2004 Currie Cup First Division

2004 Currie Cup First Division
Countries South Africa
Date 10 July – 22 October 2004
Champions Boland Cavaliers (3rd title)
Runners-up Border Bulldogs
Matches played 33
Tries scored 246 (average 7.455 per match)
Top point scorer Solly Goosen (164)
Boland Cavaliers
Top try scorer Ossie Damons (11)
Griffons
2003
2005

The 2004 Absa Currie Cup First Division season was the second tier competition in the 66th Currie Cup season since it started in 1889. It was won by the Boland Cavaliers, who defeated the Border Bulldogs 23–22 in the final at the Boland Stadium, Wellington on 22 October 2004.

Competition

There were six participating teams in the 2004 Currie Cup First Division. These teams played each other twice over the course of the season, once at home and once 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 seven points or less. Teams were ranked by log points.

The top four teams qualified for the title play-offs. In the semi-finals, the team that finished first had home advantage against the team that finished fourth, while the team that finished second had home advantage against the team that finished third. The winners of these semi-finals played each other in the final, at the home venue of the higher-placed team.

Teams

Location of teams in 2004 Currie Cup First Division

Team Listing

Log

2004 Currie Cup First Division log

Pos Team Pl W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 Boland Cavaliers 10 7 0 3 337 217 +120 41 25 5 3 36
2 Border Bulldogs 10 8 0 2 291 294 −3 35 38 4 0 36
3 Leopards 10 7 0 3 319 251 +68 42 29 6 1 35
4 Falcons 10 3 0 7 287 398 −111 35 49 5 4 21
5 Mighty Elephants 10 3 0 7 278 278 0 32 36 3 5 20
6 Griffons 10 2 0 8 317 391 −74 43 51 6 2 16
* Legend: Pos = Position, Pl = Played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, PD = Points Difference, TF = Tries For, TA = Tries Against, TB = Try Bonus Points, LB = Losing Bonus Points, Pts = Log Points

Boland Cavaliers, Border Bulldogs, Leopards and Falcons qualified to the Title Play-Off Semi-Final games.

Points breakdown:
*4 points for a win
*2 points for a draw
*1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less
*1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match

Fixtures and Results

Regular season

Round One

Bye/s: Falcons, Leopards

Round Two

Round Three

Bye/s: Boland Cavaliers, Border Bulldogs

Round Four

Round Five

Bye/s: Griffons, Mighty Elephants

Round Six

Round Seven

Bye/s: Falcons, Leopards

Round Eight

Round Nine

Bye/s: Boland Cavaliers, Border Bulldogs

Round Ten

Round Eleven

Bye/s: Griffons, Mighty Elephants

Round Twelve

Title Play-Off Games

Semi-Finals

Final

2004 Absa Currie Cup
First Division Champions
Boland Cavaliers
3rd title

Points scorers

The following table contain points which have been scored in competitive games in the 2004 Currie Cup First Division.[35]

