2015 Currie Cup qualification

2015 Currie Cup qualification
Countries	South Africa
Date	12 June – 25 July 2015
Promoted	Griquas
Matches played	21
Tries scored	157 (average 7.476 per match)
Top point scorer	Adriaan Engelbrecht (62)
Top try scorer	Carel Greeff (10)
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The 2015 Currie Cup qualification tournament was a competition organised by the South African Rugby Union which featured seven teams and was played between 12 June and 25 July 2015. The winner of the tournament would qualify for the 2015 Currie Cup Premier Division, while the remaining six teams would play in the 2015 Currie Cup First Division.

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

Competition rules and information

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

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

The seven teams played each other once over the course of the qualification, either at home or away. Teams received four points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus points were awarded to teams that scored 4 or more tries in a game, as well as to teams that lost a match by 7 points or less. Teams were ranked by log points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).

The top team qualified for the 2015 Currie Cup Premier Division, while the other six teams qualified for the 2015 Currie Cup First Division.

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

Teams

Location of teams in 2015 Currie Cup qualification

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

Team Listing

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

Team	Sponsored Name	Stadium/s	Sponsored Name
2015 Currie Cup qualification teams
Boland Cavaliers	Regent Boland Cavaliers	Boland Stadium, Wellington	Boland Stadium
Border Bulldogs	Border Bulldogs	Buffalo City Stadium, East London	Buffalo City Stadium
Falcons	Falcons	Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park	Barnard Stadium
Griffons	Down Touch Griffons	North West Stadium, Welkom	HT Pelatona Projects Stadium
Griquas	ORC Griquas	Griqua Park, Kimberley	Griqua Park
Leopards	Leopards	Olën Park, Potchefstroom	Profert Olën Park
SWD Eagles	SWD Eagles	Outeniqua Park, George	Outeniqua Park

Log

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

2015 Currie Cup qualification log

Pos

Team

Pts

Griquas

254

132

+122

Leopards

237

117

+120

Falcons

148

209

−61

Boland Cavaliers

138

197

−59

Griffons

171

201

−30

Border Bulldogs

136

−41

SWD Eagles

123

174

−51

Final standings.

Legend and Competition rules

Legend:
	Qualify to 2015 Currie Cup Premier Division.	P = Games Played, W = Games Won, D = Games Drawn, L = Games Lost, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, PD = Points Difference, TF = Tries For, TA = Tries Against, TB = Try Bonus Points, LB = Losing Bonus Points, Pts = Log Points
	Qualify to 2015 Currie Cup First Division.


Competition rules:
Qualification: The top team will qualify for the 2015 Currie Cup Premier Division, all other sides will qualify for the 2015 Currie Cup First Division. Points breakdown: * 4 points for a win * 2 points for a draw * 1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less * 1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match

Round-by-round

The table below shows a team's progression throughout the season.

For each round, each team's cumulative points total is shown with the overall log position in brackets.

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

Key:	win	draw	loss	bye

Fixtures and results

The following fixtures for the 2015 Currie Cup qualification series were released:^[5]^[6]

Round One

	12 June 2015	Border Bulldogs	20–13	Griquas	Buffalo City Stadium, East London
	19:00	Try: Sipho Nofemele 49' Lukhanyo Am 55' Makazole Mapimpi 77' Con: Coyi Banda 78' (1/3) Pen: Coyi Banda 3' (1/1) Cards: Buhle Mxunyelwa 41' to 51'	Report^[7] Scoreboard^[8]	Try: Stephan Kotzé 45' Con: Gouws Prinsloo 46' (1/1) Pen: Gouws Prinsloo 21', 80' (2/3)	Referee: Rodney Boneparte

