2013 Currie Cup Premier Division

2013 Currie Cup Premier Division
CountriesSouth Africa
Date9 August – 26 October 2013
ChampionsSharks (7th title)
Runners-upWestern Province
Matches played33
Tries scored175
(average 5.3 per match)
Top point scorerMarnitz Boshoff (92)
Top try scorerRaymond Rhule (7)

The 2013 Currie Cup Premier Division was the 75th season in the competition since it started in 1889 and was contested from 10 August to 26 October 2013. 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.

Competition

Regular season and title playoffs

There were 6 participating teams in the 2013 Currie Cup Premier 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 score 4 or more tries in a game, as well as to teams losing a match by 7 points or less. Teams were ranked by log points.

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 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.

Relegation playoffs

The bottom team on the log qualified for the promotion/relegation play-offs. That team played off against the team placed first in the 2013 Currie Cup First 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.

Teams

Location of teams in 2013 Currie Cup Premier Division
2013 Currie Cup Premier Division teams
Team Sponsored Name Stadium/s Sponsored Name
Blue Bulls Vodacom Blue Bulls Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Loftus Versfeld
Free State Cheetahs Toyota Free State Cheetahs Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein Free State Stadium
Golden Lions MTN Golden Lions Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg Ellis Park Stadium
Griquas GWK Griquas Griqua Park, Kimberley GWK Park
Sharks Sharks Kings Park Stadium, Durban Growthpoint Kings Park
Western Province DHL Western Province Newlands Stadium, Cape Town DHL Newlands

Log

Final standings

2013 Currie Cup Premier Division Log
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Qualification
1 Western Province 10 8 2 0 245 201 +44 23 21 1 0 37 Title play-off semi-final
2 Sharks 10 7 0 3 271 223 +48 28 21 2 3 33
3 Free State Cheetahs 10 5 0 5 262 238 +24 31 26 3 3 26
4 Golden Lions 10 4 1 5 326 296 +30 40 31 5 3 26
5 Blue Bulls 10 3 1 6 225 253 −28 24 28 2 1 17
6 Griquas 10 1 0 9 208 326 −118 17 36 1 6 11 Relegation Play-Offs
Source:
Rules for classification: 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

Team Progression – 2013 Currie Cup Premier Division
Team R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10
Western Province 2
(3rd)
6
(2nd)
10
(1st)
12
(3rd)
16
(1st)
20
(1st)
24
(2nd)
28
(2nd)
33
(1st)
37
(1st)
Sharks 1
(6th)
5
(4th)
9
(2nd)
14
(1st)
15
(2nd)
19
(2nd)
24
(1st)
28
(1st)
32
(2nd)
33
(2nd)
Free State Cheetahs 5
(1st)
6
(3rd)
7
(3rd)
12
(2nd)
12
(4th)
16
(3rd)
16
(4th)
17
(4th)
22
(3rd)
26
(3rd)
Golden Lions 1
(5th)
1
(6th)
6
(4th)
9
(4th)
14
(3rd)
15
(4th)
20
(3rd)
21
(3rd)
21
(4th)
26
(4th)
Blue Bulls 2
(4th)
6
(1st)
6
(6th)
6
(6th)
10
(5th)
10
(5th)
11
(5th)
16
(5th)
17
(5th)
17
(5th)
Griquas 4
(2nd)
5
(5th)
6
(5th)
6
(5th)
8
(6th)
9
(6th)
10
(6th)
10
(6th)
10
(6th)
11
(6th)

The table above shows a team's progression throughout the season.
For each round, their cumulative points total is shown with the overall log position in brackets.
Key: win draw loss

Fixtures and results

The following fixtures were released:[2]

All times are South African (GMT+2).

Regular season

Round one

9 August 2013 Sharks 30–32 Griquas Kings Park Stadium, Durban  
19:10 Try: Jacques Botes  29'39'
Lwazi Mvovo  66'
Con: Butch James  30', 40', 67' (3/3)
Pen: Butch James  16', 21', 77' (3/3)
Scoreboard[3]
Report[4]
Try: Marnus Schoeman  3'
Carel Greeff  82'
Con: Nico Scheepers  4', 83' (2/2)
Pen: Nico Scheepers  9', 14', 32', 50', 59', 74' (6/6)
Attendance: 8,421
Referee: Jason Jaftha


