2012 Currie Cup First Division

2012 Currie Cup First Division
Countries	South Africa
Date	30 June – 13 October 2012
Champions	Eastern Province Kings (2nd title)
Runners-up	Pumas
Promoted	None
Matches played	59
Attendance	203,777 (average 3,454 per match)
Tries scored	503 (average 8.5 per match)
Top point scorer	André Pretorius (166)
Top try scorer	Allister Kettledas (14)

The 2012 Currie Cup First Division was contested from 30 June to 13 October 2012. 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

Regular season and title playoffs

There were 8 participating teams in the 2012 Currie Cup First Division. These teams played each other twice over the course of the season, once at home and once 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 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

The top team on the log will also qualify for the promotion/relegation play-offs. That team will play off against the team placed sixth in the 2012 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) will qualify for the 2013 Currie Cup Premier Division, while the losing team will qualify for the 2013 Currie Cup First Division.

Teams

Boland Cavaliers

Border Bulldogs

Eastern Province Kings

Falcons

Griffons

Leopards

Pumas

SWD Eagles

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Location of teams in 2012 Currie Cup First Division

Changes from 2011

• Leopards and Pumas were relegated to the First Division.

Team Listing

Team	Stadium	Capacity
Boland Cavaliers	Boland Stadium, Wellington	7,500
	Boland Park, Worcester	5,000
	Wesbank Sports Grounds, Malmesbury	4,500
Border Bulldogs	Buffalo City Stadium, East London	16,000
Eastern Province Kings	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth	48,459
Falcons	Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park	7,000
Griffons	North West Stadium, Welkom	17,000
Leopards	Profert Olën Park, Potchefstroom	15,000
Pumas	Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela	40,929
SWD Eagles	Outeniqua Park, George	10,000

Table

2012 Currie Cup First Division Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts	Qualification
1	Eastern Province Kings (C)	14	12	2	0	515	246	+269	64	27	0	0	52	Promotion Play-Offs Semi-finals
2	Pumas	14	9	2	3	525	365	+160	64	46	0	0	40	Semi-finals
3	Griffons	14	9	0	5	476	491	−15	65	70	0	0	36
4	Leopards	14	8	0	6	511	449	+62	66	51	0	0	32
5	SWD Eagles	14	8	1	5	473	445	+28	60	56	0	0	34
6	Boland Cavaliers	14	3	2	9	466	487	−21	63	67	0	0	16
7	Falcons	14	3	1	10	393	598	−205	56	82	0	0	14
8	Border Bulldogs	14	0	0	14	315	593	−278	41	80	0	0	0

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
(C) Champion

Fixtures and results

All times are South African (GMT+2).

Regular season

Round one

	29 June 2012	Boland Cavaliers	20 – 25	Eastern Province Kings	Boland Stadium, Wellington
	15:00	Try: Jacquin Jansen  19', 42' Con: Elgar Watts  19', 43' (2/2) Pen: Elgar Watts  64' (1/1) Ricardo Croy  82' (1/1)	Scoreboard	Try: George Whitehead  12' Cornell du Preez  32' SP Marais  69' Con: George Whitehead  13' (1/2) Wesley Dunlop  70' (1/1) Pen: George Whitehead  5' (1/3) Wesley Dunlop  78' (1/1) Drop: Wesley Dunlop (0/1)	Attendance: 600 Referee: Jason Jaftha

	29 June 2012	SWD Eagles	46 – 8	Border Bulldogs	Outeniqua Park, George
	19:00	Try: Alshaun Bock  1' Elric van Vuuren  23' Jéan Rossouw  30' Dumisani Meslane  52' Johan Herbst  54' Kempie Rautenbach  77' Con: Kurt Coleman  2', 24', 31', 55', 78' (5/6) Pen: Kurt Coleman  10', 16' (2/2) Cards: Lehan Koekemoer 39' to 49'	Scoreboard	Try: Chrislyn van Schalkwyk  35' Con: Ntabeni Dukisa (0/1) Pen: Louis Kruger (0/1) Ntabeni Dukisa  40' (1/2) Cards: Gareth Krause  39' Armon Fourie 51' to 61' Ntando Kebe  73'	Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Joey Salmans

	30 June 2012	Leopards	32 – 23	Pumas	Olën Park, Potchefstroom
	14:30	Try: Allister Kettledas  5' Danie Dames  38', 47', 63' Juan Pretorius  59' Con: Gerhard Nortier (0/3) Adriaan Engelbrecht  60', 64' (2/2) Pen: Gerhard Nortier (0/1) Adriaan Engelbrecht  71' (1/1)	Scoreboard	Try: JW Jonker  11' Jaco Bouwer  78' Con: JC Roos  12', 79' (2/2) Pen: JC Roos  24', 35', 51' (3/3)	Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Tiaan Jonker

	30 June 2012	Falcons	27 – 37	Griffons	Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park
	15:00	Try: Sandile Ngcobo  4' Marco Kotzé  29' JW Bell  31' Reg Muller  36' Con: Jaun Kotzé (0/1) Karlo Aspeling  30', 32' (2/3) Pen: Karlo Aspeling  62' (1/1) Cards: Shöne Van der Walt 49' to 59'	Scoreboard	Try: Hansie Graaff  9' Charles Marais  52' Willie Britz  55' Tertius Maarman  71', 76' Con: Tiaan van Wyk (0/1) Hansie Graaff  53', 72', 77' (3/3) Tertius Maarman (0/1) Pen: Tiaan van Wyk  17', 40' (2/3)	Attendance: 300 Referee: Pro Legoete

Round two

	6 July 2012	Border Bulldogs	11 – 33	Falcons	Buffalo City Stadium, East London
	19:00	Try: Lubabalo Mzwakali  52' Con: Logan Basson (0/1) Pen: Reinhardt Gerber  10', 15' (2/3)	Scoreboard	Try: Karlo Aspeling  4' Vernon du Preez  35' Willie Odendaal  39' Jacques Nieuwenhuis  41', 63' Con: Karlo Aspeling  5', 36', 42', 64' (4/5) Pen: Karlo Aspeling (0/1) Drop: Karlo Aspeling (0/1)	Attendance: 1,050 Referee: Jason Jaftha

