2014 Currie Cup Premier Division

2014 Currie Cup Premier Division
Countries	South Africa
Date	9 August – 25 October 2014
Matches played	43
Attendance	478,392 (average 11,125 per match)
Tries scored	258 (average 6 per match)
Top point scorer	Demetri Catrakilis (Western Province) & Jacques-Louis Potgieter (Blue Bulls) (123)
Top try scorer	Jaco Kriel (Golden Lions) (9)
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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.

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]}

Qualification

Main article: 2014 Currie Cup qualification

The six franchise 'anchor' teams plus the Pumas automatically qualified to the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division, plus the winner of a qualifying tournament between the other seven teams.

Regular season and title playoffs

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.

Relegation playoffs

Non-franchise teams finishing in the bottom two would be included in the qualification rounds for the following season.

Teams

Blue Bulls

Eastern Province Kings

Free State Cheetahs

Golden Lions

Griquas

Pumas

Sharks

Western Province

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Location of teams in 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division

Team Listing

2014 Currie Cup Premier Division teams
Section X
Team	Sponsored Name	Stadium/s	Sponsored Name
Blue Bulls	Vodacom Blue Bulls	Loftus Versfeld , Pretoria	Loftus Versfeld
Eastern Province Kings	Eastern Province Kings	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium , Port Elizabeth	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
Golden Lions	Xerox Lions	Ellis Park Stadium , Johannesburg	Ellis Park Stadium
Western Province	DHL Western Province	Newlands Stadium , Cape Town	DHL Newlands
Section Y
Team	Sponsored Name	Stadium/s	Sponsored Name
Free State Cheetahs	Toyota Free State Cheetahs	Free State Stadium , Bloemfontein	Free State Stadium
Griquas	GWK Griquas	Griqua Park , Kimberley	GWK Park
Pumas	Steval Pumas	Mbombela Stadium , Mbombela	Mbombela Stadium
Sharks	Cell C Sharks	Kings Park Stadium , Durban	Growthpoint Kings Park

Attendances

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
Western Province	79,029	29,857	44,505	153,391	21,913
Golden Lions	57,432	35,558	—	92,990	15,498
Sharks	57,417	—	—	57,417	11,483
Eastern Province Kings	53,570	—	—	53,570	10,714
Blue Bulls	47,135	—	—	47,135	9,427
Free State Cheetahs	37,764	—	—	37,764	7,553
Pumas	24,924	—	—	24,924	4,985
Griquas	11,200	—	—	11,200	2,240
Total	368,472	65,415	44,505	478,392	11,125

Log

The final log of the round-robin stage of the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division is: ^[6]

2014 Currie Cup Premier Division log

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts	Qualification
1	Western Province	10	8	0	2	335	206	+129	40	23	6	1	39	Semi-finals
2	Golden Lions	10	7	0	3	362	206	+156	44	21	7	1	36
3	Sharks	10	7	1	2	287	222	+65	26	20	2	1	33
4	Blue Bulls	10	6	0	4	271	235	+36	27	23	3	1	28
5	Free State Cheetahs	10	3	1	6	249	294	−45	28	33	4	3	21
6	Pumas	10	4	0	6	237	269	−32	25	28	2	2	20
7	Griquas	10	3	0	7	220	332	−112	25	41	2	2	16	2015 Currie Cup qualification
8	Eastern Province Kings	10	1	0	9	206	403	−197	27	53	1	1	6 [lower-alpha 1]

Source: ^[6]
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
Notes:

1. The Blue Bulls, Eastern Province Kings, Free State Cheetahs, Golden Lions, Sharks and Western Province are exempt from relegation.

Fixtures and results

The fixtures for the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division were released on 11 March 2014: ^[7]

Round one

Section X	8 August 2014	Eastern Province Kings	16–35	Western Province	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	19:10	Try: Luke Watson  33' Kevin Luiters  68' Con: Scott van Breda (0/2) Pen: Scott van Breda  15', 18' (2/2)	Report [8] Scoreboard [9]	Try: Patrick Howard  7' Nizaam Carr  45' Michael van der Spuy  55' Cheslin Kolbe  83' Con: Demetri Catrakilis  8', 46', 56' (3/3) Robert du Preez (0/1) Pen: Demetri Catrakilis  20', 52', 60' (3/3) Cards: Manuel Carizza 18' to 28' Pat Cilliers 27' to 37' Seabelo Senatla 65' to 75'	Attendance: 20,564 Referee: Jaco Peyper

Section Y	9 August 2014	Griquas	24–31	Sharks	Griqua Park, Kimberley
	14:45	Try: Marnus Schoeman  57' Carel Greeff  64' Ederies Arendse  79' Con: Nico Scheepers  58', 65', 80' (3/3) Pen: Nico Scheepers  4' (1/2) Drop: Francois Brummer (0/1) Cards: Johnathan Francke  7'	Report [10] Scoreboard [11]	Try: Fred Zeilinga  32' Paul Jordaan  40' S'bura Sithole  59' Con: Fred Zeilinga  40', 60' (2/3) Pen: Fred Zeilinga  18', 24', 53', 82' (4/6) Cards: Thomas du Toit 45' to 55'	Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Craig Joubert

Section X	9 August 2014	Golden Lions	41–13	Blue Bulls	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
	17:05	Try: Stokkies Hanekom  4' Ruan Combrinck  36' Jaco Kriel  65' Warwick Tecklenburg  80' Con: Marnitz Boshoff  5', 37' (2/2) Jaco van der Walt  66' (1/2) Pen: Marnitz Boshoff  12', 32' (2/2) Jaco van der Walt  55', 61' (2/2) Drop: Marnitz Boshoff  20' (1/1)	Report [12] Scoreboard [13]	Try: Sampie Mastriet  41' Con: Jacques-Louis Potgieter  42' (1/1) Pen: Jacques-Louis Potgieter  8', 48' (2/4)	Attendance: 13,561 Referee: Jaco van Heerden

Section Y	9 August 2014	Pumas	28–21	Free State Cheetahs	Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela
	19:10	Try: JW Bell  20' Corné Steenkamp  32' JW Jonker  66' Con: Justin van Staden  21', 67' (2/3) Pen: Justin van Staden  10', 55', 62' (3/5) JC Roos (0/1) Cards: Justin van Staden 35' to 45'	Report [14] Scoreboard [15]	Try: Rayno Benjamin  5', 72' Con: Willie du Plessis  6' (1/1) Elgar Watts (0/1) Pen: Willie du Plessis  23', 27', 35' (3/4) Elgar Watts (0/1) Drop: Willie du Plessis (0/1) Cards: Sarel Pretorius 54' to 64'	Attendance: 4,820 Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

