# 2018 Currie Cup First Division

The 2018 Currie Cup First Division was the second tier of the 2018 Currie Cup, the 80th edition of the annual South African rugby union competition organised by the South African Rugby Union. It was played between 24 August and 19 October 2018 and featured seven of the eight teams that played in 2017, following Namibian side Welwitschias' withdrawal.
The competition was won by the SWD Eagles, who beat the Falcons 36–27 in the final played on 19 October 2018.

## Competition rules and information

There were seven participating teams in the 2018 Currie Cup First Division. They played each other once during the pool stage, either at home or away. Teams receive 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. Teams were ranked by log points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).
The top four teams in the pool stage qualified for the semifinals, which were followed by a final.

### Financial crisis and withdrawal of Welwitschias

The start of the 2018 Currie Cup First Division was marred by financial problems following the South African Rugby Union's announcement that First Division teams' budgets would be cut by 52%. The Griffons announced that they would reduce player contracts to 8-month contracts and the Leopards intimated that they might forfeit away matches to save on travel costs. and there were serious concerns about the participation of teams like the Border Bulldogs and Eastern Province Elephants. Namibian side Welwitschias were informed that they would have to pay the travel costs for teams travelling to games in Windhoek, but — after initial reports indicated that they raised the money with the help of World Rugby — they could not raise the required funds and announced their withdrawal from the competition.

## Teams

The teams that played in the 2018 Currie Cup First Division are:
2018 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 | Buffalo City Stadium |
| Eastern Province Elephants | Eastern Province Elephants | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium |
| Falcons | Hino Valke | Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park | Barnard Stadium |
| Griffons | Down Touch Griffons | North West Stadium, Welkom | HT Pelatona Projects Stadium |
| Leopards | Leopards | Fanie du Toit Sport Ground, Potchefstroom | Fanie du Toit Stadium |
| SWD Eagles | SWD Eagles | Outeniqua Park, George | Outeniqua Park |

## Pool stage
### Standings

The final log for the 2018 Currie Cup First Division was:
2018 Currie Cup First Division log :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | SWD Eagles (Q) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 220 | 125 | +95 | 31 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 26 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Falcons | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 305 | 199 | +106 | 45 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 22 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Leopards | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 201 | 161 | +40 | 28 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 22 | Semifinals |
| 4 | Griffons | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 219 | 194 | +25 | 34 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 19 | Semifinals |
| 5 | Boland Cavaliers | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 195 | 177 | +18 | 27 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 15 | |
| 6 | Border Bulldogs | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 141 | 233 | −92 | 22 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 11 | |
| 7 | Eastern Province Elephants | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 117 | 309 | −192 | 17 | 47 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |

### 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 – 2018 Currie Cup First Division :
| Team | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | SF | F |
| SWD Eagles | 1 (4th) | 6 (3rd) | 11 (2nd) | 16 (1st) | 16 (2nd) | 21 (1st) | 26 (1st) | Won | Won |
| Falcons | 5 (2nd) | 10 (1st) | 10 (3rd) | 12 (3rd) | 12 (4th) | 17 (3rd) | 22 (2nd) | Won | Lost |
| Leopards | 4 (3rd) | 9 (2nd) | 14 (1st) | 14 (2nd) | 19 (1st) | 20 (2nd) | 22 (3rd) | Lost | — |
| Griffons | 0 (6th) | 2 (5th) | 2 (6th) | 4 (6th) | 9 (6th) | 14 (5th) | 19 (4th) | Lost | — |
| Boland Cavaliers | 5 (1st) | 5 (4th) | 6 (4th) | 11 (4th) | 15 (3rd) | 15 (4th) | 15 (5th) | — | — |
| Border Bulldogs | 1 (5th) | 1 (6th) | 6 (5th) | 11 (5th) | 11 (5th) | 11 (6th) | 11 (6th) | — | — |
| Eastern Province Elephants | 0 (7th) | 0 (7th) | 1 (7th) | 2 (7th) | 2 (7th) | 3 (7th) | 3 (7th) | — | — |
| Key: | win | draw | loss | bye | |

### Matches

The following matches were played in the 2018 Currie Cup First Division:

#### Round One

The 2018 Currie Cup First Division season kicked off with an away victory for the Leopards in George, beating home side SWD Eagles 27–25 in a close affair. The other two matches of the round was far more comprehensive; the Boland Cavaliers scored ten converted tries in their 70–12 victory over the Eastern Province Elephants in Robertson, with Zandré Jordaan, Tapiwa Tsomondo and Valentino Wellman scoring two each, and the Falcons also scored ten tries in their 66–27 victory over the Border Bulldogs in Kempton Park, where Friedle Olivier and Etienne Taljaard scored braces.
* Bye/s: Griffons

#### Round Two

The Falcons moved to the top of the log after a 56–52 victory over defending champions the Griffons. For the second match in succession, Friedle Olivier and Etienne Taljaard each scored two tries for the Falcons, while a hat-trick from prop Danie van der Merwe was not enough for the team from Welkom. The Leopards kept in touch with the Falcons, securing their second win of the competition after beating the Boland Cavaliers 35–12 in Potchefstroom, while the SWD Eagles outscored the Border Bulldogs 37–22 in East London, with three players – Ruben Schoeman and Marlo Weich for the SWD Eagles and Sonwabiso Mqalo for the Border Bulldogs – getting two tries in the match.
* Bye/s: Eastern Province Elephants

#### Round Three

A bye for leaders the Falcons saw the Leopards take over top spot in the competition following their 28–21 bonus point victory over the Eastern Province Elephants in Port Elizabeth. Defending champions the Griffons suffered their second loss in a row, being beaten 7–32 by a SWD Eagles side for whom Marlo Weich scored two tries for the second match in a row, moving into second place on the log in the process. The weekend's other match saw the Border Bulldogs beat the Boland Cavaliers 24–17 in Bredasdorp in their first victory of the season.
* Bye/s: Falcons

#### Round Four

A fourth different team moved to the top of the log in as many weeks as the SWD Eagles moved into top spot following a 36–34 victory over the Falcons in a match that saw the teams share 12 tries. The Boland Cavaliers kept up the pressure by also securing a narrow away win, beating the Griffons 48–45 in Welkom, with Charlie Mayeza scoring two tries and Elgar Watts contributing 15 points in the match for the visitors, while a hat-trick for Japie Nel and a brace for Cody Basson was in vain for the home side. The Border Bulldogs emerged victorious in the Eastern Cape derby, with doubles from Sonwabiso Mqalo and Sipho Nofemele helping their team to a 39–26 win over the Eastern Province Elephants.
* Bye/s: Leopards

#### Round Five

The Leopards returned to the top of the log after beating the Border Bulldogs 47–22, with fullback Gerhard Nortier scoring two tries for the team from Potchefstroom. The Boland Cavaliers moved into third place following a low-scoring 20–7 win over the Falcons in Lambert's Bay, while the Griffons won the match between the two winless teams, beating the Eastern Province Elephants 35–22 with wing Rodney Damons scoring a hat-trick for the winning team.
* Bye/s: SWD Eagles

#### Round Six

The SWD Eagles moved back to the top of the log following a 54–28 victory over the Boland Cavaliers, securing a semifinal spot in the process. Seven different players scored tries for the home side, with fly-half Divan Nel contributing 19 points with the boot, while a brace from loose forward Tapiwa Tsomondo was in vain for the away side. Round Five log leaders the Leopards suffered their first defeat of the season, losing 29–40 to the Griffons in Welkom, but also secured a play-off spot. Three players scored two tries each in the match — Tertius Maarman and Barend Potgieter for the Griffons and Gerhard Nortier for the Leopards — as the Griffons maintained their play-off push by moving up to fifth spot. The biggest victory of the round came in Kempton Park, where the Falcons ran in 15 tries in a 101–29 victory over the Eastern Province Elephants to secure the third semifinal place. Winger Etienne Taljaard scored four tries for the Falcons, with Coert Cronjé, Thabo Mabuza and Friedle Olivier getting two each, while scrumhalf Anrich Richter converted 11 of his side's tries.
* Bye/s: Border Bulldogs

