2016 Currie Cup qualification

2016 Currie Cup qualification
Countries South Africa
Namibia
Date 9 April – 23 July 2016
Matches played 28
Tries scored 194 (average 6.929 per match)
Top point scorer George Whitehead (56)
Top try scorer Selvyn Davids (7)
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The 2016 Provincial Cup[note 1] is a South African rugby union competition organised by the South African Rugby Union which will be played between 9 April and 23 July 2016. It will feature all fourteen South African provincial unions plus the Welwitschias from Namibia and will also serve as a qualifying competition for the 2016 Currie Cup, the 78th edition of South Africa's premier domestic rugby union competition. Nine teams from this competition will play in the 2016 Currie Cup Premier Division, while the remaining six teams will play in the 2016 Currie Cup First Division.

Competition rules and information

All fifteen teams in the competition will play against each other once over the course of the qualification competition, either at home or away. Teams will receive four points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus points will be awarded to teams that score 4 or more tries in a game, as well as to teams that lose a match by 7 points or less. Teams will be ranked by log points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).

The six main teams affiliated to Super Rugby franchises – Blue Bulls, Eastern Province Kings, Free State XV, Golden Lions XV, Sharks XV and Western Province – will automatically qualify to the 2016 Currie Cup Premier Division, along with the three highest-ranked non-franchise teams. The remaining six teams will qualify to the 2016 Currie Cup First Division.[2] Points from the qualification stage will not be carried over to the second stage.

Teams

The teams that will compete in the 2016 Currie Cup qualification competition are:[2]

Team Listing

2016 Currie Cup qualification teams
Team Sponsored Name Stadium/s Sponsored Name
Blue Bulls Vodacom Blue Bulls Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Loftus Versfeld
Boland Cavaliers Boland Cavaliers Boland Stadium, Wellington Boland Stadium
Border Bulldogs Border Bulldogs Buffalo City Stadium, East London Buffalo City Stadium
Eastern Province Kings Eastern Province Kings Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
Falcons Hino Valke Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park Barnard Stadium
Free State XV Toyota Free State XV Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein Toyota Stadium
Golden Lions XV Xerox Golden Lions XV Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg Emirates Airline Park
Griffons Down Touch Griffons North West Stadium, Welkom HT Pelatona Projects Stadium
Griquas Griquas Griqua Park, Kimberley Griqua Park
Leopards Leopards Olën Park, Potchefstroom Profert Olën Park
Pumas Steval Pumas Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit Mbombela Stadium
Sharks XV Cell C Sharks XV Kings Park Stadium, Durban Growthpoint Kings Park
SWD Eagles SWD Eagles Outeniqua Park, George Outeniqua Park
Welwitschias Windhoek Draught Welwitschias Hage Geingob Stadium, Windhoek Hage Geingob Stadium
Western Province DHL Western Province Newlands Stadium, Cape Town DHL Newlands

Log

The current log for the 2016 Currie Cup qualification tournament is:[3]

2016 Currie Cup qualification log

Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 Griquas 4 4 0 0 147 74 +73 20 11 4 0 20
2 Griffons 4 3 0 1 169 100 +69 23 14 2 0 14
3 Western Province (P) 3 3 0 0 93 71 +22 12 9 2 0 14
4 SWD Eagles 5 3 0 2 119 113 +6 14 13 2 0 14
5 Border Bulldogs 4 3 0 1 93 97 −4 13 11 2 0 14
6 Golden Lions XV (P) 4 2 0 2 151 83 +68 20 11 2 2 12
7 Boland Cavaliers 4 2 0 2 98 85 +13 13 9 2 1 11
8 Pumas 4 2 0 2 70 50 +20 5 7 0 2 10
9 Free State XV (P) 3 1 0 2 80 73 +7 13 10 2 2 8
10 Sharks XV (P) 3 1 0 2 105 92 +13 13 14 2 1 7
11 Falcons 4 1 0 3 91 140 −49 14 17 2 1 7
12 Leopards 3 1 0 2 73 126 −53 8 16 1 1 6
13 Eastern Province Kings (P) 4 1 0 3 77 118 −41 11 15 1 0 5
14 Blue Bulls (P) 3 1 0 2 53 85 −32 6 10 0 0 4
15 Welwitschias 4 0 0 4 65 177 −112 9 27 0 0 0
Updated 6 May 2016.

Round-by-round

The table below shows each team's progression throughout the season. For each round, each team's cumulative points total is shown with the overall log position in brackets.

Team Progression – 2016 Currie Cup qualification
Team R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14 R15 R16
Griquas 5
(2nd)
10
(1st)
15
(1st)
20
(1st)
(1st)
Griffons 0
(14th)
5
(7th)
5
(11th)
10
(7th)
14
Western Province 4
(5th)
4
(9th)
9
(6th)
14
(2nd)
SWD Eagles 5
(1st)
10
(3rd)
10
(5th)
14
(3rd)
14
Border Bulldogs 4
(6th)
9
(4th)
14
(2nd)
14
(4th)
Golden Lions XV 1
(9th)
6
(5th)
11
(3rd)
12
(5th)
Boland Cavaliers 5
(4th)
10
(2nd)
11
(4th)
11
(6th)
Pumas 1
(8th)
2
(11th)
6
(9th)
10
(8th)
Free State XV 5
(3rd)
6
(6th)
8
(7th)
8
(9th)
Sharks XV 0
(11th)
2
(12th)
7
(8th)
7
(10th)
Falcons 4
(7th)
5
(8th)
6
(10th)
7
(11th)
7
Leopards 0
(10th)
1
(13th)
5
(12th)
6
(12th)
Eastern Province Kings 0
(15th)
0
(14th)
0
(14th)
5
(13th)
Blue Bulls 0
(12th)
4
(10th)
4
(13th)
4
(14th)
Welwitschias 0
(13th)
0
(15th)
0
(15th)
0
(15th)
Key: win draw loss bye

Matches

The following matches will be played in the 2016 Currie Cup qualification series:[1][4]

Round One

Bye/s: Leopards

Round Two

Bye/s: Western Province

Round Three

Bye/s: Griffons

Round Four

Bye/s: Blue Bulls, Free State XV, Sharks XV

Round Five

Bye/s: Falcons

Round Six

Bye/s: Golden Lions XV

Round Seven

Bye/s: SWD Eagles

Round Eight

Bye/s: Sharks XV

Round Nine

Bye/s: Boland Cavaliers, Border Bulldogs, Falcons, SWD Eagles, Welwitschias

Round Ten

Bye/s: Boland Cavaliers, Eastern Province Kings, Free State XV, Griffons, Leopards, Pumas, Western Province

Round Eleven

Bye/s: Eastern Province Kings, Golden Lions XV, Griquas

Round Twelve

Bye/s: Border Bulldogs

Round Thirteen

Bye/s: Pumas

Round Fourteen

Bye/s: Welwitschias

Round Fifteen

Bye/s: Griquas

Round Sixteen

Bye/s: Blue Bulls

Players

Squads

The following squads were named for the 2016 Currie Cup qualification series:

Referees

The following referees officiated matches in the 2016 Currie Cup qualification series:

See also

Notes

  1. The competition was initially called Currie Cup Qualifying. However, this was changed to the Provincial Cup on the South African Rugby Union website shortly before the competition started;[1] the reason for this is a delay in finalising a sponsorship agreement. Once in place, the competition will be renamed to reflect the sponsor's name. However, the format of the competition will be unaffected.

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