2012 Currie Cup Premier Division

2012 Currie Cup Premier Division
Champions	Western Province (33rd title)
Runners-up	Sharks
Matches played	35
Attendance	645,820 (average 18,452 per match)
Tries scored	169 (average 4.829 per match)
Top point scorer	Louis Fouché (137)
Top try scorer	Raymond Rhule (8)
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The 2012 Currie Cup Premier Division was the 74th season in the competition since it started in 1889 and was contested from 11 August to 27 October 2012. The tournament (known as the Absa Currie Cup Premier Division for sponsorship reasons) is the top tier of South Africa's premier domestic rugby union competition.

Competition

Regular season and title play offs

There were 6 participating teams in the 2012 Currie Cup Premier Division. These teams played each other twice over the course of the season, once at home and once 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 losing a match by 7 points or less. Teams were to be ranked by points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).

The top 4 teams qualified for the title play-offs. In the semi-finals, the team that finish first will have home advantage against the team that finished fourth, while the team that finished second will have home advantage against the team that finished third. The winners of these semi-finals will play each other in the final, at the home venue of the higher-placed team.

Relegation play offs

The bottom team on the log will also qualify for the promotion/relegation play-offs. That team will play off against the team placed first in the 2012 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) will qualify for the 2013 Currie Cup Premier Division, while the losing team will qualify for the 2013 Currie Cup First Division.

Teams

Location of teams in 2012 Currie Cup Premier Division

Changes from 2011

The Pumas and Leopards were relegated to the 2012 Currie Cup First Division.

Team Listing

Team	Stadium	Capacity
Blue Bulls	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	51,762
Free State Cheetahs	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein	40,911
Golden Lions	Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg	62,567
Griquas	Griqua Park, Kimberley	18,000
Sharks	Kings Park Stadium, Durban	55,000
Western Province	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town	51,900

Table

2012 Currie Cup Premier Division Table

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Team

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

Points For

Points Against

Points Difference

Tries For

Tries Against

Try Bonus

Losing Bonus

Points

1

Sharks

10

7

0

3

292

233

+59

32

18

5

2

35

2

Golden Lions

10

6

0

4

285

279

+6

24

23

4

0

28

3

Western Province

10

5

0

5

272

226

+46

28

19

3

2

25

4

Blue Bulls

10

5

0

5

280

291

−11

19

29

1

23

5

Griquas

10

4

0

6

250

313

−63

28

35

3

1

20

6

Free State Cheetahs

10

3

0

7

268

305

−37

26

33

2

4

18

The top 4 teams qualified for the Title Play-Off Semi-Final games.
The bottom team qualify to the Relegation Play-Offs.

Points breakdown:
*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

Fixtures and results

All times are South African (GMT+2).

Round One

	10 August 2012	Blue Bulls	35 – 20	Griquas	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	19:10	Try: Akona Ndungane 43' Ruan Snyman 67' Con: Louis Fouché 44', 68' (2/2) Pen: Louis Fouché 9', 17', 26', 48', 54', 65', 70' (7/9) Drop: Jurgen Visser (0/1) Louis Fouché (0/1)	Report	Try: Rocco Jansen 11' Martin Muller 60' Con: Francois Brummer 12', 61' (2/2) Pen: Francois Brummer 4' (1/3) Drop: Francois Brummer 39' (1/1) Cards: Willie le Roux 20' to 30'	Attendance: 7,236 Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

	11 August 2012	Golden Lions	43 – 20	Free State Cheetahs	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
	17:05	Try: Derick Minnie 16' Andries Coetzee 33' Hendrik Roodt 65' Ruan Combrinck 78' Con: Butch James 17', 34', 66' (3/3) Guy Cronjé 79' (1/1) Pen: Butch James 12', 31', 39', 60', 72' (5/5)	Report	Try: Raymond Rhule 55', 62' Con: Riaan Smit 56', 63' (2/2) Pen: Riaan Smit 15', 25' (2/2) Cards: Andries Strauss 59' to 70'	Attendance: 10,316 Referee: Marius Jonker

