The2015 Currie Cup First Division was contested from 29 August to 8 October 2015. The tournament (also known as theAbsaCurrie Cup First Division for sponsorship reasons) was the second tier of South Africa's premier domestic rugby union competition, featuring teams representing either entire provinces or substantial regions within provinces.

The tournament was won by theLeopards for the first time after they beat theSWD Eagles 44–20 in the final played on 8 October 2015. The Leopards also went through the season unbeaten, winning their five matches in the 2015 Currie Cup qualification that counted towards the First Division and the seven matches player in the First Division proper.

After the season, all six teams joined the eightPremier Division teams and Namibia in an expanded 15-teamCurrie Cup competition for 2016.^[1]

There were six participating teams in the 2015 Currie Cup First Division. The six teams played each other twice over the course of the season, once at home and once away. The first series of fixtures were played as part of the2015 Currie Cup qualification competition, with all results carried forward to the First Division except for the match against the2015 Currie Cup Premier Division qualifier,Griquas. A second set of fixtures then followed between the remaining six teams.

Each team 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.

Boland Cavaliers

Border Bulldogs

Falcons

Griffons

Leopards

SWD Eagles

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Location of teams in the2015 Currie Cup First Division

Following the2015 Currie Cup qualification competition, the following six teams were confirmed as the competitors in the 2015 Currie Cup First Division:

The final log of the round-robin stage of the 2015 Currie Cup First Division is:^[2]

The teams' playing records from the2015 Currie Cup qualification series brought forward to the First Division were as follows:

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.

All the results from the2015 Currie Cup qualification tournament was carried forward into the First Division season. The results against the2015 Currie Cup Premier Division qualifier –Griquas – was discarded.^[3]

The following matches were played in the 2015 Currie Cup First Division:^[4]

TheLeopards secured a semi-final spot after beating theSWD Eagles 36–31 in a match inPotchefstroom. Leopards captainJuan Language scored a hat-trick and tighthead propJohn-Roy Jenkinson got two tries, while SWD fly-halfLeighton Eksteen contributed 16 points with the boot to secure a bonus point for the visitors. The biggest victory of the round came inWelkom, where defending champions theGriffons ran in ten tries in a 62–24 win over theBoland Cavaliers, withBoela Abrahams,Nico Scheepers andMartin Sithole getting a brace each, as didDanwel Demas for the losing side.Friedle Olivier andJacques Verwey each scored two tries in theFalcons' 48–27 win over theBorder Bulldogs to move the side fromKempton Park up to second spot on the log.^[5]

	29 August 2015	Leopards	36–31	SWD Eagles	Olën Park,Potchefstroom
	14:30	Try:Juan Language 8', 54', 60' John-Roy Jenkinson 20', 47' Con:Adriaan Engelbrecht 21',48',55',61' (4/5) Pen:Adriaan Engelbrecht (0/1) Drop:Rhyno Smith 34' (1/1) Cards:Rhyno Smith 4' to 15'	Report[5] Scoreboard[6]	Try:Grant le Roux 26' Charles Radebe 63' Clinton Wagman 74' Con:Leighton Eksteen 27',64' (2/3) Pen:Leighton Eksteen 2',4',35',58' (4/4) Cards: Wayne Khan 38' to 48'	Referee:Rasta Rasivhenge

	29 August 2015	Falcons	48–27	Border Bulldogs	Barnard Stadium,Kempton Park
	15:00	Try:Jacques Verwey 32', 53' Jaco Snyman 58' Friedle Olivier 64', 70' Johan Pretorius 76' Willie Odendaal 78' Con:Kyle Hendricks (0/1) Anrich Richter 54',59',65',71',77' (5/6) Pen:Kyle Hendricks (0/1) Drop: Anrich Richter 1' (1/1)	Report[5] Scoreboard[7]	Try:Makazole Mapimpi 21' Sipho Nofemele 46' Con:Masixole Banda 22' (1/2) Pen: Logan Basson 15',55' (2/2) Masixole Banda 5',9',28' (3/4) Cards: Siyamthanda Ngande 69' to 79'	Referee:Ben Crouse

