Toyota Cheetahs XV vs Suzuki Griquas | Currie Cup

Toyota Cheetahs XV

Suzuki Griquas

Friday 29 Aug 2025

Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein

Toyota Cheetahs XV

Suzuki Griquas

Tries

Daniel Maartens 71'

Marko Janse van Rensburg 25'

Gurshwin Nikhole Wehr 62'; 28';

Cameron Hufke 39'

Caleb Abrahams 14'

Zane Bester 5'

George Whitehead 2'

Conversions

George Whitehead 63'; 29'; 15'; 6'; 3';

Timeline

End of Second Half

80'

Carl Els

Out: Eddie Davids

76'

Daniel Maartens

Try

71'

Albert Liebenberg

Yellow Card

70'

Caleb Abrahams

Yellow Card

70'

Eddie Davids

Out: Carl Els

68'

Leon Lyons

Yellow Card

66'

Thomas Bursey

Out: Zane Bester

63'

Tom Nel

Out: George Whitehead

63'

George Whitehead

Conversion

63'

Gurshwin Nikhole Wehr

Try

62'

Connor Mahoney

Out: Cameron Hufke

60'

Ntobeko Shezi

Out: Cebo Dlamini

56'

Tiaan Lange

Out: Janco Uys

56'

Leon Lyons

Out: Eddie Davids

56'

Derik Pretorius

Out: Malembe Mpofu

51'

Marco de Witt

Out: Gustav Erlank

50'

Daniel Maartens

Out: Juan Venter

47'

Michael Annies

Out: Clayton Blommetjies

40'

Ali Mgijima

Out: Carel-Jan Coetzee

40'

Jandre Nel

Out: Rewan Kruger

40'

Start of Second Half

40'

End of First Half

40'

Cameron Hufke

Try

39'

Pierre-Raymond Uys

Out: Mihlali Mosi

36'

Francisco dos Reis

Out: John Kelly Okonkwo

36'

Vernon Paulo

Out: Marko Janse van Rensburg

36'

Cameron Dawson

Out: Hencus van Wyk

36'

George Whitehead

Conversion

29'

Gurshwin Nikhole Wehr

Try

28'

Marko Janse van Rensburg

Try

25'

George Whitehead

Conversion

15'

Caleb Abrahams

Try

14'

George Whitehead

Conversion

Zane Bester

Try

George Whitehead

Conversion

George Whitehead

Try

Start of First Half

Top Stats

Tries

Conversions

Penalties

See Full Stats

Current Standings

POS

Team

Pts

Suzuki Griquas

Toyota Cheetahs XV

See Full Table

Top Performers

Ball Carries

C. Hufke

Ball Carries: 8

Tackles

N. Volschenk

Tackles: 11

Points

G. Whitehead

Points: 15

Insights

Currie Cup

Points per match

2934

Tries per match

Penalties Conceded per match

911

Match Information

Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein

Currie Cup

Friday 29 Aug 2025

Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein

Toyota Cheetahs XV

Suzuki Griquas

Tries

Daniel Maartens 71'

Marko Janse van Rensburg 25'

Gurshwin Nikhole Wehr 62'; 28';

Cameron Hufke 39'

Caleb Abrahams 14'

Zane Bester 5'

George Whitehead 2'

Conversions

George Whitehead 63'; 29'; 15'; 6'; 3';

Timeline

End of Second Half

80'

Carl Els

Out: Eddie Davids

76'

Daniel Maartens

Try

71'

Albert Liebenberg

Yellow Card

70'

Caleb Abrahams

Yellow Card

70'

Eddie Davids

Out: Carl Els

68'

Leon Lyons

Yellow Card

66'

Thomas Bursey

Out: Zane Bester

63'

Tom Nel

Out: George Whitehead

63'

George Whitehead

Conversion

63'

Gurshwin Nikhole Wehr

Try

62'

Connor Mahoney

Out: Cameron Hufke

60'

Ntobeko Shezi

Out: Cebo Dlamini

56'

Tiaan Lange

Out: Janco Uys

56'

Leon Lyons

Out: Eddie Davids

56'

Derik Pretorius

Out: Malembe Mpofu

51'

Marco de Witt

Out: Gustav Erlank

50'

Daniel Maartens

Out: Juan Venter

47'

Michael Annies

Out: Clayton Blommetjies

40'

Ali Mgijima

Out: Carel-Jan Coetzee

40'

Jandre Nel

Out: Rewan Kruger

40'

Start of Second Half

40'

End of First Half

40'

Cameron Hufke

Try

39'

Pierre-Raymond Uys

Out: Mihlali Mosi

36'

