# 2016 Currie Cup First Division

The 2016 Currie Cup First Division was the second tier of the second stage of the 2016 Currie Cup, the 78th edition of this annual South African rugby union competition organised by the South African Rugby Union. It was played between 12 August and 7 October 2016 and featured six teams that qualified through the 2016 Currie Cup qualification competition. The tournament was won by the Griffons for the third time in their history; they beat the Leopards 44–25 in the final played on 7 October 2016.

## Competition rules and information

There were six participating teams in the 2016 Currie Cup First Division.

### Qualification

The six franchise teams automatically qualified to the 2016 Currie Cup Premier Division, and were joined by the three highest-placed non-franchise teams from the 2016 Currie Cup qualification stage. The remaining six teams from the qualification stage qualified for the Currie Cup First Division.

### Regular season and title playoffs

The six teams that qualified for the First Division played against each other over the course of the competition, either at home or 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 7 points or less. Teams were ranked by log points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).
The top four teams qualified for the semifinals, which were followed by a final.

## Teams

The teams that competed in the 2016 Currie Cup First Division were:
2016 Currie Cup First Division teams :
| Team | Sponsored Name | Stadium/s | Sponsored Name |
| Border Bulldogs | Border Bulldogs | Buffalo City Stadium, East London | Buffalo City Stadium |
| Falcons | Hino Valke | Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park | Barnard Stadium |
| Griffons | Down Touch Griffons | North West Stadium, Welkom | HT Pelatona Projects Stadium |
| Leopards | Leopards | Olën Park, Potchefstroom | Profert Olën Park |
| SWD Eagles | SWD Eagles | Outeniqua Park, George | Outeniqua Park |
| Welwitschias | Windhoek Draught Welwitschias | Hage Geingob Stadium, Windhoek | Hage Geingob Stadium |

## Standings

The final log for the 2016 Currie Cup First Division is:
2016 Currie Cup First Division log :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Leopards | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 214 | 149 | +65 | 31 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 25 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Border Bulldogs | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 211 | 110 | +101 | 31 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 22 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Griffons | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 224 | 163 | +61 | 29 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 15 | Semi-finals |
| 4 | Falcons | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 159 | 198 | −39 | 26 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 12 | Semi-finals |
| 5 | SWD Eagles | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 168 | 170 | −2 | 23 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
| 6 | Welwitschias | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 117 | 303 | −186 | 15 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |

### Round-by-round

The table below shows a 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 – 2016 Currie Cup First Division |
| Team | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | SF | F |
| Leopards | 5 (3rd) | 10 (1st) | 15 (1st) | 20 (1st) | 25 (1st) | 25 (1st) | Won | Lost |
| Border Bulldogs | 2 (4th) | 2 (4th) | 7 (4th) | 12 (2nd) | 17 (2nd) | 22 (2nd) | Lost | — |
| Griffons | 5 (2nd) | 9 (2nd) | 10 (2nd) | 10 (3rd) | 15 (3rd) | 15 (3rd) | Won | Won |
| Falcons | 1 (5th) | 1 (5th) | 6 (5th) | 6 (5th) | 7 (5th) | 12 (4th) | Lost | — |
| SWD Eagles | 5 (1st) | 6 (3rd) | 8 (3rd) | 8 (4th) | 9 (4th) | 10 (5th) | — | — |
| Welwitschias | 0 (6th) | 1 (6th) | 1 (6th) | 1 (6th) | 2 (6th) | 2 (6th) | — | — |
| Key: | win | draw | loss | bye | |

## Matches

Five rounds of matches were played, followed by semi-finals and the final.