Round two

Section Y	15 August 2014	Sharks	34–17	Pumas	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
	19:10	Try: SP Marais  41' Jacques Botes  58' Tera Mtembu  68' Monde Hadebe  78' Con: Fred Zeilinga  42' (1/1) Patrick Lambie  59', 69', 79' (3/3) Pen: Fred Zeilinga  8', 20' (2/4) Drop: Fred Zeilinga (0/1) Cards: Marco Wentzel 47' to 57'	Report [16] Scoreboard [17]	Try: Frikkie Spies  4' Renaldo Bothma  49' Con: Justin van Staden  5' (1/1) JC Roos  50' (1/1) Pen: JC Roos  45' (1/2)	Attendance: 7,615 Referee: Christie du Preez

Section X	16 August 2014	Western Province	41–17	Blue Bulls	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
	14:05	Try: Seabelo Senatla  9', 56' Pat Cilliers  16' Nizaam Carr  24' Michael Rhodes  66' Juan de Jongh  80' Con: Demetri Catrakilis  10', 17', 57', 67' (4/5) Kurt Coleman (0/1) Pen: Demetri Catrakilis  52' (1/1) Cards: Manuel Carizza 54' to 66' Kobus van Wyk 62' to 72'	Report [18] Scoreboard [19]	Try: Bongi Mbonambi  72' Con: Tony Jantjies (0/1) Pen: Jacques-Louis Potgieter  14', 21', 42', 46' (4/4) Drop: Jacques-Louis Potgieter (0/1) Cards: JJ Engelbrecht 55' to 65' Grant Hattingh 65' to 77'	Attendance: 16,652 Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

Section X	16 August 2014	Golden Lions	60–19	Eastern Province Kings	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
	14:30	Try: Stokkies Hanekom  5' Jaco Kriel  23', 38' Ruan Combrinck  29' Robbie Coetzee  44' Derick Minnie  52' Willie Britz  61' Andries Coetzee  67' Kwagga Smith  82' Con: Jaco van der Walt  6', 45', 53', 62', 68', 83' (6/9) Pen: Jaco van der Walt  36' (1/2)	Report [20] Scoreboard [21]	Try: Ronnie Cooke  2' Aidon Davis  59' Scott van Breda  70' Con: Gary van Aswegen  3' (1/1) George Whitehead (0/1) Scott van Breda  71' (1/1) Pen: Gary van Aswegen (0/1) Cards: Thembelani Bholi  22'	Attendance: 5,955 Referee: Craig Joubert

Section Y	16 August 2014	Free State Cheetahs	34–27	Griquas	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
	15:00	Try: Elgar Watts  23' Sarel Pretorius  37' Rayno Benjamin  43' Raymond Rhule  66', 72' Con: Elgar Watts  24', 44' (2/3) Willie du Plessis  67' (1/2) Pen: Elgar Watts  17' (1/2)	Report [22] Scoreboard [23]	Try: Wayne Stevens  7' Marnus Schoeman  50', 77' Ederies Arendse  79' Con: Nico Scheepers  8' (1/1) Marais Schmidt  80' (1/3) Pen: Marais Schmidt  40' (1/1) Drop: Francois Brummer (0/1) Cards: Steph Roberts 63' to 73'	Attendance: 11,991 Referee: Marius Jonker

Round three

Section Y	22 August 2014	Pumas	33–15	Griquas	Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela
	19:10	Try: Trompie Pretorius  34', 42' Renaldo Bothma  60' Corné Steenkamp  80' Con: Justin van Staden  61' (1/3) JC Roos  81' (1/1) Pen: Justin van Staden  2', 32' (2/3) JC Roos  68' (1/1)	Report [24] Scoreboard [25]	Try: Marnus Schoeman  29' Dean Grant  37' Con: Francois Brummer (0/1) Dean Grant  38' (1/1) Pen: Francois Brummer (0/1) Dean Grant  47' (1/1) Drop: Francois Brummer (0/1)	Attendance: 2,371 Referee: Quinton Immelman

Section X	23 August 2014	Blue Bulls	30–25	Eastern Province Kings	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	15:00	Try: Deon Stegmann  15' Akona Ndungane  55', 59' Jesse Kriel  63' Con: Tony Jantjies  60', 64' (2/3) Jesse Kriel (0/1) Pen: Tony Jantjies  6', 27' (2/4) Cards: Tony Jantjies 45' to 56'	Report [26] Scoreboard [27]	Try: Shane Gates  7' Lizo Gqoboka  42' Michael van Vuuren  65' Con: Scott van Breda  43', 66' (2/3) Pen: Scott van Breda  37', 50' (2/2) Cards: Michael van Vuuren 54' to 65'	Attendance: 5,219 [5] Referee: Pro Legoete

Section X	23 August 2014	Western Province	27–14	Golden Lions	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
	17:05	Try: Kobus van Wyk  11', 16' Jaco Taute  73' Con: Demetri Catrakilis  12', 17' (2/2) Kurt Coleman  74' (1/1) Pen: Demetri Catrakilis  46', 58' (2/2)	Report [28] Scoreboard [29]	Try: Andries Coetzee  38' Con: Ruan Combrinck (0/1) Pen: Ruan Combrinck  30', 43', 53' (3/3)	Attendance: 14,325 Referee: Craig Joubert

Section Y	23 August 2014	Sharks	19–16	Free State Cheetahs	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
	19:10	Try: Tonderai Chavhanga  68' Con: Fred Zeilinga  69' (1/1) Pen: Fred Zeilinga  31', 42', 58', 76' (4/5)	Report [30] Scoreboard [31]	Try: Clayton Blommetjies  26' Con: Willie du Plessis  27' (1/1) Pen: Willie du Plessis  22', 25', 44' (3/3)	Attendance: 16,223 Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

Round four

Section Y	29 August 2014	Pumas	32–22	Sharks	Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela
	19:10	Try: Stefan Watermeyer  70' Giant Mtyanda  73' Renaldo Bothma  24' Justin van Staden  37' Con: JC Roos  71', 74' (2/2) Justin van Staden  25' (1/2) Pen: Justin van Staden  21', 31' (2/2)	Report [32] Scoreboard [33]	Try: SP Marais  55' Con: Fred Zeilinga  56' (1/1) Pen: Fred Zeilinga  42', 61', 7', 32', 36' (5/5) Cards: Odwa Ndungane 49' to 60'	Attendance: 6,161 Referee: Ben Crouse

Section Y	30 August 2014	Griquas	25–36	Free State Cheetahs	Griqua Park, Kimberley
	15:00	Try: Tian Meyer  49' Martin Bezuidenhout  56' Ederies Arendse  82' Con: Dean Grant  57', 82' (2/3) Pen: Dean Grant  39', 55' (2/3) Cards: Carel Greeff 13' to 23' 34'	Report [34] Scoreboard [35]	Try: Francois Uys  13' Rayno Benjamin  36' Clayton Blommetjies  59' Tienie Burger  65' Jean Cook  71' Con: Willie du Plessis  37' (1/2) Pieter-Steyn de Wet  60', 66', 72' (3/3) Pen: Willie du Plessis  8' (1/2) Cards: Henco Venter 56' to 67' Torsten van Jaarsveld  76'	Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Jaco van Heerden

