2015 Currie Cup qualification

Domestic rugby union competition

2015 Currie Cup qualification

Countries| South Africa
Date| 12 June – 25 July 2015
Promoted| Griquas
Matches played| 21
Tries scored| 157
(average 7.5 per match)
Top point scorer| Adriaan Engelbrecht (62)
Top try scorer| Carel Greeff (10)

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South African Rugby 2015

* Rugby World Cup
* Rugby Championship
* Outgoing tours
* World Rugby Under-20 Championship
* Super Rugby
* Currie Cup Premier Division
* Currie Cup First Division
* Currie Cup qualification
* Vodacom Cup
* Varsity Rugby
* Varsity Cup
* Varsity Shield
* SARU Community Cup
* Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A
* Under-21 Provincial Championship Group B
* Under-19 Provincial Championship Group A
* Under-19 Provincial Championship Group B

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

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The top six teams from 2014 – Western Province, Golden Lions, Sharks, Blue Bulls, Free State Cheetahs and Pumas – were guaranteed participation in the 2015 Currie Cup Premier Division, as is the 'anchor' side Eastern Province Kings.[1]

2014 Currie Cup Premier Division side Griquas, 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 Leopards, Griffons, SWD Eagles, Falcons, Boland Cavaliers and Border Bulldogs – 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

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Boland Cavaliers

Border Bulldogs

Falcons

Griffons

Griquas

Leopards

SWD Eagles

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Location of teams in 2015 Currie Cup qualification

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]: 2

2015 Currie Cup qualification teams

Team  | Sponsored Name  | Stadium/s  | Sponsored Name
Boland Cavaliers | Regent Boland Cavaliers | Boland Stadium, Wellington | Boland Stadium
Border Bulldogs | Border Bulldogs | Buffalo City Stadium, East London | Buffalo City Stadium
Falcons | Falcons | Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park | Barnard Stadium
Griffons | Down Touch Griffons | North West Stadium, Welkom | HT Pelatona Projects Stadium
Griquas | ORC Griquas | Griqua Park, Kimberley | Griqua Park
Leopards | Leopards | Olën Park, Potchefstroom | Profert Olën Park
SWD Eagles | SWD Eagles | Outeniqua Park, George | Outeniqua Park

## Log

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The final league standings for the 2015 Currie Cup qualification tournament are:[4]

2015 Currie Cup qualification log  Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts | Qualification

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1  | Griquas | 6  | 5  | 0  | 1  | 254  | 132  | +122  | 39  | 17  | 5  | 1  | 26  | 2015 Currie Cup Premier Division
2  | Leopards | 6  | 5  | 0  | 1  | 237  | 117  | +120  | 34  | 17  | 5  | 0  | 25  | 2015 Currie Cup First Division
3  | Falcons | 6  | 3  | 0  | 3  | 148  | 209  | −61  | 20  | 29  | 2  | 0  | 14
4  | Boland Cavaliers | 6  | 2  | 1  | 3  | 138  | 197  | −59  | 18  | 25  | 2  | 1  | 13
5  | Griffons | 6  | 2  | 0  | 4  | 171  | 201  | −30  | 22  | 29  | 2  | 1  | 11
6  | Border Bulldogs | 6  | 2  | 0  | 4  | 95  | 136  | −41  | 10  | 18  | 0  | 2  | 10
7  | SWD Eagles | 6  | 1  | 1  | 4  | 123  | 174  | −51  | 14  | 22  | 0  | 2  | 8

Source: [4]
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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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

Team  | R1  | R2  | R3  | R4  | R5  | R6  | R7
Griquas | 1
(4th) | 6
(2nd) | 11
(1st) | 16
(1st) | 16
(1st) | 21
(1st) | 26
(1st)
Leopards | 5
(1st) | 10
(1st) | 10
(2nd) | 10
(2nd) | 15
(2nd) | 20
(1st) | 25
(2nd)
Falcons | 0
(5th) | 0
(7th) | 4
(6th) | 8
(5th) | 8
(6th) | 9
(6th) | 14
(3rd)
Boland Cavaliers | 5
(2nd) | 5
(3rd) | 6
(4th) | 8
(4th) | 13
(3rd) | 13
(3rd) | 13
(4th)
Griffons | 0
(6th) | 4
(5th) | 4
(5th) | 4
(6th) | 5
(7th) | 10
(4th) | 11
(5th)
Border Bulldogs | 4
(3rd) | 4
(4th) | 8
(3rd) | 9
(3rd) | 10
(4th) | 10
(5th) | 10
(6th)
SWD Eagles | 0
(7th) | 1
(6th) | 2
(7th) | 4
(7th) | 8
(5th) | 8
(7th) | 8
(7th)
Key: | win  | draw  | loss  | bye  |

