2017 Rugby Challenge
2017 Rugby Challenge
Date 22 April – 16 July 2017
Champions Western Province (1st title)Matches played 67
Tries scored 617 (average 9.2 per match)
Top point scorer Shaun Reynolds , Golden Lions XV (138)Top try scorer Enver Brandt , Griquas and Frank Herne , Pumas (9)2018 →
The 2017 Rugby Challenge – known as the SuperSport Rugby Challenge for sponsorship reasons – was the first edition of the Rugby Challenge , the secondary domestic rugby union competition in South Africa, and intended to be the long-term successor of the Vodacom Cup competition. The competition was organised by the South African Rugby Union and was played between 22 April and 16 July 2017. The competition featured all fourteen South African provincial unions plus Namibian side the Welwitschias .
The competition was won by Western Province, after they beat Griquas 28–19 in the final in Cape Town. Golden Lions XV fly-half Shaun Reynolds was the top scorer in the competition with 138 points, while Griquas wing Enver Brandt and Pumas hooker Frank Herne were the joint top try scorer with 9 tries. Danie Debeer was the man of the match.
Competition rules and information The fifteen teams in the competition were divided into three regional pools of five teams. Each team will play home and away matches against the other four teams in their pool over a ten-week period. The top two teams from each pool, along with the two third-placed teams with the best record will progress to the play-offs, which will consist of quarter finals, a semi-final and a final.
Teams The teams that will compete in the 2017 Rugby Challenge are:
Location of teams in the 2017 Rugby Challenge Northern Section Central Section Southern Section Northern Section Team Sponsored Name Blue Bulls XV Vodacom Blue Bulls XV Falcons Hino Valke Golden Lions XV Xerox Golden Lions XV Pumas Steval Pumas Welwitschias Windhoek Draught Welwitschias
Central Section Team Sponsored Name Free State XV Toyota Free State XV Griffons Down Touch Griffons Griquas Tafel Lager Griquas Leopards Leopards Sharks XV Cell C Sharks XV
Southern Section Team Sponsored Name Boland Cavaliers Boland Cavaliers Border Bulldogs Border Bulldogs Eastern Province Kings Eastern Province Kings SWD Eagles SWD Eagles Western Province DHL Western Province
Northern Section Log Northern Section log Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts 1 Golden Lions XV 8 7 0 1 485 208 +277 69 26 7 1 36 2 Blue Bulls XV 8 5 0 3 376 240 +136 53 33 7 2 29 3 Pumas 8 5 1 2 314 217 +97 44 27 7 0 29 4 Falcons 8 1 1 6 273 386 −113 39 56 7 3 16 5 Welwitschias 8 1 0 7 140 537 −397 19 82 2 0 6
The Golden Lions XV and the Blue Bulls XV qualified for the quarterfinals as section winners and runners-up respectively. The Pumas also qualified as a best third-placed team. 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 – Northern Section Team R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 QF SF F Golden Lions XV 0 (4th) 5 (3rd) 10 (1st) 14 (1st) 16 (1st) 16 (3rd) 21 (2nd) 26 (2nd) 31 (1st) 36 (1st) Won Lost —N/a Blue Bulls XV 0 (5th) 5 (1st) 10 (2nd) 10 (2nd) 15 (2nd) 17 (2nd) 22 (1st) 27 (1st) 27 (2nd) 29 (2nd) Won Lost —N/a Pumas 5 (2nd) 5 (4th) 5 (4th) 10 (3rd) 13 (3rd) 18 (1st) 19 (3rd) 19 (3rd) 24 (3rd) 29 (3rd) Lost —N/a —N/a Falcons 5 (1st) 5 (2nd) 6 (3rd) 7 (4th) 10 (4th) 12 (4th) 12 (4th) 14 (4th) 15 (4th) 16 (4th) —N/a —N/a —N/a Welwitschias 1 (3rd) 1 (5th) 1 (5th) 1 (5th) 1 (5th) 6 (5th) 6 (5th) 6 (5th) 6 (5th) 6 (5th) —N/a —N/a —N/a Key: win draw loss bye
Matches Round One 22 April 2017 Falcons 50–33 Welwitschias Barnard Stadium , Kempton Park 15:00 Try: Dian Koen Ernst Ladendorf Etienne Taljaard (2) Grant Janke Keaton Gordon Maphutha Dolo Con: Warren Potgieter (6) Pen: Warren PotgieterScoreboard Try: Max Katjijeko Leneve Damens Eugene Jantjies Gino Wilson Lesley Klim Con: Theuns Kotzé Pen: Theuns Kotzé (2)Referee: Quinton Immelman
Round Two 29 April 2017 Welwitschias 25–50 Blue Bulls XV Hage Geingob Stadium , Windhoek 16:00 Try: JC Greyling David Philander Andries Rousseau Con: Theuns Kotzé (2) Pen: Theuns Kotzé (2)Scoreboard Try: Andrew Beerwinkel Clyde Davids Ivan van Zyl (3) Jade Stighling Divan Rossouw Eduan Lubbe Con: Tony Jantjies (5)Referee: Pro Legoete
Round Three Round Four 14 May 2017 Golden Lions XV 28–27 Falcons Bill Jardine Stadium, Johannesburg 15:00 Try: Pieter Jansen (2) James Venter Con: Siya Masuku (2) Pen: Siya Masuku Shaun Reynolds (2)Scoreboard Try: Jan Enslin Friedle Olivier penalty try Con: Christian Rust (2) Pen: Christian Rust (2)Referee: Egon Seconds
Round Five 20 May 2017 Falcons 41–41 Pumas Bosman Stadium , Brakpan 15:00 Try: Andries Schutte Shane Kirkwood (2) Friedle Olivier Marnus Erasmus Con: Warren Potgieter (3) Christian Rust (2) Pen: Warren Potgieter (2)Scoreboard Try: De-Jay Terblanche Frank Herne Carel Greeff (2) JP Lewis Ruwellyn Isbell Devon Williams Con: Sias Ebersohn (3)Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen
Round Six Round Seven 3 June 2017 Blue Bulls XV 92–7 Welwitschias Hoërskool Garsfontein, Pretoria 13:30 Try: Shaun Adendorff (2) Boom Prinsloo (2) Clyde Davids Kefentse Mahlo (2) Franco Naudé (3) Brian Leitch André Warner (2) Earll Douwrie Con: Tinus de Beer (6) Joshua Stander (5)Scoreboard Try: Nikin Cloete Con: Dirk von WeidtsReferee: Egon Seconds
Round Eight Round Nine Round Ten Central Section Log Central Section log Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts 1 Griquas 8 6 1 1 335 213 +122 47 30 8 1 35 2 Sharks XV 8 5 1 2 288 150 +138 43 19 6 1 29 3 Free State XV 8 3 0 5 253 301 −48 32 40 6 4 22 4 Leopards 8 3 0 5 199 276 −77 27 39 4 1 17 5 Griffons 8 2 0 6 227 362 −135 32 53 4 1 13
Griquas and the Sharks XV qualified for the quarterfinals as section winners and runners-up respectively. The Free State XV also qualified as a best third-placed team.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 – Central Section Team R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 QF SF F Griquas 5 (1st) 7 (2nd) 7 (2nd) 12 (2nd) 17 (1st) 22 (1st) 22 (1st) 27 (1st) 30 (1st) 35 (1st) Won Won Lost Sharks XV 0 (5th) 0 (5th) 5 (3rd) 10 (3rd) 11 (3rd) 11 (4th) 16 (3rd) 21 (2nd) 24 (2nd) 29 (2nd) Lost —N/a —N/a Free State XV 0 (3rd) 2 (4th) 4 (5th) 6 (4th) 10 (4th) 15 (2nd) 20 (2nd) 21 (3rd) 21 (3rd) 22 (3rd) Lost —N/a —N/a Leopards 5 (2nd) 10 (1st) 15 (1st) 15 (1st) 15 (2nd) 15 (3rd) 17 (4th) 17 (4th) 17 (4th) 17 (4th) —N/a —N/a —N/a Griffons 0 (4th) 5 (3rd) 5 (4th) 5 (5th) 5 (5th) 7 (5th) 7 (5th) 7 (5th) 12 (5th) 13 (5th) —N/a —N/a —N/a Key: win draw loss bye
Matches Round One 22 April 2017 Griffons 17–29 Leopards North West Stadium , Welkom 15:00 Try: Khwezi Mkhafu Henco Greyling Neil Claassen Con: Jaun Kotzé Scoreboard Try: Loftus Morrison Schalk Hugo Gene Willemse (2) Con: Schalk Hugo (3) Pen: Schalk HugoReferee: Pro Legoete
Round Two 29 April 2017 Free State XV 36–38 Griffons Free State Stadium , Bloemfontein 14:30 Try: Rayno Benjamin JW Jonker Luther Obi Michael van der Spuy Heinrich Bitzi Con: Heinrich Bitzi (4) Pen: Heinrich BitziScoreboard Try: Louis Venter Vuyo Mbotho (2) Joubert Engelbrecht Alrin Eksteen Con: Duan Pretorius (3) Jaun Kotzé (2) Pen: Duan PretoriusReferee: Ben Crouse
