2013 Currie Cup Premier Division
2013 Currie Cup Premier Division
Date 9 August – 26 October 2013
Champions Sharks (7th title)Matches played 33
Tries scored 175 (average 5.3 per match)
Top point scorer Marnitz Boshoff (92)Top try scorer Raymond Rhule (7)← 2012 2014 →
The 2013 Currie Cup Premier Division was the 75th season in the competition since it started in 1889 and was contested from 10 August to 26 October 2013. The tournament (known as the Absa Currie Cup Premier Division for sponsorship reasons) was the top tier of South Africa's premier domestic rugby union competition.
Competition Regular season and title playoffs There were 6 participating teams in the 2013 Currie Cup Premier Division. These teams played each other twice over the course of the season, once at home and once away.
Teams received four points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus points were awarded to teams that score 4 or more tries in a game, as well as to teams losing a match by 7 points or less. Teams were ranked by log points.
The top 4 teams qualified for the title play-offs. In the semifinals, 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 The bottom team on the log qualified for the promotion/relegation play-offs. That team played off against the team placed first in the 2013 Currie Cup First Division over two legs. The winner over these two ties (determined via team tables, with all Currie Cup ranking regulations in effect) qualified for the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division , while the losing team qualified for the 2014 Currie Cup First Division .
Teams Location of teams in 2013 Currie Cup Premier Division 2013 Currie Cup Premier Division teams Team Sponsored Name Stadium/s Sponsored Name Blue Bulls Vodacom Blue Bulls Loftus Versfeld , Pretoria Loftus Versfeld Free State Cheetahs Toyota Free State Cheetahs Free State Stadium , Bloemfontein Free State Stadium Golden Lions MTN Golden Lions Ellis Park Stadium , Johannesburg Ellis Park Stadium Griquas GWK Griquas Griqua Park , Kimberley GWK Park Sharks Sharks Kings Park Stadium , Durban Growthpoint Kings Park Western Province DHL Western Province Newlands Stadium , Cape Town DHL Newlands
Log Final standings 2013 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 2 0 245 201 +44 23 21 1 0 37 Title play-off semi-final 2 Sharks 10 7 0 3 271 223 +48 28 21 2 3 33 3 Free State Cheetahs 10 5 0 5 262 238 +24 31 26 3 3 26 4 Golden Lions 10 4 1 5 326 296 +30 40 31 5 3 26 5 Blue Bulls 10 3 1 6 225 253 −28 24 28 2 1 17 6 Griquas 10 1 0 9 208 326 −118 17 36 1 6 11 Relegation Play-Offs
Round-by-round Team Progression – 2013 Currie Cup Premier Division Team R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 Western Province 2 (3rd) 6 (2nd) 10 (1st) 12 (3rd) 16 (1st) 20 (1st) 24 (2nd) 28 (2nd) 33 (1st) 37 (1st) Sharks 1 (6th) 5 (4th) 9 (2nd) 14 (1st) 15 (2nd) 19 (2nd) 24 (1st) 28 (1st) 32 (2nd) 33 (2nd) Free State Cheetahs 5 (1st) 6 (3rd) 7 (3rd) 12 (2nd) 12 (4th) 16 (3rd) 16 (4th) 17 (4th) 22 (3rd) 26 (3rd) Golden Lions 1 (5th) 1 (6th) 6 (4th) 9 (4th) 14 (3rd) 15 (4th) 20 (3rd) 21 (3rd) 21 (4th) 26 (4th) Blue Bulls 2 (4th) 6 (1st) 6 (6th) 6 (6th) 10 (5th) 10 (5th) 11 (5th) 16 (5th) 17 (5th) 17 (5th) Griquas 4 (2nd) 5 (5th) 6 (5th) 6 (5th) 8 (6th) 9 (6th) 10 (6th) 10 (6th) 10 (6th) 11 (6th) The table above shows a team's progression throughout the season. For each round, their cumulative points total is shown with the overall log position in brackets. Key: win draw loss
Fixtures and results The following fixtures were released:
All times are South African (GMT+2).
