2019 Currie Cup Premier Division

The 2019 Currie Cup Premier Division was the 81st edition of the top tier of the Currie Cup, the premier domestic rugby union competition in South Africa. DirectAxis Financial Services was the tournament sponsor. It was organised by the South African Rugby Union and ran from 12 July to 7 September 2019.

2019 Currie Cup Premier Division
CountriesSouth Africa
Date12 July – 7 September 2019
ChampionsFree State Cheetahs (6th title)
Runners-upGolden Lions
Matches played24
Tries scored186
(average 7.8 per match)
Top point scorerShaun Reynolds
(Golden Lions, 93)
Top try scorerJoseph Dweba
(Free State Cheetahs) and
Madosh Tambwe
(Golden Lions, 7)

The competition was won by the Free State Cheetahs, who beat the Golden Lions 31–28 in the final played on 7 September 2019.

Competition rules and information

There were seven participating teams in the 2019 Currie Cup Premier 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 semi finals, which will be followed by a final.

Teams

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

Griquas
Pumas
Western Province
Location of teams in the 2019 Currie Cup Premier Division
2019 Currie Cup Premier Division teams
Team Sponsored Name
Blue BullsVodacom Blue Bulls
Free State CheetahsToyota Free State Cheetahs
Golden LionsXerox Golden Lions
GriquasTafel Lager Griquas
PumasPumas
SharksCell C Sharks
Western ProvinceDHL Western Province

Regular season

Standings

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

2019 Currie Cup Premier Division standings
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 Free State Cheetahs6402234162+7234214222
2 Golden Lions6402173174−124214222
3 Griquas6402178175+322244121
4 Sharks6402170179−920222119
5 Western Province6204176146+3023192414
6 Blue Bulls6204143191−4820252010
7 Pumas6105161208−471930329

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
Free State Cheetahs 0
(5th)
5
(2nd)
10
(1st)
11
(3rd)
12
(3rd)
17
(2nd)
22
(1st)
Won Won
Golden Lions 5
(2nd)
5
(4th)
9
(3rd)
13
(2nd)
15
(1st)
17
(3rd)
22
(2nd)
Won Lost
Griquas 5
(1st)
10
(1st)
10
(2nd)
15
(1st)
15
(2nd)
19
(1st)
21
(3rd)
Lost N/A
Sharks 0
(7th)
5
(5th)
5
(5th)
6
(6th)
10
(5th)
14
(4th)
19
(4th)
Lost N/A
Western Province 4
(3rd)
5
(3rd)
7
(4th)
7
(4th)
12
(4th)
13
(5th)
14
(5th)
N/A N/A
Blue Bulls 0
(6th)
1
(7th)
5
(6th)
5
(7th)
9
(6th)
9
(6th)
10
(6th)
N/A N/A
Pumas 2
(4th)
3
(6th)
3
(7th)
7
(5th)
7
(7th)
7
(7th)
9
(7th)
N/A N/A
Key: win draw loss bye

Matches

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

Round One

Bye/s: Free State Cheetahs

Round Two

Bye/s: Golden Lions

Round Three

Bye/s: Sharks

Round Four

Bye/s: Western Province

Round Five

Bye/s: Griquas

Round Six

Bye/s: Blue Bulls

Round Seven

Bye/s: Pumas

Play-offs

Semi Finals

Final

Relegation 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 Premier Division was:

2019 Currie Cup Premier Division
Champions: Free State Cheetahs (6th title)
Top points scorer:Shaun Reynolds, Golden Lions (93)
Top try scorers:Joseph Dweba, Free State Cheetahs
Madosh Tambwe, Golden Lions (7)

Players

The squads and player appearance and scoring statistics for the 2019 Currie Cup Premier 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 Premier Division:

See also

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