Almost all of the Griquas and Pumas match-day members will experience their first sell-out crowd for the first time in their professional careers in Saturday's Currie Cup final.
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Griquas' historic and heartening march to a first Currie Cup final since 1970 will be tinged with a bit of sadness after it was confirmed that regular skipper Niel Otto will have to sit out.
Of the six Currie Cup debutants the Sharks will be fielding when they play the Griquas in their Currie Cup opener at King's Park on Wednesday, Oluwajon 'OJ' Noa's name was the most interesting one.