2005 Currie Cup Explained

2005 Currie Cup
Countries:	South Africa
Date:	24 June – 22 October 2005
Count:	2
Prevseason:	2004
Nextseason:	2006

The 2005 Currie Cup (known as the ABSA Currie Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 67th season in the South African Currie Cup competition since it started in 1889.

In a rematch of the 2004 final, the reversed the result, coming from behind to defeat the 29–25 and win their first Currie Cup since 1976.

Qualification round

Competition

The fourteen provincial teams were divided in two equal strength sections (Section X and Section Y) according to the standings of the teams at the end of the 2004 competition.

All the teams played a single round of games within their section, meaning every team played six matches – three at home and three away.

Teams received four points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus points were awarded to teams that scored 4 or more tries in a game, as well as to teams that lost a match by 7 points or less. Teams were ranked by points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).

The top four teams in each section qualified to the Premier Division, while the bottom three teams in each section qualified to the First Division. No points from the qualifying round were carried over to the Premier Division or First Division.

Teams

Team	Sponsored Name	Stadium/s	Sponsored Name
2005 Currie Cup qualifying round Section X teams
	Vodacom Blue Bulls		Securicor Loftus
	Boland Cavaliers		Boland Stadium
	AMD Falcons		Bosman Stadium
	Golden Lions		Ellis Park Stadium
	Mighty Elephants		EPRU Stadium
	Sharks		ABSA Stadium
	SWD Eagles		Outeniqua Park

2005 Currie Cup qualifying round Section Y teams
Team	Sponsored Name	Stadium/s	Sponsored Name
	Border Bulldogs		ABSA Stadium
	Vodacom Cheetahs		Vodacom Park
	Griffons		North West Stadium
	Wildeklawer Griquas		ABSA Park
	Leopards		Olën Park
	@lantic Pumas		@lantic Park
	Investec Western Province		Newlands Stadium

Logs

2005 Currie Cup qualifying round Section X Log
Pos	Team	Pl	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts<	--	Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts-->
1	align=left		6	6	0	0	247	102	+145	38	12	4	0	28
2	align=left		6	5	0	1	223	98	+125	26	11	4	1	25
3	align=left		6	4	0	2	261	141	+120	38	18	4	1	21
4	align=left		6	3	0	3	201	174	+27	26	23	3	1	16
5	align=left		6	2	0	4	146	243	–97	16	32	2	0	10
6	align=left		6	1	0	5	75	273	–198	7	34	0	0	4
7	align=left		6	0	0	6	116	235	–119	12	33	2	1	3

2005 Currie Cup qualifying round Section Y Log
1	align=left		6	6	0	0	209	54	+155	23	6	3	0	27
2	align=left		6	5	0	1	235	117	+118	32	12	5	1	26
3	align=left		6	3	0	3	188	140	+48	22	14	3	2	17
4	align=left		6	3	0	3	182	246	–64	20	35	3	0	15
5	align=left		6	2	0	4	133	203	–70	18	22	3	0	11
6	align=left		6	1	0	5	119	210	–91	16	24	2	1	7
7	align=left		6	1	0	6	119	215	–96	11	29	1	0	5
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 The top 4 teams in each section qualified to the Premier Division. The bottom 3 teams in each section qualified to the First Division. 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

Results

The following matches were played:

Section X

Round seven

Section Y

Round seven

Premier Division

Competition

The eight teams that qualified to the Premier Division remained in the same sections (Section X and Section Y) as they were during the qualifying round.

All the teams played a double round of games against teams in the other section, meaning every team played eight matches – four at home and four away.

The top two teams in each section qualified to the title play-offs, where the section winners would have home advantage against the runners-up.

