2013 Currie Cup First Division

The 2013 Currie Cup First Division was contested from 29 June to 11 October 2013. The tournament (also known as the Absa Currie Cup First Division for sponsorship reasons) is the second tier of South Africa’s premier domestic rugby union competition, featuring teams representing either entire provinces or substantial regions within provinces.

Competition[edit]

Regular season and title playoffs[edit]

There were 8 participating teams in the 2013 Currie Cup First Division. These teams played each other twice over the course of the season, once at home and once away.^[1]

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 losing 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.

Promotion playoffs[edit]

The top team on the log also qualified for the promotion/relegation play-offs. That team played off against the team placed sixth in the 2013 Currie Cup Premier Division over two legs. The winner over these two ties (determined via team tables, with all Currie Cup ranking regulations in effect) qualified for the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division, while the losing team qualified for the 2014 Currie Cup First Division.

Team Listing[edit]

Final standings[edit]

Round-by-round[edit]

Fixtures and results[edit]

The following fixtures were released:^[2]

All times are South African (GMT+2).

Regular season[edit]

Round one[edit]

Round two[edit]

	5 July 2013	Leopards	50–25	Falcons	Olën Park, Potchefstroom
	17:15	Try: Edmar Marais  8‘, 17‘, 20‘ Hennie Skorbinski  46‘ Adriaan Engelbrecht  52‘ Edgar Marutlulle  55‘ Sylvian Mahuza  71‘ Con: Adriaan Engelbrecht  9‘, 21‘, 47‘, 53‘, 56‘, 72‘ (6/7) Pen: Adriaan Engelbrecht  12‘ (1/1)	Scoreboard[11] Report[12]	Try: Anrich Richter  27‘ Willie Odendaal  60‘ Jaun Kotzé  74‘ Con: Wesley Roberts  28‘, 61‘ (2/2) Jaun Kotzé (0/1) Pen: Wesley Roberts  3‘, 11‘ (2/2)	Attendance: 500 Referee: Pro Legoete

Round three[edit]

Round four[edit]

	19 July 2013	Leopards	27–32	Pumas	Olën Park, Potchefstroom
	17:15	Try: Edmar Marais  13‘ Johann Laker  26‘ Danie Dames  70‘ Con: Adriaan Engelbrecht  14‘, 27‘, 71‘ (3/3) Pen: Adriaan Engelbrecht  2‘, 41‘ (2/2)	Scoreboard[29] Report[30]	Try: Rosko Specman  18‘ Coenie van Wyk  36‘ Con: Carl Bezuidenhout  19‘, 37‘ (2/2) Pen: Carl Bezuidenhout  7‘, 10‘, 21‘, 50‘, 54‘, 64‘ (6/6)	Attendance: 250 Referee: Lourens van der Merwe

Round Five[edit]

	27 July 2013	Pumas	60–20	SWD Eagles	Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela
	15:00	Try: Frank Herne  5‘, 37‘ Carl Bezuidenhout  27‘ Giant Mtyanda  51‘ Vincent Koch  59‘ JW Bell  63‘, 73‘ RW Kember  78‘ Eduan van der Walt  81‘ Con: Carl Bezuidenhout  28‘, 38‘, 60‘, 63‘, 78‘, 82‘ (6/9) Pen: Carl Bezuidenhout  22‘ (1/2)	Scoreboard[41] Report[42]	Try: Roy Godfrey  18‘ Alshaun Bock  55‘ Con: Justin van Staden  18‘, 56‘ (2/2) Pen: Justin van Staden  2‘, 33‘ (2/2)	Referee: Ben Crouse

Round Six[edit]

	2 August 2013	SWD Eagles	30–25	Griffons	Outeniqua Park, George
	19:00	Try: Alshaun Bock  11‘ Grant Kemp  44‘ Kabamba Floors  55‘ Con: Justin van Staden  12‘, 45‘, 55‘ (3/3) Pen: Justin van Staden  6‘, 21‘, 35‘ (3/3) Cards: Grant Kemp 32‘ to 41‘ Gerrit Smith  78‘	Scoreboard[45] Report[46]	Try: Jeremy Jordaan  62‘ Con: Louis Strydom  62‘ (1/1) Pen: Louis Strydom  9‘, 15‘, 24‘, 29‘, 32‘, 51‘ (6/7) Cards: Aubrey McDonald 35‘ to 48‘ Oupa Mohojé  78‘	Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan

Round Seven[edit]

