2013 Currie Cup Premier Division

The 2013 Currie Cup Premier Division was the 75th season in the competition since it started in 1889 and was contested from 10 August to 26 October 2013. The tournament (known as the Absa Currie Cup Premier Division for sponsorship reasons) was the top tier of South Africa's premier domestic rugby union competition.

2013 Currie Cup Premier Division
CountriesSouth Africa
Date9 August – 26 October 2013
ChampionsSharks (7th title)
Runners-upWestern Province
Matches played33
Tries scored175
(average 5.3 per match)
Top point scorerMarnitz Boshoff (92)
Top try scorerRaymond Rhule (7)
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Competition

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Regular season and title playoffs

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There were 6 participating teams in the 2013 Currie Cup Premier Division. These teams played each other twice over the course of the season, once at home and once away.[1]

Teams received four points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus points were awarded to teams that score 4 or more tries in a game, as well as to teams losing a match by 7 points or less. Teams were ranked by log points.

The top 4 teams qualified for the title play-offs. In the semifinals, 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.

Relegation playoffs

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The bottom team on the log qualified for the promotion/relegation play-offs. That team played off against the team placed first in the 2013 Currie Cup First Division over two legs. The winner over these two ties (determined via team tables, with all Currie Cup ranking regulations in effect) qualified for the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division, while the losing team qualified for the 2014 Currie Cup First Division.

Teams

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Location of teams in 2013 Currie Cup Premier Division
2013 Currie Cup Premier Division teams
Team Sponsored Name Stadium/s Sponsored Name
Blue Bulls Vodacom Blue Bulls Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Loftus Versfeld
Free State Cheetahs Toyota Free State Cheetahs Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein Free State Stadium
Golden Lions MTN Golden Lions Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg Ellis Park Stadium
Griquas GWK Griquas Griqua Park, Kimberley GWK Park
Sharks Sharks Kings Park Stadium, Durban Growthpoint Kings Park
Western Province DHL Western Province Newlands Stadium, Cape Town DHL Newlands

Final standings

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2013 Currie Cup Premier Division Log
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Qualification
1 Western Province 10 8 2 0 245 201 +44 23 21 1 0 37 Title play-off semi-final
2 Sharks 10 7 0 3 271 223 +48 28 21 2 3 33
3 Free State Cheetahs 10 5 0 5 262 238 +24 31 26 3 3 26
4 Golden Lions 10 4 1 5 326 296 +30 40 31 5 3 26
5 Blue Bulls 10 3 1 6 225 253 −28 24 28 2 1 17
6 Griquas 10 1 0 9 208 326 −118 17 36 1 6 11 Relegation Play-Offs
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 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

Round-by-round

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Team Progression – 2013 Currie Cup Premier Division
Team R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10
Western Province 2
(3rd)
6
(2nd)
10
(1st)
12
(3rd)
16
(1st)
20
(1st)
24
(2nd)
28
(2nd)
33
(1st)
37
(1st)
Sharks 1
(6th)
5
(4th)
9
(2nd)
14
(1st)
15
(2nd)
19
(2nd)
24
(1st)
28
(1st)
32
(2nd)
33
(2nd)
Free State Cheetahs 5
(1st)
6
(3rd)
7
(3rd)
12
(2nd)
12
(4th)
16
(3rd)
16
(4th)
17
(4th)
22
(3rd)
26
(3rd)
Golden Lions 1
(5th)
1
(6th)
6
(4th)
9
(4th)
14
(3rd)
15
(4th)
20
(3rd)
21
(3rd)
21
(4th)
26
(4th)
Blue Bulls 2
(4th)
6
(1st)
6
(6th)
6
(6th)
10
(5th)
10
(5th)
11
(5th)
16
(5th)
17
(5th)
17
(5th)
Griquas 4
(2nd)
5
(5th)
6
(5th)
6
(5th)
8
(6th)
9
(6th)
10
(6th)
10
(6th)
10
(6th)
11
(6th)

The table above shows a team's progression throughout the season.
For each round, their cumulative points total is shown with the overall log position in brackets.
Key: win draw loss

Fixtures and results

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The following fixtures were released:[2]

All times are South African (GMT+2).

