2018 Currie Cup Premier Division

The 2018 Currie Cup Premier Division was the top 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 17 August and 27 October 2018 and featured the same seven teams as in 2017.

The competition was won by the Sharks, who beat Western Province 17–12 in the final played on 27 October 2018.

There were seven participating teams in the 2018 Currie Cup Premier Division. They played each other once during the pool stage, 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 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.^[1]

The teams that played in the 2018 Currie Cup Premier Division are:^[2]

Blue Bulls

Free State Cheetahs

Golden Lions

Griquas

Pumas

Sharks

Western Province

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Location of teams in the 2018 Currie Cup Premier Division

The final log for the 2018 Currie Cup Premier Division was:^[3]

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.

The following matches were played in the 2018 Currie Cup Premier Division:^[4]

The 2018 Currie Cup kicked off with a match between the two teams that finished in the bottom two spots in 2017; the Pumas and Griquas in Nelspruit. The Pumas won the match 42–19, with fly-half Chris Smith having a Currie Cup debut to remember, scoring 22 points in his side's victory. In the other match, the Blue Bulls beat the Free State Cheetahs 34–12 in Bloemfontein, with their fly-half Manie Libbok scoring 17 points, including his team's opening try.^[5]

	17 August 2018	Pumas	42–19	Griquas	Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela
	17:00	Try: Hennie Skorbinski  27' Stefan Ungerer  41' Chris Smith  55' Neil Maritz  57' Marnus Schoeman  61' Con: Chris Smith  28', 42', 56', 62' Pen: Chris Smith  9', 21', 47'	Scoreboard[6]	Try: AJ Coertzen  31' Christiaan Meyer  69' Conway Pretorius  71' Con: George Whitehead  31', 72' Cards: Liam Hendricks  60'	Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

	17 August 2018	Free State Cheetahs	12–34	Blue Bulls	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
	19:00	Try: Joseph Dweba  2' Shaun Venter  42' Con: Tian Schoeman  3' Cards: Ox Nché 15' to 25' Justin Basson 54' to 64'	Scoreboard[7] Report	Try: Manie Libbok  13' penalty try  54' Jade Stighling  60' Divan Rossouw  79' Con: Manie Libbok  13', 61', 80' Pen: Manie Libbok  50', 66'	Referee: Dan Jones

The three teams that has byes in Round One all secured home victories in Round Two. Defending champions Western Province got their title defense underway with a 32–0 victory over the Free State Cheetahs, while the Sharks beat the Blue Bulls 26–10 in Durban; both teams scored four tries in their victories to secure a bonus point. The highest-scoring match of the round was the Friday evening match between the Golden Lions and Griquas, with the team from Johannesburg winning 62–41. Winger Courtnall Skosan scored a hat-trick and Hacjivah Dayimani got a brace as the Golden Lions ran in nine tries, with fly-half Shaun Reynolds kicking 17 points. Griquas fly-half George Whitehead scored 16 points for the losing team, who scored five tries of their own.^[8]

	24 August 2018	Golden Lions	62–41	Griquas	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
	19:00	Try: Hacjivah Dayimani  5', 71' Ross Cronjé  23' Courtnall Skosan  29', 58', 77' Sylvian Mahuza  44' Len Massyn  47' Wandisile Simelane  66' Con: Shaun Reynolds  7', 24', 44', 48', 60', 68', 79' Pen: Shaun Reynolds  43'	Scoreboard[9]	Try: André Swarts  14' Khwezi Mkhafu  31' Wilmar Arnoldi  63' Kyle Steyn  69' AJ Coertzen  75' Con: George Whitehead  14', 32', 64', 69', 75' Pen: George Whitehead  1', 36' Cards: Wendal Wehr 40' to 50'	Referee: Egon Seconds

	25 August 2018	Sharks	26–10	Blue Bulls	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
	15:00	Try: Juan Schoeman  5' Curwin Bosch  21' Kobus van Wyk  37' Aphelele Fassi  63' Con: Robert du Preez  6', 23', 39'	Scoreboard[10] Report	Try: Jesse Kriel  15' Con: Manie Libbok  16' Pen: Manie Libbok  10'	Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

	25 August 2018	Western Province	32–0	Free State Cheetahs	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
	17:15	Try: Ruhan Nel  40' Juarno Augustus  46' Scarra Ntubeni  52' JD Schickerling  60' Con: SP Marais  40', 47', 61' Pen: SP Marais  8', 21' Cards: Juarno Augustus 4' to 15'	Scoreboard[11]		Referee: AJ Jacobs

