Английская Википедия:2015 Currie Cup Premier Division
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The 2015 Currie Cup Premier Division was the 77th season in the competition since it started in 1889 and was contested from 7 August to 24 October 2015. The tournament (known as the Absa Currie Cup Premier Division for sponsorship reasons) was the top tier of South Africa's premier domestic rugby union competition.
The competition was won by the Шаблон:Rut for the eleventh time in their history; they beat Шаблон:Rut 32–24 in the final played on 24 October 2015.
Competition rules and information
There were eight participating teams in the 2015 Currie Cup Premier Division.[1][2]
Qualification
The six franchise 'anchor' teams automatically qualified to the 2015 Currie Cup Premier Division, as did the Шаблон:Rut by virtue of finishing in the top six teams in the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division. Шаблон:Rut, who finished 7th in 2014, as well as the six teams in the 2014 Currie Cup First Division, took part in a qualification tournament to determine the final participant.
The qualification competition was won by Griquas for the second year in succession.
Regular season and title playoffs
The eight teams were divided into two sections, based on their 2014 positions. Teams in each section played each other twice over the course of the season, once at home and once away. Teams also played cross-section matches, playing one match (either home or away) against the teams in the other section.
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 points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).
The top 4 teams qualified for the title play-offs. In the semifinals, the team that finished first had home advantage against the team that finish 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.
Teams
Team Listing
| 2015 Currie Cup Premier Division teams | |||
| Team | Sponsored Name | Stadium/s | Sponsored Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Rut | Vodacom Blue Bulls | Шаблон:Rus | Loftus Versfeld |
| Шаблон:Rut | Eastern Province Kings | Шаблон:Rus | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium |
| Шаблон:Rut | Toyota Free State Cheetahs | Шаблон:Rus | Free State Stadium |
| Шаблон:Rut | Xerox Golden Lions | Шаблон:Rus | Emirates Airline Park |
| Шаблон:Rut | ORC Griquas | Шаблон:Rus | Griqua Park |
| Шаблон:Rut | Steval Pumas | Шаблон:Rus | Mbombela Stadium |
| Шаблон:Rut | Cell C Sharks | Шаблон:Rus | Growthpoint Kings Park |
| Шаблон:Rut | DHL Western Province | Шаблон:Rus | DHL Newlands |
Log
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Round-by-round
The table below shows each team's progression throughout the season. For each round, their cumulative points total is shown with the overall log position in brackets:
| Team Progression – 2015 Currie Cup Premier Division | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | Semi | Final |
| Шаблон:Rut | 5 (2nd) |
10 (2nd) |
15 (2nd) |
20 (1st) |
25 (1st) |
29 (1st) |
33 (1st) |
38 (1st) |
43 (1st) |
48 (1st) |
Won | Won |
| Шаблон:Rut | 5 (1st) |
10 (1st) |
15 (1st) |
20 (2nd) |
24 (2nd) |
25 (2nd) |
25 (2nd) |
29 (2nd) |
34 (2nd) |
39 (2nd) |
Lost | Шаблон:NA |
| Шаблон:Rut | 5 (3rd) |
9 (3rd) |
9 (3rd) |
10 (3rd) |
15 (3rd) |
20 (3rd) |
24 (3rd) |
29 (3rd) |
30 (3rd) |
35 (3rd) |
Won | Lost |
| Шаблон:Rut | 0 (8th) |
1 (6th) |
6 (5th) |
10 (4th) |
11 (5th) |
12 (5th) |
17 (4th) |
18 (4th) |
21 (4th) |
24 (4th) |
Lost | Шаблон:NA |
| Шаблон:Rut | 0 (5th) |
5 (4th) |
5 (6th) |
9 (5th) |
13 (4th) |
13 (4th) |
13 (5th) |
14 (5th) |
19 (5th) |
22 (5th) |
Шаблон:NA | Шаблон:NA |
| Шаблон:Rut | 4 (4th) |
4 (5th) |
8 (4th) |
8 (6th) |
9 (6th) |
9 (6th) |
13 (6th) |
13 (6th) |
16 (6th) |
17 (6th) |
Шаблон:NA | Шаблон:NA |
| Шаблон:Rut | 0 (7th) |
1 (7th) |
2 (7th) |
3 (7th) |
3 (7th) |
7 (7th) |
7 (7th) |
12 (7th) |
12 (7th) |
12 (7th) |
Шаблон:NA | Шаблон:NA |
| Шаблон:Rut | 0 (6th) |
0 (8th) |
0 (8th) |
1 (8th) |
1 (8th) |
6 (8th) |
6 (8th) |
8 (8th) |
8 (8th) |
8 (8th) |
Шаблон:NA | Шаблон:NA |
| Key: | win | draw | loss | bye |
Fixtures and results
The following matches were played for the 2015 Currie Cup Premier Division:[4]
Round one
Defending champions Шаблон:Rut began their defence of the title with a 43–19 win over qualifier Шаблон:Rut in Kimberley. They ran in six tries, with South Africa Sevens international Seabelo Senatla getting two tries, while Demetri Catrakilis scored 13 points for the winning side. The Шаблон:Rut won their home match against the Шаблон:Rut for the second year in a row, prevailing 33–24 in Nelspruit. Both teams scored three tries, two of those from Pumas loose-forward Marnus Schoeman, with the boot of Pumas fly-half JC Roos proving decisive, kicking 18 points by successfully converting all seven of his attempts at goal. 2014 losing finalists the Шаблон:Rut won 51–14 against the 2014 bottom side, the Шаблон:Rut. Golden Lions loose-forward Kwagga Smith scored a hat-trick of tries to help secure a four-try bonus points as early as the 16th minute of the match, while fly-half Marnitz Boshoff contributed 21 points, by successfully converting all nine kicks at goal during the match. The biggest win of the weekend came in Bloemfontein, where the Шаблон:Rut ran in six tries to beat the Шаблон:Rut 57–19. Blue Bulls fly-half Tian Schoeman topped the scoring charts after Round One, kicking five conversions and four penalties for a total of 22 points in the match, while scrum-half Francois Hougaard scored two tries for the Blue Bulls to send them top of the log.[5]