Section X	30 August 2014	Blue Bulls	18–23	Western Province	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	17:05	Try: Jacques du Plessis  48' Sampie Mastriet  76' Con: Joshua Stander  49' (1/1) Tian Schoeman (0/1) Pen: Joshua Stander (0/1) Tian Schoeman  55', 69' (2/2)	Report [36] Scoreboard [37]	Try: Kobus van Wyk  56' Seabelo Senatla  59' Con: Demetri Catrakilis  57', 60' (2/2) Pen: Kurt Coleman  34', 72' (2/2) Demetri Catrakilis  46' (1/1)	Attendance: 11,608 Referee: Craig Joubert

Section X	30 August 2014	Eastern Province Kings	22–41	Golden Lions	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	19:10	Try: penalty try  28' Shane Gates  32' Siviwe Soyizwapi  39' Con: Scott van Breda  29', 33' (2/3) Drop: George Whitehead  45' (1/1)	Report [38] Scoreboard [39]	Try: Jaco Kriel  3' Ruan Dreyer  17' Schalk van der Merwe  36' Franco Mostert  70' Derick Minnie  80' Con: Ruan Combrinck  4', 18', 37', 71', 81' (5/5) Pen: Ruan Combrinck  60', 64' (2/2) Cards: Lionel Mapoe 28' to 38' Ross Cronjé  73'	Attendance: 9,034 Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

Round Five

Section X	5 September 2014	Western Province	49–14	Eastern Province Kings	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
	19:10	Try: Juan de Jongh  11', 22' Siya Kolisi  17', 78' Cheslin Kolbe  48' Kobus van Wyk  58' Rynhardt Elstadt  72' Con: Demetri Catrakilis  12', 18', 23', 49', 59' (5/5) Kurt Coleman  73', 79' (2/2) Pen: Demetri Catrakilis (0/1) Cards: Rynhardt Elstadt 57' to 67'	Report [40] Scoreboard [41]	Try: Paul Schoeman  30' Tim Whitehead  81' Con: Scott van Breda  31', 82' (2/2) Pen: Scott van Breda (0/1) Cards: David Bulbring 70' to 80'	Attendance: 11,210 [5] Referee: Stuart Berry

Section Y	6 September 2014	Free State Cheetahs	17–31	Pumas	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
	15:00	Try: JP du Plessis  33' Sarel Pretorius  50' Con: Pieter-Steyn de Wet  34', 51' (2/2) Pen: Pieter-Steyn de Wet  62' (1/1) Cards: Rayno Benjamin  77'	Report [42] Scoreboard [43]	Try: Hennie Skorbinski  18' Roscko Speckman  72' Marius Coetzer  77' Con: Justin van Staden  19' (1/1) JC Roos  73' (1/2) Pen: Justin van Staden  26', 30', 38', 59' (4/4) Drop: Justin van Staden (0/1)	Attendance: 4,903 Referee: Craig Joubert

Section Y	6 September 2014	Sharks	18–21	Griquas	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
	17:05	Try: Lourens Adriaanse  24' Thomas du Toit  76' Con: Fred Zeilinga (0/1) Lionel Cronjé  77' (1/1) Pen: Fred Zeilinga  17' (1/2) Lionel Cronjé  64' (1/2)	Report [44] Scoreboard [45]	Pen: Gouws Prinsloo  2', 7', 21', 30', 37', 69' (6/8) Drop: Francois Brummer  81' (1/2) Cards: Ederies Arendse 52' to 63'	Attendance: 12,424 Referee: Lourens van der Merwe

Section X	6 September 2014	Blue Bulls	36–26	Golden Lions	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	19:10	Try: Ulrich Beyers  23' Burger Odendaal  50' Grant Hattingh  79' Con: Jacques-Louis Potgieter  24', 51', 80' (3/3) Pen: Jacques-Louis Potgieter  6', 16', 19', 31', 45' (5/7) Ulrich Beyers (0/1) Drop: Jacques-Louis Potgieter (0/1)	Report [46] Scoreboard [47]	Try: Kwagga Smith  69' Martin Muller  74' Con: Ruan Combrinck  70', 75' (2/2) Pen: Ruan Combrinck  3', 9', 28', 33' (4/4) Cards: Ruan Dreyer 52' to 63'	Attendance: 9,592 Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

Round Six

Section X	12 September 2014	Eastern Province Kings	13–28	Blue Bulls	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	19:10	Try: Darron Nell  82' Con: Tobie Botes  83' (1/1) Pen: Scott van Breda  29', 33' (2/3) Cards: David Bulbring 68' to 78'	Report [48] Scoreboard [49]	Try: William Small-Smith  24' Bjorn Basson  46' Deon Stegmann  64' Con: Jacques-Louis Potgieter  47', 65' (2/3) Pen: Jacques-Louis Potgieter  8', 40', 60' (3/3) Drop: Jacques-Louis Potgieter (0/1) Cards: Bongi Mbonambi 12' to 22' Deon Stegmann  69'	Attendance: 13,400 Referee: Quinton Immelman

Section Y	13 September 2014	Free State Cheetahs	30–30	Sharks	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
	15:00	Try: Sarel Pretorius  12', 23' Tienie Burger  53' Con: Willie du Plessis  13', 23', 54' (3/3) Pen: Willie du Plessis  38', 69', 82' (3/3) Cards: George Marich 27' to 37'	Report [50] Scoreboard [51]	Try: S'bura Sithole  34' André Esterhuizen  65' Tera Mtembu  77' Con: Lionel Cronjé  35', 66', 78' (3/3) Pen: Lionel Cronjé  9', 40', 61' (3/5)	Attendance: 6,556 Referee: Stuart Berry

Section Y	13 September 2014	Griquas	31–27	Pumas	Griqua Park, Kimberley
	15:00	Try: PJ Vermeulen  40' Con: Gouws Prinsloo  40' (1/1) Pen: Gouws Prinsloo  3', 22', 25', 34', 43', 49', 54', 63' (8/8)	Report [52] Scoreboard [53]	Try: Reynier van Rooyen  38' JW Jonker  56' Con: Coenie van Wyk (0/1) Justin van Staden  57' (1/1) Pen: Justin van Staden  30', 32', 45', 58' (4/4) JC Roos  73' (1/1)	Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Craig Joubert

Section X	13 September 2014	Golden Lions	35–33	Western Province	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
	17:05	Try: Schalk van der Merwe  7' Lionel Mapoe  39' Akker van der Merwe  53' Jaco Kriel  58' Franco Mostert  68' Con: Ruan Combrinck  8', 40', 55', 59', 69' (5/5) Pen: Ruan Combrinck (0/2)	Report [54] Scoreboard [55]	Try: Juan de Jongh  17' Justin Geduld  78' Michael Rhodes  82' Con: Kurt Coleman  18' (1/1) Cheslin Kolbe  78' (1/1) Demetri Catrakilis  83' (1/1) Pen: Kurt Coleman  15', 30', 50', 52' (4/4)	Attendance: 19,875 Referee: Jaco Peyper