Regular season

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Round one

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9 August 2013 Sharks 30–32 Griquas Kings Park Stadium, Durban  
19:10 Try: Jacques Botes   29'39'
Lwazi Mvovo   66'
Con: Butch James   30', 40', 67' (3/3)
Pen: Butch James   16', 21', 77' (3/3)
Scoreboard[3]
Report[4]
Try: Marnus Schoeman   3'
Carel Greeff   82'
Con: Nico Scheepers   4', 83' (2/2)
Pen: Nico Scheepers   9', 14', 32', 50', 59', 74' (6/6)
Attendance: 8,421
Referee: Jason Jaftha


10 August 2013 Golden Lions 29–30 Free State Cheetahs Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg  
15:00 Try: Stokkies Hanekom   33'
Willie Britz   63'
Ruan Dreyer   70'
Con: Marnitz Boshoff   34' (1/1)
Elton Jantjies (0/2)
Pen: Marnitz Boshoff   3', 15', 38', 51' (4/4)
Scoreboard[5]
Report[6]
Try: Robert Ebersohn   5'
Boom Prinsloo   30'
Sarel Pretorius   45'
Johann Sadie   54'
Con: Riaan Smit   46' (1/3)
Elgar Watts   55' (1/1)
Pen: Riaan Smit   18' (1/1)
Elgar Watts   68' (1/1)
Attendance: 14,711
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen


10 August 2013 Western Province 24–24 Blue Bulls Newlands Stadium, Cape Town  
17:05 Try: Gio Aplon   9'
Patrick Howard   20'
Nizaam Carr   58'
Con: Gary van Aswegen   10', 21', 59' (3/3)
Pen: Gary van Aswegen   77' (1/1)
Drop: Gary van Aswegen (0/1)
Scoreboard[7]
Report[8]
Try: Francois Venter   68'
Jean Cook   79'
Con: Tony Jantjies   69' (1/2)
Pen: Jurgen Visser (0/1)
Tony Jantjies   15', 28', 53', 74' (4/5)
Attendance: 23,621
Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

Round two

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16 August 2013 Sharks 33–25 Golden Lions Kings Park Stadium, Durban  
17:05 Try: Brynard Stander   22'
Heimar Williams   31'
SP Marais   74'
Con: Butch James   23', 32' (2/2)
Fred Zeilinga   75' (1/1)
Pen: Butch James   9', 14', 51' (3/3)
Fred Zeilinga   72' (1/1)
Cards: Odwa Ndungane   37' to 47'
Scoreboard[9]
Report[10]
Try: Anthony Volmink   11'19'
Jaco Kriel   48'
Con: Elton Jantjies   12', 20' (2/3)
Pen: Elton Jantjies   6', 66' (2/2)
Drop: Marnitz Boshoff (0/1)
Attendance: 15,944
Referee: Ben Crouse


16 August 2013 Blue Bulls 15–9 Griquas Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
19:10 Pen: Tony Jantjies   13', 40' (2/4)
Jurgen Visser   65', 68', 77' (3/5)
Cards: Ruan Snyman   58' to 69'
Scoreboard[11]
Report[12]
Pen: Nico Scheepers (0/2)
Francois Brummer   21', 33', 81' (3/3)
Attendance: 9,861
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen


17 August 2013 Western Province 15–14 Free State Cheetahs Newlands Stadium, Cape Town  
18:00 Try: Michael Rhodes   23'
Deon Fourie   75'
Con: Gary van Aswegen   24' (1/1)
Kurt Coleman (0/1)
Pen: Gary van Aswegen   22' (1/2)
Cards: Steven Kitshoff   34' to 44'
Scoreboard[13]
Report[14]
Try: Elgar Watts   7'
Riaan Smit   16'
Con: Riaan Smit   8' (1/1)
Elgar Watts   17' (1/1)
Pen: Riaan Smit (0/1)
Attendance: 13,833
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan

Round three

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23 August 2013 Free State Cheetahs 15–18 Sharks Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein  
19:10 Try: Lappies Labuschagné   21'
Raymond Rhule   25'
Con: Riaan Smit   26' (1/2)
Pen: Riaan Smit   2' (1/1)
Cards: Boom Prinsloo   32' to 41'
Scoreboard[15]
Report[16]
Try: Jean Deysel   40'
Louis Ludik   65'
Con: Fred Zeilinga   40' (1/1)
Butch James (0/1)
Pen: Fred Zeilinga   5' (1/2)
Drop: Fred Zeilinga   13' (1/1)
Attendance: 16,459
Referee: Jason Jaftha