	6 July 2012	Eastern Province Kings	38 – 15	SWD Eagles	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	19:00	Try: Wimpie van der Walt  43' SP Marais  45' Cornell du Preez  51' George Whitehead  64' Con: George Whitehead  46', 52', 65' (3/4) Pen: George Whitehead  13', 17', 31', 40' (4/4)	Scoreboard	Try: Alshaun Bock  35' Deroy Rhoode  73' Con: Kurt Coleman  74' (1/2) Pen: Kurt Coleman  6' (1/2)	Attendance: 4,584 Referee: Rasta Rashivenga

	7 July 2012	Griffons	41 – 20	Leopards	North West Stadium, Welkom
	15:00	Try: Japie Nel  21' Tertius Maarman  57' Reinhardt Erwee  72' Werner Griesel  80' Con: Reinhardt Erwee  22', 73', 81' (3/4) Pen: Reinhardt Erwee  10', 26', 32', 42', 64' (5/5) Cards: Gavin Annandale  75'	Scoreboard	Try: George Tossel  43', 61' Juan Pretorius  66' Con: Gerhard Nortier (0/1) Adriaan Engelbrecht  62' (1/2) Pen: Gerhard Nortier  12' (1/2)	Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Lourens van der Merwe

	7 July 2012	Pumas	33 – 10	Boland Cavaliers	Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela
	15:00	Try: Jaco Bouwer  3', 16', 24' Carl Bezuidenhout  9' JW Jonker  63' Con: Carl Bezuidenhout  4', 10', 17', 64' (4/5)	Scoreboard	Try: Johnathan Francke  67' Con: Elgar Watts  68' (1/1) Pen: Elgar Watts  8' (1/1)	Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Ben Crouse

Round three

	13 July 2012	Boland Cavaliers	21 – 23	Leopards	Wesbank Sports Grounds, Malmesbury
	15:00	Try: Elgar Watts  29' Franzel September  47' Milroy Isaacs  75' Con: Elgar Watts  30', 48', 76' (3/3) Pen: Elgar Watts (0/3) Cards: Junior Bester 44' to 54'	Scoreboard	Try: Siyanda Ndlovu  4' Edgar Marutlulle  53' Hoffmann Maritz  60' Con: André Pretorius  5' (1/1) Adriaan Engelbrecht (0/2) Pen: Adriaan Engelbrecht  14', 70' (2/2) Cards: Robert Kruger  76'	Attendance: 1,300 Referee: Pro Legoete

	13 July 2012	Griffons	29 – 24	Border Bulldogs	North West Stadium, Welkom
	15:00	Try: Reinhardt Erwee  6', 67' Japie Nel  46' Werner Griesel  62' Con: Reinhardt Erwee  7', 63', 68' (3/4) Pen: Reinhardt Erwee  16' (1/2)	Scoreboard	Try: Sinovuyo Nyoka  58' Thembani Mkokeli  75' Chrislyn van Schalkwyk  82' Con: Ntabeni Dukisa  59' (1/1) Louis Kruger  75', 83' (2/2) Pen: Ntabeni Dukisa  32' (1/2)	Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Joey Salmans

	13 July 2012	SWD Eagles	22 – 16	Pumas	Outeniqua Park, George
	19:00	Try: Johan Herbst  58' Con: Kurt Coleman  59' (1/1) Pen: Kurt Coleman  16', 23', 37', 44' (4/4) Theuns Kotzé  68' (1/2)	Scoreboard	Try: RW Kember  13' Renaldo Bothma  80' Con: JC Roos (0/2) Pen: JC Roos  4', 48' (2/2) Cards: Dewald Pretorius 68' to 78'	Attendance: 2,300 Referee: Sindile Mayende

	14 July 2012	Falcons	20 – 37	Eastern Province Kings	Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park
	15:00	Try: Reg Muller  40' JW Bell  55' Uzair Cassiem  63' Con: Karlo Aspeling  64' (1/3) Pen: Karlo Aspeling  25' (1/2) Drop: Arno Poley (0/1) Cards: Hannes Ludik 17' to 28'	Scoreboard	Try: Michael Killian  18' Clint Newland  28' Jongi Nokwe  37' Lizo Gqoboka  49' Con: George Whitehead  19', 29', 38', 49' (4/4) Pen: George Whitehead  2' (1/1) Wesley Dunlop  71', 79' (2/2) Cards: Hannes Franklin 61' to 71'	Attendance: 300 Referee: Stuart Berry

Round four

	20 July 2012	Boland Cavaliers	20 – 23	Griffons	Boland Park, Worcester
	16:00	Try: Ashton Constant  17' Elgar Watts  26' Brendon April  33' Con: Elgar Watts  18' (1/2) Jacquin Jansen (0/1) Pen: Elgar Watts  48' (1/2)	Scoreboard	Try: Derick van Heerden  22' Tertius Maarman  44' Willie Britz  66' Con: Reinhardt Erwee  45' (1/3) Pen: Reinhardt Erwee  2', 70' (2/5)	Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Archie Sehlako

	20 July 2012	Eastern Province Kings	56 – 5	Border Bulldogs	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	19:10	Try: Luke Watson  11', 47' Wayne Stevens  22' Wayne van Heerden  38', 58' SP Marais  53' Scott van Breda  61' penalty try  80' Con: Wesley Dunlop  12', 23', 39', 48', 54', 59', 62' (7/7) George Whitehead  81' (1/1)	Scoreboard	Try: Gareth Krause  25' Con: Ntabeni Dukisa (0/1)	Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Quinton Immelman

