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Meet the Currie Cup final coaches

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Meet the Currie Cup final coaches

Griquas and Pumas will play in the Currie Cup final at Griqua Park in Kimberley on Saturday afternoon.

Jimmy Stonehouse is a coach of the Pumas. He started his rugby career as a hooker for South Eastern Transvaal. His coaching career started at Hoërskool Ermelo and Hoérskiool Waterkloof. In 2008 he was appointed as Puma coach and he led them to the 2013 Currie Cup First Division. Stonehous was also a bodybuilder and came sixth in Mr Universe in 2006.

Pieter Bergh is the Griquas coach. He is on the verge of leading the side to their first Currie Cup title in 52 years. Berg's father is Piet Bergg, a former Boland rugby administrator and CEO. He played rugby for Bolanda at Craven Week level and was a ball boy at Wellington stadium. In his early coaching career he worked for Cheetahs coach Hawies Fourie and then for Eugene Eloff at Bolands. After that he was assistant coach at Griqas and Central University of Technology Ixias.

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