Round Three saw the Golden Lions, Sharks and Western Province all winning their away games to make it two wins out of two. Western Province remain top on points differential after a 57–28 victory over the Pumas, with Sergeal Petersen scoring two of his side's eight tries, and winger SP Marais contributing 22 points through one try, seven conversions and a penalty. The other two matches were closer affairs, with both home teams getting a bonus point for a loss by less than seven points; Louis Fouché scored two tries and 17 points in the Free State Cheetahs' 29–33 loss to a Sharks side for whom captain Chiliboy Ralepelle also scored a brace, while Ruan Steenkamp had a memorable match for the Blue Bulls, scoring a hat-trick before getting sin-binned, but ended on the losing side against the Golden Lions, whose eighth man Hacjivah Dayimani scored two tries to secure a 38–35 win for the team from Johannesburg in the trans-Jukskei derby.^[12]

	31 August 2018	Pumas	28–57	Western Province	Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela
	18:30	Try: JP Lewis  30' Le Roux Roets  34' Trompie Pretorius  71' Chris Smith  73' Con: Chris Smith  32', 35', 72', 74'	Scoreboard[13]	Try: Kobus van Dyk  6' Sergeal Petersen  14', 61' Ruhan Nel  20' SP Marais  26' Ernst van Rhyn  50' Sikhumbuzo Notshe  54' Herschel Jantjies  75' Con: SP Marais  7', 15', 21', 51', 56', 62', 76' Pen: SP Marais  40'	Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

	1 September 2018	Free State Cheetahs	29–33	Sharks	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
	14:00	Try: Louis Fouché  24', 55' Lloyd Greeff  28' penalty try  77' Con: Louis Fouché  25', 56' Pen: Louis Fouché  37'	Scoreboard[14]	Try: Lwazi Mvovo  13' Chiliboy Ralepelle  35', 43' Wian Vosloo  40' Dan du Preez  67' Con: Robert du Preez  14', 40', 45' Curwin Bosch  68' Cards: Khutha Mchunu  77'	Referee: Jaco Peyper

	1 September 2018	Blue Bulls	35–38	Golden Lions	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	16:05	Try: André Warner  6' Ruan Steenkamp  13', 40', 50' Johnny Kôtze  28' Con: Manie Libbok  6', 14', 29', 40', 51' Cards: Ruan Steenkamp 53' to 64'	Scoreboard[15]	Try: Shaun Reynolds  4' James Venter  22' Dillon Smit  36' Hacjivah Dayimani  64', 69' Con: Shaun Reynolds  5', 23', 37', 65', 70' Pen: Shaun Reynolds  43'	Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

The Golden Lions and the Sharks both maintained their perfect record, making it three bonus point wins out of three. The Sharks secured a 28–12 victory over the Pumas in the Friday night game, while the Golden Lions scored seven tries in a 47–14 victory over the Free State Cheetahs, with fly-half Shaun Reynolds scoring 22 points through two tries and six conversion, with winger Sylvian Mahuza also scoring two tries. The highest-scoring game of the weekend saw the Blue Bulls move up to third after a 45–40 victory over Griquas. Two tries from Griquas centre André Swarts was not enough as the side from Pretoria scored seven tries to secure the win. A bye weekend saw Western Province drop from first to fourth on the log.^[16]

	7 September 2018	Sharks	28–12	Pumas	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
	19:00	Try: Jeremy Ward  20' Johan Deysel  50' Aphelele Fassi  55' Curwin Bosch  58' Con: Robert du Preez  20', 51', 56', 60'	Scoreboard[17]	Try: Ruwellyn Isbell  36' Le Roux Roets  39' Con: Chris Smith  40'	Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni

	8 September 2018	Griquas	40–45	Blue Bulls	Griqua Park, Kimberley
	14:15	Try: NJ Oosthuizen  15' André Swarts  35', 48' penalty try  40' Eital Bredenkamp  45' AJ Coertzen  74' Con: George Whitehead  16', 36', 46', 49' Cards: Pieter Jansen van Vuren 54' to 64'	Scoreboard[18] Report	Try: André Warner  5' Franco Naudé  19' Jaco Visagie  22' JT Jackson  25' Edgar Marutlulle  55' Jano Venter  63' Ivan van Zyl  65' Con: Manie Libbok  6', 20', 23', 26', 64' Cards: Duncan Matthews 40' to 51' Jaco Visagie 47' to 53'	Referee: Egon Seconds

	8 September 2018	Golden Lions	47–14	Free State Cheetahs	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
	16:20	Try: Sylvian Mahuza  6', 18' Shaun Reynolds  14', 32' Marvin Orie  27' Howard Mnisi  74' Hacjivah Dayimani  78' Con: Shaun Reynolds  8', 15', 28', 33', 74', 79'	Scoreboard[19]	Try: Louis Fouché  49' Rudy Paige  59' Con: Louis Fouché  50', 60'	Referee: AJ Jacobs