#### Round Seven

In the first match of the weekend, the Falcons leap-frogged the Leopards into second place on the log after winning the match between the teams 41–35, securing a home semifinal against the same opposition. Anrich Richter contributed 18 points for the home team, while a hat-trick for visiting winger Dean Stokes proved futile. The SWD Eagles secured top spot after a 36–7 win over bottom-of-the-log Eastern Province Elephants, with winger Adri Jacobs scoring two tries, and being awarded to penalty tries in the match. The final place in the play-offs was clinched by the Griffons, who beat the Border Bulldogs 40–7 with hooker Anrich Alberts getting a hat-trick, and in the processed moved into fourth spot ahead of the Boland Cavaliers who was not in action in this round.
* Bye/s: Boland Cavaliers

## Play-offs
### Title play-offs
#### Semifinals

Two home victories saw the SWD Eagles and Falcons progress to the final. The Falcons convincingly beat the Leopards in Kempton Park, with four tries from loose forward Martin Sithole and 17 points from scrum-half Anrich Richter helping them to a 59–19 victory. It was a lower-scoring affair in George, where the SWD Eagles won 22–6 against the Griffons, with 17 of the home side's points coming from the boot of fly-half Divan Nel.

#### Final

The SWD Eagles won their third Currie Cup First Division title — following on from wins in 2002 and 2007 — by beating the Falcons 36–27 in George, despite being 15–27 down as half-time. Eighth man Wayne Wilschut scored a hat-trick of tries for the home team, with Wynand Grassmann and Marlo Weich getting one each, and Divan Nel kicking 11 points. For the Falcons, Etienne Taljaard scored two more tries to finish as the competition's top try-scorer with 13 tries, while Anrich Richter scored a try and 12 points with the boot to finish as the top points scorer with 105.

### Promotion play-off

* Free State Cheetahs remained in the Currie Cup Premier Division for 2019.
* SWD Eagles remained in the Currie Cup First Division for 2019.

## Honours

The honour roll for the 2018 Currie Cup First Division was as follows:
2018 Currie Cup First Division :
| Champions: | SWD Eagles (3rd title) |
| Top points scorer: | Anrich Richter, Falcons (105) |
| Top try scorer: | Etienne Taljaard, Falcons (13) |

