| Home team | Griquas |
| Away team | Sharks XV |
| Venue | Suzuki Stadium |
| Competition | Currie Cup |
| Kick-off time | 4:05 pm (UK) 5:05 pm (SA) |
| Watch Live in the UK | Sky Sports |
Griquas vs Sharks XV preview as the sides meet in the fifth round of the Currie Cup. Griquas have won three of their four games and sit level with the Cheetahs at the top of the table.
The Sharks XV have won two of their four games, but have picked up the fewest points of any of the sides with two wins so sit seventh out eight teams with 10 points.
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Griquas vs Sharks XV confirmed lineups
| Griquas | Sharks XV | ||||
| Forwards | |||||
| Lyons | 1 | du Toit | |||
| Venter | 2 | van Wyk | |||
| Prinsloo | 3 | Mazibuko | |||
| Mpofu | 4 | Momsen | |||
| Liebenberg | 5 | Barnard | |||
| Van Der Merwe | 6 | Mavesere | |||
| Marco de Witt | 7 | Vyambwera | |||
| Els | 8 | Pieterse | |||
| Backs | |||||
| Alexander | 9 | Braude | |||
| Whitehead | 10 | Swiel | |||
| Wehr | 11 | Rasivhaga | |||
| Zwelendaba | 12 | Bester | |||
| Bester | 13 | Matthews | |||
| Maart | 14 | Grobbelaar | |||
| Coetzee | 15 | Giliomee | |||
| Replacements | |||||
| Lange | 16 | Marais | |||
| Davids | 17 | Kubheka | |||
| Shezi | 18 | Ngobese | |||
| Pretorius | 19 | Botha | |||
| Smith | 20 | Mbonambi | |||
| Hart | 21 | Loots | |||
| Koen | 22 | Purchase | |||
| Makata | 23 | Okonta | |||
Recent Form:
Griquas (Home team):
| Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score |
| Won | 8th August 2026 | Currie Cup | Lions | 31-19 |
| 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) |
Despite losing their opening game to the Stormers, Griquas have won three in a row to push towards the top of the table. Griquas went out ot a 13-0 lead early and didn’t let their advantage slip as they scored four tries and kicked three penalties to win by 12 points.
Sharks (Away team):
| Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score |
| Won | 8th August 2026 | Currie Cup | Boland Kavaliers | 19-12 |
| Loss | 1st August 2026 | Currie Cup | Stormers XXIII | 36-28 |
| Loss | 24th July 2026 | Currie Cup | Cheetahs | 43-21 |
| Won | 17th July 2026 | Currie Cup | Pumas | 24-26 |
| Won | 5th September 2025 | Currie Cup | Pumas | 19-13 |
The Sharks ended their two-game losing streak with a victory over Boland in the last round. Despite conceding early in the game, the Sharks scored twice before halftime to take a 14-5 lead into the break. They scored again with just over 10 minutes to go and a late Boland try was only enough to bring them back within seven.
Griquas vs Sharks XV head-to-head record (last five matches):
| Date | Competition | Winner | Score |
| 15th August 2025 | Currie Cup | Griquas | 26-17 |
| 11th August 2024 | Currie Cup | Sharks | 40-21 |
| 29th April 2023 | Currie Cup | Sharks | 24-6 |
| 19th March 2023 | Currie Cup | Griquas | 48-40 |
| 6th April 2022 | Currie Cup | Sharks | 6-13 |
The meetings between these two have been relatively even, with two wins each in the last four games. In each of these four games, the home team won and the closest meeting came in March 2023, when there were eight points between them, although the win by Griquas last season came by just nine points.
