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2018 Currie Cup First Division
CountriesSouth Africa
Date24 August – 19 October 2018
ChampionsSWD Eagles (3rd title)
Runners-upFalcons
Matches played24
Tries scored223
(average 9.3 per match)
Top point scorerAnrich Richter
(Falcons, 105)
Top try scorerEtienne Taljaard
(Falcons, 13)
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The 2018 Currie Cup First Division was the second tier of the 2018 Currie Cup, the 80th edition of the annual South African rugby union competition organised by the South African Rugby Union. It was played between 24 August and 19 October 2018 and featured seven of the eight teams that played in 2017, following Namibian side Welwitschias' withdrawal.

The competition was won by the SWD Eagles, who beat the Falcons 36–27 in the final played on 19 October 2018.

Competition rules and information

There were seven participating teams in the 2018 Currie Cup First Division. They played each other once during the pool stage, either at home or away. Teams receive four points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus points were awarded to teams that scored four or more tries in a game, as well as to teams that lost a match by seven points or less. Teams were ranked by log points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).

The top four teams in the pool stage qualified for the semifinals, which were followed by a final.[1]

Financial crisis and withdrawal of Welwitschias

The start of the 2018 Currie Cup First Division was marred by financial problems following the South African Rugby Union's announcement that First Division teams' budgets would be cut by 52%. The Griffons announced that they would reduce player contracts to 8-month contracts[2] and the Leopards intimated that they might forfeit away matches to save on travel costs.[3] and there were serious concerns about the participation of teams like the Border Bulldogs and Eastern Province Elephants. Namibian side Welwitschias were informed that they would have to pay the travel costs for teams travelling to games in Windhoek, but — after initial reports indicated that they raised the money with the help of World Rugby[4] — they could not raise the required funds and announced their withdrawal from the competition.[5]

Teams

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Location of teams in the 2018 Currie Cup First Division

The teams that played in the 2018 Currie Cup First Division are:[6]

2018 Currie Cup First Division teams
Team Sponsored Name Stadium/s Sponsored Name
Boland Cavaliers Boland Cavaliers Boland Stadium, Wellington Boland Stadium
Border Bulldogs Border Bulldogs Buffalo City Stadium, East London Buffalo City Stadium
Eastern Province Elephants Eastern Province Elephants Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
Falcons Hino Valke Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park Barnard Stadium
Griffons Down Touch Griffons North West Stadium, Welkom HT Pelatona Projects Stadium
Leopards Leopards Fanie du Toit Sport Ground, Potchefstroom Fanie du Toit Stadium
SWD Eagles SWD Eagles Outeniqua Park, George Outeniqua Park

Pool stage

Standings

The final log for the 2018 Currie Cup First Division was:[7]

2018 Currie Cup First Division log
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Qualification
1 SWD Eagles (Q) 6 5 0 1 220 125 +95 31 17 0 0 20 Semifinals
2 Falcons 6 4 0 2 305 199 +106 45 29 0 0 16
3 Leopards 6 4 0 2 201 161 +40 28 22 0 0 16
4 Griffons 6 3 0 3 219 194 +25 34 27 0 0 12
5 Boland Cavaliers 6 3 0 3 195 177 +18 27 26 0 0 12
6 Border Bulldogs 6 2 0 4 141 233 −92 22 36 0 0 8
7 Eastern Province Elephants 6 0 0 6 117 309 −192 17 47 0 0 0
Source: [7]
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
(Q) Qualified for the promotion play-off

Round-by-round

The table below shows a team's progression throughout the season. For each round, each team's cumulative points total is shown with the overall log position in brackets.

