2019 Currie Cup First Division

The 2019 Currie Cup First Division – known as the Currie Cup sponsored by DirectAxis Financial Services for sponsorship reasons – was the second tier of the Currie Cup, the premier domestic rugby union competition in South Africa. It was the 81st edition of the competition organised by the South African Rugby Union and was played between 6 July and 31 August 2019.

2019 Currie Cup First Division
CountriesSouth Africa,
Argentina
Date6 July – 31 August 2019
ChampionsJaguares XV (1st title)
Runners-upGriffons
Matches played31
Tries scored270
(average 8.7 per match)
Top point scorerDomingo Miotti
(Jaguares XV, 94)
Top try scorerCody Basson
(Griffons),
Julián Domínguez
(Jaguares XV) and
Athi Mayinje
(Eastern Province Elephants, 8)

The competition was won by the Jaguares, who beat the Griffons 27–13 in the final played on 31 August 2019.

Competition rules and information

There were eight participating teams in the 2019 Currie Cup First Division. They played each other once during the pool stage, either at home or away.[1] Teams received 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.

Teams

The teams that competed in the 2019 Currie Cup First Division are:

Location of teams in the 2019 Currie Cup First Division
2019 Currie Cup First Division teams
Team Sponsored Name
Boland CavaliersBoland Cavaliers
Border BulldogsBorder Bulldogs
Eastern Province ElephantsEastern Province Elephants
FalconsValke
GriffonsDown Touch Griffons
Jaguares XVJaguares XV
LeopardsLeopards
SWD EaglesSWD Eagles

Regular season

Standings

The current standings in the 2019 Currie Cup First Division is:[2]

2019 Currie Cup First Division standings
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 Jaguares XV7700483119+36471177035
2 Griffons7331245199+4634285124
3 Eastern Province Elephants7403171177−626222220
4 Falcons7322176251−7526374020
5 Leopards7304149204−5523283116
6 Boland Cavaliers7214179200−2125303114
7 SWD Eagles7124160260−10019394214
8 Border Bulldogs7106138291−1532144206

Round-by-round

The table below shows each 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
Team R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 SF F
Jaguares XV 5
(2nd)
10
(1st)
15
(1st)
20
(1st)
25
(1st)
30
(1st)
35
(1st)
Won
Griffons 2
(6th)
6
(4th)
9
(4th)
12
(4th)
17
(3rd)
22
(2nd)
24
(2nd)
Won
Eastern Province Elephants 1
(7th)
2
(7th)
7
(5th)
7
(7th)
12
(5th)
16
(4th)
20
(3rd)
Lost N/A
Falcons 3
(4th=)
8
(3rd)
12
(2nd)
15
(2nd)
20
(2nd)
20
(3rd)
20
(4th)
Lost N/A
Leopards 4
(3rd)
4
(6th)
5
(7th)
10
(6th)
11
(6th)
16
(5th)
16
(5th)
N/A N/A
Boland Cavaliers 5
(1st)
5
(5th)
7
(6th)
12
(3rd)
12
(4th)
12
(6th)
14
(6th)
N/A N/A
SWD Eagles 3
(4th=)
8
(2nd)
11
(3rd)
11
(5th)
11
(7th)
12
(7th)
14
(7th)
N/A N/A
Border Bulldogs 0
(8th)
0
(8th)
0
(8th)
1
(8th)
1
(8th)
1
(8th)
6
(8th)
N/A N/A
Key: win draw loss bye

Matches

The following matches were played in the 2019 Currie Cup First Division:[3]

Round One

Round Two

Round Three

Round Four

Round Five

Round Six

Round Seven

Play-offs

Semi Finals

Final

Promotion play-off

  • Pumas remained in the Currie Cup Premier Division for 2020.
  • Griffons remained in the Currie Cup First Division for 2020.

Honours

The honour roll for the 2019 Currie Cup First Division was:

2019 Currie Cup First Division
Champions: Jaguares XV (1st title)
Top points scorer:Domingo Miotti, Jaguares XV (104)
Top try scorers:Cody Basson, Griffons,
Julián Domínguez, Jaguares XV
and Athi Mayinje, Eastern Province Elephants (8)

Players

The squads and player appearance and scoring statistics for the 2019 Currie Cup First Division are as follows:

(c) denotes the team captain. For each match, the player's squad number is shown. Starting players are numbered 1 to 15, while the replacements are numbered 16 to 23. If a replacement made an appearance in the match, it is indicated by . "App" refers to the number of appearances made by the player, "Try" to the number of tries scored by the player, "Con" to the number of conversions kicked, "Pen" to the number of penalties kicked, "DG" to the number of drop goals kicked and "Pts" refer to the total number of points scored by the player.

Referees

The following referees officiated matches in the 2019 Currie Cup First Division:

See also

References

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