2013 Currie Cup Premier Division

2013 Currie Cup Premier Division
Countries	South Africa
Date	9 August – 26 October 2013
Champions	Sharks (7th title)
Runners-up	Western Province
Matches played	33
Tries scored	175 (average 5.303 per match)
Top point scorer	Marnitz Boshoff (92)
Top try scorer	Raymond Rhule (7)
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The 2013 Currie Cup Premier Division was the 75th season in the competition since it started in 1889 and was contested from 10 August to 26 October 2013. The tournament (known as the Absa Currie Cup Premier Division for sponsorship reasons) was the top tier of South Africa's premier domestic rugby union competition.

Competition

Regular season and title play offs

There were 6 participating teams in the 2013 Currie Cup Premier Division. These teams played each other twice over the course of the season, once at home and once away.^[1]

Teams received four points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus points were awarded to teams that score 4 or more tries in a game, as well as to teams losing a match by 7 points or less. Teams were ranked by log points.

The top 4 teams qualified for the title play-offs. In the semi-finals, 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.

Relegation play offs

The bottom team on the log qualified for the promotion/relegation play-offs. That team played off against the team placed first in the 2013 Currie Cup First Division over two legs. The winner over these two ties (determined via team tables, with all Currie Cup ranking regulations in effect) qualified for the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division, while the losing team qualified for the 2014 Currie Cup First Division.

Teams

Blue Bulls

Free State Cheetahs

Golden Lions

Griquas

Sharks

Western Province

Location of teams in 2013 Currie Cup Premier Division

Team Listing

2013 Currie Cup Premier Division teams
Team	Sponsored Name	Stadium/s	Sponsored Name
Blue Bulls	Vodacom Blue Bulls	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Loftus Versfeld
Free State Cheetahs	Toyota Free State Cheetahs	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein	Free State Stadium
Golden Lions	MTN Golden Lions	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg	Ellis Park Stadium
Griquas	GWK Griquas	Griqua Park, Kimberley	GWK Park
Sharks	Sharks	Kings Park Stadium, Durban	Growthpoint Kings Park
Western Province	DHL Western Province	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town	DHL Newlands

Log

Final standings

2013 Currie Cup Premier Division Log
Pos	Team	Pl	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
1	Western Province	10	8	2	0	245	201	+44	23	21	1	0	37
2	Sharks	10	7	0	3	271	223	+48	28	21	2	3	33
3	Free State Cheetahs	10	5	0	5	262	238	+24	31	26	3	3	26
4	Golden Lions	10	4	1	5	326	296	+30	40	31	5	3	26
5	Blue Bulls	10	3	1	6	225	253	–28	24	28	2	1	17
6	Griquas	10	1	0	9	208	326	–118	17	36	1	6	11
* Legend: Pos = Position, Pl = Played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, PD = Points Difference, TF = Tries For, TA = Tries Against, TB = Try Bonus Points, LB = Losing Bonus Points, Pts = Log Points Western Province, Sharks, Free State Cheetahs and Golden Lions qualified to the Title Play-Off Semi-Final games. Griquas qualified to the Relegation Play-Offs. Points breakdown: *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

Round-by-round

Team Progression – 2013 Currie Cup Premier Division
Team	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10
Western Province	2 (3rd)	6 (2nd)	10 (1st)	12 (3rd)	16 (1st)	20 (1st)	24 (2nd)	28 (2nd)	33 (1st)	37 (1st)
Sharks	1 (6th)	5 (4th)	9 (2nd)	14 (1st)	15 (2nd)	19 (2nd)	24 (1st)	28 (1st)	32 (2nd)	33 (2nd)
Free State Cheetahs	5 (1st)	6 (3rd)	7 (3rd)	12 (2nd)	12 (4th)	16 (3rd)	16 (4th)	17 (4th)	22 (3rd)	26 (3rd)
Golden Lions	1 (5th)	1 (6th)	6 (4th)	9 (4th)	14 (3rd)	15 (4th)	20 (3rd)	21 (3rd)	21 (4th)	26 (4th)
Blue Bulls	2 (4th)	6 (1st)	6 (6th)	6 (6th)	10 (5th)	10 (5th)	11 (5th)	16 (5th)	17 (5th)	17 (5th)
Griquas	4 (2nd)	5 (5th)	6 (5th)	6 (5th)	8 (6th)	9 (6th)	10 (6th)	10 (6th)	10 (6th)	11 (6th)
The table above shows a team's progression throughout the season. For each round, their cumulative points total is shown with the overall log position in brackets.
Key:	win	draw	loss

Fixtures and results

The following fixtures were released:^[2]

All times are South African (GMT+2).