Francisco dos Reis

Out: John Kelly Okonkwo

36'

Vernon Paulo

Out: Marko Janse van Rensburg

36'

Cameron Dawson

Out: Hencus van Wyk

36'

George Whitehead

Conversion

29'

Gurshwin Nikhole Wehr

Try

28'

Marko Janse van Rensburg

Try

25'

George Whitehead

Conversion

15'

Caleb Abrahams

Try

14'

George Whitehead

Conversion

Zane Bester

Try

George Whitehead

Conversion

George Whitehead

Try

Start of First Half

Top Stats

2Tries6

Conversions

Penalties

Drop Goals

Scrums

Lineouts

Possession

Territory

Handling Errors

Passes

124

105

Offload

Metres Gained

399

443

Clean Breaks

Kicks From Hand

Tackles

103

Missed Tackles

Mauls

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Penalties Conceded

Head to Head

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Last 5 Meetings

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Form Guide

Last 5 matches

Toyota Cheet...

Fidelity ADT Lions 47 - 31 Toyota Cheetahs XV

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DHL Western Province 31 - 24 Toyota Cheetahs XV

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Hollywoodbets Sharks XV 5 - 7 Toyota Cheetahs XV

9 Aug 2025 • Currie Cup

Airlink Pumas 42 - 25 Toyota Cheetahs XV

1 Aug 2025 • Currie Cup

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27 Jul 2025 • Currie Cup

Suzuki Griqu...

Vodacom Bulls 21 - 42 Suzuki Griquas

24 Aug 2025 • Currie Cup

Hollywoodbets Sharks XV 26 - 17 Suzuki Griquas

15 Aug 2025 • Currie Cup

DHL Western Province 47 - 17 Suzuki Griquas

8 Aug 2025 • Currie Cup

Boland Cavaliers 48 - 39 Suzuki Griquas

3 Aug 2025 • Currie Cup

Airlink Pumas 49 - 28 Suzuki Griquas

25 Jul 2025 • Currie Cup

Form Guide

Last 5 matches

Hollywoodbets Sharks XV

Sanlam Boland Kavaliers

Hollywoodbets Sharks XV

Line Up

Hencus van Wyk

Marko Janse van Rensburg

John Kelly Okonkwo

Juan Venter

Victor Sekekete

Gideon van der Merwe

Mihlali Mosi

Neels Volschenk

Rewan Kruger

Franco Smith

Cohen Jasper

Carel-Jan Coetzee

Marco Jansen van Vuren

Prince Nkabinde

Clayton Blommetjies

Eddie Davids

Janco Uys

Cebo Dlamini

Malembe Mpofu

Albert Liebenberg

Lourens Oosthuizen

Carl Els

Gustav Erlank

Caleb Abrahams

George Whitehead

Gurshwin Nikhole Wehr

Mnombo Zwelendaba

Zane Bester

Dylan Maart

Cameron Hufke

Substitutes

Vernon Paulo

Cameron Dawson

Francisco dos Reis

Pierre-Raymond Uys

Daniel Maartens

Jandre Nel

Ali Mgijima

Michael Annies

Tiaan Lange

Leon Lyons

Ntobeko Shezi

Derik Pretorius

Marco de Witt

Thomas Bursey

Tom Nel

Connor Mahoney

Commentary

80’

End of second half

The 80 minutes is up! The referee has blown their whistle to end the second half.

76’

Substitution on

Carl Els comes on.

76’

Substitution off

Eddie Davids comes off.

72’

Conversion

Cohen Jasper curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the left.

71’

Try

Nobody could stop that maul! Daniel Maartens places the ball down for the try.

70’

Yellow card

Albert Liebenberg (Griquas) is shown a yellow card

70’

Yellow card

Caleb Abrahams (Griquas) is shown a yellow card

68’

Substitution on

Griquas make a substitution with Eddie Davids coming on.

68’

Substitution off

Griquas make a substitution with Carl Els coming off.

66’

Yellow card

Leon Lyons (Griquas) is shown a yellow card

65’

Clean break

The defensive line has been broken as Prince Nkabinde goes through the gap.

63’

Substitution on

Griquas sub Thomas Bursey comes onto the field.

63’

Substitution off

Zane Bester departs for Griquas.

63’

Substitution on

Griquas sub Tom Nel comes onto the field.

63’

Substitution off

George Whitehead departs for Griquas.

63’

Conversion

The Griquas supporters go wild as George Whitehead successfully kicks the conversion.

62’

Try

A stunning solo try from Gurshwin Nikhole Wehr

62’

Clean break

The defensive line has been broken as Gurshwin Nikhole Wehr goes through the gap.