24 August 2013 Griquas 19–20 Western Province Griqua Park, Kimberley  
15:00 Try: PJ Vermeulen   80'
Con: DuRandt Gerber   81' (1/1)
Pen: Nico Scheepers   15', 45', 56', 70' (4/6)
Scoreboard[17]
Report[18]
Try: Deon Fourie   4'
Juan de Jongh   65'
Con: Kurt Coleman   5', 66' (2/2)
Pen: Kurt Coleman   37', 53' (2/2)
Attendance: 12,822
Referee: Sindile Mayende


24 August 2013 Blue Bulls 23–62 Golden Lions Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
17:05 Try: Travis Ismaiel   13'
Jurgen Visser   24'
Francois Venter   43'
Con: Tony Jantjies (0/1)
Jurgen Visser   44' (1/2)
Pen: Tony Jantjies   4' (1/1)
Jurgen Visser   39' (1/3)
Drop: Tony Jantjies (0/1)
Cards: Morné Mellett   50' to 60'
Scoreboard[19]
Report[20]
Try: Jaco Kriel   17'
Deon Helberg   30'
Willie Britz   50'
Derick Minnie   54'59'
Anthony Volmink   65'
Warwick Tecklenburg   71'
Elton Jantjies   76'
Con: Marnitz Boshoff   18', 31', 51', 55', 60', 66', 72', 77' (8/8)
Pen: Marnitz Boshoff   7', 40' (2/2)
Drop: Marnitz Boshoff (0/1)
Attendance: 19,846
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan

Round four

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30 August 2013 Golden Lions 31–31 Western Province Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg  
19:10 Try: Deon Helberg   35'
penalty try   46'
Elton Jantjies   63'
Derick Minnie   69'
Con: Marnitz Boshoff   36', 47', 64', 70' (4/4)
Pen: Marnitz Boshoff   24' (1/1)
Scoreboard[21]
Report[22]
Try: Damian de Allende   5'
Cheslin Kolbe   10'
Tiaan Liebenberg   28'
Con: Kurt Coleman   11', 29' (2/3)
Pen: Kurt Coleman   16', 39', 51', 80' (4/4)
Cards: Damian de Allende   46' to 57'
Attendance: 25,253
Referee: Jaco Peyper


31 August 2013 Free State Cheetahs 40–20 Griquas Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein  
15:00 Try: Boom Prinsloo   23'40'
Raymond Rhule   36'
Elgar Watts   49'
Kevin Luiters   82'
Con: Riaan Smit   37', 40' (2/3)
Elgar Watts   50' (1/2)
Pen: Riaan Smit   15' (1/1)
Elgar Watts   58', 68' (2/2)
Cards: Oupa Mohojé   52' to 62'
Scoreboard[23]
Report
Try: Rocco Jansen   53'
Rory Arnold   62'
Con: Nico Scheepers   54', 63' (2/2)
Pen: Nico Scheepers   4', 19' (2/3)
Cards: Marnus Schoeman   57' to 68'
Rory Arnold   63'
Attendance: 8,273
Referee: Craig Joubert


31 August 2013 Sharks 34–18 Blue Bulls Kings Park Stadium, Durban  
17:05 Try: SP Marais   7'
Heimar Williams   55'
Charl McLeod   61'
Marco Wentzel   70'
Con: Fred Zeilinga   8', 56', 62', 71' (4/4)
Pen: Fred Zeilinga   13', 40' (2/3)
Cards: Dale Chadwick   66' to 76'
Scoreboard[24]
Report[25]
Try: Akona Ndungane   5'75'
Con: Handré Pollard   6' (1/2)
Pen: Handré Pollard   36', 49' (2/3)
Cards: Frik Kirsten   21' to 31'
Attendance: 21,938
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan

Round Five

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7 September 2013 Griquas 32–38 Golden Lions Griqua Park, Kimberley  
15:00 Try: Jean Stemmet   3'
PJ Vermeulen   20'
Carel Greeff   37'
Howard Mnisi   60'
Con: Francois Brummer   21', 38', 61' (3/4)
Pen: Francois Brummer   51', 57' (2/2)
Drop: Francois Brummer (0/1)
Scoreboard[26]
Report[27]
Try: Robbie Coetzee   8'
Anthony Volmink   18'
Andries Coetzee   28'
Franco van der Merwe   52'
Marnitz Boshoff   62'
Jaco Kriel   67'
Con: Marnitz Boshoff   9' (1/3)
Elton Jantjies   53', 63', 68' (3/3)
Pen: Marnitz Boshoff (0/1)
Cards: Anthony Volmink   72'
Attendance: 4,383
Referee: Jason Jaftha