	21 July 2012	Leopards	68 – 35	SWD Eagles	Olën Park, Potchefstroom
	15:00	Try: Allister Kettledas  10', 39', 47', 51', 69' Joubert Engelbrecht  22' Stompie de Wet  35' Johann Laker  44' Con: André Pretorius  11', 23', 36', 40', 45', 48', 52' (7/7) Adriaan Engelbrecht  70' (1/1) Pen: André Pretorius  14', 18', 27' (3/4) Adriaan Engelbrecht (0/1) Drop: André Pretorius  29' (1/1)	Scoreboard	Try: Alshaun Bock  11' Dumisani Meslane  55' Baldwin McBean  57' Elric van Vuuren  78' Wayne Khan  80' Con: Theuns Kotzé  12', 56', 58', 79', 81' (5/5) Drop: Alshaun Bock (0/1) Theuns Kotzé (0/1) Cards: Grant le Roux 24' to 36' Mzo Dyantyi 65' to 75'	Attendance: 3,600 Referee: Stuart Berry

	21 July 2012	Pumas	36 – 35	Falcons	Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela
	15:00	Try: Renaldo Bothma  38' Ashwin Scott  48' Carl Bezuidenhout  53' RW Kember  77' Con: Carl Bezuidenhout  39' (1/3) JC Roos  78' (1/1) Pen: Carl Bezuidenhout  9', 27', 44', 60' (4/5)	Scoreboard	Try: Uzair Cassiem  7' JW Bell  13', 29' Karlo Aspeling  57', 62' Con: Karlo Aspeling  30' (1/4) Arno Poley  63' (1/1) Pen: Karlo Aspeling  51' (1/1) Drop: Karlo Aspeling  36' (1/1) Cards: Bovril de Bruin  72'	Attendance: 500 Referee: Marius Jonker

Round Five

	27 July 2012	Border Bulldogs	18 – 51	Pumas	Buffalo City Stadium, East London
	19:00	Try: Gareth Krause  75' Matthew Taljard  80' Con: Quinton Crocker  81' (1/2) Pen: Quinton Crocker  11', 32' (2/3)	Scoreboard	Try: Dewald Pretorius  19' Corné Fourie  33' Rudi Mathee  56' Renaldo Bothma  65' Torsten van Jaarsveld  68' Nqubeko Zulu  78' Con: Naas Olivier  20', 34', 57', 66', 69', 79' (6/6) Pen: Naas Olivier  2', 5', 9' (3/3)	Attendance: 500 Referee: Sindile Mayende

	27 July 2012	SWD Eagles	21 – 21	Boland Cavaliers	Outeniqua Park, George
	19:00	Try: Mzo Dyantyi  1' Stokkies Hanekom  4' Con: Theuns Kotzé  2' (1/2) Pen: Theuns Kotzé  23', 53', 78' (3/5)	Scoreboard	Try: Elgar Watts  20' Lungelo Payi  26' Con: Elgar Watts  21' (1/2) Pen: Elgar Watts  12', 59', 79' (3/3) Cards: Vainon Willis 3' to 14'	Attendance: 850 Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

	28 July 2012	Falcons	22 – 51	Leopards	Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park
	14:05	Try: Sino Ganto  38' Willie Odendaal  45' JC Greyling  76' Con: Karlo Aspeling  46', 77' (2/3) Pen: Karlo Aspeling  21' (1/1) Drop: Karlo Aspeling (0/1)	Scoreboard	Try: Stompie de Wet  8' Allister Kettledas  15' Danie Dames  41', 62', 70' Hoffmann Maritz  55' Con: André Pretorius  9', 16', 42', 56', 63' (5/5) Adriaan Engelbrecht  71' (1/1) Pen: André Pretorius  14' (1/1)) Adriaan Engelbrecht  81' (1/1) Drop: André Pretorius  23' (1/2)	Attendance: 500 Referee: Joey Salmans

	28 July 2012	Griffons	10 – 34	Eastern Province Kings	North West Stadium, Welkom
	15:00	Try: Nicky Steyn  55' Francois Uys  72' Con: Reinhardt Erwee (0/2) Cards: Hansie Graaff 63' to 73'	Scoreboard	Try: Marcello Sampson  19' Thabo Mamojele  22' George Whitehead  30' Tiger Mangweni  51' Con: George Whitehead  20', 23', 31', 52' (4/4) Pen: George Whitehead  9', 41' (2/3)	Attendance: 2,300 Referee: Pro Legoete

Round Six

	3 August 2012	Pumas	30 – 30	Eastern Province Kings	Puma Stadium, Witbank
	19:10	Try: Renaldo Bothma  51' JW Jonker  59' Tiaan Marx  80' Con: JC Roos  52', 60', 81' (3/3) Pen: JC Roos  16', 28', 38' (3/3)	Scoreboard	Try: Marcello Sampson  7' David Bulbring  34' Hannes Franklin  43' Con: George Whitehead  8', 35', 44' (3/3) Pen: George Whitehead  24', 49', 71' (3/5)	Attendance: 8,900 Referee: Jaco Peyper

	3 August 2012	SWD Eagles	20 – 13	Griffons	Outeniqua Park, George
	19:10	Try: Alshaun Bock  3' Grant Kemp  17' Con: Elric van Vuuren  4', 18' (2/2) Pen: Elric van Vuuren  7', 76' (2/2) Cards: Michael Vermaak 61' to 70' Mzo Dyantyi 65' to 76'	Scoreboard	Try: Hansie Graaff  54' Nicky Steyn  68' Con: Tiaan van Wyk (0/2) Pen: Tiaan van Wyk  71' (1/1) Cards: Martin Sithole 62' to 72'	Attendance: 700 Referee: Lusanda Jam

	4 August 2012	Boland Cavaliers	79 – 26	Falcons	Boland Stadium, Wellington
	14:45	Try: Zandré Jordaan  2' Franzel September  6', 26' Elgar Watts  12' Neil Papier  34', 45' Cornal Hendricks  43', 58' Madoda Yako  64' Brendon April  66', 79' PJ van Zyl  76' Con: Elgar Watts  7', 13', 27', 44', 46' (5/7) Ricardo Croy  58', 65', 67' (3/5) Pen: Elgar Watts  9' (1/1)	Scoreboard	Try: Jaco Oosthuizen  16', 38' Nico Pretorius  30' JC Greyling  61' Con: Karlo Aspeling  17', 31' (2/3) Jaun Kotzé  62' (1/1)	Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Matt Kemp

