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2014 Currie Cup First Division

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2014 Currie Cup First Division
CountriesSouth Africa
Date29 August – 17 October 2014
ChampionsGriffons (2nd title)
Runners-upFalcons
Matches played18
Tries scored136
(average 7.6 per match)
Top point scorerElric van Vuuren (88)
Top try scorerTertius Maarman (5)
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The 2014 Currie Cup First Division was contested between 29 August and 17 October 2014. The tournament (also known as the Absa Currie Cup First Division for sponsorship reasons) was the second tier of South Africa's premier domestic rugby union competition, featuring teams representing either entire provinces or substantial regions within provinces.

Competition

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There were six participating teams in the 2014 Currie Cup First Division. A proposed expansion of the Premier Division to eight teams[1] was initially rejected,[2] but was then subsequently approved on 13 February 2014.[3] This meant that the First Division was reduced to six teams for 2014.

Regular season and title playoffs

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The six teams played each other twice over the course of the season, once at home and once away. The first series of fixtures were played as part of the 2014 Currie Cup qualification competition, with all results carried forward to the First Division except for the match against the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division qualifier. A second set of fixtures then followed between the remaining six teams.

Each team received four points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus points were awarded to teams that scored 4 or more tries in a game, as well as to teams that lost a match by 7 points or less. Teams were ranked by points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).

The top 4 teams qualified for the title play-offs. In the semifinals, the team that finished first had home advantage against the team that finished fourth, while the team that finished second had home advantage against the team that finished third. The winners of these semi-finals played each other in the final, at the home venue of the higher-placed team.

Promotion

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All the teams qualified for the 2015 Currie Cup qualification series, since Griquas, a non-entrenched team, finished in the bottom two of the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division.

Teams

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The six participating teams were:

2014 Currie Cup First Division teams
Team Sponsored Name Stadium/s Sponsored Name
Boland Cavaliers Regent Boland Cavaliers Boland Stadium, Wellington Boland Stadium
Border Bulldogs Border Bulldogs Buffalo City Stadium, East London Buffalo City Stadium
Falcons Falcons Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park Barnard Stadium
Griffons Down Touch Griffons North West Stadium, Welkom North West Stadium
Leopards Leopards Olën Park, Potchefstroom Profert Olën Park
SWD Eagles SWD Eagles Outeniqua Park, George Outeniqua Park

Log

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The final log of the round-robin stage of the 2014 Currie Cup First Division was:[4]

2014 Currie Cup First Division log
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Qualification
1 Leopards 10 8 0 2 514 254 +260 75 32 9 1 42 Semi-finals
2 Griffons 10 6 0 4 314 330 −16 41 44 7 1 32
3 SWD Eagles 10 6 0 4 296 317 −21 38 39 5 1 30
4 Falcons 10 5 0 5 303 323 −20 40 43 5 1 26
5 Boland Cavaliers 10 4 0 6 275 278 −3 36 37 6 3 25
6 Border Bulldogs 10 1 0 9 211 411 −200 27 62 2 2 8
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 4 points for a win; 2 points for a draw; 1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less; 1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match.
All teams will qualify to 2015 Currie Cup qualification.

The teams' playing records from the 2014 Currie Cup qualification series brought forward to the First Division are as follows:

Playing records brought forward
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 Leopards 5 5 0 0 324 108 +216 47 13 5 0 25
2 Griffons 5 3 0 2 159 170 −11 21 23 4 1 17
3 SWD Eagles 5 3 0 2 151 188 −37 21 24 3 0 15
4 Boland Cavaliers 5 2 0 3 137 135 +2 17 18 2 2 12
5 Falcons 5 2 0 3 168 183 −15 22 25 2 0 10
6 Border Bulldogs 5 0 0 5 113 268 −155 15 40 1 1 2
Source: [citation needed]

Fixtures and results

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All the results from the 2014 Currie Cup qualification tournament were carried forward into the First Division season. The results against the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division qualifier were discarded.[5]

