2015 Currie Cup qualification explained

2015 Currie Cup qualification
Countries:South Africa
Date:12 June – 25 July 2015
Matches:21
Tries:157
Top Point Scorer:Adriaan Engelbrecht (62)
Top Try Scorer:Carel Greeff (10)
Prevseason:2014
Nextseason:2016

The 2015 Currie Cup qualification tournament was a competition organised by the South African Rugby Union which featured seven teams and was played between 12 June and 25 July 2015. The winner of the tournament would qualify for the 2015 Currie Cup Premier Division, while the remaining six teams would play in the 2015 Currie Cup First Division.

For the second season in succession, Griquas won the tournament to earn a place in the Premier Division.

Competition rules and information

The top six teams from 2014 –,,,, and – were guaranteed participation in the 2015 Currie Cup Premier Division, as is the 'anchor' side .[1]

2014 Currie Cup Premier Division side, by virtue of finishing outside the top six in the Premier Division, as well as the teams from the 2014 Currie Cup First Division – the,,,, and – played in a qualifying tournament, with the winner qualifying to the 2015 Currie Cup Premier Division.[2]

The seven teams played each other once over the course of the qualification, 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 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 log points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).

The top team qualified for the 2015 Currie Cup Premier Division, while the other six teams qualified for the 2015 Currie Cup First Division.

In November 2014, the Kenya RFU revealed that they were in negotiations with SARU to enter a team in the competition.[3] However, they withdrew from the 2015 Vodacom Cup due to financial considerations and were not included in the Currie Cup fixtures when those were released.

Teams

The same seven teams that took part in the 2014 Currie Cup qualification tournament also played in the 2015 edition.

The following teams took part in the 2015 Currie Cup qualification tournament:[1]

2015 Currie Cup qualification teams
TeamSponsored NameStadium/sSponsored Name
Regent Boland Cavaliers Boland Stadium
Border Bulldogs Buffalo City Stadium
Falcons Barnard Stadium
Down Touch Griffons HT Pelatona Projects Stadium
ORC Griquas Griqua Park
Leopards Profert Olën Park
SWD Eagles Outeniqua Park

Log

The final league standings for the 2015 Currie Cup qualification tournament are:

Round-by-round

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.

Team Progression – 2015 Currie Cup qualification
TeamR1R2R3R4R5R6R7
align=left style="background:#FFCCCC;"1
(4th)		 style="background:#E8FFD8;"6
(2nd)		 style="background:#E8FFD8;"11
(1st)		 style="background:#E8FFD8;"16
(1st)		 style="background:#ECECEC;"16
(1st)		 style="background:#E8FFD8;"21
(1st)		 style="background:#E8FFD8;"26
(1st)
align=left style="background:#E8FFD8;"5
(1st)		 style="background:#E8FFD8;"10
(1st)		 style="background:#FFCCCC;"10
(2nd)		 style="background:#ECECEC;"10
(2nd)		 style="background:#E8FFD8;"15
(2nd)		 style="background:#E8FFD8;"20
(1st)		 style="background:#E8FFD8;"25
(2nd)
align=left style="background:#ECECEC;"0
(5th)		 style="background:#FFCCCC;"0
(7th)		 style="background:#E8FFD8;"4
(6th)		 style="background:#E8FFD8;"8
(5th)		 style="background:#FFCCCC;"8
(6th)		 style="background:#FFCCCC;"9
(6th)		 style="background:#E8FFD8;"14
(3rd)
align=left style="background:#E8FFD8;"5
(2nd)		 style="background:#FFCCCC;"5
(3rd)		 style="background:#FFCCCC;"6
(4th)		 style="background:#97DEFF;"8
(4th)		 style="background:#E8FFD8;"13
(3rd)		 style="background:#FFCCCC;"13
(3rd)		 style="background:#ECECEC;"13
(4th)
align=left style="background:#FFCCCC;"0
(6th)		 style="background:#E8FFD8;"4
(5th)		 style="background:#ECECEC;"4
(5th)		 style="background:#FFCCCC;"4
(6th)		 style="background:#FFCCCC;"5
(7th)		 style="background:#E8FFD8;"10
(4th)		 style="background:#FFCCCC;"11
(5th)
align=left style="background:#E8FFD8;"4
(3rd)		 style="background:#ECECEC;"4
(4th)		 style="background:#E8FFD8;"8
(3rd)		 style="background:#FFCCCC;"9
(3rd)		 style="background:#FFCCCC;"10
(4th)		 style="background:#FFCCCC;"10
(5th)		 style="background:#FFCCCC;"10
(6th)
align=left style="background:#FFCCCC;"0
(7th)		 style="background:#FFCCCC;"1
(6th)		 style="background:#FFCCCC;"2
(7th)		 style="background:#97DEFF;"4
(7th)		 style="background:#E8FFD8;"8
(5th)		 style="background:#ECECEC;"8
(7th)		 style="background:#FFCCCC;"8
(7th)
Key:windrawlossbye

Fixtures and results

The following fixtures for the 2015 Currie Cup qualification series were released:

Round Seven

Honours

The honour roll for the 2015 Currie Cup qualification tournament was as follows:

2015 Currie Cup qualification honours
Promoted:
Top Try Scorer: Carel Greeff, (10)
Top Points Scorer: Adriaan Engelbrecht, (62)

Players

Player statistics

The following table contain points which were scored in the 2015 Currie Cup qualification tournament:

Discipline

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

Referees

The following referees officiated matches in the 2015 Currie Cup qualification series:

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Competition Format and General Rules 2015 . SuperSport . South African Rugby Union . 11 December 2014 . 16 February 2015 . 1–4 . 13 April 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150413090454/http://images.supersport.com/content/SARU%27s%20Competitions%20Format%20and%20General%20Rules%202015%20-%20Final%201.pdf . dead .
  2. Web site: Currie Cup format expanded . Sport24 . 13 February 2014 . 13 February 2014.
  3. Web site: KRU pushes to host Vodacom Cup in Nairobi . Capital FM . 6 November 2014 . 6 November 2014.

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