### Round two

* Bye/s: Border Bulldogs, Falcons

### Round four

* Bye/s: SWD Eagles, Welwitschias

### Round Six

* Bye/s: Griffons, Leopards

### Final
## Honours

The honour roll for the 2016 Currie Cup First Division was as follows:
2016 Currie Cup First Division :
| Champions: | Griffons |
| Top Points Scorer: | George Whitehead, Griffons (125) |
| Top Try Scorer: | Gene Willemse, Leopards (8) |

## Players
### Squads

The following squads were named for the 2016 Currie Cup First Division:
Border Bulldogs squad :
| Forwards | Phumlani Blaauw • Onke Dubase • Billy Dutton • Ndzondelelo Gemashe • Johannes Janse van Rensburg • Johannes Jonker • Athenkosi Khethani • Josh Kota • Blake Kyd • Athenkosi Manentsa • Siya Mdaka • Mihlali Mpafi • Siyamthanda Ngande • Nkosi Nofuma • Lukhanyo Nomzanga • Hendri Storm • Lindokuhle Welemu • Soso Xakalashe • Yanga Xakalashe |
| Backs | Masixole Banda • Lunga Dumezweni • Bangi Kobese • Michael Makase • Makazole Mapimpi • Sonwabiso Mqalo • Sipho Nofemele • Sino Nyoka • Lundi Ralarala • Sethu Tom • Oliver Zono |
| Coach | David Dobela • Elliot Fana |
Falcons squad :
| Forwards | Jacques Alberts • Henri Boshoff • Isak Deetlefs • Heinrich Els • Jan Enslin • Shane Kirkwood • Ernst Ladendorf • Thabo Mamojele • JP Mostert • Reg Muller • Friedle Olivier • Dwight Pansegrouw • Andries Schutte • Koos Strauss • Gihard Visagie • Grant Watts • Marlyn Williams |
| Backs | Karlo Aspeling • Coert Cronjé • Xander Cronjé • Damian Engledoe • Kyle Hendricks • Grant Janke • Charlie Mayeza • Warren Potgieter • Johan Pretorius • Anrich Richter • Etienne Taljaard • Andries Truter • Andrew van Wyk • Did not play: • Christo Coetzee |
| Coach | Rudy Joubert |
Griffons squad :
| Forwards | Gavin Annandale • PW Botha • Rudi Britz • Gerhard Engelbrecht • Samora Fihlani • Elandré Huggett • De Wet Kruger • George Marich • Vincent Maruping • Khwezi Mkhafu • Heinrich Roelfse • Boela Serfontein • Martin Sithole • Danie van der Merwe • Boela Venter • Hennie Venter • Dennis Visser |
| Backs | Boela Abrahams • Selvyn Davids • Joubert Engelbrecht • Reinhardt Erwee • Tertius Kruger • Tertius Maarman • Vuyo Mbotho • Japie Nel • Duan Pretorius • Louis Venter • George Whitehead • Warren Williams |
| Coach | Oersond Gorgonzola |
Leopards squad :
| Forwards | Wilmar Arnoldi • Dewald Dekker • Roan Grobbelaar • Danie Jordaan • Jaco Jordaan • Juan Language • Bart le Roux • Stairs Mhlongo • Loftus Morrison • Kabelo Motloung • Lucky Ngcamu • Marno Redelinghuys • Francois Robertse • Jeandré Rudolph • Walt Steenkamp • HP Swart • Louis van der Westhuizen • Dane van der Westhuyzen |
| Backs | Rowayne Beukman • Myburgh Briers • Johan Deysel • Dean Gordon • Jaco Hayward • Sandile Kubheka • Bradley Moolman • Chriswill September • Malherbe Swart • Adrian Vermeulen • Johnny Welthagen • Ryno Wepener • Gene Willemse |
| Coach | Jonathan Mokeuna |
SWD Eagles squad :
| Forwards | Layle Delo • Juandré Digue • Christo du Plessis • Thor Halvorsen • Lyndon Hartnick • Kurt Haupt • Dean Hopp • Marco Kruger • Grant le Roux • Teunis Nieuwoudt • Andisa Ntsila • Schalk Oelofse • Buran Parks • Mark Pretorius • Davon Raubenheimer • Nemo Roelofse • Janneman Stander • Lodewyk Uys |
| Backs | Riaan Arends • Martin du Toit • Mzo Dyantyi • Leighton Eksteen • Wilneth Engelbrecht • Hansie Graaff • Kirsten Heyns • Jacquin Jansen • Tom Kean • Hentzwill Pedro • Charles Radebe • Daniel Roberts • Dillin Snel • Johan Steyn • Luzuko Vulindlu • Clinton Wagman |
| Coach | Deon Davids |
Welwitschias squad :
| Forwards | Nian Berg • Morné Blom • Petri Burger • Leneve Damens • AJ de Klerk • Shaun du Preez • Alberto Engelbrecht • Quintin Esterhuizen • Zayne Groenewaldt • Thomas Kali • Munio Kasiringua • Rohan Kitshoff • Gert Lotter • Ruan Ludick • Collen Smith • Denzil van Wyk • Hauta Veii • Casper Viviers • Johann Wohler |
| Backs | Chrysander Botha • Darryl de la Harpe • Eugene Jantjies • Shaun Kaizemi • Nandivatu Karuuombe • Cameron Klassen • Lesley Klim • Malcolm Moore • Philip Nashikaku • Justin Nel • Mahco Prinsloo • Heinrich Smit • Russell van Wyk • Riaan van Zyl • Francois Wiese • Gino Wilson • JC Winckler |
| Coach | John Williams |