In the biggest match of the weekend, two previously-unbeaten sides in the Golden Lions and Western Province met in Johannesburg. The side from Cape Town secured a 65–38 win, scoring nine tries in the process with Dillyn Leyds and Sergeal Petersen scoring two each, while SP Marais contributed 25 of his side's points through one try, seven conversions and two penalties. The result saw Western Province move up to third on the log, one place behind the Golden Lions. The Blue Bulls moved to the top of the log following a 39–29 win over the Pumas in Pretoria, with Jade Stighling contributing two tries. In the weekend's other match, 17 points from George Whitehead and two tries from lock FP Pelser saw Griquas move up to fifth spot by beating the Free State Cheetahs 52–24, a result which confirmed that the team from Bloemfontein won't take part in the semifinals.^[20]

	14 September 2018	Blue Bulls	39–29	Pumas	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	19:00	Try: Hanro Liebenberg  8' Jade Stighling  11', 33' Dayan van der Westhuizen  21' Ivan van Zyl  53' Jano Venter  75' Con: Manie Libbok  9', 12', 54' Pen: Manie Libbok  38' Cards: Johnny Kôtze 14' to 26'	Scoreboard[21]	Try: Marnus Schoeman  25' Marko Janse van Rensburg  31' Neil Maritz  61' Morné Joubert  79' Con: Chris Smith  26', 32', 62' Pen: Chris Smith  6'	Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

	15 September 2018	Golden Lions	38–65	Western Province	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
	15:00	Try: James Venter  7' penalty try  52' Pieter Jansen  63' Hacjivah Dayimani  65' Len Massyn  79' Con: Shaun Reynolds  8', 64', 66', 79' Pen: Shaun Reynolds  16'	Scoreboard[22]	Try: Dillyn Leyds  1', 14' Sergeal Petersen  22', 72' Joshua Stander  27' SP Marais  34' Juarno Augustus  55' JD Schickerling  60' Daniël du Plessis  76' Con: SP Marais  1', 15', 23', 28', 62', 73', 77' Pen: SP Marais  3', 12' Cards: Ernst van Rhyn 52' to 64'	Referee: Jaco Peyper

	15 September 2018	Griquas	52–24	Free State Cheetahs	Griqua Park, Kimberley
	17:15	Try: Ederies Arendse  7' FP Pelser  38', 50' Enver Brandt  52' AJ le Roux  60' Kyle Steyn  75' Zak Burger  80' Con: George Whitehead  8', 39', 51', 54', 61', 76', 80' Pen: George Whitehead  70'	Scoreboard[23]	Try: Ali Mgijima  3' Carel-Jan Coetzee  14', 20' Con: Ernst Stapelberg  5', 15', 21' Pen: Ernst Stapelberg  29'	Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

The Sharks and Western Province both maintained their perfect starts to the season, each winning their fourth consecutive match ahead of their meeting in Round Seven. Western Province secured a 38–12 victory over Griquas, with wing Sergeal Petersen scoring two of his side's six tries to move joint-top of the try-scoring charts. Loose-forward Dan du Preez also scored a brace, for the Sharks in their 37–21 victory over a Golden Lions side that lost their second match in a row, with Sharks fly-half Robert du Preez scoring 17 points with the boot. In the other match of the weekend, Ryan Nell scored two tries as the Pumas picked up their second win of the season, beating the Free State Cheetahs 42–14 to condemn the team from Bloemfontein to a winless season, having lost all six of their matches. The Sharks and Western Province mathematically assured their semifinal berths, while the Blue Bulls, Golden Lions and Pumas remained in the race for the other two spots.^[24]

	21 September 2018	Free State Cheetahs	14–42	Pumas	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
	17:00	Try: Rudy Paige  33' Abongile Nonkontwana  63' Con: Ernst Stapelberg  34' Adriaan Carelse  64'	Scoreboard[25]	Try: Ryan Nell  9', 28' Morné Joubert  16' Neil Maritz  35' Marnus Schoeman  66' Simon Westraadt  73' Con: Chris Smith  10', 17', 29', 37', 67' Kobus Marais  74'	Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni

	22 September 2018	Sharks	37–21	Golden Lions	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
	17:15	Try: Dan du Preez  23', 47' Louis Schreuder  33' Luke Stringer  40' Con: Robert du Preez  24', 33', 40', 49' Pen: Robert du Preez  3', 14', 20'	Scoreboard[26]	Try: Sylvian Mahuza  7' James Venter  58' Wandisile Simelane  75' Con: Shaun Reynolds  8', 59' Andries Coetzee  76' Cards: Marvin Orie 38' to 47'	Referee: Egon Seconds

	22 September 2018	Western Province	38–12	Griquas	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
	19:30	Try: Joshua Stander  1' Sergeal Petersen  14', 31' Herschel Jantjies  19' Juarno Augustus  24' JJ Engelbrecht  61' Con: Joshua Stander  2', 15', 20', 25'	Scoreboard[27]	Try: Kyle Steyn  36' AJ Coertzen  57' Con: George Whitehead  38' Cards: Conway Pretorius 43' to 53'	Referee: AJ Jacobs