	12 June 2015	SWD Eagles	17–45	Leopards	Outeniqua Park, George
	19:00	Try: Elric van Vuuren 7' Wayne Khan 62' Con: Elric van Vuuren 8', 63' (2/2) Pen: Elric van Vuuren 1' (1/1) Cards: Janneman Stander 40' to 50'	Report^[9] Scoreboard^[10]	Try: Joe Smith 22' Wian Fourie 35' Adri Jacobs 47', 53', 79' Sergio Torrens 61' Con: Adriaan Engelbrecht 23', 36', 48', 54', 62', 80' (6/6) Pen: Adriaan Engelbrecht 6' (1/2)	Referee: Francois Pretorius

	13 June 2015	Boland Cavaliers	32–22	Griffons	Malmesbury Sports Grounds, Malmesbury
	15:00	Try: Senan van der Merwe 15', 24' Hanno Kitshoff 22' Wilneth Engelbrecht 36' Con: Eric Zana 16', 23', 37' (3/4) Pen: Eric Zana 10', 62' (2/2) Cards: Hanno Kitshoff 39' to 49'	Report^[11] Scoreboard^[12]	Try: Rudi Britz 34' Alvin Brandt 42' Tertius Maarman 66' Con: Louis Strydom 43', 67' (2/3) Pen: Louis Strydom 54' (1/1)	Referee: Stephan Geldenhuys

Bye/s: Falcons

Round Two

	20 June 2015	Leopards	53–7	Falcons	Olën Park, Potchefstroom
	14:30	Try: Adri Jacobs 5', 44', 51' Rhyno Smith 8' Juffrou Vermeulen 48' Loftus Morrison 64' Robert Kruger 80' Con: Adriaan Engelbrecht 6', 9', 49', 52', 65', 81' (6/7) Pen: Adriaan Engelbrecht 15' (1/1) Drop: Rhyno Smith 22' (1/1)	Report^[13] Scoreboard^[14]	Try: Jaco Oosthuizen 55' Con: Jaun Kotzé 56' (1/1)	Referee: Quinton Immelman

	20 June 2015	Griffons	25–21	SWD Eagles	North West Stadium, Welkom
	15:00	Try: Nicky Steyn 27' Elgar Watts 62' Tertius Maarman 71' Con: Elgar Watts 28', 63' (2/3) Pen: Elgar Watts 15' (1/3) Franna du Toit 80' (1/1)	Report^[15] Scoreboard^[16]	Try: Janneman Stander 7' Alshaun Bock 50', 57' Con: Gerrit Smith 8', 51', 58' (3/3) Pen: Gerrit Smith (0/3) Cards: Dean Hopp 61' to 73'	Referee: Pro Legoete

	20 June 2015	Griquas	48–17	Boland Cavaliers	Griqua Park, Kimberley
	15:00	Try: Carel Greeff 3', 10', 28', 65' Riaan Viljoen 5' Steph Roberts 42' Rudi van Rooyen 72' Jono Janse van Rensburg 78' Con: Francois Brummer 4', 11', 29', 73' (4/7) Riaan Viljoen (0/1) Pen: Francois Brummer (0/1)	Report^[17] Scoreboard^[18]	Try: Hanno Kitshoff 56' Christian Rust 79' Con: Eric Zana 57', 80' (2/2) Pen: Eric Zana 32' (1/2) Cards: Yves Bashiya 77'	Referee: Stephan Geldenhuys

Bye/s: Border Bulldogs

Round Three

	27 June 2015	Boland Cavaliers	15–22	Border Bulldogs	Boland Stadium, Wellington
	14:00	Try: Adriaan Carelse 76' Chaney Willemse 79' Con: Christian Rust 77' (1/2) Pen: Eric Zana 14' (1/5) Cards: Clemen Lewis 29' to 39'	Report^[19] Scoreboard^[20]	Try: Coyi Banda 30', 51' Ntando Kebe 45' Con: Coyi Banda 31', 52' (2/3) Pen: Coyi Banda 36' (1/1)	Referee: Francois Pretorius