	9 August 2013	Leopards	47–50	SWD Eagles	Olën Park, Potchefstroom
	17:05	Try: Morné Hanekom  6‘, 56‘ Edgar Marutlulle  42‘ Johann Laker  47‘ Jarryd Buys  75‘ Martin Dreyer  79‘ Con: Adriaan Engelbrecht  7‘, 43‘, 57‘, 76‘ (4/6) Pen: Adriaan Engelbrecht  9‘, 19‘, 40‘ (3/4) Cards: Peet van der Walt 63‘ to 73‘	Scoreboard[51] Report[52]	Try: Shaun Raubenheimer  14‘ Dumisani Meslane  28‘ Martin du Toit  63‘ Gerrit Smith  64‘ Alshaun Bock  72‘ Con: Justin van Staden  15‘, 29‘, 63‘, 65‘, 73‘ (5/5) Pen: Justin van Staden  21‘, 37‘, 46‘, 52‘, 60‘ (5/5) Drop: Justin van Staden (0/2) Cards: Schalk Oelofse 41‘ to 52‘	Referee: Sindile Mayende

	10 August 2013	Pumas	69–12	Falcons	Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela
	15:00	Try: Stefan Watermeyer  5‘, 42‘ Rosko Specman  15‘ RW Kember  20‘ Jacques Momberg  40‘ JW Bell  44‘ Corné Fourie  47‘ De-Jay Terblanche  50‘ Jaco Bouwer  73‘ Con: Carl Bezuidenhout  6‘, 16‘, 21‘, 40‘, 43‘, 45‘, 48‘, 51‘, 74‘ (9/9) Pen: Carl Bezuidenhout  1‘, 13‘ (2/2)	Scoreboard[57] Report[58]	Try: Jaun Kotzé  55‘ Vince Gwavu  63‘ Con: Jaun Kotzé  63‘ (1/2) Pen: Jaun Kotzé (0/1) Cards: Wessel du Rand 40‘ to 50‘	Attendance: 750 Referee: Tiaan Jonker

Round Eight[edit]

Round Nine[edit]

	23 August 2013	Eastern Province Kings	63–7	Griffons	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	19:00	Try: Devin Oosthuizen  4‘ Tim Agaba  8‘ Hannes Franklin  17‘ Michael Killian  29‘ Wayne Stevens  35‘, 57‘ Thabo Mamojele  42‘ Samora Fihlani  71‘, 76‘ Con: Scott van Breda  5‘, 9‘, 18‘, 30‘, 36‘, 43‘, 58‘, 72‘, 77‘ (9/9) Cards: Charl du Plessis 20‘ to 30‘	Scoreboard[69] Report[70]	Try: Japie Nel  22‘ Con: Inus Kritzinger  23‘ (1/1)	Referee: Marius Jonker

Round Ten[edit]

	30 August 2013	SWD Eagles	58–42	Falcons	Outeniqua Park, George
	19:00	Try: Alshaun Bock  6‘, 27‘ Mzwanele Zito  16‘ Roy Godfrey  43‘, 45‘ Martin du Toit  65‘ Hentzwill Pedro  70‘ Layle Delo  76‘ Con: Justin van Staden  7‘, 16‘, 43‘, 65‘, 70‘ (5/7) Martin du Toit  76‘ (1/1) Pen: Justin van Staden  34‘, 52‘ (2/2) Cards: Schalk Oelofse 20‘ to 30‘	Scoreboard[79] Report[80]	Try: Bruce Muller  2‘ JP Mostert  12‘ penalty try  19‘ Coert Cronjé  23‘ Kyle Hendricks  36‘ Wessel du Rand  73‘ Con: Jaun Kotzé  3‘, 12‘, 20‘, 23‘, 36‘, 73‘ (6/6) Cards: Jacques Verwey 67‘ to 77‘ Bruce Muller 69‘ to 79‘	Referee: Marius Jonker

Round Eleven[edit]

Round Twelve[edit]

Round Thirteen[edit]

	20 September 2013	Eastern Province Kings	30–23	Falcons	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	19:00	Try: Stefan Willemse  2‘, 12‘ Tiger Mangweni  53‘ Con: Scott van Breda  3‘, 13‘, 54‘ (3/3) Pen: Scott van Breda  35‘, 46‘, 74‘ (3/3) Cards: Steven Sykes 29‘ to 39‘	Scoreboard[101] Report[102]	Try: Sandile Ngcobo  32‘ Jaco Oosthuizen  37‘ Con: Kyle Hendricks  33‘, 38‘ (2/2) Pen: Kyle Hendricks  4‘, 30‘, 44‘ (3/4) Cards: Brendan Rams 58‘ to 68‘ MP van Eeden  76‘	Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Jason Jaftha