7 September 2013 Blue Bulls 26–10 Free State Cheetahs Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
17:05 Try: Paul Willemse   63'
Wiaan Liebenberg   78'
Con: Handré Pollard   64', 79' (2/2)
Pen: Handré Pollard   3', 47', 50', 57' (4/5)
Drop: Handré Pollard (0/1)
Scoreboard[28]
Report[29]
Try: Riaan Smit   10'
Elgar Watts   70'
Con: Riaan Smit (0/1)
Elgar Watts (0/1)
Pen: Riaan Smit (0/1)
Attendance: 18,567
Referee: Stuart Berry


7 September 2013 Western Province 25–19 Sharks Newlands Stadium, Cape Town  
19:10 Try: Juan de Jongh   16'
Cheslin Kolbe   23'
Gio Aplon   60'
Con: Kurt Coleman   24' (1/2)
Gary van Aswegen   61' (1/1)
Pen: Kurt Coleman   2', 43' (2/2)
Scoreboard[30]
Report[31]
Try: Lwazi Mvovo   57'
Jacques Botes   67'
Kyle Cooper   83'
Con: Fred Zeilinga   67', 84' (2/3)
Pen: Butch James (0/1)
Attendance: 28,698
Referee: Craig Joubert

Round Six

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13 September 2013 Free State Cheetahs 26–23 Golden Lions Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein  
19:10 Try: Johann Sadie   8'
Sarel Pretorius   39'
Con: Riaan Smit   9', 40' (2/2)
Pen: Riaan Smit   24', 29', 35', 77' (4/4)
Drop: Elgar Watts (0/1)
Scoreboard[32]
Report[33]
Try: Ruhan Nel   59'
Anthony Volmink   63'
Con: Elton Jantjies   60', 64' (2/2)
Pen: Elton Jantjies   21', 51', 73' (3/3)
Marnitz Boshoff (0/1)
Cards: Elton Jantjies   30' to 40'
Attendance: 14,476
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen


14 September 2013 Griquas 24–25 Sharks Griqua Park, Kimberley  
15:00 Try: Marnus Schoeman   37'
Burger Schoeman   48'
Con: Francois Brummer   49' (1/2)
Pen: Francois Brummer   14', 19', 25', 27' (4/5)
Cards: Ryno Barnes   74'
Scoreboard[34]
Report[35]
Try: Sizo Maseko   30'
Wiehahn Herbst   75'
Con: Butch James (0/1)
Fred Zeilinga (0/1)
Pen: Butch James   3', 23', 46' (3/3)
Fred Zeilinga   61', 65' (2/5)
Attendance: 5,675
Referee: Jaco Peyper


14 September 2013 Blue Bulls 18–29 Western Province Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
17:05 Try: Jono Ross   43'
David Bulbring   76'
Con: Handré Pollard   44' (1/2)
Pen: Handré Pollard   31' (1/3)
Drop: Handré Pollard   10' (1/1)
Cards: Jacques Engelbrecht   59' to 70'
Scoreboard[36]
Report[37]
Try: Gio Aplon   13'
Damian de Allende   38'
Con: Kurt Coleman   14', 39' (2/2)
Pen: Kurt Coleman   4', 27', 48' (3/4)
Gary van Aswegen   66', 74' (2/2)
Cards: Michael Rhodes   35'
Attendance: 22,876
Referee: Marius Jonker

Round Seven

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20 September 2013 Western Province 19–13 Griquas Newlands Stadium, Cape Town  
19:10 Try: Nic Groom   49'
Con: Kurt Coleman   50' (1/1)
Pen: Kurt Coleman   7', 22', 45' (3/3)
Demetri Catrakilis   76' (1/1)
Cards: Gerhard van den Heever   34' to 43'
Scoreboard[38]
Report[39]
Try: Nico Scheepers   24'
Con: Nico Scheepers   24' (1/1)
Pen: Francois Brummer   2' (1/2)
Nico Scheepers (0/1)
Gouws Prinsloo   64' (1/1)
Attendance: 19,214
Referee: Lourens van der Merwe


21 September 2013 Sharks 50–26 Free State Cheetahs Kings Park Stadium, Durban  
15:00 Try: SP Marais   3'
Lwazi Mvovo   14'58'
Heimar Williams   24'
Tim Whitehead   45'
Keegan Daniel   67'
Cobus Reinach   74'
Con: Fred Zeilinga   25', 68', 75' (3/7)
Pen: Fred Zeilinga   19', 27', 34' (3/3)
Scoreboard[40]
Report[41]
Try: Raymond Rhule   31'
AJ le Roux   78'
Con: Riaan Smit   32', 79' (2/2)
Pen: Riaan Smit   12', 22', 37', 43' (4/4)
Attendance: 21,412
Referee: Marius Jonker