Round Eight

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29 August 2014 Border Bulldogs 19–14 Falcons Buffalo City Stadium, East London  
18:00 Try: Lindani Ndlela rugby ball 35'
Mihlali Mpafi rugby ball 49'
Con: Masixole Banda (0/2)
Pen: Masixole Banda rugby goalposts icon 10', 12', 21' (3/6)
Cards: Yanga Xakalashe Yellow card 72'
Report[6]
Scoreboard[7]
Try: Kyle Hendricks rugby ball 43'
JP Mostert rugby ball 74'
Con: Jaun Kotzé rugby goalposts icon 44', 75' (2/2)
Cards: Andrew van Tonder yellow card 18' to 28'
Willie Odendaal yellow card 49' to 58'
Attendance: 250
Referee: Stuart Berry


29 August 2014 SWD Eagles 29–21 Leopards Outeniqua Park, George  
19:00 Try: Martin du Toit rugby ball 36'
Alshaun Bock rugby ball 51'
Con: Elric van Vuuren rugby goalposts icon 37', 52' (2/2)
Pen: Elric van Vuuren rugby goalposts icon 13', 26', 61', 64', 69' (5/5)
Cards: Shaun Raubenheimer yellow card 42' to 52'
Daniel Roberts yellow card 57' to 68'
Report[6]
Scoreboard[8]
Try: Morné Hanekom rugby ball 11'44'
Con: André Pretorius rugby goalposts icon 45' (1/2)
Pen: André Pretorius rugby goalposts icon 21', 35', 54' (3/3)
Referee: Pro Legoete


30 August 2014 Boland Cavaliers 19–27 Griffons Boland Stadium, Wellington  
16:00 Try: Richard Lawson rugby ball 3'
Zandré Jordaan rugby ball 26'
Clemen Lewis rugby ball 66'
Con: Morné Hugo rugby goalposts icon 4' (1/2)
Eric Zana rugby goalposts icon 67' (1/1)
Pen: Morné Hugo (0/1)
Report[6]
Scoreboard[9]
Try: Boela Abrahams rugby ball 20'
Norman Nelson rugby ball 32'
Frans Sisita rugby ball 50'
Con: Louis Strydom rugby goalposts icon 21', 33', 51' (3/3)
Pen: Louis Strydom rugby goalposts icon 43' (1/3)
Franna du Toit rugby goalposts icon 80' (1/1)
Cards: Frans Sisita yellow card 15' to 25'
Attendance: 520
Referee: Lourens van der Merwe

Round Nine

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6 September 2014 Leopards 54–32 Boland Cavaliers Olën Park, Potchefstroom  
15:00 Try: George Tossel rugby ball 6'50'
Hoffmann Maritz rugby ball 22'32'40'
Johan Deysel rugby ball 52'74'
Jacques Vermaak rugby ball 65'
Con: André Pretorius rugby goalposts icon 7', 33', 40', 51', 53', 66', 75' (7/8)
Cards: Rhyk Welgemoed Yellow card 79'
Report[10]
Scoreboard[11]
Try: Richard Lawson rugby ball 13'
Jovelian de Koker rugby ball 36'
Strand Kruger rugby ball 63'
Christian Rust rugby ball 70'
Con: Morné Hugo rugby goalposts icon 14' (1/2)
Eric Zana rugby goalposts icon 64', 71' (2/2)
Pen: Morné Hugo rugby goalposts icon 10', 30' (2/4)
Referee: Federico Anselmi


6 September 2014 Falcons 24–19 SWD Eagles Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park  
16:00 Try: Coert Cronjé rugby ball 70'
Bruce Muller rugby ball 74'
Con: Jaun Kotzé rugby goalposts icon 75' (1/2)
Pen: Jaun Kotzé rugby goalposts icon 12', 39', 47', 55' (4/4)
Report[10]
Scoreboard[12]
Try: Alshaun Bock rugby ball 23'
Con: Elric van Vuuren rugby goalposts icon 24' (1/1)
Pen: Elric van Vuuren rugby goalposts icon 3', 19', 50', 63' (4/4)
Cards: Peet van der Walt yellow card 21' to 31'
Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge


6 September 2014 Griffons 37–32 Border Bulldogs North West Stadium, Welkom  
15:00 Try: Japie Nel rugby ball 1'54'
Aubrey McDonald rugby ball 10'
Nicky Steyn rugby ball 40'
Joe van der Hoogt rugby ball 71'
Con: Louis Strydom rugby goalposts icon 2', 40' (2/4)
Franna du Toit rugby goalposts icon 72' (1/1)
Pen: Louis Strydom rugby goalposts icon 35', 42' (2/2)
Cards: Japie Nel Yellow card 75'
Report[10]
Scoreboard[13]
Try: Lithabile Mgwadleka rugby ball 24'
Masixole Banda rugby ball 31'
Lundi Ralarala rugby ball 50'
Rynardt van Wyk rugby ball 68'
Con: Hansie Graaff rugby goalposts icon 25' (1/2)
Masixole Banda rugby goalposts icon 31', 51' (2/2)
Pen: Masixole Banda rugby goalposts icon 8' (1/1)
Hansie Graaff rugby goalposts icon 39' (1/2)
Referee: Marius Jonker

Round Ten

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12 September 2014 SWD Eagles 31–22 Border Bulldogs Outeniqua Park, George  
19:00 Try: Alshaun Bock rugby ball 10'
Daniel Roberts rugby ball 23'63'
Buran Parks rugby ball 29'
Dwayne Kelly rugby ball 38'
Con: Elric van Vuuren rugby goalposts icon 24', 30', 39' (3/5)
Pen: Elric van Vuuren (0/1)
Drop: Alshaun Bock (0/1)
Cards: Ashley Buys Yellow card 75'
Report[14]
Scoreboard[15]
Try: Lithabile Mgwadleka rugby ball 14'
Makazole Mapimpi rugby ball 32'
Lundi Ralarala rugby ball 42'
Con: Masixole Banda rugby goalposts icon 15', 33' (2/3)
Pen: Masixole Banda rugby goalposts icon 61' (1/3)
Referee: Lourens van der Merwe


13 September 2014 Griffons 37–31 Leopards North West Stadium, Welkom  
14:00 Try: Boela Abrahams rugby ball 8'42'
Vuyo Mbotho rugby ball 28'
Aubrey McDonald rugby ball 77'
Wynand Pienaar rugby ball 83'
Con: Louis Strydom rugby goalposts icon 29' (1/3)
Franna du Toit rugby goalposts icon 78', 84' (2/2)
Pen: Louis Strydom rugby goalposts icon 7' (1/1)
Franna du Toit rugby goalposts icon 70' (1/1)
Report[14]
Scoreboard[16]
Try: Rhyk Welgemoed rugby ball 20'
Johan Deysel rugby ball 49'
Sylvian Mahuza rugby ball 59'
HP Swart rugby ball 64'
Con: André Pretorius rugby goalposts icon 21', 50', 60', 65' (4/4)
Pen: André Pretorius rugby goalposts icon 62' (1/2)
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen


13 September 2014 Boland Cavaliers 25–32 Falcons Boland Stadium, Wellington  
16:00 Try: Albert Trytsman rugby ball 23'
Eric Zana rugby ball 31'73'
Strand Kruger rugby ball 58'
Con: Morné Hugo rugby goalposts icon 24' (1/2)
Eric Zana (0/2)
Pen: Morné Hugo rugby goalposts icon 10' (1/1)
Cards: Eric Zana yellow card 18' to 28'
Report[14]
Scoreboard[17]
Try: Jacques Verwey rugby ball 5'
penalty try rugby ball 18'
Kyle Hendricks rugby ball 20'34'
Bruce Muller rugby ball 78'
Con: Jaun Kotzé rugby goalposts icon 6', 19' (2/4)
Kyle Hendricks (0/1)
Pen: Jaun Kotzé rugby goalposts icon 28' (1/1)
Attendance: 450
Referee: Pro Legoete

Round Eleven

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Abandoned after 58 minutes 19 September 2014 Border Bulldogs 19–34 Leopards Buffalo City Stadium, East London  
17:00 Try: Rynardt van Wyk rugby ball 13'39'
Makazole Mapimpi rugby ball 55'
Con: Masixole Banda rugby goalposts icon 14', 40' (2/3)
Report[18]
Scoreboard[19]
Try: Rhyk Welgemoed rugby ball 3'
André Pretorius rugby ball 9'
Rhyno Smith rugby ball 17'
Adri Jacobs rugby ball 21'50'
Johan Deysel rugby ball 26'
Con: André Pretorius rugby goalposts icon 4', 10' (2/6)
Attendance: 500
Referee: Jaco Peyper