Round two
The Friday night action saw both the Шаблон:Rut and the Шаблон:Rut extend their unbeaten runs in the competition by notching their second wins in a row. The Blue Bulls overturned a 6–12 deficit to score four second-half tries in a 36–12 victory over Шаблон:Rut, who lost for the second consecutive match. Fly-half Tian Schoeman kicked 16 points for the Blue Bulls and also scored one of the Blue Bulls' tries. The Golden Lions scored five tries – two of those penalty tries – to the Шаблон:Rut' three to prevail 44–27 in Johannesburg in a clash between two previously unbeaten sides that saw three players sent to the sin-bin. All eight tries in the match were successfully converted by the Golden Lions' Marnitz Boshoff (who also scored two penalties and a drop goal for a personal tally of 19 points) and the Pumas' JC Roos. There were no tries in the match in Cape Town as Шаблон:Rut won their second match in succession by edging the clash 9–3 against a Шаблон:Rut side who had three players sin-binned, a result that saw the latter lose their second consecutive match, but gain a losing bonus point. The Шаблон:Rut and the Шаблон:Rut each scored four tries in their clash in Durban, which saw the hosts get their first win of the season to move into fourth position on the log while the EP Kings' bonus points kept them in seventh, one point clear of Griquas.[6]
Round three
Despite scoring the only try of the match, the Шаблон:Rut lost the first match of the weekend 13–15 to a Шаблон:Rut side for whom fly-half JC Roos slotted five penalties in five attempts. In a battle between two teams without any victories in the competition this far, the Шаблон:Rut ran out winners by beating Шаблон:Rut 31–9 in Kimberley. The Cheetahs secured a bonus point by scoring four tries, with Fred Zeilinga scoring one of those in a personal contribution of 16 points, while Griquas remain bottom of the log with no log points to their name. The two teams from Gauteng remained the only unbeaten teams after victories in their matches – the Шаблон:Rut scored four tries to beat the Шаблон:Rut 31–16 in Durban, while the Шаблон:Rut beat defending champions Шаблон:Rut 47–29 in the highest-scoring match of the weekend, with Jamba Ulengo scoring two tries and fly-half Tian Schoeman contributing 19 points with the boot, the same points haul as Western Province's Demetri Catrakilis.[7]
Round four
The Шаблон:Rut overtook the Шаблон:Rut at the top of the log on points difference after both teams extended their winning streaks to four matches. Kwagga Smith scored two tries and Marnitz Boshoff contributed 21 points with the boot as the Golden Lions scored a convincing 41–11 victory over a Pumas side that saw four of their players sin-binned during the course of the match. The Blue Bulls fought back from a 0–11 deficit after twenty minutes to secure a 46–32 victory over Шаблон:Rut in Kimberley. Fly-half Tian Schoeman kicked 16 points to maintain his spot at the top of the points scoring charts, while winger Jamba Ulengo scored two tries in the match to top the try scoring charts. Dries Swanepoel also scored two tries as the visitors outscored Griquas by six tries to four. The Шаблон:Rut secured their second consecutive win by beating Шаблон:Rut 28–21 in a match in Bloemfontein to move into the semifinal spots for the first time this season. Western Province remain in third despite suffering their second consecutive defeat. The Шаблон:Rut kept in touch with the play-off places by securing a narrow 24–20 victory over the Шаблон:Rut in Port Elizabeth, fighting back from losing 0–13 shortly before half-time.[8]
Round Five
The Шаблон:Rut preserved their unbeaten status, winning their fifth consecutive match of the competition by beating the Шаблон:Rut 37–21 in Johannesburg. They scored five tries – which included their fourth penalty try of the season – against the visitors' three, which included a brace from loose-forward Paul Schoeman. The Golden Lions moved one point ahead of the Шаблон:Rut on the log after the latter failed to get a bonus point in their 24–17 victory over the Шаблон:Rut. Both teams scored two tries, with the kicking by competition top-scorer Tian Schoeman and replacement Louis Fouché proving decisive for the Blue Bulls. The Free State Cheetahs also slipped out of the semifinal positions, with a 27–26 victory for the Шаблон:Rut over the Шаблон:Rut ensuring the team from Durban move up to fourth. Winger Wandile Mjekevu contributed two tries for the Sharks and full-back Joe Pietersen contributed 12 points with the boot against a Pumas side that remained in sixth position. In Cape Town, Шаблон:Rut returned to winning ways after two consecutive defeats by beating Шаблон:Rut 33–15. They also got a bonus point for scoring four tries in the match through four different try scorers, while the highest points contribution of the round came from Clinton Swart, who kicked five penalties for a Шаблон:Rut team who remain bottom of the log with a single point to their name.[9]
