2024 Currie Cup Premier Division
| 2024 Currie Cup Premier Division | |
|---|---|
| Countries | South Africa |
| Date | 5 July – 21 September |
| Champions | Sharks XV |
The 2024 Currie Cup Premier Division is the 86th edition of the Currie Cup, the premier domestic rugby union competition in South Africa, and the oldest provincial rugby competition in the world. The competition was sponsored by beer brand Carling Black Label and organised by the South African Rugby Union.[1]
The tournament is being played from 5 July until 21 September 2024, and features a league stage of one-and-a-half rounds, followed by two semi-finals and a final.[2] After the 2023 event was played from March until June, the dates for the 2024 season were in contention until shortly before the start, taking into account alignment with the northern hemisphere season, player welfare, and a 12-month season.[3]
The competition featured the same eight teams from the previous season.
Teams
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Team locations in the 2023 Currie Cup Premier Division
The eight competing teams are:[4]
| Team | Sponsored name | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulls | Vodacom Bulls | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | 51,762 |
| Free State Cheetahs | Toyota Free State Cheetahs | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | 48,000 |
| Golden Lions | Fidelity ADT Lions | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg Wits Rugby Stadium, Johannesburg |
62,567 5,000 |
| Griffons | Novavit Griffons | North West Stadium, Welkom | 17,000 |
| Griquas | Suzuki Griquas | Griqua Park, Kimberley | 11,000 |
| Pumas | Airlink Pumas | Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela | 40,929 |
| Sharks | Hollywoodbets Sharks | Kings Park Stadium, Durban | 54,000 |
| Western Province | DHL Western Province | Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch |
55,000 16,000 |
Regular season
[edit]Standings
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | B | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Golden Lions | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 437 | 215 | +222 | 62 | 31 | 7 | 43 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Bulls | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 384 | 266 | +118 | 54 | 37 | 8 | 38 | |
| 3 | Sharks | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 351 | 258 | +93 | 48 | 35 | 9 | 35 | |
| 4 | Free State Cheetahs | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 352 | 281 | +71 | 50 | 36 | 8 | 30 | |
| 5 | Griquas | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 310 | 356 | −46 | 46 | 51 | 8 | 24 | |
| 6 | Pumas | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 331 | 391 | −60 | 46 | 57 | 6 | 24 | |
| 7 | Western Province | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 311 | 314 | −3 | 41 | 39 | 8 | 20 | |
| 8 | Griffons | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 185 | 580 | −395 | 27 | 88 | 3 | 3 |
Updated to match(es) played on 4 Aug 2024.. Source: https://www.sarugby.co.za/tournaments/carling-currie-cup-premier-division/
Tournament points in the standings were awarded to teams as follows:
- 4 points for a win.
- 2 points for a draw.
- 1 bonus point for a loss in a match by seven points or under.
- 1 bonus point for scoring four tries or more.
Teams were ranked in the standings by tournament points. Had two or more teams tied on points the tie would have been broken by: (a) points difference from all matches (points scored less points conceded); (b) tries difference from all matches (tries scored less tries conceded); (c) points difference from the matches between the tied teams; (d) points scored in all matches; (e) tries scored in all matches; and, if needed, (f) a coin toss.