	27 June 2015	Falcons	22–17	SWD Eagles	Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park
	14:30	Try: Friedle Olivier 31' Jaco Oosthuizen 68' Coert Cronjé 75' Con: Jaun Kotzé 32', 69' (2/3) Pen: Jaun Kotzé 29' (1/2) Drop: Jaun Kotzé (0/1)	Report^[21] Scoreboard^[22]	Try: Wayne Khan 39' Christo du Plessis 46' Gerrit Smith 53' Con: Elric van Vuuren 46' (1/3) Pen: Elric van Vuuren (0/1) Cards: Leighton Eksteen 25' to 35' Andisa Ntsila 61' to 71'	Referee: Pro Legoete

	27 June 2015	Leopards	21–48	Griquas	Olën Park, Potchefstroom
	14:30	Try: Rhyno Smith 28' Damian Engledoe 70' Loftus Morrison 79' Con: Adriaan Engelbrecht 29', 71', 80' (3/3) Cards: Marno Redelinghuys 30' to 41'	Report^[23] Scoreboard^[24]	Try: Riaan Viljoen 11', 23' Johnathan Francke 16' Carel Greeff 18' Hilton Lobberts 34' Clinton Swart 37' Francois Brummer 64' RJ Liebenberg 76' Con: Gouws Prinsloo 12', 24', 38', 65' (4/8) Cards: Tian Meyer 26' to 36'	Referee: Ben Crouse

Bye/s: Griffons

Round Four

	3 July 2015	Border Bulldogs	12–13	Falcons	Buffalo City Stadium, East London
	19:00	Pen: Coyi Banda 18' (1/1) Logan Basson 39', 48', 60' (3/3) Cards: Wandile Putuma 55' to 66' Blake Kyd 56' to 66'	Report^[25] Scoreboard^[26]	Try: penalty try 56' Con: Jaun Kotzé 57' (1/1) Pen: Jaun Kotzé 13', 46' (2/4)	Referee: AJ Jacobs

	3 July 2015	SWD Eagles	28–28	Boland Cavaliers	Outeniqua Park, George
	19:00	Try: Johan Steyn 34' Con: Elric van Vuuren 35' (1/1) Pen: Elric van Vuuren 4', 9', 17', 19', 29', 65', 78' (7/8)	Report^[27] Scoreboard^[28]	Try: Danwel Demas 38', 59' Yves Bashiya 67' Con: Eric Zana 60', 68' (2/3) Pen: Eric Zana 32', 37' (2/2) Adriaan Carelse 79' (1/1) Cards: Edwin Sass 18'	Referee: Stephan Geldenhuys

	4 July 2015	Griquas	47–20	Griffons	Griqua Park, Kimberley
	15:15	Try: Johnathan Francke 32' Carel Greeff 48' Tian Meyer 51' Ntabeni Dukisa 57' Francois Brummer 60' Hugo Kloppers 70' Martin Bezuidenhout 75' Con: Gouws Prinsloo 33', 49', 52', 61', 71', 76' (6/7)	Report^[29] Scoreboard^[30]	Try: Vuyo Mboto 78' Norman Nelson 80' Con: Louis Strydom 79' (1/1) Wynand Pienaar 80' (1/1) Pen: Franna du Toit 7', 31' (2/3) Drop: Tertius Maarman (0/1)	Referee: Lourens van der Merwe

Bye/s: Leopards

Round Five

	10 July 2015	SWD Eagles	19–13	Border Bulldogs	Outeniqua Park, George
	19:00	Try: Martin du Toit 7' Leighton Eksteen 10' Christo du Plessis 55' Con: Gerrit Smith 8', 11' (2/3) Pen: Gerrit Smith (0/1) Cards: Dean Hopp 69' to 79' Ashley Buys 79'	Report^[31] Scoreboard^[32]	Try: Ludwe Booi 73' Con: Logan Basson 74' (1/1) Pen: Logan Basson 4', 46' (2/2)	Referee: Quinton Immelman