20 September 2014 SWD Eagles 24–35 Boland Cavaliers Outeniqua Park, George  
13:00 Try: Leighton Eksteen rugby ball 35'
Brian Skosana rugby ball 53'
Mzwanele Zito rugby ball 81'
Con: Elric van Vuuren rugby goalposts icon 36', 54', 82' (3/3)
Pen: Elric van Vuuren rugby goalposts icon 40' (1/2)
Report[20]
Scoreboard[21]
Try: Zandré Jordaan rugby ball 11'
Cheswin Williams rugby ball 28'
Danwel Demas rugby ball 56'68'
Con: Eric Zana rugby goalposts icon 12', 29', 69' (3/4)
Pen: Eric Zana rugby goalposts icon 61', 67' (2/3)
Drop: Eric Zana rugby goalposts icon 20' (1/1)
Earl Lewis (0/1)
Referee: Ben Crouse


20 September 2014 Falcons 36–27 Griffons Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park  
15:00 Try: Shane Kirkwood rugby ball 16'
Dirk Dippenaar rugby ball 38'
Kyle Hendricks rugby ball 41'
Friedle Olivier rugby ball 73'
Con: Jaun Kotzé rugby goalposts icon 42', 74' (2/4)
Pen: Jaun Kotzé rugby goalposts icon 25', 53', 62', 69' (4/4)
Report[20]
Scoreboard[22]
Try: Tertius Maarman rugby ball 8'48'
Vuyo Mbotho rugby ball 66'
Con: Franna du Toit rugby goalposts icon 9', 49' (2/2)
Louis Strydom rugby goalposts icon 67' (1/1)
Pen: Franna du Toit rugby goalposts icon 33', 56' (2/2)
Cards: Aubrey McDonald yellow card 37' to 48'
Referee: Federico Anselmi

Round Twelve

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26 September 2014 Boland Cavaliers 27–6 Border Bulldogs Boland Stadium, Wellington  
16:00 Try: Earl Lewis rugby ball 47'
Danwel Demas rugby ball 52'
Ulrich Pretorius rugby ball 63'
Cheswin Williams rugby ball 70'
Con: Eric Zana rugby goalposts icon 48', 53' (2/4)
Pen: Eric Zana rugby goalposts icon 5' (1/1)
Report[23]
Scoreboard[24]
Pen: Masixole Banda rugby goalposts icon 19', 23' (2/4)
Drop: Masixole Banda (0/1)
Cards: Lundi Ralarala yellow card 46' to 56'
Referee: Pro Legoete


27 September 2014 Leopards 50–29 Falcons Olën Park, Potchefstroom  
14:15 Try: Sergio Torrens rugby ball 5'
HP Swart rugby ball 14'
penalty try rugby ball 30'
Sylvian Mahuza rugby ball 41'
Deon Carney rugby ball 54'
Dillon Smit rugby ball 57'70'
Adri Jacobs rugby ball 64'
Con: André Pretorius (0/1)
Rhyno Smith rugby goalposts icon 15', 31', 42', 58', 65' (5/7)
Cards: HP Swart yellow card 24' to 35'
Joe Smith yellow card 35' to 43'
Report[23]
Scoreboard[25]
Try: Jacques Verwey rugby ball 25'
penalty try rugby ball 34'
Dirk Dippenaar rugby ball 38'
Anrich Richter rugby ball 51'
Andrew van Tonder rugby ball 61'
Con: Jaun Kotzé rugby goalposts icon 35', 52' (2/5)
Cards: Marlyn Williams yellow card 30' to 41'
Thulani Ngidi Yellow card 73'
Referee: Marius Jonker


27 September 2014 Griffons 27–42 SWD Eagles North West Stadium, Welkom  
15:00 Try: Tertius Maarman rugby ball 20'77'
Wynand Pienaar rugby ball 52'
Chris Ehlers rugby ball 69'
Con: Franna du Toit rugby goalposts icon 53', 70' (2/4)
Pen: Franna du Toit rugby goalposts icon 18' (1/1)
Report[23]
Scoreboard[26]
Try: Dwayne Kelly rugby ball 7'24'
Elric van Vuuren rugby ball 27'
Roy Godfrey rugby ball 43'
Junior Bester rugby ball 48'
Brian Skosana rugby ball 71'
Con: Elric van Vuuren rugby goalposts icon 8', 25', 28', 44', 49', 72' (6/6)
Attendance: 200
Referee: Quinton Immelman

