2015 Currie Cup qualification

2015 Currie Cup qualification
Countries South Africa
Date 12 June – 25 July 2015
Promoted Griquas
Matches played 21
Tries scored 157
(average 7.5 per match)
Top point scorer Adriaan Engelbrecht (62)
Top try scorer Carel Greeff (10)

The 2015 Currie Cup qualification tournament was a competition organised by the South African Rugby Union which featured seven teams and was played between 12 June and 25 July 2015. The winner of the tournament would qualify for the 2015 Currie Cup Premier Division, while the remaining six teams would play in the 2015 Currie Cup First Division.

For the second season in succession, Griquas won the tournament to earn a place in the Premier Division.

Competition rules and information

The top six teams from 2014 – Western Province, Golden Lions, Sharks, Blue Bulls, Free State Cheetahs and Pumas – were guaranteed participation in the 2015 Currie Cup Premier Division, as is the 'anchor' side Eastern Province Kings.[1]

2014 Currie Cup Premier Division side Griquas, by virtue of finishing outside the top six in the Premier Division, as well as the teams from the 2014 Currie Cup First Division – the Leopards, Griffons, SWD Eagles, Falcons, Boland Cavaliers and Border Bulldogs – played in a qualifying tournament, with the winner qualifying to the 2015 Currie Cup Premier Division.[2]

The seven teams played each other once over the course of the qualification, 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 2015 Currie Cup Premier Division, while the other six teams qualified for the 2015 Currie Cup First Division.

In November 2014, the Kenya RFU revealed that they were in negotiations with SARU to enter a team in the competition.[3] However, they withdrew from the 2015 Vodacom Cup due to financial considerations and were not included in the Currie Cup fixtures when those were released.

Teams

Location of teams in 2015 Currie Cup qualification

The same seven teams that took part in the 2014 Currie Cup qualification tournament also played in the 2015 edition.

Team Listing

The following teams took part in the 2015 Currie Cup qualification tournament:[1]:2

2015 Currie Cup qualification teams
Team Sponsored Name Stadium/s Sponsored Name
Boland CavaliersRegent Boland CavaliersBoland Stadium, WellingtonBoland Stadium
Border BulldogsBorder BulldogsBuffalo City Stadium, East LondonBuffalo City Stadium
FalconsFalconsBarnard Stadium, Kempton ParkBarnard Stadium
GriffonsDown Touch GriffonsNorth West Stadium, WelkomHT Pelatona Projects Stadium
GriquasORC GriquasGriqua Park, KimberleyGriqua Park
LeopardsLeopardsOlën Park, PotchefstroomProfert Olën Park
SWD EaglesSWD EaglesOuteniqua Park, GeorgeOuteniqua Park

Log

The final league standings for the 2015 Currie Cup qualification tournament are:[4]

2015 Currie Cup qualification log
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1Griquas6501254132+12239175126
2Leopards6501237117+12034175025
3Falcons6303148209−6120292014
4Boland Cavaliers6213138197−5918252113
5Griffons6204171201−3022292111
6Border Bulldogs620495136−4110180210
7SWD Eagles6114123174−511422028
Final standings.

Round-by-round

The table below shows a 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 – 2015 Currie Cup qualification
Team R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7
Griquas 1
(4th)		 6
(2nd)		 11
(1st)		 16
(1st)		 16
(1st)		 21
(1st)		 26
(1st)
Leopards 5
(1st)		 10
(1st)		 10
(2nd)		 10
(2nd)		 15
(2nd)		 20
(1st)		 25
(2nd)
Falcons 0
(5th)		 0
(7th)		 4
(6th)		 8
(5th)		 8
(6th)		 9
(6th)		 14
(3rd)
Boland Cavaliers 5
(2nd)		 5
(3rd)		 6
(4th)		 8
(4th)		 13
(3rd)		 13
(3rd)		 13
(4th)
Griffons 0
(6th)		 4
(5th)		 4
(5th)		 4
(6th)		 5
(7th)		 10
(4th)		 11
(5th)
Border Bulldogs 4
(3rd)		 4
(4th)		 8
(3rd)		 9
(3rd)		 10
(4th)		 10
(5th)		 10
(6th)
SWD Eagles 0
(7th)		 1
(6th)		 2
(7th)		 4
(7th)		 8
(5th)		 8
(7th)		 8
(7th)
Key: win draw loss bye

Fixtures and results

The following fixtures for the 2015 Currie Cup qualification series were released:[5]

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

Honours

The honour roll for the 2015 Currie Cup qualification tournament was as follows:

2015 Currie Cup qualification honours
Promoted: Griquas
Top Try Scorer:Carel Greeff, Griquas (10)
Top Points Scorer:Adriaan Engelbrecht, Leopards (62)

Players

Player statistics

The following table contain points which were scored in the 2015 Currie Cup qualification tournament:[48]