21 September 2013 Golden Lions 35–26 Blue Bulls Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg  
17:05 Try: Andries Coetzee   5'
Jaco Kriel   14'
Ruan Dreyer   45'
Jacques van Rooyen   57'
Marnitz Boshoff   61'
Con: Elton Jantjies   46', 62' (2/5)
Pen: Marnitz Boshoff   72' (1/2)
Elton Jantjies   9' (1/1)
Scoreboard[42]
Report[43]
Try: Rudy Paige   30'
Bjorn Basson   55'79'
Francois Venter   73'
Con: Tony Jantjies   31', 56', 79' (3/4)
Pen: Tony Jantjies (0/1)
Cards: Clayton Blommetjies   19' to 29'
Tony Jantjies   33' to 43'
Attendance: 23,851
Referee: Stuart Berry

Round Eight

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27 September 2013 Free State Cheetahs 27–29 Western Province Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein  
17:05 Try: Hennie Daniller   11'27'
Sarel Pretorius   54'
Con: Riaan Smit   12', 28' (2/2)
Elgar Watts   55' (1/1)
Pen: Riaan Smit   3' (1/1)
Elgar Watts   74' (1/2)
Scoreboard[44]
Report[45]
Try: Cheslin Kolbe   13'
Michael Rhodes   63'
Con: Kurt Coleman   14' (1/2)
Demetri Catrakilis   64' (1/1)
Pen: Kurt Coleman   19', 26', 43' (3/5)
Demetri Catrakilis   68' (1/1)
Drop:
Demetri Catrakilis   79' (1/1)
Attendance: 17,876
Referee: Marius Jonker


27 September 2013 Golden Lions 25–31 Sharks Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg  
19:10 Try: Derick Minnie   26'
Warren Whiteley   38'
Jaco Kriel   65'
Con: Elton Jantjies   27', 39' (2/2)
Marnitz Boshoff (0/1)
Pen: Elton Jantjies   5', 35' (2/2)
Scoreboard[46]
Report[47]
Try: Fred Zeilinga   14'
SP Marais   50'
Cobus Reinach   68'
Con: Fred Zeilinga   15', 69' (2/3)
Pen: Fred Zeilinga   21', 45' (2/3)
Drop: Fred Zeilinga   3', 12' (2/3)
Attendance: 32,724
Referee: Jason Jaftha


28 September 2013 Griquas 10–52 Blue Bulls Griqua Park, Kimberley  
14:00 Try: penalty try   35'
Con: Gouws Prinsloo   36' (1/1)
Pen: Gouws Prinsloo   40' (1/1)
Drop: Francois Brummer (0/1)
Cards: JP Nel   51' to 61'
Scoreboard[48]
Report[49]
Try: Wiaan Liebenberg   19'
Jacques du Plessis   24'
William Small-Smith   47'60'
Paul Willemse   53'63'
Jurgen Visser   70'
Con: Handré Pollard   25', 42', 53', 61', 64' (5/7)
Pen: Handré Pollard   8', 45', 58' (3/3)
Cards: Marcel van der Merwe   35' to 45'
Attendance: 4,835
Referee: Quinton Immelman

Round Nine

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4 October 2013 Blue Bulls 16–18 Sharks Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
19:10 Try: Francois Venter   62'
Con: Handré Pollard   63' (1/1)
Pen: Handré Pollard   12', 34', 66' (3/5)
Drop: Handré Pollard (0/2)
Scoreboard[50]
Report[51]
Pen: Fred Zeilinga   11', 14', 28', 44' (4/6)
Butch James   66', 79' (2/2)
Drop: Cobus Reinach (0/1)
Cards: Jacques Botes   35' to 45'
Jean Deysel   60' to 71'
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen


5 October 2013 Griquas 21–52 Free State Cheetahs Griqua Park, Kimberley  
14:00 Try: Dalton Davis   37'
Rory Arnold   71'
Jaco Nepgen   75'
Con: Gouws Prinsloo   38', 72', 76' (3/3)
Scoreboard[52]
Report[53]
Try: Schalk van der Merwe   8'
Raymond Rhule   58'67'73'78'
Piet van Zyl   62'
Con: Elgar Watts   59', 63' (2/3)
Willie du Plessis   68', 74', 78' (3/3)
Pen: Elgar Watts   3', 20', 26', 55' (4/4)
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan


5 October 2013 Western Province 36–23 Golden Lions Newlands Stadium, Cape Town  
14:00 Try: Damian de Allende   33'
Deon Fourie   40'
Gerhard van den Heever   45'
Michael Rhodes   81'
Con: Demetri Catrakilis   40', 46' (2/3)
Kurt Coleman (0/1)
Pen: Demetri Catrakilis   20', 25', 44' (3/3)
Kurt Coleman   69' (1/1)
Cards: Scarra Ntubeni   73'
Scoreboard[54]
Report[55]
Try: Derick Minnie   57'65'
Con: Marnitz Boshoff   58', 66' (2/2)
Pen: Marnitz Boshoff   2', 7', 27' (3/4)
Drop: Marnitz Boshoff (0/1)
Referee: Stuart Berry

Round Ten

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12 October 2013 Golden Lions 35–28 Griquas Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg  
15:00 Try: Jacques van Rooyen   29'
Anthony Volmink   32'
Willie Wepener   51'
Willie Britz   76'
Con: Marnitz Boshoff   30', 52', 77' (3/4)
Pen: Marnitz Boshoff   3', 55', 63' (3/3)
Lionel Cronjé (0/1)
Scoreboard[56]
Report[57]
Try: Rocco Jansen   21'
Con: Gouws Prinsloo   22' (1/1)
Pen: Gouws Prinsloo   7', 11', 18', 37', 44', 57', 70' (7/7)
Cards: Simon Westraadt   77'
Referee: Jaco Peyper


12 October 2013 Free State Cheetahs 22–7 Blue Bulls Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein  
17:05 Try: Robert Ebersohn   8'
Elgar Watts   53'
Adriaan Strauss   78'
Con: Elgar Watts   9', 54' (2/2)
Johan Goosen (0/1)
Pen: Elgar Watts   14' (1/3)
Cards: Schalk van der Merwe   74'
Scoreboard[58]
Report[59]
Try: Marcel van der Merwe   39'
Con: Handré Pollard   40' (1/1)
Cards: Rudy Paige   32' to 43'
Referee: Marius Jonker


12 October 2013 Sharks 13–17 Western Province Kings Park Stadium, Durban  
19:10 Try: Keegan Daniel   47'
Con: Patrick Lambie   48' (1/1)
Pen: Fred Zeilinga   10', 18' (2/3)
Patrick Lambie (0/2)
Drop: Fred Zeilinga (0/2)
Scoreboard[60]
Report[61]
Try: Deon Fourie   26'
Con: Demetri Catrakilis (0/1)
Pen: Demetri Catrakilis   7', 39', 61' (3/3)
Drop: Demetri Catrakilis   12' (1/2)
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan

Title Play-Off Games

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Semi-finals

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19 October 2013 Western Province 33–16 Golden Lions Newlands Stadium, Cape Town  
14:30 Try: Demetri Catrakilis   23'
Gio Aplon   37'
Con: Demetri Catrakilis   24' (1/2)
Pen: Demetri Catrakilis   18', 40', 49', 52', 72' (5/6)
Kurt Coleman   77', 80' (2/2)
Cards: Scarra Ntubeni   73'
Scoreboard[62]
Report[63]
Try: Warren Whiteley   74'
Con: Marnitz Boshoff   75' (1/1)
Pen: Marnitz Boshoff (0/1)
Elton Jantjies   6', 21', 30' (3/3)
Attendance: 31,719
Referee: Marius Jonker


19 October 2013 Sharks 33–22 Free State Cheetahs Kings Park Stadium, Durban  
17:00 Try: Patrick Lambie   38'
Jacques Botes   51'
Heimar Williams   67'
Con: Patrick Lambie   39', 52', 68' (3/3)
Pen: Patrick Lambie   7', 31', 40', 63' (4/5)
Cards: Bismarck du Plessis   65' to 76'
Scoreboard[64]
Report[65]
Try: Lappies Labuschagné   3'
Johann Sadie   65'
Schalk van der Merwe   74'
Con: Riaan Smit   4' (1/1)
Johan Goosen   66' (1/2)
Pen: Riaan Smit (0/1)
Johan Goosen   47' (1/1)
Cards: Piet van Zyl   58' to 68'
Attendance: 19,124
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

