The 2024 Currie Cup First Division was the 86th edition of the Currie Cup. As the second-tier of the competition, it ran alongside the 2024 Currie Cup Premier Division. It was sponsored by beer brand Carling Black Label and organised by the South African Rugby Union.
2024 Currie Cup First Division | |
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Countries | South Africa |
Date | – 24 June |
Champions | Boland Cavaliers (7th title) |
Runners-up | Eastern Province Elephants |
It was won by the Boland Cavaliers, who drew in the final, winning on tiebreak due to the number of tries scored.[1][2][3]
Teams
editThe ten competing teams are:
Team | Sponsored name |
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Boland Cavaliers | Sanlam Boland Kavaliers |
Border Bulldogs | Border Bulldogs |
Eastern Province Elephants | Eastern Province |
Falcons | Valke |
Leopards | Leopards |
SWD Eagles | Phangela SWD Eagles |
Standings
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Boland Cavaliers | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 267 | 91 | +176 | 40 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 25 | Semi-Final |
2 | Eastern Province Elephants | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 203 | 157 | +46 | 31 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
3 | Falcons | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 202 | 168 | +34 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 17 | |
4 | SWD Eagles | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 148 | 169 | −21 | 22 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
5 | Leopards | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 132 | 211 | −79 | 19 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
6 | Border Bulldogs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 102 | 258 | −156 | 15 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Rules for classification: Tournament points in the standings were awarded to teams as follows:
- 4 points for a win.
- 2 points for a draw.
- 1 bonus point for a loss in a match by seven points or under.
- 1 bonus point for scoring four tries or more.
Matches
editListed below are all matches for the round-robin, played for the 2024 Currie Cup First Division.
Round 1
edit15 June 2024 | SWD Eagles | 19–34 | Eastern Province Elephants | Outeniqua Park, George | ||
14:00 | Report |
15 June 2024 | Border Bulldogs | 24–26 | Leopards | Police Park, East London | ||
15:00 | Report |
15 June 2024 | Falcons | 32–46 | Boland Cavaliers | Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park | ||
15:00 | Report |
Round 2
edit22 June 2024 | Leopards | 35–45 | Falcons | Olen Park, Potchefstroom | ||
15:00 | Report |
22 June 2024 | Eastern Province | 31–48 | Boland Cavaliers | Wolfson Stadium, Gqeberha | ||
15:00 | Report |
22 June 2024 | SWD Eagles | 45–26 | Border Bulldogs | Outeniqua Park, George | ||
15:00 | Report |
Round 3
edit29 June 2024 | Boland Cavaliers | 43–7 | SWD Eagles | Rooikamp Sportsgound, Ceres | ||
15:00 | Report |
29 June 2024 | Eastern Province | 26–31 | Leopards | Central Rugby Field, Kariega | ||
15:00 | Report |
29 June 2024 | Falcons | 59–12 | Border Bulldogs | Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park | ||
15:00 | Report |
Round 4
edit5 July 2024 | Border Bulldogs | 26–69 | Eastern Province | Mthatha Stadium, Umtata | ||
15:00 | Report |
5 July 2024 | SWD Eagles | 32–33 | Falcons | Outeniqua Park, George | ||
15:00 | Report |
6 July 2024 | Boland Cavaliers | 71–7 | Leopards | Boland Stadium, Wellington | ||
15:00 | Report |
Round 5
edit13 July 2024 | Border Bulldogs | 14–59 | Boland Cavaliers | Police Park, East London | ||
13:30 | Report |
13 July 2024 | Falcons | 33–43 | Eastern Province | Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park | ||
15:00 | Report |
13 July 2024 | Leopards | 33–45 | SWD Eagles | Olen Park, Potchefstroom | ||
15:00 | Report |
Semi-final
edit20 July 2024 | Eastern Province | 31–27 | Falcons | Central Rugby Field, Kariega | ||
Report |
20 July 2024 | Boland Cavaliers | 25–24 | SWD Eagles | Boland Stadium, Wellington | ||
Report |
Final
editThe final was tied 20-20 after 80 minutes of play and it ended 27 all after extra time and Boland Cavaliers were deemed champions due to scoring more tries in the final, 5 tries to Eastern Province's 4. [1]
27 July 2024 | Boland Cavaliers | 27–27 | Eastern Province | Boland Stadium, Wellington | ||
Try: Neil Rautenbach (2), Dayan van der Westhuizen, Cornell Engelbrecht, Taine-Randall Booysen Con: Ashlon Davids |
Report | Try: Temba Boltina, Lungi Mbiko (2), Wayne Ngubane Con: Jayden Bantom (2) Pen: Jayden Bantom |
Referee: Paul Mente |
Boland Cavaliers:
15 Domenic Smit, 14 Duren Hoffman, 13 Xavier Mitchell, 12 Erik Lambrecht, 11 Cornell Engelbrecht, 10 Ashlon Davids, 9 Chriswill September, 8 Thurlow Marsh (captain), 7 Peter-John Smit, 6 Sauliegh Arendse, 5 Marlyn Williams, 4 Michael Benadie, 3 Dayan van der Westhuizen, 2 Neil Rautenbach, 1 Andrew Beerwinkel
Substitutes:
16 Emile Booysen, 17 Gerrit Bester, 18 Doctor Booysen, 19 Ameer Hendricks, 20 Gift Dlamini, 21 Taine-Randell Booysen, 22 Bentley Geldenhuys, 23 Darian Hock
Eastern Province:
15 Jayden Bantom, 14 Sporo Damons, 13 Sherwin Slater, 12 Troy Delport, 11 Jay-Dee Jooste, 10 Mbembe Xolela Payi, 9 Shirwin Cupido, 8 Athenkosi Manentsa, 7 Gerrit Huisamen, 6 Laken Gray, 5 Lungi Mbiko, 4 Stefan Willemse (captain), 3 Duncan du Buisson, 2 Tembekile Boltina, 1 Siya Nzuzo
Substitutes:
16 Deon Plaatjies , 17 Zukisa Denzel Sali, 18 Andile Ngonyama, 19 Lubabalo Mtyanda, 20 Ayabonga Nomboyo, 21 Wayne Ngubane, 22 Darryle Kameel, 23 Davian Swanepoel
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "High drama as Boland defend First Division title". SA Rugby. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "MSN". www.msn.com. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "Heartbreak for EP as Boland snatch dramatic win on tries scored rule". Herald Live. Retrieved 28 July 2024.