Title Play-Off Games

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Semi-finals

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3 October 2014 Griffons 45–43 SWD Eagles North West Stadium, Welkom  
13:30 Try: Tertius Maarman rugby ball 36'
Chris Ehlers rugby ball 48'
Norman Nelson rugby ball 54'66'
Wynand Pienaar rugby ball 68'
Con: Louis Strydom rugby goalposts icon 37', 49', 55', 69' (4/5)
Pen: Louis Strydom rugby goalposts icon 19', 23' (2/3)
Drop: Louis Strydom rugby goalposts icon 42', 82' (2/3)
Scoreboard[27] Try: Clinton Wagman rugby ball 25'56'
Christo du Plessis rugby ball 51'
Ashwin Scott rugby ball 60'
Con: Elric van Vuuren rugby goalposts icon 26', 52', 57', 61' (4/4)
Pen: Elric van Vuuren rugby goalposts icon 9', 15', 40', 47', 78' (5/5)
Referee: Ben Crouse


3 October 2014 Leopards 24–31 Falcons Olën Park, Potchefstroom  
16:00 Try: Rhyno Smith rugby ball 7'32'
Sylvian Mahuza rugby ball 25'75'
Con: André Pretorius rugby goalposts icon 8', 26' (2/3)
Rhyno Smith (0/1)
Drop: Rhyno Smith (0/1)
Scoreboard[28] Try: JP Mostert rugby ball 10'
Dirk Dippenaar rugby ball 14'21'
Anrich Richter rugby ball 50'
Bruce Muller rugby ball 67'
Con: Jaun Kotzé rugby goalposts icon 11', 15', 68' (3/5)
Cards: Bruce Muller Yellow card 74'
Referee: Quinton Immelman

Following the match between the Leopards and the Falcons, the former lodged a complaint with the South African Rugby Union regarding the eligibility of Falcons fly-half Clinton Swart. The Leopards argued that Swart was only eligible for the final two matches of the Currie Cup First Division competition and therefore not eligible to play in the semi-finals. However, SARU Judicial Officer Rob Stelzner SC, ruled that Swart fulfilled the eligibility criteria and rejected the complaint.[29]

Final

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17 October 2014 Griffons 23–21 Falcons North West Stadium, Welkom  
15:30 Try: Boela Abrahams rugby ball 15'
Norman Nelson rugby ball 43'
Con: Louis Strydom rugby goalposts icon 16', 44' (2/2)
Pen: Louis Strydom rugby goalposts icon 5', 40' (2/4)
Drop: Louis Strydom (0/1)
Boela Abrahams rugby goalposts icon 73' (1/1)
Report
Scoreboard[30]
Try: Jacques Verwey rugby ball 29'
Anrich Richter rugby ball 53'
Con: Jaun Kotzé rugby goalposts icon 30' (1/2)
Pen: Jaun Kotzé rugby goalposts icon 8', 12' (2/2)
Drop: Jaun Kotzé (0/1)
Clinton Swart rugby goalposts icon 24' (1/2)
Referee: Ben Crouse

Honours

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 2014 Absa Currie Cup
First Division Champions 
Griffons
2nd title

Players

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Player statistics

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The following table contains points which have been scored in the 2014 Currie Cup First Division and excludes points scored in the 2014 Currie Cup qualification series:[31]

