2019 Currie Cup First Division

The 2019 Currie Cup First Division – known as the Currie Cup sponsored by DirectAxis Financial Services for sponsorship reasons – was the second tier of the Currie Cup, the premier domestic rugby union competition in South Africa. It was the 81st edition of the competition organised by the South African Rugby Union and was played between 6 July and 31 August 2019.

2019 Currie Cup First Division
Countries	South Africa, Argentina
Date	6 July – 31 August 2019
Champions	Jaguares XV (1st title)
Runners-up	Griffons
Matches played	31
Tries scored	270 (average 8.7 per match)
Top point scorer	Domingo Miotti (Jaguares XV, 94)
Top try scorer	Cody Basson (Griffons), Julián Domínguez (Jaguares XV) and Athi Mayinje (Eastern Province Elephants, 8)
← 2018 2021 →

The competition was won by the Jaguares, who beat the Griffons 27–13 in the final played on 31 August 2019.

Competition rules and information

There were eight participating teams in the 2019 Currie Cup First Division. They played each other once during the pool stage, either at home or away.^[1] Teams received 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.

Teams

The teams that competed in the 2019 Currie Cup First Division are:

Boland Cavaliers

Border Bulldogs

Eastern Province Elephants

Falcons

Griffons

Jaguares XV

Leopards

SWD Eagles

Location of teams in the 2019 Currie Cup First Division

2019 Currie Cup First Division teams
Team	Sponsored Name
Boland Cavaliers	Boland Cavaliers
Border Bulldogs	Border Bulldogs
Eastern Province Elephants	Eastern Province Elephants
Falcons	Valke
Griffons	Down Touch Griffons
Jaguares XV	Jaguares XV
Leopards	Leopards
SWD Eagles	SWD Eagles

Regular season

Standings

The current standings in the 2019 Currie Cup First Division is:^[2]

2019 Currie Cup First Division standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts	Qualification
1	Jaguares XV	7	7	0	0	483	119	+364	71	17	7	0	35	Play-offs
2	Griffons	7	3	3	1	245	199	+46	34	28	5	1	24
3	Eastern Province Elephants	7	4	0	3	171	177	−6	26	22	2	2	20
4	Falcons	7	3	2	2	176	251	−75	26	37	4	0	20
5	Leopards	7	3	0	4	149	204	−55	23	28	3	1	16
6	Boland Cavaliers	7	2	1	4	179	200	−21	25	30	3	1	14
7	SWD Eagles	7	1	2	4	160	260	−100	19	39	4	2	14
8	Border Bulldogs	7	1	0	6	138	291	−153	21	44	2	0	6

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Round-by-round

The table below shows each 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
Team	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	SF	F
Jaguares XV	5 (2nd)	10 (1st)	15 (1st)	20 (1st)	25 (1st)	30 (1st)	35 (1st)	Won	Won
Griffons	2 (6th)	6 (4th)	9 (4th)	12 (4th)	17 (3rd)	22 (2nd)	24 (2nd)	Won	Lost
Eastern Province Elephants	1 (7th)	2 (7th)	7 (5th)	7 (7th)	12 (5th)	16 (4th)	20 (3rd)	Lost	—
Falcons	3 (4th=)	8 (3rd)	12 (2nd)	15 (2nd)	20 (2nd)	20 (3rd)	20 (4th)	Lost	—
Leopards	4 (3rd)	4 (6th)	5 (7th)	10 (6th)	11 (6th)	16 (5th)	16 (5th)	—	—
Boland Cavaliers	5 (1st)	5 (5th)	7 (6th)	12 (3rd)	12 (4th)	12 (6th)	14 (6th)	—	—
SWD Eagles	3 (4th=)	8 (2nd)	11 (3rd)	11 (5th)	11 (7th)	12 (7th)	14 (7th)	—	—
Border Bulldogs	0 (8th)	0 (8th)	0 (8th)	1 (8th)	1 (8th)	1 (8th)	6 (8th)	—	—
Key:	win	draw	loss	bye

Matches

The following matches were played in the 2019 Currie Cup First Division:^[3]

Round One

	6 July 2019	Boland Cavaliers	31–20	Border Bulldogs	King Edward Stadium, Montagu
	14:30	Try: Clinton Theron Valentino Wellman (3) Warren Williams Con: Garrick Mattheus Joshua Vermeulen (2)	Scoreboard[4]	Try: Athenkosi Khethani Billy Dutton Lelethu Gcilitshana Con: Aphiwe Stemele Pen: Aphiwe Stemele	Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

	6 July 2019	Leopards	15–12	Eastern Province Elephants	Olën Park, Potchefstroom
	15:00	Try: Edmund Rheeder Pienaar van Niekerk Con: SW Oosthuizen Pen: SW Oosthuizen	Scoreboard[5]	Try: Riaan Arends Meli Rokoua Con: Oliver Zono	Referee: Egon Seconds

	6 July 2019	Griffons	43–50	Jaguares XV	HT Pelatona Projects Stadium, Welkom
	15:00	Try: Cody Basson Arthur Williams Domenic Smit (2) Nkosi Nofuma Ethan Williams Con: Jaywinn Juries (3) Domenic Smit Robbie Petzer Pen: Jaywinn Juries	Scoreboard[6]	Try: José Luis González Gregorio del Prete (2) Teo Castiglioni Julián Domínguez Tomás Cubilla Juan Pablo Castro Con: Martín Elías (6) Pen: Martín Elías	Referee: Stuart Berry