## Players

The squads and player appearance and scoring statistics for the 2018 Currie Cup First Division are as follows:
| Boland Cavaliers |
| Name | EPE | LEO | BDR | GRF | FNH | SWD | SF | F | App | Try | Con | Pen | DG | Pts |
| Arnout Malherbe | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clemen Lewis | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | 2 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Clinton Theron | 3 | 3 | 3 | | 3 | 3 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Marlyn Williams | 4 | 4 | | 4 | 4 | | — | — | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Rinus Bothma | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | | 5 | — | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tapiwa Tsomondo | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Ludio Williams | 7 | 7 | 7 | | 7 | 7 | — | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zandré Jordaan | 8 | 8 | | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | — | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Jaywinn Juries | 9 | | 21 | 20 | | | — | — | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Elgar Watts | 10 | | | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 25 |
| Sergio Torrens | 11 | 15 | | | | | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Valentino Wellman | 12 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | — | — | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Gerrit van Wyk | 13 | 13 | | | 13 | 13 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Charlie Mayeza | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | — | — | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Jacquin Jansen | 15 | 10 | | | 12 | 21 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Francois Esterhuyzen | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 16 | — | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stefaan Grundlingh | 17 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 17 | 18 | — | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenan Cronjé | 18 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Freddy Ngoza | 19 | | | | | | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damian Stevens | 20 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | — | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Tyrone Abelse | 21 | | 12 | | 21 | | — | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juandre Joseph | 22 | | 20 | 15 | | | — | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bernado Botha | | 11 | 11 | 22 | 22 | | — | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Raeez Salie | | 17 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 17 | — | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ralton October | | 20 | 22 | | 20 | 20 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Wayne Smith | | 21 | | 12 | | 22 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Quaid Langeveldt | | 22 | 10 | 21 | 15 | 15 | — | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brandon Valentyn | | | 4 | 18 | 18 | | — | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wilneth Engelbrecht | | | 13 | 13 | | 12 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Taine Booysen | | | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 6 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 195 |
| Mac Muller and Andries Viljoen were named in the squad, but not included in a matchday squad. |
| Border Bulldogs |
| Name | FNH | SWD | BOL | EPE | LEO | GRF | SF | F | App | Try | Con | Pen | DG | Pts |
| Siyamthanda Ngande | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mihlali Mpafi | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Lwando Mabenge | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Athenkosi Khethani | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | | — | — | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Johannes Janse van Rensburg | 5 | | | | | | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lukhanyo Nomzanga | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | 19 | — | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Onke Dubase | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | — | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Athenkosi Manentsa | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | — | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Bangi Kobese | 9 | 9 | 20 | 20 | | 20 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 15 |
| Aphiwe Stemele | 10 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 10 | — | — | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Carlisle Jordan | 11 | 11 | | | | | — | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Somila Mantyoyi | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | — | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Foxy Ntleki | 13 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | — | — | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Sipho Nofemele | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | — | — | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Sonwabiso Mqalo | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Lubabalo Lento | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | — | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thabo Ngcem | 17 | 17 | | 17 | 17 | 17 | — | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ayabonga Nomboyo | 18 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | — | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Soso Xakalashe | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | | — | — | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Sino Nyoka | 20 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | — | — | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Dilolo Mapuko | 21 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 21 | — | — | 6 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| Somila Jho | 22 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | — | — | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Nkosi Nofuma | | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 4 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Rob Lyons | | | 17 | | | | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lutho Adonis | | | 22 | 22 | | | — | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Billy Dutton | | | | | 6 | 7 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Anele Zweni | | | | | 20 | | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sethu Tom | | | | | 22 | 22 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mihlali Mosi | | | | | | 18 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 6 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 141 |
| Lux Abraham, Lunga Dumezweni, Lelethu Gcilitshana, Blake Kyd, Siya Ncanywa, Mihlali Nchukana, Thokozani Ngodwana, Litha Nkula, Sibongile Novuka, Mbembe Payi, Sesethu Time and Yanga Xakalashe were named in the squad, but not included in a matchday squad. |
| Eastern Province Elephants |
| Name | BOL | LEO | BDR | GRF | FNH | SWD | SF | F | App | Try | Con | Pen | DG | Pts |
| Dewald Barnard | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | — | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Kota | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 16 | — | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johan van Wyk | 3 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hannes Huisamen | 4 | | | | | | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerrit Huisamen | 5 | | 4 | | | | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Siphesihle Punguzwa | 6 | 19 | 19 | | | | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anele Lungisa | 7 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Zingisa April | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | — | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| JP Smith | 9 | 9 | | | | | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ruben de Vos | 10 | | 21 | 21 | 15 | 21 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