10 August 2013 Golden Lions 29–30 Free State Cheetahs Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg  
15:00 Try: Stokkies Hanekom  33'
Willie Britz  63'
Ruan Dreyer  70'
Con: Marnitz Boshoff  34' (1/1)
Elton Jantjies (0/2)
Pen: Marnitz Boshoff  3', 15', 38', 51' (4/4)
Scoreboard[5]
Report[6]
Try: Robert Ebersohn  5'
Boom Prinsloo  30'
Sarel Pretorius  45'
Johann Sadie  54'
Con: Riaan Smit  46' (1/3)
Elgar Watts  55' (1/1)
Pen: Riaan Smit  18' (1/1)
Elgar Watts  68' (1/1)
Attendance: 14,711
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen


10 August 2013 Western Province 24–24 Blue Bulls Newlands Stadium, Cape Town  
17:05 Try: Gio Aplon  9'
Patrick Howard  20'
Nizaam Carr  58'
Con: Gary van Aswegen  10', 21', 59' (3/3)
Pen: Gary van Aswegen  77' (1/1)
Drop: Gary van Aswegen (0/1)
Scoreboard[7]
Report[8]
Try: Francois Venter  68'
Jean Cook  79'
Con: Tony Jantjies  69' (1/2)
Pen: Jurgen Visser (0/1)
Tony Jantjies  15', 28', 53', 74' (4/5)
Attendance: 23,621
Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

Round two

16 August 2013 Sharks 33–25 Golden Lions Kings Park Stadium, Durban  
17:05 Try: Brynard Stander  22'
Heimar Williams  31'
SP Marais  74'
Con: Butch James  23', 32' (2/2)
Fred Zeilinga  75' (1/1)
Pen: Butch James  9', 14', 51' (3/3)
Fred Zeilinga  72' (1/1)
Cards: Odwa Ndungane 37' to 47'
Scoreboard[9]
Report[10]
Try: Anthony Volmink  11'19'
Jaco Kriel  48'
Con: Elton Jantjies  12', 20' (2/3)
Pen: Elton Jantjies  6', 66' (2/2)
Drop: Marnitz Boshoff (0/1)
Attendance: 15,944
Referee: Ben Crouse


16 August 2013 Blue Bulls 15–9 Griquas Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
19:10 Pen: Tony Jantjies  13', 40' (2/4)
Jurgen Visser  65', 68', 77' (3/5)
Cards: Ruan Snyman 58' to 69'
Scoreboard[11]
Report[12]
Pen: Nico Scheepers (0/2)
Francois Brummer  21', 33', 81' (3/3)
Attendance: 9,861
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen


17 August 2013 Western Province 15–14 Free State Cheetahs Newlands Stadium, Cape Town  
18:00 Try: Michael Rhodes  23'
Deon Fourie  75'
Con: Gary van Aswegen  24' (1/1)
Kurt Coleman (0/1)
Pen: Gary van Aswegen  22' (1/2)
Cards: Steven Kitshoff 34' to 44'
Scoreboard[13]
Report[14]
Try: Elgar Watts  7'
Riaan Smit  16'
Con: Riaan Smit  8' (1/1)
Elgar Watts  17' (1/1)
Pen: Riaan Smit (0/1)
Attendance: 13,833
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan

Round three

23 August 2013 Free State Cheetahs 15–18 Sharks Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein  
19:10 Try: Lappies Labuschagné  21'
Raymond Rhule  25'
Con: Riaan Smit  26' (1/2)
Pen: Riaan Smit  2' (1/1)
Cards: Boom Prinsloo 32' to 41'
Scoreboard[15]
Report[16]
Try: Jean Deysel  40'
Louis Ludik  65'
Con: Fred Zeilinga  40' (1/1)
Butch James (0/1)
Pen: Fred Zeilinga  5' (1/2)
Drop: Fred Zeilinga  13' (1/1)
Attendance: 16,459
Referee: Jason Jaftha


24 August 2013 Griquas 19–20 Western Province Griqua Park, Kimberley  
15:00 Try: PJ Vermeulen  80'
Con: DuRandt Gerber  81' (1/1)
Pen: Nico Scheepers  15', 45', 56', 70' (4/6)
Scoreboard[17]
Report[18]
Try: Deon Fourie  4'
Juan de Jongh  65'
Con: Kurt Coleman  5', 66' (2/2)
Pen: Kurt Coleman  37', 53' (2/2)
Attendance: 12,822
Referee: Sindile Mayende