	4 August 2012	Leopards	53 – 28	Border Bulldogs	Olën Park, Potchefstroom
	19:10	Try: Stompie de Wet  10', 26', 33', 68' Joubert Engelbrecht  22' Danie Dames  48' Gerhard Nortier  79' Con: André Pretorius  11', 27', 34', 49', 69', 80' (6/7) Pen: André Pretorius  2', 18' (2/2)	Scoreboard	Try: Ruan Jacobs  7' Lesley Luiters  42' Jannie Myburgh  62' Gareth Krause  74' Con: Jannie Myburgh  8', 43', 63', 75' (4/4)	Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Lourens van der Merwe

Round Seven

	10 August 2012	Eastern Province Kings	20 – 12	Leopards	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	19:00	Try: Paul Perez  50' Con: George Whitehead (0/1) Pen: George Whitehead  5', 28', 55' (3/4) Wesley Dunlop  65', 75' (2/2) Cards: Clint Newland 44' to 54'	Scoreboard	Pen: André Pretorius  19', 36', 44', 59' (4/6) Drop: André Pretorius (0/2)	Attendance: 4,103 Referee: Pro Legoete

	11 August 2012	Border Bulldogs	32 – 39	Boland Cavaliers	Buffalo City Stadium, East London
	15:00	Try: Chumani Booi  10' Ruan Jacobs  18' Shane Spring  28' Lesley Luiters  43' Chrislyn van Schalkwyk  48' Con: Jannie Myburgh (0/3) Quinton Crocker  44', 49' (2/2) Pen: Jannie Myburgh  3' (1/1)	Scoreboard	Try: Jacquin Jansen  35', 38' Eric Zana  68' Johnathan Francke  70' Con: Jacquin Jansen  36', 69' (2/4) Pen: Jacquin Jansen  24', 47', 60', 62', 79' (5/6) Drop: Jacquin Jansen (0/1)	Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Ben Crouse

	11 August 2012	Falcons	22 – 47	SWD Eagles	Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park
	15:00	Try: Hendrik Meyer  29' Hannes Ludik  59' Jaun Kotzé  63' Con: Karlo Aspeling (0/1) Jaun Kotzé  60', 64' (2/2) Pen: Karlo Aspeling  6' (1/1) Cards: MC Botes 55' to 66'	Scoreboard	Try: Johan Herbst  8' Elric van Vuuren  15' Stokkies Hanekom  20', 53' Alshaun Bock  73' Dumisani Meslane  77' Con: Elric van Vuuren  9', 21', 54', 74' (4/6) Pen: Elric van Vuuren  2', 18', 68' (3/4)	Attendance: 500 Referee: Craig Joubert

	11 August 2012	Griffons	34 – 67	Pumas	North West Stadium, Welkom
	15:00	Try: Werner Griesel  3', 30' Hansie Graaff  35' Sarel Louw  38' Shane Hancke  58' Con: Tiaan van Wyk  31', 36', 39' (3/5) Pen: Tiaan van Wyk  50' (1/2)	Scoreboard	Try: Corné Fourie  5' Carl Bezuidenhout  22', 75' Uzair Cassiem  32', 60' JW Jonker  40', 41', 64' Eduan van der Walt  51' penalty try  67' Con: JC Roos  6', 33', 41', 61', 65', 68', 76' (7/10) Pen: JC Roos  45' (1/1)	Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan

Round Eight

	17 August 2012	Griffons	36 – 39	Falcons	North West Stadium, Welkom
	15:00	Try: Rudi Britz  5' Nicky Steyn  7', 19' Reinhardt Erwee  32' Chris Ehlers  62' Ossie Nortjé  65' Con: Tiaan van Wyk  6' (1/4) Hansie Graaff  63', 66' (2/2) Cards: Reinhardt Erwee 53' to 63'	Scoreboard	Try: Nico Engelbrecht  1' Anrich Richter  38', 53' JW Bell  41', 45', 70' Con: Karlo Aspeling  50', 54' (2/5) Jaun Kotzé  71' (1/1) Pen: Jaun Kotzé  81' (1/1)	Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Jason Jaftha

	17 August 2012	Border Bulldogs	27 – 33	SWD Eagles	Buffalo City Stadium, East London
	19:00	Try: Chumani Booi  2' Frans Laatz  16', 28' Con: Jannie Myburgh  3', 17', 29' (3/3) Pen: Jannie Myburgh  36', 79' (2/3) Drop: Jannie Myburgh (0/1) Cards: Deroy Rhoode 52' to 62'	Scoreboard	Try: Johan Herbst  10', 71' Shaun Raubenheimer  21' Theuns Kotzé  26' Jeff Taljard  56' Con: Theuns Kotzé  11', 27', 57', 72' (4/5) Pen: Theuns Kotzé (0/1) Drop: Theuns Kotzé (0/1)	Attendance: 1,450 Referee: Stuart Berry

	17 August 2012	Eastern Province Kings	57 – 19	Boland Cavaliers	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	19:00	Try: Luke Watson  8', 45' Clint Newland  13' Tiger Mangweni  21' Wesley Dunlop  28' SP Marais  32' Cornell du Preez  60' Wimpie van der Walt  78' Con: Wesley Dunlop  9', 14', 29', 33', 46', 61' (6/7) George Whitehead  79' (1/1) Pen: Wesley Dunlop  40' (1/1)	Scoreboard	Try: PJ van Zyl  35' Nolan Clark  50' Senan van der Merwe  74' Con: Jacquin Jansen  51' (1/2) Eric Zana  75' (1/1)	Attendance: 3,794 Referee: Jaco Peyper