	11 August 2012	Western Province	23 – 25	Sharks	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
	19:10	Try: Tiaan Liebenberg 17' Deon Fourie 70' Con: Joe Pietersen 18', 71' (2/2) Pen: Joe Pietersen 5', 11', 55' (3/4) Drop: Burton Francis (0/1)	Report	Try: Paul Jordaan 41' Craig Burden 44', 55' Con: Meyer Bosman 45', 56' (2/3) Pen: Meyer Bosman 31' (1/1) Drop: Riaan Viljoen 73' (1/1) Cards: Jacques Botes 67' to 77'	Attendance: 14,261 Referee: Lourens van der Merwe

Round Two

	17 August 2012	Free State Cheetahs	32 – 18	Blue Bulls	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
	19:10	Try: Andries Ferreira 1' Kabamba Floors 40' Con: Riaan Smit 2', 40' (4/4) Pen: Riaan Smit 18', 26', 36', 47', 57' (5/5) Nico Scheepers 80' (1/1)	Report	Try: CJ Stander 29' 73' Con: Louis Fouché 30' (1/2) Pen: Louis Fouché 20', 45' (2/3)	Attendance: 15,827 Referee: Sindile Mayende

	18 August 2012	Griquas	20 – 25	Western Province	Griqua Park, Kimberley
	14:30	Try: Rynard Landman 6' Wilmaure Louw 12' Jaco Nepgen 79' Con: Francois Brummer 13' (1/3) Pen: Francois Brummer 43' (1/1)	Report	Try: Ederies Arendse 39' JP du Plessis 54' Steven Kitshoff 66' Con: Demetri Catrakilis 40', 67' (2/3) Pen: Demetri Catrakilis 63', 70' (2/2)	Attendance: 11,272 Referee: Marius Jonker

	18 August 2012	Sharks	30 – 14	Golden Lions	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
	19:15	Try: S'bura Sithole 50' Odwa Ndungane 57' Jean Deysel 65' Con: Meyer Bosman 51', 58', 66' (3/3) Pen: Meyer Bosman 9', 33', 45' (3/4)	Report	Try: Penalty Try 16' Cobus Grobbelaar 61' Con: Butch James 17', 62' (2/2) Cards: Hendrik Roodt 39' to 51'	Attendance: 17,838 Referee: Mark Lawrence

Round Three

	25 August 2012	Griquas	16 – 29	Free State Cheetahs	Griqua Park, Kimberley
	15:00	Try: Rynard Landman 35' Rocco Jansen 38' Pen: Francois Brummer 50', 63' (2/3)	Report	Try: Lappies Labuschagné 40' Frans Viljoen 52' Raymond Rhule 55' Sarel Pretorius 66' Con: Johan Goosen 40' (1/1) Sias Ebersohn 53' (1/2) Nico Scheepers 67' (1/1) Pen: Johan Goosen 32' (1/3)	Attendance: 5,263 Referee: Craig Joubert

	25 August 2012	Golden Lions	26 – 23	Western Province	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
	17:05	Try: Josh Strauss 27' Pen: Elton Jantjies 15', 37', 45', 64', 66', 74', 84' (7/7) Cards: CJ van der Linde 78' to 88'	Report	Try: Gerhard van den Heever 9' Brok Harris 78' Con: Demetri Catrakilis 10', 79' (2/2) Pen: Demetri Catrakilis 13', 56', 72' (3/4)	Attendance: 13,236 Referee: Stuart Berry

	25 August 2012	Blue Bulls	42 – 31	Sharks	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	19:10	Try: CJ Stander 51' Arno Botha 64' Francois Venter 70' Con: Louis Fouche 52', 65', 71' (3/3) Pen: Louis Fouche 3', 16', 26', 43', 49', 60' (6/6) Drop: Louis Fouche 38' (1/2)	Report	Try: Jean Deysel 22' Charl McLeod 40' Marius Joubert 56' Odwa Ndungane 80' Con: Riaan Viljoen 23', 40', 57', 81' (4/4) Pen: Riaan Viljoen 47' (1/1)	Attendance: 14,647 Referee: Jaco Peyper