	29 August 2015	Griffons	62–24	Boland Cavaliers	HT Pelatona Projects Stadium,Welkom
	15:00	Try:Nico Scheepers 6', 72' Boela Abrahams 18', 27' Martin Sithole 38', 46' Boela Serfontein 51' Norman Nelson 65' Enver Brandt 74' Frans Sisita 79' Con:Nico Scheepers (0/2) Franna du Toit 28',39',47',66',75',80' (6/8)	Report[5] Scoreboard[8]	Try:Danwel Demas 25', 42' Kenan Cronjé 78' Con:Eric Zana 26',43',78' (3/3) Pen:Eric Zana 35' (1/1) Cards: Wayne Wilschut 36' to 47'	Referee: Stephan Geldenhuys

TheLeopards guaranteed themselves a home semi-final after beating theBoland Cavaliers 47–12 inWellington. Despite Boland taking the lead in the first minute through aDanwel Demas try, the Leopards responded with seven tries scored by seven different players. One of the try-scorers wasAdriaan Engelbrecht, who also converted six of the tries for a personal haul of 17 points. TheGriffons moved into the top two after winning their second match in a row, winning 31–16 inEast London against bottom side theBorder Bulldogs and picking up a bonus point for scoring five tries in the match. Griffons captainNicky Steyn scored a try in the first half in his 121st and final match for the side fromWelkom. In the final match of the round, theSWD Eagles scored a try in the final minute of the match to beat theFalcons 21–17 inGeorge, despite the home team playing the majority of the match with 14 players after the sending off of Clinton Wagman in the 28th minute.^[9]

	4 September 2015	Border Bulldogs	16–31	Griffons	Buffalo City Stadium,East London
	19:00	Try: Mihlali Mpafi 48' Lundi Ralarala 74' Con: Logan Basson (0/2) Pen:Masixole Banda 38' (1/1) Logan Basson 44' (1/2) Cards:Lukhanyo Am 55' to 65'	Report[10] Scoreboard[11]	Try: Vincent Maruping 24' Nicky Steyn 35' Marco Klopper 53' Enver Brandt 71' Vuyo Mbotho 80' Con:Franna du Toit 36' (1/2) Nico Scheepers 54',81' (2/3) Pen:Franna du Toit (0/1)	Referee: Stephan Geldenhuys

	4 September 2015	SWD Eagles	21–17	Falcons	Outeniqua Park,George
	19:00	Try:Leighton Eksteen 24' Alshaun Bock 80' Con:Leighton Eksteen 81' (1/2) Pen:Leighton Eksteen 6',23',39' (3/4) Cards: Clinton Wagman 28'	Report[12] Scoreboard[13]	Try:Jacques Verwey 4' Kyle Hendricks 14' Friedle Olivier 54' Con:Jaun Kotzé 55' (1/3)	Referee:Cwengile Jadezweni

	5 September 2015	Boland Cavaliers	12–47	Leopards	Boland Stadium,Wellington
	15:30	Try:Danwel Demas 1' Chaney Willemse 62' Con:Eric Zana 63' (1/2) Pen:Eric Zana (0/1) Drop:Warren Seals (0/1)	Report[14] Scoreboard[15]	Try:Rhyno Smith 23' Adriaan Engelbrecht 32' Tyler Fisher 36' Loftus Morrison 42' Juan Language 66' Wilmar Arnoldi 71' Lucian Cupido 78' Con:Adriaan Engelbrecht 24',33',37',43',67',72' (6/7)	Referee:Quinton Immelman

TheFalcons secure a semi-final berth after demolishing theBoland Cavaliers 76–12 inKempton Park. They scored twelve tries in the victory from ten different try-scorers, withEtienne Taljaard andShane Kirkwood getting two each, whileJaun Kotzé converted eight of the tries. TheLeopards won again, scoring nine tries in a 64–34 victory over theGriffons, who also secure a bonus point by scoring four tries. Schalk Hugo andTyler Fisher each scored two tries for the Leopards andAdriaan Engelbrecht kicked 17 points for the Leopards. In the other match of the round, theSWD Eagles beat theBorder Bulldogs 31–19 inEast London. Both teams scored three tries, but 16 points from the boot of SWD Eagles fly-halfLeighton Eksteen proved decisive in the match.^[16]

	11 September 2015	Border Bulldogs	19–31	SWD Eagles	Buffalo City Stadium,East London
	19:00	Try:Onke Dubase 31' Ntando Kebe 48' Masixole Banda 61' Con:Masixole Banda 49',62' (2/3) Pen:Masixole Banda (0/1) Cards:Yanga Xakalashe 41' to 52'	Report[17] Scoreboard[18]	Try:Alshaun Bock 25' Dillin Snel 50' Brian Skosana 79' Con:Leighton Eksteen 26',51' (2/3) Pen:Leighton Eksteen 19',35',63',65' (4/5) Cards: Buran Parks 45' to 56'	Referee: Rodney Boneparte

