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2024 Currie Cup First Division
CountriesSouth Africa
Date– 24 June
ChampionsBoland Cavaliers (7th title)
Runners-upEastern Province Elephants
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The 2024 Currie Cup First Division was the 86th edition of the Currie Cup. As the second-tier of the competition, it ran alongside the 2024 Currie Cup Premier Division. It was sponsored by beer brand Carling Black Label and organised by the South African Rugby Union.

It was won by the Boland Cavaliers, who drew in the final, winning on tiebreak due to the number of tries scored.[1][2][3]


Teams

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Location of teams in the 2024 Currie Cup First Division - not including the international Mzansi Challenge participants

The ten competing teams are:

2024 Currie Cup First Division
Team Sponsored name
Boland Cavaliers Sanlam Boland Kavaliers
Border Bulldogs Border Bulldogs
Eastern Province Elephants Eastern Province
Falcons Valke
Leopards Leopards
SWD Eagles Phangela SWD Eagles


Standings

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2024 Currie Cup First Division standings
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Qualification
1 Boland Cavaliers 5 5 0 0 267 91 +176 40 13 0 0 25 Semi-Final
2 Eastern Province Elephants 5 3 0 2 203 157 +46 31 23 0 0 18
3 Falcons 5 3 0 2 202 168 +34 34 34 0 0 17
4 SWD Eagles 5 2 0 3 148 169 −21 22 25 0 0 12
5 Leopards 5 2 0 3 132 211 −79 19 32 0 0 12
6 Border Bulldogs 5 0 0 5 102 258 −156 15 40 0 0 3
Source: springboks.rugby
Rules for classification: 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 firstly by tournament points then 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.

Matches

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Listed below are all matches for the round-robin, played for the 2024 Currie Cup First Division.

Round 1

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15 June 2024 SWD Eagles 19–34 Eastern Province Elephants Outeniqua Park, George  
14:00 Report
15 June 2024 Border Bulldogs 24–26 Leopards Police Park, East London  
15:00 Report
15 June 2024 Falcons 32–46 Boland Cavaliers Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park  
15:00 Report

Round 2

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22 June 2024 Leopards 35–45 Falcons Olen Park, Potchefstroom  
15:00 Report
22 June 2024 Eastern Province 31–48 Boland Cavaliers Wolfson Stadium, Gqeberha  
15:00 Report
22 June 2024 SWD Eagles 45–26 Border Bulldogs Outeniqua Park, George  
15:00 Report

Round 3

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29 June 2024 Boland Cavaliers 43–7 SWD Eagles Rooikamp Sportsgound, Ceres  
15:00 Report
29 June 2024 Eastern Province 26–31 Leopards Central Rugby Field, Kariega  
15:00 Report
29 June 2024 Falcons 59–12 Border Bulldogs Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park  
15:00 Report

Round 4

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5 July 2024 Border Bulldogs 26–69 Eastern Province Mthatha Stadium, Umtata  
15:00 Report
5 July 2024 SWD Eagles 32–33 Falcons Outeniqua Park, George  
15:00 Report
6 July 2024 Boland Cavaliers 71–7 Leopards Boland Stadium, Wellington  
15:00 Report

Round 5

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13 July 2024 Border Bulldogs 14–59 Boland Cavaliers Police Park, East London  
13:30 Report
13 July 2024 Falcons 33–43 Eastern Province Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park  
15:00 Report
13 July 2024 Leopards 33–45 SWD Eagles Olen Park, Potchefstroom  
15:00 Report

Semi-final

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20 July 2024 Eastern Province 31–27 Falcons Central Rugby Field, Kariega  
Report
20 July 2024 Boland Cavaliers 25–24 SWD Eagles Boland Stadium, Wellington  
Report

Final

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The final was tied 20-20 after 80 minutes of play and it ended 27 all after extra time and Boland Cavaliers were deemed champions due to scoring more tries in the final, 5 tries to Eastern Province's 4. [1]


27 July 2024 Boland Cavaliers 27–27 Eastern Province Boland Stadium, Wellington  
Try: Neil Rautenbach (2), Dayan van der Westhuizen, Cornell Engelbrecht, Taine-Randall Booysen
Con: Ashlon Davids 		Report Try: Temba Boltina, Lungi Mbiko (2), Wayne Ngubane
Con: Jayden Bantom (2)
Pen: Jayden Bantom 		Referee: Paul Mente

Boland Cavaliers:

15 Domenic Smit, 14 Duren Hoffman, 13 Xavier Mitchell, 12 Erik Lambrecht, 11 Cornell Engelbrecht, 10 Ashlon Davids, 9 Chriswill September, 8 Thurlow Marsh (captain), 7 Peter-John Smit, 6 Sauliegh Arendse, 5 Marlyn Williams, 4 Michael Benadie, 3 Dayan van der Westhuizen, 2 Neil Rautenbach, 1 Andrew Beerwinkel

Substitutes:

16 Emile Booysen, 17 Gerrit Bester, 18 Doctor Booysen, 19 Ameer Hendricks, 20 Gift Dlamini, 21 Taine-Randell Booysen, 22 Bentley Geldenhuys, 23 Darian Hock

Eastern Province:

15 Jayden Bantom, 14 Sporo Damons, 13 Sherwin Slater, 12 Troy Delport, 11 Jay-Dee Jooste, 10 Mbembe Xolela Payi, 9 Shirwin Cupido, 8 Athenkosi Manentsa, 7 Gerrit Huisamen, 6 Laken Gray, 5 Lungi Mbiko, 4 Stefan Willemse (captain), 3 Duncan du Buisson, 2 Tembekile Boltina, 1 Siya Nzuzo

Substitutes:

16 Deon Plaatjies , 17 Zukisa Denzel Sali, 18 Andile Ngonyama, 19 Lubabalo Mtyanda, 20 Ayabonga Nomboyo, 21 Wayne Ngubane, 22 Darryle Kameel, 23 Davian Swanepoel

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "High drama as Boland defend First Division title". SA Rugby. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  2. ^ "MSN". www.msn.com. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Heartbreak for EP as Boland snatch dramatic win on tries scored rule". Herald Live. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
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