	11 July 2015	Boland Cavaliers	29–16	Falcons	Boland Stadium, Wellington
	14:30	Try: Adriaan Carelse 49' Eric Zana 68', 83' Danwel Demas 75' Con: Eric Zana 50', 69', 76' (3/3) Ryno Conradie (0/1) Pen: Eric Zana (0/1) Drop: Adriaan Carelse 16' (1/1)	Report^[33] Scoreboard^[34]	Try: Marlyn Williams 57' Con: Jaun Kotzé 58' (1/1) Pen: Jaun Kotzé 28', 37', 40' (3/4)	Referee: Rodney Boneparte

	11 July 2015	Griffons	20–24	Leopards	North West Stadium, Welkom
	15:00	Try: Tertius Maarman 15' Vuyo Mboto 17' Con: Louis Strydom 16', 18' (2/2) Pen: Louis Strydom 35', 43' (2/2)	Report^[35] Scoreboard^[36]	Try: Juffrou Vermeulen 10' Tyler Fisher 23' Hanco Venter 49' Damian Engledoe 53' Con: Adriaan Engelbrecht 50', 54' (2/4)	Referee: Jaco van Heerden

Bye/s: Griquas

Round Six

	18 July 2015	Falcons	33–57	Griquas	Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park
	14:30	Try: Kyle Hendricks 11', 59', 65', 77' Arno Poley 70' Con: Jaun Kotzé 12', 60', 66', 71' (4/5) Cards: Jaun Kotzé 35' to 45'	Report^[37] Scoreboard^[38]	Try: AJ Coertzen 3', 24' Carel Greeff 33', 56' Tian Meyer 36' Johnathan Francke 38' Ntabeni Dukisa 41' Clinton Swart 46' Jono Janse van Rensburg 81' Con: Gouws Prinsloo 4', 34', 37', 39', 47', 57' (6/8) Riaan Viljoen (0/1)	Referee: Jaco van Heerden

	18 July 2015	Leopards	61–17	Boland Cavaliers	Olën Park, Potchefstroom
	14:30	Try: Dillon Smit 4', 20' Ashlon Davids 8' Rhyno Smith 26', 77' Tyler Fisher 34' Juffrou Vermeulen 41' Sizo Maseko 65' Damian Engledoe 80' Con: Adriaan Engelbrecht 5', 9', 21', 35', 42', 66', 78', 81' (8/9) Cards: Tyler Fisher 68' to 78'	Report^[39] Scoreboard^[40]	Try: Arno Fortuin 32' Danwel Demas 37' Eric Zana 59' Con: Eric Zana (0/2) Christian Rust 60' (1/1) Pen: Eric Zana (0/2) Cards: Arno Fortuin 74'	Referee: Quinton Immelman

	18 July 2015	Griffons	43–20	Border Bulldogs	North West Stadium, Welkom
	15:00	Try: Tertius Maarman 2' Nicky Steyn 26', 41' Alvin Brandt 59' Japie Nel 70' Vuyo Mboto 79' Con: Franna du Toit 3', 42' (2/3) Louis Strydom 60', 71', 80' (3/3) Pen: Franna du Toit 34' (1/1)	Report^[41] Scoreboard^[42]	Try: penalty try 50' Michael Makase 76' Con: Oliver Zono 51', 77' (2/2) Pen: Logan Basson 17', 20' (2/3)	Referee: Pro Legoete

Bye/s: SWD Eagles

Round Seven

	24 July 2015	Falcons	57–41	Griffons	Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park
	15:00	Try: Coert Cronjé 1', 39' Anrich Richter 10' Grant Janke 15', 60' Ernst Ladendorf 37' Jaun Kotzé 41' Kyle Hendricks 70' Friedle Olivier 80' Con: Jaun Kotzé 1', 10', 15', 37', 42', 61' (6/9)	Report^[43] Scoreboard^[44]	Try: Alvin Brandt 21', 75' Enver Brandt 28' Joe van der Hoogt 45', 54' Nicky Steyn 63' Con: Louis Strydom 21', 46', 55', 64' (4/5) Wynand Pienaar (0/1) Pen: Louis Strydom 34' (1/1)	Attendance: 50 Referee: Rodney Boneparte