## Fixtures and results

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The following fixtures for the 2015 Currie Cup qualification series were released:[5]

### Round One

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| 12 June 2015  | Border Bulldogs | 20–13  | Griquas | Buffalo City Stadium, East London |

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| 19:00  | Try: Sipho Nofemele  49'
Lukhanyo Am 55'
Makazole Mapimpi 77'
Con: Masixole Banda 78' (1/3)
Pen: Masixole Banda 3' (1/1)
Cards: Buhle Mxunyelwa 41' to 51' | Report[6]
Scoreboard[7] | Try: Stephan Kotzé  45'
Con: Gouws Prinsloo 46' (1/1)
Pen: Gouws Prinsloo 21', 80' (2/3)  | Referee: Rodney Boneparte

| 12 June 2015  | SWD Eagles | 17–45  | Leopards | Outeniqua Park, George |

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| 19:00  | Try: Elric van Vuuren 7'
Wayne Khan  62'
Con: Elric van Vuuren 8', 63' (2/2)
Pen: Elric van Vuuren 1' (1/1)
Cards: Janneman Stander 40' to 50' | Report[8]
Scoreboard[9] | Try: Joe Smith 22'
Wian Fourie  35'
Adri Jacobs  47', 53', 79'
Sergio Torrens  61'
Con: Adriaan Engelbrecht 23', 36', 48', 54', 62', 80' (6/6)
Pen: Adriaan Engelbrecht 6' (1/2)  | Referee: Francois Pretorius

| 13 June 2015  | Boland Cavaliers | 32–22  | Griffons | Malmesbury Sports Grounds, Malmesbury |

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| 15:00  | Try: Senan van der Merwe 15', 24'
Hanno Kitshoff 22'
Wilneth Engelbrecht  36'
Con: Eric Zana 16', 23', 37' (3/4)
Pen: Eric Zana 10', 62' (2/2)
Cards: Hanno Kitshoff 39' to 49' | Report[10]
Scoreboard[11] | Try: Rudi Britz  34'
Alvin Brandt  42'
Tertius Maarman  66'
Con: Louis Strydom 43', 67' (2/3)
Pen: Louis Strydom 54' (1/1)  | Referee: Stephan Geldenhuys
Bye/s: Falcons

### Round Two

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| 20 June 2015  | Leopards | 53–7  | Falcons | Olën Park, Potchefstroom |

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| 14:30  | Try: Adri Jacobs  5', 44', 51'
Rhyno Smith 8'
Adrian Vermeulen  48'
Loftus Morrison  64'
Robert Kruger 80'
Con: Adriaan Engelbrecht 6', 9', 49', 52', 65', 81' (6/7)
Pen: Adriaan Engelbrecht 15' (1/1)
Drop: Rhyno Smith 22' (1/1)  | Report[12]
Scoreboard[13] | Try: Jaco Oosthuizen  55'
Con: Jaun Kotzé 56' (1/1)  | Referee: Quinton Immelman

| 20 June 2015  | Griffons | 25–21  | SWD Eagles | HT Pelatona Projects Stadium, Welkom |

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| 15:00  | Try: Nicky Steyn 27'
Elgar Watts 62'
Tertius Maarman  71'
Con: Elgar Watts 28', 63' (2/3)
Pen: Elgar Watts 15' (1/3)
Franna du Toit 80' (1/1)  | Report[14]
Scoreboard[15] | Try: Janneman Stander 7'
Alshaun Bock 50', 57'
Con: Gerrit Smith 8', 51', 58' (3/3)
Pen: Gerrit Smith (0/3)
Cards: Dean Hopp 61' to 73' | Referee: Pro Legoete

| 20 June 2015  | Griquas | 48–17  | Boland Cavaliers | Griqua Park, Kimberley |

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| 15:00  | Try: Carel Greeff 3', 10', 28', 65'
Riaan Viljoen 5'
Steph Roberts 42'
Rudi van Rooyen 72'
Jono Janse van Rensburg 78'
Con: Francois Brummer 4', 11', 29', 73' (4/7)
Riaan Viljoen (0/1)
Pen: Francois Brummer (0/1)  | Report[16]
Scoreboard[17] | Try: Hanno Kitshoff 56'
Christian Rust  79'
Con: Eric Zana 57', 80' (2/2)
Pen: Eric Zana 32' (1/2)
Cards: Yves Bashiya 77' | Referee: Stephan Geldenhuys
Bye/s: Border Bulldogs

