2014 Currie Cup Premier Division | |
Countries: | South Africa |
Date: | 9 August – 25 October 2014 |
Matches: | 43 |
Attendance: | 478392 |
Tries: | 258 |
Top Point Scorer: | Demetri Catrakilis (Western Province) & Jacques-Louis Potgieter (Blue Bulls) (123) |
Top Try Scorer: | Jaco Kriel (Golden Lions) (9) |
Prevseason: | 2013 |
Nextseason: | 2015 |
The 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division was the 76th season in the competition since it started in 1889 and was contested from 9 August to 25 October 2014. The tournament (known as the Absa Currie Cup Premier Division for sponsorship reasons) is the top tier of South Africa's premier domestic rugby union competition.
There was eight participating teams in the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division. A proposed expansion to eight teams[1] was initially rejected,[2] but was then subsequently approved on 13 February 2014.[3] [4]
See main article: 2014 Currie Cup qualification.
The six franchise 'anchor' teams plus the automatically qualified to the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division, plus the winner of a qualifying tournament between the other seven teams.
The eight teams were divided into two sections, based on their 2013 positions. Teams in each section played each other twice over the course of the season, once at home and once away. Teams also played cross-section matches, playing one match (either home or away) against the teams in the other sections.
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 points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).
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.
Non-franchise teams finishing in the bottom two would be included in the qualification rounds for the following season.
2014 Currie Cup Premier Division teams | ||||
Section X | ||||
Team | Sponsored Name | Stadium/s | Sponsored Name | |
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Vodacom Blue Bulls | Loftus Versfeld | |||
Eastern Province Kings | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium | |||
Xerox Lions | Ellis Park Stadium | |||
DHL Western Province | DHL Newlands | |||
Section Y | ||||
Team | Sponsored Name | Stadium/s | Sponsored Name | |
Toyota Free State Cheetahs | Free State Stadium | |||
GWK Griquas | GWK Park | |||
Steval Pumas | Mbombela Stadium | |||
Cell C Sharks | Growthpoint Kings Park |
The following attendance figures were published at the end of the season:[5]
2014 Currie Cup Premier Division attendances | ||||||
Team | First Round | Semi-Finals | Final | Total | Average | |
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align=left | 79,029 | 29,857 | 44,505 | 153,391 | 21,913 | |
align=left | 57,432 | 35,558 | 92,990 | 15,498 | ||
align=left | 57,417 | 57,417 | 11,483 | |||
align=left | 53,570 | 53,570 | 10,714 | |||
align=left | 47,135 | 47,135 | 9,427 | |||
align=left | 37,764 | 37,764 | 7,553 | |||
align=left | 24,924 | 24,924 | 4,985 | |||
align=left | 11,200 | 11,200 | 2,240 | |||
Total | 368,472 | 65,415 | 44,505 | 478,392 | 11,125 |
The fixtures for the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division were released on 11 March 2014:[6]
2014 Absa Currie Cup Premier Division Champions | |
Western Province | |
33rd title |
The following table contain points which have been scored in the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division:
All point scorers | |||||||||||||||
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No | Player | Team | T | C | P | DG | Pts< | -- Pos | Player | Team | Try | Con | Pen | DG | Pts--> |
1 | align=left | align=left | Western Province | 0 | 30 | 20 | 1 | 123 | |||||||
align=left | align=left | Blue Bulls | 0 | 15 | 31 | 0 | 123 | ||||||||
3 | align=left | align=left | Golden Lions | 6 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 106 | |||||||
4 | align=left | align=left | Pumas | 3 | 11 | 21 | 0 | 100 | |||||||
5 | align=left | Willie du Plessis | align=left | Free State Cheetahs | 2 | 15 | 18 | 1 | 97 | ||||||
6 | align=left | Fred Zeilinga | align=left | Sharks | 1 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 89 | ||||||
7 | align=left | align=left | Golden Lions | 0 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 71 | |||||||
align=left | Lionel Cronjé | align=left | Sharks | 1 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 71 | |||||||
9 | align=left | align=left | Griquas | 0 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 51 | |||||||
10 | align=left | Kurt Coleman | align=left | Western Province | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 45 | ||||||
align=left | Jaco Kriel | align=left | Golden Lions | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | |||||||
12 | align=left | align=left | Eastern Province Kings | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 44 | |||||||
13 | align=left | align=left | Free State Cheetahs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | |||||||
align=left | align=left | Griquas | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | ||||||||
15 | align=left | align=left | Golden Lions | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 31 | |||||||
16 | align=left | Juan de Jongh | align=left | Western Province | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||
align=left | align=left | Eastern Province Kings | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
18 | align=left | Dean Grant | align=left | Griquas | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 28 | ||||||
19 | align=left | Cheslin Kolbe | align=left | Western Province | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | ||||||
align=left | JC Roos | align=left | Pumas | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 27 | |||||||
21 | align=left | Ederies Arendse | align=left | Griquas | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | ||||||
align=left | Shane Gates | align=left | Eastern Province Kings | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | |||||||
align=left | Kobus van Wyk | align=left | Western Province | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | |||||||
24 | align=left | SP Marais | align=left | Sharks | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | ||||||