Fixtures
[edit]Round 1
[edit]| 5 July 2024 | Griquas | 24–44 | Pumas | Griqua Park, Kimberley | ||
| 5 July 2024 | Sharks | 25–26 | Golden Lions | Kings Park Stadium, Durban | ||
| 6 July 2024 | Cheetahs | 82–20 | Griffons | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | ||
| 7 July 2024 | Western Province | 25–30 | Bulls | Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town | ||
| Try: du Plessis 14' Porter 49' Davids 77' Simelane 80' Con: du Plessis 83' Pen: Mathee 56' |
Report | Try: van Zyl 22' Williams 60' Gumede 62' Con: van der Walt 23' Smith (2) 61', 64' Pen: van der Walt (3) 4', 34', 47' |
Round 2
[edit]| 12 July 2024 | Griquas | 34–31 | Sharks | Griqua Park, Kimberley | ||
| 12 July 2024 | Pumas | 21–75 | Golden Lions | Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela | ||
| 13 July 2024 | Cheetahs | 37–17 | Western Province | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | ||
| 14 July 2024 | Griffons | 10–52 | Bulls | North West Stadium, Welkom | ||
| Try: Qamani Kota Matthew Gray Cards: Thato Mavundla  29' to 39'
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Report | Try: Aphiwe Dyantyi Celimpilo Gumede (2) Williams Bernard van der Linde Chris Smit Sintu Manjezi Cornal Hendricks Con: Jaco van der Walt (3) Chris Smith (3) |
Round 3
[edit]| 19 July 2024 | Golden Lions | 25–13 | Griquas | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg | ||
| 19 July 2024 | Bulls | 25–13 | Cheetahs | Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria | ||
| Try: Celimpilo Gumede Henry Immelman (2) Con: Chris Smith (2) Pen: Chris Smith (2) |
Report | Try: Daniel Maartens Con: Ethan Wentzel Pen: Ethan Wentzel (2) Cards: Daniel Maartens 65' to 75'
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| 19 July 2024 | Sharks | 21–31 | Pumas | Kings Park Stadium, Durban | ||
| 21 July 2024 | Griffons | 15-64 | Western Province | North West Stadium, Welkom | ||
Round 4
[edit]| 26 July 2024 | Griffons | 45–47 | Cheetahs | North West Stadium, Welkom | ||
| 27 July 2024 | Golden Lions | 22–35 | Sharks | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg | ||
| 27 July 2024 | Bulls | 50–34 | Western Province | Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria | ||
| Try: van der Walt (2) 38', 80' Gumede 41' Klopper 46' Burger 52' van Zyl 55' Else 70' Con: van der Walt (6) 39' , 42', 47', 53', 71', 81' Pen: van der Walt 2' |
Report | Try: Porter 21' Simelane 26' Khan 30' Davids 61' Con: Matthee (4) 22' , 27', 31', 62' Pen: Matthee 17' Drop: Matthee 4' |
| 28 July 2024 | Pumas | 66 – 26 | Griquas | Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela | ||
| Try: Slabbert (2) 4', 7' Swart (2) 29', 59' Sobahle 37' Adonis (2) 45', 67' Coetzee 56' Msenge 78' Con: Swart (9) 5' , 8', 30', 38', 46', 57', 60', 68', 79' Pen: Swart 50' |
Try: Hufke 2' Bursey 10' Makata 53' Mahoney 70' Con: Robinson (3) 3', 11' ,54' |
Round 5
[edit]| 2 August 2024 | Cheetahs | 34–34 | Bulls | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | ||
| Try: Olivier 51' Jasper 53' Hartzenberg 57' Wegner 64' Paulo 75' Con: Wentzel (2) 52' , 58' Fortuin 76' Pen: Wentzel 35' |
Report | Try: Carr 6' Burger 43' Dyantyi (2) 45' 70' Con: van der Walt (2) 6', 44' Chamberlain (2) 46', 71' Pen: van der Walt 32' Chamberlain 79' |
| 3 August 2024 | Pumas | 44–44 | Sharks | Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela | ||
| Report |
| 3 August 2024 | Western Province | 38–17 | Griffons | |||
| Report |
| 4 August 2024 | Griquas | 28–36 | Golden Lions | Griqua Park, Kimberley | ||
| Report |
Round 6
[edit]| 10 August 2024 | Lions | 55–12 | Pumas | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg | ||
| Report |
| 10 August 2024 | Bulls | 55–21 | Griffons | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | ||
| Try: Sibongile Novuka (2) Cornal Hendricks Canan Moodie Juann Els Zak Burger Lionel Mapoe Keagan Johannes Nama Xaba Con: Boeta Chamberlain (3) Jaco van der Walt (2) |
Report | Try: Keanu Vers Cheslin Arendse Curtly Thomas Con: Qamani Kota (3) |
| 10 August 2024 | Western Province | 19–26 | Cheetahs | Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town | ||
| Report |
| 11 August 2024 | Sharks | 40–21 | Griquas | Kings Park Stadium, Durban | ||
| Report |
Round 7
[edit]| 16 August 2024 | Pumas | 24–40 | Bulls | Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela | ||