### Round Three

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| 27 June 2015  | Boland Cavaliers | 15–22  | Border Bulldogs | Boland Stadium, Wellington |

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| 14:00  | Try: Adriaan Carelse 76'
Chaney Willemse  79'
Con: Christian Rust  77' (1/2)
Pen: Eric Zana 14' (1/5)
Cards: Clemen Lewis 29' to 39' | Report[18]
Scoreboard[19] | Try: Masixole Banda 30', 51'
Ntando Kebe 45'
Con: Masixole Banda 31', 52' (2/3)
Pen: Masixole Banda 36' (1/1)  | Referee: Francois Pretorius

| 27 June 2015  | Falcons | 22–17  | SWD Eagles | Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park |

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| 14:30  | Try: Friedle Olivier 31'
Jaco Oosthuizen  68'
Coert Cronjé  75'
Con: Jaun Kotzé 32', 69' (2/3)
Pen: Jaun Kotzé 29' (1/2)
Drop: Jaun Kotzé (0/1)  | Report[20]
Scoreboard[21] | Try: Wayne Khan  39'
Christo du Plessis 46'
Gerrit Smith 53'
Con: Elric van Vuuren 46' (1/3)
Pen: Elric van Vuuren (0/1)
Cards: Leighton Eksteen 25' to 35'
Andisa Ntsila 61' to 71' | Referee: Pro Legoete

| 27 June 2015  | Leopards | 21–48  | Griquas | Olën Park, Potchefstroom |

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| 14:30  | Try: Rhyno Smith 28'
Damian Engledoe  70'
Loftus Morrison  79'
Con: Adriaan Engelbrecht 29', 71', 80' (3/3)
Cards: Marno Redelinghuys 30' to 41' | Report[22]
Scoreboard[23] | Try: Riaan Viljoen 11', 23'
Johnathan Francke 16'
Carel Greeff 18'
Hilton Lobberts 34'
Clinton Swart 37'
Francois Brummer 64'
RJ Liebenberg 76'
Con: Gouws Prinsloo 12', 24', 38', 65' (4/8)
Cards: Tian Meyer 26' to 36' | Referee: Ben Crouse
Bye/s: Griffons

### Round Four

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| 3 July 2015  | Border Bulldogs | 12–13  | Falcons | Buffalo City Stadium, East London |

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| 19:00  | Pen: Masixole Banda 18' (1/1)
Logan Basson  39', 48', 60' (3/3)
Cards: Wandile Putuma 55' to 66'
Blake Kyd 56' to 66' | Report[24]
Scoreboard[25] | Try: penalty try 56'
Con: Jaun Kotzé 57' (1/1)
Pen: Jaun Kotzé 13', 46' (2/4)  | Referee: AJ Jacobs

| 3 July 2015  | SWD Eagles | 28–28  | Boland Cavaliers | Outeniqua Park, George |

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| 19:00  | Try: Johan Steyn 34'
Con: Elric van Vuuren 35' (1/1)
Pen: Elric van Vuuren 4', 9', 17', 19', 29', 65', 78' (7/8)  | Report[26]
Scoreboard[27] | Try: Danwel Demas 38', 59'
Yves Bashiya 67'
Con: Eric Zana 60', 68' (2/3)
Pen: Eric Zana 32', 37' (2/2)
Adriaan Carelse 79' (1/1)
Cards: Edwin Sass  18' | Referee: Stephan Geldenhuys

| 4 July 2015  | Griquas | 47–20  | Griffons | Griqua Park, Kimberley |

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| 15:15  | Try: Johnathan Francke 32'
Carel Greeff 48'
Tian Meyer 51'
Ntabeni Dukisa 57'
Francois Brummer 60'
Hugo Kloppers 70'
Martin Bezuidenhout  75'
Con: Gouws Prinsloo 33', 49', 52', 61', 71', 76' (6/7)  | Report[28]
Scoreboard[29] | Try: Vuyo Mbotho 78'
Norman Nelson 80'
Con: Louis Strydom 79' (1/1)
Wynand Pienaar  80' (1/1)
Pen: Franna du Toit 7', 31' (2/3)
Drop: Tertius Maarman (0/1)  | Referee: Lourens van der Merwe
Bye/s: Leopards