	6 July 2019	Falcons	33–33	SWD Eagles	Bosman Stadium, Brakpan
	15:30	Try: Martin Sithole Anrich Richter Coert Cronjé Andries Truter Thabo Mabuza Con: Anrich Richter (4)	Scoreboard[7]	Try: Buran Parks Dillin Snel Vuyo Mbotho Shario Rosenkrantz (2) Con: Gerhard Nortier Leighton Eksteen (3)	Referee: AJ Jacobs

Round Two

	12 July 2019	SWD Eagles	38–18	Leopards	Outeniqua Park, George
	19:00	Try: Etienne Oosthuizen Marquit September Vuyo Mbotho Shario Rosenkrantz (2) Con: Gerhard Nortier (5) Drop: Leighton Eksteen	Scoreboard[8]	Try: Robert Hunt Danny du Plooy Reuben du Plooy Drop: Boela Abrahams	Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni

	13 July 2019	Border Bulldogs	19–36	Falcons	Police Park, East London
	13:30	Try: Vuyisani Mavuso Sethu Tom Sonwabiso Mqalo Con: Aphiwe Stemele (2)	Scoreboard[9]	Try: Thabo Mabuza (2) Friedle Olivier Grant Janke Coert Cronjé Con: Anrich Richter (2) Errol Jaggers (2) Pen: Anrich Richter	Referee: Pablo DeLuca

	13 July 2019	Jaguares XV	54–17	Boland Cavaliers	Fanie du Toit Sport Ground, Potchefstroom
	14:00	Try: Facundo Cordero (2) Agustín Segura Bautista Ezcurra Santiago Carreras Gonzalo Bertranou penalty try Con: Martín Elías (3) Juan Cruz Mallia Pen: Martín Elías (3)	Scoreboard[10]	Try: Neil Rautenbach Warren Williams Con: Joshua Vermeulen Liam McLoughlin Pen: Joshua Vermeulen	Referee: Divan Uys

	13 July 2019	Eastern Province Elephants	19–23	Griffons	Wolfson Stadium, KwaZakele
	15:00	Try: Keanu Vers Athi Mayinje (2) Con: Oliver Zono (2)	Scoreboard[11]	Try: Jean Pretorius Allistair Mumba Domenic Smit Con: Robbie Petzer Pen: Jaywinn Juries Drop: Danrich Visagie	Referee: Paul Mente

Round Three

	20 July 2019	Boland Cavaliers	38–39	Eastern Province Elephants	Caledon Sports Grounds, Caledon
	14:30	Try: Neil Rautenbach Tapiwa Tsomondo Valentino Wellman Joshua Vermeulen Jordan Holgate Con: Garrick Mattheus (5) Pen: Garrick Mattheus	Scoreboard[12]	Try: Zingisa April Richman Gora Oliver Zono Athi Mayinje Sphu Msutwana Thembekile Boltina Danny Benjamin Con: Oliver Zono (2)	Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni

	20 July 2019	Border Bulldogs	12–78	Jaguares XV	Police Park, East London
	15:00	Try: Onke Dubase Lelethu Gcilitshana Con: Aphiwe Stemele	Scoreboard[13]	Try: Leonel Oviedo Lucio Sordoni Julián Domínguez (3) Juan Pablo Castro (2) Facundo Cordero (3) José Luis González Teo Castiglioni Con: Domingo Miotti (9)	Referee: Griffin Colby

	20 July 2019	Griffons	36–36	SWD Eagles	HT Pelatona Projects Stadium, Welkom
	15:00	Try: Ludio Williams Cody Basson Jaywinn Juries Allistair Mumba Arthur Williams Mario Wilson Con: Jaywinn Juries (2) Danrich Visagie	Scoreboard[14]	Try: Etienne Oosthuizen Freginald Africa Curshwon Mono Shane Ball (2) Con: Gerhard Nortier (4) Pen: Gerhard Nortier	Referee: Divan Uys

	20 July 2019	Leopards	7–12	Falcons	Olën Park, Potchefstroom
	15:00	Try: Tjaart Benade Con: Chuiner van Rooyen	Scoreboard[15]	Try: Coert Cronjé Friedle Olivier Con: Andrew van Wyk	Referee: Ruhan Meiring

Round Four

	26 July 2019	SWD Eagles	3–32	Boland Cavaliers	Outeniqua Park, George
	19:00	Pen: Divan Nel	Scoreboard[16]	Try: Kenan Cronjé Michaine Fick Warren Williams (2) Con: Garrick Mattheus (3) Pen: Garrick Mattheus (2)	Referee: Griffin Colby

	27 July 2019	Falcons	31–31	Griffons	Bosman Stadium, Brakpan
	15:00	Try: Thabo Mabuza Friedle Olivier Andrew van Wyk Coert Cronjé Con: Anrich Richter (4) Pen: Anrich Richter	Scoreboard[17]	Try: Allistair Mumba Duncan van Vuuren Chadley Wenn Jean Pretorius Con: Danrich Visagie (4) Pen: Danrich Visagie	Referee: Quinton Immelman

	27 July 2019	Leopards	38–29	Border Bulldogs	Olën Park, Potchefstroom
	15:00	Try: Muziwandile Mazibuko Reuben du Plooy Bernu Engelbrecht Luyanda Mngadi Tjaart Benade Nkululeko Mcuma Con: Chuiner van Rooyen (4)	Scoreboard[18]	Try: Soso Xakalashe Bangi Kobese Siphelele Zono Onke Dubase Con: Aphiwe Stemele (3) Pen: Aphiwe Stemele	Referee: Pablo DeLuca