24 August 2013 Blue Bulls 23–62 Golden Lions Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
17:05 Try: Travis Ismaiel  13'
Jurgen Visser  24'
Francois Venter  43'
Con: Tony Jantjies (0/1)
Jurgen Visser  44' (1/2)
Pen: Tony Jantjies  4' (1/1)
Jurgen Visser  39' (1/3)
Drop: Tony Jantjies (0/1)
Cards: Morné Mellett 50' to 60'
Scoreboard[19]
Report[20]
Try: Jaco Kriel  17'
Deon Helberg  30'
Willie Britz  50'
Derick Minnie  54'59'
Anthony Volmink  65'
Warwick Tecklenburg  71'
Elton Jantjies  76'
Con: Marnitz Boshoff  18', 31', 51', 55', 60', 66', 72', 77' (8/8)
Pen: Marnitz Boshoff  7', 40' (2/2)
Drop: Marnitz Boshoff (0/1)
Attendance: 19,846
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan

Round four

30 August 2013 Golden Lions 31–31 Western Province Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg  
19:10 Try: Deon Helberg  35'
penalty try  46'
Elton Jantjies  63'
Derick Minnie  69'
Con: Marnitz Boshoff  36', 47', 64', 70' (4/4)
Pen: Marnitz Boshoff  24' (1/1)
Scoreboard[21]
Report[22]
Try: Damian de Allende  5'
Cheslin Kolbe  10'
Tiaan Liebenberg  28'
Con: Kurt Coleman  11', 29' (2/3)
Pen: Kurt Coleman  16', 39', 51', 80' (4/4)
Cards: Damian de Allende 46' to 57'
Attendance: 25,253
Referee: Jaco Peyper


31 August 2013 Free State Cheetahs 40–20 Griquas Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein  
15:00 Try: Boom Prinsloo  23'40'
Raymond Rhule  36'
Elgar Watts  49'
Kevin Luiters  82'
Con: Riaan Smit  37', 40' (2/3)
Elgar Watts  50' (1/2)
Pen: Riaan Smit  15' (1/1)
Elgar Watts  58', 68' (2/2)
Cards: Oupa Mohojé 52' to 62'
Scoreboard[23]
Report
Try: Rocco Jansen  53'
Rory Arnold  62'
Con: Nico Scheepers  54', 63' (2/2)
Pen: Nico Scheepers  4', 19' (2/3)
Cards: Marnus Schoeman 57' to 68'
Rory Arnold  63'
Attendance: 8,273
Referee: Craig Joubert


31 August 2013 Sharks 34–18 Blue Bulls Kings Park Stadium, Durban  
17:05 Try: SP Marais  7'
Heimar Williams  55'
Charl McLeod  61'
Marco Wentzel  70'
Con: Fred Zeilinga  8', 56', 62', 71' (4/4)
Pen: Fred Zeilinga  13', 40' (2/3)
Cards: Dale Chadwick 66' to 76'
Scoreboard[24]
Report[25]
Try: Akona Ndungane  5'75'
Con: Handré Pollard  6' (1/2)
Pen: Handré Pollard  36', 49' (2/3)
Cards: Frik Kirsten 21' to 31'
Attendance: 21,938
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan

Round Five

7 September 2013 Griquas 32–38 Golden Lions Griqua Park, Kimberley  
15:00 Try: Jean Stemmet  3'
PJ Vermeulen  20'
Carel Greeff  37'
Howard Mnisi  60'
Con: Francois Brummer  21', 38', 61' (3/4)
Pen: Francois Brummer  51', 57' (2/2)
Drop: Francois Brummer (0/1)
Scoreboard[26]
Report[27]
Try: Robbie Coetzee  8'
Anthony Volmink  18'
Andries Coetzee  28'
Franco van der Merwe  52'
Marnitz Boshoff  62'
Jaco Kriel  67'
Con: Marnitz Boshoff  9' (1/3)
Elton Jantjies  53', 63', 68' (3/3)
Pen: Marnitz Boshoff (0/1)
Cards: Anthony Volmink  72'
Attendance: 4,383
Referee: Jason Jaftha


