# 2000 Currie Cup qualification

The 2000 Currie Cup Qualification tournament was the first stage of the 2000 Currie Cup season, the 62nd season of the competition since it started in 1889. Following this tournament, eight teams qualified for the 2000 Currie Cup Top 8 competition, and six teams for the 2000 Bankfin Cup competition.

## Competition

There were fourteen participating teams in the 2000 Currie Cup qualification tournament. They were divided into two sections, Section X and Section Y. Each team played every other team in their section once. The top four teams in each of the two sections qualified for the 2000 Currie Cup Top 8. Only points earned against other Top 8 qualifiers during the preliminary rounds were carried forward to the Top 8. The eight teams in the Top 8 played for the Currie Cup, and the three bottom-placed teams in the section qualified for the second-tier 2000 Bankfin Cup.
All points earned against the other qualifying teams from the same competition were carried forward into the next competition.
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. The ranking position of each team was first determined by total log points, then by point difference (match points scored minus match points conceded).

## Section X
### Team Listing

2000 Currie Cup qualification Section X teams :
| Team | Sponsored Name | Stadium/s | Sponsored Name |
| Boland Cavaliers | Boland Cavaliers | Boland Stadium, Wellington | Boland Stadium |
| Falcons | Falcons | Bosman Stadium, Brakpan | Bosman Stadium |
| Free State Cheetahs | Free State Cheetahs | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | Free State Stadium |
| Golden Lions | Golden Lions | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg | Ellis Park Stadium |
| Griffons | Griffons | North West Stadium, Welkom | North West Stadium |
| Mighty Elephants | Mighty Elephants | Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth | Telkom Park |
| Sharks | Sharks | Kings Park Stadium, Durban | Absa Stadium |

### Log

2000 Currie Cup qualification Section X Log :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts | CF | Qualification |
| 1 | Sharks | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 213 | 141 | +72 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 2000 Currie Cup Top 8 |
| 2 | Golden Lions | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 283 | 207 | +76 | 36 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 2000 Currie Cup Top 8 |
| 3 | Boland Cavaliers | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 190 | 174 | +16 | 29 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 2000 Currie Cup Top 8 |
| 4 | Free State Cheetahs | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 195 | 187 | +8 | 21 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 2000 Currie Cup Top 8 |
| 5 | Mighty Elephants | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 164 | 172 | −8 | 24 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 2000 Bankfin Cup |
| 6 | Falcons | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 174 | 225 | −51 | 22 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 2000 Bankfin Cup |
| 7 | Griffons | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 196 | 309 | −113 | 21 | 41 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2000 Bankfin Cup |

### Results
#### Round One

* Bye/s: Sharks

#### Round Two

* Bye/s: Falcons

#### Round Three

* Bye/s: Griffons

#### Round Four

* Bye/s: Golden Lions

#### Round Five

* Bye/s: Boland Cavaliers

#### Round Six

* Bye/s: Free State Cheetahs

#### Round Seven

* Bye/s: Mighty Elephants

## Section Y
### Team Listing

2000 Currie Cup qualification Section Y teams :
| Team | Sponsored Name | Stadium/s | Sponsored Name |
| Blue Bulls | Blue Bulls | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | Minolta Loftus |
| Border Bulldogs | Border Bulldogs | Basil Kenyon Stadium, East London | Basil Kenyon Stadium |
| Griquas | Nashua Griquas | Griqua Park, Kimberley | Griqua Park |
| Leopards | Leopards | Olën Park, Potchefstroom | Olën Park |
| Pumas | Mpumalanga Pumas | Johann van Riebeeck Stadium, Witbank | Johann van Riebeeck Stadium |
| SWD Eagles | Vodacom Eagles | Outeniqua Park, George | Outeniqua Park |
| Western Province | Fedsure Western Province | Newlands Stadium, Cape Town | Newlands Stadium |

### Log

2000 Currie Cup qualification section Y log :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts | CF | Qualification |
| 1 | Western Province | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 220 | 176 | +44 | 26 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 14 | 2000 Currie Cup Top 8 |
| 2 | SWD Eagles | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 167 | 161 | +6 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 2000 Currie Cup Top 8 |
| 3 | Pumas | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 212 | 208 | +4 | 29 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 2000 Currie Cup Top 8 |
| 4 | Griquas | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 227 | 214 | +13 | 27 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 2000 Currie Cup Top 8 |
| 5 | Border Bulldogs | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 165 | 178 | −13 | 20 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 2000 Bankfin Cup |
| 6 | Blue Bulls | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 232 | 228 | +4 | 22 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 2000 Bankfin Cup |
| 7 | Leopards | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 163 | 221 | −58 | 19 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2000 Bankfin Cup |

### Results
#### Round One

* Bye/s: Pumas

#### Round Two

* Bye/s: Griquas

#### Round Three

* Bye/s: Border Bulldogs

#### Round Four

* Bye/s: SWD Eagles

#### Round Five

* Bye/s: Leopards

#### Round Six

* Bye/s: Western Province

#### Round Seven

* Bye/s: Blue Bulls