### Appearances and points

| Border Bulldogs |
| Name | LEO | WEL | GRF | FNH | SWD | SF | F | App | Try | Kck | Pts |
| Blake Kyd | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mihlali Mpafi | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 2 | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johannes Jonker | 3 | | 3 | 3 | | 3 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lindokuhle Welemu | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | | 4 | — | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Hendri Storm | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Onke Dubase | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| Siya Mdaka | 7 | 7 | 7 | | | 7 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Athenkosi Manentsa | 8 | | | | | | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Sino Nyoka | 9 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 20 | 20 | — | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Masixole Banda | 10 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 15 | — | 6 | 6 | 67 | 97 |
| Makazole Mapimpi | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | — | 6 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| Lunga Dumezweni | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 12 | — | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Lundi Ralarala | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sipho Nofemele | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | — | 6 | 5 | 0 | 25 |
| Sonwabiso Mqalo | 15 | 15 | | 22 | 15 | 22 | — | 5 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| Josh Kota | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 16 | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Siyamthanda Ngande | 17 | 18 | | | 1 | 17 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nkosi Nofuma | 18 | | | | | | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Dutton | 19 | | 19 | | 7 | 18 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bangi Kobese | 20 | 20 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 9 | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oliver Zono | 21 | 22 | 10 | 10 | | 10 | — | 5 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| Michael Makase | 22 | | 22 | | 22 | | — | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Phumlani Blaauw | | 3 | | | 18 | | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johannes Janse van Rensburg | | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanga Xakalashe | | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Athenkosi Khethani | | 19 | 18 | 18 | 4 | | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Soso Xakalashe | | 21 | | | | | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sethu Tom | | | 21 | 21 | 12 | 21 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ndzondelelo Gemashe | | | | 8 | | | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Lukhanyo Nomzanga | | | | 19 | 19 | 19 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 6 | 32 | 67 | 227 |
| Falcons |
| Name | GRF | SWD | LEO | BDR | WEL | SF | F | App | Try | Kck | Pts |
| Koos Strauss | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Henri Boshoff | 2 | | 17 | 17 | 1 | | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andries Schutte | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Shane Kirkwood | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | | 4 | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isak Deetlefs | 5 | 18 | 18 | | 4 | | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JP Mostert | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 6 | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ernst Ladendorf | 7 | 7 | | 19 | 7 | 7 | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Friedle Olivier | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | | 19 | — | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Johan Pretorius | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | — | 6 | 6 | 0 | 30 |
| Karlo Aspeling | 10 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | 6 | 0 | 35 | 35 |
| Etienne Taljaard | 11 | | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | — | 5 | 5 | 0 | 25 |
| Andrew van Wyk | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | | 22 | — | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Andries Truter | 13 | 11 | | | 13 | 13 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Mayeza | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | — | 6 | 4 | 0 | 20 |
| Coert Cronjé | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | 15 | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Dwight Pansegrouw | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grant Watts | 17 | | | | 17 | | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marlyn Williams | 18 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 6 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Reg Muller | 19 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | 6 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Warren Potgieter | 20 | 20 | 10 | 21 | 21 | 21 | — | 6 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| Grant Janke | 21 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damian Engledoe | 22 | | 22 | 15 | | | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Jan Enslin | | 2 | 2 | 2 | | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Heinrich Els | | 17 | | | | | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xander Cronjé | | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Christo Coetzee | | 22 | | | | | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thabo Mamojele | | | 19 | | 6 | | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacques Alberts | | | | 18 | 18 | 18 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anrich Richter | | | | 20 | 20 | 20 | — | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Gihard Visagie | | | | | 2 | 17 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Hendricks | | | | | 15 | | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 6 | 29 | 44 | 189 |
| Griffons |