Round Four

	31 August 2012	Golden Lions	32 – 42	Griquas	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
	19:10	Try: Ross Cronjé 5' Jaco Kriel 33' Anthony Volmink 68', 70' Con: Elton Jantjies 34' (1/2) Andries Coetzee 69' (1/1) Butch James 71' (1/1) Pen: Elton Jantjies 10', 27' (2/2)	Report	Try: Rocco Jansen 15' Jannie Boshoff 22' Ryno Barnes 35' Willie le Roux 44' Jean Stemmet 77' Con: Francois Brummer 16', 23', 45', 78' (4/5) Pen: Francois Brummer 5', 12', 32' (3/3)	Attendance: 7,639 Referee: Craig Joubert

	1 September 2012	Sharks	34 – 32	Free State Cheetahs	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
	17:05	Try: Riaan Viljoen 48' Odwa Ndungane 61' 67' Meyer Bosman 76' Con: Meyer Bosman 49', 62', 68', 77' (4/4) Pen: Meyer Bosman 5', 36' (2/2)	Report	Try: Sarel Pretorius 36' Raymond Rhule 38' Nico Scheepers 56' Con: Nico Scheepers 37' (1/2) Sias Ebersohn (0/1) Pen: Nico Scheepers 14', 24', 54' (3/4) Drop: Sias Ebersohn 27', 65' (2/2)	Attendance: 18,874 Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

	1 September 2012	Western Province	42 – 6	Blue Bulls	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
	19:10	Try: Nic Groom 19' Deon Fourie 38' Marcel Brache 46' Damian de Allende 58' JP du Plessis 66' Con: Demetri Catrakilis 20', 39', 47', 59' (4/5) Pen: Demetri Catrakilis 11', 50', 63' (3/4)	Report	Pen: Louis Fouché 30', 32' (2/3)	Attendance: 27,674 Referee: Lourens van der Merwe

Round Five

	8 September 2012	Griquas	22 – 15	Sharks	Griqua Park, Kimberley
	15:00	Try: Marnus Schoeman 18' Con: Francois Brummer 19' (1/1) Pen: Francois Brummer 6', 31', 37', 53', 75' (5/5) Cards: Leon Karemaker 50' to 60'	Report	Pen: Meyer Bosman 11', 24', 34', 43', 50' (5/5)	Attendance: 8,047 Referee: Pro Legoete

	8 September 2012	Blue Bulls	23 – 32	Golden Lions	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	17:05	Try: Ruan Snyman 13' Francois Venter 45' Clayton Blommetjies 72' Con: Louis Fouche 46' (1/3) Pen: Louis Fouche 17', 71' (2/5)	Report	Try: Deon Helberg 40' Alwyn Hollenbach 41' Jaco Taute 51' Lionel Mapoe 76' Con: Elton Jantjies 40', 52', 77' (3/4) Pen: Elton Jantjies 9', 60' (2/5)	Attendance: 16,062 Referee: Jason Jaftha

	8 September 2012	Free State Cheetahs	22 – 29	Western Province	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
	19:10	Try: Sarel Pretorius 26' Con: Nico Scheepers 27' (1/1) Pen: Nico Scheepers 6', 16', 30', 39', 60' (5/6)	Report	Try: Gio Aplon 2' Marcel Brache 66' Con: Demetri Catrakilis 3', 67' (2/2) Pen: Demetri Catrakilis 25', 34', 51', 54', 57' (5/5)	Attendance: 17,876 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan

Round Six

	15 September 2012	Griquas	49 – 34	Blue Bulls	Griqua Park, Kimberley
	15:00	Try: Rocco Jansen 1' Walter Venter 10' Francois Brummer 24' Jean Stemmet 54' Marnus Schoeman 60' Richard Lawson 76' Con: Francois Brummer 11', 61' (2/6) Pen: Francois Brummer 5', 9', 40', 73' (4/4) Drop: Francois Brummer 31' (1/1)	Report	Try: Rudy Paige 33' Willie Wepener 38' Akona Ndungane 46' Werner Kruger 69' CJ Stander 82' Con: Louis Fouché 33', 39', 69' (3/5) Pen: Louis Fouché 45' (1/1)	Attendance: 15,045 Referee: Jaco Peyper