	21 September 2013	Griffons	28–51	SWD Eagles	North West Stadium, Welkom
	15:00	Try: Martin Sithole  14‘, 76‘ Japie Nel  28‘, 50‘ Con: Franna du Toit  15‘, 29‘, 51‘ (3/3) Tertius Maarman  77‘ (1/1)	Scoreboard[103] Report[104]	Try: Shaun Raubenheimer  1‘, 78‘ Gerrit Smith  19‘ Lyndon Hartnick  31‘, 79‘ Mzo Dyantyi  40‘ Jandré Blom  56‘ Martin Ferreira  72‘ Con: Gerrit Smith  2‘, 20‘, 40‘, 57‘ (4/6) Jandré Blom (0/2) Pen: Gerrit Smith  43‘ (1/1) Drop: Deroy Rhoode (0/1)	Attendance: 100 Referee: Craig Joubert

Round Fourteen[edit]

	27 September 2013	Falcons	17–67	Pumas	Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park
	15:00	Try: JP Mostert  40‘, 71‘ Birtie Powell  80‘ Con: Kyle Hendricks  40‘ (1/3) Cards: Anrich Richter 63‘ to 73‘	Scoreboard[111] Report[112]	Try: JW Bell  8‘, 28‘ Rosko Specman  11‘, 37‘, 44‘ Doppies le Roux  49‘ Ashwin Scott  60‘, 63‘, 66‘ Stefan Watermeyer  75‘ Con: Carl Bezuidenhout  10‘, 12‘, 29‘, 51‘, 60‘, 64‘, 67‘ (7/10) Pen: Carl Bezuidenhout  3‘ (1/1)	Attendance: 150 Referee: Lusanda Jam

Title Play-Off Games[edit]

Semi-finals[edit]

	4 October 2013	Pumas	52–33	SWD Eagles	Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela
	16:30	Try: Corné Steenkamp  13‘ Stefan Watermeyer  38‘ Coenie van Wyk  55‘ RW Kember  61‘ Renaldo Bothma  67‘ Doppies le Roux  78‘ Con: Carl Bezuidenhout  13‘, 39‘, 56‘, 62‘, 68‘ (5/6) Pen: Carl Bezuidenhout  9‘, 22‘, 48‘, 70‘ (4/4)	Scoreboard[115] Report[116]	Try: Clinton Wagman  5‘ Anver Venter  45‘ Alshaun Bock  51‘ Con: Justin van Staden  6‘, 46‘, 52‘ (3/3) Pen: Justin van Staden  11‘, 36‘, 40‘, 58‘ (4/4) Cards: Kabamba Floors 17‘ to 29‘	Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

	4 October 2013	Eastern Province Kings	32–29 (aet)	Leopards	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	16:30	Try: Tim Agaba  55‘ Kayle van Zyl  95‘ Con: Scott van Breda  56‘, 96‘ (2/2) Pen: Scott van Breda  3‘, 7‘, 32‘, 60‘, 77‘, 93‘ (6/7) Drop: George Whitehead (0/1)	Scoreboard[117] Report	Try: Edmar Marais  37‘ Tiaan Dorfling  98‘ Con: Adriaan Engelbrecht  38‘, 99‘ (2/2) Pen: Adriaan Engelbrecht  12‘, 23‘, 29‘, 74‘, 80‘ (5/6) Drop: Warren Gilbert (0/1) Cards: SJ Niemand 59‘ to 70‘	Referee: Ben Crouse

Final[edit]

	11 October 2013	Pumas	53–30	Eastern Province Kings	Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela
	19:10	Try: RW Kember  18‘ Coenie van Wyk  24‘, 46‘, 76‘ JW Bell  66‘ Renaldo Bothma  78‘ Con: Carl Bezuidenhout  47‘, 67‘ (2/4) JC Roos  77‘, 79‘ (2/2) Pen: Carl Bezuidenhout  2‘, 30‘, 40‘, 51‘, 62‘ (5/6) Cards: Giant Mtyanda  70‘ Doppies le Roux  72‘	Scoreboard[119] Report[120]	Try: Ntabeni Dukisa  54‘ penalty try  72‘ Kayle van Zyl  81‘ Con: Scott van Breda  55‘, 73‘, 81‘ (3/3) Pen: Scott van Breda  4‘, 27‘, 33‘ (3/3) Drop: George Whitehead (0/1)	Referee: Craig Joubert

Promotion/relegation games[edit]

Log[edit]

Results[edit]

Players[edit]

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Player Statistics[edit]

The following table contain points which have been scored in competitive games in the 2013 Currie Cup First Division.^[131]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

External links[edit]