Sharks vs NFS Griffons: Currie Cup live scores

Sharks vs NFS Griffons: The Purple People Eaters are back in the top flight and travel to Durban for their opener.

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Sharks vs NFS Griffons: Currie Cup live scores

Scores by Flashscore.

The Sharks will draw their Currie Cup squad from mixed sources with URC fringe players, juniors and club rugby players set to get a look in.

“Some of our best juniors are getting a look, some club players in Durban who never thought they would play Currie Cup are getting a look and then you have a Lionel Cronje who has seen this picture so often,” he told Rugby365.

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“The key is, how quickly can we settle? How quickly can we find cohesion?”

The Sharks have picked a mobile pack and have some extreme pace in their backline and will put the Griffons conditioning to the test.

The visitors will have to set out to be as sharp as they can be at setpieces to disrupt the Sharks game.

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Teams

Sharks: 15 Nevaldo Fleurs, 14 Yaw Penxe, 13 Marnus Potgieter, 12 Murray Koster (captain), 11 Anthony Volmink, 10 Lionel Cronje, 9 Zee Mkhabela, 8 Celimpilo Gumede. 7 Siyambuku Ningiza. 6 Tino Mavesere. 5 Ockie Barnard. 4 Thembelani Bholi. 3 Carlu Sadie. 2 Fezokuhle Mbatha. 1 Khwezi Mona.

Replacements: 16 Masikane Mazwi. 17 Dian Bleuler. 18 Khutha Mchunu. 19 Athenkosi Khetahani. 20 Marco de Wit. 21 Damien Royal. 22 Bradley Davids. 23 Alwayno Visagie.

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Griffons: 15 Dommenic Smit, 14 Duren Hoffman, 13 Carel-Jan Coetzee, 12 Marquit September, 11 Granwill Matthys, 10 Duan Pretorius, 9 Jaywinn Juries, 8 Soso Xakalashe, 7 Jean-Jacques Pretoruis, 6 Thato Mavundla, 5 Michael Benadie, 4 Jaco Willemse, 3 Doctor Booysen, 2 Dandre Delport, 1 Stephan De Jager.

Replacements: 16 HP Van Schoor, 17 Xolani Jacobs, 18 Neo Mohapi, 19 Wikus Nieuwenhuis, 20 Ludio Williams, 21 Ethan Williams, 22 Robbie Petzer, 23 Keanu Vers.

Referee: Christopher Allison

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Assistant referees: Local

TMO: Archie Sehlako

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