	17 August 2012	Pumas	38 – 27	Leopards	Puma Stadium, Witbank
	19:00	Try: RW Kember  29', 34' Shaun Venter  57' Coenie van Wyk  76' Con: JC Roos  30', 58', 77' (3/4) Pen: JC Roos  7', 22', 43', 74' (4/5) Drop: JC Roos (0/1)	Scoreboard	Try: Allister Kettledas  14' SJ Niemand  52' Stompie de Wet  66' Jaco Grobler  79' Con: André Pretorius  15', 67' (2/4) Pen: André Pretorius  13' (1/1)	Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Ben Crouse

Round Nine

	24 August 2012	Boland Cavaliers	33 – 36	Pumas	Boland Park, Worcester
	15:00	Try: Zandré Jordaan  25' Brendon April  33' Eric Zana  56' Senan van der Merwe  73' Con: Jacquin Jansen  26', 56' (2/4) Pen: Jacquin Jansen  4', 31', 72' (3/3)	Scoreboard	Try: MJ Mentz  20' Uzair Cassiem  46' Shaun Venter  69' Con: JC Roos  21', 47', 70' (3/3) Pen: JC Roos  9', 38', 43', 59', 76' (5/5) Trompie Pretorius (0/1) Drop: JC Roos (0/1)	Attendance: 4,100 Referee: Jason Jaftha

	24 August 2012	SWD Eagles	7 – 29	Eastern Province Kings	Outeniqua Park, George
	19:10	Try: Lyndon Hartnick  63' Con: Elric van Vuuren  64' (1/1) Pen: Theuns Kotzé (0/1) Drop: Theuns Kotzé (0/1) Cards: Clinton Wagman 10' to 20'	Scoreboard	Try: Norman Nelson  16' Wesley Dunlop  34' Wayne Stevens  49' Clint Newland  56' Con: Wesley Dunlop  35', 50', 57' (3/4) Pen: Wesley Dunlop  43' (1/2) George Whitehead (0/1)	Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Quinton Immelman

	25 August 2012	Falcons	38 – 36	Border Bulldogs	Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park
	15:00	Try: Reg Muller  4', 49' Sandile Ngcobo  18' Jacques Alberts  33' JW Bell  36' Hendrik Meyer  62' Con: Karlo Aspeling  5', 19', 37', 50' (4/5) Jaun Kotzé (0/1) Pen: Karlo Aspeling (0/1) Cards: James Jackson 65' to 75'	Scoreboard	Try: Lesley Luiters  25' Gareth Krause  55' Nomani Tonga  66' Brian Shabangu  74' Ruan Jacobs  79' Con: Jannie Myburgh  26' (1/1) Reinhardt Gerber  56', 67' (2/3) Louis Kruger  80' (1/1) Pen: Jannie Myburgh  17' (1/2)	Attendance: 650 Referee: Tiaan Jonker

	25 August 2012	Leopards	32 – 38	Griffons	Olën Park, Potchefstroom
	15:00	Try: Siyanda Ndlovu  29' BG Uys  36' Hoffmann Maritz  43' Marius Fourie  46' Con: André Pretorius  30', 37', 47' (3/4) Pen: André Pretorius  22', 75' (2/3) Drop: André Pretorius (0/1)	Scoreboard	Try: Hansie Graaff  12' Chris Ehlers  50' Martin Sithole  68', 76' Con: Hansie Graaff  13', 69', 77' (3/4) Pen: Hansie Graaff  2', 33', 39', 73' (4/4) Drop: Hansie Graaff (0/2)	Attendance: 7,800 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan

Round Ten

	31 August 2012	Eastern Province Kings	45 – 24	Falcons	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	19:00	Try: Luke Watson  8', 15' penalty try  25' Cornell du Preez  61', 66' Jaco Engels  73' Wayne Stevens  78' Con: George Whitehead  9', 26' (2/3) Wesley Dunlop  62', 67', 74' (3/4)	Scoreboard	Try: Jaco Oosthuizen  12' Reg Muller  27' Con: Karlo Aspeling  13' (1/2) Pen: Karlo Aspeling  20', 41', 47' (3/3) Drop: Karlo Aspeling  44' (1/1)	Attendance: 1,948 Referee: Stuart Berry

	31 August 2012	Border Bulldogs	33 – 53	Griffons	Buffalo City Stadium, East London
	19:00	Try: Ruan Jacobs  2' Quinton Crocker  20' Brian Shabangu  51' Marius Visser  54' Shane Spring  57' Con: Reinhardt Gerber  21', 52', 55', 58' (4/5)	Scoreboard	Try: Shane Hancke  12', 32' Erik le Roux  27' Joubert Horn  41' Martin Sithole  43', 59', 66' Con: Hansie Graaff  13', 33', 42', 44', 60', 67' (6/7) Pen: Hansie Graaff  7', 15' (2/2)	Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Sindile Mayende

	1 September 2012	Leopards	39 – 34	Boland Cavaliers	Olën Park, Potchefstroom
	15:00	Try: Berty Visser  1' Marius Fourie  24' Jaco Grobler  41' Robert Kruger  52' Edgar Marutlulle  60' Brendon Snyman  67' Con: André Pretorius  2', 41', 68' (3/6) Pen: André Pretorius  37' (1/1)	Scoreboard	Try: Cheswin Williams  18' Eric Zana  28' Cornal Hendricks  38' Zandré Jordaan  46' Con: Cheswin Williams  47' (1/4) Pen: Cheswin Williams  7', 16', 34', 57' (4/4)	Attendance: 1,350 Referee: Marius Jonker

	1 September 2012	Pumas	70 – 27	SWD Eagles	Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela
	15:00	Try: Jaco Bouwer  1', 32', 69' Trompie Pretorius  20' Uzair Cassiem  24' Wilhelm Loock  37', 41' Nqubeko Zulu  58' JW Jonker  75' Ashwin Scott  84' Con: JC Roos  2', 21', 25', 33', 38', 42', 59', 70', 76' (9/9) Doppies le Roux  85' (1/1) Pen: JC Roos (0/1)	Scoreboard	Try: Wayne Khan  60' Elric van Vuuren  77', 78' Con: Elric van Vuuren  61', 78', 79' (2/2) Pen: Elric van Vuuren  10', 22' (2/2)	Attendance: 3,700 Referee: Joey Salmans