Round Three 5 May 2017 Leopards 37–32 Free State XV Olën Park , Potchefstroom 18:00 Try: Marno Redelinghuys Schalk Hugo Gene Willemse (2) Con: Schalk Hugo (4) Pen: Schalk Hugo (3)Scoreboard Try: Justin Basson Rayno Benjamin Ntokozo Vidima Stephan Kotzé Con: Heinrich Bitzi (2) Marco Mason Pen: Heinrich Bitzi (2)Referee: Quinton Immelman
Round Four Round Five Round Six 28 May 2017 Griffons 48–53 Free State XV Rustenburg Impala Rugby Club, Rustenburg 12:30 Try: Jasper Wiese Warren Williams (3) Joubert Engelbrecht Rodney Damons Neil Claassen Con: Duan Pretorius (5) Pen: Robbie Petzer Scoreboard Try: Michael van der Spuy Luther Obi (2) Ali Mgijima (2) JW Jonker Ntokozo Vidima Con: Marco Mason (6) Pen: Marco Mason (2)Referee: Jaco Pretorius
28 May 2017 Leopards 17–54 Griquas Rustenburg Impala Rugby Club, Rustenburg 14:30 Try: Juan Language Jeandré Rudolph Elden Schoeman Con: Schalk HugoScoreboard Try: Jason Fraser (2) Renier Botha André Swarts AJ Coertzen Tertius Kruger Alvin Brandt Con: André Swarts (5) Pen: André Swarts (3)Referee: AJ Jacobs
Round Seven Round Eight Round Nine 16 June 2017 Leopards 17–33 Griffons Olën Park , Potchefstroom 18:00 Try: HP Swart Jimmy Mpailane Tapiwa Mafura Con: Gerhard Nortier Scoreboard Try: Barend Potgieter Thato Mavundla Jasper Wiese Duan Pretorius Carel-Jan Coetzee Con: Duan Pretorius (4)Referee: Jaco Pretorius
Round Ten 23 June 2017 Griquas 49–35 Griffons Griqua Park , Kimberley 15:00 Try: Christiaan Meyer Enver Brandt (2) Tertius Kruger Koch Marx Eric Zana Wilmar Arnoldi Con: George Whitehead (7)Scoreboard Try: Louis Venter Carel-Jan Coetzee Vuyo Mbotho (2) Alrin Eksteen Con: Wynand Pienaar (2) Pen: Duan Pretorius (2)Referee: Vusi Msibi
Southern Section Log Southern Section log Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts 1 Western Province 8 8 0 0 312 171 +141 46 23 7 0 39 2 Eastern Province Kings 8 5 0 3 235 222 +13 35 30 4 1 25 3 Border Bulldogs 8 4 0 4 215 264 −49 29 37 4 2 22 4 Boland Cavaliers 8 3 0 5 193 198 −5 24 28 4 2 18 5 SWD Eagles 8 0 0 8 183 283 −100 25 41 3 6 9
Western Province and the Eastern Province Kings qualified for the quarterfinals as section winners and runners-up respectively.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 – Southern Section Team R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 QF SF F Western Province 5 (1st) 10 (1st) 15 (1st) 15 (1st) 20 (1st) 25 (1st) 30 (1st) 34 (1st) 34 (1st) 39 (1st) Won Won Won Eastern Province Kings 0 (5th) 5 (3rd) 5 (3rd) 6 (4th) 11 (3rd) 11 (4th) 15 (3rd) 15 (3rd) 20 (3rd) 25 (3rd) Lost —N/a —N/a Border Bulldogs 5 (2nd) 6 (2nd) 11 (2nd) 15 (2nd) 15 (2nd) 16 (2nd) 16 (2nd) 20 (2nd) 22 (2nd) 22 (3rd) —N/a —N/a —N/a Boland Cavaliers 2 (3rd) 2 (4th) 4 (5th) 8 (3rd) 8 (4th) 12 (3rd) 12 (4th) 12 (4th) 17 (4th) 18 (4th) —N/a —N/a —N/a SWD Eagles 0 (4th) 2 (5th) 4 (4th) 5 (5th) 5 (5th) 5 (5th) 6 (5th) 7 (5th) 7 (5th) 9 (5th) —N/a —N/a —N/a Key: win draw loss bye
Matches Round One Round Two 29 April 2017 Western Province 50–34 Border Bulldogs City Park Stadium, Athlone 16:00 Try: Chad Solomon Brenden Esterhuizen Johan du Toit Scott van Breda (2) Michal Haznar Valentino Wellman Con: Brandon Thomson (6) Pen: Brandon Thomson Scoreboard Try: Bangi Kobese Oliver Zono (2) Soso Xakalashe Con: Oliver Zono (4) Pen: Oliver Zono (2)Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge
Round Three 6 May 2017 Boland Cavaliers 28–35 Western Province Velddrif Rugby Club, Velddrif 15:00 Try: Rinus Bothma Christopher Bosch Chadley Wenn Sergio Torrens Con: Divan Nel Pen: Divan Nel (2)Scoreboard Try: Dean Muir Ruben de Villiers Eduard Zandberg Scott van Breda Valentino Wellman Con: Brandon Thomson (5)Referee: Egon Seconds
Round Four 12 May 2017 SWD Eagles 8–15 Boland Cavaliers Outeniqua Park , George 19:00 Try: Johnny Welthagen Pen: Leighton Eksteen Scoreboard Pen: Divan Nel (5)Referee: Pro Legoete
Round Five 20 May 2017 Eastern Province Kings 27–16 Boland Cavaliers Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium , Port Elizabeth 16:45 Try: Lupumlo Mguca Simon Bolze Sonwabo Majola Con: Simon Bolze (3) Pen: Simon Bolze (2)Scoreboard Try: Clemen Lewis Con: Divan Nel Pen: Divan Nel (3)Referee: Egon Seconds
Round Six 27 May 2017 Boland Cavaliers 21–20 Border Bulldogs Ceres Rugby Club, Ceres 15:00 Try: Sergio Torrens Divan Nel Con: Divan Nel Pen: Divan Nel (3)Scoreboard Try: Soso Xakalashe Sino Nyoka Oliver Zono Con: Oliver Zono Pen: Oliver Zono Referee: Vusi Msibi
Round Seven Round Eight 9 June 2017 SWD Eagles 25–26 Border Bulldogs Outeniqua Park , George 19:00 Try: Freginald Africa Marlou van Niekerk Adri Jacobs Con: Leighton Eksteen (2) Pen: Leighton Eksteen (2)Scoreboard Try: Oliver Zono (2) Sino Nyoka Con: Oliver Zono Pen: Oliver Zono (3)Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni
10 June 2017 Western Province 22–8 Boland Cavaliers Charles Morkel Stadium, Strand 15:00 Try: Eital Bredenkamp Kurt Coleman Michal Haznar Con: Kurt Coleman (2) Pen: Kurt Coleman Scoreboard Try: Clinton Theron Pen: Divan NelReferee: Quinton Immelman
Round Nine 17 June 2017 Boland Cavaliers 51–10 SWD Eagles Alfa Sports Ground, Malmesbury 15:00 Try: Clinton Theron Ludio Williams Zandré Jordaan Elgar Watts (2) Sergio Torrens Edwin Sass Charlie Mayeza Con: Divan Nel (3) Adriaan Carelse Pen: Divan NelScoreboard Try: Dillin Snel Con: Leighton Eksteen Pen: Leighton Eksteen Referee: Pro Legoete
Round Ten 24 June 2017 Boland Cavaliers 29–48 Eastern Province Kings Glaskasteel, Bredasdorp 15:00 Try: Vian van der Watt Edwin Sass Gerrit van Wyk Mac Muller Con: Divan Nel (3) Pen: Divan NelScoreboard Try: Mike Willemse Keanu Vers (2) Neil Maritz (3) Malcolm Jaer Tango Balekile Con: Pieter-Steyn de Wet (4)Referee: Quinton Immelman
25 June 2017 SWD Eagles 41–46 Western Province Bridgton Sports Grounds, Oudtshoorn 15:00 Try: Kirsten Heyns Teunis Nieuwoudt Adri Jacobs Lodewyk Uys Dillin Snel Quaid Langeveldt Con: Leighton Eksteen (4) Pen: Leighton Eksteen Scoreboard Try: Eduard Zandberg Nyasha Tarusenga Bjorn Basson Marcello Sampson (2) Craig Barry (3) Con: Brandon Thomson (2) Errol JaggersReferee: Rasta Rasivhenge
Title play-offs The final pool standings and title play-offs seeding were:
Section winners Seeding Team Section PD Pts 1 Western Province Southern Section 39 +141 2 Golden Lions XV Northern Section 36 +277 3 Griquas Central Section 35 +122 Section runners-up Seeding Team Section PD Pts 4 Sharks XV Central Section 29 +138 5 Blue Bulls XV Northern Section 29 +136 6 Eastern Province Kings Southern Section 25 +13 Section third-placed teams Seeding Team Section PD Pts 7 Pumas Northern Section 29 +97 8 Free State XV Central Section 22 −48 9 Border Bulldogs Southern Section 22 −49
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Honours The honour roll for the 2017 Rugby Challenge was as follows:
2017 Rugby Challenge Champions: Western Province (1st title) Top points scorer: Shaun Reynolds , Golden Lions XV (138)Top try scorers: Enver Brandt , Griquas Frank Herne , Pumas (9)
Players Squads The following squads were named for the 2018 Rugby Challenge:
Blue Bulls XV Name PMA WEL GFA LIO PMA WEL GFA LIO SHA WPr F App Try Con Pen DG Pts Njabulo Gumede 1 1 1 1 1 17 1 1 —N/a 8 0 0 0 0 0 Edgar Marutlulle 2 2 2 —N/a 3 0 0 0 0 0 Andrew Beerwinkel 3 3 17 17 1 1 17 17 17 —N/a 9 2 0 0 0 10 Freddy Ngoza 4 4 7 18 4 —N/a 5 0 0 0 0 0 Aston Fortuin 5 5 5 5 5 5 18 5 5 —N/a 9 1 0 0 0 5 Marco van Staden 6 6 19 19 19 19 19 6 6 —N/a 9 0 0 0 0 0 Abongile Nonkontwana 7 7 5 4 4 4 7 7 —N/a 8 0 0 0 0 0 Renaldo Bothma 8 —N/a 1 0 0 0 0 0 Ivan van Zyl 9 9 9 20 9 9 —N/a 6 3 0 0 0 15 Tony Jantjies 10 10 10 —N/a 3 0 13 2 0 32 Rabz Maxwane 11 11 11 14 11 —N/a 5 4 0 0 0 20 Joshua Stander 12 21 12 21 21 21 21 10 —N/a 8 0 10 3 0 29 Divan Rossouw 13 15 22 22 15 13 22 22 11 —N/a 9 2 0 0 0 10 Jade Stighling 14 14 14 14 —N/a 4 1 0 0 0 5 Duncan Matthews 15 22 14 15 15 15 —N/a 6 2 0 0 0 10 Corniel Els 16 2 16 2 16 —N/a 5 1 0 0 0 5 Ig Prinsloo 17 —N/a 1 0 0 0 0 0 Brian Leitch 18 18 4 4 4 18 —N/a 6 1 0 0 0 5 Clyde Davids 19 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 —N/a 8 2 0 0 0 10 André Warner 20 9 9 20 9 9 —N/a 6 4 0 0 0 20 Tinus de Beer 21 10 10 10 21 21 10 —N/a 7 1 12 5 0 44 Kefentse Mahlo 22 11 11 11 11 11 —N/a 6 4 0 0 0 20 Franco Naudé 12 21 12 12 12 22 22 —N/a 7 6 0 0 0 30 Ulrich Beyers 13 15 15 —N/a 3 0 0 0 0 0 Alandré van Rooyen 16 16 2 2 16 2 2 —N/a 7 0 0 0 0 0 Matthys Basson 17 —N/a 1 0 0 0 0 0 Eduan Lubbe 19 —N/a 1 1 0 0 0 5 Theo Maree 20 20 20 20 9 20 20 20 —N/a 6 0 0 0 0 0 Martin Dreyer 3 17 —N/a 2 0 0 0 0 0 Shaun Adendorff 6 6 6 6 19 —N/a 5 5 0 0 0 25 Boom Prinsloo 8 6 7 7 7 8 —N/a 6 6 0 0 0 30 Johnny Kôtze 13 13 13 —N/a 3 0 0 0 0 0 Conraad van Vuuren 17 —N/a 1 0 0 0 0 0 Marius Verwey 18 18 18 18 18 —N/a 4 0 0 0 0 0 Jacobie Adriaanse 3 —N/a 1 0 0 0 0 0 Arno Botha 7 —N/a 1 1 0 0 0 5 JT Jackson 12 12 12 —N/a 3 0 0 0 0 0 John-Roy Jenkinson 3 3 3 3 —N/a 4 0 0 0 0 0 Dewald Naudé 14 14 14 14 —N/a 4 1 0 0 0 5 Marquit September 22 —N/a 1 0 0 0 0 0 Jan-Henning Campher 16 16 16 16 —N/a 4 0 0 0 0 0 Earll Douwrie 22 —N/a 1 1 0 0 0 5 Handré Pollard 10 —N/a 1 0 3 0 0 6 Dries Swanepoel 13 13 13 13 —N/a 4 2 0 0 0 10 Pierre Schoeman 1 —N/a 1 1 0 0 0 5 Jaco Visagie 2 —N/a 1 1 0 0 0 5 RG Snyman 5 —N/a 1 0 0 0 0 0 Ruan Steenkamp 6 —N/a 1 0 0 0 0 0 Jannes Kirsten 7 —N/a 1 0 0 0 0 0 Tian Schoeman 10 —N/a 1 0 4 3 0 17 Burger Odendaal 12 —N/a 1 0 0 0 0 0 Neethling Fouché 3 3 —N/a 2 0 0 0 0 0 Ruben van Heerden 4 —N/a 1 0 0 0 0 0 Manie Libbok 15 15 —N/a 2 0 0 0 0 0 Roelof Smit 19 —N/a 1 0 0 0 0 0 Luigy van Jaarsveld 19 —N/a 1 0 0 0 0 0 Kurt Webster 21 —N/a 0 0 0 0 0 0 penalty try – 5 – – – 35 Total 10 58 42 13 0 423 Francois Brummer , JD Fourie, Arnold Gerber, Xolisa Guma, Boeta Hamman , Andell Loubser , Madot Mabokela , Adrian Maebane, Simphiwe Matanzima , Nico Peyper, Ryno Pieterse, JT Potgieter, PJ Toerien, Jan van der Merwe and Dylan van der Walt were named in the squad, but not included in a matchday squad.
Boland Cavaliers Name BDR WPr SWD EPK BDR WPr SWD EPK QF SF F App Try Con Pen DG Pts Linda Thwala 1 1 1 17 17 17 —N/a —N/a —N/a 6 0 0 0 0 0 Chadley Wenn 2 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 —N/a —N/a —N/a 7 1 0 0 0 5 Clinton Theron 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 —N/a —N/a —N/a 8 2 0 0 0 10 Marlyn Williams 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 —N/a —N/a —N/a 7 1 0 0 0 5 Rinus Bothma 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 —N/a —N/a —N/a 7 1 0 0 0 5 Kenan Cronjé 6 6 6 6 6 18 —N/a —N/a —N/a 6 0 0 0 0 0 Wayne Wilschut 7 7 7 7 19 8 6 6 —N/a —N/a —N/a 8 0 0 0 0 0 Zandré Jordaan 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 —N/a —N/a —N/a 7 2 0 0 0 10 Freddie Muller 9 9 20 —N/a —N/a —N/a 3 0 0 0 0 0 Elgar Watts 10 10 10 21 10 10 —N/a —N/a —N/a 6 2 1 1 0 15 Danwel Demas 11 11 22 —N/a —N/a —N/a 3 1 0 0 0 5 Christopher Bosch 12 12 12 12 13 —N/a —N/a —N/a 5 1 0 0 0 5 Alcino Izaacs 13 13 13 13 22 13 22 —N/a —N/a —N/a 7 0 0 0 0 0 Charlie Mayeza 14 14 14 14 14 14 —N/a —N/a —N/a 6 2 0 0 0 10 Adriaan Carelse 15 10 10 21 21 21 —N/a —N/a —N/a 6 0 1 0 0 2 Mac Muller 16 19 19 —N/a —N/a —N/a 3 1 0 0 0 5 Ian Oosthuizen 17 —N/a —N/a —N/a 1 0 0 0 0 0 Dylan Pieterse 18 18 18 4 7 —N/a —N/a —N/a 5 0 0 0 0 0 Gareth Cilliers 19 19 6 —N/a —N/a —N/a 3 0 0 0 0 0 Vian van der Watt 20 20 9 9 9 9 9 —N/a —N/a —N/a 7 1 0 0 0 5 JP Coetzee 21 21 14 15 —N/a —N/a —N/a 3 0 0 0 0 0 Logan Basson 22 22 11 —N/a —N/a —N/a 3 0 0 0 0 0 Clemen Lewis 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 —N/a —N/a —N/a 7 1 0 0 0 5 Divan Nel 15 15 15 15 10 15 15 —N/a —N/a —N/a 7 1 9 16 0 71 Arnout Malherbe 17 17 1 1 1 1 1 —N/a —N/a —N/a 7 0 0 0 0 0 Ludio Williams 19 19 7 19 7 7 —N/a —N/a —N/a 5 1 0 0 0 5 Sergio Torrens 21 11 14 11 11 11 11 —N/a —N/a —N/a 7 3 0 0 0 15 Jovelian de Koker 20 9 20 20 20 20 —N/a —N/a —N/a 6 0 0 0 0 0 Edwin Sass 22 22 12 12 12 12 —N/a —N/a —N/a 5 2 0 0 0 10 Yves Bashiya 18 18 18 18 5 —N/a —N/a —N/a 5 0 0 0 0 0 Vukile Sofisa 17 17 —N/a —N/a —N/a 2 0 0 0 0 0 Gerrit van Wyk 21 22 13 13 —N/a —N/a —N/a 3 1 0 0 0 5 Total 8 24 11 17 0 193 Francois Esterhuyzen , Stefaan Grundlingh, Francois Hanekom, Chris Massyn and Chaney Willemse were named in the squad, but not included in a matchday squad.
Border Bulldogs Name BOL WPr SWD EPK BOL WPr SWD EPK QF SF F App Try Con Pen DG Pts Blake Kyd 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 —N/a —N/a —N/a 7 1 0 0 0 5 Mihlali Mpafi 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 —N/a —N/a —N/a 8 0 0 0 0 0 Phumlani Blaauw 3 17 3 18 3 3 —N/a —N/a —N/a 6 0 0 0 0 0 Lindokuhle Welemu 4 4 19 4 4 4 4 4 —N/a —N/a —N/a 8 0 0 0 0 0 Hendri Storm 5 5 4 18 19 5 18 18 —N/a —N/a —N/a 8 0 0 0 0 0 Lukhanyo Nomzanga 6 19 6 19 19 6 6 —N/a —N/a —N/a 7 1 0 0 0 5 Siya Mdaka 7 6 6 6 7 —N/a —N/a —N/a 5 0 0 0 0 0 Johannes Janse van Rensburg 8 7 7 7 7 7 19 7 —N/a —N/a —N/a 8 2 0 0 0 10 Bangi Kobese 9 9 20 20 20 9 9 —N/a —N/a —N/a 7 1 1 0 0 7 Oliver Zono 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 —N/a —N/a —N/a 8 7 21 8 0 101 Sipho Nofemele 11 —N/a —N/a —N/a 1 0 0 0 0 0 Lunga Dumezweni 12 12 12 12 22 12 12 12 —N/a —N/a —N/a 8 0 0 0 0 0 Lundi Ralarala 13 13 13 13 13 13 —N/a —N/a —N/a 6 0 0 0 0 0 Michael Makase 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 —N/a —N/a —N/a 8 4 0 0 0 20 Sonwabiso Mqalo 15 15 11 11 15 15 15 15 —N/a —N/a —N/a 8 2 0 0 0 10 Josh Kota 16 16 16 16 —N/a —N/a —N/a 4 0 0 0 0 0 Luzuko Nyabaza 17 3 18 16 —N/a —N/a —N/a 4 0 0 0 0 0 Siyamthanda Ngande 18 16 1 —N/a —N/a —N/a 3 0 0 0 0 0 Soso Xakalashe 19 8 8 8 8 8 19 —N/a —N/a —N/a 7 3 0 0 0 15 Sino Nyoka 20 20 9 9 9 20 9 —N/a —N/a —N/a 7 2 0 0 0 10 Saneliso Ngoma 21 —N/a —N/a —N/a 1 0 0 0 0 0 Sethu Tom 22 22 22 22 13 13 —N/a —N/a —N/a 6 0 0 0 0 0 Lelethu Gcilitshana 11 22 11 —N/a —N/a —N/a 3 2 0 0 0 10 Wandile Putuma 18 5 5 5 5 5 —N/a —N/a —N/a 6 1 0 0 0 5 Ntabeni Dukisa 21 15 15 —N/a —N/a —N/a 3 2 0 0 0 10 Yanga Xakalashe 17 17 17 17 17 —N/a —N/a —N/a 5 0 0 0 0 0 Billy Dutton 21 8 8 —N/a —N/a —N/a 3 0 0 0 0 0 Lwando Mabenge 3 3 3 17 —N/a —N/a —N/a 4 0 0 0 0 0 Siya Ncanywa 21 11 11 11 —N/a —N/a —N/a 4 0 0 0 0 0 Somila Mantyoyi 12 22 22 —N/a —N/a —N/a 3 0 0 0 0 0 Onke Dubase 21 6 —N/a —N/a —N/a 2 0 0 0 0 0 Ludwe Booi 16 16 —N/a —N/a —N/a 2 0 0 0 0 0 Athenkosi Khethani 18 —N/a —N/a —N/a 1 0 0 0 0 0 Reinhardt Engelbrecht 20 20 —N/a —N/a —N/a 2 0 0 0 0 0 Nkululeko Ndlovu 21 21 21 —N/a —N/a —N/a 2 0 0 0 0 0 penalty try – 1 – – – 7 Total 8 29 22 8 0 215 Masixole Banda , Athenkosi Manentsa, Thabiso Mngomezulu, Nkosi Nofuma and Ayabonga Nomboyo were named in the squad, but not included in a matchday squad.
