2019 Currie Cup Premier Division

The 2019 Currie Cup Premier Division was the 81st edition of the top tier of the Currie Cup, the premier domestic rugby union competition in South Africa. DirectAxis Financial Services was the tournament sponsor. It was organised by the South African Rugby Union and ran from 12 July to 7 September 2019.

The competition was won by the , who beat the 31–28 in the final played on 7 September 2019.

Competition rules and information

There were seven participating teams in the 2019 Currie Cup Premier Division. They played each other once during the pool stage, 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 four or more tries in a game, as well as to teams that lost a match by seven points or less. Teams were ranked by log points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).

The top four teams in the pool stage qualified for the semi finals, which will be followed by a final.

Teams

The teams that competed in the 2019 Currie Cup Premier Division are:

2019 Currie Cup Premier Division teams Team Sponsored Name Vodacom Blue Bulls Toyota Free State Cheetahs Xerox Golden Lions Tafel Lager Griquas Pumas Cell C Sharks DHL Western Province

Regular season

Standings

The current standings in the 2019 Currie Cup Premier Division is:

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 Team R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 SF F 0 (5th) 5 (2nd) 10 (1st) 11 (3rd) 12 (3rd) 17 (2nd) 22 (1st) Won Won 5 (2nd) 5 (4th) 9 (3rd) 13 (2nd) 15 (1st) 17 (3rd) 22 (2nd) Won Lost 5 (1st) 10 (1st) 10 (2nd) 15 (1st) 15 (2nd) 19 (1st) 21 (3rd) Lost 0 (7th) 5 (5th) 5 (5th) 6 (6th) 10 (5th) 14 (4th) 19 (4th) Lost 4 (3rd) 5 (3rd) 7 (4th) 7 (4th) 12 (4th) 13 (5th) 14 (5th) 0 (6th) 1 (7th) 5 (6th) 5 (7th) 9 (6th) 9 (6th) 10 (6th) 2 (4th) 3 (6th) 3 (7th) 7 (5th) 7 (7th) 7 (7th) 9 (7th) Key: win draw loss bye

Matches

The following matches were played in the 2019 Currie Cup Premier Division:

Round One

Round Two

Round Three

Round Four

Round Five

Round Six

Round Seven

Play-offs

Title play-offs

Semi-finals

Final

Relegation play-off

remained in the Currie Cup Premier Division for 2020. remained in the Currie Cup First Division for 2020.

Honours

The honour roll for the 2019 Currie Cup Premier Division was:

2019 Currie Cup Premier Division Champions: (6th title) Top points scorer: Shaun Reynolds, (93) Top try scorers: Joseph Dweba, Madosh Tambwe, (7)

Players

The squads and player appearance and scoring statistics for the 2019 Currie Cup Premier Division are as follows:

Name SF F App Try Con Pen DG Pts 1 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 16 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 18 18 18 18 18 6 1 0 0 0 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 6 6 20 5 2 0 0 0 10 7 20 20 7 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 8 8 8 6 1 0 0 0 5 9 9 9 9 21 21 6 1 0 0 0 5 10 10 22 10 10 10 6 2 9 6 0 46 11 11 11 11 11 11 6 5 0 0 0 25 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 12 12 12 13 13 6 1 0 0 0 5 14 14 14 14 14 14 6 3 0 0 0 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 6 0 0 0 0 0 16 16 16 16 2 2 6 1 0 0 0 5 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 17 17 17 1 17 5 1 0 0 0 5 19 19 20 19 3 0 0 0 0 0 20 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 21 21 9 9 4 0 0 0 0 0 22 22 10 22 22 3 0 1 1 0 5 23 13 13 13 12 12 6 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 19 19 4 19 4 0 0 0 0 0 20 7 7 6 4 1 0 0 0 5 23 23 1 0 0 0 0 0 21 21 2 0 0 0 0 0 23 23 23 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 5 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 1 0 1 0 0 2 Total 6 20 11 7 0 143