| Name | FNH | SWD | LEO | BDR | WEL | SF | F | App | Try | Kck | Pts |
| Danie van der Merwe | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Elandré Huggett | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | 16 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Gerhard Engelbrecht | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gavin Annandale | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Dennis Visser | 5 | | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Martin Sithole | 6 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Vincent Maruping | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| De Wet Kruger | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | | 6 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| Boela Abrahams | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| George Whitehead | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 115 | 125 |
| Warren Williams | 11 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 25 |
| Joubert Engelbrecht | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tertius Kruger | 13 | 13 | 13 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Vuyo Mbotho | 14 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| Selvyn Davids | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | | 15 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| Khwezi Mkhafu | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PW Botha | 17 | | | | | | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Marich | 18 | 17 | | | 17 | | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boela Serfontein | 19 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 18 | | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Louis Venter | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tertius Maarman | 21 | | | 21 | | | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Japie Nel | 22 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Reinhardt Erwee | | 15 | | | 21 | | | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Samora Fihlani | | 18 | | | | 18 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boela Venter | | 19 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Rudi Britz | | | 17 | 17 | | | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duan Pretorius | | | 21 | | 15 | 22 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hennie Venter | | | | | 16 | | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Heinrich Roelfse | | | | | | 17 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| penalty try | penalty try | penalty try | penalty try | penalty try | penalty try | penalty try | penalty try | – | 2 | – | 10 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 7 | 35 | 118 | 293 |
| Leopards |
| Name | BDR | WEL | GRF | FNH | SWD | SF | F | App | Try | Kck | Pts |
| Bart le Roux | 1 | 3 | 17 | | | | | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Wilmar Arnoldi | 2 | 16 | | | 16 | 16 | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucky Ngcamu | 3 | | | 17 | | | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stairs Mhlongo | 4 | 4 | | | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Steenkamp | 5 | 18 | 5 | 5 | | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juan Language | 6 | | | | 6 | | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HP Swart | 7 | 7 | 7 | 19 | | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 30 |
| Marno Redelinghuys | 8 | 8 | 19 | | 19 | 20 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malherbe Swart | 9 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 9 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Gene Willemse | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 40 |
| Jaco Hayward | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Johan Deysel | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 76 | 101 |
| Bradley Moolman | 13 | | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 20 |
| Rowayne Beukman | 14 | 14 | 14 | | | | | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Ryno Wepener | 15 | 15 | 22 | 22 | 22 | | | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dane van der Westhuyzen | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roan Grobbelaar | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Loftus Morrison | 18 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 19 | | 6 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| Jaco Jordaan | 19 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | 6 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Chriswill September | 20 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 9 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adrian Vermeulen | 21 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| Myburgh Briers | 22 | 21 | | | | | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dewald Dekker | | 17 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Francois Robertse | | 19 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Sandile Kubheka | | 22 | 21 | 14 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeandré Rudolph | | | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Louis van der Westhuizen | | | 16 | 16 | 2 | | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danie Jordaan | | | | 18 | 18 | | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Welthagen | | | | 21 | | | | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Dean Gordon | | | | | 14 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| Kabelo Motloung | | | | | 17 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| penalty try | penalty try | penalty try | penalty try | penalty try | penalty try | penalty try | penalty try | – | 1 | – | 5 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 7 | 39 | 84 | 279 |
| SWD Eagles |
| Name | WEL | GRF | FNH | LEO | BDR | SF | F | App | Try | Kck | Pts |