All point scorers
No Player Team T C P DG Pts
1 Solly Goosen Boland Cavaliers 6 28 26 0 164
2 Reinhardt Gerber Border Bulldogs 0 22 26 1 125
3 Corrie Avenant Leopards 3 28 12 1 110
4 Hennie Stapelberg Falcons 0 24 16 2 102
5 Michael Gallinetti Mighty Elephants 3 10 12 0 71
6 Justin Peach Mighty Elephants 2 9 14 0 70
7 Ossie Damons Griffons 11 1 3 0 66
8 Akona Ndungane Border Bulldogs 10 0 0 0 50
9 Slang Roux Griffons 2 15 2 0 46
10 Rayno Benjamin Boland Cavaliers 7 0 0 0 35
Jongi Nokwe Boland Cavaliers 7 0 0 0 35
12 Colin Lloyd Leopards 3 5 3 0 34
13 Conrad Burke Boland Cavaliers 6 0 0 0 30
Frans Viljoen Leopards 6 0 0 0 30
15 Willem Slabbert Griffons 0 5 6 0 28
16 Vuyani Dlomo Mighty Elephants 5 0 0 0 25
Tienie Goosen Griffons 5 0 0 0 25
MJ Mentz Leopards 5 0 0 0 25
Jonathan Mokuena Leopards 5 0 0 0 25
Innes van Rooyen Griffons 5 0 0 0 25
21 Adam Robertson Border Bulldogs 2 3 2 0 22
Morné van Zyl Griffons 0 5 4 0 22
23 Patrick Petersen Boland Cavaliers 0 6 3 0 21
24 Jan Cloete Falcons 4 0 0 0 20
Michael Coetzee Border Bulldogs 4 0 0 0 20
Schalk de Klerk Griffons 4 0 0 0 20
Henley du Plessis Boland Cavaliers 4 0 0 0 20
Leon Lubbe Falcons 4 0 0 0 20
Godfrey Mbangeni Falcons 4 0 0 0 20
Francois Prinsloo Mighty Elephants 4 0 0 0 20
Marcel van der Walt Border Bulldogs 4 0 0 0 20
Piet van Zyl Boland Cavaliers 4 0 0 0 20
33 Ruan Coetzee Falcons 2 1 2 0 18
34 Charl Blom Boland Cavaliers 3 0 0 0 15
Skollie de Jager Falcons 3 0 0 0 15
David de la Port Falcons 3 0 0 0 15
Ian Fihlani Border Bulldogs 3 0 0 0 15
Barry Geel Leopards 3 0 0 0 15
Riaan Harmse Leopards 3 0 0 0 15
Fabian Juries Mighty Elephants 3 0 0 0 15
Michael Killian Mighty Elephants 3 0 0 0 15
Nico Luus Falcons 3 0 0 0 15
Dru Nass Border Bulldogs 3 0 0 0 15
Jacques Nieuwenhuis Falcons 3 0 0 0 15
Collen Radebe Griffons 3 0 0 0 15
Sam Willard Mighty Elephants 3 0 0 0 15
Jan van der Schyff Falcons 3 0 0 0 15
Ockie van Zyl Griffons 3 0 0 0 15
49 Chris Jonck Mighty Elephants 2 1 0 0 12
JP Joubert Griffons 2 1 0 0 12
51 Werner Coetzer Border Bulldogs 2 0 0 0 10
Jaco Engels Leopards 2 0 0 0 10
Rayno Hendricks Leopards 2 0 0 0 10
Fergus Kennedy Border Bulldogs 2 0 0 0 10
Werner Lessing Leopards 2 0 0 0 10
Pietie Loots Border Bulldogs 2 0 0 0 10
Tiger Mangweni Border Bulldogs 2 0 0 0 10
Jacques Maritz Griffons 2 0 0 0 10
Chris Potgieter Boland Cavaliers 2 0 0 0 10
Gustav Rademeyer Boland Cavaliers 2 0 0 0 10
Cerneels Rautenbach Leopards 2 0 0 0 10
Naas Rossouw Falcons 2 0 0 0 10
Regardt van Eyck Mighty Elephants 2 0 0 0 10
Jaco Venter Falcons 2 0 0 0 10
Antonius Verhoeven Boland Cavaliers 2 0 0 0 10
Raydall Walters Griffons 2 0 0 0 10
Willie Wepener Leopards 2 0 0 0 10
Vion Wium Boland Cavaliers 2 0 0 0 10
69 Wayne Bennett Mighty Elephants 1 0 0 0 5
Jaco Binneman Griffons 1 0 0 0 5
Deon de Kock Falcons 0 1 1 0 5
David de Villiers Boland Cavaliers 1 0 0 0 5
Henk Eksteen Boland Cavaliers 1 0 0 0 5
Clayton Gawie Mighty Elephants 1 0 0 0 5
Derek Hendry Border Bulldogs 1 0 0 0 5
Riaan Heneke Leopards 1 0 0 0 5
Sebastian Hilpert Mighty Elephants 1 0 0 0 5
Gustav Japhta Falcons 1 0 0 0 5
Wonga Joka Leopards 1 0 0 0 5
Bronwin Julies Boland Cavaliers 1 0 0 0 5
André Kies Falcons 1 0 0 0 5
Charlie King Leopards 1 0 0 0 5
Elroy Ligman Mighty Elephants 1 0 0 0 5
Jacques Lombaard Falcons 1 0 0 0 5
Sarel Lubbe Falcons 1 0 0 0 5
Alastair Lyon Border Bulldogs 1 0 0 0 5
Vusumzi Mbulali Border Bulldogs 1 0 0 0 5
Kobus Meintjies Boland Cavaliers 1 0 0 0 5
Thembani Mkokeli Border Bulldogs 1 0 0 0 5
Zolani Mofu Border Bulldogs 1 0 0 0 5
Neil Papier Boland Cavaliers 1 0 0 0 5
Velile Phiri Griffons 1 0 0 0 5
JJ Pienaar Mighty Elephants 1 0 0 0 5
Pieter Terblanché Boland Cavaliers 1 0 0 0 5
Andries van der Linden Griffons 1 0 0 0 5
Christo van Niekerk Griffons 1 0 0 0 5
Deon van Rensburg Leopards 1 0 0 0 5
Theo van Wyk Leopards 1 0 0 0 5
99 Jaco Steenberg Griffons 0 0 1 0 3
100 Ashley Buchler Falcons 0 1 0 0 2
penalty try 1 0 0 0 5
* Legend: T = Tries, C = Conversions, P = Penalties, DG = Drop Goals, Pts = Points