	27 July 2019	Eastern Province Elephants	15–54	Jaguares XV	Wolfson Stadium, KwaZakele
	15:00	Try: Athi Mayinje (2) Con: Oliver Zono Pen: Oliver Zono	Scoreboard[19]	Try: Jerónimo Ureta Saenz Peña Rodrigo Bruni Gonzalo Bertranou (2) Domingo Miotti Facundo Cordero Franco Molina penalty try Con: Domingo Miotti (6)	Referee: AJ Jacobs

Round Five

	3 August 2019	Boland Cavaliers	17–31	Falcons	Esselen Park, Worcester
	14:00	Try: Adriaan Ludick Valentino Wellman Gavern Skippers Con: Garrick Mattheus	Scoreboard[20]	Try: Robey Leibrandt Thabo Mabuza (2) Wihan Jacobs Rodney Damons Con: Anrich Richter (2) André du Plessis	Referee: Ben Crouse

	3 August 2019	Jaguares XV	83–3	SWD Eagles	Fanie du Toit Sport Ground, Potchefstroom
	15:00	Try: Nicolás Solveyra Leonel Oviedo Ignacio Calas Lucas Santa Cruz Gonzalo Bertranou Julián Domínguez (2) Juan Cruz Mallia (2) Bautista Delguy (3) Santiago Carreras Con: Martín Elías (9)	Scoreboard[21]	Pen: Divan Nel	Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

	3 August 2019	Border Bulldogs	12–37	Eastern Province Elephants	Mthatha Stadium, Mthatha
	15:00	Try: Athenkosi Khethani Lelethu Gcilitshana Con: Aphiwe Stemele	Scoreboard[22]	Try: Mihlali Mpafi Sphu Msutwana Ivan-John du Preez Athi Mayinje (2) Wandile Putuma Con: Oliver Zono (2) Pen: Oliver Zono	Referee: Archie Sehlako

	3 August 2019	Griffons	47–28	Leopards	HT Pelatona Projects Stadium, Welkom
	15:15	Try: Ethan Williams (2) Allistair Mumba Duncan van Vuuren Chadley Wenn Domenic Smit Con: Danrich Visagie (4) Pen: Danrich Visagie (3)	Scoreboard[23]	Try: Tjaart Benade Nkululeko Mcuma Keagan Tait Lungelo Gosa Con: Chuiner van Rooyen (4)	Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

Round Six

	9 August 2019	SWD Eagles	21–27	Eastern Province Elephants	Outeniqua Park, George
	19:00	Pen: Divan Nel (7)	Scoreboard[24]	Try: Duan du Plessis Lupumlo Mguca Kevin Luiters Con: Oliver Zono (3) Pen: Oliver Zono (2)	Referee: Egon Seconds

	10 August 2019	Falcons	19–122	Jaguares XV	Bosman Stadium, Brakpan
	14:30	Try: André du Plessis Jasper Genis André Grobler Con: André du Plessis (2)	Scoreboard[25]	Try: Nicolás Solveyra Jerónimo Ureta Saenz Peña Ignacio Calas Francisco Gorrissen Domingo Miotti Julián Domínguez (2) Juan Cruz Mallia (2) Agustín Segura (4) Bautista Delguy Santiago Carreras Santiago Montagner (2) Ignacio Inchauspe Con: Domingo Miotti (16)	Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

	10 August 2019	Leopards	33–24	Boland Cavaliers	Olën Park, Potchefstroom
	14:30	Try: Giovanne Snyman Boeta Vermaak Marius Stander Japie Kleinhans (2) Con: Chuiner van Rooyen (4)	Scoreboard[26]	Try: Johannes Janse van Rensburg Edwin Sass Gavern Skippers Con: Garrick Mattheus (3) Pen: Garrick Mattheus	Referee: Stephan Geldenhuys

	10 August 2019	Griffons	45–15	Border Bulldogs	HT Pelatona Projects Stadium, Welkom
	15:00	Try: Schalk van der Merwe Jean Pretorius Cody Basson (2) Robbie Petzer Duan Pretorius Con: Danrich Visagie (5) Domenic Smit Pen: Danrich Visagie	Scoreboard[27]	Try: Lelethu Gcilitshana Siphelele Zono Con: Aphiwe Stemele Pen: Aphiwe Stemele	Referee: Quinton Immelman

Round Seven

	16 August 2019	Jaguares XV	42–10	Leopards	Fanie du Toit Sport Ground, Potchefstroom
	19:00	Try: Bautista Ezcurra Tomás Cubilla (3) Juan Pablo Castro penalty try Con: Martín Elías (5)	Scoreboard[28]	Try: HP Swart Lungelo Gosa	Referee: Paul Mente

	17 August 2019	Boland Cavaliers	20–20	Griffons	Saldanha Stadium, Saldanha Bay
	14:00	Try: Garrick Mattheus Shilton van Wyk Gavern Skippers Con: Garrick Mattheus Pen: Garrick Mattheus	Scoreboard[29]	Try: Vincent Maruping Cody Basson Ethan Williams Con: Danrich Visagie Pen: Danrich Visagie	Referee: Stuart Berry

	17 August 2019	Border Bulldogs	31–26	SWD Eagles	Police Park, East London
	15:00	Try: Thabo Ntunja Athenkosi Khethani Athenkosi Manentsa Bangi Kobese Sonwabiso Mqalo Con: Dilolo Mapuko (3)	Scoreboard[30]	Try: Franco Botha Marquit September (2) Xavier Scholtz Con: Divan Nel (3)	Referee: Griffin Colby

	17 August 2019	Eastern Province Elephants	22–14	Falcons	WJ de Wet Stadium, Despatch
	16:00	Try: Lindokuhle Welemu Richman Gora Athi Mayinje Con: Oliver Zono (2) Pen: Oliver Zono	Scoreboard[31]	Try: Friedle Olivier Hardus Pretorius Con: Errol Jaggers André du Plessis	Referee: Egon Seconds