25 | align=left | Bjorn Basson | align=left | Blue Bulls | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | ||||||
align=left | align=left | Free State Cheetahs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | ||||||||
align=left | Nizaam Carr | align=left | Western Province | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |||||||
align=left | align=left | Sharks | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | ||||||||
align=left | align=left | Golden Lions | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | ||||||||
align=left | align=left | Blue Bulls | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | ||||||||
align=left | align=left | Golden Lions | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | ||||||||
align=left | align=left | Sharks | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | ||||||||
align=left | Deon Stegmann | align=left | Blue Bulls | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |||||||
align=left | align=left | Pumas | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | ||||||||
35 | align=left | align=left | Sharks | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |||||||
align=left | align=left | Pumas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||
align=left | align=left | Golden Lions | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||
align=left | align=left | Free State Cheetahs | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||
align=left | Paul Jordaan | align=left | Sharks | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |||||||
align=left | Derick Minnie | align=left | Golden Lions | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |||||||
align=left | Tera Mtembu | align=left | Sharks | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |||||||
align=left | align=left | Blue Bulls | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||
align=left | align=left | Western Province | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||
align=left | Raymond Rhule | align=left | Free State Cheetahs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |||||||
align=left | Paul Schoeman | align=left | Eastern Province Kings | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |||||||
align=left | align=left | Western Province | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||
align=left | Kwagga Smith | align=left | Golden Lions | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |||||||
align=left | align=left | Golden Lions | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||
align=left | PJ Vermeulen | align=left | Griquas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |||||||
50 | align=left | Elgar Watts | align=left | Free State Cheetahs | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
51 | align=left | align=left | Blue Bulls | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |||||||
align=left | align=left | Griquas | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||
53 | align=left | Martin Bezuidenhout | align=left | Griquas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||||||
align=left | align=left | Free State Cheetahs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||
align=left | Tienie Burger | align=left | Free State Cheetahs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |||||||
align=left | Ronnie Cooke | align=left | Eastern Province Kings | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |||||||
align=left | Ruan Dreyer | align=left | Golden Lions | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |||||||
align=left | align=left | Blue Bulls | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||
align=left | Justin Geduld | align=left | Western Province | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |||||||
align=left | Carel Greeff | align=left | Griquas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |||||||
align=left | Dean Greyling | align=left | Blue Bulls | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |||||||
align=left | align=left | Blue Bulls | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||
align=left | Patrick Howard | align=left | Western Province | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |||||||
align=left | Tony Jantjies | align=left | Blue Bulls | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | |||||||
align=left | JW Jonker | align=left | Pumas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |||||||
align=left | Siya Kolisi | align=left | Western Province | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |||||||
align=left | Howard Mnisi | align=left | Golden Lions | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |||||||
align=left | Lwazi Mvovo | align=left | Sharks | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |||||||
align=left | align=left | Pumas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||
align=left | Michael Rhodes | align=left | Western Province | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |||||||
align=left | align=left | Pumas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||
align=left | Jaco Taute | align=left | Western Province | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |||||||
align=left | align=left | Golden Lions | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||
align=left | Schalk van der Merwe | align=left | Golden Lions | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |||||||
align=left | align=left | Western Province | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||
align=left | align=left | Free State Cheetahs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||
align=left | Tim Whitehead | align=left | Eastern Province Kings | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |||||||
78 | align=left | Tian Schoeman | align=left | Blue Bulls | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | ||||||
79 | align=left | Tobie Botes | align=left | Eastern Province Kings | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||||||
80 | align=left | align=left | Sharks | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
81 | align=left | JW Bell | align=left | Pumas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||||
align=left | Ulrich Beyers | align=left | Blue Bulls | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||||||