Eastern Province Kings Name WPr SWD BDR BOL WPr SWD BDR BOL QF SF F App Try Con Pen DG Pts Dewald Barnard 1 1 1 —N/a —N/a 3 0 0 0 0 0 Tango Balekile 2 2 16 16 2 2 2 16 2 —N/a —N/a 9 3 0 0 0 15 Johan van Wyk 3 —N/a —N/a 1 0 0 0 0 0 Stefan Willemse 4 7 7 —N/a —N/a 3 1 0 0 0 5 Giant Mtyanda 5 5 5 4 —N/a —N/a 4 0 0 0 0 0 Brandon Brown 6 6 6 19 8 6 6 —N/a —N/a 7 3 0 0 0 15 Thembelani Bholi 7 7 7 18 7 —N/a —N/a 5 1 0 0 0 5 Lusanda Badiyana 8 8 8 8 8 8 19 8 —N/a —N/a 8 1 0 0 0 5 Stefan Ungerer 9 9 9 9 9 20 —N/a —N/a 5 3 0 0 0 15 Garrick Mattheus 10 21 21 21 10 21 21 21 —N/a —N/a 7 0 5 2 0 16 Alshaun Bock 11 11 —N/a —N/a 2 1 0 0 0 5 Neil Maritz 12 13 13 12 14 14 14 —N/a —N/a 7 5 0 0 0 25 Siyanda Grey 13 13 22 22 —N/a —N/a 4 2 0 0 0 10 Jixie Molapo 14 —N/a —N/a 1 0 0 0 0 0 Chrysander Botha 15 15 15 —N/a —N/a 3 0 0 0 0 0 JP Jamieson 16 —N/a —N/a 1 0 0 0 0 0 Roché van Zyl 17 17 17 3 3 —N/a —N/a 5 0 0 0 0 0 Sintu Manjezi 18 18 4 4 —N/a —N/a 4 1 0 0 0 5 Christiaan de Bruin 19 4 —N/a —N/a 2 0 0 0 0 0 Rouche Nel 20 20 22 14 20 22 20 —N/a —N/a 7 0 0 0 0 0 Simon Bolze 21 10 10 10 14 22 —N/a —N/a 6 1 5 3 0 24 Keanu Vers 22 14 14 15 11 15 15 11 15 —N/a —N/a 9 6 0 0 0 30 Chris Heiberg 3 17 1 3 17 —N/a —N/a 5 1 0 0 0 5 Johann Tromp 12 15 —N/a —N/a 2 0 0 0 0 0 Greg Jackson 16 2 2 16 —N/a —N/a 4 1 0 0 0 5 Wynand Grassmann 19 19 4 4 18 —N/a —N/a 5 0 0 0 0 0 Waylon Murray 22 12 21 12 —N/a —N/a 4 0 0 0 0 0 Khona Dabula 3 —N/a —N/a 1 0 0 0 0 0 Mzwanele Zito 5 5 4 18 —N/a —N/a 4 0 0 0 0 0 Sonwabo Majola 11 11 20 14 11 11 —N/a —N/a 6 3 0 0 0 15 Lupumlo Mguca 17 3 3 3 17 —N/a —N/a 5 1 0 0 0 5 Kevin Kaba 18 7 7 7 18 —N/a —N/a 5 0 0 0 0 0 Ricky Schroeder 20 20 9 9 9 —N/a —N/a 5 0 0 0 0 0 Xandré Vos 1 1 17 1 1 1 —N/a —N/a 6 0 0 0 0 0 Wihan Coetzer 5 —N/a —N/a 1 0 0 0 0 0 SF Nieuwoudt 6 6 6 6 19 —N/a —N/a 5 1 0 0 0 5 Sive Mazosiwe 17 —N/a —N/a 1 0 0 0 0 0 Rob Lyons 18 19 —N/a —N/a 2 0 0 0 0 0 Hayden Tharratt 19 —N/a —N/a 1 0 0 0 0 0 Athi Mayinje 22 21 11 —N/a —N/a 3 0 0 0 0 0 Michael Brink 12 12 12 —N/a —N/a 3 1 0 0 0 5 Wandile Mjekevu 13 13 13 —N/a —N/a 3 1 0 0 0 5 Cameron Lindsay 18 4 5 5 5 —N/a —N/a 5 0 0 0 0 0 Pieter-Steyn de Wet 10 10 10 10 —N/a —N/a 4 0 14 2 0 34 Robin Stevens 16 16 —N/a —N/a 2 0 0 0 0 0 Stokkies Hanekom 13 22 13 —N/a —N/a 3 0 0 0 0 0 Mike Willemse 16 2 —N/a —N/a 2 1 0 0 0 5 Zingisa April 19 —N/a —N/a 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rudi van Rooyen 20 9 —N/a —N/a 2 0 0 0 0 0 Tyler Paul 8 —N/a —N/a 1 0 0 0 0 0 Berton Klaasen 12 —N/a —N/a 1 0 0 0 0 0 Malcolm Jaer 15 —N/a —N/a 1 1 0 0 0 5 penalty try – 1 – – – 7 Total 9 40 24 7 0 271 Matt Howes, Vaughen Isaacs , Thapelo Molapo, Sibusiso Ngcokovane, Mabhutana Peter and Janse Roux were named in the squad, but not included in a matchday squad.
Falcons Name WEL BUL LIO PMA WEL BUL LIO PMA QF SF F App Try Con Pen DG Pts Koos Strauss 1 1 1 17 —N/a —N/a —N/a 4 0 0 0 0 0 Jan Enslin 2 2 2 16 16 16 16 —N/a —N/a —N/a 7 1 0 0 0 5 Andries Schutte 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 —N/a —N/a —N/a 8 2 0 0 0 10 Shane Kirkwood 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 —N/a —N/a —N/a 8 4 0 0 0 20 JP Mostert 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 —N/a —N/a —N/a 8 1 0 0 0 5 Dian Koen 6 6 6 6 6 —N/a —N/a —N/a 5 2 0 0 0 10 Ernst Ladendorf 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 —N/a —N/a —N/a 7 1 0 0 0 5 Friedle Olivier 8 8 8 8 8 8 19 —N/a —N/a —N/a 7 2 0 0 0 10 Anrich Richter 9 9 9 9 14 20 9 9 —N/a —N/a —N/a 8 1 0 0 0 5 Warren Potgieter 10 10 10 10 21 —N/a —N/a —N/a 5 1 15 3 0 44 Etienne Taljaard 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 —N/a —N/a —N/a 7 6 0 0 0 30 Xander Cronjé 12 12 21 —N/a —N/a —N/a 2 0 0 0 0 0 Andries Truter 13 15 13 13 —N/a —N/a —N/a 4 0 0 0 0 0 Grant Janke 14 13 12 12 13 12 12 12 —N/a —N/a —N/a 8 2 0 0 0 10 Keaton Gordon 15 14 14 14 22 —N/a —N/a —N/a 5 1 0 0 0 5 Gihard Visagie 16 17 3 —N/a —N/a —N/a 3 0 0 0 0 0 Henri Boshoff 17 17 1 1 1 1 16 —N/a —N/a —N/a 7 0 0 0 0 0 Thabo Mamojele 18 19 7 —N/a —N/a —N/a 3 0 0 0 0 0 Marnus Erasmus 19 18 18 18 18 —N/a —N/a —N/a 5 1 0 0 0 5 Johan Pretorius 20 20 20 20 9 9 20 20 —N/a —N/a —N/a 6 2 0 0 0 10 Maphutha Dolo 21 14 11 —N/a —N/a —N/a 3 4 0 0 0 20 Reg Muller 22 19 20 19 8 8 —N/a —N/a —N/a 6 2 0 0 0 10 Marco Klopper 16 16 2 2 2 2 2 —N/a —N/a —N/a 7 2 0 0 0 10 Ruan Allerston 21 10 10 21 10 —N/a —N/a —N/a 4 0 0 0 0 0 Don Mlondobozi 22 22 14 14 —N/a —N/a —N/a 4 0 0 0 0 0 Christian Rust 15 15 15 22 10 13 —N/a —N/a —N/a 6 2 14 3 0 47 Tiaan Weyers 17 17 17 17 —N/a —N/a —N/a 4 0 0 0 0 0 Cameron Rooi 21 22 22 13 22 21 —N/a —N/a —N/a 6 0 0 0 0 0 Dwight Pansegrouw 19 19 6 6 6 —N/a —N/a —N/a 5 1 0 0 0 5 Andrew van Wyk 21 12 13 —N/a —N/a —N/a 3 0 0 0 0 0 Coert Cronjé 15 15 15 —N/a —N/a —N/a 3 0 0 0 0 0 Jacques Alberts 18 18 —N/a —N/a —N/a 2 0 0 0 0 0 Wiehan Hay 18 —N/a —N/a —N/a 1 0 0 0 0 0 Dylan Peterson 19 —N/a —N/a —N/a 1 0 0 0 0 0 penalty try – 1 – – – 7 Total 8 39 29 6 0 273 Errol Jaggers, Thabo Mabuza and Heinrich Roelfse were named in the squad, but not included in a matchday squad.