7 September 2013 Blue Bulls 26–10 Free State Cheetahs Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
17:05 Try: Paul Willemse  63'
Wiaan Liebenberg  78'
Con: Handré Pollard  64', 79' (2/2)
Pen: Handré Pollard  3', 47', 50', 57' (4/5)
Drop: Handré Pollard (0/1)
Scoreboard[28]
Report[29]
Try: Riaan Smit  10'
Elgar Watts  70'
Con: Riaan Smit (0/1)
Elgar Watts (0/1)
Pen: Riaan Smit (0/1)
Attendance: 18,567
Referee: Stuart Berry


7 September 2013 Western Province 25–19 Sharks Newlands Stadium, Cape Town  
19:10 Try: Juan de Jongh  16'
Cheslin Kolbe  23'
Gio Aplon  60'
Con: Kurt Coleman  24' (1/2)
Gary van Aswegen  61' (1/1)
Pen: Kurt Coleman  2', 43' (2/2)
Scoreboard[30]
Report[31]
Try: Lwazi Mvovo  57'
Jacques Botes  67'
Kyle Cooper  83'
Con: Fred Zeilinga  67', 84' (2/3)
Pen: Butch James (0/1)
Attendance: 28,698
Referee: Craig Joubert

Round Six

13 September 2013 Free State Cheetahs 26–23 Golden Lions Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein  
19:10 Try: Johann Sadie  8'
Sarel Pretorius  39'
Con: Riaan Smit  9', 40' (2/2)
Pen: Riaan Smit  24', 29', 35', 77' (4/4)
Drop: Elgar Watts (0/1)
Scoreboard[32]
Report[33]
Try: Ruhan Nel  59'
Anthony Volmink  63'
Con: Elton Jantjies  60', 64' (2/2)
Pen: Elton Jantjies  21', 51', 73' (3/3)
Marnitz Boshoff (0/1)
Cards: Elton Jantjies 30' to 40'
Attendance: 14,476
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen


14 September 2013 Griquas 24–25 Sharks Griqua Park, Kimberley  
15:00 Try: Marnus Schoeman  37'
Burger Schoeman  48'
Con: Francois Brummer  49' (1/2)
Pen: Francois Brummer  14', 19', 25', 27' (4/5)
Cards: Ryno Barnes  74'
Scoreboard[34]
Report[35]
Try: Sizo Maseko  30'
Wiehahn Herbst  75'
Con: Butch James (0/1)
Fred Zeilinga (0/1)
Pen: Butch James  3', 23', 46' (3/3)
Fred Zeilinga  61', 65' (2/5)
Attendance: 5,675
Referee: Jaco Peyper


14 September 2013 Blue Bulls 18–29 Western Province Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
17:05 Try: Jono Ross  43'
David Bulbring  76'
Con: Handré Pollard  44' (1/2)
Pen: Handré Pollard  31' (1/3)
Drop: Handré Pollard  10' (1/1)
Cards: Jacques Engelbrecht 59' to 70'
Scoreboard[36]
Report[37]
Try: Gio Aplon  13'
Damian de Allende  38'
Con: Kurt Coleman  14', 39' (2/2)
Pen: Kurt Coleman  4', 27', 48' (3/4)
Gary van Aswegen  66', 74' (2/2)
Cards: Michael Rhodes  35'
Attendance: 22,876
Referee: Marius Jonker

Round Seven

20 September 2013 Western Province 19–13 Griquas Newlands Stadium, Cape Town  
19:10 Try: Nic Groom  49'
Con: Kurt Coleman  50' (1/1)
Pen: Kurt Coleman  7', 22', 45' (3/3)
Demetri Catrakilis  76' (1/1)
Cards: Gerhard van den Heever 34' to 43'
Scoreboard[38]
Report[39]
Try: Nico Scheepers  24'
Con: Nico Scheepers  24' (1/1)
Pen: Francois Brummer  2' (1/2)
Nico Scheepers (0/1)
Gouws Prinsloo  64' (1/1)
Attendance: 19,214
Referee: Lourens van der Merwe


21 September 2013 Sharks 50–26 Free State Cheetahs Kings Park Stadium, Durban  
15:00 Try: SP Marais  3'
Lwazi Mvovo  14'58'
Heimar Williams  24'
Tim Whitehead  45'
Keegan Daniel  67'
Cobus Reinach  74'
Con: Fred Zeilinga  25', 68', 75' (3/7)
Pen: Fred Zeilinga  19', 27', 34' (3/3)
Scoreboard[40]
Report[41]
Try: Raymond Rhule  31'
AJ le Roux  78'
Con: Riaan Smit  32', 79' (2/2)
Pen: Riaan Smit  12', 22', 37', 43' (4/4)
Attendance: 21,412
Referee: Marius Jonker