Team Progression – 2018 Currie Cup First Division
Team R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 SF F
SWD Eagles 1
(4th) 		6
(3rd) 		11
(2nd) 		16
(1st) 		16
(2nd) 		21
(1st) 		26
(1st) 		Won Won
Falcons 5
(2nd) 		10
(1st) 		10
(3rd) 		12
(3rd) 		12
(4th) 		17
(3rd) 		22
(2nd) 		Won Lost
Leopards 4
(3rd) 		9
(2nd) 		14
(1st) 		14
(2nd) 		19
(1st) 		20
(2nd) 		22
(3rd) 		Lost —
Griffons 0
(6th) 		2
(5th) 		2
(6th) 		4
(6th) 		9
(6th) 		14
(5th) 		19
(4th) 		Lost —
Boland Cavaliers 5
(1st) 		5
(4th) 		6
(4th) 		11
(4th) 		15
(3rd) 		15
(4th) 		15
(5th) 		— —
Border Bulldogs 1
(5th) 		1
(6th) 		6
(5th) 		11
(5th) 		11
(5th) 		11
(6th) 		11
(6th) 		— —
Eastern Province Elephants 0
(7th) 		0
(7th) 		1
(7th) 		2
(7th) 		2
(7th) 		3
(7th) 		3
(7th) 		— —
Key: win draw loss bye

Matches

The following matches were played in the 2018 Currie Cup First Division:[8]

Round One

The 2018 Currie Cup First Division season kicked off with an away victory for the Leopards in George, beating home side SWD Eagles 27–25 in a close affair. The other two matches of the round was far more comprehensive; the Boland Cavaliers scored ten converted tries in their 70–12 victory over the Eastern Province Elephants in Robertson, with Zandré Jordaan, Tapiwa Tsomondo and Valentino Wellman scoring two each, and the Falcons also scored ten tries in their 66–27 victory over the Border Bulldogs in Kempton Park, where Friedle Olivier and Etienne Taljaard scored braces.[9]


24 August 2018 SWD Eagles 25–27 Leopards Outeniqua Park, George  
18:00 Try: Vukile Sofisa
Wayne Wilschut
penalty try
Con: Leighton Eksteen
Pen: Leighton Eksteen
Divan Nel 		Scoreboard[10] Try: Boela Venter
Gerhard Nortier
Tapiwa Mafura
Con: Schalk Hugo (2)
Gerhard Nortier
Pen: Schalk Hugo
Gerhard Nortier 		Referee: Aimee Barrett-Theron


25 August 2018 Boland Cavaliers 70–12 Eastern Province Elephants Van Zyl Street Sports Grounds, Robertson  
14:30 Try: Clinton Theron
Marlyn Williams
Tapiwa Tsomondo (2)
Zandré Jordaan (2)
Valentino Wellman (2)
Gerrit van Wyk
Charlie Mayeza
Con: Jaywinn Juries (5)
Elgar Watts
Jacquin Jansen (4) 		Scoreboard[11] Try: Zingisa April
Diego Williams
Con: Henrique Olivier 		Referee: Graham Cooper


25 August 2018 Falcons 66–27 Border Bulldogs Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park  
16:00 Try: Andries Schutte
Friedle Olivier (2)
Shane Kirkwood
Thabo Mabuza
Ernst Ladendorf
Etienne Taljaard (2)
Grant Janke
Lundi Ralarala
Con: Anrich Richter (5)
Warren Potgieter (3) 		Scoreboard[12] Try: Mihlali Mpafi
Carlisle Jordan
Sonwabiso Mqalo
Soso Xakalashe
Con: Bangi Kobese
Dilolo Mapuko
Pen: Bangi Kobese 		Referee: Ben Crouse
Bye/s: Griffons

Round Two

The Falcons moved to the top of the log after a 56–52 victory over defending champions the Griffons. For the second match in succession, Friedle Olivier and Etienne Taljaard each scored two tries for the Falcons, while a hat-trick from prop Danie van der Merwe was not enough for the team from Welkom. The Leopards kept in touch with the Falcons, securing their second win of the competition after beating the Boland Cavaliers 35–12 in Potchefstroom, while the SWD Eagles outscored the Border Bulldogs 37–22 in East London, with three players – Ruben Schoeman and Marlo Weich for the SWD Eagles and Sonwabiso Mqalo for the Border Bulldogs – getting two tries in the match.[13]


