Full name | Griquas | ||
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Union | Griqualand West Rugby Union | ||
Nickname(s) | Poubloues (Peacock Blues) | ||
Emblem(s) | Oryx | ||
Founded | 1886 | ||
Region | Northern Cape Province, South Africa | ||
Ground(s) | Griqua Park (Capacity: 11,000[1]) | ||
Coach(es) | Pieter Bergh | ||
Captain(s) | Niel Otto | ||
League(s) | Currie Cup | ||
2023 | 7th | ||
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Official website | |||
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Current season |
Griquas (known as the Suzuki Griquas for sponsorship reasons)[2] are a South African professional rugby union team based in Kimberley in Northern Cape, that participates in the annual Currie Cup tournament. Their home ground is Griqua Park in Kimberley and they draw their players mostly from Northern Cape Province. They have won the Currie Cup three times – in 1899, 1911 and 1970 – and the Vodacom Cup a joint-record five times.
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