Round Six
The Шаблон:Rut beat their trans-Jukskei rivals the Шаблон:Rut 36–28 in the top-of-the-table match between two previously unbeaten teams. The Blue Bulls outscored the Golden Lions by four tries to three (with Blue Bulls winger Jamba Ulengo getting two tries), but it was not enough as 21 points from the boot of Marnitz Boshoff decided the match in the favour of the team from Johannesburg. This allowed Шаблон:Rut to close the gap to the Blue Bulls after they beat the Шаблон:Rut 37–27 in Durban and securing a bonus point for their four tries. At the bottom of the log, both the Шаблон:Rut and Шаблон:Rut picked up their first wins of the season. The Eastern Province Kings beat the Шаблон:Rut 32–24 in Port Elizabeth despite playing the majority of the second half with just fourteen players following JP du Plessis' sending off for a punch. The Free State Cheetahs scored four tries, but Scott van Breda kicked 22 points to secure the victory for the home side. In Kimberley, two tries from Carel Greeff helped Griquas to a 32–15 win over the Шаблон:Rut. Despite scoring four tries in the match, the result left Griquas bottom of the log, one point behind the Eastern Province Kings.[10]
Round Seven
The Шаблон:Rut beat the Шаблон:Rut 26–18 in their clash in Johannesburg to extend their unbeaten run to seven matches and also ensuring a semi-final slot. Both sides scored two tries as 16 points from the boot of Marnitz Boshoff proved decisive for the home side. The Шаблон:Rut got the biggest win of the weekend, beating their Super Rugby franchise partners Шаблон:Rut 44–24 in Bloemfontein. The Free State Cheetahs were the only side to secure a four-try bonus point during the round, with Sergeal Petersen scoring two of their five tries as they leap-frogged the Шаблон:Rut into fourth spot on the log, while Ruhan Nel got a brace for the visitors. Шаблон:Rut closed the gap to the Шаблон:Rut in second place, avenging their Round Three defeat in a 29–14 victory in Cape Town. The lowest-scoring match of the weekend saw the Шаблон:Rut scoring two tries in a 20–9 victory over the Шаблон:Rut in Nelspruit.[11]
Round Eight
The Шаблон:Rut won their eighth consecutive match in the competition, scoring ten tries as they beat the Шаблон:Rut 73–31 in Bloemfontein. Courtnall Skosan and Jaco Kriel scored two tries each and fly-half Marnitz Boshoff had a faultless kicking performance, converting all ten tries after opening the scoring with his only penalty attempt of the match. A hat-trick by Cheetahs flanker Vince Jobo helped his side get a four-try bonus point to remain in fourth spot on the log, in the final semi-final position. The Шаблон:Rut remained in second spot on the log as they beat the Шаблон:Rut 17–13 in Durban, but Шаблон:Rut drew level on points with the Blue Bulls as both sides secured a semi-final berth. Western Province beat the Шаблон:Rut 50–19 in Cape Town, with fly-half Robert du Preez scoring two tries and contributing a further 11 points with the boot for Western Province, while the Pumas' Roscko Speckman also scored a brace for his side. In the bottom-of-the-log clash, Шаблон:Rut captain Tim Whitehead scored a try after the hooter – his second of the match – to help his side to a 40–37 victory over Шаблон:Rut. EP Kings flanker Paul Schoeman also got two tries in the match, as did Griquas winger Danie Dames.[12]
Round Nine
The Шаблон:Rut secured top spot on the log (and home advantage in their semi-final match) after a 62–32 victory over third-placed Шаблон:Rut. The Golden Lions scored nine tries from nine different try scorers in their victory, while Western Province secured a bonus point for scoring four tries, with Sikhumbuzo Notshe scoring two of those. The Шаблон:Rut overturned a 17–20 half time deficit to win their match against the Шаблон:Rut 48–27. Francois Hougaard and Lappies Labuschagné each scored two of the Blue Bulls' seven tries as they consolidated second spot on the log. The results in the other two matches ensured that the Round Ten match between the Шаблон:Rut and Шаблон:Rut would determine the final semi-finalist; the Free State Cheetahs drew 37-all with the Шаблон:Rut in Nelspruit, outscoring the hosts five tries to four, while the Sharks scored six tries in Kimberley in their 45–20 rout of Шаблон:Rut, for whom Ruhan Nel scored two tries.[13]
Round Ten