align=left | Jacques Botes | align=left | Sharks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||||||
align=left | Willie Britz | align=left | Golden Lions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||||||
align=left | align=left | Sharks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||
align=left | align=left | Western Province | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||
align=left | align=left | Golden Lions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||
align=left | align=left | Pumas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||
align=left | Jean Cook | align=left | Free State Cheetahs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||||||
align=left | Ross Cronjé | align=left | Golden Lions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||||||
align=left | Aidon Davis | align=left | Eastern Province Kings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||||||
align=left | align=left | Eastern Province Kings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||
align=left | JP du Plessis | align=left | Free State Cheetahs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||||||
align=left | align=left | Sharks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||
align=left | align=left | Western Province | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||
align=left | align=left | Free State Cheetahs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||
align=left | Lizo Gqoboka | align=left | Eastern Province Kings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||||||
align=left | Abrie Griesel | align=left | Griquas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||||||
align=left | Siyanda Grey | align=left | Eastern Province Kings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||||||
align=left | Nic Groom | align=left | Western Province | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||||||
align=left | Monde Hadebe | align=left | Sharks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||||||
align=left | Brok Harris | align=left | Western Province | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||||||
align=left | Frank Herne | align=left | Pumas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||||||
align=left | Dwayne Jenner | align=left | Eastern Province Kings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||||||
align=left | Vincent Koch | align=left | Pumas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||||||
align=left | Jesse Kriel | align=left | Blue Bulls | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||||||
align=left | align=left | Free State Cheetahs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||
align=left | Ruaan Lerm | align=left | Griquas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||||||
align=left | align=left | Sharks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||
align=left | Kevin Luiters | align=left | Eastern Province Kings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||||||
align=left | Lionel Mapoe | align=left | Golden Lions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||||||
align=left | align=left | Blue Bulls | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||
align=left | Tian Meyer | align=left | Griquas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||||||
align=left | align=left | Pumas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||
align=left | Martin Muller | align=left | Golden Lions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||||||
align=left | Darron Nell | align=left | Eastern Province Kings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||||||
align=left | align=left | Western Province | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||
align=left | align=left | Blue Bulls | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||
align=left | Marais Schmidt | align=left | Griquas | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |||||||
align=left | align=left | Pumas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||
align=left | align=left | Golden Lions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||
align=left | align=left | Blue Bulls | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||
align=left | align=left | Eastern Province Kings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||
align=left | Roscko Speckman | align=left | Pumas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||||||
align=left | Frikkie Spies | align=left | Pumas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||||||
align=left | Wayne Stevens | align=left | Griquas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||||||
align=left | Francois Uys | align=left | Free State Cheetahs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||||||
align=left | align=left | Griquas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||
align=left | Reynier van Rooyen | align=left | Pumas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||||||
align=left | align=left | Eastern Province Kings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||
align=left | Piet van Zyl | align=left | Blue Bulls | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||||||
align=left | align=left | Blue Bulls | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||
align=left | Luke Watson | align=left | Eastern Province Kings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||||||
align=left | George Whitehead | align=left | Eastern Province Kings | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |||||||
align=left | align=left | Golden Lions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||
136 | align=left | align=left | Griquas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
137 | align=left | Jacquin Jansen | align=left | Griquas | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
align=left | align=left | Blue Bulls | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
– | align=left | penalty try | align=left | Eastern Province Kings | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||||||
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The following players have been named in the squads for the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division:
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