All point scorers
No Player Team T C P DG Pts
1 Elric van Vuuren SWD Eagles 1 19 15 0 88
2 Jaun Kotzé Falcons 0 13 11 0 59
3 Louis Strydom Griffons 0 13 8 2 56
4 André Pretorius Leopards 1 16 4 0 49
5 Masixole Banda Border Bulldogs 1 6 7 0 38
Eric Zana Boland Cavaliers 2 8 3 1 38
7 Franna du Toit Griffons 0 7 5 0 29
8 Tertius Maarman Griffons 5 0 0 0 25
Rhyno Smith Leopards 3 5 0 0 25
10 Boela Abrahams Griffons 4 0 0 1 23
11 Johan Deysel Leopards 4 0 0 0 20
Dirk Dippenaar Falcons 4 0 0 0 20
Kyle Hendricks Falcons 4 0 0 0 20
Sylvian Mahuza Leopards 4 0 0 0 20
Norman Nelson Griffons 4 0 0 0 20
16 Alshaun Bock SWD Eagles 3 0 0 0 15
Danwel Demas Boland Cavaliers 3 0 0 0 15
Morné Hugo Boland Cavaliers 0 3 3 0 15
Adri Jacobs Leopards 3 0 0 0 15
Dwayne Kelly SWD Eagles 3 0 0 0 15
Hoffmann Maritz Leopards 3 0 0 0 15
Bruce Muller Falcons 3 0 0 0 15
Wynand Pienaar Griffons 3 0 0 0 15
Anrich Richter Falcons 3 0 0 0 15
Rynardt van Wyk Border Bulldogs 3 0 0 0 15
Jacques Verwey Falcons 3 0 0 0 15
27 Chris Ehlers Griffons 2 0 0 0 10
Morné Hanekom Leopards 2 0 0 0 10
Zandré Jordaan Boland Cavaliers 2 0 0 0 10
Strand Kruger Boland Cavaliers 2 0 0 0 10
Richard Lawson Boland Cavaliers 2 0 0 0 10
Makazole Mapimpi Border Bulldogs 2 0 0 0 10
Vuyo Mbotho Griffons 2 0 0 0 10
Aubrey McDonald Griffons 2 0 0 0 10
Lithabile Mgwadleka Border Bulldogs 2 0 0 0 10
JP Mostert Falcons 2 0 0 0 10
Japie Nel Griffons 2 0 0 0 10
Lundi Ralarala Border Bulldogs 2 0 0 0 10
Daniel Roberts SWD Eagles 2 0 0 0 10
Brian Skosana SWD Eagles 2 0 0 0 10
Dillon Smit Leopards 2 0 0 0 10
HP Swart Leopards 2 0 0 0 10
George Tossel Leopards 2 0 0 0 10
Clinton Wagman SWD Eagles 2 0 0 0 10
Rhyk Welgemoed Leopards 2 0 0 0 10
Cheswin Williams Boland Cavaliers 2 0 0 0 10
47 Junior Bester SWD Eagles 1 0 0 0 5
Deon Carney Leopards 1 0 0 0 5
Coert Cronjé Falcons 1 0 0 0 5
Jovelian de Koker Boland Cavaliers 1 0 0 0 5
Christo du Plessis SWD Eagles 1 0 0 0 5
Martin du Toit SWD Eagles 1 0 0 0 5
Leighton Eksteen SWD Eagles 1 0 0 0 5
Roy Godfrey SWD Eagles 1 0 0 0 5
Hansie Graaff Border Bulldogs 0 1 1 0 5
Shane Kirkwood Falcons 1 0 0 0 5
Clemen Lewis Boland Cavaliers 1 0 0 0 5
Earl Lewis Boland Cavaliers 1 0 0 0 5
Mihlali Mpafi Border Bulldogs 1 0 0 0 5
Lindani Ndlela Border Bulldogs 1 0 0 0 5
Friedle Olivier Falcons 1 0 0 0 5
Buran Parks SWD Eagles 1 0 0 0 5
Ulrich Pretorius Boland Cavaliers 1 0 0 0 5
Christian Rust Boland Cavaliers 1 0 0 0 5
Ashwin Scott SWD Eagles 1 0 0 0 5
Frans Sisita Griffons 1 0 0 0 5
Nicky Steyn Griffons 1 0 0 0 5
Sergio Torrens Leopards 1 0 0 0 5
Albert Trytsman Boland Cavaliers 1 0 0 0 5
Joe van der Hoogt Griffons 1 0 0 0 5
Andrew van Tonder Falcons 1 0 0 0 5
Jacques Vermaak Leopards 1 0 0 0 5
Mzwanele Zito SWD Eagles 1 0 0 0 5
74 Clinton Swart Falcons 0 0 0 1 3
penalty try Falcons 2 0 0 0 10
Leopards 1 0 0 0 5
* Legend: T = Tries, C = Conversions, P = Penalties, DG = Drop Goals, Pts = Points.

Squad Lists

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The teams released the following squad lists:

Boland Cavaliers[32]

Forwards

Backs

Coach

Border Bulldogs[33]

Forwards

Backs

Coach

Falcons[34]

Forwards

Backs

Coach

Griffons[35]

Forwards

Backs

Coach

Leopards[36]

Forwards

Backs

Coach

SWD Eagles[37]

See also

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