Regular Season

Round One

	9 August 2013	Sharks	30–32	Griquas	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
	19:10	Try: Jacques Botes  29', 39' Lwazi Mvovo  66' Con: Butch James  30', 40', 67' (3/3) Pen: Butch James  16', 21', 77' (3/3)	Scorecard[3] Report[4]	Try: Marnus Schoeman  3' Carel Greeff  82' Con: Nico Scheepers  4', 83' (2/2) Pen: Nico Scheepers  9', 14', 32', 50', 59', 74' (6/6)	Attendance: 8,421 Referee: Jason Jaftha

	10 August 2013	Golden Lions	29–30	Free State Cheetahs	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
	15:00	Try: Stokkies Hanekom  33' Willie Britz  63' Ruan Dreyer  70' Con: Marnitz Boshoff  34' (1/1) Elton Jantjies (0/2) Pen: Marnitz Boshoff  3', 15', 38', 51' (4/4)	Scorecard[5] Report[6]	Try: Robert Ebersohn  5' Boom Prinsloo  30' Sarel Pretorius  45' Johann Sadie  54' Con: Riaan Smit  46' (1/3) Elgar Watts  55' (1/1) Pen: Riaan Smit  18' (1/1) Elgar Watts  68' (1/1)	Attendance: 14,711 Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

	10 August 2013	Western Province	24–24	Blue Bulls	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
	17:05	Try: Gio Aplon  9' Patrick Howard  20' Nizaam Carr  58' Con: Gary van Aswegen  10', 21', 59' (3/3) Pen: Gary van Aswegen  77' (1/1) Drop: Gary van Aswegen (0/1)	Scorecard[7] Report[8]	Try: Francois Venter  68' Jean Cook  79' Con: Tony Jantjies  69' (1/2) Pen: Jurgen Visser (0/1) Tony Jantjies  15', 28', 53', 74' (4/5)	Attendance: 23,621 Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

Round Two

	16 August 2013	Sharks	33–25	Golden Lions	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
	17:05	Try: Brynard Stander  22' Heimar Williams  31' SP Marais  74' Con: Butch James  23', 32' (2/2) Fred Zeilinga  75' (1/1) Pen: Butch James  9', 14', 51' (3/3) Fred Zeilinga  72' (1/1) Cards: Odwa Ndungane 37' to 47'	Scorecard[9] Report[10]	Try: Anthony Volmink  11', 19' Jaco Kriel  48' Con: Elton Jantjies  12', 20' (2/3) Pen: Elton Jantjies  6', 66' (2/2) Drop: Marnitz Boshoff (0/1)	Attendance: 15,944 Referee: Ben Crouse

	16 August 2013	Blue Bulls	15–9	Griquas	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	19:10	Pen: Tony Jantjies  13', 40' (2/4) Jurgen Visser  65', 68', 77' (3/5) Cards: Ruan Snyman 58' to 69'	Scorecard[11] Report[12]	Pen: Nico Scheepers (0/2) Francois Brummer  21', 33', 81' (3/3)	Attendance: 9,861 Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

	17 August 2013	Western Province	15–14	Free State Cheetahs	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
	18:00	Try: Michael Rhodes  23' Deon Fourie  75' Con: Gary van Aswegen  24' (1/1) Kurt Coleman (0/1) Pen: Gary van Aswegen  22' (1/2) Cards: Steven Kitshoff 34' to 44'	Scorecard[13] Report[14]	Try: Elgar Watts  7' Riaan Smit  16' Con: Riaan Smit  8' (1/1) Elgar Watts  17' (1/1) Pen: Riaan Smit (0/1)	Attendance: 13,833 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan

Round Three

	23 August 2013	Free State Cheetahs	15–18	Sharks	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
	19:10	Try: Lappies Labuschagné  21' Raymond Rhule  25' Con: Riaan Smit  26' (1/2) Pen: Riaan Smit  2' (1/1) Cards: Boom Prinsloo 32' to 41'	Scorecard[15] Report[16]	Try: Jean Deysel  40' Louis Ludik  65' Con: Fred Zeilinga  40' (1/1) Butch James (0/1) Pen: Fred Zeilinga  5' (1/2) Drop: Fred Zeilinga  13' (1/1)	Attendance: 16,459 Referee: Jason Jaftha

