# 2004 Currie Cup First Division

The 2004 Absa Currie Cup First Division season was the second tier competition in the 66th Currie Cup season since it started in 1889. It was won by the Boland Cavaliers, who defeated the Border Bulldogs 23–22 in the final at the Boland Stadium, Wellington on 22 October 2004.

## Competition

There were six participating teams in the 2004 Currie Cup First Division. These teams played each other twice over the course of the season, once at home and once away.
Teams received four points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus points were awarded to teams that scored 4 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.
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

2004 Currie Cup First Division teams :
| Team | Sponsored Name | Stadium/s | Sponsored Name |
| Boland Cavaliers | Boland Cavaliers | Boland Stadium, Wellington | Boland Stadium |
| Border Bulldogs | Border Bulldogs | Buffalo City Stadium, East London | ABSA Stadium |
| Falcons | Falcons | Pam Brink Stadium, Springs | Pam Brink Stadium |
| Griffons | Griffons | North West Stadium, Welkom | North West Stadium |
| Leopards | Leopards | Olën Park, Potchefstroom | Olën Park |
| Mighty Elephants | Mighty Elephants | EPRU Stadium, Port Elizabeth | EPRU Stadium |

## Log

2004 Currie Cup First Division log :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Boland Cavaliers | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 337 | 217 | +120 | 41 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 36 | Semi-final |
| 2 | Border Bulldogs | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 291 | 294 | −3 | 35 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 36 | Semi-final |
| 3 | Leopards | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 319 | 251 | +68 | 42 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 35 | Semi-final |
| 4 | Falcons | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 287 | 398 | −111 | 35 | 49 | 5 | 4 | 21 | Semi-final |
| 5 | Mighty Elephants | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 278 | 278 | 0 | 32 | 36 | 3 | 5 | 20 | |
| 6 | Griffons | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 317 | 391 | −74 | 43 | 51 | 6 | 2 | 16 | |