Round Eleven

	7 September 2012	SWD Eagles	64 – 34	Leopards	Outeniqua Park, George
	19:00	Try: Clinton Wagman  2' Johan Herbst  4', 77', 79' Stokkies Hanekom  31' Ghafoer Luckan  41' Jeff Taljard  74' Con: Elric van Vuuren  3', 5', 32', 42', 75', 77', 80' (7/7) Pen: Elric van Vuuren  9', 27', 64' (3/3) Drop: Burton Francis  68', 70' (2/2)	Scoreboard	Try: Hoffmann Maritz  10' Strand Kruger  35' Berty Visser  52' Adriaan Engelbrecht  57' Con: André Pretorius  11', 36', 53', 58' (4/4) Pen: André Pretorius  19', 39' (2/2) Cards: Robert Kruger 6' to 16'	Attendance: 3,800 Referee: Quinton Immelman

	7 September 2012	Border Bulldogs	19 – 35	Eastern Province Kings	Buffalo City Stadium, East London
	19:10	Try: Theunis Lambrechts  74' Con: Jannie Myburgh  75' (1/1) Pen: Reinhardt Gerber  6', 36' (2/3) Jannie Myburgh  56', 62' (2/2)	Scoreboard	Try: Cornell du Preez  31', 45', 59' Tiger Mangweni  67' Con: Wesley Dunlop  32', 46', 68' (3/4) Pen: Wesley Dunlop  16', 41', 50' (3/3)	Attendance: 500 Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

	8 September 2012	Falcons	22 – 29	Pumas	Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park
	15:00	Try: Jacques Nieuwenhuis  18' Anrich Richter  22' Willie Odendaal  42' Con: Karlo Aspeling  19', 43' (2/3) Pen: Karlo Aspeling (0/1) Jaun Kotzé  78' (1/1)	Scoreboard	Try: JC Roos  28' Wilhelm Loock  59' JW Jonker  62' Naas Olivier  69' Con: JC Roos  29', 60', 63' (3/4) Pen: JC Roos  45' (1/2) Cards: De-Jay Terblanche 6' to 16'	Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Ben Crouse

	8 September 2012	Griffons	54 – 37	Boland Cavaliers	North West Stadium, Welkom
	15:00	Try: Japie Nel  4' Cameron Jacobs  22' penalty try  31' Joubert Horn  35' Shane Hancke  42' Martin Sithole  59' Werner Griesel  77' Thabang Molefe  80' Con: Hansie Graaff  5', 23', 32', 36', 42', 81' (6/7) Werner Griesel  77' (1/1) Cards: Chris Ehlers 3' to 47'	Scoreboard	Try: Franzel September  9', 39', 48' Brendon April  17' Siviwe Magaba  62' Con: Jacquin Jansen  10', 40', 63' (3/5) Pen: Jacquin Jansen  13', 33' (2/2) Cards: Bolla Conradie 32' to 42'	Attendance: 2,900 Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

Round Twelve

	14 September 2012	Eastern Province Kings	60 – 19	Griffons	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	19:00	Try: Paul Perez  11' SP Marais  14' Cornell du Preez  25' Luke Watson  37', 61', 66' George Whitehead  47' Tiger Mangweni  55' Siyanda Grey  69' Con: George Whitehead  12', 26', 38', 48', 56', 62' (6/9) Pen: George Whitehead  4' (1/1) Drop: George Whitehead (0/1) Cards: Falie Oelschig 31' to 41'	Scoreboard	Try: Hannes Snyman  44' Cameron Jacobs  50' Nicky Steyn  79' Con: Hansie Graaff  50', 80' (2/3)	Attendance: 5,876 Referee: Ben Crouse

	14 September 2012	Leopards	57 – 22	Falcons	Olën Park, Potchefstroom
	19:10	Try: Juan Pretorius  17' Adriaan Engelbrecht  18', 41' Allister Kettledas  28', 37', 72' Gerhard Nortier  52' Morné Hanekom  60' Con: André Pretorius  17', 29', 38', 42', 53', 61' (6/7) Gerhard Nortier  73' (1/1) Pen: André Pretorius  9' (1/1) Drop: André Pretorius (0/1) Cards: Morné Hanekom 33' to 42'	Scoreboard	Try: JW Bell  51' Anrich Richter  65' Sandile Ngcobo  68' Con: Karlo Aspeling  52', 66' (2/3) Pen: Jaun Kotzé  24' (1/2) Cards: Nico Pretorius 13' to 25'	Attendance: 3,600 Referee: Craig Joubert

	15 September 2012	Pumas	41 – 10	Border Bulldogs	Puma Stadium, Witbank
	15:00	Try: Coenie van Wyk  15' Shaun Venter  24', 73' JW Jonker  27' Wilhelm Loock  49' Con: Naas Olivier  16', 25', 28', 50' (4/4) Carl Bezuidenhout  74' (1/1) Pen: Naas Olivier  34', 47' (2/2)	Scoreboard	Try: Niell Jacobs  65' Con: Reinhardt Gerber  66' (1/1) Pen: Reinhardt Gerber  22' (1/1)	Attendance: 14,305 Referee: Tiaan Jonker

	15 September 2012	Boland Cavaliers	38 – 42	SWD Eagles	Boland Stadium, Wellington
	16:00	Try: Cornal Hendricks  1' Bolla Conradie  36' PJ van Zyl  47' Nolan Clark  60' Elgar Watts  78' Con: Elgar Watts  2', 37', 48', 61', 79' (5/5) Pen: Elgar Watts  16' (1/1) Cards: Hanno Kitshoff 27' to 37'	Scoreboard	Try: Dumisani Meslane  3' Wilhelm Koch  12' Ghafoer Luckan  17' Grant Kemp  25' Grant le Roux  29' Con: Elric van Vuuren  13', 18', 26', 30' (4/5) Pen: Elric van Vuuren  10', 69', 72' (3/3)	Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Joey Salmans