All point scorers
No Player Team T C P DG Pts
1Adriaan EngelbrechtLeopards0282062
2Jaun KotzéFalcons1156053
Eric ZanaBoland Cavaliers3106053
4Gouws PrinslooGriquas0213051
5Carel GreeffGriquas1000050
6Elric van VuurenSWD Eagles148037
7Louis StrydomGriffons0124036
8Gerrit SmithSWD Eagles263031
9Adri JacobsLeopards600030
10Logan BassonBorder Bulldogs018026
11Masixole BandaBorder Bulldogs233025
Kyle Hendricks Falcons500025
Rhyno SmithLeopards410125
14Alvin BrandtGriffons400020
Danwel DemasBoland Cavaliers400020
Tertius MaarmanGriffons400020
Nicky SteynGriffons400020
18Francois BrummerGriquas240018
19Adriaan CarelseBoland Cavaliers201116
Franna du ToitGriffons024016
21AJ CoertzenGriquas300015
Coert CronjéFalcons300015
Ntabeni DukisaGriquas300015
Damian EngledoeLeopards300015
Johnathan FranckeGriquas300015
Vuyo MbothoGriffons300015
Loftus MorrisonLeopards300015
Joe SmithLeopards300015
Adrian VermeulenLeopards300015
Riaan ViljoenGriquas300015
31Elgar WattsGriffons121012
32Martin BezuidenhoutGriquas200010
Alshaun BockSWD Eagles200010
Christo du PlessisSWD Eagles200010
Tyler FisherLeopards200010
Wian FourieLeopards200010
Grant JankeFalcons200010
Jono Janse van RensburgGriquas200010
Wayne KhanSWD Eagles200010
Hanno KitshoffBoland Cavaliers200010
Michael MakaseBorder Bulldogs200010
Tian MeyerGriquas200010
Friedle OlivierFalcons200010
Jaco OosthuizenFalcons200010
Dillon SmitLeopards200010
Clinton SwartGriquas200010
Joe van der HoogtGriffons200010
Senan van der MerweBoland Cavaliers200010
Hanco VenterLeopards200010
50Christian RustBoland Cavaliers12009
51Lukhanyo AmBorder Bulldogs10005
Yves BashiyaBoland Cavaliers10005
Ludwe BooiBorder Bulldogs10005
Enver BrandtGriffons10005
Rudi BritzGriffons10005
Ashlon DavidsLeopards10005
Martin du ToitSWD Eagles10005
Leighton EksteenSWD Eagles10005
Wilneth EngelbrechtBoland Cavaliers10005
Arno FortuinBoland Cavaliers10005
Ntando KebeBorder Bulldogs10005
Hugo KloppersGriquas10005
Stephan KotzéGriquas10005
Robert KrugerLeopards10005
Ernst LadendorfFalcons10005
RJ LiebenbergGriquas10005
Hilton LobbertsGriquas10005
Makazole MapimpiBorder Bulldogs10005
Sizo MasekoLeopards10005
Japie NelGriffons10005
Norman NelsonGriffons10005
Sipho NofemeleBorder Bulldogs10005
Arno PoleyFalcons10005
Anrich RichterFalcons10005
Steph RobertsGriquas10005
Janneman StanderSWD Eagles10005
Johan SteynSWD Eagles10005
Sergio TorrensLeopards10005
Michael van der SpuyGriquas10005
Rudi van RooyenGriquas10005
Luzuko VulindluSWD Eagles10005
Chaney WillemseBoland Cavaliers10005
Marlyn WilliamsFalcons10005
84Oliver ZonoBorder Bulldogs02004
85Wynand PienaarGriffons01002
—penalty tryBorder Bulldogs10005
Falcons10005
* Legend: T = Tries, C = Conversions, P = Penalties, DG = Drop Goals, Pts = Points.

Squads

The teams released the following squad lists:[49][50][51][52][53][54][55]

Discipline

The following table contains all the cards handed out during the tournament:[56]

Cards
Player Team Red card
Dean HoppSWD Eagles02
Yves BashiyaBoland Cavaliers01
Ashley BuysSWD Eagles01
Leighton EksteenSWD Eagles01
Tyler FisherLeopards01
Arno FortuinBoland Cavaliers01
Hanno KitshoffBoland Cavaliers01
Jaun KotzéBoland Cavaliers01
Blake KydBorder Bulldogs01
Clemen LewisBoland Cavaliers01
Tian MeyerGriquas01
Buhle MxunyelwaBorder Bulldogs01
Andila NtsilaSWD Eagles01
Wandile PutumaBorder Bulldogs01
Marno RedelinghuysLeopards01
Edwin SassBoland Cavaliers01
Janneman StanderSWD Eagles01
* Legend: Red card = Sent off, = Sin-binned

Referees

The following referees officiated matches in the 2015 Currie Cup qualification series:

See also

References

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