Play-offs

Title play-offs

Semi-finals

	24 August 2019	Griffons	62–31	Eastern Province Elephants	HT Pelatona Projects Stadium, Welkom
	15:00	Try: Jean Pretorius Cody Basson (2) Allistair Mumba (3) Duan Pretorius Jaywinn Juries penalty try Con: Robbie Petzer (6) Pen: Robbie Petzer	Scoreboard[32]	Try: Lindokuhle Welemu Stephan de Wit Meli Rokoua Diego Williams Con: Oliver Zono (4) Pen: Oliver Zono	Referee: Quinton Immelman

	24 August 2019	Jaguares XV	37–29	Falcons	Fanie du Toit Sport Ground, Potchefstroom
	15:00	Try: Leonel Oviedo Lucio Sordoni Domingo Miotti Nicolás Solveyra Con: Domingo Miotti (4) Pen: Domingo Miotti (3)	Scoreboard[33]	Try: Martin Sithole Anrich Richter Rodney Damons Coert Cronjé Con: Anrich Richter (3) Pen: Anrich Richter	Referee: Egon Seconds

Final

	30 August 2019	Jaguares XV	27–13	Griffons	Fanie du Toit Sport Ground, Potchefstroom
	18:15	Try: Tomás Cubilla  18' Facundo Cordero  30' penalty try  59' Con: Domingo Miotti  18', 31' Pen: Domingo Miotti  2', 68'	Scoreboard[34]	Try: Cody Basson  64' Con: Robbie Petzer  2652' Pen: Robbie Petzer  7', 27'	Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

Promotion play-off

This section is transcluded from 2019 Currie Cup Premier Division. (edit | history)

	6 September 2019	Pumas	49–5	Griffons	Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela
	17:00	Try: Marko Janse van Rensburg (2) Ashlon Davids Luther Obi (2) Alwayno Visagie Con: Chris Smith (3) Devon Williams Kobus Marais Pen: Chris Smith (3)	Scoreboard[35]	Try: Danrich Visagie	Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni

• Pumas remained in the Currie Cup Premier Division for 2020.
• Griffons remained in the Currie Cup First Division for 2020.

Honours

The honour roll for the 2019 Currie Cup First Division was:

2019 Currie Cup First Division
Champions:	Jaguares XV (1st title)
Top points scorer:	Domingo Miotti, Jaguares XV (104)
Top try scorers:	Cody Basson, Griffons, Julián Domínguez, Jaguares XV and Athi Mayinje, Eastern Province Elephants (8)

Players

The squads and player appearance and scoring statistics for the 2019 Currie Cup First Division are as follows:

Boland Cavaliers[36]
Name	BDR	JAG	EPE	SWD	GFA	LEO	GRF	SF	F		App	Try	Con	Pen	DG	Pts
Arnout Malherbe	1	1	1	1	1	1	17	—	—		7	0	0	0	0	0
Mac Muller	2	16	16	2	2	16	2	—	—		7	0	0	0	0	0
Clinton Theron	3	3				18		—	—		3	1	0	0	0	5
Adriaan Ludick	4		4	4	4	17	4	—	—		6	1	0	0	0	5
Marlyn Williams	5	5	5	5	5			—	—		5	0	0	0	0	0
Tapiwa Tsomondo	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	—	—		7	1	0	0	0	5
Johannes Janse van Rensburg	7	4	8	8	8	5	7	—	—		7	1	0	0	0	5
Kenan Cronjé	8			7	7		8	—	—		4	1	0	0	0	5
Shirwin Cupido	9			21	20	20		—	—		4	0	0	0	0	0
Garrick Mattheus	10		10	10	10	10	12	—	—		6	1	14	5	0	48
Valentino Wellman	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	—	—		7	5	0	0	0	25
Edwin Sass	12	12				13		—	—		3	1	0	0	0	5
Andries Viljoen	13	13	13	13	13	21	13	—	—		7	0	0	0	0	0
Warren Williams	14	14		14	14			—	—		4	4	0	0	0	20
Shilton van Wyk	15	15	14			22	14	—	—		5	1	0	0	0	5
Damian May	16	19		16			16	—	—		3	0	0	0	0	0
Wayrin Losper	17	17	17	17	17	19	1	—	—		7	0	0	0	0	0
Thurlow Marsh	18							—	—		1	0	0	0	0	0
Taine Booysen	19	8	19				19	—	—		4	0	0	0	0	0
Gurshwin Africa	20	9	9					—	—		3	0	0	0	0	0
Joshua Vermeulen	21	10	15	22	22	15	22	—	—		7	1	3	1	0	14
Jordan Holgate	22	21	21		12	12	21	—	—		6	1	0	0	0	5
Neil Rautenbach		2	2		16	2		—	—		4	2	0	0	0	10
Brendon Esterhuizen		7	7	20	21			—	—		4	0	0	0	0	0
DJ Putter		18	18	19	19	4	5	—	—		6	0	0	0	0	0
Ricardo Duarttee		20	20	9	9	9	9	—	—		6	0	0	0	0	0
Liam McLoughlin		22						—	—		1	0	1	0	0	2
Simon Raw			3	3	3		18	—	—		4	0	0	0	0	0
Michaine Fick			12	12				—	—		2	1	0	0	0	5
Gavern Skippers			22	15	15	14	15	—	—		5	3	0	0	0	15
Günther Janse van Vuuren				18	18	3	3	—	—		4	0	0	0	0	0
Alwyn Carstens						7		—	—		1	0	0	0	0	0
Conway Pretorius						8		—	—		1	0	0	0	0	0
Brendan Owen							10	—	—		1	0	0	0	0	0
Leighton Barends							20	—	—		0	0	0	0	0	0
Total											7	25	18	6	0	179