31 August 2018 Leopards 35–12 Boland Cavaliers Fanie du Toit Sport Ground, Potchefstroom  
17:00 Try: Marius Stander
Bradley Moolman
Jimmy Mpailane
Gerhard Nortier
Akhona Nela
Con: DP de Lange
Gerhard Nortier (4) 		Scoreboard[14] Try: Clemen Lewis
Tapiwa Tsomondo
Con: Jacquin Jansen 		Referee: Ruhan Meiring


31 August 2018 Border Bulldogs 22–37 SWD Eagles Buffalo City Stadium, East London  
18:00 Try: Somila Jho
Sonwabiso Mqalo (2)
Con: Dilolo Mapuko
Aphiwe Stemele
Pen: Bangi Kobese 		Scoreboard[15] Try: Alshaun Bock
Marlo Weich (2)
Ruben Schoeman (2)
Con: Divan Nel (3)
Pen: Divan Nel (2) 		Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni


1 September 2018 Griffons 52–56 Falcons North West Stadium, Welkom  
15:00 Try: Danie van der Merwe (3)
Nkululeko Marwana
Rodney Damons
Neil Stannard
Shirwin Cupido
Cody Basson
Con: Duan Pretorius (6) 		Scoreboard[16] Try: Friedle Olivier (2)
Shane Kirkwood
Etienne Taljaard (2)
Grant Janke
Don Mlondobozi
penalty try
Con: Anrich Richter (5)
Errol Jaggers (2) 		Referee: Egon Seconds
Bye/s: Eastern Province Elephants

Round Three

A bye for leaders the Falcons saw the Leopards take over top spot in the competition following their 28–21 bonus point victory over the Eastern Province Elephants in Port Elizabeth. Defending champions the Griffons suffered their second loss in a row, being beaten 7–32 by a SWD Eagles side for whom Marlo Weich scored two tries for the second match in a row, moving into second place on the log in the process. The weekend's other match saw the Border Bulldogs beat the Boland Cavaliers 24–17 in Bredasdorp in their first victory of the season.[17]


7 September 2018 SWD Eagles 32–7 Griffons Outeniqua Park, George  
18:00 Try: Wayne Wilschut
Vuyo Mbotho
Marlo Weich (2)
Con: Divan Nel (3)
Pen: Divan Nel (2) 		Scoreboard[18] Try: Tertius Maarman
Con: Heinrich Bitzi 		Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge


8 September 2018 Boland Cavaliers 17–24 Border Bulldogs Glaskasteel, Bredasdorp  
14:30 Try: Clemen Lewis
Wilneth Engelbrecht
Valentino Wellman
Con: Quaid Langeveldt 		Scoreboard[19] Try: Athenkosi Khethani
Athenkosi Manentsa
Foxy Ntleki
Sonwabiso Mqalo
Con: Dilolo Mapuko (2) 		Referee: Quinton Immelman


8 September 2018 Eastern Province Elephants 21–28 Leopards Wolfson Stadium, KwaZakele  
15:30 Try: Diego Williams
Ntabeni Dukisa
Sphu Msutwana
Con: Ntabeni Dukisa (2)
Henrique Olivier 		Scoreboard[20] Try: Louis van der Westhuizen
Muziwandile Mazibuko
Dean Gordon
Tapiwa Mafura
Con: Schalk Hugo (4) 		Referee: Paul Mente
Bye/s: Falcons

Round Four

A fourth different team moved to the top of the log in as many weeks as the SWD Eagles moved into top spot following a 36–34 victory over the Falcons in a match that saw the teams share 12 tries. The Boland Cavaliers kept up the pressure by also securing a narrow away win, beating the Griffons 48–45 in Welkom, with Charlie Mayeza scoring two tries and Elgar Watts contributing 15 points in the match for the visitors, while a hat-trick for Japie Nel and a brace for Cody Basson was in vain for the home side. The Border Bulldogs emerged victorious in the Eastern Cape derby, with doubles from Sonwabiso Mqalo and Sipho Nofemele helping their team to a 39–26 win over the Eastern Province Elephants.[21]