| Dean Hopp | 1 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Pretorius | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | — | — | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| Nemo Roelofse | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 17 | — | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Schalk Oelofse | 4 | 4 | | | | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lodewyk Uys | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andisa Ntsila | 6 | 6 | 19 | 8 | 20 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Thor Halvorsen | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Christo du Plessis | 8 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 8 | — | — | 5 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| Johan Steyn | 9 | 9 | 9 | | 9 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Hansie Graaff | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 22 | — | — | 5 | 0 | 38 | 38 |
| Hentzwill Pedro | 11 | 11 | 22 | 11 | | — | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Luzuko Vulindlu | 12 | 12 | 14 | | 12 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Kirsten Heyns | 13 | 13 | 13 | | | — | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Radebe | 14 | 14 | 11 | | 11 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Jacquin Jansen | 15 | | | | | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kurt Haupt | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| Juandré Digue | 17 | | | | | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grant le Roux | 18 | 18 | 4 | | 18 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buran Parks | 19 | | | | | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dillin Snel | 20 | 20 | 20 | 9 | | — | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Wilneth Engelbrecht | 21 | 21 | 12 | | | — | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Roberts | 22 | 15 | | 21 | 13 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Layle Delo | | 1 | | | 16 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Janneman Stander | | 19 | 6 | 19 | 6 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Tom Kean | | 22 | 21 | 15 | 15 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| Teunis Nieuwoudt | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leighton Eksteen | | | 15 | 10 | 14 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Marco Kruger | | | 18 | | | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lyndon Hartnick | | | | 4 | 19 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Davon Raubenheimer | | | | 7 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin du Toit | | | | 12 | 10 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Clinton Wagman | | | | 14 | | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mzo Dyantyi | | | | 20 | 21 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Riaan Arends | | | | 22 | | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| penalty try | penalty try | penalty try | penalty try | penalty try | penalty try | penalty try | penalty try | – | 1 | – | 5 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 5 | 23 | 53 | 168 |
| Welwitschias |
| Name | SWD | LEO | BDR | GRF | FNH | SF | F | App | Try | Kck | Pts |
| Casper Viviers | 1 | 1 | | | | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gert Lotter | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| AJ de Klerk | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Munio Kasiringua | 4 | | 19 | 18 | 18 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ruan Ludick | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zayne Groenewaldt | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 19 | — | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Morné Blom | 7 | 19 | 8 | 7 | | — | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Leneve Damens | 8 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 8 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Cameron Klassen | 9 | 9 | | 20 | | — | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eugene Jantjies | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 42 | 52 |
| Gino Wilson | 11 | 11 | | 14 | | — | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Darryl de la Harpe | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | | — | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Heinrich Smit | 13 | 13 | 14 | | 13 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Philip Nashikaku | 14 | 14 | 21 | 11 | 11 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Chrysander Botha | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 10 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Shaun du Preez | 16 | | 1 | | 16 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quintin Esterhuizen | 17 | 17 | | | | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denzil van Wyk | 18 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johann Wohler | 19 | | | 19 | 7 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nandivatu Karuuombe | 20 | | | | | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lesley Klim | 21 | 21 | 13 | 13 | | — | — | 4 | 5 | 0 | 25 |
| Mahco Prinsloo | 22 | 22 | 20 | | | — | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rohan Kitshoff | | 7 | | | 6 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Petri Burger | | 16 | 2 | 16 | | — | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alberto Engelbrecht | | 18 | | | | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JC Winckler | | 20 | 9 | | 20 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Russell van Wyk | | | 11 | | | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Collen Smith | | | 17 | 17 | | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Kali | | | 18 | | | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Nel | | | 22 | 10 | 22 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hauta Veii | | | | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaun Kaizemi | | | | 21 | 12 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Malcolm Moore | | | | 22 | 14 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Riaan van Zyl | | | | | 15 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nian Berg | | | | | 17 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Francois Wiese | | | | | 21 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 5 | 15 | 42 | 117 |

