Griffons (rugby team)


























































Griffons
Griffons logo.svg
Full name Griffons
Union Griffons Rugby Union
Emblem(s) Griffon
Founded 1968
Region Part of the Free State Province, South Africa
Ground(s)
North West Stadium, Welkom (Capacity: 17,000)
Coach(es) Jacques Juries
Captain(s) Duan Pretorius
League(s) Currie Cup First Division
2018 Semifinalist
4th on log














Team kit



Official website
griffonsnfs.co.za

Rugby football current event.svgCurrent season

The Northern Free State Griffons (known as the Down Touch Griffons for sponsorship reasons) are a South African rugby union team that participates in the annual Currie Cup and Rugby Challenge tournaments. They play out of Welkom at North West Stadium, and draw players from roughly the eastern third of Free State Province (the remainder of the province comprises the territory of the Free State Cheetahs).


Players from the Griffons are eligible for selection to the Cheetahs Super Rugby team, along with players from the Free State Cheetahs and Griquas.


The team currently plays in the First Division of the Currie Cup, attracting crowds of around 4,000 to home games in at North West Stadium in Welkom. Their traditional rivals are the Free State Cheetahs and North West Province Leopards.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Honours


  • 3 Current squad


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links





History


The Griffons rugby union was formed in 1968 when the late Dr Danie Craven, the president of SA rugby, had a vision to spread the game to rural areas in South Africa. The Griffons were one of four new provincial teams formed, originally known as Northern Free State (or Noord Vrystaat in Afrikaans).[1]


In 1996, with the start of professional rugby, the then South African rugby football union, under Louis Luyt, decided to re-divide the unions to have only 14 provinces in South Africa, with Northern Free State being one. The Eastern Free State province was incorporated into Northern Free State. In 1999, Northern Free State changed their name to the Griffons.



Honours


The team's major tournament wins include the 1970 Paul Roos Trophy, 2001 Vodacom Shield, 2008 Currie Cup First Division, 2014 Currie Cup First Division, 2016 Currie Cup First Division and 2017 Currie Cup First Division.



Current squad


The following players were named in the squad for the 2018 Currie Cup First Division:[2]










Griffons Currie Cup squad

Props




  • South Africa Doctor Booysen


  • South Africa PW Botha


  • South Africa Rudi Britz


  • South Africa Mhleli Dlamini


  • South Africa Barend Potgieter


  • South Africa Danie van der Merwe


Hookers




  • South Africa Anrich Alberts


  • South Africa JP Mans


  • South Africa Maliviwe Simanga


Locks




  • South Africa Gavin Annandale


  • South Africa Neil Claassen


  • South Africa Jeremy Jordaan


  • South Africa Dennis Visser

Loose Forwards




  • South Africa JP Alberts


  • South Africa Cody Basson


  • South Africa Henco Greyling


  • South Africa Vincent Maruping


  • South Africa Thato Mavundla


  • South Africa Shaun McDonald


  • South Africa Jean Pretorius


  • South Africa Ntokozo Vidima


Scrum-halves




  • South Africa Boela Abrahams


  • South Africa Shirwin Cupido


Fly-halves




  • South Africa Heinrich Bitzi


  • South Africa Dwayne Wessels

Centres




  • South Africa Colin Herbert


  • South Africa Japie Nel


  • South Africa Duan Pretorius (c)


  • South Africa Neil Stannard


  • South Africa Arthur Williams


Wingers




  • South Africa Ezrick Alexander


  • South Africa Rodney Damons


  • South Africa Selvyn Davids


  • South Africa Nkululeko Marwana


  • South Africa Warren Williams


Fullbacks




  • South Africa Tertius Maarman


  • South Africa Wynand Pienaar
(c) Denotes team captain.


References





  1. ^ "Welcome to the Griffons Rugby Union". griffons-rugby.co.za. Retrieved 2012-01-19..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "Squad: Down Touch Griffons". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 24 October 2018.




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