Free State XV Name GRF LEO GRQ SHA GRF LEO GRQ SHA WPr SF F App Try Con Pen DG Pts Johan Kotze 1 1 1 17 1 1 1 1 —N/a —N/a 8 0 0 0 0 0 Jacques du Toit 2 2 2 —N/a —N/a 3 0 0 0 0 0 Stephan Kotzé 3 17 3 3 17 17 —N/a —N/a 6 1 0 0 0 5 Sibabalo Qoma 4 18 18 4 4 18 19 4 4 —N/a —N/a 8 0 0 0 0 0 Dennis Visser 5 5 5 5 —N/a —N/a 4 0 0 0 0 0 Daniel Maartens 6 6 20 6 6 —N/a —N/a 5 0 0 0 0 0 Tienie Burger 7 7 7 7 7 —N/a —N/a 5 1 0 0 0 5 Junior Pokomela 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 —N/a —N/a 7 1 0 0 0 5 Ruan van Rensburg 9 9 20 21 —N/a —N/a 4 1 0 0 0 5 Heinrich Bitzi 10 10 10 —N/a —N/a 3 1 6 3 0 26 Rayno Benjamin 11 12 12 12 12 —N/a —N/a 5 2 0 0 0 10 Ali Mgijima 12 21 13 13 13 12 12 22 12 —N/a —N/a 9 2 0 0 0 10 JW Jonker 13 13 14 14 14 14 13 14 —N/a —N/a 8 5 0 0 0 25 Luther Obi 14 14 22 11 11 14 22 —N/a —N/a 7 5 0 0 0 25 Michael van der Spuy 15 15 21 10 21 —N/a —N/a 5 2 0 1 0 13 Joseph Dweba 16 16 2 2 2 2 16 2 —N/a —N/a 8 3 0 0 0 15 Kevin Stevens 17 —N/a —N/a 1 0 0 0 0 0 Andrew Kuhn 18 —N/a —N/a 1 0 0 0 0 0 Ntokozo Vidima 19 19 19 20 19 6 6 19 19 —N/a —N/a 8 2 0 0 0 10 Bertie de Bod 20 19 —N/a —N/a 2 0 0 0 0 0 JP Smith 21 20 9 9 9 9 9 20 —N/a —N/a 8 0 0 0 0 0 Vuyani Maqina 22 11 11 11 22 21 11 11 —N/a —N/a 8 0 0 0 0 0 Erich de Jager 3 3 18 17 3 18 3 3 —N/a —N/a 8 0 0 0 0 0 Justin Basson 4 4 5 4 4 5 —N/a —N/a 6 2 0 0 0 10 Marco Mason 22 15 15 15 15 15 15 11 —N/a —N/a 8 2 18 11 0 79 Gerhard Olivier 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 —N/a —N/a 7 1 0 0 0 5 Ryno Eksteen 10 10 10 10 10 —N/a —N/a 5 0 0 0 0 0 Marnus van der Merwe 16 16 16 16 16 2 —N/a —N/a 4 0 0 0 0 0 Boan Venter 17 1 1 17 —N/a —N/a 4 0 0 0 0 0 Dian Badenhorst 20 21 20 20 —N/a —N/a 3 0 0 0 0 0 Lihleli Xoli 22 22 22 12 21 —N/a —N/a 4 0 0 0 0 0 Steven Meiring 8 8 —N/a —N/a 2 0 0 0 0 0 Hilton Lobberts 19 18 —N/a —N/a 2 0 0 0 0 0 Reniel Hugo 5 5 5 —N/a —N/a 3 0 0 0 0 0 Stephan Janse van Rensburg 21 13 13 13 —N/a —N/a 4 1 0 0 0 5 Tom Botha 3 —N/a —N/a 1 0 0 0 0 0 Danie Mienie 17 —N/a —N/a 1 0 0 0 0 0 Zee Mkhabela 9 9 —N/a —N/a 2 0 0 0 0 0 Jarik van der Walt 14 —N/a —N/a 1 0 0 0 0 0 Nicolaas Immelman 18 18 —N/a —N/a 2 0 0 0 0 0 Cecil Afrika 15 —N/a —N/a 1 0 0 0 0 0 Alex Jonker 16 —N/a —N/a 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 9 32 24 15 0 253 Kwenzo Blose , Warren Brits, Jurie Burger, Abri Coetzee, Aranos Coetzee , Jandré de Beer, Chris Dry , William Eybers, Rayhaan Lombaard, Phumzile Maqondwana , Sechaba Matsoele, Nakkie Naudé, Christiaan Nel, Armand Pretorius, Boom Prinsloo , Ruben Schoeman , Jean Smal, William Small-Smith , Hanno Snyman , Rosko Specman , Niell Stannard, Dimitrio Pieter Tieties and Quintin Vorster were named in the squad, but not included in a matchday squad.
Golden Lions XV Name PMA WEL GFA BUL PMA WEL GFA BUL PMA GRQ F App Try Con Pen DG Pts Sti Sithole 1 1 1 1 1 1 —N/a 6 0 0 0 0 0 Pieter Jansen 2 2 2 2 16 2 16 16 2 16 —N/a 10 2 0 0 0 10 Justin Ackerman 3 1 3 3 17 3 3 —N/a 7 0 0 0 0 0 Bobby de Wee 4 5 5 5 4 5 18 5 4 —N/a 9 2 0 0 0 10 Marvin Orie 5 4 4 5 5 18 4 5 —N/a 8 2 0 0 0 10 Victor Sekekete 6 7 7 6 19 —N/a 5 1 0 0 0 5 Fabian Booysen 7 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 —N/a 8 4 0 0 0 20 Jano Venter 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 —N/a 8 5 0 0 0 25 Marco Jansen van Vuren 9 9 9 9 9 20 20 —N/a 7 0 0 0 0 0 Shaun Reynolds 10 10 21 10 10 10 10 10 10 —N/a 9 4 44 10 0 138 Gerrie Labuschagné 11 11 —N/a 2 4 0 0 0 20 Gerdus van der Walt 12 12 22 12 12 22 —N/a 6 2 0 0 0 10 Jarryd Sage 13 13 22 13 13 12 12 12 12 —N/a 9 5 0 0 0 25 Barend Smit 14 —N/a 1 0 0 0 0 0 Ashlon Davids 15 15 15 15 15 15 22 —N/a 7 1 0 0 0 5 Ruan Brits 16 16 16 —N/a 1 0 0 0 0 0 Pieter Scholtz 17 3 3 17 17 3 17 —N/a 7 0 0 0 0 0 JP du Preez 18 4 —N/a 2 3 0 0 0 15 James Venter 19 6 6 6 6 6 —N/a 6 8 0 0 0 40 Bradley Thain 20 20 20 21 20 9 —N/a 6 0 0 0 0 0 Siya Masuku 21 21 10 21 10 21 —N/a 6 1 18 1 0 44 Jan-Louis la Grange 22 13 14 21 21 13 13 —N/a 7 1 0 0 0 5 Jo-Hanko de Villiers 8 —N/a 1 0 0 0 0 0 Madosh Tambwe 11 14 11 22 14 14 —N/a 6 7 0 0 0 35 Ruan Combrinck 14 14 14 —N/a 3 0 0 0 0 0 Luvuyo Pupuma 17 17 1 17 —N/a 4 0 0 0 0 0 Rhyno Herbst 18 18 18 18 4 18 18 —N/a 7 0 0 0 0 0 Hacjivah Dayimani 19 19 20 19 7 19 19 19 —N/a 7 6 0 0 0 30 Selom Gavor 22 11 11 14 —N/a 4 3 0 0 0 15 Heimar Williams 12 12 —N/a 2 0 0 0 0 0 HP van Schoor 16 16 —N/a 1 0 0 0 0 0 Robert Kruger 19 4 4 —N/a 3 0 0 0 0 0 Akker van der Merwe 2 2 2 —N/a 3 3 0 0 0 15 Cyle Brink 6 6 19 —N/a 3 0 0 0 0 0 Aphiwe Dyantyi 11 22 —N/a 1 2 0 0 0 10 Wayne van der Bank 22 13 22 —N/a 3 0 0 0 0 0 Jaco van der Walt 15 15 —N/a 2 0 0 0 0 0 Bhekisa Shongwe 17 —N/a 1 0 0 0 0 0 Driaan Bester 18 —N/a 1 1 0 0 0 5 Morné van den Berg 20 —N/a 1 1 0 0 0 5 Corné Fourie 1 —N/a 1 0 0 0 0 0 Johannes Jonker 3 —N/a 1 0 0 0 0 0 Dillon Smit 9 20 9 9 —N/a 4 2 0 0 0 10 Jacques Nel 13 13 —N/a 2 1 0 0 0 5 Anthony Volmink 14 11 11 11 —N/a 4 3 0 0 0 15 Sylvian Mahuza 15 15 —N/a 2 0 0 0 0 0 Jacques van Rooyen 17 1 —N/a 2 1 0 0 0 5 Faf de Klerk 20 9 —N/a 2 0 0 0 0 0 Hencus van Wyk 3 —N/a 1 0 0 0 0 0 Lourens Erasmus 5 —N/a 1 1 0 0 0 5 Kwagga Smith 6 —N/a 1 1 0 0 0 5 Le Roux Baard 16 —N/a 1 0 0 0 0 0 Eddie Fouché 21 —N/a 1 0 0 0 0 0 Robbie Coetzee 2 —N/a 1 0 0 0 0 0 Rohan Janse van Rensburg 21 —N/a 1 0 0 0 0 0 penalty try – 1 – – – 7 Total 10 78 62 11 0 549 Xander Crause, Dean Gordon, Wiehan Jacobs, Morné Moos, Koos Tredoux and Jaco Willemse were named in the squad, but not included in a matchday squad.