Border Bulldogs[37]
Name	BOL	GFA	JAG	LEO	EPE	GRF	SWD	SF	F		App	Try	Con	Pen	DG	Pts
Yanga Xakalashe	1	1	1		1	1		—	—		5	0	0	0	0	0
Vuyisani Mavuso	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	—	—		7	1	0	0	0	5
Thabo Ntunja	3	3	3	17	17	17	3	—	—		7	1	0	0	0	5
Ayabonga Nomboyo	4	4	4	18	18	18	4	—	—		7	0	0	0	0	0
Athenkosi Khethani	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	—	—		7	3	0	0	0	15
Onke Dubase	6	6	6	19	19		19	—	—		6	2	0	0	0	10
Billy Dutton	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	—	—		7	1	0	0	0	5
Athenkosi Manentsa	8	8				8	8	—	—		4	1	0	0	0	5
Bangi Kobese	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	—	—		7	2	0	0	0	10
Aphiwe Stemele	10	10	10	10	10	10	21	—	—		7	0	9	3	0	27
Asithandile Mrubata	11	11	11			22		—	—		4	0	0	0	0	0
Sethu Tom	12	12	12	12	12			—	—		5	1	0	0	0	5
Sonwabiso Mqalo	13	13					12	—	—		3	2	0	0	0	10
Lelethu Gcilitshana	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	—	—		7	4	0	0	0	20
Litha Nkula	15			21	21	14	14	—	—		4	0	0	0	0	0
Lubabalo Lento	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	—	—		6	0	0	0	0	0
Thabo Ngcem	17	17	17	3	3	3		—	—		6	0	0	0	0	0
Mihlali Mosi	18	18	18	4	4	4	18	—	—		7	0	0	0	0	0
Soso Xakalashe	19	19	8	8	8			—	—		5	1	0	0	0	5
Anele Zweni	20	20	20	20	20	20		—	—		6	0	0	0	0	0
Dilolo Mapuko	21	21	21		22	21	10	—	—		6	0	3	0	0	6
Foxy Ntleki	22	22	13	13				—	—		4	0	0	0	0	0
Siphelele Zono		15	15	15	15	15	15	—	—		6	2	0	0	0	10
Ntokozo Vidima			19	6	6	6		—	—		4	0	0	0	0	0
Mihlali Nchukana			22	22	13			—	—		3	0	0	0	0	0
Blake Kyd				1			1	—	—		2	0	0	0	0	0
Lutho Adonis				11	11	11	11	—	—		4	0	0	0	0	0
Monwabisi Mkhwakhwi						12	22	—	—		1	0	0	0	0	0
Siyanda Am						19	6	—	—		2	0	0	0	0	0
Ntsikayomzi Daka							17	—	—		1	0	0	0	0	0
Yongama Mkaza							20	—	—		1	0	0	0	0	0
Total											7	21	12	3	0	138

Eastern Province Elephants[38]
Name	LEO	GRF	BOL	JAG	BDR	SWD	GFA	GRF	F		App	Try	Con	Pen	DG	Pts
Luvuyo Pupuma	1								—		1	0	0	0	0	0
Mihlali Mpafi	2	2	2	2	2				—		5	1	0	0	0	5
Johan van Wyk	3	1			17	17	17	17	—		6	0	0	0	0	0
Wandile Putuma	4	4	4	4	18	19	18	18	—		8	1	0	0	0	5
Giant Mtyanda	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	—		8	0	0	0	0	0
Stephan de Wit	6	6	6		6	8	8	6	—		7	1	0	0	0	5
Jurie van Vuuren	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	—		8	0	0	0	0	0
Zingisa April	8	8	8	8	8			8	—		6	1	0	0	0	5
Richman Gora	9	20	9	9	9	9	9	9	—		8	2	0	0	0	10
Oliver Zono	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	—		8	1	17	6	0	57
Riaan Arends	11	11			22		22	22	—		5	1	0	0	0	5
Sonwabile Mantyoyi	12				13	22		21	—		3	0	0	0	0	0
Meli Rokoua	13	13	13	13		13	13	13	—		7	2	0	0	0	10
Sphu Msutwana	14	14	14	14	11	14	14	11	—		8	2	0	0	0	10
Danny Benjamin	15		22	22	21				—		4	1	0	0	0	5
Mzwanele Besman	16								—		0	0	0	0	0	0
Vukile Sofisa	17	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	—		8	0	0	0	0	0
Anele Lungisa	18			19					—		2	0	0	0	0	0
Diego Williams	19	19	19	6	19	6	6	19	—		8	1	0	0	0	5
Sonwabo Majola	20	9							—		2	0	0	0	0	0
Stephan Zeelie	21	21							—		1	0	0	0	0	0
Sherwin Slater	22								—		0	0	0	0	0	0
Ivan-John du Preez		12	12	12	12	12	12		—		6	1	0	0	0	5
Keanu Vers		15	15	15	15	15	15	15	—		7	1	0	0	0	5
Thembekile Boltina		16	16	16	16			2	—		5	1	0	0	0	5
Emile Klassen		17	1	1	1	1	1	1	—		7	0	0	0	0	0
Lindokuhle Welemu		18	18	18	4	4	4	4	—		7	2	0	0	0	10
Athi Mayinje		22	11	11	14	11	11	14	—		7	8	0	0	0	40
Rob Lyons			17	17					—		2	0	0	0	0	0
Kevin Luiters			20	20	20	20	20	20	—		5	1	0	0	0	5
Luvo Claassen			21	21					—		2	0	0	0	0	0
Duan du Plessis						2	2		—		2	1	0	0	0	5
Dandré Delport						16	16	16	—		3	0	0	0	0	0
Lupumlo Mguca						18			—		1	1	0	0	0	5
Karlo Aspeling						21	21	12	—		3	0	0	0	0	0
Shaun Basson							19		—		1	0	0	0	0	0
Total											8	30	17	6	0	202