Name App Try Con Pen DG Pts 1 17 1 17 17 17 1 1 7 2 0 0 0 10 2 2 2 2 16 2 2 2 8 7 0 0 0 35 3 3 3 3 18 18 6 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 4 4 19 4 4 4 8 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 19 4 5 5 5 8 2 0 0 0 10 6 6 7 6 7 6 6 7 8 3 0 0 0 15 7 7 20 7 20 7 7 21 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 2 0 0 0 10 9 9 9 9 11 11 11 11 8 1 0 0 0 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 6 0 16 3 0 41 11 11 11 11 4 1 0 0 0 5 12 12 12 12 12 22 12 12 8 2 0 0 0 10 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 8 5 1 0 0 27 14 14 14 12 14 14 6 5 0 0 0 25 15 23 23 10 10 23 22 22 8 3 9 3 0 42 16 16 16 16 2 16 16 16 8 0 0 0 0 0 17 1 17 1 17 5 0 0 0 0 0 18 18 18 18 18 5 0 0 0 0 0 19 19 19 5 5 19 19 19 7 0 0 0 0 0 20 21 21 21 20 20 6 4 0 0 0 20 21 21 21 20 6 20 21 6 8 0 0 0 0 0 22 22 22 22 2 0 0 0 0 0 23 15 15 14 23 23 6 2 0 0 0 10 20 6 2 1 0 0 0 5 14 23 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 23 9 9 9 9 6 2 9 1 0 31 14 1 1 0 0 0 5 15 15 15 15 15 5 2 0 0 0 10 18 3 3 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 17 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 Total 8 45 35 7 0 316

Name App Try Con Pen DG Pts 1 17 17 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 16 16 16 16 16 16 7 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 18 18 18 7 0 0 0 0 0 4 19 19 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 19 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 6 6 21 6 6 6 8 2 0 0 0 10 7 7 7 20 4 0 0 0 0 0 8 20 20 21 6 23 6 2 0 0 0 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 4 23 9 0 93 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 8 4 0 0 0 20 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 8 2 0 0 0 10 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 8 7 0 0 0 35 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 8 5 0 0 0 25 16 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 8 2 0 0 0 10 17 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 18 18 18 18 3 3 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 19 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 8 1 0 0 0 5 20 21 21 7 7 20 20 20 7 0 0 0 0 0 21 22 22 22 22 21 21 21 8 1 0 0 0 5 22 23 23 12 4 0 0 0 0 0 23 12 12 22 22 22 6 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 1 0 0 0 5 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 17 17 3 0 0 0 0 0 19 5 5 19 19 19 6 0 0 0 0 0 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 23 23 12 12 12 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 7 7 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 23 23 2 0 0 0 0 0 penalty try – 1 – – – 7 Total 8 32 23 9 0 235

Name F App Try Con Pen DG Pts 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 7 1 0 0 0 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 7 1 0 0 0 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 7 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 18 5 5 5 5 7 1 0 0 0 5 6 6 6 6 19 6 6 7 2 0 0 0 10 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 8 8 8 19 7 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 9 9 9 5 3 0 0 0 15 10 10 15 10 10 10 10 7 0 19 13 0 77 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 12 12 12 12 5 1 0 0 0 5 13 13 12 13 13 13 13 7 1 0 0 0 5 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 7 3 0 0 0 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 6 2 0 0 0 10 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 7 3 0 0 0 15 17 17 17 17 17 1 17 6 0 0 0 0 0 18 18 5 18 18 18 18 6 0 0 0 0 0 19 19 19 19 6 8 5 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 20 9 20 6 0 1 0 0 2 21 21 10 21 3 0 0 1 0 3 22 11 13 11 11 11 11 7 4 0 0 0 20 23 17 2 0 0 0 0 0 22 11 22 22 22 3 0 0 0 0 0 23 23 23 23 23 23 6 0 0 0 0 0 21 21 21 21 12 3 1 0 0 0 5 22 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 Total 7 23 20 14 0 197