Teams

Team	Sponsored Name	Stadium/s	Sponsored Name
2005 Currie Cup Premier Division Section X teams
	Vodacom Blue Bulls		Securicor Loftus
	Boland Cavaliers		Boland Stadium
	Golden Lions		Ellis Park Stadium
	Sharks		ABSA Stadium

2005 Currie Cup Premier Division Section Y teams
Team	Sponsored Name	Stadium/s	Sponsored Name
	Vodacom Cheetahs		Vodacom Park
	Wildeklawer Griquas		ABSA Park
	Leopards		Olën Park
	Investec Western Province		Newlands Stadium

Logs

2005 Currie Cup Premier Division Section X Log
Pos	Team	Pl	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts<	--	Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts-->
1	align=left		8	8	0	0	347	115	+232	46	12	5	0	37
2	align=left		8	6	0	2	275	204	+71	32	24	5	1	30
3	align=left		8	4	0	4	238	235	+3	31	27	3	0	19
4	align=left		8	3	0	5	212	282	–70	28	37	4	1	17

2005 Currie Cup Premier Division Section Y Log
1	align=left		8	5	0	3	235	179	+56	29	19	5	1	26
2	align=left		8	4	0	4	215	177	+38	22	20	2	2	20
3	align=left		8	1	0	7	168	308	–140	20	40	4	2	10
4	align=left		8	1	0	7	218	417	–199	29	58	3	0	7
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 The top 2 teams in each section qualified to the semi-finals. 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

Results

The following fixtures were played:

Final

2005 ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division Champions

2nd title

Player statistics

The following table contain only points which have been scored in competitive games in the 2005 Currie Cup Premier Division:

All point scorers
No	Player	Team	T	C	P	DG	Pts<	-- Pos	Player	Team	Try	Con	Pen	DG	Pts-->
1			1	17	27	0	120
2	Morné Steyn		2	27	18	0	118
3	Justin Peach		3	15	14	0	87
4	Peter Grant		1	16	14	0	79
5	Naas Olivier		3	22	4	0	71
6			0	13	8	6	68
7	Ruan Pienaar		2	9	7	0	49
8			1	9	8	0	47
9			0	9	8	0	42
10			8	0	0	0	40
11			1	5	7	0	36
12			7	0	0	0	35
13	Tiaan Snyman		0	9	4	1	33
14			6	0	0	0	30
			6	0	0	0	30
	Ronnie Cooke		6	0	0	0	30
17	Nel Fourie		0	6	5	0	27
18			5	0	0	0	25
	Jongi Nokwe		5	0	0	0	25
			5	0	0	0	25
	Wayne Julies		5	0	0	0	25
22	Johan Roets		4	0	0	1	23
23	Meyer Bosman		1	4	3	0	22
24			4	0	0	0	20
	Henno Mentz		4	0	0	0	20
			4	0	0	0	20
	JP Pietersen		4	0	0	0	20
	Vuyani Dlomo		4	0	0	0	20
	Wylie Human		4	0	0	0	20
			4	0	0	0	20
	Earl Rose		1	3	3	0	20
32			1	2	3	0	18
32			0	3	2	2	18
34	Charl Blom		2	3	0	0	16
35			3	0	0	0	15
			3	0	0	0	15
			3	0	0	0	15
			3	0	0	0	15
			3	0	0	0	15
	Egon Seconds		3	0	0	0	15
			3	0	0	0	15
			3	0	0	0	15
	John Mametsa		3	0	0	0	15
	JP Nel		3	0	0	0	15
			3	0	0	0	15
	MJ Mentz		3	0	0	0	15
			3	0	0	0	15
48			0	1	4	0	14
49	Colin Lloyd		2	0	1	0	13
50			2	0	0	0	10
			2	0	0	0	10
			2	0	0	0	10
			2	0	0	0	10
			2	0	0	0	10
	Bryan Habana		2	0	0	0	10
			2	0	0	0	10
	De Wet Barry		2	0	0	0	10
			2	0	0	0	10
	Grant Rees		2	0	0	0	10
	Gus Theron		2	0	0	0	10
	Henk Eksteen		2	0	0	0	10
	Jaco Engels		2	0	0	0	10
			2	0	0	0	10
			2	0	0	0	10
	Jaque Fourie		2	0	0	0	10
	John Smit		2	0	0	0	10
			2	0	0	0	10
			2	0	0	0	10
			2	0	0	0	10
	Trevor Leota		2	0	0	0	10
			2	0	0	0	10
72			1	0	0	1	8
73			0	3	0	0	6
74			1	0	0	0	5
			1	0	0	0	5
			1	0	0	0	5
	Barry Geel		1	0	0	0	5
	Barry Goodes		1	0	0	0	5
			1	0	0	0	5
			1	0	0	0	5
			1	0	0	0	5
			1	0	0	0	5
			1	0	0	0	5
			1	0	0	0	5
			1	0	0	0	5
	Dirk Louw		1	0	0	0	5
			1	0	0	0	5
			1	0	0	0	5
			1	0	0	0	5
	Gary Botha		1	0	0	0	5
			1	0	0	0	5
	Gio Aplon		1	0	0	0	5
			1	0	0	0	5
			1	0	0	0	5
			1	0	0	0	5
	Heini Adams		1	0	0	0	5
			1	0	0	0	5
			1	0	0	0	5
			1	0	0	0	5
	Jaco Hanekom		1	0	0	0	5
	Jaco Gouws		1	0	0	0	5
			1	0	0	0	5
			1	0	0	0	5
	Jané Du Toit		1	0	0	0	5
			1	0	0	0	5
			1	0	0	0	5
			1	0	0	0	5
	Juan Smith		1	0	0	0	5
			1	0	0	0	5
			1	0	0	0	5
			1	0	0	0	5
			1	0	0	0	5
	Naude Beukes		1	0	0	0	5
	Neil de Kock		1	0	0	0	5
	Neil Powell		1	0	0	0	5
			1	0	0	0	5
			1	0	0	0	5
	Pellow van der Westhuizen		1	0	0	0	5
			1	0	0	0	5
	Piet van Zyl		1	0	0	0	5
	Rennie Dazel		1	0	0	0	5
			1	0	0	0	5
	Ronnie Uys		1	0	0	0	5
			1	0	0	0	5
	Schalk Brits		1	0	0	0	5
	Steven Sykes		1	0	0	0	5
	Tim Dlulane		1	0	0	0	5
	Tommy Dixon		1	0	0	0	5
			1	0	0	0	5
	Chris Rossouw		0	1	1	0	5
131	MJ Smith		0	0	1	0	3
132			0	1	0	0	2
132	Rob Linde		0	1	0	0	2

First Division

Competition

The six teams that qualified to the First Division remained in the same sections (Section X and Section Y) as they were during the qualifying round.

All the teams played a double round of games against teams in the other section, meaning every team played six matches – three at home and three away.

The top two teams in each section qualified to the title play-offs, where the section winners would have home advantage against the runners-up in the same section.

Teams

Team	Sponsored Name	Stadium/s	Sponsored Name
2005 Currie Cup First Division Section X teams
	AMD Falcons		Bosman Stadium
	Mighty Elephants		EPRU Stadium
	SWD Eagles		Outeniqua Park

2005 Currie Cup qualifying round Section Y teams
Team	Sponsored Name	Stadium/s	Sponsored Name
	Border Bulldogs		ABSA Stadium
	Griffons		North West Stadium
	@lantic Pumas		@lantic Park

Logs

2005 Currie Cup First Division Section X Log
Pos	Team	Pl	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts<	--	Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts-->
1	align=left		6	5	0	1	190	161	+29	21	19	2	0	22
2	align=left		6	3	0	3	187	180	+7	23	22	3	1	16
3	align=left		6	3	0	3	193	241	–48	21	32	2	1	15

2005 Currie Cup First Division Section Y Log
1	align=left		6	4	0	2	185	159	+26	22	15	3	2	21
2	align=left		6	3	0	3	227	206	+21	30	27	4	1	17
3	align=left		6	0	0	6	170	205	–35	21	23	3	4	7
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 The top 2 teams in each section qualified to the semi-finals. 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

Results

The following fixtures were played:

Final

2005 ABSA Currie Cup First Division Champions

1st title

External links

Currie Cup 2005 fixture and match reports