Round Seven

Cross-Section	19 September 2014	Golden Lions	29–15	Pumas	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
	19:10	Try: Stokkies Hanekom  4' Ruan Dreyer  8' Courtnall Skosan  27' Franco Mostert  44' Con: Ruan Combrinck  5', 28', 45' (3/4) Drop: Jaco van der Walt  66' (1/1)	Report [56] Scoreboard [57]	Try: Stefan Watermeyer  68' Vincent Koch  80' Con: JC Roos  81' (1/2) Pen: Justin van Staden  26' (1/1) Cards: Trompie Pretorius 12' to 22' Frank Herne  74'	Attendance: 6,010 Referee: Jaco van Heerden

Cross-Section	20 September 2014	Eastern Province Kings	22–37	Free State Cheetahs	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	15:00	Try: Ntabeni Dukisa  31' Siyanda Grey  55' Dwayne Jenner  77' Con: Gary Van Aswegen  32' (1/2) Scott van Breda  78' (1/1) Pen: Gary Van Aswegen  22' (1/1) Cards: Martin Ferreira 33' to 46' Darron Nell 52' to 62'	Report [58] Scoreboard [59]	Try: Francois Venter  29' Sarel Pretorius  44' Willie du Plessis  60' Raymond Rhule  71' Con: Willie du Plessis  30', 45', 61' (3/3) Pieter-Steyn de Wet  72' (1/1) Pen: Willie du Plessis  7', 15', 39' (3/4)	Attendance: 5,988 Referee: Marius Jonker

Cross-Section	20 September 2014	Western Province	36–12	Griquas	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
	15:00	Try: Justin Geduld  6' Sikhumbuzo Notshe  16', 59' Brok Harris  26' Cheslin Kolbe  84' Con: Demetri Catrakilis  7', 17', 27' (3/4) Kurt Coleman  85' (1/1) Pen: Demetri Catrakilis  21' (1/1)	Report [60] Scoreboard [61]	Try: Ruaan Lerm  44' Abrie Griesel  80' Con: Gouws Prinsloo (0/1) Dean Grant  80' (1/1) Cards: Maks van Dyk 25' to 35'	Attendance: 10,098 Referee: Pro Legoete

Cross-Section	20 September 2014	Blue Bulls	15–26	Sharks	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	17:05	Pen: Jacques-Louis Potgieter  9', 11', 25', 32', 69' (5/6)	Report [62] Scoreboard [63]	Try: Lwazi Mvovo  39' S'bura Sithole  49' Con: Lionel Cronjé  40', 50' (2/2) Pen: SP Marais  14', 16' (2/3) Lionel Cronjé  56', 75' (2/4)	Attendance: 13,716 Referee: Quinton Immelman

Round Eight

Cross-Section	26 September 2014	Pumas	23–37	Western Province	Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela
	19:00	Try: Justin van Staden  51' Stefan Watermeyer  54' Con: Justin van Staden  52', 54' (2/2) Pen: JC Roos  15', 35' (2/4) Justin van Staden  61' (1/1)	Report [64] Scoreboard [65]	Try: Nizaam Carr  10', 80' Sikhumbuzo Notshe  39' Michael van der Spuy  46' Con: Demetri Catrakilis  11', 40', 47', 81' (4/4) Pen: Demetri Catrakilis  2', 33', 57' (3/3)	Attendance: 6,431 Referee: Jaco van Heerden

Cross-Section	26 September 2014	Free State Cheetahs	22–31	Blue Bulls	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
	19:10	Try: Sarel Pretorius  59' Con: Willie du Plessis  60' (1/1) Pen: Willie du Plessis  21', 31', 34', 50' (4/5) Drop: Willie du Plessis  73' (1/1) Cards: Sarel Pretorius 22' to 32'	Report [66] Scoreboard [67]	Try: Sampie Mastriet  23', 81' Grant Hattingh  66' Con: Jacques-Louis Potgieter  67', 82' (2/3) Pen: Jacques-Louis Potgieter  13', 18', 47', 78' (4/4) Drop: Jacques-Louis Potgieter (0/1) Cards: Jacques-Louis Potgieter 33' to 43' Paul Willemse 58' to 68'	Attendance: 7,964 Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

Cross-Section	27 September 2014	Sharks	53–24	Eastern Province Kings	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
	14:00	Try: Lourens Adriaanse  7' Lwazi Mvovo  19' André Esterhuizen  23' Lionel Cronjé  32' Paul Jordaan  54', 78' Stephan Lewies  77' Con: Lionel Cronjé  8', 20', 24', 33', 78', 79' (6/7) Pen: Lionel Cronjé  11', 49' (2/3)	Report [68] Scoreboard [69]	Try: Paul Schoeman  37' Shane Gates  43' Tim Whitehead  52' Con: Gary van Aswegen  38', 44', 53' (3/3) Pen: Gary van Aswegen  12' (1/1) Cards: Martin Ferreira 17' to 28'	Attendance: 8,718 Referee: Ben Crouse

Cross-Section	27 September 2014	Griquas	8–46	Golden Lions	Griqua Park, Kimberley
	15:00	Try: Carel Greeff  62' Con: Gouws Prinsloo (0/1) Pen: Gouws Prinsloo  36' (1/3)	Report [70] Scoreboard [71]	Try: Andries Coetzee  10' Jaco Kriel  47', 70' Franco Mostert  55' Kwagga Smith  67' Ruan Combrinck  79' Con: Ruan Combrinck  11', 48', 68', 71', 80' (5/6) Pen: Ruan Combrinck  22', 33' (2/3)	Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Jaco Peyper

Round Nine

Cross-Section	3 October 2014	Sharks	26–23	Golden Lions	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
	19:10	Try: André Esterhuizen  22' Con: Lionel Cronjé (0/1) Pen: Fred Zeilinga  36', 39', 46', 48', 53', 60', 73' (7/8) Drop: Lionel Cronjé (0/1) Cards: André Esterhuizen 30' to 41'	Report [72] Scoreboard [73]	Try: Ruan Combrinck  32' Stokkies Hanekom  65' Con: Marnitz Boshoff  33', 66' (2/2) Pen: Marnitz Boshoff  14', 28', 56' (3/3) Drop: Marnitz Boshoff (0/1) Cards: Derick Minnie 68' to 78'	Attendance: 12,437 Referee: Pro Legoete

Cross-Section	3 October 2014	Pumas	6–37	Blue Bulls	Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela
	19:10	Pen: Justin van Staden  14', 21' (2/3)	Report [74] Scoreboard [75]	Try: Jacques du Plessis  24' Dean Greyling  49' Piet van Zyl  66' Deon Stegmann  79' Con: Jacques-Louis Potgieter  25', 50', 67' (3/3) Tian Schoeman  80' (1/1) Pen: Jacques-Louis Potgieter  17', 42', 62' (3/4)	Attendance: 5,141 Referee: Jaco Peyper