Falcons[39]
Name	SWD	BDR	LEO	GRF	BOL	JAG	EPE	JAG	F		App	Try	Con	Pen	DG	Pts
Luxolo Koza	1	1	17	17	17		17	1	—		7	0	0	0	0	0
Robey Leibrandt	2	2	2	2	2		2	2	—		7	1	0	0	0	5
Heinrich Roelfse	3	3	3	3	3		3	3	—		7	0	0	0	0	0
Shane Kirkwood	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	—		7	0	0	0	0	0
Andrew Volschenk	5	5	5	5	5				—		5	0	0	0	0	0
Martin Sithole	6						19	6	—		3	2	0	0	0	10
Boela Venter	7	7	8	7	7		7	7	—		7	0	0	0	0	0
Friedle Olivier	8	8	19	8	8		5	8	—		7	4	0	0	0	20
Anrich Richter	9	9		9	9		9	9	—		6	2	15	3	0	49
Errol Jaggers	10	10	10	10	10		10	21	—		7	0	3	0	0	6
Rodney Damons	11	11	11	11	21		11	11	—		7	2	0	0	0	10
Grant Janke	12	12	12	12	12				—		5	1	0	0	0	5
Andrew van Wyk	13	13	13	13	22		12	13	—		7	1	1	0	0	7
Coert Cronjé	14	14	14	15	14		14	14	—		7	5	0	0	0	25
Andries Truter	15							10	—		2	1	0	0	0	5
Marco Klopper	16	16	16	16	16		16	16	—		7	0	0	0	0	0
Njabulo Gumede	17	17	1	1	1		1	17	—		7	0	0	0	0	0
Wihan Jacobs	18			19	19		8	19	—		5	1	0	0	0	5
Thabo Mabuza	19	6	6	6	6		6		—		6	6	0	0	0	30
Johan Pretorius	20	20	20	20					—		3	0	0	0	0	0
Leighton van Wyk	21	21	21	21	11		21	12	—		6	0	0	0	0	0
Juandré Nel	22	15	15		15		15	15	—		6	0	0	0	0	0
Jacques Alberts		18	18	18	18		18	5	—		6	0	0	0	0	0
Ernst Ladendorf		19	7						—		2	0	0	0	0	0
Hardus Pretorius		22	22	14		14	22	22	—		4	1	0	0	0	5
André du Plessis			9		20	9	20	20	—		4	1	4	0	0	13
Franzwa Schutte				22				18	—		1	0	0	0	0	0
Lundi Ralarala					13		13		—		2	0	0	0	0	0
Nico van der Heever						1			—		1	0	0	0	0	0
Attie Joubert						2			—		1	0	0	0	0	0
Bart le Roux						3			—		1	0	0	0	0	0
Bercho Botha						4			—		1	0	0	0	0	0
JJ Scheepers						5			—		1	0	0	0	0	0
Damian Fuller						6			—		1	0	0	0	0	0
Carling Forwood						7			—		1	0	0	0	0	0
Jan-Hendrik Bosman						8			—		1	0	0	0	0	0
Hendrik Mulder						10			—		1	0	0	0	0	0
Jasper Genis						11			—		1	1	0	0	0	5
Gido Horn						12			—		1	0	0	0	0	0
Brandan Hewitt						13			—		1	0	0	0	0	0
Ruaan du Preez						15			—		1	0	0	0	0	0
Peet Vorster						16			—		1	0	0	0	0	0
Gerhard Coetzee						17			—		1	0	0	0	0	0
Hilton Gie						18			—		1	0	0	0	0	0
Harry van Staden						19			—		1	0	0	0	0	0
Marco Jansen van Vuren						20			—		1	0	0	0	0	0
André Grobler						21			—		1	1	0	0	0	5
Jan Botes						22			—		1	0	0	0	0	0
Total											8	30	23	3	0	205

Griffons[40]
Name	JAG	EPE	SWD	GFA	LEO	BDR	BOL	EPE	JAG		App	Try	Con	Pen	DG	Pts
Schalk van der Merwe	1	1	1	1	1	1					6	1	0	0	0	5
Anrich Alberts	2	2	2	2	2	16	2	2	2		9	0	0	0	0	0
Doctor Booysen	3	18	18	18	18	3	3	3	3		9	0	0	0	0	0
Pieter Jansen van Vuren	4										1	0	0	0	0	0
Vincent Maruping	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5		9	1	0	0	0	5
Jean Pretorius	6	6	6	20	7	6	6	7	7		9	4	0	0	0	20
Ludio Williams	7	7	7	7	20	19	7	20	20		9	1	0	0	0	5
Cody Basson	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8		9	8	0	0	0	40
Jaywinn Juries	9	9	9	21	21	21	21	21	21		8	2	5	2	0	26
Danrich Visagie	10	10	10	13	13	13	13	13	13		9	0	15	6	1	51
Allistair Mumba	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11		9	7	0	0	0	35
Arthur Williams	12	12	13	12	12	12	12	12	12		9	2	0	0	0	10
Duan Pretorius	13	13	12	15	15	15	15	15	15		9	2	0	0	0	10
Duncan van Vuuren	14			14	14	14	14				5	2	0	0	0	10
Domenic Smit	15	15	15	22	22	22	22	22	22		8	4	2	0	0	24
Cameron van Heerden	16	16				20					3	0	0	0	0	0
Barend Potgieter	17	17			17	17	1	17	17		7	0	0	0	0	0
Erich de Jager	18	3	3	3	3						5	0	0	0	0	0
Gavin Annandale	19										0	0	0	0	0	0
Nkosi Nofuma	20	19	19	19	19	7	19	19	19		9	1	0	0	0	5
Ethan Williams	21	21	21	9	9	9	9	9	9		9	4	0	0	0	20
Robbie Petzer	22	22	22	10	10	10	10	10	10		9	1	9	3	0	32
Sibabalo Qoma		4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4		8	0	0	0	0	0
Mario Wilson		14	14					14	14		4	1	0	0	0	5
Thato Mavundla		20	20	6	6		20	6	6		6	0	0	0	0	0
Chadley Wenn			16	16	16	2	16	16	16		7	2	0	0	0	10
Neo Mohapi			17	17				18	18		3	0	0	0	0	0
Boan Venter						18					1	0	0	0	0	0
Quintin Vorster							17	1	1		3	0	0	0	0	0
Dolph Botha							18				1	0	0	0	0	0
penalty try											–	1	–	–	–	7
Total											9	44	31	11	1	320