### Points scorers

The following table contain points scored in the 2016 Currie Cup First Division:
| Top Ten point scorers |
| No | Player | Team | T | C | P | DG | Pts |
| 1 | George Whitehead | Griffons | 2 | 32 | 17 | 0 | 125 |
| 2 | Johan Deysel | Leopards | 5 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 101 |
| 3 | Masixole Banda | Border Bulldogs | 6 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 97 |
| 4 | Eugene Jantjies | Welwitschias | 2 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 52 |
| 5 | Gene Willemse | Leopards | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| 6 | Hansie Graaff | SWD Eagles | 0 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 38 |
| 7 | Karlo Aspeling | Falcons | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 35 |
| 8 | Johan Pretorius | Falcons | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| 8 | HP Swart | Leopards | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| 10 | Lesley Klim | Welwitschias | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| 10 | Sipho Nofemele | Border Bulldogs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| 10 | Warren Williams | Griffons | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Other point scorers |
| No | Player | Team | T | C | P | DG | Pts |
| 13 | Charlie Mayeza | Falcons | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 13 | Bradley Moolman | Leopards | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 13 | Etienne Taljaard | Falcons | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 16 | Selvyn Davids | Griffons | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 16 | Christo du Plessis | SWD Eagles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 16 | Onke Dubase | Border Bulldogs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 16 | Dean Gordon | Leopards | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 16 | Kurt Haupt | SWD Eagles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 16 | De Wet Kruger | Griffons | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 16 | Makazole Mapimpi | Border Bulldogs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 16 | Vuyo Mbotho | Griffons | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 16 | Loftus Morrison | Leopards | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 16 | Sonwabiso Mqalo | Border Bulldogs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 16 | Mark Pretorius | SWD Eagles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 16 | Adrian Vermeulen | Leopards | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 16 | Oliver Zono | Border Bulldogs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 29 | Martin du Toit | SWD Eagles | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 29 | Reinhardt Erwee | Griffons | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 29 | Tertius Kruger | Griffons | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 29 | Bart le Roux | Leopards | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 29 | Michael Makase | Border Bulldogs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 29 | Reg Muller | Falcons | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 29 | Japie Nel | Griffons | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 29 | Andisa Ntsila | SWD Eagles | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 29 | Friedle Olivier | Falcons | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 29 | Anrich Richter | Falcons | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 29 | Martin Sithole | Griffons | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 29 | Johan Steyn | SWD Eagles | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 29 | Danie van der Merwe | Griffons | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 29 | Boela Venter | Griffons | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 29 | Dennis Visser | Griffons | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 29 | Marlyn Williams | Falcons | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 45 | Tom Kean | SWD Eagles | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 45 | Warren Potgieter | Falcons | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 47 | Boela Abrahams | Griffons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 48 | Leighton Eksteen | SWD Eagles | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 48 | Malherbe Swart | Leopards | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 50 | Gavin Annandale | Griffons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 50 | Rowayne Beukman | Leopards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 50 | Morné Blom | Welwitschias | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 50 | Chrysander Botha | Welwitschias | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 50 | Coert Cronjé | Falcons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 50 | Xander Cronjé | Falcons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 50 | Leneve Damens | Welwitschias | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 50 | Lunga Dumezweni | Border Bulldogs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 50 | Damian Engledoe | Falcons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 50 | Jan Enslin | Falcons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 50 | Ndzondelelo Gemashe | Border Bulldogs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 50 | Thor Halvorsen | SWD Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 50 | Jaco Hayward | Leopards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 50 | Elandré Huggett | Griffons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 50 | Jaco Jordaan | Leopards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 50 | Shaun Kaizemi | Welwitschias | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 50 | Athenkosi Khethani | Border Bulldogs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 50 | Josh Kota | Border Bulldogs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 50 | Gert Lotter | Welwitschias | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 50 | Athenkosi Manentsa | Border Bulldogs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 50 | Malcolm Moore | Welwitschias | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 50 | Philip Nashikaku | Welwitschias | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 50 | Sino Nyoka | Border Bulldogs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 50 | Hentzwill Pedro | SWD Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 50 | Charles Radebe | SWD Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 50 | Daniel Roberts | SWD Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 50 | Francois Robertse | Leopards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 50 | Andries Schutte | Falcons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 50 | Dillin Snel | SWD Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 50 | Janneman Stander | SWD Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 50 | Andries Truter | Falcons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 50 | Andrew van Wyk | Falcons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 50 | Luzuko Vulindlu | SWD Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 50 | Lindokuhle Welemu | Border Bulldogs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 50 | Gino Wilson | Welwitschias | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 85 | Johnny Welthagen | Leopards | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| — | penalty try | Griffons | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| — | penalty try | Leopards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| — | penalty try | SWD Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| * Legend: T = Tries, C = Conversions, P = Penalties, DG = Drop Goals, Pts = Points. |