21 September 2013 Golden Lions 35–26 Blue Bulls Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg  
17:05 Try: Andries Coetzee  5'
Jaco Kriel  14'
Ruan Dreyer  45'
Jacques van Rooyen  57'
Marnitz Boshoff  61'
Con: Elton Jantjies  46', 62' (2/5)
Pen: Marnitz Boshoff  72' (1/2)
Elton Jantjies  9' (1/1)
Scoreboard[42]
Report[43]
Try: Rudy Paige  30'
Bjorn Basson  55'79'
Francois Venter  73'
Con: Tony Jantjies  31', 56', 79' (3/4)
Pen: Tony Jantjies (0/1)
Cards: Clayton Blommetjies 19' to 29'
Tony Jantjies 33' to 43'
Attendance: 23,851
Referee: Stuart Berry

Round Eight

27 September 2013 Free State Cheetahs 27–29 Western Province Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein  
17:05 Try: Hennie Daniller  11'27'
Sarel Pretorius  54'
Con: Riaan Smit  12', 28' (2/2)
Elgar Watts  55' (1/1)
Pen: Riaan Smit  3' (1/1)
Elgar Watts  74' (1/2)
Scoreboard[44]
Report[45]
Try: Cheslin Kolbe  13'
Michael Rhodes  63'
Con: Kurt Coleman  14' (1/2)
Demetri Catrakilis  64' (1/1)
Pen: Kurt Coleman  19', 26', 43' (3/5)
Demetri Catrakilis  68' (1/1)
Drop:
Demetri Catrakilis  79' (1/1)
Attendance: 17,876
Referee: Marius Jonker


27 September 2013 Golden Lions 25–31 Sharks Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg  
19:10 Try: Derick Minnie  26'
Warren Whiteley  38'
Jaco Kriel  65'
Con: Elton Jantjies  27', 39' (2/2)
Marnitz Boshoff (0/1)
Pen: Elton Jantjies  5', 35' (2/2)
Scoreboard[46]
Report[47]
Try: Fred Zeilinga  14'
SP Marais  50'
Cobus Reinach  68'
Con: Fred Zeilinga  15', 69' (2/3)
Pen: Fred Zeilinga  21', 45' (2/3)
Drop: Fred Zeilinga  3', 12' (2/3)
Attendance: 32,724
Referee: Jason Jaftha


28 September 2013 Griquas 10–52 Blue Bulls Griqua Park, Kimberley  
14:00 Try: penalty try  35'
Con: Gouws Prinsloo  36' (1/1)
Pen: Gouws Prinsloo  40' (1/1)
Drop: Francois Brummer (0/1)
Cards: JP Nel 51' to 61'
Scoreboard[48]
Report[49]
Try: Wiaan Liebenberg  19'
Jacques du Plessis  24'
William Small-Smith  47'60'
Paul Willemse  53'63'
Jurgen Visser  70'
Con: Handré Pollard  25', 42', 53', 61', 64' (5/7)
Pen: Handré Pollard  8', 45', 58' (3/3)
Cards: Marcel van der Merwe 35' to 45'
Attendance: 4,835
Referee: Quinton Immelman

Round Nine

4 October 2013 Blue Bulls 16–18 Sharks Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
19:10 Try: Francois Venter  62'
Con: Handré Pollard  63' (1/1)
Pen: Handré Pollard  12', 34', 66' (3/5)
Drop: Handré Pollard (0/2)
Scoreboard[50]
Report[51]
Pen: Fred Zeilinga  11', 14', 28', 44' (4/6)
Butch James  66', 79' (2/2)
Drop: Cobus Reinach (0/1)
Cards: Jacques Botes 35' to 45'
Jean Deysel 60' to 71'
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen


5 October 2013 Griquas 21–52 Free State Cheetahs Griqua Park, Kimberley  
14:00 Try: Dalton Davis  37'
Rory Arnold  71'
Jaco Nepgen  75'
Con: Gouws Prinsloo  38', 72', 76' (3/3)
Scoreboard[52]
Report[53]
Try: Schalk van der Merwe  8'
Raymond Rhule  58'67'73'78'
Piet van Zyl  62'
Con: Elgar Watts  59', 63' (2/3)
Willie du Plessis  68', 74', 78' (3/3)
Pen: Elgar Watts  3', 20', 26', 55' (4/4)
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan


5 October 2013 Western Province 36–23 Golden Lions Newlands Stadium, Cape Town  
14:00 Try: Damian de Allende  33'
Deon Fourie  40'
Gerhard van den Heever  45'
Michael Rhodes  81'
Con: Demetri Catrakilis  40', 46' (2/3)
Kurt Coleman (0/1)
Pen: Demetri Catrakilis  20', 25', 44' (3/3)
Kurt Coleman  69' (1/1)
Cards: Scarra Ntubeni  73'
Scoreboard[54]
Report[55]
Try: Derick Minnie  57'65'
Con: Marnitz Boshoff  58', 66' (2/2)
Pen: Marnitz Boshoff  2', 7', 27' (3/4)
Drop: Marnitz Boshoff (0/1)
Referee: Stuart Berry

Round Ten

12 October 2013 Golden Lions 35–28 Griquas Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg  
15:00 Try: Jacques van Rooyen  29'
Anthony Volmink  32'
Willie Wepener  51'
Willie Britz  76'
Con: Marnitz Boshoff  30', 52', 77' (3/4)
Pen: Marnitz Boshoff  3', 55', 63' (3/3)
Lionel Cronjé (0/1)
Scoreboard[56]
Report[57]
Try: Rocco Jansen  21'
Con: Gouws Prinsloo  22' (1/1)
Pen: Gouws Prinsloo  7', 11', 18', 37', 44', 57', 70' (7/7)
Cards: Simon Westraadt  77'
Referee: Jaco Peyper


12 October 2013 Free State Cheetahs 22–7 Blue Bulls Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein  
17:05 Try: Robert Ebersohn  8'
Elgar Watts  53'
Adriaan Strauss  78'
Con: Elgar Watts  9', 54' (2/2)
Johan Goosen (0/1)
Pen: Elgar Watts  14' (1/3)
Cards: Schalk van der Merwe  74'
Scoreboard[58]
Report[59]
Try: Marcel van der Merwe  39'
Con: Handré Pollard  40' (1/1)
Cards: Rudy Paige 32' to 43'
Referee: Marius Jonker


12 October 2013 Sharks 13–17 Western Province Kings Park Stadium, Durban  
19:10 Try: Keegan Daniel  47'
Con: Patrick Lambie  48' (1/1)
Pen: Fred Zeilinga  10', 18' (2/3)
Patrick Lambie (0/2)
Drop: Fred Zeilinga (0/2)
Scoreboard[60]
Report[61]
Try: Deon Fourie  26'
Con: Demetri Catrakilis (0/1)
Pen: Demetri Catrakilis  7', 39', 61' (3/3)
Drop: Demetri Catrakilis  12' (1/2)
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan

Title Play-Off Games

Semi-finals

19 October 2013 Western Province 33–16 Golden Lions Newlands Stadium, Cape Town  
14:30 Try: Demetri Catrakilis  23'
Gio Aplon  37'
Con: Demetri Catrakilis  24' (1/2)
Pen: Demetri Catrakilis  18', 40', 49', 52', 72' (5/6)
Kurt Coleman  77', 80' (2/2)
Cards: Scarra Ntubeni  73'
Scoreboard[62]
Report[63]
Try: Warren Whiteley  74'
Con: Marnitz Boshoff  75' (1/1)
Pen: Marnitz Boshoff (0/1)
Elton Jantjies  6', 21', 30' (3/3)
Attendance: 31,719
Referee: Marius Jonker


19 October 2013 Sharks 33–22 Free State Cheetahs Kings Park Stadium, Durban  
17:00 Try: Patrick Lambie  38'
Jacques Botes  51'
Heimar Williams  67'
Con: Patrick Lambie  39', 52', 68' (3/3)
Pen: Patrick Lambie  7', 31', 40', 63' (4/5)
Cards: Bismarck du Plessis 65' to 76'
Scoreboard[64]
Report[65]
Try: Lappies Labuschagné  3'
Johann Sadie  65'
Schalk van der Merwe  74'
Con: Riaan Smit  4' (1/1)
Johan Goosen  66' (1/2)
Pen: Riaan Smit (0/1)
Johan Goosen  47' (1/1)
Cards: Piet van Zyl 58' to 68'
Attendance: 19,124
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