	15 September 2012	Free State Cheetahs	23 – 38	Golden Lions	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
	17:05	Try: Marcel van der Merwe 17', 70' Con: Nico Scheepers 18', 71' (2/2) Pen: Nico Scheepers 9', 25', 27' (3/5)	Report	Try: Franco van der Merwe 10' Ruan Combrinck 39', 75' Deon Helberg 41' Con: Elton Jantjies 11', 40', 42' (2/3) Pen: Elton Jantjies 2', 5', 60', 63' (4/5) Ruan Combrinck (0/1) Cards: Franco van der Merwe 49' to 59'	Attendance: 15,399 Referee: Sindile Mayende

	15 September 2012	Sharks	43 – 27	Western Province	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
	19:10	Try: Jacques Botes 17', 69' Keegan Daniel 61' penalty try 82' Con: Meyer Bosman 18', 62', 70', 83' (4/4) Pen: Meyer Bosman 2', 7', 37', 44', 50' (5/6) Cards: Jean Deysel 53' to 63'	Report	Try: Louis Schreuder 65', 72' Con: Demetri Catrakilis 66' (1/1) Joe Pietersen (0/1) Pen: Demetri Catrakilis 5', 14', 27', 40', 59' (5/5) Drop: Marcel Brache (0/1) Cards: Jebb Sinclair 53' Tyrone Holmes 68' Wilhelm van der Sluys 75'	Attendance: 27,037 Referee: Lourens van der Merwe

Round Seven

	22 September 2012	Western Province	45 – 21	Griquas	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
	15:00	Try: Joe Pietersen 4' Gerhard van den Heever 17' Marcel Brache 29' Deon Fourie 33' Scarra Ntubeni 62' Jebb Sinclair 75' Con: Demetri Catrakilis 5', 18', 30', 34', 63', 76' (6/6) Pen: Joe Pietersen 25' (1/2) Cards: Don Armand 80'	Report	Try: Marnus Schoeman 12' penalty try 55' Rocco Jansen 78' Con: Francois Brummer 13', 56' (2/2) Marnitz Boshoff 78' (1/1)	Attendance: 18,027 Referee: Stuart Berry

	22 September 2012	Blue Bulls	34 – 30	Free State Cheetahs	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	17:05	Try: Sampie Mastriet 12' Franco Mostert 42' CJ Stander 76' Con: Louis Fouché 42', 77' (2/3) Pen: Louis Fouché 4', 21', 29', 33', 44' (5/8) Drop: Louis Fouché (0/2)	Report	Try: Raymond Rhule 54' Nico Scheepers 62' Marcel van der Merwe 79' Con: Nico Scheepers 55', 63', 79' (3/3) Pen: Nico Scheepers 9', 18', 40' (3/4)	Attendance: 17,374 Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

	22 September 2012	Golden Lions	28 – 22	Sharks	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
	19:10	Try: Ruan Combrinck 69' Jaco Kriel 72' Con: Elton Jantjies (0/2) Pen: Elton Jantjies 19', 28', 47', 50', 54', 66' (6/6) Drop: Elton Jantjies (0/1)	Report	Try: Odwa Ndungane 32' Cobus Reinach 40' Con: Meyer Bosman (0/2) Pen: Riaan Viljoen (0/1) Meyer Bosman 20', 30', 57', 59' (4/4)	Attendance: 31,045 Referee: Jason Jaftha

Round Eight

	28 September 2012	Sharks	13 – 12	Blue Bulls	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
	19:10	Try: Paul Jordaan 21' Keegan Daniel 45' Con: Meyer Bosman (0/2) Pen: Meyer Bosman 53' (1/2) Cards: Pieter Dixon 69'	Report	Pen: Louis Fouché 29', 40', 70' (3/3) Drop: Louis Fouché 3' (1/3)	Attendance: 26,383 Referee: Mark Lawrence

	29 September 2012	Free State Cheetahs	35 – 20	Griquas	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
	14:00	Try: Ross Geldenhuys 9' Robert Ebersohn 23' Hennie Daniller 70' Raymond Rhule 83' Con: Nico Scheepers 10', 24', 71' (3/4) Pen: Nico Scheepers 30', 55', 67' (3/3) Drop: Sias Ebersohn (0/1)	Report	Try: Marnus Schoeman 51' Jannie Boshoff 59' Con: Francois Brummer 52', 60' (2/2) Pen: Francois Brummer 20', 34' (2/3) Cards: Willie le Roux 22' to 32' JP Nel 70' to 81'	Attendance: 15,278 Referee: Jason Jaftha