	12 September 2015	Leopards	64–34	Griffons	Fanie du Toit Sport Ground,Potchefstroom
	14:30	Try:Joe Smith 9' Tyler Fisher 13', 45' Schalk Hugo 43', 66' Bart le Roux 48' Damian Engledoe 50' Adrian Vermeulen 52' Juan Language 75' Con:Adriaan Engelbrecht 10',14',44',46',49',51',53' (7/7) Tiaan Dorfling 67' (1/1) Schalk Hugo (0/1) Pen:Adriaan Engelbrecht 7' (1/1) Cards:Juan Language 63' to 74' Loftus Morrison 72'	Report[19] Scoreboard[20]	Try:Martin Sithole 38' Vuyo Mbotho 58' Wynand Pienaar 71' Khwezi Mkhafu 80' Con:Franna du Toit 39',59',72' (3/3) Wynand Pienaar 81' (1/1) Pen:Franna du Toit 2',16' (2/2)	Referee:Ben Crouse

	12 September 2015	Falcons	76–12	Boland Cavaliers	Barnard Stadium,Kempton Park
	15:00	Try:Christopher Bosch 5' Etienne Taljaard 8', 48' Anrich Richter 10' Shane Kirkwood 19', 33' Andries Schutte 43' Johan Pretorius 51' Andries Truter 55' Dean Muir 59' JP Mostert 71' Andrew van Wyk 79' Con:Jaun Kotzé 9',11',34',44',49',52',56',72' (8/12)	Report[21] Scoreboard[22]	Try:Clemen Lewis 24' TC Botha 69' Con:Eric Zana (0/1) Warren Seals 70' (1/1) Cards:Gavin Annandale 57' to 67'	Referee:Pro Legoete

Defending champions theGriffons secured their place in the semi-finals by beating theFalcons 30–21 in a match inWelkom. Despite having three players sin-binned during the course of the match and being down to thirteen players at one stage, the home side won the match and secured a bonus point for scoring five tries in the match, with propDanie van der Merwe and loose-forward Vincent Maruping getting two tries each. TheSWD Eagles finalised the semi-final line-up by beating theBoland Cavaliers 57–14 inWellington. Charles Radebe andBrian Skosana each got a hat-trick of tries in the victory as the SWD Eagles ran in nine tries to end Boland's play-off hopes. There was nearly a major upset in the top-versus-bottom match as theLeopards needed a lateAdriaan Engelbrecht penalty to beat theBorder Bulldogs 32–30 inPotchefstroom.^[23]

	19 September 2015	Leopards	32–30	Border Bulldogs	Olën Park,Potchefstroom
	14:30	Try:Rhyno Smith 17' Schalk Hugo 31' Francois Robertse 33' Joe Smith 58' Con:Rhyno Smith 18' (1/1) Schalk Hugo 32',34' (2/2) Adriaan Engelbrecht (0/1) Pen:Adriaan Engelbrecht 74',78' (2/2) Cards: Adrian Vermeulen 9' to 19'	Report[24] Scoreboard[25]	Try:Oliver Zono 61' Sethu Tom 65' Makazole Mapimpi 68' Con:Oliver Zono 62',66',69' (3/3) Pen: Logan Basson 42' (1/2) Oliver Zono 26',75' (2/2) Cards:Onke Dubase 73'	Referee: Rodney Boneparte

	19 September 2015	Griffons	30–21	Falcons	HT Pelatona Projects Stadium,Welkom
	15:00	Try:Danie van der Merwe 10', 58' Vincent Maruping 42', 50' Coenie van Wyk 70' Con:Franna du Toit (0/3) Nico Scheepers 59' (1/2) Pen:Franna du Toit (0/1) Nico Scheepers 79' (1/2) Cards: Marco Klopper 30' to 41' Chris Ehlers 35' to 45' Boetie Groenewald 61' to 71'	Report[26] Scoreboard[27]	Try:Etienne Taljaard 19' Johan Pretorius 28' JP Mostert 32' Con:Jaun Kotzé 20',29',33' (3/3)	Referee:Pro Legoete