| Try: Eduan Swart 40+1' Darren Adonis 42' Clinton Swart 47' Tino Swanepoel 49' Con: Clinton Swart (2) 43', 50' |
Report | Try: Cornel Smit 6' Sibongile Novuka 13' Joe van Zyl (2) 17', 24' Devon Williams 53' Chris Smit 65' Con: Keagan Johannes (4) 7', 18', 25' 54' Jaco van der Walt 66' Cards: Cornel Smit 34' to 44'
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| 17 August 2024 | Lions | 41–22 | Western Province | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg | ||
| 17 August 2024 | Cheetahs | 20–25 | Sharks | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | ||
| 18 August 2024 | Griffons | 7–59 | Griquas | North West Stadium, Welkom | ||
Round 8
[edit]| 23 August 2024 | Bulls | 47-24 | Griquas | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | ||
| Try: Jaco van der Walt 20' Chris Smit 23' Henry Immelman 27' Celimpilo Gumede (2) 36', 43' Juann Else (2) 60', 73' Con: Jaco van der Walt (4) 21', 24', 37', 44' Boeta Chamberlain (2) 61', 74' Cards: Merwe Olivier 81' to -'
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Report | Try: Marco de Witt 1' Dylan Maart (2) 15' 69' Thabo Ndimande 40+3' Con: Zinedine Robinson (2) 2', 16' |
| 24 August 2024 | Western Province | 23 - 31 | Sharks | Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town | ||
| 24 August 2024 | Cheetahs | 21 - 38 | Lions | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | ||
| 25 August 2024 | Griffons | 26 - 45 | Pumas | North West Stadium, Welkom | ||
Round 9
[edit]| 30 August 2024 | Griquas | 44-31 | Cheetahs | Griqua Park, Kimberley | ||
| Report |
| 30 August 2024 | Bulls | 33-57 | Lions | Midstream College, Olifantsfontein | ||
| Try: Corné Beets Joe van Zyl Katlego Letebele Juann Else Penalty try Con: Jaco van der Walt Keagan Johannes (2) |
Report | Try: Erich Cronje Ruan Venter Morne van den Berg Morgan Naudé Renzo du Plessis Rabz Maxwane PJ Botha (2) Con: Nico Steyn (5) Sanele Nohamba (2) Drop: Nico Steyn |
| 31 August 2024 | Sharks | 75-19 | Griffons | Kings Park Stadium, Durban | ||
| 01 September 2024 | Western Province | 39-30 | Pumas | Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town | ||
Round 10
[edit]| 06 September 2024 | Griquas | 37-29 | Western Province | Griqua Park, Kimberley | ||
| 06 September 2024 | Lions | 62–5 | Griffons | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg | ||
| 07 September 2024 | Pumas | 14–41 | Cheetahs | Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela | ||
| 08 September 2024 | Sharks | 24–18 | Bulls | Kings Park Stadium, Durban | ||
| Try: Jordan Hendrikse Dylan Richardson Con: Siya Masuku Pen: Siya Masuku (4) |
Report | Try: Akker van der Merwe Embrose Papier Con: Jaco van der Walt Pen: Jaco van der Walt (2) Cards: David Kriel 30' to 40' Harold Vorster 31' to 41'
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Play-offs
[edit]Semifinals
[edit]| 14 September 2024 | Lions | 43–34 | Cheetahs | Ellis Park Stadium | ||
| 14:30 |
The semi-final was tied 33-33 after 80 minutes of play and it ended 40 all after extra time (100 minutes) and the Sharks were deemed champions due to scoring more tries in the match, 6 tries to Bulls's 4.
| 14 September 2024 | Bulls | 40–40 (a.e.t.) | Sharks | Loftus Versfeld Stadium | ||
| 17:00 | Try: Keagan Johannes Cameron Hanekom Stavino Jacobs (2) Con: Johan Goosen (3) Boeta Chamberlain Pen: Johan Goosen (4) Cards: Marcell Coetzee 48' to 58'
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Report | Try: Emile van Heerden Bradley Davids Ethan Hooker (2) Andre Esterhuizen Trevor Nyakane Con: Siya Masuku (4) Lionel Cronje Cards: Dian Bleuler 68' to 78' Jordan Hendrikse 73' to 80' Gerbrandt Grobler 100' to 110' Francois Venter  65'
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Final
[edit]| 21 September 2024 | Lions | 14–16 | Sharks | Ellis Park Stadium | ||
| 16:00 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Carling Currie Cup is Announced". WP Rugby. 30 January 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "The 2024 Currie Cup Preview #1". www.ultimaterugby.com. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "New player welfare model confirms Carling Currie Cup kick-off". SuperSport. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "Currie Cup Premier Division". SA Rugby. 28 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.