Jaguares XV[41]
Name	GRF	BOL	BDR	EPE	SWD	GFA	LEO	GFA	GRF		App	Try	Con	Pen	DG	Pts
Javier Díaz	1	1	1				17	1	1		6	0	0	0	0	0
José Luis González	2	2	16	16							4	2	0	0	0	10
Martín Fernández Segurotti	3	3		18	18	3	3	18	18		8	0	0	0	0	0
Jerónimo Ureta Saenz Peña	4		4	4		4	19	4	19		7	2	0	0	0	10
Franco Molina	5			19	5		5				4	1	0	0	0	5
Lautaro Bavaro	6	7	20	7		7	20	7	7		8	0	0	0	0	0
Francisco Gorrissen	7	6	6	6	6	6		8	6		8	1	0	0	0	5
Rodrigo Bruni	8	8		8	8	8					5	1	0	0	0	5
Gregorio del Prete	9	9	21	21	21	9		9	9		8	2	0	0	0	10
Teo Castiglioni	10		22				21	22			4	2	0	0	0	10
Julián Domínguez	11		11		11	11		11			5	8	0	0	0	40
Bautista Ezcurra	12	14		12		22	12	12	12		7	2	0	0	0	10
Agustín Segura	13	13			13	13		13	13		6	5	0	0	0	25
Tomás Cubilla	14			13			13		14		4	5	0	0	0	25
Martín Elías	15	10			10		10		22		5	0	23	4	0	58
Leonel Oviedo	16	16	2	2	2	2	2	2	2		9	3	0	0	0	15
Rodrigo Martínez	17		18	17	17	17	1				6	0	0	0	0	0
Ignacio Calas	18	4	5	5	4	5		5	5		8	2	0	0	0	10
Santiago Grondona	19	19	7		20		6	19	20		7	0	0	0	0	0
Santiago Montagner	20	20	8	20		20	8	20	8		8	2	0	0	0	10
Gonzalo Bertranou	21	21	9	9	9						5	4	0	0	0	20
Juan Pablo Castro	22		13				15	15			4	4	0	0	0	20
Santiago Portillo		5			19	19	4		4		5	0	0	0	0	0
Facundo Cordero		11	14	11			11		15		5	7	0	0	0	35
Juan Cruz Mallia		12	12	15	12	12	22				5	4	1	0	0	22
Santiago Carreras		15	15	14	15	15					5	3	0	0	0	15
Lucio Sordoni		17	3	3	3	18	18	3	3		8	2	0	0	0	10
Lucas Santa Cruz		18	19		7		7	6			5	1	0	0	0	5
Mateo Carreras		22					14	14	11		4	0	0	0	0	0
Domingo Miotti			10	10	22	10		10	10		6	3	37	5	0	104
Nicolás Solveyra			17	1	1	1		17	17		6	3	0	0	0	15
Bautista Delguy				22	14	14					3	4	0	0	0	20
Pablo Dimcheff					16	16	16	16	16		5	0	0	0	0	0
Ignacio Inchauspe						21	9	21	21		4	1	0	0	0	5
penalty try											–	4	–	–	–	28
Total											9	78	61	9	0	547

