2013 Currie Cup Premier Division

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.

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)

Competition

Regular season and title play offs

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 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.

Relegation play offs

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

Team Listing

Log

Final standings

2013 Currie Cup Premier Division Log
Pos Team Pl W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1Western Province10820245201+4423211037
2Sharks10703271223+4828212333
3Free State Cheetahs10505262238+2431263326
4Golden Lions10415326296+3040315326
5Blue Bulls10316225253–2824282117
6Griquas10109208326–11817361611
* Legend: Pos = Position, Pl = Played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, PD = Points Difference, TF = Tries For, TA = Tries Against, TB = Try Bonus Points, LB = Losing Bonus Points, Pts = Log Points

Western Province, Sharks, Free State Cheetahs and Golden Lions qualified to the Title Play-Off Semi-Final games.
Griquas qualified to the Relegation Play-Offs.

Points breakdown:
*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).

Round One

Round Two

Round Three

Round Four

Round Five

Round Six

Round Seven

Round Eight

Round Nine

Round Ten

Semi-Finals

Final

2013 Absa Currie Cup
Premier Division Champions
Sharks
7th title

Promotion/Relegation Games

Log

2013 Currie Cup Promotion Relegation Games
Pos Team Pl W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1Pumas21015236+1643015
2Griquas21013652–1634004
* Legend: Pos = Position, Pl = Played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, PD = Points Difference, TF = Tries For, TA = Tries Against, TB = Try Bonus Points, LB = Losing Bonus Points, Pts = Log Points

Pumas were promoted to the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division.
Griquas were relegated to the 2014 Currie Cup First Division.

Points breakdown:
*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

Results

Players

Player Statistics

The following table contain only points which have been scored in competitive games in the 2013 Currie Cup Premier Division.[70]

All point scorers
No Player Team T C P DG Pts
1Marnitz Boshoff Golden Lions22014092
2Fred Zeilinga Sharks11317391
3Kurt Coleman Western Province0921081
4Riaan Smit Free State Cheetahs21212070
5Demetri Catrakilis Western Province1516269
6Elton Jantjies Golden Lions21111065
7Elgar Watts Free State Cheetahs489063
8Handré Pollard Blue Bulls01013162
9Nico Scheepers Griquas1512051
10Patrick Lambie Sharks159248
11Butch James Sharks0511043
12Francois Brummer Griquas0410038
13Gouws Prinsloo Griquas059037
14Raymond Rhule Free State Cheetahs700035
15Derick Minnie Golden Lions600030
Anthony Volmink Golden Lions600030
17Tony Jantjies Blue Bulls047029
18Jaco Kriel Golden Lions500025
19Jurgen Visser Blue Bulls214024
20Gary van Aswegen Western Province054022
21Gio Aplon Western Province400020
Jacques Botes Sharks400020
Damian de Allende Western Province400020
Deon Fourie Western Province400020
SP Marais Sharks400020
Lwazi Mvovo Sharks400020
Francois Venter Blue Bulls400020
Heimar Williams Sharks400020
29Willie Britz Golden Lions300015
Cheslin Kolbe Western Province300015
Charl McLeod Sharks300015
Sarel Pretorius Free State Cheetahs300015
Boom Prinsloo Free State Cheetahs300015
Michael Rhodes Western Province300015
Johann Sadie Free State Cheetahs300015
Paul Willemse Blue Bulls300015
37Rory Arnold Griquas200010
Bjorn Basson Blue Bulls200010
Andries Coetzee Golden Lions200010
Keegan Daniel Sharks200010
Hennie Daniller Free State Cheetahs200010
Juan de Jongh Western Province200010
Ruan Dreyer Golden Lions200010
Robert Ebersohn Free State Cheetahs200010
Carel Greeff Griquas200010
Deon Helberg Golden Lions200010
Rocco Jansen Griquas200010
Lappies Labuschagné Free State Cheetahs200010
Wiaan Liebenberg Blue Bulls200010
Akona Ndungane Blue Bulls200010
Cobus Reinach Sharks200010
Marnus Schoeman Griquas200010
William Small-Smith Blue Bulls200010
Schalk van der Merwe Free State Cheetahs200010
Jacques van Rooyen Golden Lions200010
PJ Vermeulen Griquas200010
Warren Whiteley Golden Lions200010
58Willie du Plessis Free State Cheetahs03006
59David Bulbring Blue Bulls10005
Nizaam Carr Western Province10005
Robbie Coetzee Golden Lions10005
Jean Cook Blue Bulls10005
Kyle Cooper Sharks10005
Dalton Davis Griquas10005
Jean Deysel Sharks10005
Jacques du Plessis Blue Bulls10005
Johan Goosen Free State Cheetahs01105
Nic Groom Western Province10005
Stokkies Hanekom Golden Lions10005
Wiehahn Herbst Sharks10005
Patrick Howard Western Province10005
Travis Ismaiel Blue Bulls10005
AJ le Roux Free State Cheetahs10005
Tiaan Liebenberg Western Province10005
Louis Ludik Sharks10005
Kevin Luiters Free State Cheetahs10005
Sizo Maseko Sharks10005
Howard Mnisi Griquas10005
Ruhan Nel Golden Lions10005
Jaco Nepgen Griquas10005
Rudy Paige Blue Bulls10005
Jono Ross Blue Bulls10005
Burger Schoeman Griquas10005
Brynard Stander Sharks10005
Jean Stemmet Griquas10005
Adriaan Strauss Free State Cheetahs10005
Warwick Tecklenburg Golden Lions10005
Gerhard van den Heever Western Province10005
Franco van der Merwe Golden Lions10005
Marcel van der Merwe Blue Bulls10005
Piet van Zyl Free State Cheetahs10005
Marco Wentzel Sharks10005
Willie Wepener Golden Lions10005
Tim Whitehead Sharks10005
95DuRandt Gerber Griquas01002
96penalty try200010
* Legend: T = Tries, C = Conversions, P = Penalties, DG = Drop Goals, Pts = Points

Squad Lists

The following players have been named in the squads for the 2013 Currie Cup Premier Division:[71][72][73][74][75][76]

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

See also

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