Name SF F App Try Con Pen DG Pts 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 1 0 0 0 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 1 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 8 8 8 6 6 1 0 0 0 5 7 7 7 3 1 0 0 0 5 8 8 7 7 7 8 6 1 0 0 0 5 9 9 20 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 21 21 21 21 6 0 7 4 0 26 11 11 11 11 11 5 2 0 0 0 10 12 13 13 13 12 5 1 0 0 0 5 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 14 14 14 14 14 6 1 0 0 0 5 15 15 15 15 15 15 6 1 0 0 0 5 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 18 18 18 18 18 6 0 0 0 0 0 19 19 19 19 19 19 6 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 9 9 9 9 6 0 0 0 0 0 21 21 10 10 10 10 6 1 8 8 0 45 22 12 12 12 12 5 0 0 0 0 0 23 23 23 23 23 5 2 0 0 0 10 16 16 16 16 16 5 1 0 0 0 5 17 17 17 17 17 5 0 0 0 0 0 22 22 22 13 13 5 4 0 0 0 20 6 6 6 3 1 0 0 0 5 20 20 20 3 0 0 0 0 0 22 22 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 23 1 0 0 0 0 0 Total 6 19 15 12 0 161

Name F App Try Con Pen DG Pts 1 1 1 17 17 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 7 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 20 7 7 7 7 7 1 0 0 0 5 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 9 21 21 21 21 7 1 0 0 0 5 10 10 10 10 10 5 3 9 8 1 60 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 7 4 0 0 0 20 12 12 12 12 12 13 13 7 3 0 0 0 15 13 13 13 13 13 23 23 7 1 0 0 0 5 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 7 4 0 0 0 20 15 23 23 15 15 15 15 7 1 0 0 0 5 16 16 16 16 4 1 0 0 0 5 17 17 17 1 1 17 17 7 0 0 0 0 0 18 18 18 18 3 18 18 7 0 0 0 0 0 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 7 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 7 6 6 6 6 7 0 0 0 0 0 21 21 21 9 9 9 9 7 2 7 4 0 36 22 22 22 22 4 0 0 0 0 0 23 15 15 23 22 22 22 7 1 3 0 0 11 20 20 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 2 0 0 0 1 3 16 16 16 3 0 0 0 0 0 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 23 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 5 12 12 2 1 0 0 0 5 20 20 2 0 0 0 0 0 Total 7 24 19 12 2 200

Name SF F App Try Con Pen DG Pts 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 5 3 0 0 0 15 3 3 18 3 3 5 1 0 0 0 5 4 4 4 19 4 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 8 20 3 1 0 0 0 5 7 6 6 7 6 6 6 1 0 0 0 5 8 20 2 1 0 0 0 5 9 9 9 9 9 5 1 0 0 0 5 10 10 22 22 4 0 2 0 0 4 11 11 11 23 23 5 0 0 0 0 0 12 12 12 12 12 5 0 0 0 0 0 13 13 13 13 13 13 6 3 0 0 0 15 14 14 14 11 11 23 6 4 0 0 0 20 15 15 15 11 4 0 8 9 0 43 16 16 16 16 2 16 5 0 0 0 0 0 17 17 17 17 17 17 6 0 0 0 0 0 18 18 3 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 19 7 7 4 7 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 8 8 8 8 6 1 0 0 0 5 21 21 21 21 4 0 0 0 0 0 22 22 10 10 10 5 1 7 0 0 19 23 23 2 1 0 0 0 5 19 19 19 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 21 21 3 1 0 0 0 5 15 15 15 3 2 0 0 0 10 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 14 14 14 4 1 0 0 0 5 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 18 18 3 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 19 3 1 0 0 0 5 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 Total 6 23 17 9 0 176

(c) denotes the team captain. For each match, the player's squad number is shown. Starting players are numbered 1 to 15, while the replacements are numbered 16 to 23. If a replacement made an appearance in the match, it is indicated by . "App" refers to the number of appearances made by the player, "Try" to the number of tries scored by the player, "Con" to the number of conversions kicked, "Pen" to the number of penalties kicked, "DG" to the number of drop goals kicked and "Pts" refer to the total number of points scored by the player.

Referees

The following referees officiated matches in the 2019 Currie Cup Premier Division:

+ 2019 Currie Cup Premier Division referees Stuart Berry • AJ Jacobs • Cwengile Jadezweni • Jaco Peyper • Rasta Rasivhenge • Egon Seconds • Divan Uys • Marius van der Westhuizen

See also

2019 Currie Cup First Division 2019 Rugby Challenge

References

External links SARU website