Regular season Round one 9 August 2013 Sharks 30–32 Griquas Kings Park Stadium , Durban 19:10 Try: Jacques Botes 29', 39' Lwazi Mvovo 66' Con: Butch James 30', 40', 67' (3/3) Pen: Butch James 16', 21', 77' (3/3)Scoreboard Report Try: Marnus Schoeman 3' Carel Greeff 82' Con: Nico Scheepers 4', 83' (2/2) Pen: Nico Scheepers 9', 14', 32', 50', 59', 74' (6/6)Attendance: 8,421 Referee: Jason Jaftha
10 August 2013 Western Province 24–24 Blue Bulls Newlands Stadium , Cape Town 17:05 Try: Gio Aplon 9' Patrick Howard 20' Nizaam Carr 58' Con: Gary van Aswegen 10', 21', 59' (3/3) Pen: Gary van Aswegen 77' (1/1) Drop: Gary van Aswegen (0/1)Scoreboard Report Try: Francois Venter 68' Jean Cook 79' Con: Tony Jantjies 69' (1/2) Pen: Jurgen Visser (0/1) Tony Jantjies 15', 28', 53', 74' (4/5)Attendance: 23,621 Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge
Round two 16 August 2013 Sharks 33–25 Golden Lions Kings Park Stadium , Durban 17:05 Try: Brynard Stander 22' Heimar Williams 31' SP Marais 74' Con: Butch James 23', 32' (2/2) Fred Zeilinga 75' (1/1) Pen: Butch James 9', 14', 51' (3/3) Fred Zeilinga 72' (1/1) Cards: Odwa Ndungane 37' to 47'Scoreboard Report Try: Anthony Volmink 11', 19' Jaco Kriel 48' Con: Elton Jantjies 12', 20' (2/3) Pen: Elton Jantjies 6', 66' (2/2) Drop: Marnitz Boshoff (0/1)Attendance: 15,944 Referee: Ben Crouse
16 August 2013 Blue Bulls 15–9 Griquas Loftus Versfeld , Pretoria 19:10 Pen: Tony Jantjies 13', 40' (2/4) Jurgen Visser 65', 68', 77' (3/5) Cards: Ruan Snyman 58' to 69'Scoreboard Report Pen: Nico Scheepers (0/2) Francois Brummer 21', 33', 81' (3/3)Attendance: 9,861 Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen
Round three 23 August 2013 Free State Cheetahs 15–18 Sharks Free State Stadium , Bloemfontein 19:10 Try: Lappies Labuschagné 21' Raymond Rhule 25' Con: Riaan Smit 26' (1/2) Pen: Riaan Smit 2' (1/1) Cards: Boom Prinsloo 32' to 41'Scoreboard Report Try: Jean Deysel 40' Louis Ludik 65' Con: Fred Zeilinga 40' (1/1) Butch James (0/1) Pen: Fred Zeilinga 5' (1/2) Drop: Fred Zeilinga 13' (1/1)Attendance: 16,459 Referee: Jason Jaftha
24 August 2013 Griquas 19–20 Western Province Griqua Park , Kimberley 15:00 Try: PJ Vermeulen 80' Con: DuRandt Gerber 81' (1/1) Pen: Nico Scheepers 15', 45', 56', 70' (4/6)Scoreboard Report Try: Deon Fourie 4' Juan de Jongh 65' Con: Kurt Coleman 5', 66' (2/2) Pen: Kurt Coleman 37', 53' (2/2)Attendance: 12,822 Referee: Sindile Mayende
24 August 2013 Blue Bulls 23–62 Golden Lions Loftus Versfeld , Pretoria 17:05 Try: Travis Ismaiel 13' Jurgen Visser 24' Francois Venter 43' Con: Tony Jantjies (0/1) Jurgen Visser 44' (1/2) Pen: Tony Jantjies 4' (1/1) Jurgen Visser 39' (1/3) Drop: Tony Jantjies (0/1) Cards: Morné Mellett 50' to 60'Scoreboard Report Try: Jaco Kriel 17' Deon Helberg 30' Willie Britz 50' Derick Minnie 54', 59' Anthony Volmink 65' Warwick Tecklenburg 71' Elton Jantjies 76' Con: Marnitz Boshoff 18', 31', 51', 55', 60', 66', 72', 77' (8/8) Pen: Marnitz Boshoff 7', 40' (2/2) Drop: Marnitz Boshoff (0/1)Attendance: 19,846 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan
Round four 31 August 2013 Free State Cheetahs 40–20 Griquas Free State Stadium , Bloemfontein 15:00 Try: Boom Prinsloo 23', 40' Raymond Rhule 36' Elgar Watts 49' Kevin Luiters 82' Con: Riaan Smit 37', 40' (2/3) Elgar Watts 50' (1/2) Pen: Riaan Smit 15' (1/1) Elgar Watts 58', 68' (2/2) Cards: Oupa Mohojé 52' to 62'Scoreboard Report Try: Rocco Jansen 53' Rory Arnold 62' Con: Nico Scheepers 54', 63' (2/2) Pen: Nico Scheepers 4', 19' (2/3) Cards: Marnus Schoeman 57' to 68' Rory Arnold 63'Attendance: 8,273 Referee: Craig Joubert
31 August 2013 Sharks 34–18 Blue Bulls Kings Park Stadium , Durban 17:05 Try: SP Marais 7' Heimar Williams 55' Charl McLeod 61' Marco Wentzel 70' Con: Fred Zeilinga 8', 56', 62', 71' (4/4) Pen: Fred Zeilinga 13', 40' (2/3) Cards: Dale Chadwick 66' to 76'Scoreboard Report Try: Akona Ndungane 5', 75' Con: Handré Pollard 6' (1/2) Pen: Handré Pollard 36', 49' (2/3) Cards: Frik Kirsten 21' to 31'Attendance: 21,938 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan
Round Five 7 September 2013 Blue Bulls 26–10 Free State Cheetahs Loftus Versfeld , Pretoria 17:05 Try: Paul Willemse 63' Wiaan Liebenberg 78' Con: Handré Pollard 64', 79' (2/2) Pen: Handré Pollard 3', 47', 50', 57' (4/5) Drop: Handré Pollard (0/1)Scoreboard Report Try: Riaan Smit 10' Elgar Watts 70' Con: Riaan Smit (0/1) Elgar Watts (0/1) Pen: Riaan Smit (0/1)Attendance: 18,567 Referee: Stuart Berry
Round Six 13 September 2013 Free State Cheetahs 26–23 Golden Lions Free State Stadium , Bloemfontein 19:10 Try: Johann Sadie 8' Sarel Pretorius 39' Con: Riaan Smit 9', 40' (2/2) Pen: Riaan Smit 24', 29', 35', 77' (4/4) Drop: Elgar Watts (0/1)Scoreboard Report Try: Ruhan Nel 59' Anthony Volmink 63' Con: Elton Jantjies 60', 64' (2/2) Pen: Elton Jantjies 21', 51', 73' (3/3) Marnitz Boshoff (0/1) Cards: Elton Jantjies 30' to 40'Attendance: 14,476 Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen
14 September 2013 Griquas 24–25 Sharks Griqua Park , Kimberley 15:00 Try: Marnus Schoeman 37' Burger Schoeman 48' Con: Francois Brummer 49' (1/2) Pen: Francois Brummer 14', 19', 25', 27' (4/5) Cards: Ryno Barnes 74'Scoreboard Report Try: Sizo Maseko 30' Wiehahn Herbst 75' Con: Butch James (0/1) Fred Zeilinga (0/1) Pen: Butch James 3', 23', 46' (3/3) Fred Zeilinga 61', 65' (2/5)Attendance: 5,675 Referee: Jaco Peyper
14 September 2013 Blue Bulls 18–29 Western Province Loftus Versfeld , Pretoria 17:05 Try: Jono Ross 43' David Bulbring 76' Con: Handré Pollard 44' (1/2) Pen: Handré Pollard 31' (1/3) Drop: Handré Pollard 10' (1/1) Cards: Jacques Engelbrecht 59' to 70'Scoreboard Report Try: Gio Aplon 13' Damian de Allende 38' Con: Kurt Coleman 14', 39' (2/2) Pen: Kurt Coleman 4', 27', 48' (3/4) Gary van Aswegen 66', 74' (2/2) Cards: Michael Rhodes 35'Attendance: 22,876 Referee: Marius Jonker