	25 July 2015	Border Bulldogs	8–33	Leopards	Buffalo City Stadium, East London
	14:00	Try: Michael Makase 2' Con: Coyi Banda (0/1) Pen: Coyi Banda (0/1) Logan Basson 69' (1/1)	Report^[45] Scoreboard^[46]	Try: Hanco Venter 14' Loftus Morrison 33' Joe Smith 49', 65' Wian Fourie 79' Con: Adriaan Engelbrecht 15', 34', 66' (3/4) Rhyno Smith 80' (1/1)	Referee: Francois Pretorius

	25 July 2015	Griquas	41–21	SWD Eagles	Griqua Park, Kimberley
	15:00	Try: Carel Greeff 24', 48' Michael van der Spuy 37' Ntabeni Dukisa 41' AJ Coertzen 75' Martin Bezuidenhout 77' Con: Gouws Prinsloo 38', 42', 49', 78' (4/6) Pen: Gouws Prinsloo 66' (1/1)	Report^[47] Scoreboard^[48]	Try: Gerrit Smith 28' Luzuko Vulindlu 62' Con: Gerrit Smith 63' (1/2) Pen: Gerrit Smith 12', 32', 40' (3/4)	Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

Bye/s: Boland Cavaliers

Honours

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

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

Players

Player statistics

The following table contain points which were scored in the 2015 Currie Cup qualification tournament:^[49]

