Griffons hold on for glory

Griffons hold on for glory

10 Oct 2008

The Griffons resisted a second-half surge from the Leopards to win 31-26 in the Absa Currie Cup First Division final at Olen Park .

For the Griffons, fullback Cecil Afrika scored two tries and wing Howard Noble added a third. Flyhalf Kennedy Tsimba scored a personal haul of 16 points to to take the Griffons to the title.

The scores were tied at 26-26 just after the hour when Jaco Bouwer gave the Leopards the ascendancy with the third of his team’s tries. However, Leopards flyhalf Clayton Durand failed to convert and Afrika’s try nine minutes from full time was decisive.

The result sees the Griffons playing Boland in Wellington next Saturday while the Leopards will travel to the Valke. The second leg of the promotion-relegation battle will be played on 24 October.

Leopards - Tries: Riaan Swanepoel, RW Kember, Jaco Bouwer, Conversion: Clayton Durand, Penalties: Durand (3)
Griffons - Tries: Howard Noble, Cecil Afrika (2), Conversions: Tsimba (2), Penalties: Tsimba (4)


13 Comments

  • 1.carol meredith: Reply to this comment
    10 Oct 2008, 21:55 pm

    Griffon Dragon

  • 2.carol meredith: Reply to this comment
    10 Oct 2008, 21:56 pm

    Grant10. Read this and weep….
    6 – 5 to you, I am on your tail………

  • 3.carol meredith: Reply to this comment
    10 Oct 2008, 21:57 pm

    All you CC followers enjoy your sport tomorrow.
    Should be fun!

  • 4.Enjayh: Reply to this comment
    10 Oct 2008, 22:19 pm

    Enjoyed the President of the Griffons – Dr. Marais assisting in get a dislocated shoulder of the No. 6 loose forwardback into it’s socket … now thats what I call cost savings !!! Nice game and may both teams play well in the playoffs. By the way a Griffon is a dragon.

  • 5.carol meredith: Reply to this comment
    10 Oct 2008, 22:39 pm

    #4 Enjayh: Griffon – large vulture.
    Griffin – creature with eagles head and wings and lions body!! Just to be pedantic!

  • 6.futurebillionaire: Reply to this comment
    11 Oct 2008, 00:11 am

    So what happens now?
    Do only the Griffons partake in promotion/relegation….. or what?
    Damn, the Keo writers are useless

  • 7.greatest13gerber: Reply to this comment
    11 Oct 2008, 04:46 am

    OP!!!

  • 8.Staal: Reply to this comment
    11 Oct 2008, 06:50 am

    AF!!

  • 9.Loosehead: Reply to this comment
    11 Oct 2008, 07:07 am

    Round 1 to the Vrystaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat!

  • 10.wooden spoon: Reply to this comment
    11 Oct 2008, 09:09 am

    #6 futurebillionaire: I think, and don’t quote me on this, that they play a sudden death play-off against the bottom team from the top division (Falcons).

    It’s silly. It should just be a straight relegation/promotion to instil new faces, new ideas, new interest.

  • 11.LD: Reply to this comment
    11 Oct 2008, 10:37 am

    I wonder if the Leopards will make a fuss about Riaan Swanepoel having played for the Sharks in the currie cup aswell.

    Good to see tsimba on his way back again.

  • 12.Enjayh: Reply to this comment
    11 Oct 2008, 11:38 am

    griffons home and away vs cavaliers and leopards vs valke home and away

  • 13.futurebillionaire: Reply to this comment
    12 Oct 2008, 00:03 am

    #12 Enjayh:

    Oh, so two teams can be promoted/relegated?
    Great

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