Currie Cup final result: Cheetahs 25 Pumas 17

The Cheetahs beat the Pumas 25-17 in the 2023 Currie Cup final in Bloemfontein on Saturday afternoon.

The Cheetahs won their seventh title in the process after scoring three tries to the Pumas’ one.

Below is how The Citizen covered the game.

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Cheetahs coach Hawies Fourie made one injury-forced change, in the front row, where Mox Mxoli replaced the concussed Schalk Ferreira, who got injured in last week’s semi-final win against the Bulls.
Ruan Pienaar was at flyhalf, with Rewan Kruger at scrumhalf.

The Pumas retained the same team that beat the Sharks, meaning captain Shane Kirkwood lead the side from the second row, having shaken off a niggle.

The referee for the match was Cwengile Jadezweni, who also took charge of last year’s final in Kimberley, and he was assisted by AJ Jacobs and Stephan Geldenhuys. The TMO will be Egon Seconds.

Teams

Cheetahs: Tapiwa Mafura, Daniel Kasende, David Brits, Reinhardt Fortuin, Cohen Jasper, Ruan Pienaar, Rewan Kruger, Friedle Olivier, Siba Qoma, Gideon van der Merwe, Victor Sekekete (capt), Rynier Bernardo, Conraad van Vuuren, Marnus van der Merwe, Nqobisizwe Moxoli. Bench: Louis van der Westhuizen, Alulutho Tshakweni, Hencus van Wyk, Jeandre Rudolph, George Cronje, Daniel Maartens, Siya Masuku, Robert Ebersohn

Pumas: Devon Williams, Andrew Kota, Diego Appollis, Ali Mgijima, Etienne Taljaard, Tinus de Beer, Chriswill September, Kwanda Dimaza, Franna Kleinhans, Andre Fouche, Shane Kirkwood (capt), Deon Slabbert, Simon Raw, PJ Jacobs, Corne Fourie. Bench: Darnell Osuagwa, Etienne Janeke, Dewald Maritz, Malembe Mpofu, Ruwald van der Merwe, Giovan Snyman, Gene Willemse, Wian van Niekerk