14 September 2018 Border Bulldogs 39–26 Eastern Province Elephants Buffalo City Stadium, East London  
19:00 Try: Sino Nyoka
Sipho Nofemele (2)
Sonwabiso Mqalo (2)
Bangi Kobese
Lutho Adonis
Con: Dilolo Mapuko
Bangi Kobese 		Scoreboard[22] Try: Zingisa April
Ivan-John du Preez
JP Jamieson
Riaan Arends
Con: Henrique Olivier
Ruben de Vos (2) 		Referee: Archie Sehlako


15 September 2018 Griffons 45–48 Boland Cavaliers North West Stadium, Welkom  
15:00 Try: Thato Mavundla
Cody Basson (2)
Japie Nel (3)
Nkululeko Marwana
Con: Duan Pretorius (5) 		Scoreboard[23] Try: Tapiwa Tsomondo
Zandré Jordaan
Elgar Watts
Charlie Mayeza (2)
Kenan Cronjé
Valentino Wellman
Con: Elgar Watts (5)
Pen: Damian Stevens 		Referee: Ben Crouse


15 September 2018 Falcons 34–36 SWD Eagles Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park  
15:30 Try: Thabo Mabuza
Anrich Richter
Etienne Taljaard
Lundi Ralarala
Don Mlondobozi
Andries Truter
Con: Anrich Richter (2) 		Scoreboard[24] Try: Ruben Schoeman
Marlo Weich
Leighton Eksteen
Dewald Dekker
Kirsten Heyns
Ganfried May
Con: Divan Nel (3) 		Referee: Ricus van der Hoven
Bye/s: Leopards

Round Five

The Leopards returned to the top of the log after beating the Border Bulldogs 47–22, with fullback Gerhard Nortier scoring two tries for the team from Potchefstroom. The Boland Cavaliers moved into third place following a low-scoring 20–7 win over the Falcons in Lambert's Bay, while the Griffons won the match between the two winless teams, beating the Eastern Province Elephants 35–22 with wing Rodney Damons scoring a hat-trick for the winning team.[25]


21 September 2018 Leopards 47–22 Border Bulldogs Fanie du Toit Sport Ground, Potchefstroom  
17:00 Try: Louis van der Westhuizen
Muziwandile Mazibuko
Dean Stokes
Marius Stander
Evardi Boshoff
Gerhard Nortier (2)
Con: Schalk Hugo (6) 		Scoreboard[26] Try: Nkosi Nofuma
Foxy Ntleki
Billy Dutton
Con: Dilolo Mapuko (2)
Pen: Dilolo Mapuko 		Referee: Aimee Barrett-Theron


22 September 2018 Eastern Province Elephants 22–35 Griffons Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth  
15:00 Try: Xandré Vos
Zingisa April
Tristan Blewett
Con: Henrique Olivier (2)
Pen: Henrique Olivier 		Scoreboard[27] Try: Rodney Damons (3)
Shaun McDonald
Arthur Williams
Con: Duan Pretorius (5) 		Referee: Jaco Peyper


22 September 2018 Boland Cavaliers 20–7 Falcons Lambert's Bay Sports Grounds, Lambert's Bay  
16:00 Try: Marlyn Williams
Valentino Wellman
Con: Jacquin Jansen (2)
Pen: Ralton October (2) 		Scoreboard[28] Try: Coert Cronjé
Con: Anrich Richter 		Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen
Bye/s: SWD Eagles