	24 August 2013	Griquas	19–20	Western Province	Griqua Park, Kimberley
	15:00	Try: PJ Vermeulen  80' Con: DuRandt Gerber  81' (1/1) Pen: Nico Scheepers  15', 45', 56', 70' (4/6)	Scorecard[17] Report[18]	Try: Deon Fourie  4' Juan de Jongh  65' Con: Kurt Coleman  5', 66' (2/2) Pen: Kurt Coleman  37', 53' (2/2)	Attendance: 12,822 Referee: Sindile Mayende

	24 August 2013	Blue Bulls	23–62	Golden Lions	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	17:05	Try: Travis Ismaiel  13' Jurgen Visser  24' Francois Venter  43' Con: Tony Jantjies (0/1) Jurgen Visser  44' (1/2) Pen: Tony Jantjies  4' (1/1) Jurgen Visser  39' (1/3) Drop: Tony Jantjies (0/1) Cards: Morné Mellett 50' to 60'	Scorecard[19] Report[20]	Try: Jaco Kriel  17' Deon Helberg  30' Willie Britz  50' Derick Minnie  54', 59' Anthony Volmink  65' Warwick Tecklenburg  71' Elton Jantjies  76' Con: Marnitz Boshoff  18', 31', 51', 55', 60', 66', 72', 77' (8/8) Pen: Marnitz Boshoff  7', 40' (2/2) Drop: Marnitz Boshoff (0/1)	Attendance: 19,846 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan

Round Four

	30 August 2013	Golden Lions	31–31	Western Province	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
	19:10	Try: Deon Helberg  35' penalty try  46' Elton Jantjies  63' Derick Minnie  69' Con: Marnitz Boshoff  36', 47', 64', 70' (4/4) Pen: Marnitz Boshoff  24' (1/1)	Scorecard[21] Report[22]	Try: Damian de Allende  5' Cheslin Kolbe  10' Tiaan Liebenberg  28' Con: Kurt Coleman  11', 29' (2/3) Pen: Kurt Coleman  16', 39', 51', 80' (4/4) Cards: Damian de Allende 46' to 57'	Attendance: 25,253 Referee: Jaco Peyper

	31 August 2013	Free State Cheetahs	40–20	Griquas	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
	15:00	Try: Boom Prinsloo  23', 40' Raymond Rhule  36' Elgar Watts  49' Kevin Luiters  82' Con: Riaan Smit  37', 40' (2/3) Elgar Watts  50' (1/2) Pen: Riaan Smit  15' (1/1) Elgar Watts  58', 68' (2/2) Cards: Oupa Mohojé 52' to 62'	Scorecard[23] Report	Try: Rocco Jansen  53' Rory Arnold  62' Con: Nico Scheepers  54', 63' (2/2) Pen: Nico Scheepers  4', 19' (2/3) Cards: Marnus Schoeman 57' to 68' Rory Arnold  63'	Attendance: 8,273 Referee: Craig Joubert

	31 August 2013	Sharks	34–18	Blue Bulls	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
	17:05	Try: SP Marais  7' Heimar Williams  55' Charl McLeod  61' Marco Wentzel  70' Con: Fred Zeilinga  8', 56', 62', 71' (4/4) Pen: Fred Zeilinga  13', 40' (2/3) Cards: Dale Chadwick 66' to 76'	Scorecard[24] Report[25]	Try: Akona Ndungane  5', 75' Con: Handré Pollard  6' (1/2) Pen: Handré Pollard  36', 49' (2/3) Cards: Frik Kirsten 21' to 31'	Attendance: 21,938 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan

Round Five

	7 September 2013	Griquas	32–38	Golden Lions	Griqua Park, Kimberley
	15:00	Try: Jean Stemmet  3' PJ Vermeulen  20' Carel Greeff  37' Howard Mnisi  60' Con: Francois Brummer  21', 38', 61' (3/4) Pen: Francois Brummer  51', 57' (2/2) Drop: Francois Brummer (0/1)	Scorecard[26] Report[27]	Try: Robbie Coetzee  8' Anthony Volmink  18' Andries Coetzee  28' Franco van der Merwe  52' Marnitz Boshoff  62' Jaco Kriel  67' Con: Marnitz Boshoff  9' (1/3) Elton Jantjies  53', 63', 68' (3/3) Pen: Marnitz Boshoff (0/1) Cards: Anthony Volmink  72'	Attendance: 4,383 Referee: Jason Jaftha