Cross-Section	4 October 2014	Free State Cheetahs	29–34	Western Province	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
	14:00	Try: Willie du Plessis  13' Joubert Engelbrecht  24' Lappies Labuschagné  45' Francois Venter  59' Con: Willie du Plessis  14', 25', 60' (3/4) Pen: Willie du Plessis  74' (1/2) Drop: Willie du Plessis (0/1)	Report [76] Scoreboard [77]	Try: Juan de Jongh  17', 40' Scarra Ntubeni  31' Kobus van Wyk  78' Con: Demetri Catrakilis  18', 32', 40' (3/3) Kurt Coleman  79' (1/1) Pen: Demetri Catrakilis  29', 50' (2/2) Kurt Coleman (0/1) Drop: Demetri Catrakilis (0/1) Cards: Juan de Jongh 43' to 53' Dillyn Leyds  73'	Attendance: 6,350 Referee: Marius Jonker

Cross-Section	4 October 2014	Griquas	45–25	Eastern Province Kings	Griqua Park, Kimberley
	14:30	Try: Marnus Schoeman  7', 58', 65' Martin Bezuidenhout  32' Janro van Niekerk  56' PJ Vermeulen  67', 75' Con: Gouws Prinsloo  8', 33' (2/2) Dean Grant  59', 66', 68' (3/4) Jacquin Jansen (0/1) Cards: Marnus Schoeman 19' to 29'	Report [78] Scoreboard [79]	Try: penalty try  18' Shane Gates  73', 80' Con: Gary van Aswegen  19' (1/1) Ntabeni Dukisa (0/1) George Whitehead  81' (1/1) Pen: Gary van Aswegen  14', 28' (2/2) Cards: Shane Gates 55' to 66'	Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Stuart Berry

Round Ten

Cross-Section	10 October 2014	Eastern Province Kings	26–25	Pumas	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	19:10	Try: Tobie Botes  13' Ronnie Cooke  21' Paul Schoeman  28' Scott van Breda  74' Con: Gary van Aswegen  22', 29', 75' (3/4) Pen: Scott van Breda (0/1) Gary van Aswegen (0/2)	Report [80] Scoreboard [81]	Try: Frank Herne  36' Justin van Staden  40' Stefan Watermeyer  45' Con: Justin van Staden  37', 40' (2/3) Pen: Justin van Staden  16', 65' (2/2) Drop: JW Jonker (0/1) Cards: Giant Mtyanda 12' to 22' Roscko Speckman 27' to 37'	Attendance: 4,584 Referee: Marius Jonker

Cross-Section	11 October 2014	Golden Lions	47–7	Free State Cheetahs	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
	15:00	Try: Jaco Kriel  6' Derick Minnie  11' Ruan Combrinck  30' Warwick Tecklenburg  53' Howard Mnisi  73' Akker van der Merwe  76' Con: Marnitz Boshoff  7', 12', 74', 77' (4/6) Pen: Marnitz Boshoff  23', 64', 68' (3/4)	Report [82] Scoreboard [83]	Try: Sarel Pretorius  49' Con: Willie du Plessis  50' (1/1) Drop: Clayton Blommetjies (0/1) Cards: Oupa Mohoje 22' to 32'	Attendance: 12,031 Referee: Stuart Berry

Cross-Section	11 October 2014	Western Province	20–28	Sharks	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
	17:05	Try: Patrick Howard  20' Kurt Coleman  26' Con: Kurt Coleman  21', 27' (2/2) Pen: Kurt Coleman  10', 15' (2/2) Cards: Rynhardt Elstadt 53' to 63'	Report [84] Scoreboard [85]	Try: S'bura Sithole  1' Lourens Adriaanse  64' Con: Lionel Cronjé (0/2) Pen: Lionel Cronjé  17', 36', 44', 47', 54' (5/5) Fred Zeilinga  75' (1/1)	Attendance: 26,744 Referee: Jaco Peyper

Cross-Section	11 October 2014	Blue Bulls	46–12	Griquas	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	19:10	Try: Bjorn Basson  2', 45', 61' Deon Stegmann  37' Handré Pollard  74' Akona Ndungane  79' Con: Jacques-Louis Potgieter  3', 38', 62' (3/4) Handré Pollard  75', 80' (2/2) Pen: Jacques-Louis Potgieter  20', 28' (2/3)	Report [86] Scoreboard [87]	Try: Ederies Arendse  11', 30' Con: Jacquin Jansen  12' (1/2) Cards: Simon Westraadt 36' to 46' Ryno Barnes  72'	Attendance: 7,001 Referee: Pro Legoete

Semi-finals

	18 October 2014	Golden Lions	50–20	Sharks	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
	14:30	Try: Howard Mnisi  10' Jaco Kriel  37' Ross Cronjé  40' Akker van der Merwe  62' Ruan Combrinck  77' Warren Whiteley  80' Con: Marnitz Boshoff  40', 63', 78', 81' (4/6) Pen: Marnitz Boshoff  2', 18', 66', 74' (4/4) Drop: Marnitz Boshoff (0/1) Cards: Kwagga Smith 55' to 65'	Report [88] Scoreboard [89]	Try: André Esterhuizen  49' Tera Mtembu  68' SP Marais  71' Con: Lionel Cronjé (0/1) Fred Zeilinga  68' (1/2) Pen: SP Marais (0/1) Lionel Cronjé  9' (1/1) Drop: Lionel Cronjé (0/1) Cards: Etienne Oosthuizen 26' to 36'	Attendance: 35,558 Referee: Jaco van Heerden

	18 October 2014	Western Province	31–23	Blue Bulls	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
	17:00	Try: Cheslin Kolbe  12', 27' Nic Groom  37' Con: Demetri Catrakilis  28', 38' (2/3) Pen: Demetri Catrakilis  3', 22', 49' (3/3) Drop: Demetri Catrakilis  74' (1/1)	Report [90] Scoreboard [91]	Try: Dean Greyling  40' Callie Visagie  79' Con: Jacques-Louis Potgieter  40' (1/1) Handré Pollard  80' (1/1) Pen: Jacques-Louis Potgieter  17', 42', 46' (3/6) Drop: Jacques-Louis Potgieter (0/1)	Attendance: 29,857 Referee: Pro Legoete

Final

	25 October 2014	Western Province	19–16	Golden Lions	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
	17:00	Try: Jaco Taute  35' Con: Demetri Catrakilis  36' (1/1) Pen: Demetri Catrakilis  4', 10', 59', 66' (4/4)	Report [92] Scoreboard [93]	Try: Jaco van der Walt  50' Con: Marnitz Boshoff  51' (1/1) Pen: Marnitz Boshoff  45', 57' (2/6) Ruan Combrinck  75' (1/2) Drop: Marnitz Boshoff (0/2)	Attendance: 44,505 Referee: Craig Joubert