Griffons Name LEO FSt SHA GRQ FSt SHA LEO GRQ QF SF F App Try Con Pen DG Pts Barend Potgieter 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 —N/a —N/a —N/a 8 1 0 0 0 5 Khwezi Mkhafu 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 —N/a —N/a —N/a 8 1 0 0 0 5 Danie van der Merwe 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 —N/a —N/a —N/a 8 1 0 0 0 5 Gavin Annandale 4 5 4 5 18 18 —N/a —N/a —N/a 6 0 0 0 0 0 Samora Fihlani 5 4 4 19 4 18 —N/a —N/a —N/a 6 0 0 0 0 0 Thato Mavundla 6 19 20 20 6 6 6 6 —N/a —N/a —N/a 8 2 0 0 0 10 Jean Pretorius 7 6 6 —N/a —N/a —N/a 3 0 0 0 0 0 Henco Greyling 8 8 8 6 7 7 7 7 —N/a —N/a —N/a 8 1 0 0 0 5 Louis Venter 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 —N/a —N/a —N/a 8 2 0 0 0 10 Jaun Kotzé 10 21 22 22 21 —N/a —N/a —N/a 5 0 3 0 0 6 Ezrick Alexander 11 —N/a —N/a —N/a 1 0 0 0 0 0 Duan Pretorius 12 10 10 10 12 10 10 10 —N/a —N/a —N/a 8 1 18 6 0 59 Joubert Engelbrecht 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 —N/a —N/a —N/a 7 3 0 0 0 15 Vuyo Mbotho 14 11 14 14 22 13 21 21 —N/a —N/a —N/a 8 5 0 0 0 25 Tertius Maarman 15 15 11 11 20 —N/a —N/a —N/a 5 1 0 0 0 5 Hennie Venter 16 16 16 16 16 —N/a —N/a —N/a 4 0 0 0 0 0 PW Botha 17 17 17 17 —N/a —N/a —N/a 3 0 0 0 0 0 Neil Claassen 18 5 7 5 19 4 4 4 —N/a —N/a —N/a 8 2 0 0 0 10 Vincent Maruping 19 7 7 19 19 —N/a —N/a —N/a 5 0 0 0 0 0 Malcolm-Kerr Till 20 20 21 21 20 20 20 —N/a —N/a —N/a 6 0 0 0 0 0 Arthur Williams 21 12 12 12 —N/a —N/a —N/a 4 0 0 0 0 0 Sandile Kubekha 22 11 11 —N/a —N/a —N/a 3 0 0 0 0 0 Rodney Damons 14 14 14 —N/a —N/a —N/a 3 1 0 0 0 5 Boela Serfontein 18 18 18 5 5 5 —N/a —N/a —N/a 6 0 0 0 0 0 Alrin Eksteen 22 15 15 15 15 15 15 —N/a —N/a —N/a 7 3 0 0 0 15 Jasper Wiese 19 8 8 8 8 8 —N/a —N/a —N/a 6 3 0 0 0 15 Rudi Britz 18 17 17 —N/a —N/a —N/a 3 0 0 0 0 0 Robbie Petzer 10 —N/a —N/a —N/a 1 0 0 1 0 3 Warren Williams 11 11 14 —N/a —N/a —N/a 3 3 0 0 0 15 Reinach Venter 16 16 16 —N/a —N/a —N/a 3 0 0 0 0 0 Carel-Jan Coetzee 21 12 12 12 —N/a —N/a —N/a 4 2 0 0 0 10 Cornel Jacobs 19 —N/a —N/a —N/a 1 0 0 0 0 0 Wynand Pienaar 22 22 22 —N/a —N/a —N/a 3 0 2 0 0 4 Ruan Kramer 17 17 —N/a —N/a —N/a 2 0 0 0 0 0 Total 8 32 23 7 0 227 JP Alberts, Hein Bezuidenhoudt, Shirwin Cupido, Selvyn Davids , Andrew du Plessis , Ruben Fourie, Werner Kotze, JP Mans, George Marich , Japie Nel , Nazo Nkala, Martin Sithole , Sherwin Slater, Joe van der Hoogt and Leighton van Wyk were named in the squad, but not included in a matchday squad.
Griquas Name SHA LEO FSt GRF LEO FSt SHA GRF EPK LIO WPr App Try Con Pen DG Pts Liam Hendricks 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 AJ le Roux 2 2 2 2 2 2 17 2 2 2 9 3 0 0 0 15 Ewald van der Westhuizen 3 3 3 3 3 3 17 3 3 9 1 0 0 0 5 FP Pelser 4 5 4 4 18 4 4 7 0 0 0 0 0 Pieter Jansen van Vuren 5 18 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 11 0 0 0 0 0 Wendal Wehr 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 9 3 0 0 0 15 Sias Koen 7 7 19 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 10 2 0 0 0 10 Jason Fraser 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 4 0 0 0 20 Christiaan Meyer 9 9 9 20 20 9 20 9 9 9 4 0 0 0 20 George Whitehead 10 10 10 10 21 21 10 10 10 10 10 10 1 35 4 0 87 Ederies Arendse 11 11 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 9 6 0 0 0 30 Johnathan Francke 12 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 Tertius Kruger 13 13 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 10 7 0 0 0 35 Koch Marx 14 14 13 14 11 13 13 13 8 4 0 0 0 20 AJ Coertzen 15 15 15 22 11 11 15 21 11 11 10 2 0 0 0 10 Marius Fourie 16 16 17 16 1 2 16 16 16 8 1 0 0 0 5 NJ Oosthuizen 17 17 17 3 1 3 3 17 17 9 1 0 0 0 5 Jonathan Adendorf 18 4 18 18 18 4 4 18 18 8 0 0 0 0 0 De Wet Kruger 19 19 19 20 19 4 0 0 0 0 0 Renier Botha 20 20 9 20 9 9 9 9 20 20 10 5 0 0 0 25 André Swarts 21 21 21 10 10 12 21 21 21 9 3 16 6 0 65 Enver Brandt 22 22 11 11 22 21 11 11 22 22 10 9 0 0 0 45 Wilmar Arnoldi 2 16 16 16 16 4 1 0 0 0 5 Brandon Haas 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 Eric Zana 21 22 15 15 15 22 15 15 15 15 10 3 3 0 0 21 RJ Liebenberg 7 6 19 19 6 8 6 0 0 0 0 0 Shaun McDonald 18 4 19 4 4 7 5 1 0 0 0 5 Devon Nash 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 Devon Martinus 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Kyle Steyn 13 13 13 13 22 22 13 7 1 0 0 0 5 Mthunzi Moloi 17 17 17 3 0 0 0 0 0 Alvin Brandt 22 14 2 1 0 0 0 5 Jono Janse van Rensburg 18 8 19 19 19 5 0 0 0 0 0 Steph Vermeulen 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 Tiaan Dorfling 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 penalty try – 1 – – – 7 Total 11 64 54 10 0 460
Leopards Name GRF GRQ FSt SHA GRQ FSt SHA GRF QF SF F App Try Con Pen DG Pts Joe Smith 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 —N/a —N/a —N/a 7 1 0 0 0 5 Dane van der Westhuyzen 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 —N/a —N/a —N/a 8 0 0 0 0 0 Morné Strydom 3 3 3 17 18 1 17 18 —N/a —N/a —N/a 6 0 0 0 0 0 Loftus Morrison 4 18 18 5 —N/a —N/a —N/a 3 1 0 0 0 5 Willem Steenkamp 5 5 —N/a —N/a —N/a 2 0 0 0 0 0 Gideon van der Merwe 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 —N/a —N/a —N/a 8 4 0 0 0 20 Boela Venter 7 4 17 17 17 —N/a —N/a —N/a 4 1 0 0 0 5 Juan Language 8 8 8 8 8 19 19 8 —N/a —N/a —N/a 7 1 0 0 0 5 Chriswill September 9 9 9 9 9 9 —N/a —N/a —N/a 6 0 0 0 0 0 Schalk Hugo 10 10 10 10 10 21 20 20 —N/a —N/a —N/a 8 2 15 5 0 55 Gene Willemse 11 11 11 11 11 11 22 11 —N/a —N/a —N/a 7 4 0 0 0 20 Henko Marais 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 —N/a —N/a —N/a 7 3 0 0 0 15 Bradley Moolman 13 21 13 13 11 13 —N/a —N/a —N/a 6 0 0 0 0 0 Rowayne Beukman 14 14 14 14 14 14 —N/a —N/a —N/a 6 1 0 0 0 5 Tapiwa Mafura 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 —N/a —N/a —N/a 8 3 0 0 0 15 Louis van der Westhuizen 16 16 16 16 16 —N/a —N/a —N/a 4 0 0 0 0 0 Matimu Manganyi 17 17 —N/a —N/a —N/a 2 0 0 0 0 0 Marno Redelinghuys 18 7 7 7 7 —N/a —N/a —N/a 5 2 0 0 0 10 Gopolang Molefe 19 —N/a —N/a —N/a 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wessel Kuhn 20 20 20 20 20 9 9 —N/a —N/a —N/a 6 0 0 0 0 0 Gerhard Nortier 21 21 12 21 20 10 10 10 —N/a —N/a —N/a 7 0 5 3 0 19 Lungelo Gosa 22 22 22 22 —N/a —N/a —N/a 4 0 0 0 0 0 Elden Schoeman 13 13 21 13 13 22 —N/a —N/a —N/a 6 1 0 0 0 5 Jeandré Rudolph 19 19 7 19 8 8 19 —N/a —N/a —N/a 7 1 0 0 0 5 Stairs Mhlongo 4 4 4 —N/a —N/a —N/a 3 0 0 0 0 0 Walt Steenkamp 5 5 5 5 5 —N/a —N/a —N/a 5 0 0 0 0 0 Ruan Venter 17 4 —N/a —N/a —N/a 2 0 0 0 0 0 Schalk Jooste 18 3 3 3 —N/a —N/a —N/a 4 0 0 0 0 0 Dewald Dekker 18 18 3 3 —N/a —N/a —N/a 4 0 0 0 0 0 Jaco Swanepoel 19 —N/a —N/a —N/a 1 0 0 0 0 0 HP Swart 4 4 7 7 —N/a —N/a —N/a 4 1 0 0 0 5 Jimmy Mpailane 22 22 14 14 —N/a —N/a —N/a 3 1 0 0 0 5 Cameron van Heerden 16 16 16 —N/a —N/a —N/a 1 0 0 0 0 0 Akhona Nela 21 21 —N/a —N/a —N/a 1 0 0 0 0 0 Total 8 27 20 8 0 199 Duhann Gunter, Eugene Hare, Jaco Hayward, Robert Hunt, Mogau Mabokela, Muziwandile Mazibuko, Hendrik Mulder, Justin Newman, Dylan Schoeman and Nico van Tonder were named in the squad, but not included in a matchday squad.