	19 September 2015	Boland Cavaliers	14–57	SWD Eagles	Boland Stadium,Wellington
	15:30	Try:Danwel Demas 50' Kenan Cronjé 59' Con:Eric Zana 51',60' (2/2) Pen:Warren Seals (0/2) Cards: Gerrit van Wyk 23' to 33'	Report[28] Scoreboard[29]	Try:Alshaun Bock 20' Brian Skosana 24', 38', 80' Charles Radebe 30', 36', 77' Luzuko Vulindlu 33' Pieter Stemmet 43' Con:Leighton Eksteen 25',31',34',37',39' (5/7) Tom Kean 81' (1/2)	Referee:Ben Crouse

TheLeopards concluded the round-robin stage of their Currie Cup campaign with a perfect record; not only did they win all five of their matches, as well as their five matches in the2015 Currie Cup qualification series that were brought forward to the First Division, but they also gained a four-try bonus point in each of their ten matches to top the log on 50 points.Tyler Fisher scored two of their six tries in their 36–29 win over aFalcons side that scored five tries of their own. TheSWD Eagles finished in third spot on the log with a late try from Kurt Haupt (his second of the match) securing a bonus point for the SWD Eagles in a 27–24 over theGriffons, who finished in second spot. TheBorder Bulldogs won the match between two sides without a victory to their name since the qualification tournament, beating theBoland Cavaliers 44–20 inEast London. Lundi Ralarala andOliver Zono scored two tries each for the home side, who finished bottom of the log, one point behind the Boland Cavaliers.^[30]

	25 September 2015	Falcons	29–36	Leopards	Barnard Stadium,Kempton Park
	15:00	Try:Kyle Hendricks 23' Andrew van Wyk 36' Riaan Arends 45' Reg Muller 67' Shane Kirkwood 77' Con: Anrich Richter 24' (1/3) Jaun Kotzé 78' (1/2) Pen: Anrich Richter (0/1) Cards: Riaan Arends 22' to 32'	Report[31] Scoreboard[32]	Try:Tyler Fisher 12', 50' Francois Robertse 18' Rhyno Smith 33' Malherbe Swart 38' Adrian Vermeulen 62' Con: Schalk Hugo 63' (1/3) Adriaan Engelbrecht 39',51' (2/3) Cards:Malherbe Swart 66' to 76' Robert Kruger 74'	Referee:AJ Jacobs

	25 September 2015	Border Bulldogs	44–20	Boland Cavaliers	Buffalo City Stadium,East London
	19:00	Try:Oliver Zono 11', 81' Michael Makase 24' Lundi Ralarala 57', 71' Makazole Mapimpi 65' Con: Logan Basson 12',58' (2/3) Oliver Zono 72',81' (2/3) Pen: Logan Basson 4',15' (2/3) Oliver Zono (0/1)	Report[33] Scoreboard[34]	Try: Chaney Willemse 6' Eric Zana 13' Con:Warren Seals 7',14' (2/2) Pen:Warren Seals 41',60' (2/2)	Referee:Cwengile Jadezweni

	25 September 2015	SWD Eagles	27–24	Griffons	Outeniqua Park,George
	19:00	Try: Zandré Jordaan 2' Schalk Oelofse 20' Kurt Haupt 52', 79' Con:Leighton Eksteen 21',53' (2/4) Pen:Leighton Eksteen 8' (1/2) Cards:Brian Skosana 16' to 26' Charles Radebe 33'	Report[35] Scoreboard[36]	Try:Vuyo Mbotho 16' Coenie van Wyk 26' Con:Nico Scheepers 17' (1/2) Pen:Nico Scheepers 36',65',81' (3/3) Drop:Coenie van Wyk 69' (1/1) Cards:Coenie van Wyk 28' to 38' Wynand Pienaar 71' to 79'	Referee: Stephan Geldenhuys

In a repeat of the2014 semi-finals, theLeopards hosted theFalcons and theGriffons hosted theSWD Eagles. The Falcons caused an upset in 2014 by beating the Leopards, but the Leopards prevailed on this occasion, despite being outscored three tries to two. Five penalties fromcentreAdriaan Engelbrecht secured a 29–17 win for the side fromPotchefstroom to secure a home final. There, they will face the SWD Eagles, who beat defending champions the Griffons 47–40 inWelkom. Both sides scored five tries in the encounter, but six penalties from SWD Eagles fly-halfLeighton Eksteen (who contributed 27 points in the match) decided the semi-final in the away team's favour.^[37]