Honours

2014 Absa Currie Cup Premier Division Champions

Western Province

33rd title

Players

Player statistics

The following table contain points which have been scored in the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division: ^[94]

All point scorers
No	Player	Team	T	C	P	DG	Pts
1	Demetri Catrakilis	Western Province	0	30	20	1	123
	Jacques-Louis Potgieter	Blue Bulls	0	15	31	0	123
3	Ruan Combrinck	Golden Lions	6	20	12	0	106
4	Justin van Staden	Pumas	3	11	21	0	100
5	Willie du Plessis	Free State Cheetahs	2	15	18	1	97
6	Fred Zeilinga	Sharks	1	6	24	0	89
7	Marnitz Boshoff	Golden Lions	0	13	14	1	71
	Lionel Cronjé	Sharks	1	12	14	0	71
9	Gouws Prinsloo	Griquas	0	3	15	0	51
10	Kurt Coleman	Western Province	1	8	8	0	45
	Jaco Kriel	Golden Lions	9	0	0	0	45
12	Scott van Breda	Eastern Province Kings	2	8	6	0	44
13	Sarel Pretorius	Free State Cheetahs	7	0	0	0	35
	Marnus Schoeman	Griquas	7	0	0	0	35
15	Jaco van der Walt	Golden Lions	1	7	3	1	31
16	Juan de Jongh	Western Province	6	0	0	0	30
	Gary van Aswegen	Eastern Province Kings	0	9	4	0	30
18	Dean Grant	Griquas	1	7	3	0	28
19	Cheslin Kolbe	Western Province	5	1	0	0	27
	JC Roos	Pumas	0	6	5	0	27
21	Ederies Arendse	Griquas	5	0	0	0	25
	Shane Gates	Eastern Province Kings	5	0	0	0	25
	Kobus van Wyk	Western Province	5	0	0	0	25
24	SP Marais	Sharks	3	0	2	0	21
25	Bjorn Basson	Blue Bulls	4	0	0	0	20
	Rayno Benjamin	Free State Cheetahs	4	0	0	0	20
	Nizaam Carr	Western Province	4	0	0	0	20
	André Esterhuizen	Sharks	4	0	0	0	20
	Stokkies Hanekom	Golden Lions	4	0	0	0	20
	Sampie Mastriet	Blue Bulls	4	0	0	0	20
	Franco Mostert	Golden Lions	4	0	0	0	20
	S'bura Sithole	Sharks	4	0	0	0	20
	Deon Stegmann	Blue Bulls	4	0	0	0	20
	Stefan Watermeyer	Pumas	4	0	0	0	20
35	Lourens Adriaanse	Sharks	3	0	0	0	15
	Renaldo Bothma	Pumas	3	0	0	0	15
	Andries Coetzee	Golden Lions	3	0	0	0	15
	Pieter-Steyn de Wet	Free State Cheetahs	0	6	1	0	15
	Paul Jordaan	Sharks	3	0	0	0	15
	Derick Minnie	Golden Lions	3	0	0	0	15
	Tera Mtembu	Sharks	3	0	0	0	15
	Akona Ndungane	Blue Bulls	3	0	0	0	15
	Sikhumbuzo Notshe	Western Province	3	0	0	0	15
	Raymond Rhule	Free State Cheetahs	3	0	0	0	15
	Paul Schoeman	Eastern Province Kings	3	0	0	0	15
	Seabelo Senatla	Western Province	3	0	0	0	15
	Kwagga Smith	Golden Lions	3	0	0	0	15
	Akker van der Merwe	Golden Lions	3	0	0	0	15
	PJ Vermeulen	Griquas	3	0	0	0	15
50	Elgar Watts	Free State Cheetahs	1	2	1	0	12
51	Handré Pollard	Blue Bulls	1	3	0	0	11
	Nico Scheepers	Griquas	0	4	1	0	11
53	Martin Bezuidenhout	Griquas	2	0	0	0	10
	Clayton Blommetjies	Free State Cheetahs	2	0	0	0	10
	Tienie Burger	Free State Cheetahs	2	0	0	0	10
	Ronnie Cooke	Eastern Province Kings	2	0	0	0	10
	Ruan Dreyer	Golden Lions	2	0	0	0	10
	Jacques du Plessis	Blue Bulls	2	0	0	0	10
	Justin Geduld	Western Province	2	0	0	0	10
	Carel Greeff	Griquas	2	0	0	0	10
	Dean Greyling	Blue Bulls	2	0	0	0	10
	Grant Hattingh	Blue Bulls	2	0	0	0	10
	Patrick Howard	Western Province	2	0	0	0	10
	Tony Jantjies	Blue Bulls	0	2	2	0	10
	JW Jonker	Pumas	2	0	0	0	10
	Siya Kolisi	Western Province	2	0	0	0	10
	Howard Mnisi	Golden Lions	2	0	0	0	10
	Lwazi Mvovo	Sharks	2	0	0	0	10
	Trompie Pretorius	Pumas	2	0	0	0	10
	Michael Rhodes	Western Province	2	0	0	0	10
	Corné Steenkamp	Pumas	2	0	0	0	10
	Jaco Taute	Western Province	2	0	0	0	10
	Warwick Tecklenburg	Golden Lions	2	0	0	0	10
	Schalk van der Merwe	Golden Lions	2	0	0	0	10
	Michael van der Spuy	Western Province	2	0	0	0	10
	Francois Venter	Free State Cheetahs	2	0	0	0	10
	Tim Whitehead	Eastern Province Kings	2	0	0	0	10
78	Tian Schoeman	Blue Bulls	0	1	2	0	8
79	Tobie Botes	Eastern Province Kings	1	1	0	0	7
80	Patrick Lambie	Sharks	0	3	0	0	6
81	JW Bell	Pumas	1	0	0	0	5
	Ulrich Beyers	Blue Bulls	1	0	0	0	5
	Jacques Botes	Sharks	1	0	0	0	5
	Willie Britz	Golden Lions	1	0	0	0	5
	Tonderai Chavhanga	Sharks	1	0	0	0	5
	Pat Cilliers	Western Province	1	0	0	0	5
	Robbie Coetzee	Golden Lions	1	0	0	0	5
	Marius Coetzer	Pumas	1	0	0	0	5
	Jean Cook	Free State Cheetahs	1	0	0	0	5
	Ross Cronjé	Golden Lions	1	0	0	0	5
	Aidon Davis	Eastern Province Kings	1	0	0	0	5
	Ntabeni Dukisa	Eastern Province Kings	1	0	0	0	5
	JP du Plessis	Free State Cheetahs	1	0	0	0	5
	Thomas du Toit	Sharks	1	0	0	0	5
	Rynhardt Elstadt	Western Province	1	0	0	0	5
	Joubert Engelbrecht	Free State Cheetahs	1	0	0	0	5
	Lizo Gqoboka	Eastern Province Kings	1	0	0	0	5
	Abrie Griesel	Griquas	1	0	0	0	5
	Siyanda Grey	Eastern Province Kings	1	0	0	0	5
	Nic Groom	Western Province	1	0	0	0	5
	Monde Hadebe	Sharks	1	0	0	0	5
	Brok Harris	Western Province	1	0	0	0	5
	Frank Herne	Pumas	1	0	0	0	5
	Dwayne Jenner	Eastern Province Kings	1	0	0	0	5
	Vincent Koch	Pumas	1	0	0	0	5
	Jesse Kriel	Blue Bulls	1	0	0	0	5
	Lappies Labuschagné	Free State Cheetahs	1	0	0	0	5
	Ruaan Lerm	Griquas	1	0	0	0	5
	Stephan Lewies	Sharks	1	0	0	0	5
	Kevin Luiters	Eastern Province Kings	1	0	0	0	5
	Lionel Mapoe	Golden Lions	1	0	0	0	5
	Bongi Mbonambi	Blue Bulls	1	0	0	0	5
	Tian Meyer	Griquas	1	0	0	0	5
	Giant Mtyanda	Pumas	1	0	0	0	5
	Martin Muller	Golden Lions	1	0	0	0	5
	Darron Nell	Eastern Province Kings	1	0	0	0	5
	Scarra Ntubeni	Western Province	1	0	0	0	5
	Burger Odendaal	Blue Bulls	1	0	0	0	5
	Marais Schmidt	Griquas	0	1	1	0	5
	Hennie Skorbinski	Pumas	1	0	0	0	5
	Courtnall Skosan	Golden Lions	1	0	0	0	5
	William Small-Smith	Blue Bulls	1	0	0	0	5
	Siviwe Soyizwapi	Eastern Province Kings	1	0	0	0	5
	Roscko Speckman	Pumas	1	0	0	0	5
	Frikkie Spies	Pumas	1	0	0	0	5
	Wayne Stevens	Griquas	1	0	0	0	5
	Francois Uys	Free State Cheetahs	1	0	0	0	5
	Janro van Niekerk	Griquas	1	0	0	0	5
	Reynier van Rooyen	Pumas	1	0	0	0	5
	Michael van Vuuren	Eastern Province Kings	1	0	0	0	5
	Piet van Zyl	Blue Bulls	1	0	0	0	5
	Callie Visagie	Blue Bulls	1	0	0	0	5
	Luke Watson	Eastern Province Kings	1	0	0	0	5
	George Whitehead	Eastern Province Kings	0	1	0	1	5
	Warren Whiteley	Golden Lions	1	0	0	0	5
136	Francois Brummer	Griquas	0	0	0	1	3
137	Jacquin Jansen	Griquas	0	1	0	0	2
	Joshua Stander	Blue Bulls	0	1	0	0	2
–	penalty try	Eastern Province Kings	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 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division:

Blue Bulls ^[95]

Forwards

• Jacques du Plessis
• Jacques Engelbrecht
• Dean Greyling
• Grant Hattingh
• Nico Janse van Rensburg
• Werner Kruger
• Wiaan Liebenberg
• Bandise Maku
• Bongi Mbonambi
• Morné Mellett
• Jono Ross
• Basil Short
• Deon Stegmann
• Marcel van der Merwe
• Hencus van Wyk
• Callie Visagie
• Paul Willemse
• Did not play:
• Arno Botha
• Irné Herbst
• Frik Kirsten
• Victor Matfield
• Marvin Orie
• Juan Schoeman
• Roelof Smit
• Pierre Spies
• Flip van der Merwe
• Nardus van der Walt
• Jaco Visagie

Backs

• Bjorn Basson
• Ulrich Beyers
• JJ Engelbrecht
• Tony Jantjies
• Jesse Kriel
• Sampie Mastriet
• Akona Ndungane
• Ryan Nell
• Burger Odendaal
• Rudy Paige
• Handré Pollard
• Jacques-Louis Potgieter
• Tian Schoeman
• William Small-Smith
• Joshua Stander
• Jamba Ulengo
• Piet van Zyl
• Jurgen Visser
• Did not play:
• Francois Hougaard
• Travis Ismaiel
• Lohan Jacobs
• Jan Serfontein
• Dries Swanepoel

Coach

• Frans Ludeke

Eastern Province Kings ^[96]

Forwards

• Tim Agaba
• Thembelani Bholi
• Tom Botha
• David Bulbring
• Steve Cummins
• Aidon Davis
• Albé de Swardt
• Charl du Plessis
• Martin Ferreira
• Lizo Gqoboka
• Simon Kerrod
• Cameron Lindsay
• Charles Marais
• Edgar Marutlulle
• Shaun McDonald
• Darron Nell
• Devin Oosthuizen
• Paul Schoeman
• Steven Sykes
• BG Uys
• CJ van der Linde
• Michael van Vuuren
• Luke Watson
• Stefan Willemse
• Did not play:
• Brenden Olivier
• Dane van der Westhuyzen

Backs

• Tobie Botes
• Ronnie Cooke
• Ntabeni Dukisa
• Shane Gates
• Siyanda Grey
• Jaco Grobler
• Dwayne Jenner
• Kevin Luiters
• Siviwe Soyizwapi
• Gary van Aswegen
• Scott van Breda
• George Whitehead
• Tim Whitehead
• Did not play:
• Enrico Acker
• Eben Barnard
• Hansie Graaff
• Paul Perez
• Sergeal Petersen
• Marlou van Niekerk

Coach

• Carlos Spencer

Free State Cheetahs ^[97]

Forwards

• Dolph Botha
• Tienie Burger
• Neil Claassen
• Jean Cook
• Luan de Bruin
• Lood de Jager
• Brendon Groenewald
• Vince Jobo
• Lappies Labuschagné
• AJ le Roux
• Hercú Liebenberg
• Werner Lourens
• George Marich
• Oupa Mohojé
• Trevor Nyakane
• Caylib Oosthuizen
• Coenie Oosthuizen
• Boom Prinsloo
• Bees Roux
• Kevin Stevens
• Francois Uys
• Torsten van Jaarsveld
• Henco Venter
• Waltie Vermeulen
• Carl Wegner
• Did not play:
• Peet Coetzee
• Jacques du Toit
• Freddy Ngoza
• Adriaan Strauss

Backs

• Rayno Benjamin
• Clayton Blommetjies
• AJ Coertzen
• Pieter-Steyn de Wet
• Maphutha Dolo
• JP du Plessis
• Willie du Plessis
• Joubert Engelbrecht
• Sarel Pretorius
• Raymond Rhule
• Francois Venter
• Shaun Venter
• Elgar Watts
• Did not play:
• Renier Botha
• Cornal Hendricks
• Verner Horn
• Henry Immelman
• Cameron Jacobs
• Tertius Kruger
• Willie le Roux
• Nico Lee
• Marco Mason

Coach

• Rory Duncan

Golden Lions ^[98]