### Round Five

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| 10 July 2015  | SWD Eagles | 19–13  | Border Bulldogs | Outeniqua Park, George |

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| 19:00  | Try: Martin du Toit 7'
Leighton Eksteen 10'
Christo du Plessis 55'
Con: Gerrit Smith 8', 11' (2/3)
Pen: Gerrit Smith (0/1)
Cards: Dean Hopp 69' to 79'
Ashley Buys 79' | Report[30]
Scoreboard[31] | Try: Ludwe Booi  73'
Con: Logan Basson  74' (1/1)
Pen: Logan Basson  4', 46' (2/2)  | Referee: Quinton Immelman

| 11 July 2015  | Boland Cavaliers | 29–16  | Falcons | Boland Stadium, Wellington |

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| 14:30  | Try: Adriaan Carelse 49'
Eric Zana 68', 83'
Danwel Demas 75'
Con: Eric Zana 50', 69', 76' (3/3)
Ryno Conradie (0/1)
Pen: Eric Zana (0/1)
Drop: Adriaan Carelse 16' (1/1)  | Report[32]
Scoreboard[33] | Try: Marlyn Williams  57'
Con: Jaun Kotzé 58' (1/1)
Pen: Jaun Kotzé 28', 37', 40' (3/4)  | Referee: Rodney Boneparte

| 11 July 2015  | Griffons | 20–24  | Leopards | HT Pelatona Projects Stadium, Welkom |

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| 15:00  | Try: Tertius Maarman  15'
Vuyo Mbotho 17'
Con: Louis Strydom 16', 18' (2/2)
Pen: Louis Strydom 35', 43' (2/2)  | Report[34]
Scoreboard[35] | Try: Adrian Vermeulen  10'
Tyler Fisher 23'
Hanco Venter 49'
Damian Engledoe  53'
Con: Adriaan Engelbrecht 50', 54' (2/4)  | Referee: Jaco van Heerden
Bye/s: Griquas

### Round Six

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| 18 July 2015  | Falcons | 33–57  | Griquas | Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park |

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| 14:30  | Try: Kyle Hendricks 11', 59', 65', 77'
Arno Poley  70'
Con: Jaun Kotzé 12', 60', 66', 71' (4/5)
Cards: Jaun Kotzé 35' to 45' | Report[36]
Scoreboard[37] | Try: AJ Coertzen 3', 24'
Carel Greeff 33', 56'
Tian Meyer 36'
Johnathan Francke 38'
Ntabeni Dukisa 41'
Clinton Swart 46'
Jono Janse van Rensburg 81'
Con: Gouws Prinsloo 4', 34', 37', 39', 47', 57' (6/8)
Riaan Viljoen (0/1)  | Referee: Jaco van Heerden

| 18 July 2015  | Leopards | 61–17  | Boland Cavaliers | Olën Park, Potchefstroom |

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| 14:30  | Try: Dillon Smit 4', 20'
Ashlon Davids 8'
Rhyno Smith 26', 77'
Tyler Fisher 34'
Adrian Vermeulen  41'
Sizo Maseko  65'
Damian Engledoe  80'
Con: Adriaan Engelbrecht 5', 9', 21', 35', 42', 66', 78', 81' (8/9)
Cards: Tyler Fisher 68' to 78' | Report[38]
Scoreboard[39] | Try: Arno Fortuin  32'
Danwel Demas 37'
Eric Zana 59'
Con: Eric Zana (0/2)
Christian Rust  60' (1/1)
Pen: Eric Zana (0/2)
Cards: Arno Fortuin  74' | Referee: Quinton Immelman

| 18 July 2015  | Griffons | 43–20  | Border Bulldogs | HT Pelatona Projects Stadium, Welkom |

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| 15:00  | Try: Tertius Maarman  2'
Nicky Steyn 26', 41'
Alvin Brandt  59'
Japie Nel 70'
Vuyo Mbotho 79'
Con: Franna du Toit 3', 42' (2/3)
Louis Strydom 60', 71', 80' (3/3)
Pen: Franna du Toit 34' (1/1)  | Report[40]
Scoreboard[41] | Try: penalty try 50'
Michael Makase 76'
Con: Oliver Zono 51', 77' (2/2)
Pen: Logan Basson  17', 20' (2/3)  | Referee: Pro Legoete
Bye/s: SWD Eagles