Final

26 October 2013 Western Province 19–33 Sharks Newlands Stadium, Cape Town  
17:30 Try: Damian de Allende  9'
Con: Demetri Catrakilis  10' (1/1)
Pen: Demetri Catrakilis  26', 34', 43' (3/3)
Kurt Coleman  55' (1/1)
Scoreboard[66]
Report[67]
Try: Charl McLeod  5'57'
Con: Patrick Lambie  6' (1/2)
Pen: Patrick Lambie  3', 22', 40', 45', 79' (5/8)
Drop: Patrick Lambie  27', 52' (2/3)
François Steyn (0/1)
Attendance: 48,876
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan
2013 Absa Currie Cup
Premier Division Champions
Sharks
7th title

Promotion/relegation games

Log

2013 Currie Cup promotion/relegation games
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Pumas (P) 2 1 0 1 52 36 +16 4 3 0 1 5 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division
2 Griquas (R) 2 1 0 1 36 52 −16 3 4 0 0 4 2014 Currie Cup First Division
Source:
Rules for classification: 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
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

18 October 2013 Griquas 21–19 Pumas Griqua Park, Kimberley  
19:10 Try: Carel Greeff 56' c
Jean Stemmet 61' c
Marnus Schoeman 79' c
Con: Gouws Prinsloo (3/3) 57', 62', 80'
Scoreboard[68] Try: Wilmaure Louw 22' c
Con: Carl Bezuidenhout (1/1) 22'
Pen: Carl Bezuidenhout (2/2) 3', 10'
JC Roos (2/2) 65', 73'
Cards: Giant Mtyanda  79'
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan


25 October 2013 Pumas 33–15 Griquas Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela  
19:10 Try: Stefan Watermeyer 4' c
penalty try 51' c
Roscko Speckman 77' c
Con: JC Roos (3/3) 5', 52', 78'
Pen: JC Roos (3/5) 18', 22', 71'
Drop: JC Roos (1/1) 37'
Cards: Renaldo Bothma 23' to 34'
Scoreboard[69] Pen: Gouws Prinsloo (5/6) 3', 13', 24', 34', 66'
Cards: Jean Stemmet 51' to 62'
Referee: Craig Joubert

Players

[70][71][72][73][74][75]

Player statistics

The following table contain only points which have been scored in competitive games in the 2013 Currie Cup Premier Division.[76]