Pumas Name BUL LIO WEL GFA BUL LIO WEL GFA QF SF F App Try Con Pen DG Pts Jacques Kotzé 1 1 17 17 17 17 —N/a —N/a 6 0 0 0 0 0 Marko Janse van Rensburg 2 2 16 16 2 2 2 —N/a —N/a 7 3 0 0 0 15 Marné Coetzee 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 —N/a —N/a 9 0 0 0 0 0 Tazz Fuzani 4 4 4 4 4 4 —N/a —N/a 6 0 0 0 0 0 Hugo Kloppers 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 —N/a —N/a 8 0 0 0 0 0 Reuben Johannes 6 6 —N/a —N/a 2 0 0 0 0 0 Willie Engelbrecht 7 7 7 7 7 19 19 —N/a —N/a 7 0 0 0 0 0 Carel Greeff 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 —N/a —N/a 9 5 0 0 0 25 Reynier van Rooyen 9 9 9 9 9 9 20 20 20 —N/a —N/a 9 3 0 0 0 15 Kobus Marais 10 10 10 10 10 21 10 10 —N/a —N/a 8 1 14 12 0 69 JP Lewis 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 —N/a —N/a 7 3 0 0 0 15 Leighton van Wyk 12 12 —N/a —N/a 2 0 0 0 0 0 Hennie Skorbinski 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 —N/a —N/a 7 2 0 0 0 10 Ruwellyn Isbell 14 14 14 14 14 14 11 11 —N/a —N/a 8 4 0 0 0 20 Sias Ebersohn 15 15 21 21 21 10 21 10 —N/a —N/a 8 1 14 1 0 36 Frank Herne 16 16 2 2 16 16 2 2 16 —N/a —N/a 9 9 0 0 0 45 De-Jay Terblanche 17 17 1 1 17 —N/a —N/a 5 1 0 0 0 5 Stephan Greeff 18 18 4 4 18 18 —N/a —N/a 6 0 0 0 0 0 Brian Shabangu 19 19 6 6 6 6 —N/a —N/a 6 1 0 0 0 5 Emile Temperman 20 20 20 20 20 20 9 9 9 —N/a —N/a 9 3 0 0 0 15 Deon Helberg 21 13 13 —N/a —N/a 3 0 0 0 0 0 Devon Williams 22 22 15 15 15 15 15 22 22 —N/a —N/a 9 4 0 0 0 20 Ryan Nell 21 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 —N/a —N/a 8 3 0 0 0 15 Khwezi Mona 17 17 1 1 1 1 1 —N/a —N/a 7 0 0 0 0 0 Jannie Stander 18 18 18 4 18 5 18 —N/a —N/a 7 1 0 0 0 5 Johann Grundlingh 19 —N/a —N/a 1 0 0 0 0 0 Tyler Fisher 22 —N/a —N/a 1 0 0 0 0 0 Nardus van der Walt 19 19 7 7 7 7 —N/a —N/a 6 1 0 0 0 5 Trompie Pretorius 22 22 22 14 14 14 —N/a —N/a 6 0 0 0 0 0 Francois Kleinhans 6 6 6 —N/a —N/a 3 2 0 0 0 10 Mark Pretorius 16 16 —N/a —N/a 2 0 0 0 0 0 Gerrit Smith 22 15 15 —N/a —N/a 3 0 0 0 0 0 Lambert Groenewald 19 19 —N/a —N/a 2 0 0 0 0 0 Justin van Staden 21 21 —N/a —N/a 2 0 3 1 0 9 penalty try – 1 – – – 7 Total 9 48 31 14 0 346 Louis Albertse , Bernado Botha , Wiehan Hay, Jeremy Jordaan , Luxolo Koza , Hoffmann Maritz , Morgan Naudé , Dylan Peterson , Marnus Schoeman , Marlou van Niekerk and Simon Westraadt were named in the squad, but not included in a matchday squad.
Sharks XV Name QF SF F App Try Con Pen DG Pts Lourens Adriaanse 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hyron Andrews 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ngoni Chidoma 0 0 0 0 0 0 Stephan Coetzee 0 0 0 0 0 0 Keegan Daniel 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jean Droste 0 0 0 0 0 0 Andrew du Plessis 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dan du Preez 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gerhard Engelbrecht 0 0 0 0 0 0 Graham Geldenhuys 0 0 0 0 0 0 Thierry Kounga Kuaté 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ruan Kramer 0 0 0 0 0 0 Stephan Lewies 0 0 0 0 0 0 Khaya Majola 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mzamo Majola 0 0 0 0 0 0 John-Hubert Meyer 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tera Mtembu 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bandisa Ndlovu 0 0 0 0 0 0 Etienne Oosthuizen 0 0 0 0 0 0 Juan Schoeman 0 0 0 0 0 0 Philip van der Walt 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kerron van Vuuren 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jacques Vermeulen 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wian Vosloo 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rikus Zwart 0 0 0 0 0 0 Garth April 0 0 0 0 0 0 Brandon Bailing 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tristan Blewett 0 0 0 0 0 0 Michael Claassens 0 0 0 0 0 0 Johan Deysel 0 0 0 0 0 0 André Esterhuizen 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rowan Gouws 0 0 0 0 0 0 Benhard Janse van Rensburg 0 0 0 0 0 0 Morné Joubert 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marius Louw 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ilunga Mukendi 0 0 0 0 0 0 Odwa Ndungane 0 0 0 0 0 0 S'busiso Nkosi 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cobus Reinach 0 0 0 0 0 0 S'bura Sithole 0 0 0 0 0 0 Damian Stevens 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kobus van Wyk 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hanco Venter 0 0 0 0 0 0 Danrich Visagie 0 0 0 0 0 0 Courtney Winnaar 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ryan Carlson, Francois de Villiers, Andrew Evans , Clifferd Jacobs, Francois Kleinhans , Khulu Marwana, Michael Meyer, Enoch Mnyaka, Clément Poitrenaud , Inny Radebe , Rhyno Smith , Samuel Swanepoel and James Tedder were named in the squad, but not included in a matchday squad.
SWD Eagles Name QF SF F App Try Con Pen DG Pts Juandré Digue 1 1 17 16 1 1 —N/a —N/a —N/a 6 0 0 0 0 0 Jacques Vermaak 2 2 —N/a —N/a —N/a 2 0 0 0 0 0 Basil Short 3 3 3 3 3 17 —N/a —N/a —N/a 6 0 0 0 0 0 Anton Smit 4 —N/a —N/a —N/a 1 0 0 0 0 0 Cornell Hess 5 5 5 5 —N/a —N/a —N/a 4 0 0 0 0 0 Janneman Stander 6 6 6 6 6 7 6 7 —N/a —N/a —N/a 8 0 0 0 0 0 Lodewyk Uys 7 7 7 7 19 5 18 —N/a —N/a —N/a 7 2 0 0 0 10 Christo du Plessis 8 8 19 —N/a —N/a —N/a 3 1 0 0 0 5 Boela Abrahams 9 9 20 —N/a —N/a —N/a 3 0 0 0 0 0 Martin du Toit 10 —N/a —N/a —N/a 1 0 0 0 0 0 Adri Jacobs 11 11 11 11 13 13 11 —N/a —N/a —N/a 7 4 0 0 0 20 Wilneth Engelbrecht 12 13 21 21 21 21 —N/a —N/a —N/a 6 0 0 0 0 0 Kirsten Heyns 13 13 13 13 14 —N/a —N/a —N/a 5 1 0 0 0 5 Shadward Fillies 14 14 22 20 —N/a —N/a —N/a 3 0 0 0 0 0 Leighton Eksteen 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 10 —N/a —N/a —N/a 8 1 16 6 0 55 Kurt Haupt 16 2 16 2 —N/a —N/a —N/a 4 0 0 0 0 0 Teunis Nieuwoudt 17 17 1 1 17 3 1 3 —N/a —N/a —N/a 8 1 0 0 0 5 Freginald Africa 18 18 18 18 19 6 6 —N/a —N/a —N/a 7 1 0 0 0 5 Daniël Maree 19 19 8 20 8 19 —N/a —N/a —N/a 6 1 0 0 0 5 Dillin Snel 20 20 9 9 20 21 9 20 —N/a —N/a —N/a 8 2 0 0 0 10 Johnny Welthagen 21 12 12 12 10 22 12 —N/a —N/a —N/a 7 3 0 0 0 15 Quaid Langeveldt 22 10 10 10 22 22 —N/a —N/a —N/a 6 2 0 0 0 10 Brendon Snyman 4 4 4 5 5 5 —N/a —N/a —N/a 6 0 0 0 0 0 Jan van der Merwe 16 2 2 2 16 2 16 —N/a —N/a —N/a 7 1 0 0 0 5 Rhupino Plaatjies 21 —N/a —N/a —N/a 1 0 0 0 0 0 Justin Bhana 22 11 —N/a —N/a —N/a 1 0 0 0 0 0 Charles Radebe 14 14 14 14 14 —N/a —N/a —N/a 5 0 0 0 0 0 Brianton Booysen 16 —N/a —N/a —N/a 0 0 0 0 0 0 Thor Halvorsen 19 8 8 19 —N/a —N/a —N/a 4 1 0 0 0 5 Ayyoob Moerat 17 16 3 17 —N/a —N/a —N/a 3 0 0 0 0 0 Marlo Weich 22 21 15 15 15 —N/a —N/a —N/a 5 1 0 0 0 5 Peet van der Walt 4 4 18 —N/a —N/a —N/a 3 0 0 0 0 0 Davon Raubenheimer 7 8 7 8 —N/a —N/a —N/a 4 0 0 0 0 0 Johan Steyn 9 9 20 9 —N/a —N/a —N/a 4 0 0 0 0 0 Marlou van Niekerk 12 12 12 —N/a —N/a —N/a 3 1 0 0 0 5 Jeremy Jordaan 18 18 4 4 —N/a —N/a —N/a 4 0 0 0 0 0 Tyler Fisher 22 11 11 13 —N/a —N/a —N/a 4 0 0 0 0 0 Layle Delo 17 1 —N/a —N/a —N/a 2 1 0 0 0 5 penalty try – 1 – – – 7 Total 8 25 16 6 0 179 Leegan Moos, Andisa Ntsila , Luzuko Vulindlu and Matt Wiseman were named in the squad, but not included in a matchday squad.
