 | Currie Cup | Boland | 26-29 |
| 16th May 2025 | SA Cup | Pumas | 31-29 |
| 3rd May 2025 | Currie Cup | Pumas | 32-34 |
| 16th June 2019 | SA Challenge Cup | Pumas | 57-32 |
The Pumas have won four of the last five meetings between these teams but Boland have won the two meetings between these sides in the Currie Cup.