Forwards

• Willie Britz
• Robbie Coetzee
• Ruan Dreyer
• Jaco Kriel
• MB Lusaseni
• Malcolm Marx
• Derick Minnie
• Franco Mostert
• Martin Muller
• Julian Redelinghuys
• Kwagga Smith
• Warwick Tecklenburg
• Akker van der Merwe
• Schalk van der Merwe
• Jacques van Rooyen
• Chris van Zyl
• Willie Wepener
• Warren Whiteley
• Did not play:
• Fabian Booysen
• Cyle Brink
• Stephan de Wit
• Lambert Groenewald
• Ruaan Lerm
• Tyson Mulamba
• Mark Pretorius
• Dylan Smith
• Schalk van Heerden

Backs

• Marnitz Boshoff
• Andries Coetzee
• Ruan Combrinck
• Guy Cronjé
• Ross Cronjé
• Stokkies Hanekom
• Alwyn Hollenbach
• Lionel Mapoe
• Howard Mnisi
• Mark Richards
• Ricky Schroeder
• Courtnall Skosan
• Jaco van der Walt
• Harold Vorster
• Did not play:
• Michael Bondesio
• Robert de Bruyn
• Lloyd Greeff
• Deon Helberg
• Lohan Jacobs
• Ruhan Nel
• Deon van Rensburg
• Anthony Volmink
• Vainon Willis

Coach

• Johan Ackermann

Griquas ^[99]

Forwards

• Jonathan Adendorf
• Ryno Barnes
• Martin Bezuidenhout
• Wesley Cloete
• Carel Greeff
• Hugo Kloppers
• Ruaan Lerm
• RJ Liebenberg
• Hilton Lobberts
• Jaco Nepgen
• Steph Roberts
• Burger Schoeman
• Marnus Schoeman
• Boela Serfontein
• Ewald van der Westhuizen
• Maks van Dyk
• Janro van Niekerk
• Wendal Wehr
• Simon Westraadt
• Did not play:
• Stephan Greeff
• Luxolo Koza
• Justin Pappin
• Stephan Pretorius

Backs

• Ederies Arendse
• Francois Brummer
• Danie Dames
• Johnathan Francke
• Dean Grant
• Abrie Griesel
• Jacquin Jansen
• Rocco Jansen
• Dustin Jinka
• Doppies la Grange
• Niel Marais
• Tian Meyer
• Gouws Prinsloo
• Nico Scheepers
• Marais Schmidt
• Wayne Stevens
• Rudi van Rooyen
• PJ Vermeulen
• Did not play:
• Logan Basson
• Howard Mnisi
• Sandile Ngcobo
• Reohn van Zyl

Coach

• Hawies Fourie

Sharks ^[100]

Forwards

• Lourens Adriaanse
• JC Astle
• Jacques Botes
• Dale Chadwick
• Kyle Cooper
• Thomas du Toit
• Monde Hadebe
• Wiehan Hay
• Francois Kleinhans
• Stephan Lewies
• Khaya Majola
• Franco Marais
• Johan Meyer
• Danie Mienie
• Tera Mtembu
• Etienne Oosthuizen
• Matt Stevens
• Marco Wentzel
• Did not play:
• Willem Alberts
• Marcell Coetzee
• Bismarck du Plessis
• Jannie du Plessis
• Pieter-Steph du Toit
• Ryan Kankowski
• Tendai Mtawarira

Backs

• Tonderai Chavhanga
• Lionel Cronjé
• André Esterhuizen
• Conrad Hoffmann
• Paul Jordaan
• Patrick Lambie
• SP Marais
• Lwazi Mvovo
• Odwa Ndungane
• Cobus Reinach
• S'bura Sithole
• Tim Swiel
• Jaco van Tonder
• Hanco Venter
• Heimar Williams
• Cameron Wright
• Fred Zeilinga
• Did not play:
• Tyler Fisher
• Sizo Maseko
• JP Pietersen
• François Steyn
• Stefan Ungerer

Coach

• Brad McLeod-Henderson

Pumas ^[101]

Forwards

• Renaldo Bothma
• Jaco Bouwer
• Uzair Cassiem
• Marius Coetzer
• François du Toit
• Corné Fourie
• Frank Herne
• RW Kember
• Vincent Koch
• Giant Mtyanda
• Brian Shabangu
• Frikkie Spies
• Corné Steenkamp
• De-Jay Terblanche
• Did not play:
• JJ Breet
• Stephan Kotzé
• Doppies le Roux
• Rudi Mathee
• Jacques Momberg
• Sabelo Nhlapo
• Justin Pappin
• Pieter Stemmet
• Drew van Coller
• Eduan van der Walt

Backs

• JW Bell
• Dylon Frylinck
• Ruwellyn Isbell
• JW Jonker
• Sino Nyoka
• Trompie Pretorius
• JC Roos
• Hennie Skorbinski
• Roscko Speckman
• Heinrich Steyl
• Reynier van Rooyen
• Justin van Staden
• Coenie van Wyk
• Stefan Watermeyer
• Did not play:
• Bernado Botha
• Faf de Klerk
• Johan Herbst
• Wilmaure Louw
• Michael Nienaber
• Dewald Pretorius
• Marcello Sampson
• Deon Scholtz
• Ashwin Scott

Coach

• Jimmy Stonehouse

Western Province ^[102]

Forwards

• Justin Ackerman
• Gavin Annandale
• Ruan Botha
• Manuel Carizza
• Nizaam Carr
• Pat Cilliers
• Stephan Coetzee
• Rynhardt Elstadt
• Eben Etzebeth
• Gerbrandt Grobler
• Brok Harris
• Oli Kebble
• Rohan Kitshoff
• Jean Kleyn
• Siya Kolisi
• Tiaan Liebenberg
• Frans Malherbe
• Sikhumbuzo Notshe
• Scarra Ntubeni
• Pat O'Brien
• Neil Rautenbach
• Michael Rhodes
• Jurie van Vuuren
• Anton van Zyl
• Alistair Vermaak
• Did not play:
• Tazz Fuzani
• Steven Kitshoff
• Rayn Smid
• De Kock Steenkamp
• Duane Vermeulen

Backs

• Demetri Catrakilis
• Kurt Coleman
• Juan de Jongh
• Robert du Preez
• Justin Geduld
• Nic Groom
• Patrick Howard
• Cheslin Kolbe
• Dillyn Leyds
• Godlen Masimla
• Louis Schreuder
• Seabelo Senatla
• Jaco Taute
• Michael van der Spuy
• Kobus van Wyk
• EW Viljoen
• Devon Williams
• Did not play:
• Willy Ambaka
• Damian de Allende
• Jean de Villiers
• Ryno Eksteen
• Chevandré van Schoor

Coach

• Allister Coetzee

See also

• 2014 Currie Cup First Division
• 2014 Vodacom Cup

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External links

• "SA Rugby Competition – 2014 Absa Currie Cup Premier Division". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 3 June 2016.