The only match of the round saw the top two sides, the Sharks and Western Province meet in Cape Town. The home side won the match 50–28 with SP Marais contributing 20 of his side's points, securing a home semi-final in the process.^[28]

	29 September 2018	Western Province	50–28	Sharks	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
	14:00	Try: Jaco Coetzee  4' Ruhan Nel  9' Dillyn Leyds  23' Sergeal Petersen  25' SP Marais  64' JJ Engelbrecht  72' Chad Solomon  79' Con: SP Marais  5', 11', 24', 27', 73', 80' Pen: SP Marais  16'	Scoreboard[29]	Try: Marius Louw  1' Tyler Paul  32' Gideon Koegelenberg  40' Aphelele Fassi  44' Con: Robert du Preez  2', 33', 40', 46'	Referee: Ben Crouse

Round Eight saw a full round of three matches being played, with the first of these finalising the semifinal lineup; the Golden Lions beat the Pumas 33–21 in Mbombela — with both Corné Fourie and Courtnall Skosan scoring a brace of tries — to end the latter's involvement in the competition and ensuring the Golden Lions and the Blue Bulls advanced to the knockout stage. The Sharks clinched a home semifinal by easily beating Griquas in Kimberley, with wingers Lwazi Mvovo and Leolin Zas each scoring two tries in a 41–11 win. The final match of the round between the Blue Bulls and Western Province lasted just 40 minutes; after a delayed start in the match due to lightning, some play was possible before the match was abandoned at half-time due to ever-worsening weather conditions. Western Province were leading 34–7, and this was declared the final result of the match following the abandonment.^[30]

	12 October 2018	Pumas	21–33	Golden Lions	Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela
	19:00	Try: Devon Williams  4' Francois Kleinhans  32' Ryan Nell  67' Con: Chris Smith  5' Kobus Marais  34', 68' Cards: Francois Kleinhans 39' to 49'	Scoreboard[31]	Try: Lionel Mapoe  1' Corné Fourie  13', 59' Courtnall Skosan  36', 47' Con: Elton Jantjies  2', 14', 36', 61' Cards: Howard Mnisi 29' to 39'	Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

	13 October 2018	Griquas	11–41	Sharks	Griqua Park, Kimberley
	15:00	Try: Kyle Steyn  76' Pen: George Whitehead  2', 25'	Scoreboard[32]	Try: Jeremy Ward  6' Lwazi Mvovo  14', 37' Akker van der Merwe  28' Leolin Zas  44', 62' S'busiso Nkosi  49' Con: Curwin Bosch  29', 38', 46'	Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

	13 October 2018	Blue Bulls	7–34 (abd.)	Western Province	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	17:15	Try: Ruan Steenkamp  24' Con: Tinus de Beer  24' Cards: Matthys Basson 15' to 26'	Scoreboard[33]	Try: penalty try  15' Kobus van Dyk  31' Sergeal Petersen  33' Jaco Coetzee  39' Con: SP Marais  31', 33', 40' Pen: SP Marais  7', 18'	Referee: Egon Seconds

The semifinal matches went according to form, with the top two teams from the pool stage and home semifinalists Sharks and Western Province both winning. Dan du Preez and S'busiso Nkosi each scored two tries in the Sharks' 33–24 victory over the Golden Lions, for whom Courtnall Skosan also scored a brace. Western Province and the Blue Bulls met for the second week in a row, but unlike the Round Eight match that saw Western Province win in a 40-minute match, this encounter finished 32–all during normal time, with the Blue Bulls' Dylan Sage scoring a try after the final hooter to level the scores and send the match into extra time. Western Province recovered and retained their lead to win 35–32 after extra time, thanks to a penalty from SP Marais, who scored 30 of his side's points in the victory.^[34]

	20 October 2018	Sharks	33–24	Golden Lions	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
	14:30	Try: Dan du Preez  2', 74' S'busiso Nkosi  20', 41' Con: Robert du Preez  3', 76' Pen: Robert du Preez  11', 31', 66'	Scoreboard[35]	Try: Nic Groom  55' Courtnall Skosan  62', 69' Con: Elton Jantjies  56', 63', 70' Pen: Elton Jantjies  34'	Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

	20 October 2018	Western Province	35–32 (a.e.t.)	Blue Bulls	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
	17:00	Try: SP Marais  51' Paul de Wet  59' Con: SP Marais  52', 60' Pen: SP Marais  9', 14', 30', 36', 40', 62', 94'	Scoreboard[36]	Try: Ruan Steenkamp  22' Duncan Matthews  27' Manie Libbok  46' Dylan Sage  80' Con: Manie Libbok  22', 27', 47' Pen: Manie Libbok  34', 55'	Referee: Egon Seconds