62’

Try assist

Spellbinding play by Connor Mahoney is finished off with a try.

61’

Clean break

The defensive line has been broken as Cohen Jasper goes through the gap.

60’

Substitution on

Griquas sub Connor Mahoney comes onto the field.

60’

Substitution off

Cameron Hufke departs for Griquas.

56’

Substitution on

Ntobeko Shezi comes on for Griquas.

56’

Substitution off

Cebo Dlamini leaves the field.

56’

Substitution on

Tiaan Lange comes on for Griquas.

56’

Substitution off

Janco Uys leaves the field.

56’

Substitution on

Leon Lyons comes on for Griquas.

56’

Substitution off

Eddie Davids leaves the field.

51’

Substitution on

Derik Pretorius comes on.

51’

Substitution off

Malembe Mpofu comes off.

50’

Substitution on

Marco de Witt comes on.

50’

Substitution off

Gustav Erlank comes off.

47’

Substitution on

Free State Cheetahs decide to make a substitution, with Daniel Maartens getting some game time.

47’

Substitution off

Free State Cheetahs decide to make a substitution, with Juan Venter being replaced.

40’

Substitution on

Free State Cheetahs make a substitution with Michael Annies coming on.

40’

Substitution off

Free State Cheetahs make a substitution with Clayton Blommetjies coming off.

40’

Substitution on

Free State Cheetahs make a substitution with Ali Mgijima coming on.

40’

Substitution off

Free State Cheetahs make a substitution with Carel-Jan Coetzee coming off.

40’

Substitution on

Free State Cheetahs make a substitution with Jandre Nel coming on.

40’

Substitution off

Free State Cheetahs make a substitution with Rewan Kruger coming off.

40’

Start of second half

The second half kicks off.

40’

End of first half

The half-time whistle blows and both teams head for the dressing rooms.

40’

Conversion

The ball swings towards the posts but floats to the right, George Whitehead will have to re-adjust the radar.

39’

Try

The pick and go results in a try for Griquas as Cameron Hufke goes over.

39’

Try assist

That's a great try assist by George Whitehead.

39’

Clean break

Fabulous play by Griquas has led to George Whitehead being able to wriggle through a gap.

36’

Substitution on

Free State Cheetahs sub Pierre-Raymond Uys comes onto the field.

36’

Substitution off

Mihlali Mosi departs for Free State Cheetahs.

36’

Substitution on

Free State Cheetahs sub Francisco dos Reis comes onto the field.

36’

Substitution off

John Kelly Okonkwo departs for Free State Cheetahs.

36’

Substitution on

Free State Cheetahs sub Vernon Paulo comes onto the field.

36’

Substitution off

Marko Janse van Rensburg departs for Free State Cheetahs.

36’

Substitution on

Free State Cheetahs sub Cameron Dawson comes onto the field.

36’

Substitution off

Hencus van Wyk departs for Free State Cheetahs.

29’

Conversion

George Whitehead makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

28’

Try

Silky skills by Griquas ends with a try for Gurshwin Nikhole Wehr.

28’

Clean break

Trouble here as Gurshwin Nikhole Wehr breaches the defence.

28’

Try assist

Spellbinding play by George Whitehead is finished off with a try.

26’

Conversion

Cohen Jasper curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the left.

25’

Try

The pressure has finally told as Marko Janse van Rensburg scores from close range.

25’

Clean break

Trouble here as Marko Janse van Rensburg breaches the defence.

15’

Conversion

George Whitehead converts the try.

14’

Try

A bit of individual brilliance by Caleb Abrahams leads to a try for Griquas

6’

Conversion

George Whitehead has kicked a conversion.

5’

Try

Great hands by Griquas leads to a try for Zane Bester

5’

Clean break

The defensive line has been broken as Zane Bester goes through the gap.

5’

Try assist

That's a great try assist by Caleb Abrahams.

3’

Conversion

George Whitehead has kicked a conversion.

2’

Try

Griquas are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with George Whitehead touching down.

2’

Clean break

The defensive line has been broken as George Whitehead goes through the gap.

2’

Try assist

Caleb Abrahams sets up the try.

2’

Clean break

The defensive line has been broken as Cameron Hufke goes through the gap.

0’

Start of first half

We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

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Current Standings

POS

Team

Pts

Suzuki Griquas

Toyota Cheetahs XV

See Full Table

Top Performers

Ball Carries

C. Hufke

Ball Carries: 8

Tackles

N. Volschenk

Tackles: 11

Points

G. Whitehead

Points: 15

Insights

Currie Cup

Points per match

2934

Tries per match

Penalties Conceded per match

911

Match Information

Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein

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