Welwitschias Name GFA BUL LIO PMA GFA BUL LIO PMA QF SF F App Try Con Pen DG Pts Christo McNish 1 1 17 17 1 1 17 —N/a —N/a —N/a 7 0 0 0 0 0 Shaun du Preez 2 2 2 2 —N/a —N/a —N/a 4 0 0 0 0 0 AJ de Klerk 3 3 18 18 18 —N/a —N/a —N/a 5 0 0 0 0 0 Munio Kasiringua 4 4 4 4 19 —N/a —N/a —N/a 5 0 0 0 0 0 Max Katjijeko 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 —N/a —N/a —N/a 7 1 0 0 0 5 Rohan Kitshoff 6 6 6 6 6 —N/a —N/a —N/a 5 0 0 0 0 0 Thomasau Forbes 7 7 6 7 7 6 7 —N/a —N/a —N/a 7 0 0 0 0 0 Leneve Damens 8 8 7 7 —N/a —N/a —N/a 4 1 0 0 0 5 Eugene Jantjies 9 9 9 9 9 —N/a —N/a —N/a 5 1 0 0 0 5 Theuns Kotzé 10 10 10 10 10 —N/a —N/a —N/a 5 0 11 6 0 40 Gino Wilson 11 11 11 11 —N/a —N/a —N/a 4 3 0 0 0 15 Darryl de la Harpe 12 12 12 12 —N/a —N/a —N/a 4 0 0 0 0 0 JC Greyling 13 13 13 13 13 —N/a —N/a —N/a 5 2 0 0 0 10 Lesley Klim 14 14 14 14 14 —N/a —N/a —N/a 5 5 0 0 0 25 David Philander 15 15 11 15 15 14 15 15 —N/a —N/a —N/a 8 2 0 0 0 10 Andries Rousseau 16 18 3 3 3 3 3 3 —N/a —N/a —N/a 8 1 0 0 0 5 Collen Smith 17 17 1 1 1 —N/a —N/a —N/a 5 0 0 0 0 0 Mahepisa Tjeriko 18 19 19 19 —N/a —N/a —N/a 4 0 0 0 0 0 Roderique Victor 19 8 8 8 8 8 20 —N/a —N/a —N/a 7 1 0 0 0 5 Francois Wiese 20 12 22 12 12 —N/a —N/a —N/a 5 0 0 0 0 0 Cameron Klassen 21 21 21 21 9 —N/a —N/a —N/a 5 0 0 0 0 0 Aurelio Plato 22 15 22 22 —N/a —N/a —N/a 4 0 0 0 0 0 Ruan Ludick 5 19 4 —N/a —N/a —N/a 3 0 0 0 0 0 Gert Lotter 16 2 —N/a —N/a —N/a 2 0 0 0 0 0 Thomas Kali 20 20 4 20 20 —N/a —N/a —N/a 5 0 0 0 0 0 Heinrich Smit 22 22 22 —N/a —N/a —N/a 3 0 0 0 0 0 Obert Nortjé 16 16 16 16 2 2 —N/a —N/a —N/a 6 0 0 0 0 0 Adriaan Booysen 20 20 7 8 —N/a —N/a —N/a 4 0 0 0 0 0 Des Sethie 17 17 17 1 —N/a —N/a —N/a 4 0 0 0 0 0 Dirk von Weidts 21 10 10 10 —N/a —N/a —N/a 3 1 1 0 0 7 Niël van Vuuren 2 16 16 —N/a —N/a —N/a 3 0 0 0 0 0 Nikin Cloete 11 —N/a —N/a —N/a 1 1 0 0 0 5 Ethan Beukes 13 12 13 —N/a —N/a —N/a 3 0 0 0 0 0 Justin Nel 15 —N/a —N/a —N/a 1 0 0 0 0 0 Denzil van Wyk 19 19 4 —N/a —N/a —N/a 3 0 0 0 0 0 Russell van Wyk 21 11 14 —N/a —N/a —N/a 3 0 0 0 0 0 Winmar Rust 4 6 —N/a —N/a —N/a 2 0 0 1 0 3 JC Winckler 9 9 —N/a —N/a —N/a 2 0 0 0 0 0 Janré du Toit 13 11 —N/a —N/a —N/a 2 0 0 0 0 0 Collins Omalu 14 —N/a —N/a —N/a 1 0 0 0 0 0 Herman Grobler 18 18 —N/a —N/a —N/a 2 0 0 0 0 0 TC Kisting 21 21 —N/a —N/a —N/a 1 0 0 0 0 0 Mahco Prinsloo 22 —N/a —N/a —N/a 1 0 0 0 0 0 Nelius Theron —N/a —N/a —N/a 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 8 19 12 7 0 140 Nian Berg, Enem Kritzinger, James Marx, Malcolm Moore , Philip Nashikaku, MP Pretorius and Heico Prinsloo were named in the squad, but not included in a matchday squad.
Western Province Name QF SF F App Try Con Pen DG Pts Wesley Adonis 0 0 0 0 0 0 Juarno Augustus 0 0 0 0 0 0 Eital Bredenkamp 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jaco Coetzee 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ruben de Villiers 0 0 0 0 0 0 Johan du Toit 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rynhardt Elstadt 0 0 0 0 0 0 Brenden Esterhuizen 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oli Kebble 0 0 0 0 0 0 Michael Kumbirai 0 0 0 0 0 0 Percy Mngadi 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dean Muir 0 0 0 0 0 0 Niel Oelofse 0 0 0 0 0 0 Caylib Oosthuizen 0 0 0 0 0 0 Conway Pretorius 0 0 0 0 0 0 JD Schickerling 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chad Solomon 0 0 0 0 0 0 Piet-Louw Strauss 0 0 0 0 0 0 Luke Stringer 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nyasha Tarusenga 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jurie van Vuuren 0 0 0 0 0 0 Frans van Wyk 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ashley Wells 0 0 0 0 0 0 Eduard Zandberg 0 0 0 0 0 0 Craig Barry 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bjorn Basson 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kurt Coleman 0 0 0 0 0 0 Juan de Jongh 0 0 0 0 0 0 Daniël du Plessis 0 0 0 0 0 0 Michal Haznar 0 0 0 0 0 0 Grant Hermanus 0 0 0 0 0 0 Errol Jaggers 0 0 0 0 0 0 Herschel Jantjies 0 0 0 0 0 0 Harlon Klaasen 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dan Kriel 0 0 0 0 0 0 Godlen Masimla 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ruhan Nel 0 0 0 0 0 0 Khanyo Ngcukana 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ryan Oosthuizen 0 0 0 0 0 0 Justin Phillips 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marcello Sampson 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ernst Stapelberg 0 0 0 0 0 0 Brandon Thomson 0 0 0 0 0 0 Scott van Breda 0 0 0 0 0 0 Valentino Wellman 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 Saud Abrahams, Siphamandla Dama, Paul de Wet , Nico Leonard, Tristan Leyds, Daniël Maree, Ayyoob Moerat, Carlü Sadie , Cornel Smit, Ruben Terblanche, Mujaahid van der Hoven, Kobus van Dyk , Chevandré van Schoor , Alistair Vermaak , Jondré Williams and Leolin Zas were named in the squad, but not included in a matchday squad.
Top scorers The top ten try and point scorers during the 2017 Rugby Challenge were:
Top ten try scorers Top ten try scorers No Player Team Tries 1 Enver Brandt Griquas 9 Frank Herne Pumas 9 3 Craig Barry Western Province 8 James Venter Golden Lions XV 8 5 Tertius Kruger Griquas 7 Madosh Tambwe Golden Lions XV 7 Oliver Zono Border Bulldogs 7 8 Ederies Arendse Griquas 6 Hacjivah Dayimani Golden Lions XV 6 Franco Naudé Blue Bulls XV 6 Boom Prinsloo Blue Bulls XV 6 Etienne Taljaard Falcons 6 Keanu Vers Eastern Province Kings 6 Top ten points scorers No Player Team Points 1 Shaun Reynolds Golden Lions XV 138 2 Oliver Zono Border Bulldogs 101 3 George Whitehead Griquas 87 4 Marco Mason Free State XV 79 5 Divan Nel Boland Cavaliers 71 6 Brandon Thomson Western Province 70 7 Kobus Marais Pumas 69 8 André Swarts Griquas 62 9 Leighton Eksteen SWD Eagles 61 10 Duan Pretorius Griffons 59 No Player Team Tries 1 Enver Brandt Griquas 9 Frank Herne Pumas 9 3 Craig Barry Western Province 8 James Venter Golden Lions XV 8 5 Tertius Kruger Griquas 7 Madosh Tambwe Golden Lions XV 7 Oliver Zono Border Bulldogs 7 8 Ederies Arendse Griquas 6 Hacjivah Dayimani Golden Lions XV 6 Franco Naudé Blue Bulls XV 6 Boom Prinsloo Blue Bulls XV 6 Etienne Taljaard Falcons 6 Keanu Vers Eastern Province Kings 6 Top ten points scorers No Player Team Points 1 Shaun Reynolds Golden Lions XV 138 2 Oliver Zono Border Bulldogs 101 3 George Whitehead Griquas 87 4 Marco Mason Free State XV 79 5 Divan Nel Boland Cavaliers 71 6 Brandon Thomson Western Province 70 7 Kobus Marais Pumas 69 8 André Swarts Griquas 62 9 Leighton Eksteen SWD Eagles 61 10 Duan Pretorius Griffons 59
Referees The following referees officiated matches in the 2017 Rugby Challenge:
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