The Sharks won their first title since 2013 after beating Western Province 17–12 in Cape Town. The only points in the first half came from the boot of Western Province kicker SP Marais, who slotted penalties in the 19th and 35th minutes to secure a 6–0 half-time lead for the home side. A try for Sharks hooker Akker van der Merwe, converted by fly-half Robert du Preez, saw the Sharks take a 7–6 lead shortly after the interval. A Marais penalty in the 49th minute restored Western Province's lead, but Du Preez responded in kind two minutes later to restore the Sharks' lead. The decisive score came in the 70th minute, when Sharks flank Tyler Paul scored a try — again converted by Du Preez — to make the scoreline 17–9. A penalty from Damian Willemse wasn't enough for the home side, and the Sharks secured the eighth Currie Cup title in their history.^[34]

	27 October 2018	Western Province	12–17	Sharks	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
	16:00	Pen: SP Marais  19', 35', 49' Damian Willemse  74'	Scoreboard[37]	Try: Akker van der Merwe  43' Tyler Paul  70' Con: Robert du Preez  46', 71' Pen: Robert du Preez  51'	Referee: Jaco Peyper

	30 October 2018	Free State Cheetahs	36–5	SWD Eagles	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
	18:00	Try: Penalty try 12' Rabz Maxwane 18' c Tian Schoeman 20' m Louis Fouché 54' c William Small-Smith 63' m, 78' m Con: Louis Fouché 20', 55'	Scoreboard[38]	Try: Vuyo Mbotho 60' m Cards: Vukile Sofisa 11' to 22'	Referee: Jaco Peyper

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

The honour roll for the 2018 Currie Cup Premier Division was as follows:

The squads and player appearance and scoring statistics for the 2018 Currie Cup Premier Division are as follows:

Blue Bulls[39]
Name	FSC	SHA	LIO	GRQ	PMA	WPr	WPr	F		App	Try	Con	Pen	DG	Pts
Matthys Basson	1	1	1	1	1	1		—		6	0	0	0	0	0
Edgar Marutlulle	2	16	16	16	16	16	16	—		5	1	0	0	0	5
Conraad van Vuuren	3	3	17		17		18	—		5	0	0	0	0	0
Ruben van Heerden	4							—		1	0	0	0	0	0
Ruan Nortjé	5	5	18	18	18	18	19	—		6	0	0	0	0	0
Ruan Steenkamp	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	—		7	5	0	0	0	25
Thembelani Bholi	7	7	19	19				—		4	0	0	0	0	0
Hanro Liebenberg	8	8	8		8	8	8	—		6	1	0	0	0	5
André Warner	9	9	9	9	20			—		5	2	0	0	0	10
Manie Libbok	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	—		7	2	20	6	0	68
Jamba Ulengo	11	11	11			11		—		4	0	0	0	0	0
JT Jackson	12	22	12	12				—		4	1	0	0	0	5
Johnny Kôtze	13	12	13		13	13	12	—		6	1	0	0	0	5
Jade Stighling	14	14	14	11	14	14	11	—		7	3	0	0	0	15
Divan Rossouw	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	—		7	1	0	0	0	5
Jan-Henning Campher	16							—		1	0	0	0	0	0
Dayan van der Westhuizen	17	17		17	3	17	3	—		6	1	0	0	0	5
Hendré Stassen	18	4	4	4	4	4	4	—		7	0	0	0	0	0
Jano Venter	19	19	7	7	19			—		5	2	0	0	0	10
Theo Maree	20							—		1	0	0	0	0	0
Tony Jantjies	21	21						—		1	0	0	0	0	0
Earll Douwrie	22							—		0	0	0	0	0	0
Jaco Visagie		2	2	2	2	2	2	—		6	1	0	0	0	5
Jesse Kriel		13						—		1	1	0	0	0	5
Eli Snyman		18	5	5	5	5	5	—		6	0	0	0	0	0
Reagan Oranje		20						—		0	0	0	0	0	0
Trevor Nyakane			3	3		3	1	—		4	0	0	0	0	0
Ivan van Zyl			20	20	9	9	9	—		5	2	0	0	0	10
Tinus de Beer			21	21	21	21	22	—		3	0	1	0	0	2
Duncan Matthews			22	14	11		14	—		4	1	0	0	0	5
Nick de Jager				8	7	19	20	—		3	0	0	0	0	0
Franco Naudé				13	12	12	23	—		4	1	0	0	0	5
Dylan Sage				22	22	22	13	—		3	1	0	0	0	5
Marco van Staden						7	7	—		2	0	0	0	0	0
Embrose Papier						20	21	—		1	0	0	0	0	0
Frans van Wyk							17	—		1	0	0	0	0	0
penalty try										–	1	–	–	–	7
Total										7	28	21	6	0	202
Carel du Preez, Dan Kapepula, Mosolwa Mafuma, Boom Prinsloo, Paul Schoeman and Victor Sekekete were named in the squad, but not included in a matchday squad.