	2 October 2015	Leopards	29–17	Falcons	Olën Park,Potchefstroom
	16:00	Try: Dane van der Westhuyzen 33' Rhyno Smith 75' Con:Adriaan Engelbrecht 34',76' (2/2) Pen:Adriaan Engelbrecht 1',6',14',37',67' (5/5)	Report[38] Scoreboard[39]	Try:Etienne Taljaard 29' Grant Janke 47' Johan Pretorius 58' Con:Jaun Kotzé 30' (1/3)	Referee:Cwengile Jadezweni

	3 October 2015	Griffons	40–47	SWD Eagles	HT Pelatona Projects Stadium,Welkom
	15:00	Try:Martin Sithole 19' Wynand Pienaar 26' Danie van der Merwe 36' Franna du Toit 45' Boetie Groenewald 76' Con:Nico Scheepers 20',27',77' (3/5) Pen:Nico Scheepers 9',11',60' (3/3)	Report[40] Scoreboard[41]	Try: Wayne Khan 3' Leighton Eksteen 6' Charles Radebe 23' Martin du Toit 33' Andisa Ntsila 56' Con:Leighton Eksteen 4',57' (2/5) Pen:Leighton Eksteen 15',39',53',64',70',75' (6/6)	Referee:Ben Crouse

TheLeopards won the Currie Cup First Division by overturning a 10–20 half-time deficit to beat theSWD Eagles 44–20 inPotchefstroom. Leopards captainJuan Language scored two tries for the hosts in the second half to aid his side's comeback, also becoming the top scorer in the competition in the process. The top points scorer in the competition was SWD Eagles backLeighton Eksteen, who scored ten of his side's 20 points on the night.^[42]

	8 October 2015	Leopards	44–20	SWD Eagles	Olën Park,Potchefstroom
	18:00	Try: Dane van der Westhuyzen 27' Francois Robertse 45' Juan Language 51', 63' Robert Kruger 66' Bart le Roux 80' Con:Adriaan Engelbrecht 28',46',67',81' (4/6) Pen:Adriaan Engelbrecht 15',72' (2/2)	Report[42] Scoreboard[43]	Try:Alshaun Bock 17' Luzuko Vulindlu 21' Con:Leighton Eksteen 18',22' (2/2) Pen:Leighton Eksteen 6',25' (2/2) Drop:Leighton Eksteen (0/1)	Referee:Quinton Immelman

The honour roll for the 2015 Currie Cup First Division was:

The following table contain points which were scored in the 2015 Currie Cup First Division:^[44]

The player appearance record in the 2015 Currie Cup First Division is as follows:

Boland Cavaliers
Name	GRF	LEO	GFA	SWD	BDR	SF	F		App	Try	Kck	Pts
SP Wessels	1			1	1	—	—		3	0	0	0
Clemen Lewis	2		2	2	2	—	—		4	1	0	5
Keenan Abrahams	3	3	3	17	3	—	—		5	0	0	0
Hanno Kitshoff	4	4	4	4		—	—		4	0	0	0
Gavin Annandale (c)	5	5	5	5	5	—	—		5	0	0	0
Freginald Africa	6	6		18	6	—	—		4	0	0	0
Yves Bashiya	7	18	18	19	4	—	—		5	0	0	0
Wayne Wilschut	8	8	8	8	8	—	—		5	0	0	0
Jovelian de Koker	9	9	9	13	9	—	—		5	0	0	0
Adriaan Carelse	10	21	21	10	21	—	—		4	0	0	0
Ryno Conradie	11			20		—	—		2	0	0	0
Jos Malherbe	12	13	13		12	—	—		4	0	0	0
Wilneth Engelbrecht	13					—	—		1	0	0	0
Danwel Demas	14	14	14	14	14	—	—		5	4	0	20
Eric Zana	15	15	15	22	15	—	—		5	1	15	20
Chadley Wenn	16	2				—	—		2	0	0	0
Deacon Chowles	17	1	1			—	—		3	0	0	0
Chaney Willemse	18	7	6	7	7	—	—		5	2	0	10
Kenan Cronjé	19	19	7	6	19	—	—		5	2	0	10
Marnus Hugo	20	20	20	9	20	—	—		5	0	0	0
Warren Seals	21	10	10	12	10	—	—		5	0	12	12
Senan van der Merwe	22	11	11			—	—		3	0	0	0
Edwin Sass		12		21	13	—	—		3	0	0	0
JC Genade		16		16	16	—	—		3	0	0	0
Herman Bailey		17	17		17	—	—		3	0	0	0
Arno Fortuin		22				—	—		1	0	0	0
Hennie Daniller			12	15	22	—	—		3	0	0	0
Ashton Constant			16	3		—	—		2	0	0	0
TC Botha			19		18	—	—		1	1	0	5
Gerrit van Wyk			22	11	11	—	—		3	0	0	0
Total									5	11	27	82