### Round Seven

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| 24 July 2015  | Falcons | 57–41  | Griffons | Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park |

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| 15:00  | Try: Coert Cronjé  1', 39'
Anrich Richter  10'
Grant Janke  15', 60'
Ernst Ladendorf  37'
Jaun Kotzé 41'
Kyle Hendricks 70'
Friedle Olivier 80'
Con: Jaun Kotzé 1', 10', 15', 37', 42', 61' (6/9)  | Report[42]
Scoreboard[43] | Try: Alvin Brandt  21', 75'
Enver Brandt 28'
Joe van der Hoogt  45', 54'
Nicky Steyn 63'
Con: Louis Strydom 21', 46', 55', 64' (4/5)
Wynand Pienaar (0/1)
Pen: Louis Strydom 34' (1/1)  | Attendance: 50
Referee: Rodney Boneparte

| 25 July 2015  | Border Bulldogs | 8–33  | Leopards | Buffalo City Stadium, East London |

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| 14:00  | Try: Michael Makase 2'
Con: Masixole Banda (0/1)
Pen: Masixole Banda (0/1)
Logan Basson  69' (1/1)  | Report[44]
Scoreboard[45] | Try: Hanco Venter 14'
Loftus Morrison  33'
Joe Smith 49', 65'
Wian Fourie  79'
Con: Adriaan Engelbrecht 15', 34', 66' (3/4)
Rhyno Smith 80' (1/1)  | Referee: Francois Pretorius

| 25 July 2015  | Griquas | 41–21  | SWD Eagles | Griqua Park, Kimberley |

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| 15:00  | Try: Carel Greeff 24', 48'
Michael van der Spuy 37'
Ntabeni Dukisa 41'
AJ Coertzen 75'
Martin Bezuidenhout  77'
Con: Gouws Prinsloo 38', 42', 49', 78' (4/6)
Pen: Gouws Prinsloo 66' (1/1)  | Report[46]
Scoreboard[47] | Try: Gerrit Smith 28'
Luzuko Vulindlu 62'
Con: Gerrit Smith 63' (1/2)
Pen: Gerrit Smith 12', 32', 40' (3/4)  | Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen
Bye/s: Boland Cavaliers

## Honours

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

2015 Currie Cup qualification honours

Promoted: | Griquas
Top Try Scorer: | Carel Greeff, Griquas (10)
Top Points Scorer: | Adriaan Engelbrecht, Leopards (62)

## Players

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### Player statistics

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The following table contain points which were scored in the 2015 Currie Cup qualification tournament:[55]