Free State Cheetahs[40]
Name	BUL	WPr	SHA	LIO	GRQ	PMA	SF	F		App	Try	Con	Pen	DG	Pts
Ox Nché	1	1					—	—		2	0	0	0	0	0
Joseph Dweba	2	2					—	—		2	1	0	0	0	5
Luan de Bruin	3	18					—	—		2	0	0	0	0	0
Justin Basson	4	4					—	—		2	0	0	0	0	0
JP du Preez	5						—	—		1	0	0	0	0	0
Junior Pokomela	6	20					—	—		2	0	0	0	0	0
Oupa Mohojé	7	7					—	—		2	0	0	0	0	0
Niell Jordaan	8		8	8			—	—		3	0	0	0	0	0
Rudy Paige	9		9	9	9	9	—	—		5	2	0	0	0	10
Tian Schoeman	10						—	—		1	0	1	0	0	2
William Small-Smith	11	14					—	—		2	0	0	0	0	0
Nico Lee	12	12					—	—		2	0	0	0	0	0
Benhard Janse van Rensburg	13						—	—		1	0	0	0	0	0
Rabz Maxwane	14	11					—	—		2	0	0	0	0	0
Malcolm Jaer	15	15					—	—		2	0	0	0	0	0
Jacques du Toit	16	16					—	—		2	0	0	0	0	0
Erich de Jager	17						—	—		1	0	0	0	0	0
Günther Janse van Vuuren	18	3	3	3			—	—		4	0	0	0	0	0
Dennis Visser	19	5	5	5		4	—	—		5	0	0	0	0	0
Gerhard Olivier	20		7				—	—		2	0	0	0	0	0
Shaun Venter	21	21					—	—		2	1	0	0	0	5
Louis Fouché	22	10	10	10			—	—		4	3	4	1	0	26
Jasper Wiese		6					—	—		1	0	0	0	0	0
Aidon Davis		8					—	—		1	0	0	0	0	0
Tian Meyer		9					—	—		1	0	0	0	0	0
Dries Swanepoel		13					—	—		1	0	0	0	0	0
Kevin Stevens		17	1	1	17		—	—		4	0	0	0	0	0
Stephan Malan		19	6	7	8		—	—		4	0	0	0	0	0
Ernst Stapelberg		22			10	10	—	—		3	0	4	1	0	11
Reinach Venter			2	2	2	3	—	—		4	0	0	0	0	0
Louis Conradie			4	4	5	5	—	—		4	0	0	0	0	0
Lloyd Greeff			11	11			—	—		2	1	0	0	0	5
Tertius Kruger			12	12	12	12	—	—		4	0	0	0	0	0
Carel-Jan Coetzee			13	13	13	13	—	—		4	2	0	0	0	10
Ali Mgijima			14	14	14	14	—	—		4	1	0	0	0	5
Adriaan Carelse			15	15	15	15	—	—		4	0	1	0	0	2
Jannes Snyman			16	16	6	7	—	—		4	0	0	0	0	0
Johan Kotze			17	17	1	1	—	—		4	0	0	0	0	0
Luigy van Jaarsveld			18	18	19	19	—	—		4	0	0	0	0	0
Abongile Nonkontwana			19	6	4	6	—	—		4	1	0	0	0	5
Dian Badenhorst			20	20	21	20	—	—		4	0	0	0	0	0
Vuyani Maqina			21	21	11	11	—	—		4	0	0	0	0	0
Reinhardt Erwee			22	22	22	21	—	—		4	0	0	0	0	0
Nardus Erasmus				19	18	18	—	—		3	0	0	0	0	0
Kabous van Schalkwyk					3	17	—	—		2	0	0	0	0	0
Daniel Maartens					7	8	—	—		2	0	0	0	0	0
Hanno Snyman					16	16	—	—		2	0	0	0	0	0
Maphutha Dolo					20	22	—	—		2	0	0	0	0	0
Elandré Huggett						2	—	—		1	0	0	0	0	0
penalty try										–	1	–	–	–	7
Total										6	13	10	2	0	93
Darren Adonis, Francois Agenbach, Aranos Coetzee, Ryno Eksteen, Charles Marais, Zee Mkhabela, Lotter Pretorius, Walt Steenkamp and Marnus van der Merwe and Raymond Woest were named in the squad, but not included in a matchday squad.