All point scorers
No	Player	Team	T	C	P	DG	Pts
1	Adriaan Engelbrecht	Leopards	0	28	2	0	62
2	Jaun Kotzé	Falcons	1	15	6	0	53
2	Eric Zana	Boland Cavaliers	3	10	6	0	53
4	Gouws Prinsloo	Griquas	0	21	3	0	51
5	Carel Greeff	Griquas	10	0	0	0	50
6	Elric van Vuuren	SWD Eagles	1	4	8	0	37
7	Louis Strydom	Griffons	0	12	4	0	36
8	Gerrit Smith	SWD Eagles	2	6	3	0	31
9	Adri Jacobs	Leopards	6	0	0	0	30
10	Logan Basson	Border Bulldogs	0	1	8	0	26
11	Coyi Banda	Border Bulldogs	2	3	3	0	25
	Kyle Hendricks	Falcons	5	0	0	0	25
	Rhyno Smith	Leopards	4	1	0	1	25
14	Alvin Brandt	Griffons	4	0	0	0	20
	Danwel Demas	Boland Cavaliers	4	0	0	0	20
	Tertius Maarman	Griffons	4	0	0	0	20
	Nicky Steyn	Griffons	4	0	0	0	20
18	Francois Brummer	Griquas	2	4	0	0	18
19	Adriaan Carelse	Boland Cavaliers	2	0	1	1	16
19	Franna du Toit	Griffons	0	2	4	0	16
21	AJ Coertzen	Griquas	3	0	0	0	15
	Coert Cronjé	Falcons	3	0	0	0	15
	Ntabeni Dukisa	Griquas	3	0	0	0	15
	Damian Engledoe	Leopards	3	0	0	0	15
	Johnathan Francke	Griquas	3	0	0	0	15
	Vuyo Mboto	Griffons	3	0	0	0	15
	Loftus Morrison	Leopards	3	0	0	0	15
	Joe Smith	Leopards	3	0	0	0	15
	Juffrou Vermeulen	Leopards	3	0	0	0	15
	Riaan Viljoen	Griquas	3	0	0	0	15
31	Elgar Watts	Griffons	1	2	1	0	12
32	Martin Bezuidenhout	Griquas	2	0	0	0	10
	Alshaun Bock	SWD Eagles	2	0	0	0	10
	Christo du Plessis	SWD Eagles	2	0	0	0	10
	Tyler Fisher	Leopards	2	0	0	0	10
	Wian Fourie	Leopards	2	0	0	0	10
	Grant Janke	Falcons	2	0	0	0	10
	Jono Janse van Rensburg	Griquas	2	0	0	0	10
	Wayne Khan	SWD Eagles	2	0	0	0	10
	Hanno Kitshoff	Boland Cavaliers	2	0	0	0	10
	Michael Makase	Border Bulldogs	2	0	0	0	10
	Tian Meyer	Griquas	2	0	0	0	10
	Friedle Olivier	Falcons	2	0	0	0	10
	Jaco Oosthuizen	Falcons	2	0	0	0	10
	Dillon Smit	Leopards	2	0	0	0	10
	Clinton Swart	Griquas	2	0	0	0	10
	Joe van der Hoogt	Griffons	2	0	0	0	10
	Senan van der Merwe	Boland Cavaliers	2	0	0	0	10
	Hanco Venter	Leopards	2	0	0	0	10
50	Christian Rust	Boland Cavaliers	1	2	0	0	9
51	Lukhanyo Am	Border Bulldogs	1	0	0	0	5
	Yves Bashiya	Boland Cavaliers	1	0	0	0	5
	Ludwe Booi	Border Bulldogs	1	0	0	0	5
	Enver Brandt	Griffons	1	0	0	0	5
	Rudi Britz	Griffons	1	0	0	0	5
	Ashlon Davids	Leopards	1	0	0	0	5
	Martin du Toit	SWD Eagles	1	0	0	0	5
	Leighton Eksteen	SWD Eagles	1	0	0	0	5
	Wilneth Engelbrecht	Boland Cavaliers	1	0	0	0	5
	Arno Fortuin	Boland Cavaliers	1	0	0	0	5
	Ntando Kebe	Border Bulldogs	1	0	0	0	5
	Hugo Kloppers	Griquas	1	0	0	0	5
	Stephan Kotzé	Griquas	1	0	0	0	5
	Robert Kruger	Leopards	1	0	0	0	5
	Ernst Ladendorf	Falcons	1	0	0	0	5
	RJ Liebenberg	Griquas	1	0	0	0	5
	Hilton Lobberts	Griquas	1	0	0	0	5
	Makazole Mapimpi	Border Bulldogs	1	0	0	0	5
	Sizo Maseko	Leopards	1	0	0	0	5
	Japie Nel	Griffons	1	0	0	0	5
	Norman Nelson	Griffons	1	0	0	0	5
	Sipho Nofemele	Border Bulldogs	1	0	0	0	5
	Arno Poley	Falcons	1	0	0	0	5
	Anrich Richter	Falcons	1	0	0	0	5
	Steph Roberts	Griquas	1	0	0	0	5
	Janneman Stander	SWD Eagles	1	0	0	0	5
	Johan Steyn	SWD Eagles	1	0	0	0	5
	Sergio Torrens	Leopards	1	0	0	0	5
	Michael van der Spuy	Griquas	1	0	0	0	5
	Rudi van Rooyen	Griquas	1	0	0	0	5
	Luzuko Vulindlu	SWD Eagles	1	0	0	0	5
	Chaney Willemse	Boland Cavaliers	1	0	0	0	5
	Marlyn Williams	Falcons	1	0	0	0	5
84	Oliver Zono	Border Bulldogs	0	2	0	0	4
85	Wynand Pienaar	Griffons	0	1	0	0	2
—	penalty try	Border Bulldogs	1	0	0	0	5
—	penalty try	Falcons	1	0	0	0	5

* Legend: T = Tries, C = Conversions, P = Penalties, DG = Drop Goals, Pts = Points.

Squads

The teams released the following squad lists:^[50]

Boland Cavaliers – 2015 Currie Cup qualification squad^[51]

Forwards	Keenan Abrahams Freginald Africa Gavin Annandale Yves Bashiya TC Botha Deacon Chowles Martin Dreyer Hanno Kitshoff Clemen Lewis Nicolai Lubbe Entienne Swanepoel Chadley Wenn SP Wessels Chaney Willemse Wayne Wilschut Did not play: Herman Bailey Morné Boshoff Gareth Cilliers Keenan Cronjé Armand de Wet JC Genade Franzel September Charlton van Jaarsveld

Backs	Adriaan Carelse Ryno Conradie Jovelian de Koker Danwel Demas Wilneth Engelbrecht Arno Fortuin Marnus Hugo Jos Malherbe Christian Rust Edwin Sass Senan van der Merwe Eric Zana Did not play: Granville Adams Gerrit van Wyk Dashton Wellman Warren Williams

Coach	Dewey Swartbooi

Border Bulldogs – 2015 Currie Cup qualification squad

Forwards	Ludwe Booi Onke Dubase Billy Dutton Johannes Jonker Blake Kyd Athenkosi Manentsa Siya Mdaka Mihlali Mpafi Buhle Mxunyelwa Nkosi Nofuma Ayabonga Nomboyo Lukhanyo Nomzanga Wandile Putuma Lindokuhle Welemu Yanga Xakalashe Did not play: Mbeko Kota Luvuyo Magwaxaza Siyamthanda Ngande

Backs	Lukhanyo Am Coyi Banda Logan Basson Ntando Kebe Bangi Kobese Michael Makase Makazole Mapimpi Thembani Mkokeli Sipho Nofemele Lundi Ralarala Oliver Zono Did not play: Lithabile Mgwadleka Zukisani Tywaleni

Coach	David Dobela Elliot Fana

Falcons – 2015 Currie Cup qualification squad^[52]

Forwards	Jacques Alberts Isak Deetlefs Stephan Hartman Shane Kirkwood Ernst Ladendorf JP Mostert Dean Muir Thulani Ngidi Friedle Olivier Nico Pretorius Andries Schutte Dandré van der Westhuizen Andrew van Tonder Jacques Verwey Marlyn Williams Did not play: Francois Fourie KK Kgame Sibongile Njomba Barend Steyn Themba Thabethe

Backs	Riaan Arends Christopher Bosch Coert Cronjé Kyle Hendricks Grant Janke Jaun Kotzé Willie Odendaal Jaco Oosthuizen Arno Poley Johan Pretorius Anrich Richter Jaco Snyman Etienne Taljaard Dries Truter Andrew van Wyk Did not play: Waylon Thompson Chanley Williams

Coach	Rudy Joubert

Griffons – 2015 Currie Cup qualification squad^[53]

Forwards	Gerard Baard Rudi Britz Chris Ehlers Elandré Huggett Armandt Koster Marco Kruger Erik le Roux Kwezi Mkhafu Chase Morison Freddy Ngoza Heinrich Roelfse Boela Serfontein Frans Sisita Martin Sithole Nicky Steyn Joe van der Hoogt Danie van der Merwe Did not play: PW Botha Jan Breedt Jackson Chabeli Dirk Grobbelaar Boetie Groenewald Mayizukiswe Ntshoko Hennie Venter

Backs	Boela Abrahams Alvin Brandt Enver Brandt Franna du Toit Colin Herbert Tertius Maarman Vuyo Mboto Japie Nel Norman Nelson Ossie Nortjé Wynand Pienaar Dewald Pretorius Louis Strydom Elgar Watts Did not play: Bren Marais Malcolm-Kerr Till

Coach	Oersond Gongonzola

Griquas – 2015 Currie Cup qualification^[54] and Premier Division^[55] squads

Forwards	Jonathan Adendorf Martin Bezuidenhout Stephan Coetzee Carel Greeff Stephan Greeff Jono Janse van Rensburg Wiseman Kamanga Leon Karemaker Hugo Kloppers Stephan Kotzé AJ le Roux RJ Liebenberg Hilton Lobberts Danie Mienie Jaco Nepgen Steph Roberts Nardus van der Walt Ewald van der Westhuizen Did not play: Wiehan Hay Luxolo Koza Sidney Tobias Wendal Wehr Johan Wessels

