Defending SuperSport Rugby Challenge champions, the Pumas, will meet the Tafel Lager Griquas in the final of the 2019 showpiece at the Saldanha Sports Ground on June 23. The two sides were also finalists in 2018.
The Pumas reached the final by defeating Boland 57-32, while Tafel Lager Griquas outplayed DHL Western Province 50-21 (half-time 21-11) in the penultimate rugby festival of the 2019 tournament, played at KwaNyamazane Stadium outside Mbombela (Nelspruit).
The Pumas proved too slick and powerful for Boland to reach their second consecutive final in as many years. The home side scored seven well-worked tries to two by the visitors, who could not get going all afternoon.
The Tafel Lager Griquas also outplayed the DHL Western Province with relative ease to reach their third consecutive SuperSport Rugby Challenge final. They had too much firepower in their semi-final, scoring seven tries to two in a well-deserved win over the Cape side.
The final on June 23 will not only introduce a new festival venue next Sunday, but could also deliver a new champion, should the Tafel Lager Griquas overcome the defending champions, the Pumas.
The two sides clashed earlier during pool play in the tournament, with the Pumas winning 38-27 in Mbombela.