	7 September 2013	Blue Bulls	26–10	Free State Cheetahs	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	17:05	Try: Paul Willemse  63' Wiaan Liebenberg  78' Con: Handré Pollard  64', 79' (2/2) Pen: Handré Pollard  3', 47', 50', 57' (4/5) Drop: Handré Pollard (0/1)	Scorecard[28] Report[29]	Try: Riaan Smit  10' Elgar Watts  70' Con: Riaan Smit (0/1) Elgar Watts (0/1) Pen: Riaan Smit (0/1)	Attendance: 18,567 Referee: Stuart Berry

	7 September 2013	Western Province	25–19	Sharks	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
	19:10	Try: Juan de Jongh  16' Cheslin Kolbe  23' Gio Aplon  60' Con: Kurt Coleman  24' (1/2) Gary van Aswegen  61' (1/1) Pen: Kurt Coleman  2', 43' (2/2)	Scorecard[30] Report[31]	Try: Lwazi Mvovo  57' Jacques Botes  67' Kyle Cooper  83' Con: Fred Zeilinga  67', 84' (2/3) Pen: Butch James (0/1)	Attendance: 28,698 Referee: Craig Joubert

Round Six

	13 September 2013	Free State Cheetahs	26–23	Golden Lions	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
	19:10	Try: Johann Sadie  8' Sarel Pretorius  39' Con: Riaan Smit  9', 40' (2/2) Pen: Riaan Smit  24', 29', 35', 77' (4/4) Drop: Elgar Watts (0/1)	Scorecard[32] Report[33]	Try: Ruhan Nel  59' Anthony Volmink  63' Con: Elton Jantjies  60', 64' (2/2) Pen: Elton Jantjies  21', 51', 73' (3/3) Marnitz Boshoff (0/1) Cards: Elton Jantjies 30' to 40'	Attendance: 14,476 Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

	14 September 2013	Griquas	24–25	Sharks	Griqua Park, Kimberley
	15:00	Try: Marnus Schoeman  37' Burger Schoeman  48' Con: Francois Brummer  49' (1/2) Pen: Francois Brummer  14', 19', 25', 27' (4/5) Cards: Ryno Barnes  74'	Scorecard[34] Report[35]	Try: Sizo Maseko  30' Wiehahn Herbst  75' Con: Butch James (0/1) Fred Zeilinga (0/1) Pen: Butch James  3', 23', 46' (3/3) Fred Zeilinga  61', 65' (2/5)	Attendance: 5,675 Referee: Jaco Peyper

	14 September 2013	Blue Bulls	18–29	Western Province	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	17:05	Try: Jono Ross  43' David Bulbring  76' Con: Handré Pollard  44' (1/2) Pen: Handré Pollard  31' (1/3) Drop: Handré Pollard  10' (1/1) Cards: Jacques Engelbrecht 59' to 70'	Scorecard[36] Report[37]	Try: Gio Aplon  13' Damian de Allende  38' Con: Kurt Coleman  14', 39' (2/2) Pen: Kurt Coleman  4', 27', 48' (3/4) Gary van Aswegen  66', 74' (2/2) Cards: Michael Rhodes  35'	Attendance: 22,876 Referee: Marius Jonker

Round Seven

	20 September 2013	Western Province	19–13	Griquas	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
	19:10	Try: Nic Groom  49' Con: Kurt Coleman  50' (1/1) Pen: Kurt Coleman  7', 22', 45' (3/3) Demetri Catrakilis  76' (1/1) Cards: Gerhard van den Heever 34' to 43'	Scorecard[38] Report[39]	Try: Nico Scheepers  24' Con: Nico Scheepers  24' (1/1) Pen: Francois Brummer  2' (1/2) Nico Scheepers (0/1) Gouws Prinsloo  64' (1/1)	Attendance: 19,214 Referee: Lourens van der Merwe

	21 September 2013	Sharks	50–26	Free State Cheetahs	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
	15:00	Try: SP Marais  3' Lwazi Mvovo  14', 58' Heimar Williams  24' Tim Whitehead  45' Keegan Daniel  67' Cobus Reinach  74' Con: Fred Zeilinga  25', 68', 75' (3/7) Pen: Fred Zeilinga  19', 27', 34' (3/3)	Scorecard[40] Report[41]	Try: Raymond Rhule  31' AJ le Roux  78' Con: Riaan Smit  32', 79' (2/2) Pen: Riaan Smit  12', 22', 37', 43' (4/4)	Attendance: 21,412 Referee: Marius Jonker