## Fixtures and results
### Regular season
#### Round one

* Bye/s: Falcons, Leopards

#### Round three

* Bye/s: Boland Cavaliers, Border Bulldogs

#### Round Five

* Bye/s: Griffons, Mighty Elephants

#### Round Seven

* Bye/s: Falcons, Leopards

#### Round Nine

* Bye/s: Boland Cavaliers, Border Bulldogs

#### Round Eleven

* Bye/s: Griffons, Mighty Elephants

#### Round Twelve
### Title Play-Off Games
#### Final

* 2004 Absa Currie Cup First Division Champions
* Boland Cavaliers 3rd title

## Points scorers

The following table contain points which have been scored in competitive games in the 2004 Currie Cup First Division.
All point scorers :
| No | Player | Team | T | C | P | DG | Pts |
| 1 | Solly Goosen | Boland Cavaliers | 6 | 28 | 26 | 0 | 164 |
| 2 | Reinhardt Gerber | Border Bulldogs | 0 | 22 | 26 | 1 | 125 |
| 3 | Corrie Avenant | Leopards | 3 | 28 | 12 | 1 | 110 |
| 4 | Hennie Stapelberg | Falcons | 0 | 24 | 16 | 2 | 102 |
| 5 | Michael Gallinetti | Mighty Elephants | 3 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 71 |
| 6 | Justin Peach | Mighty Elephants | 2 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 70 |
| 7 | Ossie Damons | Griffons | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 66 |
| 8 | Akona Ndungane | Border Bulldogs | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| 9 | Slang Roux | Griffons | 2 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 46 |
| 10 | Rayno Benjamin | Boland Cavaliers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| 10 | Jongi Nokwe | Boland Cavaliers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| 12 | Colin Lloyd | Leopards | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 34 |
| 13 | Conrad Burke | Boland Cavaliers | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| 13 | Frans Viljoen | Leopards | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| 15 | Willem Slabbert | Griffons | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 28 |
| 16 | Vuyani Dlomo | Mighty Elephants | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| 16 | Tienie Goosen | Griffons | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| 16 | MJ Mentz | Leopards | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| 16 | Jonathan Mokuena | Leopards | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| 16 | Innes van Rooyen | Griffons | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| 21 | Adam Robertson | Border Bulldogs | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 22 |
| 21 | Morné van Zyl | Griffons | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 22 |
| 23 | Patrick Petersen | Boland Cavaliers | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 21 |
| 24 | Jan Cloete | Falcons | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 24 | Michael Coetzee | Border Bulldogs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 24 | Schalk de Klerk | Griffons | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 24 | Henley du Plessis | Boland Cavaliers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 24 | Leon Lubbe | Falcons | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 24 | Godfrey Mbangeni | Falcons | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 24 | Francois Prinsloo | Mighty Elephants | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 24 | Marcel van der Walt | Border Bulldogs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 24 | Piet van Zyl | Boland Cavaliers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 33 | Ruan Coetzee | Falcons | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18 |
| 34 | Charl Blom | Boland Cavaliers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 34 | Skollie de Jager | Falcons | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 34 | David de la Port | Falcons | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 34 | Ian Fihlani | Border Bulldogs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 34 | Barry Geel | Leopards | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 34 | Riaan Harmse | Leopards | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 34 | Fabian Juries | Mighty Elephants | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 34 | Michael Killian | Mighty Elephants | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 34 | Nico Luus | Falcons | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 34 | Dru Nass | Border Bulldogs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 34 | Jacques Nieuwenhuis | Falcons | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 34 | Collen Radebe | Griffons | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 34 | Sam Willard | Mighty Elephants | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 34 | Jan van der Schyff | Falcons | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 34 | Ockie van Zyl | Griffons | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 49 | Chris Jonck | Mighty Elephants | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 49 | JP Joubert | Griffons | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 51 | Werner Coetzer | Border Bulldogs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 51 | Jaco Engels | Leopards | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 51 | Rayno Hendricks | Leopards | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 51 | Fergus Kennedy | Border Bulldogs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 51 | Werner Lessing | Leopards | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 51 | Pietie Loots | Border Bulldogs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 51 | Tiger Mangweni | Border Bulldogs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 51 | Jacques Maritz | Griffons | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 51 | Chris Potgieter | Boland Cavaliers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 51 | Gustav Rademeyer | Boland Cavaliers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 51 | Cerneels Rautenbach | Leopards | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 51 | Naas Rossouw | Falcons | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 51 | Regardt van Eyck | Mighty Elephants | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 51 | Jaco Venter | Falcons | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 51 | Antonius Verhoeven | Boland Cavaliers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 51 | Raydall Walters | Griffons | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 51 | Willie Wepener | Leopards | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 51 | Vion Wium | Boland Cavaliers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 69 | Wayne Bennett | Mighty Elephants | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 69 | Jaco Binneman | Griffons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 69 | Deon de Kock | Falcons | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 69 | David de Villiers | Boland Cavaliers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 69 | Henk Eksteen | Boland Cavaliers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 69 | Clayton Gawie | Mighty Elephants | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 69 | Derek Hendry | Border Bulldogs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 69 | Riaan Heneke | Leopards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 69 | Sebastian Hilpert | Mighty Elephants | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 69 | Gustav Japhta | Falcons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 69 | Wonga Joka | Leopards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 69 | Bronwin Julies | Boland Cavaliers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 69 | André Kies | Falcons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 69 | Charlie King | Leopards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 69 | Elroy Ligman | Mighty Elephants | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 69 | Jacques Lombaard | Falcons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 69 | Sarel Lubbe | Falcons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 69 | Alastair Lyon | Border Bulldogs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 69 | Vusumzi Mbulali | Border Bulldogs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 69 | Kobus Meintjies | Boland Cavaliers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 69 | Thembani Mkokeli | Border Bulldogs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 69 | Zolani Mofu | Border Bulldogs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 69 | Neil Papier | Boland Cavaliers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 69 | Velile Phiri | Griffons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 69 | JJ Pienaar | Mighty Elephants | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 69 | Pieter Terblanché | Boland Cavaliers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 69 | Andries van der Linden | Griffons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 69 | Christo van Niekerk | Griffons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 69 | Deon van Rensburg | Leopards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 69 | Theo van Wyk | Leopards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 99 | Jaco Steenberg | Griffons | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 100 | Ashley Buchler | Falcons | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| — | penalty try | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| * Legend: T = Tries, C = Conversions, P = Penalties, DG = Drop Goals, Pts = Points ||||||||

## Cards

The following table contains all the cards handed out during the tournament:
Cards :
| Player | Team | | |
| Bernard Rabé | Leopards | 0 | 2 |
| Henley du Plessis | Boland Cavaliers | 0 | 2 |
| Alastair Lyon | Border Bulldogs | 0 | 1 |
| André Kies | Falcons | 0 | 1 |
| Angelo Brinkhuys | Boland Cavaliers | 0 | 1 |
| Bennie van Blerk | Griffons | 0 | 1 |
| David de Villiers | Boland Cavaliers | 0 | 1 |
| Deon de Kock | Falcons | 0 | 1 |
| Frans Viljoen | Leopards | 0 | 1 |
| Jaco Binneman | Griffons | 0 | 1 |
| Jacques Nieuwenhuis | Falcons | 0 | 1 |
| Jonathan Mokuena | Leopards | 0 | 1 |
| JP Joubert | Griffons | 0 | 1 |
| JJ Pienaar | Mighty Elephants | 0 | 1 |
| Kobus le Roux | Boland Cavaliers | 0 | 1 |
| Tienie Goosen | Griffons | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Coetzee | Border Bulldogs | 0 | 1 |
| MJ Mentz | Leopards | 0 | 1 |
| Nico Luus | Falcons | 0 | 1 |
| Ossie Damons | Griffons | 0 | 1 |
| Ryno Germishuys | Leopards | 0 | 1 |
| Vusumzi Mbulali | Border Bulldogs | 0 | 1 |
| Willie Bower | Mighty Elephants | 0 | 1 |
| * Legend: = Red card (Sent off for the rest of the game), = Yellow card (Sent off for 10 minutes) ||||