Golden Lions[41]
Name	GRQ	BUL	FSC	WPr	SHA	PMA	SHA	F		App	Try	Con	Pen	DG	Pts
Sti Sithole	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	—		7	0	0	0	0	0
Corné Fourie	2	2	16	2	16	2		—		6	2	0	0	0	10
Johannes Jonker	3	3		17	3			—		4	0	0	0	0	0
Rhyno Herbst	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	—		7	0	0	0	0	0
Marvin Orie	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	—		7	1	0	0	0	5
James Venter	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	—		7	3	0	0	0	15
Len Massyn	7	7	7	7	7	20		—		5	2	0	0	0	10
Hacjivah Dayimani	8	8	8	8	8	8	20	—		7	6	0	0	0	30
Ross Cronjé	9				9			—		2	1	0	0	0	5
Shaun Reynolds	10	10	10	10	10	22	22	—		7	3	24	3	0	72
Courtnall Skosan	11	11	11	11	11	11	14	—		7	7	0	0	0	35
Manuel Rass	12							—		1	0	0	0	0	0
Jan-Louis la Grange	13							—		1	0	0	0	0	0
Sylvian Mahuza	14	14	15	14	14	15	15	—		7	4	0	0	0	20
Andries Coetzee	15	15		15	15			—		4	0	1	0	0	2
HP van Schoor	16							—		1	0	0	0	0	0
Jacobie Adriaanse	17	18	3	3		3		—		5	0	0	0	0	0
PJ Steenkamp	18							—		1	0	0	0	0	0
Vincent Tshituka	19	20	20				19	—		4	0	0	0	0	0
Dillon Smit	20	9	9	9		21	21	—		6	1	0	0	0	5
Tyrone Green	21							—		1	0	0	0	0	0
Wandisile Simelane	22	22	22	22	22	14	23	—		7	2	0	0	0	10
Howard Mnisi		12	12	12	12	12	12	—		6	1	0	0	0	5
Lionel Mapoe		13	13	13	13	13	13	—		6	1	0	0	0	5
Pieter Jansen		16	2	16	2	16	2	—		6	1	0	0	0	5
Danie Mienie		17	17			17	18	—		4	0	0	0	0	0
Reinhard Nothnagel		19	19	18	18			—		4	0	0	0	0	0
Madosh Tambwe		21	14					—		2	0	0	0	0	0
Stephen Bhasera			18		17			—		2	0	0	0	0	0
Bradley Thain			21					—		1	0	0	0	0	0
Driaan Bester				19	19	19		—		3	0	0	0	0	0
Nic Groom				20	20	9	9	—		4	1	0	0	0	5
Gianni Lombard				21	21			—		2	0	0	0	0	0
Jo-Hanko de Villiers						7	7	—		2	0	0	0	0	0
Elton Jantjies						10	10	—		2	0	7	1	0	17
Chergin Fillies						18	3	—		2	0	0	0	0	0
Warren Whiteley							8	—		1	0	0	0	0	0
Aphiwe Dyantyi							11	—		1	0	0	0	0	0
Tiaan van der Merwe							16	—		1	0	0	0	0	0
Leo Kruger							17	—		1	0	0	0	0	0
penalty try										–	1	–	–	–	7
Total										7	37	32	4	0	263
Ashlon Davids and Malcolm Marx were named in the squad, but not included in a matchday squad.

Griquas[42]
Name	PMA	LIO	BUL	FSC	WPr	SHA	SF	F		App	Try	Con	Pen	DG	Pts
Devon Martinus	1	1	1		1	1	—	—		5	0	0	0	0	0
Khwezi Mkhafu	2	2	2		2	2	—	—		5	1	0	0	0	5
NJ Oosthuizen	3	3	3	17	3	17	—	—		6	1	0	0	0	5
Sintu Manjezi	4	4	4		19	4	—	—		5	0	0	0	0	0
FP Pelser	5			18	4		—	—		3	2	0	0	0	10
Wendal Wehr	6	6		19	21	6	—	—		5	0	0	0	0	0
Sias Koen	7	7	7	7	7	7	—	—		6	0	0	0	0	0
Conway Pretorius	8	8	8		8	8	—	—		5	1	0	0	0	5
Christiaan Meyer	9	9	9	9			—	—		4	1	0	0	0	5
George Whitehead	10	10	10	10	10	10	—	—		6	0	19	5	0	53
Godfrey Ramaboea	11						—	—		1	0	0	0	0	0
Christopher Bosch	12	12	21	22	22		—	—		5	0	0	0	0	0
Kyle Steyn	13	13	13	13	13	13	—	—		6	4	0	0	0	20
Ederies Arendse	14	14	14	14	14	14	—	—		6	1	0	0	0	5
AJ Coertzen	15	11	15	15	15	15	—	—		6	4	0	0	0	20
AJ le Roux	16			16	16		—	—		3	1	0	0	0	5
Liam Hendricks	17			1	17	16	—	—		4	0	0	0	0	0
Ruan Kramer	18	17	17				—	—		3	0	0	0	0	0
Pieter Jansen van Vuren	19	5	5	5	5	5	—	—		6	0	0	0	0	0
Zak Burger	20	20	20	20	9	9	—	—		6	1	0	0	0	5
Jono Janse van Rensburg	21	21	19	8		18	—	—		5	0	0	0	0	0
André Swarts	22	22	12	12	12	12	—	—		6	3	0	0	0	15
Eric Zana		15					—	—		1	0	0	0	0	0
Wilmar Arnoldi		16	16	2			—	—		3	1	0	0	0	5
Wandile Putuma		18	18	4			—	—		3	0	0	0	0	0
Eital Bredenkamp		19	6	6	6	19	—	—		5	1	0	0	0	5
Enver Brandt			11	11	11	11	—	—		4	1	0	0	0	5
Tythan Adams			22				—	—		1	0	0	0	0	0
Ewald van der Westhuizen				3	18	3	—	—		3	0	0	0	0	0
Stephan Janse van Rensburg				21	20	22	—	—		3	0	0	0	0	0
Louis Venter						20	—	—		1	0	0	0	0	0
Edwin Sass						21	—	—		1	0	0	0	0	0
penalty try										–	1	–	–	–	7
Total										6	24	19	5	0	175
Doctor Booysen, Renier Botha, Johnathan Francke, Jeremy Jordaan, Kevin Kaba, De Wet Kruger, Shaun McDonald and Luxolo Ntsepe were named in the squad, but not included in a matchday squad.