Cards

The following table contains all the cards handed out during the tournament:[36]

Cards
Player Team Red card
Bernard Rabé Leopards 0 2
Henley du Plessis Boland Cavaliers 0 2
Alastair Lyon Border Bulldogs 0 1
André Kies Falcons 0 1
Angelo Brinkhuys Boland Cavaliers 0 1
Bennie van Blerk Griffons 0 1
David de Villiers Boland Cavaliers 0 1
Deon de Kock Falcons 0 1
Frans Viljoen Leopards 0 1
Jaco Binneman Griffons 0 1
Jacques Nieuwenhuis Falcons 0 1
Jonathan Mokuena Leopards 0 1
JP Joubert Griffons 0 1
JJ Pienaar Mighty Elephants 0 1
Kobus le Roux Boland Cavaliers 0 1
Tienie Goosen Griffons 0 1
Michael Coetzee Border Bulldogs 0 1
MJ Mentz Leopards 0 1
Nico Luus Falcons 0 1
Ossie Damons Griffons 0 1
Ryno Germishuys Leopards 0 1
Vusumzi Mbulali Border Bulldogs 0 1
Willie Bower Mighty Elephants 0 1
* Legend: Red card = Red card (Sent off for the rest of the game), = Yellow card (Sent off for 10 minutes)

Squad Lists

The following players have been named in the squads for the 2004 Currie Cup First Division:[37][38][39][40][41][42]

External links

See also

References

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  28. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Bulldogs 24-19 Cavaliers". South African Rugby Union. 8 October 2004. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  29. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Falcons 39-35 Mighty Elephants". South African Rugby Union. 9 October 2004. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  30. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Griffons 26-48 Leopards". South African Rugby Union. 9 October 2004. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
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  33. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Cavaliers 50-15 Falcons". South African Rugby Union. 16 October 2004. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  34. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Cavaliers 23-22 Bulldogs". South African Rugby Union. 22 October 2004. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  35. "SA Rugby Top Scorers – 2004 ABSA Currie Cup First Division". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
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  38. "SA Rugby Squad – Bulldogs : 2004 ABSA Currie Cup First Division". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  39. "SA Rugby Squad – Falcons : 2004 ABSA Currie Cup First Division". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
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  41. "SA Rugby Squad – Leopards : 2004 ABSA Currie Cup First Division". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  42. "SA Rugby Squad – Mighty Elephants : 2004 ABSA Currie Cup First Division". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
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