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Blue Bulls face off against Griquas in Currie Cup Round 5 on Fri 7th April 2023 at Loftus Versfeld. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 16:00. In South Africa it’s at 17:00 SAST, 03:00 NZST in New Zealand, 01:00 AEST in Australia and 08:00 EST in the US.
Griquas won the last encounter but Griquas are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 3 places in the league table with Griquas in 4th and Blue Bulls in 7th underlining just how tight this match could be.
The official squads for Blue Bulls vs Griquas will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.
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The touch judges raise their flags as Chris William Smith kicks the conversion.
Gerhard Steenekamp scores! That alone was worth the admission price!!!
The touch judges raise their flags as Chris William Smith kicks the conversion.
A penetrating move by Blue Bulls results in a try for David Kriel.
Chris William Smith does the business as their conversion attempt goes over.
Incisive passing by Blue Bulls is finished off by Embrose Papier, as they goes over for the try.
Chris William Smith makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.
The pressure has finally told as Cyle Brink scores from close range.
Stephan Smit (Griquas) is shown a yellow card
Blue Bulls are stopped just a few metres from the try line but Mornay Smith picks up from the base of the ruck to score the try.
George Whitehead makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.
Chris William Smith has kicked a conversion.
Blue Bulls are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Ruan Vermaak touching down.