Round Six

The SWD Eagles moved back to the top of the log following a 54–28 victory over the Boland Cavaliers, securing a semifinal spot in the process. Seven different players scored tries for the home side, with fly-half Divan Nel contributing 19 points with the boot, while a brace from loose forward Tapiwa Tsomondo was in vain for the away side. Round Five log leaders the Leopards suffered their first defeat of the season, losing 29–40 to the Griffons in Welkom, but also secured a play-off spot. Three players scored two tries each in the match — Tertius Maarman and Barend Potgieter for the Griffons and Gerhard Nortier for the Leopards — as the Griffons maintained their play-off push by moving up to fifth spot. The biggest victory of the round came in Kempton Park, where the Falcons ran in 15 tries in a 101–29 victory over the Eastern Province Elephants to secure the third semifinal place. Winger Etienne Taljaard scored four tries for the Falcons, with Coert Cronjé, Thabo Mabuza and Friedle Olivier getting two each, while scrumhalf Anrich Richter converted 11 of his side's tries.[29]


28 September 2018 Falcons 101–29 Eastern Province Elephants Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park  
14:00 Try: Marco Klopper
Thabo Mabuza (2)
Friedle Olivier (2)
Etienne Taljaard (4)
Lundi Ralarala
Coert Cronjé (2)
Andrew Volschenk
Martin Sithole
Andrew van Wyk
Con: Anrich Richter (11)
Andries Truter (2) 		Scoreboard[30] Try: Anele Lungisa
Ruan van Rensburg
Michael Makase
Ruben de Vos
Con: Ruben de Vos (3)
Pen: Ruben de Vos 		Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni


28 September 2018 SWD Eagles 54–28 Boland Cavaliers Outeniqua Park, George  
18:00 Try: Jacques Vermaak
Ruben Schoeman
Nicolaas Immelman
Marlo Weich
Leighton Eksteen
Janneman Stander
Kirsten Heyns
Con: Divan Nel (5)
Pen: Divan Nel (3) 		Scoreboard[31] Try: Tapiwa Tsomondo (2)
Wayne Smith
Con: Elgar Watts
Jacquin Jansen
Pen: Damian Stevens
Elgar Watts (2) 		Referee: AJ Jacobs


29 September 2018 Griffons 40–29 Leopards North West Stadium, Welkom  
15:00 Try: Tertius Maarman (2)
Cody Basson
Barend Potgieter (2)
Nkululeko Marwana
Con: Duan Pretorius (5) 		Scoreboard[32] Try: Robert Hunt
HP Swart
Gerhard Nortier (2)
Con: Schalk Hugo (3)
Pen: Schalk Hugo 		Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge
Bye/s: Border Bulldogs

Round Seven

In the first match of the weekend, the Falcons leap-frogged the Leopards into second place on the log after winning the match between the teams 41–35, securing a home semifinal against the same opposition. Anrich Richter contributed 18 points for the home team, while a hat-trick for visiting winger Dean Stokes proved futile. The SWD Eagles secured top spot after a 36–7 win over bottom-of-the-log Eastern Province Elephants, with winger Adri Jacobs scoring two tries, and being awarded to penalty tries in the match. The final place in the play-offs was clinched by the Griffons, who beat the Border Bulldogs 40–7 with hooker Anrich Alberts getting a hat-trick, and in the processed moved into fourth spot ahead of the Boland Cavaliers who was not in action in this round.[33]


5 October 2018 Leopards 35–41 Falcons Fanie du Toit Sport Ground, Potchefstroom  
17:00 Try: Dean Stokes (3)
Lungelo Gosa
Marius Stander
Con: Schalk Hugo (5) 		Scoreboard[34] Try: Friedle Olivier
Anrich Richter
Etienne Taljaard
Grant Janke
Lundi Ralarala
Con: Anrich Richter (5)
Pen: Anrich Richter
Drop: Errol Jaggers 		Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni


5 October 2018 Border Bulldogs 7–40 Griffons Buffalo City Stadium, East London  
19:00 Try: Billy Dutton
Con: Aphiwe Stemele 		Scoreboard[35] Try: Anrich Alberts (3)
Duan Pretorius
Thato Mavundla
Jean Pretorius
Nkululeko Marwana
Con: Duan Pretorius
Pen: Duan Pretorius 		Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge


6 October 2018 Eastern Province Elephants 7–36 SWD Eagles WJ de Wet Stadium, Despatch  
15:00 Try: Riaan Arends
Con: Ruben de Vos 		Scoreboard[36] Try: Adri Jacobs (2)
Ruben Schoeman
Kirsten Heyns
penalty try (2)
Con: Divan Nel 		Referee: AJ Jacobs
Bye/s: Boland Cavaliers

Play-offs

Title play-offs

Semifinals

Two home victories saw the SWD Eagles and Falcons progress to the final. The Falcons convincingly beat the Leopards in Kempton Park, with four tries from loose forward Martin Sithole and 17 points from scrum-half Anrich Richter helping them to a 59–19 victory. It was a lower-scoring affair in George, where the SWD Eagles won 22–6 against the Griffons, with 17 of the home side's points coming from the boot of fly-half Divan Nel.[37]


12 October 2018 Falcons 59–19 Leopards Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park  
15:00 Try: Marco Klopper
Anrich Richter
Etienne Taljaard
Grant Janke
Martin Sithole (4)
Johan Pretorius
Con: Anrich Richter (6)
Andries Truter 		Scoreboard[38] Try: Lungelo Gosa
Con: Schalk Hugo
Pen: Schalk Hugo (3)
Drop: Schalk Hugo 		Referee: AJ Jacobs


12 October 2018 SWD Eagles 22–6 Griffons Outeniqua Park, George  
18:00 Try: Tyler Fisher
Con: Divan Nel
Pen: Divan Nel (5) 		Scoreboard[39] Pen: Duan Pretorius (2) Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni

Final

The SWD Eagles won their third Currie Cup First Division title — following on from wins in 2002 and 2007 — by beating the Falcons 36–27 in George, despite being 15–27 down as half-time. Eighth man Wayne Wilschut scored a hat-trick of tries for the home team, with Wynand Grassmann and Marlo Weich getting one each, and Divan Nel kicking 11 points. For the Falcons, Etienne Taljaard scored two more tries to finish as the competition's top try-scorer with 13 tries, while Anrich Richter scored a try and 12 points with the boot to finish as the top points scorer with 105.[40]


19 October 2018 SWD Eagles 36–27 Falcons Outeniqua Park, George  
18:00 Try: Wynand Grassmann
Wayne Wilschut (3)
Marlo Weich
Con: Divan Nel (4)
Pen: Divan Nel 		Scoreboard[41] Try: Anrich Richter
Etienne Taljaard (2)
Con: Anrich Richter (3)
Pen: Anrich Richter (2) 		Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni

Promotion play-off

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30 October 2018 Free State Cheetahs 36–5 SWD Eagles Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein  
18:00 Try: Penalty try 12'
Rabz Maxwane 18' c
Tian Schoeman 20' m
Louis Fouché 54' c
William Small-Smith 63' m, 78' m
Con: Louis Fouché 20', 55' 		Scoreboard[42] Try: Vuyo Mbotho 60' m
Cards: Vukile Sofisa yellow card 11' to 22' 		Referee: Jaco Peyper

Honours

The honour roll for the 2018 Currie Cup First Division was as follows:

2018 Currie Cup First Division
Champions: SWD Eagles (3rd title)
Top points scorer: Anrich Richter, Falcons (105)
Top try scorer: Etienne Taljaard, Falcons (13)

Players

The squads and player appearance and scoring statistics for the 2018 Currie Cup First Division are as follows:

Referees

The following referees officiated matches in the 2018 Currie Cup First Division:

2018 Currie Cup First Division referees
Aimee Barrett-Theron • Graham Cooper • Ben Crouse • Quinton Immelman • AJ Jacobs • Cwengile Jadezweni • Ruhan Meiring • Paul Mente • Jaco Peyper • Rasta Rasivhenge • Egon Seconds • Archie Sehlako • Ricus van der Hoven • Marius van der Westhuizen

See also

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