Round Seven 21 September 2013 Sharks 50–26 Free State Cheetahs Kings Park Stadium , Durban 15:00 Try: SP Marais 3' Lwazi Mvovo 14', 58' Heimar Williams 24' Tim Whitehead 45' Keegan Daniel 67' Cobus Reinach 74' Con: Fred Zeilinga 25', 68', 75' (3/7) Pen: Fred Zeilinga 19', 27', 34' (3/3)Scoreboard Report Try: Raymond Rhule 31' AJ le Roux 78' Con: Riaan Smit 32', 79' (2/2) Pen: Riaan Smit 12', 22', 37', 43' (4/4)Attendance: 21,412 Referee: Marius Jonker
Round Eight 27 September 2013 Golden Lions 25–31 Sharks Ellis Park Stadium , Johannesburg 19:10 Try: Derick Minnie 26' Warren Whiteley 38' Jaco Kriel 65' Con: Elton Jantjies 27', 39' (2/2) Marnitz Boshoff (0/1) Pen: Elton Jantjies 5', 35' (2/2)Scoreboard Report Try: Fred Zeilinga 14' SP Marais 50' Cobus Reinach 68' Con: Fred Zeilinga 15', 69' (2/3) Pen: Fred Zeilinga 21', 45' (2/3) Drop: Fred Zeilinga 3', 12' (2/3)Attendance: 32,724 Referee: Jason Jaftha
28 September 2013 Griquas 10–52 Blue Bulls Griqua Park , Kimberley 14:00 Try: penalty try 35' Con: Gouws Prinsloo 36' (1/1) Pen: Gouws Prinsloo 40' (1/1) Drop: Francois Brummer (0/1) Cards: JP Nel 51' to 61'Scoreboard Report Try: Wiaan Liebenberg 19' Jacques du Plessis 24' William Small-Smith 47', 60' Paul Willemse 53', 63' Jurgen Visser 70' Con: Handré Pollard 25', 42', 53', 61', 64' (5/7) Pen: Handré Pollard 8', 45', 58' (3/3) Cards: Marcel van der Merwe 35' to 45'Attendance: 4,835 Referee: Quinton Immelman
Round Nine 4 October 2013 Blue Bulls 16–18 Sharks Loftus Versfeld , Pretoria 19:10 Try: Francois Venter 62' Con: Handré Pollard 63' (1/1) Pen: Handré Pollard 12', 34', 66' (3/5) Drop: Handré Pollard (0/2)Scoreboard Report Pen: Fred Zeilinga 11', 14', 28', 44' (4/6) Butch James 66', 79' (2/2) Drop: Cobus Reinach (0/1) Cards: Jacques Botes 35' to 45' Jean Deysel 60' to 71'Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen
5 October 2013 Griquas 21–52 Free State Cheetahs Griqua Park , Kimberley 14:00 Try: Dalton Davis 37' Rory Arnold 71' Jaco Nepgen 75' Con: Gouws Prinsloo 38', 72', 76' (3/3)Scoreboard Report Try: Schalk van der Merwe 8' Raymond Rhule 58', 67', 73', 78' Piet van Zyl 62' Con: Elgar Watts 59', 63' (2/3) Willie du Plessis 68', 74', 78' (3/3) Pen: Elgar Watts 3', 20', 26', 55' (4/4)Referee: Jonathan Kaplan
Round Ten 12 October 2013 Golden Lions 35–28 Griquas Ellis Park Stadium , Johannesburg 15:00 Try: Jacques van Rooyen 29' Anthony Volmink 32' Willie Wepener 51' Willie Britz 76' Con: Marnitz Boshoff 30', 52', 77' (3/4) Pen: Marnitz Boshoff 3', 55', 63' (3/3) Lionel Cronjé (0/1)Scoreboard Report Try: Rocco Jansen 21' Con: Gouws Prinsloo 22' (1/1) Pen: Gouws Prinsloo 7', 11', 18', 37', 44', 57', 70' (7/7) Cards: Simon Westraadt 77'Referee: Jaco Peyper