With three of the semifinalists already confirmed, the winner of the match between the Шаблон:Rut and the Шаблон:Rut would clinch the final semi-final berth. The Free State Cheetahs led 17–13 at half-time, but the Sharks fought back and had a 34–20 lead by the 75th minute. However, the Free State Cheetahs responded with two late tries of their own, both of which were converted by Niel Marais – the second of those after the final hooter went – to earn themselves a 34-all draw, which was enough to see them remain in fourth spot on the log, with the Sharks remaining in fifth. The Шаблон:Rut – already assured of top spot on the log – beat the bottom side Шаблон:Rut 29–19 in Johannesburg to complete the regular season with 10 wins out of 10. Jacques Nel scored two tries for the home side as the result guaranteed Griquas would finish bottom. Home advantage in the other semi-final was still up for grabs and the Шаблон:Rut secured it, with two tries from both Deon Stegmann and Jamba Ulengo helping them to a closely fought 25–24 win over the Шаблон:Rut in Nelspruit. The Blue Bulls' semi-final opponents, Шаблон:Rut got a convincing 45–14 victory over the Шаблон:Rut in Cape Town with Dillyn Leyds scoring two of their six tries.[14]
Semi-finals
Defending champions Шаблон:Rut ensured they would play in their fourth consecutive Currie Cup final by beating the Шаблон:Rut 23–18 in Pretoria. There were no tries scored in the first half, with the Blue Bulls' Tian Schoeman and Western Province's Robert du Preez each kicking three penalties as the teams went into the half-time break at 9-all. Schoeman scored a further three penalties in the second half, but tries from Cheslin Kolbe and Jano Vermaak for the visitors – both converted by Du Preez – secured a spot in the final for the team from Cape Town. The other semi-final was a high-scoring affair, with the Шаблон:Rut beating the Шаблон:Rut 43–33 in Johannesburg. Golden Lions captain Jaco Kriel scored two tries, lock Lourens Erasmus scored one and a 65th minute penalty try completed the Golden Lions' try-scoring, while fly-half Marnitz Boshoff successfully converted the four tries and also kicked all five of his penalty attempts to finish the match with a personal points tally of 23 points. The Шаблон:Rut actually scored one try more than the Golden Lions with Francois Venter, Boom Prinsloo, Gerhard Olivier, Niel Marais and Sias Ebersohn each getting a try, but kicked just 11 points through Marais as the visitors fell just short. The result set up a repeat of the 2014 Currie Cup final between Western Province and Golden Lions, this time to be played at the latter's home ground in Johannesburg.[15]
Final
The Шаблон:Rut secured their eleventh Currie Cup title by beating Шаблон:Rut 32–24 in Johannesburg. They scored two tries in the first quarter of the match through Warren Whiteley and Ross Cronjé – both converted by Marnitz Boshoff to lead 14–0. A Robert du Preez penalty put Western Province on the scoreboard in the 27th minute, but the Golden Lions responded minutes later when Ross Cronjé scored his second try of the match to lead 22–3. Western Province scored a try of their own at the end of the first half, with Robert du Preez scoring and converting the try for a half-time score of 22–10 to the hosts. Just two minutes after the restart, a further try Golden Lions centre Rohan Janse van Rensburg, again converted by Boshoff, stretched their lead to 29–10. Western Province reduced the deficit to eight points by the 63rd minute after scoring tries through Nizaam Carr and Sikhumbuzo Notshe – converted by Du Preez and Kurt Coleman respectively – on either side of a Boshoff penalty for the Golden Lions, but neither team could get on the scoreboard after that and the Golden Lions won the match 32–24 to go through the entire season unbeaten to win their first title since 2011.[16]
Honours
The honour roll for the 2015 Currie Cup Premier Division was:
| 2015 Currie Cup Premier Division Honours | |
|---|---|
| Champions: | Шаблон:Rut (11th title) |
| Top Try Scorer: | Jamba Ulengo, Blue Bulls (11) |
| Top Points Scorer: | Marnitz Boshoff, Golden Lions (187) |
Players
Points scorers
The following table contain points which were scored in the 2015 Currie Cup Premier Division:[17]
| All point scorers | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Player | Team | T | C | P | DG | Pts |
| 1 | Marnitz Boshoff | Golden Lions | 1 | 46 | 27 | 3 | 187 |
| 2 | Tian Schoeman | Blue Bulls | 1 | 25 | 26 | 0 | 133 |
| 3 | Joe Pietersen | Sharks | 2 | 22 | 24 | 0 | 126 |
| 4 | Robert du Preez | Western Province | 4 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 100 |
| 5 | Scott van Breda | Eastern Province Kings | 0 | 13 | 21 | 0 | 89 |
| 6 | Fred Zeilinga | Free State Cheetahs | 1 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 61 |
| 7 | Clinton Swart | Griquas | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 60 |
| 8 | JC Roos | Pumas | 0 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 59 |
| 9 | Jamba Ulengo | Blue Bulls | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 |
| 10 | Demetri Catrakilis | Western Province | 0 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 53 |
| 11 | Justin van Staden | Pumas | 0 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 51 |
| 12 | Kwagga Smith | Golden Lions | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| 13 | Sias Ebersohn | Free State Cheetahs | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 36 |
| 14 | Marnus Schoeman | Pumas | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| Courtnall Skosan | Golden Lions | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | |
| 16 | Louis Fouché | Blue Bulls | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 32 |