	21 September 2013	Golden Lions	35–26	Blue Bulls	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
	17:05	Try: Andries Coetzee  5' Jaco Kriel  14' Ruan Dreyer  45' Jacques van Rooyen  57' Marnitz Boshoff  61' Con: Elton Jantjies  46', 62' (2/5) Pen: Marnitz Boshoff  72' (1/2) Elton Jantjies  9' (1/1)	Scorecard[42] Report[43]	Try: Rudy Paige  30' Bjorn Basson  55', 79' Francois Venter  73' Con: Tony Jantjies  31', 56', 79' (3/4) Pen: Tony Jantjies (0/1) Cards: Clayton Blommetjies 19' to 29' Tony Jantjies 33' to 43'	Attendance: 23,851 Referee: Stuart Berry

Round Eight

	27 September 2013	Free State Cheetahs	27–29	Western Province	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
	17:05	Try: Hennie Daniller  11', 27' Sarel Pretorius  54' Con: Riaan Smit  12', 28' (2/2) Elgar Watts  55' (1/1) Pen: Riaan Smit  3' (1/1) Elgar Watts  74' (1/2)	Scorecard[44] Report[45]	Try: Cheslin Kolbe  13' Michael Rhodes  63' Con: Kurt Coleman  14' (1/2) Demetri Catrakilis  64' (1/1) Pen: Kurt Coleman  19', 26', 43' (3/5) Demetri Catrakilis  68' (1/1) Drop: Demetri Catrakilis  79' (1/1)	Attendance: 17,876 Referee: Marius Jonker

	27 September 2013	Golden Lions	25–31	Sharks	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
	19:10	Try: Derick Minnie  26' Warren Whiteley  38' Jaco Kriel  65' Con: Elton Jantjies  27', 39' (2/2) Marnitz Boshoff (0/1) Pen: Elton Jantjies  5', 35' (2/2)	Scorecard[46] Report[47]	Try: Fred Zeilinga  14' SP Marais  50' Cobus Reinach  68' Con: Fred Zeilinga  15', 69' (2/3) Pen: Fred Zeilinga  21', 45' (2/3) Drop: Fred Zeilinga  3', 12' (2/3)	Attendance: 32,724 Referee: Jason Jaftha

	28 September 2013	Griquas	10–52	Blue Bulls	Griqua Park, Kimberley
	14:00	Try: penalty try  35' Con: Gouws Prinsloo  36' (1/1) Pen: Gouws Prinsloo  40' (1/1) Drop: Francois Brummer (0/1) Cards: JP Nel 51' to 61'	Scorecard[48] Report[49]	Try: Wiaan Liebenberg  19' Jacques du Plessis  24' William Small-Smith  47', 60' Paul Willemse  53', 63' Jurgen Visser  70' Con: Handré Pollard  25', 42', 53', 61', 64' (5/7) Pen: Handré Pollard  8', 45', 58' (3/3) Cards: Marcel van der Merwe 35' to 45'	Attendance: 4,835 Referee: Quinton Immelman

Round Nine

	4 October 2013	Blue Bulls	16–18	Sharks	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	19:10	Try: Francois Venter  62' Con: Handré Pollard  63' (1/1) Pen: Handré Pollard  12', 34', 66' (3/5) Drop: Handré Pollard (0/2)	Scoreboard[50] Report[51]	Pen: Fred Zeilinga  11', 14', 28', 44' (4/6) Butch James  66', 79' (2/2) Drop: Cobus Reinach (0/1) Cards: Jacques Botes 35' to 45' Jean Deysel 60' to 71'	Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

	5 October 2013	Griquas	21–52	Free State Cheetahs	Griqua Park, Kimberley
	14:00	Try: Dalton Davis  37' Rory Arnold  71' Jaco Nepgen  75' Con: Gouws Prinsloo  38', 72', 76' (3/3)	Scoreboard[52] Report[53]	Try: Schalk van der Merwe  8' Raymond Rhule  58', 67', 73', 78' Piet van Zyl  62' Con: Elgar Watts  59', 63' (2/3) Willie du Plessis  68', 74', 78' (3/3) Pen: Elgar Watts  3', 20', 26', 55' (4/4)	Referee: Jonathan Kaplan

	5 October 2013	Western Province	36–23	Golden Lions	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
	14:00	Try: Damian de Allende  33' Deon Fourie  40' Gerhard van den Heever  45' Michael Rhodes  81' Con: Demetri Catrakilis  40', 46' (2/3) Kurt Coleman (0/1) Pen: Demetri Catrakilis  20', 25', 44' (3/3) Kurt Coleman  69' (1/1) Cards: Scarra Ntubeni  73'	Scoreboard[54] Report[55]	Try: Derick Minnie  57', 65' Con: Marnitz Boshoff  58', 66' (2/2) Pen: Marnitz Boshoff  2', 7', 27' (3/4) Drop: Marnitz Boshoff (0/1)	Referee: Stuart Berry