Round Thirteen

	21 September 2012	Border Bulldogs	40 – 43	Leopards	Buffalo City Stadium, East London
	19:00	Try: Chumani Booi  17' Niell Jacobs  28', 63' penalty try  44' Gareth Krause  70' Joe Seerane  74' Con: Reinhardt Gerber  18', 29', 45', 71', 75' (5/6) Pen: Niell Jacobs (0/1) Cards: Shane Spring 19' to 29' Joe Seerane 23' to 33'	Scoreboard	Try: Justin St Jerry  2' Hennie Skorbinski  16' Allister Kettledas  21', 59' Malan van der Merwe  40' Brendon Snyman  50' Con: André Pretorius  3', 17', 22', 40', 60' (5/6) Pen: André Pretorius  10' (1/1) Cards: Robert Kruger 22' to 33' Juan Pretorius 45' to 55'	Attendance: 1,700 Referee: Lourens van der Merwe

	21 September 2012	Eastern Province Kings	26 – 26	Pumas	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	19:10	Try: Marcello Sampson  9' Tiger Mangweni  56' Luke Watson  73', 78' Con: George Whitehead  57', 74', 79' (3/4) Cards: Paul Perez  26' David Bulbring 31' to 44'	Scoreboard	Try: JW Jonker  4' Coenie van Wyk  43' Con: JC Roos  5', 44' (2/2) Pen: JC Roos  13', 17', 19', 54' (4/4) Cards: Jaco Bouwer 66' to '	Attendance: 15,845 Referee: Quinton Immelman

	22 September 2012	Falcons	52 – 52	Boland Cavaliers	Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park
	15:00	Try: Karlo Aspeling  7' Hendrik Meyer  17', 39' Fred Eksteen  35' Jaun Kotzé  45' Bruce Muller  51' Sandile Ngcobo  63' Baksteen van Heerden  83' Con: Karlo Aspeling  8', 18' (2/2) Jaun Kotzé  36', 40', 51', 63' (4/6) Pen: Karlo Aspeling (0/1)	Scoreboard	Try: Elgar Watts  19' Eric Zana  23' Vainon Willis  27', 33' Jacquin Jansen  32' Brendon April  42' Juwell Samuels  58' Siviwe Magaba  72' Con: Elgar Watts  20', 28', 32', 42', 59', 73' (6/8) Pen: Elgar Watts (0/1)	Attendance: 800 Referee: Marius Jonker

	22 September 2012	Griffons	50 – 49	SWD Eagles	North West Stadium, Welkom
	15:00	Try: Nicky Steyn  7' Hansie Graaff  24' Japie Nel  32', 75' Shane Hancke  37' Sarel Louw  47' Werner Griesel  68' Con: Hansie Graaff  8', 25', 33', 37', 48', 76' (6/7) Pen: Hansie Graaff  5' (1/2)	Scoreboard	Try: Ghafoer Luckan  19', 27', 44' Elric van Vuuren  30' Alshaun Bock  39' Stokkies Hanekom  52' Dumisani Meslane  59' Mzo Dyantyi  66' Con: Elric van Vuuren  40', 53' (2/6) Burton Francis  60' (1/2) Pen: Burton Francis  74' (1/1)	Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Tiaan Jonker

Round Fourteen

	28 September 2012	Boland Cavaliers	43 – 24	Border Bulldogs	Boland Stadium, Wellington
	16:00	Try: Johnathan Francke  1' Brendon April  9', 35' Franzel September  17' Elgar Watts  42' Jacquin Jansen  65' Bjorgen Julies  69' Con: Elgar Watts  2', 10', 36', 43' (4/7) Cards: Franzel September 38' to 48'	Scoreboard	Try: Blake Kyd  32' Joe Seerane  50' Dean Muir  62' Chrislyn van Schalkwyk  78' Con: Reinhardt Gerber  33' (1/2) Quinton Crocker (0/1) Jannie Myburgh  79' (1/1) Pen: Reinhardt Gerber (0/1)	Attendance: 800 Referee: Quinton Immelman

	28 September 2012	Pumas	29 – 39	Griffons	Puma Stadium, Witbank
	17:00	Try: Ashwin Scott  8' Faf de Klerk  27' Renaldo Bothma  37' Shaun Venter  64' Con: Naas Olivier  28', 38', 65' (3/4) Pen: Naas Olivier  22' (1/1)	Scoreboard	Try: Shane Hancke  16' Inus Kritzinger  32' Cameron Jacobs  40' Hansie Graaff  50' Gavin Annandale  75' Con: Hansie Graaff  17', 33', 41', 51' (4/5) Pen: Hansie Graaff  19' (1/2) Drop: Hansie Graaff  20' (1/1)	Attendance: 1,350 Referee: Sindile Mayende

	28 September 2012	SWD Eagles	45 – 11	Falcons	Outeniqua Park, George
	17:05	Try: Elric van Vuuren  28', 42' Dumisani Meslane  39' Alshaun Bock  48' Wilhelm Koch  61' Ghafoer Luckan  71' Shaun Raubenheimer  73' Con: Elric van Vuuren  40', 43', 49', 62', 72' (5/7)	Scoreboard	Try: Bovril de Bruin  54' Con: Karlo Aspeling (0/1) Pen: Karlo Aspeling  3', 19' (2/3) Drop: Karlo Aspeling (0/1) Cards: Wesley Kotzé 26' to 38' Fred Eksteen 39' to 48'	Attendance: 500 Referee: Joey Salmans

	28 September 2012	Leopards	20 – 23	Eastern Province Kings	Olën Park, Potchefstroom
	19:00	Try: Edgar Marutlulle  24' penalty try  66' Con: André Pretorius  25', 66' (2/2) Pen: André Pretorius  20', 36' (2/3)	Scoreboard	Try: Wesley Dunlop  33' Wimpie van der Walt  47' Con: Wesley Dunlop  34', 48' (2/2) Pen: Wesley Dunlop  28', 32', 42' (3/4) Cards: Darron Nell 66' to 76'	Attendance: 500 Referee: Tiaan Jonker