| 17 | Dillyn Leyds | Western Province | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Ruhan Nel | Griquas | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |
| Sergeal Petersen | Free State Cheetahs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |
| 20 | Ntabeni Dukisa | Griquas | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 29 |
| 21 | Kurt Coleman | Western Province | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 27 |
| 22 | Rayno Benjamin | Free State Cheetahs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Carel Greeff | Griquas | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | |
| Francois Hougaard | Blue Bulls | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | |
| Seabelo Senatla | Western Province | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | |
| Deon Stegmann | Blue Bulls | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | |
| Jaco van der Walt | Golden Lions | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 25 | |
| 28 | Niel Marais | Free State Cheetahs | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 22 |
| 29 | Nizaam Carr | Western Province | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Stokkies Hanekom | Golden Lions | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| Travis Ismaiel | Blue Bulls | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| Paul Jordaan | Sharks | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| Jaco Kriel | Golden Lions | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| Howard Mnisi | Golden Lions | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| Sikhumbuzo Notshe | Western Province | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| Gerhard Olivier | Free State Cheetahs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| Paul Schoeman | Eastern Province Kings | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| Roscko Speckman | Pumas | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| Dries Swanepoel | Blue Bulls | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| Shaun Venter | Free State Cheetahs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| Anthony Volmink | Golden Lions | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| 42 | Dan du Preez | Sharks | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Rynhardt Elstadt | Western Province | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |
| Lourens Erasmus | Golden Lions | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |
| André Esterhuizen | Sharks | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |
| Vince Jobo | Free State Cheetahs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |
| Francois Kleinhans | Sharks | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |
| AJ le Roux | Griquas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |
| Boom Prinsloo | Free State Cheetahs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |
| Francois Venter | Free State Cheetahs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |
| Jano Vermaak | Western Province | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |
| Tim Whitehead | Eastern Province Kings | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |
| 53 | Ruan Combrinck | Golden Lions | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| 54 | Clayton Blommetjies | Free State Cheetahs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 55 | Enrico Acker | Eastern Province Kings | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Garth April | Sharks | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Lionel Cronjé | Sharks | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Ross Cronjé | Golden Lions | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Danie Dames | Griquas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Juan de Jongh | Western Province | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Stephan de Wit | Golden Lions | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Warrick Gelant | Blue Bulls | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Siyanda Grey | Eastern Province Kings | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Nic Groom | Western Province | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Lappies Labuschagné | Blue Bulls | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Rudi Mathee | Pumas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Tian Meyer | Griquas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wandile Mjekevu | Sharks | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Franco Mostert | Golden Lions | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Odwa Ndungane | Sharks | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Jacques Nel | Golden Lions | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Luther Obi | Eastern Province Kings | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Burger Odendaal | Blue Bulls | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Gouws Prinsloo | Griquas | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Cobus Reinach | Sharks | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Riaan Viljoen | Griquas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Stefan Watermeyer | Pumas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| George Whitehead | Eastern Province Kings | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | |
| Warren Whiteley | Golden Lions | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| 80 | Karlo Aspeling | Eastern Province Kings | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 81 | Tim Agaba | Eastern Province Kings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| JW Bell | Pumas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Justin Benn | Western Province | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Thembelani Bholi | Eastern Province Kings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Arno Botha | Blue Bulls | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Bernado Botha | Pumas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Jaco Bouwer | Pumas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Michael Claassens | Sharks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Andries Coetzee | Golden Lions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Marius Coetzer | Pumas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Faf de Klerk | Pumas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| JP du Plessis | Eastern Province Kings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Jacques du Plessis | Blue Bulls | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Jason Fraser | Pumas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Dylon Frylinck | Griquas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Lizo Gqoboka | Eastern Province Kings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Jono Janse van Rensburg | Griquas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Rohan Janse van Rensburg | Golden Lions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Jacquin Jansen | Griquas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Huw Jones | Western Province | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Niell Jordaan | Free State Cheetahs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Simon Kerrod | Eastern Province Kings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Vincent Koch | Pumas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Cheslin Kolbe | Western Province | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Johnny Kôtze | Western Province | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| De Wet Kruger | Free State Cheetahs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Sylvian Mahuza | Eastern Province Kings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Malcolm Marx | Golden Lions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Godlen Masimla | Western Province | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Sampie Mastriet | Golden Lions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Bongi Mbonambi | Western Province | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Zee Mkhabela | Free State Cheetahs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Oupa Mohojé | Free State Cheetahs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Sandile Ngcobo | Griquas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Freddy Ngoza | Free State Cheetahs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Etienne Oosthuizen | Sharks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Raymond Rhule | Free State Cheetahs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| S'bura Sithole | Sharks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Ruan Steenkamp | Blue Bulls | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Steven Sykes | Eastern Province Kings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Jaco Taute | Western Province | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| De-Jay Terblanche | Pumas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Dayan van der Westhuizen | Blue Bulls | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Jacques van Rooyen | Golden Lions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Jurie van Vuuren | Western Province | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Kobus van Wyk | Western Province | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Alistair Vermaak | Western Province | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Harold Vorster | Golden Lions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Elgar Watts | Eastern Province Kings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Heimar Williams | Sharks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 131 | Hennie Skorbinski | Pumas | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| — | penalty try | Golden Lions | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Eastern Province Kings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| * Legend: T = Tries, C = Conversions, P = Penalties, DG = Drop Goals, Pts = Points. | |||||||
Appearances
The player appearance record in the 2015 Currie Cup Premier Division is as follows:
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 Шаблон:Subon. "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.