Final

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26 October 2013 Western Province 19–33 Sharks Newlands Stadium, Cape Town  
17:30 Try: Damian de Allende   9'
Con: Demetri Catrakilis   10' (1/1)
Pen: Demetri Catrakilis   26', 34', 43' (3/3)
Kurt Coleman   55' (1/1)
Scoreboard[66]
Report[67]
Try: Charl McLeod   5'57'
Con: Patrick Lambie   6' (1/2)
Pen: Patrick Lambie   3', 22', 40', 45', 79' (5/8)
Drop: Patrick Lambie   27', 52' (2/3)
François Steyn (0/1)
Attendance: 48,876
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan
2013 Absa Currie Cup
Premier Division Champions
Sharks
7th title

Promotion/relegation games

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2013 Currie Cup promotion/relegation games
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Pumas (P) 2 1 0 1 52 36 +16 4 3 0 1 5 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division
2 Griquas (R) 2 1 0 1 36 52 −16 3 4 0 0 4 2014 Currie Cup First Division
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 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
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

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18 October 2013 Griquas 21–19 Pumas Griqua Park, Kimberley  
19:10 Try: Carel Greeff 56' c
Jean Stemmet 61' c
Marnus Schoeman 79' c
Con: Gouws Prinsloo (3/3) 57', 62', 80'
Scoreboard[68] Try: Wilmaure Louw 22' c
Con: Carl Bezuidenhout (1/1) 22'
Pen: Carl Bezuidenhout (2/2) 3', 10'
JC Roos (2/2) 65', 73'
Cards: Giant Mtyanda   79'
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan


25 October 2013 Pumas 33–15 Griquas Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela  
19:10 Try: Stefan Watermeyer 4' c
penalty try 51' c
Roscko Speckman 77' c
Con: JC Roos (3/3) 5', 52', 78'
Pen: JC Roos (3/5) 18', 22', 71'
Drop: JC Roos (1/1) 37'
Cards: Renaldo Bothma   23' to 34'
Scoreboard[69] Pen: Gouws Prinsloo (5/6) 3', 13', 24', 34', 66'
Cards: Jean Stemmet   51' to 62'
Referee: Craig Joubert

Players

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Player statistics

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The following table contain only points which have been scored in competitive games in the 2013 Currie Cup Premier Division.[76]