	29 September 2012	Western Province	9 – 22	Golden Lions	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
	14:00	Pen: Demetri Catrakilis 45', 47' (2/3) Joe Pietersen 23' (1/1)	Report	Try: Deon Helberg 65' Con: Butch James 66' (1/1) Pen: Butch James 2', 37', 42', 71' (4/4) Ruan Combrinck 52' (1/1) Drop: Butch James (0/1) Cards: Butch James 47' to 57'	Attendance: 5,087 Referee: Marius Jonker

Round Nine

	5 October 2012	Blue Bulls	26 – 13	Western Province	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	19:10	Try: Akona Ndungane 37' Con: Louis Fouché (0/1) Pen: Louis Fouché 4', 27', 45', 50', 52', 72', 79' (7/8) Drop: Louis Fouché (0/2)	Report	Try: penalty try 69' Con: Demetri Catrakilis 70' (1/1) Pen: Demetri Catrakilis 40', 48' (2/3)	Attendance: 15,677 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan

	6 October 2012	Griquas	37 – 21	Golden Lions	Griqua Park, Kimberley
	14:00	Try: Lourens Adriaanse 28' Leon Karemaker 37' Rocco Jansen 38', 79' Con: Francois Brummer 29', 38', 63', 80' (4/4) Pen: Francois Brummer 46', 54', 76' (3/4)	Report	Try: Cobus Grobbelaar 19' Michael Rhodes 23' Con: Butch James 15' (1/2) Pen: Butch James 9', 40', 68' (3/4)	Attendance: 6,935 Referee: Mark Lawrence

	6 October 2012	Free State Cheetahs	30 – 37	Sharks	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
	19:15	Try: Raymond Rhule 11', 80' Sarel Pretorius 54' Con: Nico Scheepers 12', 55' (2/2) Tewis de Bruyn 80' (1/1) Pen: Nico Scheepers 7', 47', 66' (3/3)	Report	Try: Odwa Ndungane 28', 28' Paul Jordaan 28' Jacques Botes 28' Kyle Cooper 28' Con: Meyer Bosman 25', 42', 72' (3/4), Riaan Viljoen (0/1) Pen: Meyer Bosman 16', 51' (2/2)	Attendance: 21,932 Referee: Jason Jaftha

Round Ten

	12 October 2012	Sharks	42 – 3	Griquas	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
	19:10	Try: Cobus Reinach 8' Louis Ludik 27' Lwazi Mvovo 37' Tera Mtembu 69' Charl McLeod 78' Con: Patrick Lambie 9', 38', 70', 79' (4/5) Pen: Patrick Lambie 14', 44', 52' (3/4) Cards: Keegan Daniel 31' to 41'	Report	Pen: Francois Brummer 18' (1/2) Cards: Jannie Boshoff 39' to 49'	Attendance: 17,156 Referee: Jaco Peyper

	13 October 2012	Western Province	36 – 15	Free State Cheetahs	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
	17:05	Try: Jean de Villiers 9' Andries Bekker 28' Deon Fourie 37', 50' Duane Vermeulen 59' Con: Demetri Catrakilis 29', 38', 51', 60' (4/5) Pen: Demetri Catrakilis 3' (1/1) Joe Pietersen (0/1)	Report	Try: Francois Uys 76' Philip Snyman 80' Con: Tewis de Bruyn 81' (1/2) Pen: Nico Scheepers 20' (1/2)	Attendance: 19,247 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan

	13 October 2012	Golden Lions	29 – 50	Blue Bulls	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
	19:10	Try: Michael Rhodes 13' Anthony Volmink 53' Con: Butch James 14', 54' (2/2) Pen: Butch James 8', 12', 17', 43', 47' (5/5)	Report	Try: Bjorn Basson 32' Jano Vermaak 49' Arno Botha 59' Dewald Potgieter 63' Akona Ndungane 74' Con: Morné Steyn 33', 50', 60', 64' (4/4) Louis Fouché 75' (1/1) Pen: Morné Steyn 5', 23', 28', 40' (4/5) Drop: Morné Steyn 15' (1/2)	Attendance: 22,938 Referee: Craig Joubert