Title Play-Off Games Semi-finals 19 October 2013 Western Province 33–16 Golden Lions Newlands Stadium , Cape Town 14:30 Try: Demetri Catrakilis 23' Gio Aplon 37' Con: Demetri Catrakilis 24' (1/2) Pen: Demetri Catrakilis 18', 40', 49', 52', 72' (5/6) Kurt Coleman 77', 80' (2/2) Cards: Scarra Ntubeni 73'Scoreboard Report Try: Warren Whiteley 74' Con: Marnitz Boshoff 75' (1/1) Pen: Marnitz Boshoff (0/1) Elton Jantjies 6', 21', 30' (3/3)Attendance: 31,719 Referee: Marius Jonker
19 October 2013 Sharks 33–22 Free State Cheetahs Kings Park Stadium , Durban 17:00 Try: Patrick Lambie 38' Jacques Botes 51' Heimar Williams 67' Con: Patrick Lambie 39', 52', 68' (3/3) Pen: Patrick Lambie 7', 31', 40', 63' (4/5) Cards: Bismarck du Plessis 65' to 76'Scoreboard Report Try: Lappies Labuschagné 3' Johann Sadie 65' Schalk van der Merwe 74' Con: Riaan Smit 4' (1/1) Johan Goosen 66' (1/2) Pen: Riaan Smit (0/1) Johan Goosen 47' (1/1) Cards: Piet van Zyl 58' to 68'Attendance: 19,124 Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen
Final 26 October 2013 Western Province 19–33 Sharks Newlands Stadium , Cape Town 17:30 Try: Damian de Allende 9' Con: Demetri Catrakilis 10' (1/1) Pen: Demetri Catrakilis 26', 34', 43' (3/3) Kurt Coleman 55' (1/1)Scoreboard Report Try: Charl McLeod 5', 57' Con: Patrick Lambie 6' (1/2) Pen: Patrick Lambie 3', 22', 40', 45', 79' (5/8) Drop: Patrick Lambie 27', 52' (2/3) François Steyn (0/1)Attendance: 48,876 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan
2013 Absa Currie Cup Premier Division Champions Sharks 7th title
Promotion/relegation games Log 2013 Currie Cup promotion/relegation games Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Promotion or relegation 1 Pumas (P)2 1 0 1 52 36 +16 4 3 0 1 5 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division 2 Griquas (R)2 1 0 1 36 52 −16 3 4 0 0 4 2014 Currie Cup First Division
Results 18 October 2013 Griquas 21–19 Pumas Griqua Park , Kimberley 19:10 Try: Carel Greeff 56' c Jean Stemmet 61' c Marnus Schoeman 79' c Con: Gouws Prinsloo (3/3) 57', 62', 80'Scoreboard Try: Wilmaure Louw 22' c Con: Carl Bezuidenhout (1/1) 22' Pen: Carl Bezuidenhout (2/2) 3', 10' JC Roos (2/2) 65', 73' Cards: Giant Mtyanda 79'Referee: Jonathan Kaplan
25 October 2013 Pumas 33–15 Griquas Mbombela Stadium , Mbombela 19:10 Try: Stefan Watermeyer 4' c penalty try 51' c Roscko Speckman 77' c Con: JC Roos (3/3) 5', 52', 78' Pen: JC Roos (3/5) 18', 22', 71' Drop: JC Roos (1/1) 37' Cards: Renaldo Bothma 23' to 34'Scoreboard Pen: Gouws Prinsloo (5/6) 3', 13', 24', 34', 66' Cards: Jean Stemmet 51' to 62'Referee: Craig Joubert
Players Player statistics The following table contain only points which have been scored in competitive games in the 2013 Currie Cup Premier Division.
Awards See also 