| Sphu Msutwana | 11 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 11 | | — | — | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Sherwin Slater | 12 | 12 | | | | 13 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan-John du Preez | 13 | 13 | 13 | | 13 | | — | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Riaan Arends | 14 | 14 | 22 | | 22 | 15 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Keanu Vers | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | — | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Antonie | 16 | 16 | | | | | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lyle Lombard | 17 | | | | | 17 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Roebeck | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mncedisi Dlwengu | 19 | | 18 | | 18 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Diego Williams | 20 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 6 | — | — | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Sonwabo Majola | 21 | 20 | 9 | 20 | 20 | 9 | — | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Henrique Olivier | 22 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | — | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| Stephan Greeff | | 4 | | | | | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Giant Mtyanda | | 5 | | 4 | 4 | | — | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jurie van Vuuren | | 7 | | 7 | | | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ntabeni Dukisa | | 10 | | | | | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Dwayne Prince | | 22 | | | | | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quinton Haasbroek | | | 7 | | 7 | 7 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Merlynn Pieterse | | | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Monwabisi Mkhwakhwi | | | 14 | | | 14 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JP Jamieson | | | 16 | | 16 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Sibusiso Ngcokovane | | | 20 | | | | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xandré Vos | | | | 1 | 1 | | — | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Tango Balekile | | | | 2 | | | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lupumlo Mguca | | | | 3 | | | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ruan van Rensburg | | | | 9 | 9 | | — | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Tristan Blewett | | | | 11 | | | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Ulrich Beyers | | | | 13 | | | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Makase | | | | 14 | 14 | | — | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Wayven Smith | | | | 19 | 6 | 19 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Simon Bolze | | | | | 21 | | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Siyabonga Moabi | | | | | | 11 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Isaacs | | | | | | 18 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Louis Strydom | | | | | | 20 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cheswin van Wyk | | | | | | 22 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 6 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 117 |
| Lusanda Badiyana, Michael Botha, Brandon Brown, Siyanda Grey, Andile Jho, Rouche Nel, Luzuko Nyabaza, Josiah Twum-Boafo and Alandré van Rooyen were named in the squad, but not included in a matchday squad. |
| Falcons |
| Name | BDR | GRF | SWD | BOL | EPE | LEO | LEO | SWD | App | Try | Con | Pen | DG | Pts |
| Koos Strauss | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan Enslin | 2 | 2 | | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andries Schutte | 3 | 3 | 3 | | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Friedle Olivier | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| Shane Kirkwood | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Thabo Mabuza | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Ernst Ladendorf | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | | | | | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Wihan Jacobs | 8 | 8 | | 18 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anrich Richter | 9 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 105 |
| Errol Jaggers | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Etienne Taljaard | 11 | 11 | 11 | | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 |
| Grant Janke | 12 | 12 | | 22 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Lundi Ralarala | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Don Mlondobozi | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Andries Truter | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Marco Klopper | 16 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Heinrich Roelfse | 17 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Volschenk | 18 | 18 | | | 18 | 18 | | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Martin Sithole | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Johan Pretorius | 20 | 20 | 20 | 9 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Warren Potgieter | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Coert Cronjé | 22 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 14 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Jacques Alberts | | | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leighton van Wyk | | | 12 | 12 | | | | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robey Leibrandt | | | 16 | | | | 18 | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Njabulo Gumede | | | 18 | | 1 | | | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew van Wyk | | | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Gihard Visagie | | | | 17 | | | | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hardus Pretorius | | | | | 22 | | | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| penalty try | penalty try | penalty try | penalty try | penalty try | penalty try | penalty try | penalty try | penalty try | – | 1 | – | – | – | 7 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 8 | 57 | 46 | 3 | 1 | 391 |
| Henri Boshoff, André du Plessis, Lorenzo Gordon, Ethan Jantjies, Malope Masemola, Sive Mazosiwe, Vian Riekert, Martin Steyn, Eckhard van der Westhuizen and Nazeem Wood were named in the squad, but not included in a matchday squad. |
| Griffons |
| Name | FNH | SWD | BOL | EPE | LEO | BDR | SWD | F | App | Try | Con | Pen | DG | Pts |
| Danie van der Merwe | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Anrich Alberts | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Mhleli Dlamini | 3 | 3 | | | | | | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gavin Annandale | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | | 5 | 4 | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Neil Claassen | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | | 6 | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Pretorius | 6 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 19 | — | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Vincent Maruping | 7 | | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cody Basson | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Shirwin Cupido | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Neil Stannard | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 10 | — | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Rodney Damons | 11 | 11 | | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | — | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Duan Pretorius | 12 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 13 | — | 7 | 1 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 58 |