Title Play-Off Games

Semi-Finals

	20 October 2012	Sharks	20 – 3	Blue Bulls	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
	16:30	Try: Lwazi Mvovo 74' Pen: Patrick Lambie 22', 30', 33', 47', 68' (5/5)	Report	Pen: Morné Steyn 62' Cards: Morné Mellett 30' to 40'	Attendance: 35,835 Referee: Mark Lawrence

	20 October 2012	Golden Lions	16 – 21	Western Province	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
	19:00	Try: Michael Rhodes 49' Con: Elton Jantjies 50' Pen: Ruan Combrinck 17' Elton Jantjies 44', 79'(2)	Report	Try: Joe Pietersen 72' Duane Vermeulen 80' Con: Joe Pietersen 62' Pen: Demetri Catrakilis 4', 30' (2) Joe Pietersen 76' Cards: Gerhard van den Heever 6' to 17'	Attendance: 31,947 Referee: Marius Jonker

Final

	27 October 2012	Sharks	18 – 25	Western Province	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
	17:00	Pen: Patrick Lambie 5', 13', 18', 27', 44', 56' (6/6)	Report	Try: Juan de Jongh 36' Con: Demetri Catrakilis 37' (1/1) Pen: Demetri Catrakilis 3', 40', 64' (3) Joe Pietersen 33' (1/2) Drop: Demetri Catrakilis 66', 76' (2/3)	Attendance: 48,328 Referee: Jaco Peyper

Promotion/Relegation Games

Tables

2012 Currie Cup Promotion Relegation Games Table

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Team

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

Points For

Points Against

Points Difference

Tries For

Tries Against

Try Bonus

Losing Bonus

Points

1

Free State Cheetahs

2

0

69

20

+49

9

2

1

0

9

2

Eastern Province Kings

2

0

2

20

69

–49

2

9

0

The top team will qualify to the 2013 Currie Cup Premier Division.
The other team will qualify for the 2013 Currie Cup First Division..

Points breakdown:
*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

Results

	19 October 2012	Free State Cheetahs	53 – 14	Eastern Province Kings	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
	19:10	Try: Nico Scheepers 5' Ross Geldenhuys 12' Philip van der Walt 26' Andries Strauss 30', 50' Adriaan Strauss 56' Rayno Benjamin 66' penalty try 75' Con: Nico Scheepers 27', 31' (2/4) Sias Ebersohn (0/1) Tewis de Bruyn 57', 67', 76' (3/3) Pen: Tewis de Bruyn 62' (1/1)	Report	Try: Devin Oosthuizen 47' Shane Gates 54' Con: George Whitehead 47', 55' (2/2) Cards: Charl du Plessis 75' to 80'	Attendance: 24,167 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan

	26 October 2012	Eastern Province Kings	6 – 16	Free State Cheetahs	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	19:00	Pen: George Whitehead 5', 12' (2/2) Cards: Falie Oelschig 32'	Report	Try: Sias Ebersohn 63' Con: Nico Scheepers 64' (1/1) Pen: Sias Ebersohn (0/2) Nico Scheepers 62', 72', 78' (3/3)	Attendance: 24,948 Referee: Craig Joubert

Free State Cheetahs remain in the Premier Division for 2013.
Eastern Province Kings remain in the First Division for 2013.

Players

Squad Lists

The following players took part in the 2012 Currie Cup Premier Division.

Player Statistics

Leading try scorers

Top 10 try scorers
Pos	Name	Team	Tries
1	Raymond Rhule	Free State Cheetahs	8
2	Rocco Jansen	Griquas	7
2	Odwa Ndungane	Sharks	7
4	CJ Stander	Blue Bulls	5
5	Ruan Combrinck	Golden Lions	4
	Marnus Schoeman	Griquas	4
	Sarel Pretorius	Free State Cheetahs	4
8	Marcel Brache	Western Province	3
	Deon Fourie	Western Province	3
	Deon Helberg	Golden Lions	3
	Marcel van der Merwe	Free State Cheetahs	3
	Akona Ndungane	Blue Bulls	3
	Paul Jordaan	Sharks	3
	Jacques Botes	Sharks	3