All point scorers
No Player Team T C P DG Pts
1 Marnitz Boshoff Golden Lions 2 20 14 0 92
2 Fred Zeilinga Sharks 1 13 17 3 91
3 Kurt Coleman Western Province 0 9 21 0 81
4 Riaan Smit Free State Cheetahs 2 12 12 0 70
5 Demetri Catrakilis Western Province 1 5 16 2 69
6 Elton Jantjies Golden Lions 2 11 11 0 65
7 Elgar Watts Free State Cheetahs 4 8 9 0 63
8 Handré Pollard Blue Bulls 0 10 13 1 62
9 Nico Scheepers Griquas 1 5 12 0 51
10 Patrick Lambie Sharks 1 5 9 2 48
11 Butch James Sharks 0 5 11 0 43
12 Francois Brummer Griquas 0 4 10 0 38
13 Gouws Prinsloo Griquas 0 5 9 0 37
14 Raymond Rhule Free State Cheetahs 7 0 0 0 35
15 Derick Minnie Golden Lions 6 0 0 0 30
Anthony Volmink Golden Lions 6 0 0 0 30
17 Tony Jantjies Blue Bulls 0 4 7 0 29
18 Jaco Kriel Golden Lions 5 0 0 0 25
19 Jurgen Visser Blue Bulls 2 1 4 0 24
20 Gary van Aswegen Western Province 0 5 4 0 22
21 Gio Aplon Western Province 4 0 0 0 20
Jacques Botes Sharks 4 0 0 0 20
Damian de Allende Western Province 4 0 0 0 20
Deon Fourie Western Province 4 0 0 0 20
SP Marais Sharks 4 0 0 0 20
Lwazi Mvovo Sharks 4 0 0 0 20
Francois Venter Blue Bulls 4 0 0 0 20
Heimar Williams Sharks 4 0 0 0 20
29 Willie Britz Golden Lions 3 0 0 0 15
Cheslin Kolbe Western Province 3 0 0 0 15
Charl McLeod Sharks 3 0 0 0 15
Sarel Pretorius Free State Cheetahs 3 0 0 0 15
Boom Prinsloo Free State Cheetahs 3 0 0 0 15
Michael Rhodes Western Province 3 0 0 0 15
Johann Sadie Free State Cheetahs 3 0 0 0 15
Paul Willemse Blue Bulls 3 0 0 0 15
37 Rory Arnold Griquas 2 0 0 0 10
Bjorn Basson Blue Bulls 2 0 0 0 10
Andries Coetzee Golden Lions 2 0 0 0 10
Keegan Daniel Sharks 2 0 0 0 10
Hennie Daniller Free State Cheetahs 2 0 0 0 10
Juan de Jongh Western Province 2 0 0 0 10
Ruan Dreyer Golden Lions 2 0 0 0 10
Robert Ebersohn Free State Cheetahs 2 0 0 0 10
Carel Greeff Griquas 2 0 0 0 10
Deon Helberg Golden Lions 2 0 0 0 10
Rocco Jansen Griquas 2 0 0 0 10
Lappies Labuschagné Free State Cheetahs 2 0 0 0 10
Wiaan Liebenberg Blue Bulls 2 0 0 0 10
Akona Ndungane Blue Bulls 2 0 0 0 10
Cobus Reinach Sharks 2 0 0 0 10
Marnus Schoeman Griquas 2 0 0 0 10
William Small-Smith Blue Bulls 2 0 0 0 10
Schalk van der Merwe Free State Cheetahs 2 0 0 0 10
Jacques van Rooyen Golden Lions 2 0 0 0 10
PJ Vermeulen Griquas 2 0 0 0 10
Warren Whiteley Golden Lions 2 0 0 0 10
58 Willie du Plessis Free State Cheetahs 0 3 0 0 6
59 David Bulbring Blue Bulls 1 0 0 0 5
Nizaam Carr Western Province 1 0 0 0 5
Robbie Coetzee Golden Lions 1 0 0 0 5
Jean Cook Blue Bulls 1 0 0 0 5
Kyle Cooper Sharks 1 0 0 0 5
Dalton Davis Griquas 1 0 0 0 5
Jean Deysel Sharks 1 0 0 0 5
Jacques du Plessis Blue Bulls 1 0 0 0 5
Johan Goosen Free State Cheetahs 0 1 1 0 5
Nic Groom Western Province 1 0 0 0 5
Stokkies Hanekom Golden Lions 1 0 0 0 5
Wiehahn Herbst Sharks 1 0 0 0 5
Patrick Howard Western Province 1 0 0 0 5
Travis Ismaiel Blue Bulls 1 0 0 0 5
AJ le Roux Free State Cheetahs 1 0 0 0 5
Tiaan Liebenberg Western Province 1 0 0 0 5
Louis Ludik Sharks 1 0 0 0 5
Kevin Luiters Free State Cheetahs 1 0 0 0 5
Sizo Maseko Sharks 1 0 0 0 5
Howard Mnisi Griquas 1 0 0 0 5
Ruhan Nel Golden Lions 1 0 0 0 5
Jaco Nepgen Griquas 1 0 0 0 5
Rudy Paige Blue Bulls 1 0 0 0 5
Jono Ross Blue Bulls 1 0 0 0 5
Burger Schoeman Griquas 1 0 0 0 5
Brynard Stander Sharks 1 0 0 0 5
Jean Stemmet Griquas 1 0 0 0 5
Adriaan Strauss Free State Cheetahs 1 0 0 0 5
Warwick Tecklenburg Golden Lions 1 0 0 0 5
Gerhard van den Heever Western Province 1 0 0 0 5
Franco van der Merwe Golden Lions 1 0 0 0 5
Marcel van der Merwe Blue Bulls 1 0 0 0 5
Piet van Zyl Free State Cheetahs 1 0 0 0 5
Marco Wentzel Sharks 1 0 0 0 5
Willie Wepener Golden Lions 1 0 0 0 5
Tim Whitehead Sharks 1 0 0 0 5
95 DuRandt Gerber Griquas 0 1 0 0 2
96 penalty try 2 0 0 0 10
* Legend: T = Tries, C = Conversions, P = Penalties, DG = Drop Goals, Pts = Points

Awards

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Month Coach of the Month Team Player of the Month Team
August[77] Brendan Venter, Sean Everett, Brad McLeod-Henderson Sharks Cheslin Kolbe Western Province
September Allister Coetzee Western Province Scarra Ntubeni Western Province
October Allister Coetzee Western Province Damian de Allende Western Province

See also

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