| Home team | Pumas |
| Away team | Griquas |
| Venue | Mbombela Stadium |
| Competition | Currie Cup |
| Kick-off time | 2 pm (UK) 3 pm (SA) |
| Watch Live in the UK | Sky Sports |
Pumas vs Griquas Currie Cup preview as the sides meet in round six of the competition. Griquas are currently top of the table with four wins and one loss from the five games, sitting on 21 points.
Pumas sit four points behind the league leaders that they are facing on 17 points. They have three wins and two losses from their five games.
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Pumas vs Griquas confirmed lineups
| Pumas | Griquas | ||||
| Forwards | |||||
| Janeke | 1 | Lyons | |||
| Van Zyl | 2 | Lange | |||
| Swiegers | 3 | Prinsloo | |||
| Scheepers | 4 | Mbiko | |||
| De Klerk | 5 | Pretorius | |||
| Ndimande | 6 | Oosthuizen | |||
| Van Der Merwe | 7 | De Witt | |||
| Engelbrecht | 8 | Els | |||
| Backs | |||||
| Bursey | 9 | Alexander | |||
| Fleurs | 10 | Whitehead | |||
| Britz | 11 | Wehr | |||
| Van Niekerk | 12 | Zwelendaba | |||
| Xamlashe | 13 | Bester | |||
| Adonis | 14 | Maart | |||
| Nel | 15 | Coetzee | |||
| Replacements | |||||
| Campher | 16 | Venter | |||
| Sali | 17 | Davids | |||
| Banda | 18 | Shezi | |||
| Goedhals | 19 | Van der Merwe | |||
| Marais | 20 | Smith | |||
| Fredericks | 21 | Hart | |||
| Swart | 22 | Koen | |||
| Swanepoel | 23 | Makata | |||
Recent Form:
Pumas (Home team):
| Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score |
| Won | 15th August 2026 | Currie Cup | Stormers XXIII | 29-7 |
| Won | 8th August 2026 | Currie Cup | Blue Bulls | 31-33 |
| Won | 2nd August 2026 | Currie Cup | Boland | 15-20 |
| Loss | 25th July 2026 | Currie Cup | Lions | 52-29 |
| Loss | 17th July 2026 | Currie Cup | Sharks XV | 24-26 |
After a disappointing start to the season, the Pumas have now won three in a row and continued this run with a strong win against the Stormers. They flew out to a 15-0 lead at halftime, and when they conceded in the second half, they went on the attack and scored five minutes later and again a few minutes after that to kill off the game.
Griquas (Away team):
| Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score |
| Won | 14th August 2026 | Currie Cup | Sharks XV | 55-21 |
| 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 |
Griquas have turned around their opening day defeat and have now won four games in a row, including a huge 55-21 win over the Sharks in round five. On 38 minutes, they found themselves 21-17 behind, but scored on the stroke of halftime and went into the break with a 24-21 lead. Griquas would then go on to score five second-half tries to win by 34 points.
Pumas vs Griquas head-to-head record (last five matches):
| Date | Competition | Winner | Score |
| 23rd May 2026 | SA Cup Playoffs | Pumas | 35-38 (AET) |
| 26th April 2026 | SA Cup | Griquas | 44-34 |
| 25th July 2025 | Currie Cup | Pumas | 49-28 |
| 24th May 2025 | SA Cup Playoffs | Pumas | 39-14 |
| 25th April 2025 | SA Cup | Pumas | 39-34 |
Pumas have won nine of the last 10 meetings between these sides, including a final win that required extra time in the final of the SA Cup this year. The only win for Griquas in this time came in the regular season of the SA Cup this year.
