# 2014 Currie Cup qualification

The 2014 Currie Cup qualification series was a tournament organised by the South African Rugby Union. It featured seven teams and was played in June and July 2014, with the winner qualifying for the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division. The remaining six teams played in the 2014 Currie Cup First Division.

## Competition

On 13 February 2014, SARU announced that the Currie Cup Premier Division would be expanded from six to eight teams. The top five teams from 2013 – the Sharks, Western Province, Free State Cheetahs, Golden Lions and Blue Bulls – were guaranteed participation in the 2014 edition, as were the top two teams from the 2013 Currie Cup First Division, the Pumas and Eastern Province Kings.
The bottom side in 2013, the Griquas, as well as the remaining teams from the First Division – the Leopards, SWD Eagles, Boland Cavaliers, Griffons, Border Bulldogs and Falcons – played in a qualification tournament, with the winner also qualifying to the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division.
The seven teams played each other once over the course of the qualification tournament, 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 team qualified for the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division, while the other six teams qualified for the 2014 Currie Cup First Division.

## Teams

2014 Currie Cup qualification teams :
| Team | Sponsored Name | Stadium/s | Sponsored Name |
| Boland Cavaliers | Regent Boland Cavaliers | Boland Stadium, Wellington | Boland Stadium |
| Border Bulldogs | Border Bulldogs | Buffalo City Stadium, East London | Buffalo City Stadium |
| Falcons | Falcons | Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park | Barnard Stadium |
| Griffons | Down Touch Griffons | North West Stadium, Welkom | North West Stadium |
| Griquas | GWK Griquas | Griqua Park, Kimberley | GWK Park |
| Leopards | Leopards | Olën Park, Potchefstroom | Profert Olën Park |
| SWD Eagles | SWD Eagles | Outeniqua Park, George | Outeniqua Park |

## Log

2014 Currie Cup qualification log :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Griquas | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 246 | 101 | +145 | 36 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division |
| 2 | Leopards | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 356 | 141 | +215 | 51 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 27 | 2014 Currie Cup First Division |
| 3 | Griffons | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 183 | 213 | −30 | 25 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 2014 Currie Cup First Division |
| 4 | SWD Eagles | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 163 | 245 | −82 | 23 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 2014 Currie Cup First Division |
| 5 | Boland Cavaliers | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 140 | 156 | −16 | 17 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 2014 Currie Cup First Division |
| 6 | Falcons | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 193 | 223 | −30 | 25 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2014 Currie Cup First Division |
| 7 | Border Bulldogs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 118 | 320 | −202 | 16 | 48 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2014 Currie Cup First Division |

## Fixtures and results

The fixture list for the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division was released on 11 March 2014:

### Round One

* Bye/s: Falcons

### Round Two

* Bye/s: Border Bulldogs

### Round Three

* Bye/s: Griffons

### Round Four

* Bye/s: Leopards

### Round Five

* Bye/s: Griquas

### Round Six

* Bye/s: SWD Eagles

### Round Seven

* Bye/s: Boland Cavaliers

## Players
### Player statistics

The following table contain points which were scored during the 2014 Currie Cup qualification tournament:
Top point scorers :
| No | Player | Team | T | C | P | DG | Pts |
| 1 | Jaun Kotzé | Falcons | 5 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 93 |
| 2 | André Pretorius | Leopards | 0 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 83 |
| 3 | Sylvian Mahuza | Leopards | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| 3 | Luther Obi | Leopards | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| 5 | Eric Zana | Boland Cavaliers | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 49 |
| 6 | Masixole Banda | Border Bulldogs | 1 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 43 |
| 7 | Nico Scheepers | Griquas | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 35 |
| 7 | Marnus Schoeman | Griquas | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| 9 | Karlo Aspeling | SWD Eagles | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 31 |
| 10 | Carel Greeff | Griquas | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| 10 | Juan Language | Leopards | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| 10 | Norman Nelson | Griffons | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| 13 | Riaan Arends | Falcons | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| 14 | Morné Hugo | Boland Cavaliers | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 24 |
| 15 | Francois Brummer | Griquas | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| 15 | Gouws Prinsloo | Griquas | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 23 |
| 17 | Franna du Toit | Griffons | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 22 |
| 18 | Kobus de Kock | Leopards | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 18 | Pieter-Steyn de Wet | Griffons | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 20 |
| 18 | Dwayne Kelly | SWD Eagles | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 18 | Hoffmann Maritz | Leopards | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 18 | Japie Nel | Griffons | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 18 | Dillon Smit | Leopards | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 18 | George Tossel | Leopards | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 25 | Adriaan Engelbrecht | Leopards | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 18 |
| 26 | Elric van Vuuren | SWD Eagles | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| 27 | Alshaun Bock | SWD Eagles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 27 | Kurt Haupt | SWD Eagles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 27 | Armandt Koster | Griffons | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 27 | Tian Meyer | Griquas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 27 | Francois Robertse | Leopards | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 27 | Burger Schoeman | Griquas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 27 | Franzel September | Boland Cavaliers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 27 | Brian Skosana | SWD Eagles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 35 | Ederies Arendse | Griquas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 35 | Ryno Barnes | Griquas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 35 | Ryno Coetzee | Boland Cavaliers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 35 | Coert Cronjé | Falcons | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 35 | Stompie de Wet | Leopards | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 35 | Johnathan Francke | Griquas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 35 | Erik le Roux | Griffons | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 35 | Tertius Maarman | Griffons | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 35 | Thembani Mkokeli | Border Bulldogs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 35 | Howard Mnisi | Griquas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 35 | Lindani Ndlela | Border Bulldogs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 35 | Hentzwill Pedro | SWD Eagles | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 35 | Lundi Ralarala | Border Bulldogs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 35 | Shaun Raubenheimer | SWD Eagles | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 35 | Anrich Richter | Falcons | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 35 | Nicky Steyn | Griffons | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 51 | Colin Herbert | Griffons | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 52 | Christian Rust | Boland Cavaliers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 52 | Louis Strydom | Griffons | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 54 | Boela Abrahams | Griffons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 54 | Jonathan Adendorf | Griquas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 54 | Junior Bester | SWD Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 54 | Martin Bezuidenhout | Griquas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 54 | Martin Dreyer | Boland Cavaliers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 54 | Cecil Dumond | Falcons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 54 | Christo du Plessis | SWD Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 54 | Joubert Engelbrecht | Griffons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 54 | Arno Fortuin | Boland Cavaliers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 54 | Morné Hanekom | Leopards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 54 | Kyle Hendricks | Falcons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 54 | Elandré Huggett | Griffons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 54 | Grant Janke | Falcons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 54 | John-Roy Jenkinson | Leopards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 54 | Johannes Jonker | Border Bulldogs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 54 | Shane Kirkwood | Falcons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 54 | Harlon Klaasen | Boland Cavaliers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 54 | Bangi Kobese | Border Bulldogs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 54 | Gareth Krause | Border Bulldogs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 54 | Wayne Lemley | Border Bulldogs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 54 | Hilton Lobberts | Griquas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 54 | Michael Makase | Border Bulldogs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 54 | Nathaniel Manuel | Boland Cavaliers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 54 | Vuyo Mbotho | Griffons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 54 | Stairs Mhlongo | Leopards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 54 | Khwezi Mkhafu | Boland Cavaliers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 54 | JP Mostert | Falcons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 54 | Jaco Nepgen | Griquas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 54 | Sipho Nofemele | Border Bulldogs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 54 | Arno Poley | Falcons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 54 | Ulrich Pretorius | Boland Cavaliers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 54 | Chris Richardson | Falcons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 54 | Daniel Roberts | SWD Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 54 | Boela Serfontein | Griquas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 54 | Duwayne Smart | Boland Cavaliers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 54 | Etienne Taljaard | Falcons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 54 | Danie van der Merwe | Griffons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 54 | Maks van Dyk | Griquas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 54 | Andrew van Wyk | Falcons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 54 | Rynardt van Wyk | Border Bulldogs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 54 | Anver Venter | SWD Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 54 | Jacques Verwey | Falcons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 54 | Luzuko Vulindlu | SWD Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 54 | Rhyk Welgemoed | Leopards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 54 | Marlyn Williams | Falcons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 54 | Yanga Xakalashe | Border Bulldogs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 54 | Mzwanele Zito | SWD Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 54 | Oliver Zono | Border Bulldogs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| * Legend: T = Tries, C = Conversions, P = Penalties, DG = Drop Goals, Pts = Points. ||||||||