Pumas[43]
Name	GRQ	WPr	SHA	BUL	FSC	LIO	SF	F		App	Try	Con	Pen	DG	Pts
Khwezi Mona	1	1	1	1			—	—		4	0	0	0	0	0
Simon Westraadt	2	2		16	16	16	—	—		5	1	0	0	0	5
Marné Coetzee	3	3	3			3	—	—		4	0	0	0	0	0
Le Roux Roets	4	4	4	4	4	4	—	—		6	2	0	0	0	10
Cameron Lindsay	5	5	18		18	5	—	—		5	0	0	0	0	0
Marnus Schoeman	6	6	6	6	6	6	—	—		6	3	0	0	0	15
Stefan Willemse	7	7	7	7		18	—	—		5	0	0	0	0	0
Willie Engelbrecht	8	8	8	8	7	7	—	—		6	0	0	0	0	0
Stefan Ungerer	9	9	9	9	9	9	—	—		6	1	0	0	0	5
Chris Smith	10	10	10	10	10	10	—	—		6	2	18	4	0	58
Neil Maritz	11	11	14	13	13	13	—	—		6	3	0	0	0	15
Hennie Skorbinski	12	12	12				—	—		3	1	0	0	0	5
Ryan Nell	13	13	13	12	12	12	—	—		6	3	0	0	0	15
JP Lewis	14	14					—	—		2	1	0	0	0	5
Gerrit Smith	15	15	15				—	—		3	0	0	0	0	0
Marko Janse van Rensburg	16	16	2	2	2	2	—	—		6	1	0	0	0	5
Andrew Beerwinkel	17	17	17	3	3	17	—	—		6	0	0	0	0	0
Hugo Kloppers	18	18	5	5	5		—	—		5	0	0	0	0	0
Jeandré Rudolph	19		19		8	19	—	—		4	0	0	0	0	0
Reynier van Rooyen	20	21	21				—	—		3	0	0	0	0	0
Justin van Staden	21						—	—		1	0	0	0	0	0
Trompie Pretorius	22	22	22				—	—		3	1	0	0	0	5
Hilton Lobberts		19		18			—	—		2	0	0	0	0	0
Nardus van der Walt		20					—	—		1	0	0	0	0	0
Ruwellyn Isbell			11	11	11	11	—	—		4	1	0	0	0	5
Frank Herne			16				—	—		1	0	0	0	0	0
Francois Kleinhans			20	19	19	8	—	—		4	1	0	0	0	5
Morné Joubert				14	14	14	—	—		3	2	0	0	0	10
Devon Williams				15	15	15	—	—		3	1	0	0	0	5
De-Jay Terblanche				17	17		—	—		2	0	0	0	0	0
Abrie Griesel				20	20	20	—	—		3	0	0	0	0	0
Kobus Marais				21	21	21	—	—		3	0	3	0	0	6
Henko Marais				22	22	22	—	—		3	0	0	0	0	0
Morgan Naudé					1	1	—	—		2	0	0	0	0	0
Total										6	24	21	4	0	174
Louis Albertse, Gert Cronjé, Tazz Fuzani, Reuben Johannes, Ruaan Lerm, Brian Shabangu, Barend Smit, Jannie Stander, Boeta Vermaak and Alwayno Visagie were named in the squad, but not included in a matchday squad.