Round Ten

	12 October 2013	Golden Lions	35–28	Griquas	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
	15:00	Try: Jacques van Rooyen  29' Anthony Volmink  32' Willie Wepener  51' Willie Britz  76' Con: Marnitz Boshoff  30', 52', 77' (3/4) Pen: Marnitz Boshoff  3', 55', 63' (3/3) Lionel Cronjé (0/1)	Scoreboard[56] Report[57]	Try: Rocco Jansen  21' Con: Gouws Prinsloo  22' (1/1) Pen: Gouws Prinsloo  7', 11', 18', 37', 44', 57', 70' (7/7) Cards: Simon Westraadt  77'	Referee: Jaco Peyper

	12 October 2013	Free State Cheetahs	22–7	Blue Bulls	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
	17:05	Try: Robert Ebersohn  8' Elgar Watts  53' Adriaan Strauss  78' Con: Elgar Watts  9', 54' (2/2) Johan Goosen (0/1) Pen: Elgar Watts  14' (1/3) Cards: Schalk van der Merwe  74'	Scoreboard[58] Report[59]	Try: Marcel van der Merwe  39' Con: Handré Pollard  40' (1/1) Cards: Rudy Paige 32' to 43'	Referee: Marius Jonker

	12 October 2013	Sharks	13–17	Western Province	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
	19:10	Try: Keegan Daniel  47' Con: Patrick Lambie  48' (1/1) Pen: Fred Zeilinga  10', 18' (2/3) Patrick Lambie (0/2) Drop: Fred Zeilinga (0/2)	Scoreboard[60] Report[61]	Try: Deon Fourie  26' Con: Demetri Catrakilis (0/1) Pen: Demetri Catrakilis  7', 39', 61' (3/3) Drop: Demetri Catrakilis  12' (1/2)	Referee: Jonathan Kaplan

Title Play-Off Games

Semi-Finals

	19 October 2013	Western Province	33–16	Golden Lions	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
	14:30	Try: Demetri Catrakilis  23' Gio Aplon  37' Con: Demetri Catrakilis  24' (1/2) Pen: Demetri Catrakilis  18', 40', 49', 52', 72' (5/6) Kurt Coleman  77', 80' (2/2) Cards: Scarra Ntubeni  73'	Scoreboard[62] Report[63]	Try: Warren Whiteley  74' Con: Marnitz Boshoff  75' (1/1) Pen: Marnitz Boshoff (0/1) Elton Jantjies  6', 21', 30' (3/3)	Attendance: 31,719 Referee: Marius Jonker

	19 October 2013	Sharks	33–22	Free State Cheetahs	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
	17:00	Try: Patrick Lambie  38' Jacques Botes  51' Heimar Williams  67' Con: Patrick Lambie  39', 52', 68' (3/3) Pen: Patrick Lambie  7', 31', 40', 63' (4/5) Cards: Bismarck du Plessis 65' to 76'	Scoreboard[64] Report[65]	Try: Lappies Labuschagné  3' Johann Sadie  65' Schalk van der Merwe  74' Con: Riaan Smit  4' (1/1) Johan Goosen  66' (1/2) Pen: Riaan Smit (0/1) Johan Goosen  47' (1/1) Cards: Piet van Zyl 58' to 68'	Attendance: 19,124 Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

Final

	26 October 2013	Western Province	19–33	Sharks	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
	17:30	Try: Damian de Allende  9' Con: Demetri Catrakilis  10' (1/1) Pen: Demetri Catrakilis  26', 34', 43' (3/3) Kurt Coleman  55' (1/1)	Scoreboard[66] Report[67]	Try: Charl McLeod  5', 57' Con: Patrick Lambie  6' (1/2) Pen: Patrick Lambie  3', 22', 40', 45', 79' (5/8) Drop: Patrick Lambie  27', 52' (2/3) François Steyn (0/1)	Attendance: 48,876 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan

2013 Absa Currie Cup Premier Division Champions

Sharks

7th title

Promotion/Relegation Games

Log

2013 Currie Cup Promotion Relegation Games
Pos	Team	Pl	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
1	Pumas	2	1	0	1	52	36	+16	4	3	0	1	5
2	Griquas	2	1	0	1	36	52	–16	3	4	0	0	4
* Legend: Pos = Position, Pl = Played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, PD = Points Difference, TF = Tries For, TA = Tries Against, TB = Try Bonus Points, LB = Losing Bonus Points, Pts = Log Points Pumas were promoted to the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division. Griquas were relegated to the 2014 Currie Cup First Division. Points breakdown: *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

Results

	18 October 2013	Griquas	21–19	Pumas	Griqua Park, Kimberley
	19:10	Try: Carel Greeff  56' Jean Stemmet  61' Marnus Schoeman  79' Con: Gouws Prinsloo  57', 62', 80' (3/3)	Scoreboard[68]	Try: Wilmaure Louw  22' Con: Carl Bezuidenhout  22' (1/1) Pen: Carl Bezuidenhout  3', 10' (2/2) JC Roos  65', 73' (2/2) Cards: Giant Mtyanda  79'	Referee: Jonathan Kaplan

	25 October 2013	Pumas	33–15	Griquas	Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
	19:10	Try: Stefan Watermeyer  4' penalty try  51' Roscko Speckman  77' Con: JC Roos  5', 52', 78' (3/3) Pen: JC Roos  18', 22', 71' (3/5) Drop: JC Roos  37' (1/1) Cards: Renaldo Bothma 23' to 34'	Scoreboard[69]	Pen: Gouws Prinsloo  3', 13', 24', 34', 66' (5/6) Drop: Gouws Prinsloo (0/1) Cards: Jean Stemmet 51' to 62'	Referee: Craig Joubert

Players

Player Statistics

The following table contain only points which have been scored in competitive games in the 2013 Currie Cup Premier Division.^[70]