All point scorers
No Player Team T C P DG Pts
1 Marnitz Boshoff Golden Lions 2 20 14 0 92
2 Fred Zeilinga Sharks 1 13 17 3 91
3 Kurt Coleman Western Province 0 9 21 0 81
4 Riaan Smit Free State Cheetahs 2 12 12 0 70
5 Demetri Catrakilis Western Province 1 5 16 2 69
6 Elton Jantjies Golden Lions 2 11 11 0 65
7 Elgar Watts Free State Cheetahs 4 8 9 0 63
8 Handré Pollard Blue Bulls 0 10 13 1 62
9 Nico Scheepers Griquas 1 5 12 0 51
10 Patrick Lambie Sharks 1 5 9 2 48
11 Butch James Sharks 0 5 11 0 43
12 Francois Brummer Griquas 0 4 10 0 38
13 Gouws Prinsloo Griquas 0 5 9 0 37
14 Raymond Rhule Free State Cheetahs 7 0 0 0 35
15 Derick Minnie Golden Lions 6 0 0 0 30
Anthony Volmink Golden Lions 6 0 0 0 30
17 Tony Jantjies Blue Bulls 0 4 7 0 29
18 Jaco Kriel Golden Lions 5 0 0 0 25
19 Jurgen Visser Blue Bulls 2 1 4 0 24
20 Gary van Aswegen Western Province 0 5 4 0 22
21 Gio Aplon Western Province 4 0 0 0 20
Jacques Botes Sharks 4 0 0 0 20
Damian de Allende Western Province 4 0 0 0 20
Deon Fourie Western Province 4 0 0 0 20
SP Marais Sharks 4 0 0 0 20
Lwazi Mvovo Sharks 4 0 0 0 20
Francois Venter Blue Bulls 4 0 0 0 20
Heimar Williams Sharks 4 0 0 0 20
29 Willie Britz Golden Lions 3 0 0 0 15
Cheslin Kolbe Western Province 3 0 0 0 15
Charl McLeod Sharks 3 0 0 0 15
Sarel Pretorius Free State Cheetahs 3 0 0 0 15
Boom Prinsloo Free State Cheetahs 3 0 0 0 15
Michael Rhodes Western Province 3 0 0 0 15
Johann Sadie Free State Cheetahs 3 0 0 0 15
Paul Willemse Blue Bulls 3 0 0 0 15
37 Rory Arnold Griquas 2 0 0 0 10
Bjorn Basson Blue Bulls 2 0 0 0 10
Andries Coetzee Golden Lions 2 0 0 0 10
Keegan Daniel Sharks 2 0 0 0 10
Hennie Daniller Free State Cheetahs 2 0 0 0 10
Juan de Jongh Western Province 2 0 0 0 10
Ruan Dreyer Golden Lions 2 0 0 0 10
Robert Ebersohn Free State Cheetahs 2 0 0 0 10
Carel Greeff Griquas 2 0 0 0 10
Deon Helberg Golden Lions 2 0 0 0 10
Rocco Jansen Griquas 2 0 0 0 10
Lappies Labuschagné Free State Cheetahs 2 0 0 0 10
Wiaan Liebenberg Blue Bulls 2 0 0 0 10
Akona Ndungane Blue Bulls 2 0 0 0 10
Cobus Reinach Sharks 2 0 0 0 10
Marnus Schoeman Griquas 2 0 0 0 10
William Small-Smith Blue Bulls 2 0 0 0 10
Schalk van der Merwe Free State Cheetahs 2 0 0 0 10
Jacques van Rooyen Golden Lions 2 0 0 0 10
PJ Vermeulen Griquas 2 0 0 0 10
Warren Whiteley Golden Lions 2 0 0 0 10
58 Willie du Plessis Free State Cheetahs 0 3 0 0 6
59 David Bulbring Blue Bulls 1 0 0 0 5
Nizaam Carr Western Province 1 0 0 0 5
Robbie Coetzee Golden Lions 1 0 0 0 5
Jean Cook Blue Bulls 1 0 0 0 5
Kyle Cooper Sharks 1 0 0 0 5
Dalton Davis Griquas 1 0 0 0 5
Jean Deysel Sharks 1 0 0 0 5
Jacques du Plessis Blue Bulls 1 0 0 0 5
Johan Goosen Free State Cheetahs 0 1 1 0 5
Nic Groom Western Province 1 0 0 0 5
Stokkies Hanekom Golden Lions 1 0 0 0 5
Wiehahn Herbst Sharks 1 0 0 0 5
Patrick Howard Western Province 1 0 0 0 5
Travis Ismaiel Blue Bulls 1 0 0 0 5
AJ le Roux Free State Cheetahs 1 0 0 0 5
Tiaan Liebenberg Western Province 1 0 0 0 5
Louis Ludik Sharks 1 0 0 0 5
Kevin Luiters Free State Cheetahs 1 0 0 0 5
Sizo Maseko Sharks 1 0 0 0 5
Howard Mnisi Griquas 1 0 0 0 5
Ruhan Nel Golden Lions 1 0 0 0 5
Jaco Nepgen Griquas 1 0 0 0 5
Rudy Paige Blue Bulls 1 0 0 0 5
Jono Ross Blue Bulls 1 0 0 0 5
Burger Schoeman Griquas 1 0 0 0 5
Brynard Stander Sharks 1 0 0 0 5
Jean Stemmet Griquas 1 0 0 0 5
Adriaan Strauss Free State Cheetahs 1 0 0 0 5
Warwick Tecklenburg Golden Lions 1 0 0 0 5
Gerhard van den Heever Western Province 1 0 0 0 5
Franco van der Merwe Golden Lions 1 0 0 0 5
Marcel van der Merwe Blue Bulls 1 0 0 0 5
Piet van Zyl Free State Cheetahs 1 0 0 0 5
Marco Wentzel Sharks 1 0 0 0 5
Willie Wepener Golden Lions 1 0 0 0 5
Tim Whitehead Sharks 1 0 0 0 5
95 DuRandt Gerber Griquas 0 1 0 0 2
96 penalty try 2 0 0 0 10
* Legend: T = Tries, C = Conversions, P = Penalties, DG = Drop Goals, Pts = Points

Awards

Month Coach of the Month Team Player of the Month Team
August[77] Brendan Venter, Sean Everett, Brad McLeod-Henderson Sharks Cheslin Kolbe Western Province
September Allister Coetzee Western Province Scarra Ntubeni Western Province
October Allister Coetzee Western Province Damian de Allende Western Province

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