Border Bulldogs
Name	GFA	GRF	SWD	LEO	BOL	SF	F		App	Try	Kck	Pts
Buhle Mxunyelwa	1	3	3	3	3	—	—		5	0	0	0
Mihlali Mpafi	2	2	2	2	2	—	—		5	1	0	5
Yanga Xakalashe	3	1	1	1	1	—	—		5	0	0	0
Lindokuhle Welemu	4	4	4	4	4	—	—		5	0	0	0
Wandile Putuma	5	5	5	5	19	—	—		5	0	0	0
Onke Dubase	6	6	6	6	6	—	—		5	1	0	5
Siya Mdaka (c)	7	7	7	7	7	—	—		5	0	0	0
Billy Dutton	8	8	8	8	8	—	—		5	0	0	0
Ntando Kebe	9	9	9	9	9	—	—		5	1	0	5
Masixole Banda	10	10	15	22	22	—	—		5	1	18	23
Sipho Nofemele	11	11				—	—		2	1	0	5
Lukhanyo Am	12	12	12	12	12	—	—		5	0	0	0
Lundi Ralarala	13	13	13	13	13	—	—		5	3	0	15
Makazole Mapimpi	14		11	11	11	—	—		4	3	0	15
Logan Basson	15	15	22	15	15	—	—		5	0	22	22
Josh Kota	16	16	16	16	16	—	—		4	0	0	0
Blake Kyd	17	17	17	17	17	—	—		5	0	0	0
Siyamthanda Ngande	18	18				—	—		2	0	0	0
Nkosi Nofuma	19	19				—	—		2	0	0	0
Bangi Kobese	20	20	20	20	20	—	—		5	0	0	0
Thembani Mkokeli	21	21	10			—	—		3	0	0	0
Michael Makase	22	14	14	14	14	—	—		5	1	0	5
Oliver Zono		22		10	10	—	—		2	3	16	31
Johannes Jonker			18	18	18	—	—		3	0	0	0
Siya November			19	19	5	—	—		3	0	0	0
Sethu Tom			21	21	21	—	—		3	1	0	5
Total									5	16	56	136

Falcons
Name	BDR	SWD	BOL	GRF	LEO	SF	F		App	Try	Kck	Pts
Andries Schutte	1	1	1	1	1	1	—		6	1	0	5
Dean Muir	2	2	2	2	2	2	—		6	1	0	5
Nico Pretorius	3	3				17	—		2	0	0	0
Isak Deetlefs	4	5	18	18	5		—		5	0	0	0
Jacques Alberts	5	18	5	5		5	—		5	0	0	0
JP Mostert (c)	6	6	6	6	6	6	—		6	2	0	10
Jacques Verwey	7	7	7	7	7	7	—		6	3	0	15
Friedle Olivier	8	8	19	19			—		4	3	0	15
Jaco Snyman	9	9	20	20	9	9	—		6	1	0	5
Anrich Richter	10	10	10	10	10	10	—		6	1	15	20
Coert Cronjé	11					22	—		2	0	0	0
Willie Odendaal	12	12	22	12	21	12	—		6	1	0	5
Christopher Bosch	13	13	13				—		3	1	0	5
Grant Janke	14	11			13	13	—		4	1	0	5
Kyle Hendricks	15	14	14		15	14	—		5	2	0	10
Themba Thabethe	16			16	16		—		3	0	0	0
Thulani Ngidi	17	17	3	3	3	3	—		6	0	0	0
Shane Kirkwood	18	4	4	4	4	4	—		6	3	0	15
Reg Muller	19	19	8	8	8	8	—		6	1	0	5
Johan Pretorius	20	20	9	9	20	20	—		6	4	0	20
Andrew van Wyk	21	21	21	21	12	21	—		5	2	0	10
Arno Poley	22	22		14			—		3	0	0	0
Jaun Kotzé		15	15	15	22	15	—		5	0	28	28
Barend Steyn		16	16			16	—		2	0	0	0
Etienne Taljaard			11	11	11	11	—		4	4	0	20
Andries Truter			12	13			—		2	1	0	5
Dandré van der Westhuizen			17	17	17		—		3	0	0	0
Riaan Arends				22	14		—		2	1	0	5
Marlyn Williams					18	18	—		2	0	0	0
Ernst Ladendorf					19	19	—		2	0	0	0
Total									6	33	43	208