Title Play-Off Games

Semi-finals

	5 October 2012	Pumas	37 – 30	Griffons	Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela
	16:30	Try: Shaun Venter  5' Coenie van Wyk  7' Jaco Bouwer  26' Carl Bezuidenhout  48' JW Jonker  63' Con: JC Roos  6', 8', 64' (3/5) Pen: JC Roos  34', 42' (2/2) Cards: Coenie van Wyk 39' to 50'	Scoreboard	Try: Inus Kritzinger  37' Shane Hancke  51' Rudi Britz  80' Con: Hansie Graaff  38', 51', 81' (3/3) Pen: Hansie Graaff  13', 20', 30' (3/5)	Attendance: 13,623 Referee: Sindile Mayende

	5 October 2012	Eastern Province Kings	50 – 27	Leopards	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	19:10	Try: Paul Perez  7', 38', 67' Luke Watson  17' Schalk Ferreira  46' Marcello Sampson  71' SP Marais  80' Con: George Whitehead  18', 47' (2/6) Wesley Dunlop  81' (1/1) Pen: George Whitehead  5', 61' (2/2) Wesley Dunlop  79' (1/1)	Scoreboard	Try: BG Uys  30' Edgar Marutlulle  44' Allister Kettledas  75' Con: André Pretorius  31', 45', 76' (3/3) Pen: André Pretorius  49' (1/2) Drop: André Pretorius  22' (1/1)	Attendance: 17,372 Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

Final

	13 October 2012	Eastern Province Kings	26 – 25	Pumas	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	14:30	Try: Darron Nell  38' Marcello Sampson  67' Con: George Whitehead  39' (1/1) Wesley Dunlop  68' (1/1) Pen: George Whitehead  5', 43', 49' (3/4) Wesley Dunlop  75' (1/1)	Scoreboard	Try: RW Kember  16' Coenie van Wyk  23', 79' Jaco Bouwer  72' Con: JC Roos (0/2) Naas Olivier  79' (1/2) Pen: JC Roos  2' (1/3) Drop: JC Roos (0/1)	Attendance: 23,527 Referee: Jason Jaftha

2012 Absa Currie Cup First Division Champions

Eastern Province Kings

Second title

Promotion/Relegation Games

Tables

2012 Currie Cup Promotion Relegation Games Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
1	Free State Cheetahs (P)	2	2	0	0	69	20	+49	9	2	1	0	9
2	Eastern Province Kings (F)	2	0	0	2	20	69	−49	2	9	0	0	0

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
(F) Qualified for the 2013 Currie Cup First Division; (P) Qualified for the 2013 Currie Cup Premier Division

Results

	19 October 2012	Free State Cheetahs	53 – 14	Eastern Province Kings	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
	19:10	Try: Nico Scheepers 5' m Ross Geldenhuys 12' m Philip van der Walt 26' c Andries Strauss (2) 30' c, 50' m Adriaan Strauss 56' c Rayno Benjamin 66' c Penalty try 75' c Con: Nico Scheepers (2/4) 27', 31' Tewis de Bruyn (3/3) 57', 67', 76' Pen: Tewis de Bruyn (1/1) 62'	Scoreboard	Try: Devin Oosthuizen 47' c Shane Gates 54' c Con: George Whitehead (2/2) 47', 55' Cards: Charl du Plessis 75' to 80'	Attendance: 24,167 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan

	26 October 2012	Eastern Province Kings	6 – 16	Free State Cheetahs	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	19:00	Pen: George Whitehead (2/2) 5', 12' Cards: Falie Oelschig  32'	Scoreboard	Try: Sias Ebersohn 63' c Con: Nico Scheepers (1/1) 64' Pen: Nico Scheepers (3/3) 62', 72', 78'	Attendance: 24,948 Referee: Craig Joubert

• Free State Cheetahs remain in the Premier Division for 2013.
• Eastern Province Kings remain in the First Division for 2013.

Players

Player Statistics

Leading try scorers

Top 10 try scorers
Pos	Name	Team	Tries
1	Allister Kettledas	Leopards	14
2	Luke Watson	Eastern Province Kings	12
3	JW Jonker	Pumas	11
4	JW Bell	Falcons	9
	Jaco Bouwer	Pumas	9
	Cornell du Preez	Eastern Province Kings	9
7	Brendon April	Boland Cavaliers	8
	Johan Herbst	SWD Eagles	8
	Elric van Vuuren	SWD Eagles	8
10	Alshaun Bock	SWD Eagles	7
	Danie Dames	Leopards	7
	Stompie de Wet	Leopards	7
	Shane Hancke	Griffons	7
	Franzel September	Boland Cavaliers	7
	Elgar Watts	Boland Cavaliers	7

Source: South African Rugby Union

Leading point scorers

Top 10 overall point scorers
Pos	Name	Team	Points
1	André Pretorius	Leopards	166
2	JC Roos	Pumas	162
3	George Whitehead	Eastern Province Kings	142
4	Hansie Graaff	Griffons	134
5	Elric van Vuuren	SWD Eagles	133
6	Elgar Watts	Boland Cavaliers	115
7	Wesley Dunlop	Eastern Province Kings	114
8	Karlo Aspeling	Falcons	106
9	Jacquin Jansen	Boland Cavaliers	76
10	Allister Kettledas	Leopards	70

Source: South African Rugby Union

See also

• 2012 Currie Cup Premier Division
• 2012 Vodacom Cup
• 2012 Under-21 Provincial Championship
• 2012 Under-19 Provincial Championship

External links

• "SA Rugby Results – 2012 ABSA Currie Cup First Div". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
• "SA Rugby Competition – 2012 ABSA Currie Cup First Div". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 3 June 2016.