Leopards[42]
Name	EPE	SWD	GFA	BDR	GRF	BOL	JAG	SF	F		App	Try	Con	Pen	DG	Pts
Nelius Theron	1							—	—		1	0	0	0	0	0
Marius Stander	2	2	2	16	2	16	16	—	—		7	1	0	0	0	5
Robert Hunt	3	3		3	3	3	3	—	—		6	1	0	0	0	5
Danny du Plooy	4	4	4	4				—	—		4	1	0	0	0	5
HP Swart	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	—	—		7	1	0	0	0	5
Muziwandile Mazibuko	6	6	6	6	6	19	5	—	—		7	1	0	0	0	5
Chaney Willemse	7	7				7		—	—		3	0	0	0	0	0
Edmund Rheeder	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	—	—		7	1	0	0	0	5
Boela Abrahams	9	9						—	—		2	0	0	0	1	3
Evardi Boshoff	10	10	10	10	10	10		—	—		6	0	0	0	0	0
Pienaar van Niekerk	11	11						—	—		2	1	0	0	0	5
Akhona Nela	12	12						—	—		2	0	0	0	0	0
Tjaart Benade	13	13	12	12	12	13	10	—	—		7	3	0	0	0	15
SW Oosthuizen	14	14						—	—		2	0	1	1	0	5
Chuiner van Rooyen	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	—	—		7	0	13	0	0	26
JC Genade	16	16	16	2	16	2	2	—	—		6	0	0	0	0	0
Matimu Manganyi	17	1	3					—	—		3	0	0	0	0	0
Mncedisi Dlwengu	18	18						—	—		2	0	0	0	0	0
Reuben du Plooy	19	19	7	7	7	18	7	—	—		7	2	0	0	0	10
Nkosana Mathaba	20	20	9					—	—		2	0	0	0	0	0
Jimmy Mpailane	21					22	22	—	—		3	0	0	0	0	0
Keagan Tait	22	22	14	14	14			—	—		4	1	0	0	0	5
Brendan Strydom		17	1	1			18	—	—		4	0	0	0	0	0
Nkululeko Mcuma		21	13	13	13		21	—	—		5	2	0	0	0	10
Luyanda Mngadi			11	11	11	21		—	—		4	1	0	0	0	5
Komape Moloto			17					—	—		1	0	0	0	0	0
Dylan Pieterse			18	19	4	4	19	—	—		5	0	0	0	0	0
Edward Haas			19		19	6	6	—	—		3	0	0	0	0	0
Bernu Engelbrecht			20	9	9	12	12	—	—		5	1	0	0	0	5
Japie Kleinhans			21			20	13	—	—		3	2	0	0	0	10
Lungelo Gosa			22	22	22	14	14	—	—		4	2	0	0	0	10
JP Mans				17				—	—		1	0	0	0	0	0
Wikus Groenewald				18	17	17	17	—	—		4	0	0	0	0	0
Giovanne Snyman				20	20	9	9	—	—		4	1	0	0	0	5
Boeta Vermaak				21	21	11	11	—	—		4	1	0	0	0	5
Stephan de Jager					1	1	1	—	—		3	0	0	0	0	0
Riaan May					18			—	—		1	0	0	0	0	0
Eugene Hare							20	—	—		1	0	0	0	0	0

SWD Eagles[43]
Name	GFA	LEO	GRF	BOL	JAG	EPE	BDR	SF	F		App	Try	Con	Pen	DG	Pts
Juandre Digue	1	1	1	18	1	1	1	—	—		7	0	0	0	0	0
Xavier Scholtz	2				2	16	16	—	—		4	1	0	0	0	5
Lwando Mabenge	3	3	17	17	3	17	17	—	—		7	0	0	0	0	0
Armand Grobler	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	—	—		7	0	0	0	0	0
Etienne Oosthuizen	5	5	5			5	5	—	—		5	2	0	0	0	10
Buran Parks	6	20	20	20	7			—	—		5	1	0	0	0	5
Solomon Manxodidi	7	7	7	7	6	19	19	—	—		7	0	0	0	0	0
Wayne Wilschut	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	—	—		7	0	0	0	0	0
Dillin Snel	9	9	9	9				—	—		4	1	0	0	0	5
Gerhard Nortier	10	10	10					—	—		3	0	10	1	0	23
Curshwon Mono	11	22	14	22	22	14	14	—	—		7	1	0	0	0	5
Marquit September	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	—	—		7	3	0	0	0	15
Vuyo Mbotho	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	—	—		7	2	0	0	0	10
Shario Rosenkrantz	14	14	11	11	11		21	—	—		6	4	0	0	0	20
Leighton Eksteen	15	15						—	—		2	0	3	0	1	9
Reinhardt Stears	16	2	16	16	20	6	6	—	—		7	0	0	0	0	0
Dewald Dekker	17	17	3	3	17	3	3	—	—		7	0	0	0	0	0
Kayden Kiewit	18	18	18	1	18			—	—		5	0	0	0	0	0
Marquin Smart	19	19	19	4	4	7	7	—	—		7	0	0	0	0	0
Freginald Africa	20	6	6	6		20	20	—	—		6	1	0	0	0	5
Divan Nel	21	21	22	10	10	10	10	—	—		6	0	3	9	0	33
Shane Ball	22	11	15	14	14	15	15	—	—		7	2	0	0	0	10
Franco Botha		16	2	2	16	2	2	—	—		6	1	0	0	0	5
Mbembe Payi			21	15	15	11	11	—	—		5	0	0	0	0	0
Ian Alexander				19	19	18	18	—	—		3	0	0	0	0	0
Jason Liebenberg				21	21	21		—	—		2	0	0	0	0	0
Ryan van der Westhuizen					9	9	9	—	—		3	0	0	0	0	0
Ganfried May						22	22	—	—		1	0	0	0	0	0
Total											7	19	16	10	1	160

(c) denotes the team captain. For each match, the player's squad number is shown. Starting players are numbered 1 to 15, while the replacements are numbered 16 to 23. If a replacement made an appearance in the match, it is indicated by . "App" refers to the number of appearances made by the player, "Try" to the number of tries scored by the player, "Con" to the number of conversions kicked, "Pen" to the number of penalties kicked, "DG" to the number of drop goals kicked and "Pts" refer to the total number of points scored by the player.

Referees

The following referees officiated matches in the 2019 Currie Cup First Division:

2019 Currie Cup First Division referees

Stuart Berry • Griffin Colby • Ben Crouse • Pablo DeLuca • Stephan Geldenhuys • Quinton Immelman • AJ Jacobs • Cwengile Jadezweni • Ruhan Meiring • Paul Mente • Rasta Rasivhenge • Egon Seconds • Archie Sehlako • Divan Uys • Marius van der Westhuizen

See also

• 2019 Currie Cup Premier Division
• 2019 Rugby Challenge