Discipline
The following table contains all the cards handed out during the tournament:[18]
| Cards | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | Шаблон:Sent off | Шаблон:Sin bin |
| Rayno Benjamin | Free State Cheetahs | 1 | 2 |
| JP du Plessis | Eastern Province Kings | 1 | 0 |
| Hansie Graaff | Eastern Province Kings | 1 | 0 |
| Luan de Bruin | Free State Cheetahs | 0 | 2 |
| Schalk Ferreira | Eastern Province Kings | 0 | 2 |
| Maks van Dyk | Free State Cheetahs | 0 | 2 |
| Thembelani Bholi | Eastern Province Kings | 0 | 1 |
| Eital Bredenkamp | Eastern Province Kings | 0 | 1 |
| Uzair Cassiem | Pumas | 0 | 1 |
| Ruan Combrinck | Golden Lions | 0 | 1 |
| Faf de Klerk | Pumas | 0 | 1 |
| Rynhardt Elstadt | Western Province | 0 | 1 |
| Carel Greeff | Griquas | 0 | 1 |
| Siyanda Grey | Eastern Province Kings | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Jordaan | Sharks | 0 | 1 |
| Jean Kleyn | Western Province | 0 | 1 |
| Johnny Kôtze | Western Province | 0 | 1 |
| Lappies Labuschagné | Blue Bulls | 0 | 1 |
| Dillyn Leyds | Western Province | 0 | 1 |
| RJ Liebenberg | Griquas | 0 | 1 |
| Hilton Lobberts | Griquas | 0 | 1 |
| Mzamo Majola | Sharks | 0 | 1 |
| Edgar Marutlulle | Eastern Province Kings | 0 | 1 |
| Jacques Momberg | Pumas | 0 | 1 |
| Khwezi Mona | Pumas | 0 | 1 |
| Odwa Ndungane | Sharks | 0 | 1 |
| Jaco Nepgen | Griquas | 0 | 1 |
| Gerhard Olivier | Free State Cheetahs | 0 | 1 |
| Boom Prinsloo | Free State Cheetahs | 0 | 1 |
| Cobus Reinach | Sharks | 0 | 1 |
| JC Roos | Pumas | 0 | 1 |
| Marnus Schoeman | Pumas | 0 | 1 |
| Pierre Schoeman | Blue Bulls | 0 | 1 |
| S'bura Sithole | Sharks | 0 | 1 |
| Kwagga Smith | Golden Lions | 0 | 1 |
| Ruan Steenkamp | Blue Bulls | 0 | 1 |
| Deon Stegmann | Blue Bulls | 0 | 1 |
| Steven Sykes | Eastern Province Kings | 0 | 1 |
| Philip van der Walt | Sharks | 0 | 1 |
| Ewald van der Westhuizen | Griquas | 0 | 1 |
| Chris van Zyl | Western Province | 0 | 1 |
| Henco Venter | Free State Cheetahs | 0 | 1 |
| Stefan Watermeyer | Pumas | 0 | 1 |
| Warren Whiteley | Golden Lions | 0 | 1 |
| * Legend: Шаблон:Sent off = Sent off, Шаблон:Sin bin = Sin-binned | |||
Referees
The following referees officiated matches in the 2015 Currie Cup Premier Division: Шаблон:Div col
- Stuart Berry
- Rodney Boneparte
- Quinton Immelman
- AJ Jacobs
- Cwengile Jadezweni
- Craig Joubert
- Pro Legoete
- Jaco Peyper
- Rasta Rasivhenge
- Marius van der Westhuizen
- Jaco van Heerden
See also
- 2015 Currie Cup qualification
- 2015 Currie Cup First Division
- 2015 Vodacom Cup
- 2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A
- 2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group B
- 2015 Under-19 Provincial Championship Group A
- 2015 Under-19 Provincial Championship Group B
References
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
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- ↑ 3,0 3,1 Шаблон:SA Rugby Log
- ↑ Шаблон:SA Rugby Results
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- ↑ Шаблон:SA Rugby Top Scorers
- ↑ Шаблон:SA Rugby Cards