All point scorers
No	Player	Team	T	C	P	DG	Pts
1	Marnitz Boshoff	Golden Lions	2	20	14	0	92
2	Fred Zeilinga	Sharks	1	13	17	3	91
3	Kurt Coleman	Western Province	0	9	21	0	81
4	Riaan Smit	Free State Cheetahs	2	12	12	0	70
5	Demetri Catrakilis	Western Province	1	5	16	2	69
6	Elton Jantjies	Golden Lions	2	11	11	0	65
7	Elgar Watts	Free State Cheetahs	4	8	9	0	63
8	Handré Pollard	Blue Bulls	0	10	13	1	62
9	Nico Scheepers	Griquas	1	5	12	0	51
10	Patrick Lambie	Sharks	1	5	9	2	48
11	Butch James	Sharks	0	5	11	0	43
12	Francois Brummer	Griquas	0	4	10	0	38
13	Gouws Prinsloo	Griquas	0	5	9	0	37
14	Raymond Rhule	Free State Cheetahs	7	0	0	0	35
15	Derick Minnie	Golden Lions	6	0	0	0	30
	Anthony Volmink	Golden Lions	6	0	0	0	30
17	Tony Jantjies	Blue Bulls	0	4	7	0	29
18	Jaco Kriel	Golden Lions	5	0	0	0	25
19	Jurgen Visser	Blue Bulls	2	1	4	0	24
20	Gary van Aswegen	Western Province	0	5	4	0	22
21	Gio Aplon	Western Province	4	0	0	0	20
	Jacques Botes	Sharks	4	0	0	0	20
	Damian de Allende	Western Province	4	0	0	0	20
	Deon Fourie	Western Province	4	0	0	0	20
	SP Marais	Sharks	4	0	0	0	20
	Lwazi Mvovo	Sharks	4	0	0	0	20
	Francois Venter	Blue Bulls	4	0	0	0	20
	Heimar Williams	Sharks	4	0	0	0	20
29	Willie Britz	Golden Lions	3	0	0	0	15
	Cheslin Kolbe	Western Province	3	0	0	0	15
	Charl McLeod	Sharks	3	0	0	0	15
	Sarel Pretorius	Free State Cheetahs	3	0	0	0	15
	Boom Prinsloo	Free State Cheetahs	3	0	0	0	15
	Michael Rhodes	Western Province	3	0	0	0	15
	Johann Sadie	Free State Cheetahs	3	0	0	0	15
	Paul Willemse	Blue Bulls	3	0	0	0	15
37	Rory Arnold	Griquas	2	0	0	0	10
	Bjorn Basson	Blue Bulls	2	0	0	0	10
	Andries Coetzee	Golden Lions	2	0	0	0	10
	Keegan Daniel	Sharks	2	0	0	0	10
	Hennie Daniller	Free State Cheetahs	2	0	0	0	10
	Juan de Jongh	Western Province	2	0	0	0	10
	Ruan Dreyer	Golden Lions	2	0	0	0	10
	Robert Ebersohn	Free State Cheetahs	2	0	0	0	10
	Carel Greeff	Griquas	2	0	0	0	10
	Deon Helberg	Golden Lions	2	0	0	0	10
	Rocco Jansen	Griquas	2	0	0	0	10
	Lappies Labuschagné	Free State Cheetahs	2	0	0	0	10
	Wiaan Liebenberg	Blue Bulls	2	0	0	0	10
	Akona Ndungane	Blue Bulls	2	0	0	0	10
	Cobus Reinach	Sharks	2	0	0	0	10
	Marnus Schoeman	Griquas	2	0	0	0	10
	William Small-Smith	Blue Bulls	2	0	0	0	10
	Schalk van der Merwe	Free State Cheetahs	2	0	0	0	10
	Jacques van Rooyen	Golden Lions	2	0	0	0	10
	PJ Vermeulen	Griquas	2	0	0	0	10
	Warren Whiteley	Golden Lions	2	0	0	0	10
58	Willie du Plessis	Free State Cheetahs	0	3	0	0	6
59	David Bulbring	Blue Bulls	1	0	0	0	5
	Nizaam Carr	Western Province	1	0	0	0	5
	Robbie Coetzee	Golden Lions	1	0	0	0	5
	Jean Cook	Blue Bulls	1	0	0	0	5
	Kyle Cooper	Sharks	1	0	0	0	5
	Dalton Davis	Griquas	1	0	0	0	5
	Jean Deysel	Sharks	1	0	0	0	5
	Jacques du Plessis	Blue Bulls	1	0	0	0	5
	Johan Goosen	Free State Cheetahs	0	1	1	0	5
	Nic Groom	Western Province	1	0	0	0	5
	Stokkies Hanekom	Golden Lions	1	0	0	0	5
	Wiehahn Herbst	Sharks	1	0	0	0	5
	Patrick Howard	Western Province	1	0	0	0	5
	Travis Ismaiel	Blue Bulls	1	0	0	0	5
	AJ le Roux	Free State Cheetahs	1	0	0	0	5
	Tiaan Liebenberg	Western Province	1	0	0	0	5
	Louis Ludik	Sharks	1	0	0	0	5
	Kevin Luiters	Free State Cheetahs	1	0	0	0	5
	Sizo Maseko	Sharks	1	0	0	0	5
	Howard Mnisi	Griquas	1	0	0	0	5
	Ruhan Nel	Golden Lions	1	0	0	0	5
	Jaco Nepgen	Griquas	1	0	0	0	5
	Rudy Paige	Blue Bulls	1	0	0	0	5
	Jono Ross	Blue Bulls	1	0	0	0	5
	Burger Schoeman	Griquas	1	0	0	0	5
	Brynard Stander	Sharks	1	0	0	0	5
	Jean Stemmet	Griquas	1	0	0	0	5
	Adriaan Strauss	Free State Cheetahs	1	0	0	0	5
	Warwick Tecklenburg	Golden Lions	1	0	0	0	5
	Gerhard van den Heever	Western Province	1	0	0	0	5
	Franco van der Merwe	Golden Lions	1	0	0	0	5
	Marcel van der Merwe	Blue Bulls	1	0	0	0	5
	Piet van Zyl	Free State Cheetahs	1	0	0	0	5
	Marco Wentzel	Sharks	1	0	0	0	5
	Willie Wepener	Golden Lions	1	0	0	0	5
	Tim Whitehead	Sharks	1	0	0	0	5
95	DuRandt Gerber	Griquas	0	1	0	0	2
96	penalty try	—	2	0	0	0	10
* Legend: T = Tries, C = Conversions, P = Penalties, DG = Drop Goals, Pts = Points

Squad Lists

The following players have been named in the squads for the 2013 Currie Cup Premier Division:^{[71][72][73][74][75][76]}

Awards

Month	Coach of the Month	Team	Player of the Month	Team
August[77]	Brendan Venter, Sean Everett, Brad McLeod-Henderson	Sharks	Cheslin Kolbe	Western Province
September	Allister Coetzee	Western Province	Scarra Ntubeni	Western Province
October	Allister Coetzee	Western Province	Damian de Allende	Western Province

See also

• 2013 Currie Cup First Division
• 2013 Vodacom Cup
• 2013 Under-21 Provincial Championship
• 2013 Under-19 Provincial Championship

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