Source: South African Rugby Union^[1]

Leading point scorers

Top 10 overall point scorers
Pos	Name	Team	Points	Analysis of points
1	Louis Fouché	Blue Bulls	135	12 Con 35 Pen 2 Drp
2	Francois Brummer	Griquas	110	1 Try 18 Con 21 Pen 2 Drp
3	Meyer Bosman	Sharks	106	1 Try 16 Con 23 Pen
4	Demetri Catrakilis	Western Province	102	18 Con 22 Pen
5	Nico Scheepers	Free State Cheetahs	99	2 Tries 13 Con 21 Pen
6	Elton Jantjies	Golden Lions	77	7 Con 21 Pen
7	Butch James	Golden Lions	52	8 Con 12 Pen
8	Raymond Rhule	Free State Cheetahs	40	8 Tries
9	Odwa Ndungane	Sharks	35	7 Tries
9	Rocco Jansen	Griquas	35	7 Tries
11	Riaan Smit	Free State Cheetahs	29	4 Con 7 Pen
12	CJ Stander	Blue Bulls	25	5 Tries

Source: South African Rugby Union^[2] Correct as at 6 October 2012

Awards

Month	Coach	Player
August	John Plumtree, Sharks	Louis Fouché, Blue Bulls
September	Johan Ackermann, Golden Lions	Elton Jantjies, Golden Lions
October	John Plumtree, Sharks	Cobus Reinach, Sharks

References

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v t e Blue Bulls – 2012 Currie Cup Premier Division
Forwards	Arno Botha Robbie Coetzee Jean Cook Rossouw de Klerk Dean Greyling Grant Hattingh Cornell Hess Frik Kirsten Juandré Kruger Werner Kruger Bongi Mbonambi Morné Mellett Franco Mostert Dewald Potgieter Jacques Potgieter Chiliboy Ralepelle CJ Stander Wilhelm Steenkamp Deon Stegmann Dawie Steyn Warwick Tecklenburg Flip van der Merwe Willie Wepener Did not play: Rayno Gerber Jono Janse van Rensburg Vincent Koch Wiaan Liebenberg
Backs	Bjorn Basson Ulrich Beyers Clayton Blommetjies Lionel Cronjé JJ Engelbrecht Louis Fouché Francois Hougaard Lohan Jacobs Zane Kirchner Sampie Mastriet Akona Ndungane Rudy Paige Johann Sadie Jan Serfontein Ruan Snyman Morné Steyn Francois Venter Jano Vermaak Jurgen Visser Did not play: Willie du Plessis Adri Jacobs Trompie Pretorius
Coach	Pine Pienaar

v t e Free State Cheetahs – 2012 Currie Cup Premier Division
Forwards	Brummer Badenhorst Heinrich Brüssow Andries Ferreira Kabamba Floors Ross Geldenhuys Elandré Huggett Lappies Labuschagné AJ le Roux Hercú Liebenberg Trevor Nyakane Coenie Oosthuizen Boom Prinsloo Davon Raubenheimer Hendro Scholtz Adriaan Strauss Francois Uys Marcel van der Merwe Schalk van der Merwe Philip van der Walt Izak van der Westhuizen Henco Venter Waltie Vermeulen Frans Viljoen Carl Wegner Did not play: Stephan Kotzé Oupa Mohojé PW van Vuuren
Backs	Rayno Benjamin Philip Burger Hennie Daniller Tewis de Bruyn Robert Ebersohn Sias Ebersohn Barry Geel Johan Goosen Sarel Pretorius Raymond Rhule Nico Scheepers Riaan Smit Philip Snyman Andries Strauss Piet van Zyl Did not play: Cameron Jacobs Kevin Luiters Jamba Ulengo
Coach	Naka Drotské

