Wildeklawer Griquas will be locking horns with Vodacom Blue Bulls on Friday afternoon, kick-off 3.30 pm, at GWK Park in Kimberley in what will be Griquas pen-ultimate Currie Cup encounter for the season. Once again the home team is plaqued by key player injuries and have had to borrow players from  Potchefstroom University and Free State Cheetahs. Meanwhile the Bulls will be fielding a strong team against Griquas, so as not to jeopardize their semi and finals chances, as we all know as well as they do that Griquas can spring a surprise, at home, and beat them.

Griquas, however, have set themselves smaller targets to work to, instead of the main target to beat the Bulls, by improving, hopefully their defence, scrums, line outs and most important ball retention. Ex Griqua players that will be playing against their old team mates include, Tiger Mangweni, Zane Kirchener and Jacques Burger, also mentioning Victor Matfield, who no doubt will want to prove that they have made the step up in their careers.

Teams: Wildeklawer Griquas; Conrad Barnard, Bjorm Basson, Riaan Viljoen, Herkie Kruger, MJ Mentz, Naas Olivier, Sarel Pretorius, Gareth Krause (c), Frans Viljoen, Rohan Kitshoff, Brendon Snyman, Wayne van Heerden, Bees Roux, Hans van Dyk and Regardt Dreyer/ Steph Roberts. Replacements; Bees van Dyk/ Dean Hopp, Ruan du Preez, Jacques Lombaard, Stefan Gerber, Dougie Helmuth, Alwyn Hollenbach and Gavin Passens/ Egon Seconds.

Vodacom Blue Bulls; Zane Kirchener, Akona Ndungane, Marius Delport, Wynand Olivier, Bryan Habana, Morne Steyn, Fourie du Preez, Pierre Spies, Wikus van Heerden, Jacques Burger, Victor Matfield (c), Juandré Kruger, Rayno Gerber, Derick Kuün and Jaco Engels. Replacements; Chiliboy Ralepelle, Werner Kruger, Wilhelm Steenkamp, Pedrie Wanneburg, Heini Adams, Burton Francis and Tiger Mangweni.