| Home team | Griquas |
| Away team | Lions |
| Venue | Suzuki Stadium |
| Competition | Currie Cup |
| Kick-off time | 12 pm (UK) 1 pm (SA) |
| Watch Live in the UK | Sky Sports |
Griquas vs Lions preview as the sides meet at the Suzuki Stadium.
These two sides are the top two in the table having both won two of their first three games. The Lions currently sit top with 12 points while Griquas are one point on 11.
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Griquas vs Lions confirmed lineups
| Griquas | Lions | ||||
| Forwards | |||||
| Lyons | 1 | Naude | |||
| Lange | 2 | Sithole | |||
| Prinsloo | 3 | Van Vuuren | |||
| Mpofu | 4 | Wessels | |||
| Liebenberg | 5 | Sjobolm | |||
| Oosthuizen | 6 | Biyela | |||
| Van der Merwe | 7 | Cairns | |||
| Els | 8 | Venter | |||
| Backs | |||||
| Alexander | 9 | Moos | |||
| Whitehead | 10 | Francis | |||
| Wehr | 11 | Hugo | |||
| Zwelendaba | 12 | Jonker | |||
| Bester | 13 | Finca | |||
| Maart | 14 | Smith | |||
| Coetzee | 15 | Mentoe | |||
| Replacements | |||||
| Venter | 16 | Welman | |||
| Davids | 17 | Parsons | |||
| Shezi | 18 | Swart | |||
| Pretorius | 19 | Hattingh | |||
| Smith | 20 | Du Plessis | |||
| Hart | 21 | Horn | |||
| Makata | 22 | Tshiamala | |||
| Mahoney | 23 | Cannon | |||
Recent Form:
Griquas (Home team):
| Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score |
| Won | 31st July 2026 | Currie Cup | Cheetahs | 24-21 |
| Won | 25th July 2026 | Currie Cup | Blue Bulls | 56-26 |
| Loss | 17th July 2026 | Currie Cup | Stormers XXIII | 25-19 |
| Loss | 23rd May 2026 | SA Cup | Pumas | 35-38 (AET) |
| Won | 16th May 2026 | SA Cup | Boland | 59-35 |
Griquas picked up a huge victory over the Cheetahs in round three winning 24-21. They went out to a 17-7 lead in the first half. They traded scores early in the second half to fans a 24-14 lead. The Cheetahs scored with less than 10 minutes to go but Griquas were able to hold on.
Lions (Away team):
| Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score |
| Won | 1st August 2026 | Currie Cup | Blue Bulls | 42-19 |
| Won | 25th July 2026 | Currie Cup | Pumas | 52-29 |
| Loss | 19th July 2026 | Currie Cup | Cheetahs | 29-27 |
| Loss | 20th September 2025 | Currie Cup | Griquas | 25-27 |
| Won | 13th September 2025 | Currie Cup | Boland | 67-19 |
The Lions have also won their last two, picking up comprehensive wins over the Blue Bulls and Pumas. In the last round they took a 35-0 lead and scored a total of six tries on their way to victory.
Griquas vs Lions head-to-head record (last five matches):
| Date | Competition | Winner | Score |
| 20th September 2025 | Currie Cup | Griquas | 25-27 |
| 6th September 2025 | Currie Cup | Lions | 37-7 |
| 4th August 2024 | Currie Cup | Lions | 28-36 |
| 19th July 2024 | Currie Cup | Lions | 25-13 |
| 5th May 2023 | Currie Cup | Griquas | 25-21 |