Griffons
Name	BOL	BDR	LEO	GFA	SWD	SF	F		App	Try	Kck	Pts
Rudi Britz	1	1					—		2	0	0	0
Khwezi Mkhafu	2		2	16	2	2	—		5	1	0	5
Heinrich Roelfse	3	3	3	3	17	17	—		3	0	0	0
Marco Kruger	4	5	7	7		18	—		5	0	0	0
Joe van der Hoogt	5						—		1	0	0	0
Martin Sithole	6	6	8	8	7	6	—		6	4	0	20
Vincent Maruping	7	7	6	6		7	—		5	3	0	15
Nicky Steyn (c)	8	8					—		2	1	0	5
Boela Abrahams	9	9	9	9	9	9	—		6	2	0	10
Franna du Toit	10	10	10	10	21	10	—		5	1	26	31
Enver Brandt	11	11	11	11	11	11	—		6	2	0	10
Japie Nel	12	12	12	12	12	12	—		6	0	0	0
Vuyo Mbotho	13	13	13	13	13	13	—		6	3	0	15
Norman Nelson	14	14	14	14			—		4	1	0	5
Nico Scheepers	15	15	15	15	14	14	—		6	2	35	45
Marco Klopper	16	2	16	2	16	16	—		6	1	0	5
Danie van der Merwe	17	17	1	1	1	3	—		6	3	0	15
Boela Serfontein	18						—		1	1	0	5
Frans Sisita	19	19				21	—		3	1	0	5
Sino Nyoka	20	20	20	20	20	20	—		6	0	0	0
Wynand Pienaar	21	21	21		15	15	—		5	2	2	12
Tertius Maarman	22	22	22	22	22	22	—		6	0	0	0
Chris Ehlers		4	4	4	4	4	—		5	0	0	0
Hennie Venter		16					—		0	0	0	0
Ockie van Zyl		18	5	5	5	5	—		5	0	0	0
Gerard Baard			17	17	3	1	—		4	0	0	0
Jan Breedt			18	18	18		—		3	0	0	0
Boetie Groenewald			19	19	6	19	—		4	1	0	5
Coenie van Wyk				21	10		—		2	2	3	13
Dirk Grobbelaar					8	8	—		2	0	0	0
Pieter Matthews					19		—		1	0	0	0
Total									6	31	63	218

Leopards
Name	SWD	BOL	GRF	BDR	GFA	SF	F		App	Try	Kck	Pts
Joe Smith	1	1	1	17	1	1	1		7	2	0	10
Dane van der Westhuyzen	2	2	2	16	2	2	2		7	2	0	10
John-Roy Jenkinson	3	3	3	3	3	3	3		7	2	0	10
Robert Kruger	4	18	4	18	4	4	4		6	1	0	5
Stairs Mhlongo	5	4	18	4	18				5	0	0	0
Juan Language (c)	6	6	6	19	6	6	6		7	7	0	35
Loftus Morrison	7	7	7	7	7	7	7		7	1	0	5
Marno Redelinghuys	8	8	8	8	8	8	8		7	0	0	0
Malherbe Swart	9	9	9	9	9	9	9		7	1	0	5
Johnny Welthagen	10	21							2	0	0	0
Tyler Fisher	11	11	11	13	11	11	11		7	5	0	25
Adriaan Engelbrecht	12	12	12	21	12	12	12		7	1	80	85
Adrian Vermeulen	13	13	13	12	13	13	13		7	2	0	10
Rowayne Beukman	14		21						2	0	0	0
Rhyno Smith	15	15	15	15	15	15	15		7	4	5	25
Wilmar Arnoldi	16	16	16	2	16	16	16		7	1	0	5
Bart le Roux	17	17	17	1	17	17	17		6	2	0	10
Francois Robertse	18	5	5	5	5	5	18		7	3	0	15
Jaco Jordaan	19	19	19	6	19	19	19		7	0	0	0
Hanco Venter	20	20							2	0	0	0
Warren Gilbert	21								1	0	0	0
Lucian Cupido	22	22	22	11	21	21	22		5	1	0	5
Schalk Hugo		10	10	10	10	10	10		6	3	6	21
Damian Engledoe		14	14	22	14	14	14		6	1	0	5
Tiaan Dorfling			20	20	20				3	0	2	2
Sizo Maseko				14	22	22			3	0	0	0
Walt Steenkamp						18	5		2	0	0	0
Percy Williams						20	20		2	0	0	0
Jaco Hayward							21		2	0	0	0
Total									7	39	93	288