Backs	Ederies Arendse Francois Brummer AJ Coertzen Ntabeni Dukisa Johnathan Francke Rocco Jansen Tian Meyer Gouws Prinsloo Clinton Swart Michael van der Spuy Rudi van Rooyen PJ Vermeulen Riaan Viljoen Did not play: Karlo Aspeling Danie Dames JP du Plessis Abrie Griesel Jacquin Jansen JW Jonker Ruhan Nel Sandile Ngcobo

Coach	Hawies Fourie

Leopards – 2015 Currie Cup qualification squad^[56]

Forwards	Stoof Bezuidenhout Molotsi Bouwer Wian Fourie John-Roy Jenkinson Jaco Jordaan Robert Kruger Juan Language Devon Martinus Stairs Mhlongo Loftus Morrison Marno Redelinghuys Francois Robertse Jeandré Rudolph Joe Smith Walt Steenkamp HP Swart Dane van der Westhuyzen Did not play: Mash Mafela Lucky Ngcamu JC Oberholzer

Backs	Rowayne Beukman Ashlon Davids Johan Deysel Adriaan Engelbrecht Damian Engledoe Tyler Fisher Jaco Hayward Adri Jacobs Sizo Maseko Dillon Smit Rhyno Smith Malherbe Swart Sergio Torrens Hanco Venter Juffrou Vermeulen Johnny Welthagen Did not play: Lucian Cupido Tiaan Dorfling Kobus du Plessis Dries du Plooy Henko Marais Elden Schoeman Percy Williams

Coach	Robert du Preez

SWD Eagles – 2015 Currie Cup qualification squad^[57]

Forwards	Junior Bester Ashley Buys Layle Delo Juandré Digue Christo du Plessis Marius Fourie Lyndon Hartnick Kurt Haupt Dean Hopp Zandré Jordaan Wayne Khan Grant le Roux Gideon Muller Andisa Ntsila Schalk Oelofse Buran Parks Davon Raubenheimer Janneman Stander Pieter Stemmet Vaatjie van der Merwe Peet van der Walt Mzwanele Zito

Backs	Alshaun Bock Martin du Toit Leighton Eksteen Kirsten Heyns Charles Radebe Daniel Roberts Brian Skosana Gerrit Smith Dillon Snell Johan Steyn Elric van Vuuren Luzuko Vulindlu Clinton Wagman Did not play: Mzo Dyantyi Dwayne Kelly Hentzwill Pedro

Coach	Bevin Fortuin

Discipline

The following table contains all the cards handed out during the tournament:^[58]

Cards
Player	Team
Dean Hopp	SWD Eagles	0	2
Yves Bashiya	Boland Cavaliers	0	1
Ashley Buys	SWD Eagles	0	1
Leighton Eksteen	SWD Eagles	0	1
Tyler Fisher	Leopards	0	1
Arno Fortuin	Boland Cavaliers	0	1
Hanno Kitshoff	Boland Cavaliers	0	1
Jaun Kotzé	Boland Cavaliers	0	1
Blake Kyd	Border Bulldogs	0	1
Clemen Lewis	Boland Cavaliers	0	1
Tian Meyer	Griquas	0	1
Buhle Mxunyelwa	Border Bulldogs	0	1
Andila Ntsila	SWD Eagles	0	1
Wandile Putuma	Border Bulldogs	0	1
Marno Redelinghuys	Leopards	0	1
Edwin Sass	Boland Cavaliers	0	1
Janneman Stander	SWD Eagles	0	1

* Legend: = Sent off, = Sin-binned

Referees

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

2015 Currie Cup qualification referees

Referees

Rodney Boneparte • Ben Crouse • Stephan Geldenhuys • Quinton Immelman • AJ Jacobs • Pro Legoete • Francois Pretorius • Lourens van der Merwe • Marius van der Westhuizen • Jaco van Heerden

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2015 Currie Cup qualification

Competition rules and information

Teams

Team Listing

Log

Round-by-round

Fixtures and results

Round One

Round Two

Round Three

Round Four

Round Five

Round Six

Round Seven

Honours

Players

Player statistics

Squads

Discipline

Referees

See also

References