### Discipline

The following table contains all the cards handed out during the tournament:
Red cards or multiple yellow cards :
| Player | Team | | |
| Soso Xakalashe | Border Bulldogs | 1 | 0 |
Single yellow cards :
| Player | Team | | |
| Nian Berg | Welwitschias | 0 | 1 |
| Lunga Dumezweni | Border Bulldogs | 0 | 1 |
| Gerhard Engelbrecht | Griffons | 0 | 1 |
| Thor Halvorsen | SWD Eagles | 0 | 1 |
| Elandré Huggett | Griffons | 0 | 1 |
| Jaco Jordaan | Leopards | 0 | 1 |
| Rohan Kitshoff | Welwitschias | 0 | 1 |
| Cameron Klassen | Welwitschias | 0 | 1 |
| Tertius Kruger | Griffons | 0 | 1 |
| Gert Lotter | Welwitschias | 0 | 1 |
| Vincent Maruping | Griffons | 0 | 1 |
| Loftus Morrison | Leopards | 0 | 1 |
| JP Mostert | Falcons | 0 | 1 |
| Reg Muller | Falcons | 0 | 1 |
| Charles Radebe | SWD Eagles | 0 | 1 |
| Dwight Pansegrouw | Falcons | 0 | 1 |
| Francois Robertse | Leopards | 0 | 1 |
| Nemo Roelofse | SWD Eagles | 0 | 1 |
| Jeandré Rudolph | Leopards | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Visser | Griffons | 0 | 1 |
| Gene Willemse | Leopards | 0 | 1 |
| * Legend: = Sent off, = Sin-binned |

## Referees

The following referees officiated matches in the 2016 Currie Cup First Division:
2016 Currie Cup First Division referees :
| Referees | Referees | Mike Adamson • Rodney Boneparte • Quinton Immelman • AJ Jacobs • Cwengile Jadezweni • Pro Legoete • Sindile Ngcese • Jaco Peyper • Alexandre Ruiz • Egon Seconds • Jaco van Heerden |