SWD Eagles
Name	LEO	GFA	BDR	BOL	GRF	SF	F		App	Try	Kck	Pts
Layle Delo	1	17	16						3	0	0	0
Marius Fourie	2	2		16	2	2	2		6	0	0	0
Dean Hopp	3	19	3	17	17	17	17		7	0	0	0
Peet van der Walt	4		4	4		4			4	0	0	0
Grant le Roux	5	4	5	5	5	5	5		7	1	0	5
Wayne Khan	6	6	19	6		6	6		6	1	0	5
Davon Raubenheimer (c)	7	7	7	7		7	7		6	0	0	0
Zandré Jordaan	8			20	8	8	8		5	1	0	5
Johan Steyn	9	9	20	21	20	9	9		7	0	0	0
Martin du Toit	10	10	12			10	10		5	1	0	5
Charles Radebe	11		14	14	14	14	14		6	5	0	25
Luzuko Vulindlu	12	12	13	12	12	12	12		7	2	0	10
Kirsten Heyns	13	13							2	0	0	0
Clinton Wagman	14	14							2	1	0	5
Leighton Eksteen	15	15	10	10	10	15	15		7	2	92	102
Kurt Haupt	16	16	2	2	16	16	16		7	2	0	10
Pieter Stemmet	17	3	17	3	3	3	3		7	1	0	5
Juandré Digue	18	1	1	1	1	1	1		7	0	0	0
Mzwanele Zito	19	5			18	18	4		5	0	0	0
Christo du Plessis	20		8			20	20		4	0	0	0
Dillin Snel	21	21	9			21	21		5	1	0	5
Daniel Roberts	22	22	15	15	15	22	22		6	0	0	0
Lyndon Hartnick		8	18	19	19				4	0	0	0
Alshaun Bock		11	11	11	11	11	11		6	4	0	20
Schalk Oelofse		18		18	4		18		4	1	0	5
Buran Parks		20	6		6				3	0	0	0
Tom Kean			21	22	21				3	0	2	2
Brian Skosana			22	13	13	13	13		5	4	0	20
Andisa Ntsila				8	7	19	19		4	1	0	5
Mzo Dyantyi				9	9				2	0	0	0
Creswin Josephs					22				1	0	0	0
Total									7	28	94	234

For each team, (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 22. 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, "Kck" to the number of points scored via kicks (conversions, penalties or drop goals) and "Pts" refer to the total number of points scored by the player.

The following table contains all the cards handed out during the tournament:^[45]

Sendings-off and multiple sin-binnings
Player	Team
Clinton Wagman	SWD Eagles	1	0

Single sin-binnings
Player	Team
Lukhanyo Am	Border Bulldogs	0	1
Gavin Annandale	Boland Cavaliers	0	1
Riaan Arends	Falcons	0	1
Onke Dubase	Border Bulldogs	0	1
Chris Ehlers	Griffons	0	1
Boetie Groenewald	Griffons	0	1
Wayne Khan	SWD Eagles	0	1
Marco Klopper	Griffons	0	1
Robert Kruger	Leopards	0	1
Juan Language	Leopards	0	1
Loftus Morrison	Leopards	0	1
Siyamthanda Ngande	Border Bulldogs	0	1
Buran Parks	SWD Eagles	0	1
Wynand Pienaar	Griffons	0	1
Charles Radebe	SWD Eagles	0	1
Brian Skosana	SWD Eagles	0	1
Rhyno Smith	Leopards	0	1
Malherbe Swart	Leopards	0	1
Coenie van Wyk	Griffons	0	1
Gerrit van Wyk	Boland Cavaliers	0	1
Adrian Vermeulen	Leopards	0	1
Wayne Wilschut	Boland Cavaliers	0	1
Yanga Xakalashe	Border Bulldogs	0	1
* Legend: = Sent off, = Sin-binned