| Nkululeko Marwana | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 13 | 22 | — | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Warren Williams | 14 | 14 | | | | | | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tertius Maarman | 15 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | — | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Maliviwe Simanga | 16 | 16 | | | | | | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PW Botha | 17 | | | | | | | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rikus Zwart | 18 | 18 | 18 | | | | | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colin Herbert | 19 | | | | | | | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malcolm-Kerr Till | 20 | | | | | | | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Heinrich Bitzi | 21 | 21 | | | | | 21 | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wynand Pienaar | 22 | 22 | | 21 | 15 | 15 | 15 | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Henco Greyling | | 6 | | | | | | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barend Potgieter | | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Thato Mavundla | | 19 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 20 | — | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Boela Abrahams | | 20 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Japie Nel | | | 12 | 12 | 22 | | | — | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Arthur Williams | | | 13 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 12 | — | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| JP Mans | | | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Janu Botha | | | 17 | | | | | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwayne Wessels | | | 21 | | 20 | 20 | | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ezrick Alexander | | | 22 | | | 22 | | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doctor Booysen | | | | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremy Jordaan | | | | 18 | 18 | | | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaun McDonald | | | | 19 | 4 | 4 | 18 | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Dennis Visser | | | | | | 18 | 5 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 7 | 34 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 225 |
| JP Alberts, Rudi Britz, Selvyn Davids and Ntokozo Vidima were named in the squad, but not included in a matchday squad. |
| Leopards |
| Name | SWD | BOL | EPE | BDR | GRF | FNH | FNH | F | App | Try | Con | Pen | DG | Pts |
| Matimu Manganyi | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marius Stander | 2 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | — | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Robert Hunt | 3 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Johan Retief | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaco Swanepoel | 5 | 5 | | | | | | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Siya Mdaka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boela Venter | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Edward Haas | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | — | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chriswill September | 9 | 9 | | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Schalk Hugo | 10 | | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | 6 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 60 |
| Dean Stokes | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | — | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Gerhard Nortier | 12 | 10 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | — | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 43 |
| Bradley Moolman | 13 | 13 | 22 | | 13 | 13 | | — | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Jimmy Mpailane | 14 | 14 | | | | | 11 | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Tapiwa Mafura | 15 | 15 | 15 | | 15 | 15 | 15 | — | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Louis van der Westhuizen | 16 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Nelius Theron | 17 | 17 | 1 | | 17 | 17 | 18 | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny du Plooy | 18 | 18 | 5 | 5 | | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muziwandile Mazibuko | 19 | 19 | 6 | 6 | | 6 | 21 | — | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Eugene Hare | 20 | 20 | 9 | | | | 20 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Akhona Nela | 21 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 21 | 22 | — | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Evardi Boshoff | 22 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 22 | 22 | 13 | — | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| DP de Lange | | 21 | | | | | | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dean Gordon | | | 14 | 14 | | | | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Stairs Mhlongo | | | 18 | 18 | 5 | 18 | 19 | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HP Swart | | | 19 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 6 | — | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Nkosana Mathaba | | | 20 | | | | | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brendan Strydom | | | | 17 | | | 17 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sylvester Hassien | | | | 20 | 20 | 20 | | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lungelo Gosa | | | | 21 | 14 | 14 | 14 | — | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Divan Fick | | | | 22 | | | | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Etienne Oosthuizen | | | | | 18 | | | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ruan Viljoen | | | | | 19 | | | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 7 | 29 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 220 |
| Tiaan Bezuidenhout, Frans Botha, Theodore Ferreira, Ruan Grundlingh, Juan Language, Henko Marais, Percy Mngadi, Justin Newman, Merlynn Pieterse, Joe Smith, Walt Steenkamp, Morné Strydom, Gideon van der Merwe, Dane van der Westhuyzen, Estehan Visagie and Gene Willemse were named in the squad, but not included in a matchday squad. |
| SWD Eagles |
| Name | LEO | BDR | GRF | FNH | BOL | EPE | GRF | FNH | App | Try | Con | Pen | DG | Pts |
| Luxolo Koza | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacques Vermaak | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Vukile Sofisa | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Anton Smit | 4 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cornell Hess | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicolaas Immelman | 6 | | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Brenden Esterhuizen | 7 | 19 | | | 19 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Wilschut | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Johan Steyn | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Leighton Eksteen | 10 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
| Adri Jacobs | 11 | | | | | 11 | 22 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Vuyo Mbotho | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Tyler Fisher | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Alshaun Bock | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Ganfried May | 15 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | | | | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Le Roux Baard | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qhama Hina | 17 | | | | | 18 | | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wynand Grassmann | 18 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Janneman Stander | 19 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Dillin Snel | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | | 9 | | | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Divan Nel | 21 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 82 |
| Kirsten Heyns | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Marlo Weich | | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| Dewald Dekker | | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ruben Schoeman | | 18 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Johannes Janse van Rensburg | | | 19 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reinhardt Stears | | | | 16 | | | | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Teunis Nieuwoudt | | | | | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| penalty try | penalty try | penalty try | penalty try | penalty try | penalty try | penalty try | penalty try | penalty try | – | 3 | – | – | – | 21 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 8 | 37 | 21 | 15 | 0 | 278 |
| Fabian Booysen, JP Duvenage, Aiden Josephs, Leegan Moos, Robbie Petzer, Davon Raubenheimer and Marlou van Niekerk were named in the squad, but not included in a matchday squad. |

## Referees

The following referees officiated matches in the 2018 Currie Cup First Division: