2014 Currie Cup qualification

2014 Currie Cup qualification
Countries South Africa
Date 7 June – 19 July 2014
Promoted Griquas
Matches played 21
Tries scored 193 (average 9.19 per match)
Top point scorer Jaun Kotzé (93)
Top try scorer Sylvian Mahuza /
Luther Obi (10)
2015

The 2014 Currie Cup qualification was a tournament organised by the South African Rugby Union. It featured seven teams and was played in June and July 2014, with the winner qualifying for the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division. The remaining six teams played in the 2014 Currie Cup First Division.

Competition

On 13 February 2014, SARU announced that the Currie Cup Premier Division would be expanded from six to eight teams. The top five teams from 2013 – the Sharks, Western Province, Free State Cheetahs, Golden Lions and Blue Bulls – were guaranteed participation in the 2014 edition, as were the top two teams from the 2013 Currie Cup First Division, the Pumas and Eastern Province Kings.

The bottom side in 2013, the Griquas, as well as the remaining teams from the First Division – the Leopards, SWD Eagles, Boland Cavaliers, Griffons, Border Bulldogs and Falcons – played in a qualification tournament, with the winner also qualifying to the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division.[1]

The seven teams played each other once over the course of the qualification tournament, either at home or away. Teams 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 log points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).

The top team qualified for the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division, while the other six teams qualified for the 2014 Currie Cup First Division.

Teams

Location of teams in 2014 Currie Cup qualification

Team Listing

2014 Currie Cup qualification 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
Griquas GWK Griquas Griqua Park, Kimberley GWK Park
Leopards Leopards Olën Park, Potchefstroom Profert Olën Park
SWD Eagles SWD Eagles Outeniqua Park, George Outeniqua Park

Log

2014 Currie Cup qualification log

Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 Griquas 6 6 0 0 246 101 +145 36 14 4 0 28
2 Leopards 6 5 0 1 356 141 +215 51 16 6 1 27
3 Griffons 6 3 0 3 183 213 −30 25 30 5 1 18
4 SWD Eagles 6 3 0 3 163 245 −82 23 33 3 0 15
5 Boland Cavaliers 6 2 0 4 140 156 −16 17 21 2 2 12
6 Falcons 6 2 0 4 193 223 −30 25 31 2 0 10
7 Border Bulldogs 6 0 0 6 118 320 −202 16 48 1 1 2
Griquas qualified for the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division.
The other six teams qualified for the 2014 Currie Cup First Division.

Fixtures and results

The fixture list for the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division was released on 11 March 2014:[2]

Round One

Bye/s: Falcons

Round Two

Bye/s: Border Bulldogs

Round Three

Bye/s: Griffons

Round Four

Bye/s: Leopards

Round Five

Bye/s: Griquas

Round Six

Bye/s: SWD Eagles

Round Seven

Bye/s: Boland Cavaliers

Players

Player statistics

The following table contain points which were scored during the 2014 Currie Cup qualification tournament:[39]

Top point scorers
No Player Team T C P DG Pts
1 Jaun Kotzé Falcons 5 19 8 2 93
2 André Pretorius Leopards 0 37 2 1 83
3 Sylvian Mahuza Leopards 10 0 0 0 50
Luther Obi Leopards 10 0 0 0 50
5 Eric Zana Boland Cavaliers 4 7 5 0 49
6 Coyi Banda Border Bulldogs 1 10 6 0 43
7 Nico Scheepers Griquas 1 9 4 0 35
Marnus Schoeman Griquas 7 0 0 0 35
9 Karlo Aspeling SWD Eagles 0 11 3 0 31
10 Carel Greeff Griquas 6 0 0 0 30
Juan Language Leopards 6 0 0 0 30
Norman Nelson Griffons 6 0 0 0 30
13 Riaan Arends Falcons 5 0 0 0 25
14 Morné Hugo Boland Cavaliers 0 3 5 1 24
15 Francois Brummer Griquas 1 9 0 0 23
Gouws Prinsloo Griquas 1 6 2 0 23
17 Franna du Toit Griffons 0 2 6 0 22
18 Kobus de Kock Leopards 4 0 0 0 20
Pieter-Steyn de Wet Griffons 0 7 2 0 20
Dwayne Kelly SWD Eagles 4 0 0 0 20
Hoffmann Maritz Leopards 4 0 0 0 20
Japie Nel Griffons 4 0 0 0 20
Dillon Smit Leopards 4 0 0 0 20
George Tossel Leopards 4 0 0 0 20
25 Adriaan Engelbrecht Leopards 0 6 2 0 18
26 Elric van Vuuren SWD Eagles 0 7 1 0 17
27 Alshaun Bock SWD Eagles 3 0 0 0 15
Kurt Haupt SWD Eagles 3 0 0 0 15
Armandt Koster Griffons 3 0 0 0 15
Tian Meyer Griquas 3 0 0 0 15
Francois Robertse Leopards 3 0 0 0 15
Burger Schoeman Griquas 3 0 0 0 15
Franzel September Boland Cavaliers 3 0 0 0 15
Brian Skosana SWD Eagles 3 0 0 0 15
35 Ederies Arendse Griquas 2 0 0 0 10
Ryno Barnes Griquas 2 0 0 0 10
Ryno Coetzee Boland Cavaliers 2 0 0 0 10
Coert Cronjé Falcons 2 0 0 0 10
Stompie de Wet Leopards 2 0 0 0 10
Johnathan Francke Griquas 2 0 0 0 10
Erik le Roux Griffons 2 0 0 0 10
Tertius Maarman Griffons 2 0 0 0 10
Thembani Mkokeli Border Bulldogs 2 0 0 0 10
Howard Mnisi Griquas 2 0 0 0 10
Lindani Ndlela Border Bulldogs 2 0 0 0 10
Hentzwill Pedro SWD Eagles 2 0 0 0 10
Lundi Ralarala Border Bulldogs 2 0 0 0 10
Shaun Raubenheimer SWD Eagles 2 0 0 0 10
Anrich Richter Falcons 2 0 0 0 10
Nicky Steyn Griffons 2 0 0 0 10
51 Colin Herbert Griffons 0 3 1 0 9
52 Christian Rust Boland Cavaliers 1 1 0 0 7
Louis Strydom Griffons 0 2 1 0 7
54 Boela Abrahams Griffons 1 0 0 0 5
Jonathan Adendorf Griquas 1 0 0 0 5
Junior Bester SWD Eagles 1 0 0 0 5
Martin Bezuidenhout Griquas 1 0 0 0 5
Martin Dreyer Boland Cavaliers 1 0 0 0 5
Cecil Dumond Falcons 1 0 0 0 5
Christo du Plessis SWD Eagles 1 0 0 0 5
Joubert Engelbrecht Griffons 1 0 0 0 5
Arno Fortuin Boland Cavaliers 1 0 0 0 5
Morné Hanekom Leopards 1 0 0 0 5
Kyle Hendricks Falcons 1 0 0 0 5
Elandré Huggett Griffons 1 0 0 0 5
Grant Janke Falcons 1 0 0 0 5
John-Roy Jenkinson Leopards 1 0 0 0 5
Johannes Jonker Border Bulldogs 1 0 0 0 5
Shane Kirkwood Falcons 1 0 0 0 5
Harlon Klaasen Boland Cavaliers 1 0 0 0 5
Bangi Kobese Border Bulldogs 1 0 0 0 5
Gareth Krause Border Bulldogs 1 0 0 0 5
Wayne Lemley Border Bulldogs 1 0 0 0 5
Hilton Lobberts Griquas 1 0 0 0 5
Michael Makase Border Bulldogs 1 0 0 0 5
Nathaniel Manuel Boland Cavaliers 1 0 0 0 5
Vuyo Mboto Griffons 1 0 0 0 5
Stairs Mhlongo Leopards 1 0 0 0 5
Kwezi Mkhafu Boland Cavaliers 1 0 0 0 5
JP Mostert Falcons 1 0 0 0 5
Jaco Nepgen Griquas 1 0 0 0 5
Sipho Nofemele Border Bulldogs 1 0 0 0 5
Arno Poley Falcons 1 0 0 0 5
Ulrich Pretorius Boland Cavaliers 1 0 0 0 5
Chris Richardson Falcons 1 0 0 0 5
Daniel Roberts SWD Eagles 1 0 0 0 5
Boela Serfontein Griquas 1 0 0 0 5
Duwayne Smart Boland Cavaliers 1 0 0 0 5
Etienne Taljaard Falcons 1 0 0 0 5
Danie van der Merwe Griffons 1 0 0 0 5
Maks van Dyk Griquas 1 0 0 0 5
Andrew van Wyk Falcons 1 0 0 0 5
Rynardt van Wyk Border Bulldogs 1 0 0 0 5
Anver Venter SWD Eagles 1 0 0 0 5
Jacques Verwey Falcons 1 0 0 0 5
Luzuko Vulindlu SWD Eagles 1 0 0 0 5
Rhyk Welgemoed Leopards 1 0 0 0 5
Marlyn Williams Falcons 1 0 0 0 5
Yanga Xakalashe Border Bulldogs 1 0 0 0 5
Mzwanele Zito SWD Eagles 1 0 0 0 5
Oliver Zono Border Bulldogs 1 0 0 0 5
* Legend: T = Tries, C = Conversions, P = Penalties, DG = Drop Goals, Pts = Points.

Squads

The teams released the following squad lists:[40][41][42][43][44][45][46]

See also

External links

References

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