v t e Golden Lions – 2012 Currie Cup Premier Division
Forwards	Jacobie Adriaanse Martin Bezuidenhout Willie Britz Pat Cilliers Ruan Dreyer François du Toit Cobus Grobbelaar JC Janse van Rensburg Jaco Kriel Bandise Maku Derick Minnie Caylib Oosthuizen Etienne Oosthuizen Michael Rhodes Hendrik Roodt Josh Strauss CJ van der Linde Franco van der Merwe Callie Visagie Warren Whiteley Paul Willemse Did not play: Ruan Botha
Backs	Michael Bondesio Andries Coetzee Ruan Combrinck Guy Cronjé Ross Cronjé Dylan des Fountain JR Esterhuizen Deon Helberg Alwyn Hollenbach Butch James Elton Jantjies James Kamana Lionel Mapoe Whestley Moolman Waylon Murray Jaco Taute Deon van Rensburg Anthony Volmink Did not play: Chrysander Botha
Coach	Johan Ackermann

v t e Griquas – 2012 Currie Cup Premier Division
Forwards	Jonathan Adendorf Lourens Adriaanse Ryno Barnes Matthew Dobson Justin Downey Ivann Espag Edwin Hewitt Leon Karemaker Ligtoring Landman Chase Minnaar Martin Muller Jaco Nepgen Steph Roberts Burger Schoeman Marnus Schoeman Frikkie Spies Janro van Niekerk Simon Westraadt Wesley Wilkins Did not play: Eugene Butterworth
Backs	Jannie Boshoff Marnitz Boshoff Francois Brummer Jacques Coetzee Marnus Hugo Rocco Jansen Richard Lawson Willie le Roux Wilmaure Louw JP Nel Matthew Rosslee Jean Stemmet Walter Venter Luzuko Vulindlu Stefan Watermeyer Did not play: Enrico Acker Dusty Noble PJ Vermeulen Rudi Vogt
Coach	Pote Human

v t e Sharks – 2012 Currie Cup Premier Division
Forwards	Willem Alberts Jacques Botes Anton Bresler Craig Burden Dale Chadwick Marcell Coetzee Kyle Cooper Keegan Daniel Allan Dell Jean Deysel Pieter Dixon Jannie du Plessis Monde Hadebe Wiehahn Herbst Francois Kleinhans Franco Marais Jandré Marais Peet Marais Tendai Mtawarira Tera Mtembu Julian Redelinghuys Brynard Stander Steven Sykes Did not play: Bismarck du Plessis Pieter-Steph du Toit
Backs	Meyer Bosman Paul Jordaan Marius Joubert Patrick Lambie Louis Ludik Charl McLeod Lwazi Mvovo Odwa Ndungane JP Pietersen Gouws Prinsloo Cobus Reinach S'bura Sithole Roscko Speckman Riaan Viljoen Tim Whitehead Did not play: Conrad Hoffmann François Steyn
Coach	John Plumtree

v t e Western Province – 2012 Currie Cup Premier Division
Forwards	Don Armand Andries Bekker Deon Carstens Rynhardt Elstadt Eben Etzebeth Deon Fourie JJ Gagiano Brok Harris Yaya Hartzenberg Tyrone Holmes Steven Kitshoff Siya Kolisi Helmut Lehmann Tiaan Liebenberg Frans Malherbe Scarra Ntubeni Jebb Sinclair De Kock Steenkamp Wilhelm van der Sluys Duane Vermeulen Did not play: Tom Botha Tertius Daniller Reuben Johannes JC Kritzinger
Backs	Gio Aplon Ederies Arendse Marcel Brache Demetri Catrakilis Kurt Coleman Damian de Allende Juan de Jongh Jean de Villiers JP du Plessis Dewaldt Duvenage Burton Francis Nic Groom Bryan Habana Patrick Howard Joe Pietersen Louis Schreuder Gary van Aswegen Gerhard van den Heever Did not play: Craig Barry Dean Hammond Berton Klaasen Tshotsho Mbovane Heinrich Steyl
Coach	Allister Coetzee

2012 Currie Cup Premier Division

Contents

Competition

Regular season and title play offs

Relegation play offs

Teams

Changes from 2011

Team Listing

Table

Fixtures and results

Round One

Round Two

Round Three

Round Four

Round Five

Round Six

Round Seven

Round Eight

Round Nine

Round Ten

Title Play-Off Games

Semi-Finals

Final

Promotion/Relegation Games

Tables

Results

Players

Squad Lists

Player Statistics

Leading try scorers

Leading point scorers

Awards

See also

References

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