# 2000 Currie Cup Top 8

The 2000 Currie Cup Top 8 was the final stage of the 2000 Currie Cup season, the 62nd season in the competition since it started in 1889. It was won by Western Province, who defeated the Sharks 25–15 in the final at Kings Park Stadium, Durban on 28 October 2000, becoming the first team in the history of the Currie Cup to win 30 titles.

## Competition
### Qualification

The fourteen provincial teams were divided into two sections (called Section X and Section Y) during the 2000 Currie Cup qualification tournament. Each team played every other team in their section once. The four top teams in each section qualified to the 2000 Currie Cup Top 8 competition, with all points earned against the other Top 8 teams carried forward to the Top 8. All teams played the teams that qualified from the other section once. Teams who qualified from the same section did not play each other again.
Teams received four points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus points were awarded to teams that score 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 points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).
The top four 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.

## Teams

2000 Currie Cup Top 8 teams :
| Team | Sponsored Name | Stadium/s | Sponsored Name |
| Boland Cavaliers | Boland Cavaliers | Boland Stadium, Wellington | Boland 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 |
| Griquas | Nashua Griquas | Griqua Park, Kimberley | Griqua Park |
| Sharks | Sharks | Kings Park Stadium, Durban | Absa Stadium |
| 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 Top 8 log :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sharks | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 267 | 159 | +108 | 33 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 2000 Currie Cup semi-final playoffs |
| 2 | Western Province | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 282 | 205 | +77 | 31 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 29 | 2000 Currie Cup semi-final playoffs |
| 3 | Golden Lions | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 294 | 215 | +79 | 37 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 2000 Currie Cup semi-final playoffs |
| 4 | Free State Cheetahs | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 236 | 242 | −6 | 26 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 2000 Currie Cup semi-final playoffs |
| 5 | Boland Cavaliers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 201 | 246 | −45 | 30 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 17 | |
| 6 | SWD Eagles | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 206 | 214 | −8 | 27 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 15 | |
| 7 | Pumas | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 213 | 304 | −91 | 28 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 12 | |
| 8 | Griquas | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 181 | 295 | −114 | 21 | 43 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
The following playing records were brought forward from the 2000 Currie Cup qualification series:
Playing records brought forward :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
| 1 | Western Province | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 85 | +34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 24 |
| 2 | Sharks | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 95 | 67 | +28 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 15 |
| 3 | SWD Eagles | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 106 | 79 | +27 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 20 |
| 4 | Golden Lions | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 109 | 118 | −9 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 25 |
| 5 | Free State Cheetahs | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 86 | 98 | −12 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 20 |
| 6 | Pumas | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 94 | 109 | −15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 21 |
| 7 | Boland Cavaliers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 78 | 85 | −7 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 15 |
| 8 | Griquas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 69 | 115 | −46 | 8 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 18 |

### Results
#### Final

* 2000 Absa Currie Cup Champions
* Western Province 30th title