All point scorers

No  | Player  | Team  | T  | C  | P  | DG  | Pts
1 | Adriaan Engelbrecht | Leopards | 0 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 62
2 | Jaun Kotzé | Falcons | 1 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 53
Eric Zana | Boland Cavaliers | 3 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 53
4 | Gouws Prinsloo | Griquas | 0 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 51
5 | Carel Greeff | Griquas | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50
6 | Elric van Vuuren | SWD Eagles | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 37
7 | Louis Strydom | Griffons | 0 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 36
8 | Gerrit Smith | SWD Eagles | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 31
9 | Adri Jacobs | Leopards | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30
10 | Logan Basson | Border Bulldogs | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 26
11 | Masixole Banda | Border Bulldogs | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 25
Kyle Hendricks | Falcons | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25
Rhyno Smith | Leopards | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25
14 | Alvin Brandt | Griffons | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20
Danwel Demas | Boland Cavaliers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20
Tertius Maarman | Griffons | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20
Nicky Steyn | Griffons | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20
18 | Francois Brummer | Griquas | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18
19 | Adriaan Carelse | Boland Cavaliers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16
Franna du Toit | Griffons | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 16
21 | AJ Coertzen | Griquas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15
Coert Cronjé | Falcons | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15
Ntabeni Dukisa | Griquas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15
Damian Engledoe | Leopards | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15
Johnathan Francke | Griquas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15
Vuyo Mbotho | Griffons | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15
Loftus Morrison | Leopards | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15
Joe Smith | Leopards | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15
Adrian Vermeulen | Leopards | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15
Riaan Viljoen | Griquas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15
31 | Elgar Watts | Griffons | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12
32 | Martin Bezuidenhout | Griquas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10
Alshaun Bock | SWD Eagles | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10
Christo du Plessis | SWD Eagles | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10
Tyler Fisher | Leopards | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10
Wian Fourie | Leopards | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10
Grant Janke | Falcons | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10
Jono Janse van Rensburg | Griquas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10
Wayne Khan | SWD Eagles | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10
Hanno Kitshoff | Boland Cavaliers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10
Michael Makase | Border Bulldogs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10
Tian Meyer | Griquas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10
Friedle Olivier | Falcons | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10
Jaco Oosthuizen | Falcons | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10
Dillon Smit | Leopards | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10
Clinton Swart | Griquas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10
Joe van der Hoogt | Griffons | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10
Senan van der Merwe | Boland Cavaliers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10
Hanco Venter | Leopards | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10
50 | Christian Rust | Boland Cavaliers | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9
51 | Lukhanyo Am | Border Bulldogs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5
Yves Bashiya | Boland Cavaliers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5
Ludwe Booi | Border Bulldogs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5
Enver Brandt | Griffons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5
Rudi Britz | Griffons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5
Ashlon Davids | Leopards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5
Martin du Toit | SWD Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5
Leighton Eksteen | SWD Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5
Wilneth Engelbrecht | Boland Cavaliers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5
Arno Fortuin | Boland Cavaliers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5
Ntando Kebe | Border Bulldogs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5
Hugo Kloppers | Griquas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5
Stephan Kotzé | Griquas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5
Robert Kruger | Leopards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5
Ernst Ladendorf | Falcons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5
RJ Liebenberg | Griquas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5
Hilton Lobberts | Griquas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5
Makazole Mapimpi | Border Bulldogs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5
Sizo Maseko | Leopards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5
Japie Nel | Griffons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5
Norman Nelson | Griffons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5
Sipho Nofemele | Border Bulldogs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5
Arno Poley | Falcons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5
Anrich Richter | Falcons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5
Steph Roberts | Griquas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5
Janneman Stander | SWD Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5
Johan Steyn | SWD Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5
Sergio Torrens | Leopards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5
Michael van der Spuy | Griquas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5
Rudi van Rooyen | Griquas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5
Luzuko Vulindlu | SWD Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5
Chaney Willemse | Boland Cavaliers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5
Marlyn Williams | Falcons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5
84 | Oliver Zono | Border Bulldogs | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4
85 | Wynand Pienaar | Griffons | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2
— | penalty try | Border Bulldogs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5
Falcons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5
* Legend: T = Tries, C = Conversions, P = Penalties, DG = Drop Goals, Pts = Points.

### Discipline

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The following table contains all the cards handed out during the tournament:[56]

Cards

Player  | Team  |  |
Dean Hopp | SWD Eagles | 0 | 2
Yves Bashiya | Boland Cavaliers | 0 | 1
Ashley Buys | SWD Eagles | 0 | 1
Leighton Eksteen | SWD Eagles | 0 | 1
Tyler Fisher | Leopards | 0 | 1
Arno Fortuin | Boland Cavaliers | 0 | 1
Hanno Kitshoff | Boland Cavaliers | 0 | 1
Jaun Kotzé | Boland Cavaliers | 0 | 1
Blake Kyd | Border Bulldogs | 0 | 1
Clemen Lewis | Boland Cavaliers | 0 | 1
Tian Meyer | Griquas | 0 | 1
Buhle Mxunyelwa | Border Bulldogs | 0 | 1
Andila Ntsila | SWD Eagles | 0 | 1
Wandile Putuma | Border Bulldogs | 0 | 1
Marno Redelinghuys | Leopards | 0 | 1
Edwin Sass | Boland Cavaliers | 0 | 1
Janneman Stander | SWD Eagles | 0 | 1
* Legend:  = Sent off,  = Sin-binned

## Referees

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

* Rodney Boneparte
* Ben Crouse
* Stephan Geldenhuys
* Quinton Immelman
* AJ Jacobs
* Pro Legoete
* Francois Pretorius
* Lourens van der Merwe
* Marius van der Westhuizen
* Jaco van Heerden

## See also

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* 2015 Currie Cup Premier Division
* 2015 Currie Cup First Division
* 2015 Vodacom Cup
* 2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A
* 2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group B
* 2015 Under-19 Provincial Championship Group A
* 2015 Under-19 Provincial Championship Group B

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