The speed of the game increases dramatically as both teams are now looking to inject some energy into the game. A dangerous attack gives the Griquas a penalty and a chance to move back into the lead. Brummer makes no mistake.

The Sharks attack in a wave of phases and quick ball catches the Griquas offside. James has a chance to level the scores. He dissects the uprights!

A breakdown turnover allows the men in black to attack with speed. The ball is turned over once again and hacked forward by the Griquas. The man cleaning up is pinned for holding on and the Griquas have another shot at goal! Brummer takes his team into the lead. 6-3

An over throw at the line-out forces Deysel to kick the ball over the dead ball line. Griquas have a five metre scrum. The home side dominate in the front row and are awarded a penalty following 2 resets. Brummer opens the the Griquas account with a simple penalty. 3-3

Griquas get onto the front foot for the first time as the forwards pick and drive. The ball finally goes wide and the hosts nearly score in the corner. PJ Vermeulen is screaming with pain after being taking into touch just short of the try line. The replays suggest that the full-back has broken his ankle and is being stretchered off.

A number of reset scrums ends with a penalty to the Sharks. The penalty allows the sharks to gain some territory

Griquas infringe at the side of the ruck and Sharks are awarded a very kickable penalty directly in front of the posts. Butch James makes no mistake with his first attempt. 3-0

Extremely dry, hard and quick surface under foot today. There are no excuses for handling errors in what should hopefully be a free flowing game.

Players are now on the pitch and the kick-off is only moments away

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the Currie Cup with Griquas hosting the Natal Sharks at the GWK Stadium. The hosts are traditionally very competitive on their rock hard home surface and today will be no different. The Griquas won in Durban in the first round of the competition this year, but have failed to kick on for the promising start. They are now in the position of needing to win or they will be left behind on the bottom of the Currie Cup table. The Sharks have stuck with the side that did battle at Newlands last week, except for one notable change. Pieter-steph du Toit comes into the second row in an attempt to give the pack a bit more grunt. Stay tuned to what we hope will be an exciting game here this afternoon!