2005 Currie Cup

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2005 Currie Cup
CountriesSouth Africa
Date24 June – 22 October 2013
ChampionsFree State Cheetahs (2nd title)
Runners-upBlue Bulls
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The 2005 Currie Cup (known as the ABSA Currie Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 67th season in the South African Currie Cup competition since it started in 1889.

In a rematch of the 2004 final, the Free State Cheetahs reversed the result, coming from behind to defeat the Blue Bulls 29–25 and win their first Currie Cup since 1976.

Qualification Round[]

Competition[]

The fourteen provincial teams were divided in two equal strength sections (Section X and Section Y) according to the standings of the teams at the end of the competition.

All the teams played a single round of games within their section, meaning every team played six matches – three at home and three 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 points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).

The top four teams in each section qualified to the Premier Division, while the bottom three teams in each section qualified to the First Division. No points from the qualifying round were carried over to the Premier Division or First Division.

Teams[]

2005 Currie Cup is located in South Africa
Blue Bulls
Blue Bulls
Boland Cavaliers
Boland Cavaliers
Free State Cheetahs
Free State Cheetahs
Golden Lions
Golden Lions
Sharks
Sharks
Western Province
Western Province
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Location of teams in 2005 Currie Cup
Blue pog.svg Section X
Red pog.svg Section Y

Logs[]

2005 Currie Cup Qualifying Round Section X Log
Pos Team Pl W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 Sharks 6 6 0 0 247 102 +145 38 12 4 0 28
2 Golden Lions 6 5 0 1 223 98 +125 26 11 4 1 25
3 Blue Bulls 6 4 0 2 261 141 +120 38 18 4 1 21
4 Boland Cavaliers 6 3 0 3 201 174 +27 26 23 3 1 16
5 Mighty Elephants 6 2 0 4 146 243 –97 16 32 2 0 10
6 SWD Eagles 6 1 0 5 75 273 –198 7 34 0 0 4
7 Falcons 6 0 0 6 116 235 –119 12 33 2 1 3
2005 Currie Cup Qualifying Round Section Y Log
1 Free State Cheetahs 6 6 0 0 209 54 +155 23 6 3 0 27
2 Western Province 6 5 0 1 235 117 +118 32 12 5 1 26
3 Griquas 6 3 0 3 188 140 +48 22 14 3 2 17
4 Leopards 6 3 0 3 182 246 –64 20 35 3 0 15
5 Pumas 6 2 0 4 133 203 –70 18 22 3 0 11
6 Border Bulldogs 6 1 0 5 119 210 –91 16 24 2 1 7
7 Griffons 6 1 0 6 119 215 –96 11 29 1 0 5
* Legend: Pos = Position, Pl = Played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, PD = Points Difference, TF = Tries For, TA = Tries Against, TB = Try Bonus Points, LB = Losing Bonus Points, Pts = Log Points

The top 4 teams in each section qualified to the Premier Division.
The bottom 3 teams in each section qualified to the 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[]

The following matches were played:[1]

Section X[]

Round One[]
24 June 2005 Blue Bulls 69 – 28 Mighty Elephants Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
16:30 Try: John Mametsa rugby ball 3'57'68'
rugby ball 11'13'
rugby ball 21'64'
Adriaan Fondse rugby ball 28'
Heini Adams rugby ball 35'
JP Nel rugby ball 46'
Warren Brosnihan rugby ball 75'
Con: Derick Hougaard rugby goalposts icon 22'29'47'58'65'69' (6/10)
Kennedy Tsimba rugby goalposts icon 76' (1/1)
Scoreboard[2] Try: rugby ball 30'32'51'
Wayne van Heerden rugby ball 78'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 31'33'52'79' (4/4)
Cards: Yellow card 7'
Wayne van Heerden Yellow card 59'
Michael Vermaak Yellow card 60'
Attendance: 3,470
Referee:


24 June 2005 Golden Lions 44 – 6 Falcons Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg  
19:00 Try: Gerhard Vosloo rugby ball 28'
rugby ball 51'
rugby ball 58'
Wylie Human rugby ball 60'
Schalk Brits rugby ball 64'
Tiaan Snyman rugby ball 73'
Con: André Pretorius rugby goalposts icon 29'52'59'74' (4/6)
Pen: André Pretorius rugby goalposts icon 6'56' (2/2)
Cards: Schalk Brits Yellow card 10'
Scoreboard[3] Pen: Louis Strydom rugby goalposts icon 2'11' (2/2)
Cards: Yellow card 16'
Attendance: 5,085
Referee:


24 June 2005 Sharks 37 – 23 Boland Cavaliers Kings Park Stadium, Durban  
19:00 Try: JP Pietersen rugby ball 1'
Henno Mentz rugby ball 6'
rugby ball 31'
Adrian Jacobs rugby ball 42'
Deon Carstens rugby ball 51'
rugby ball 77'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 7'32' (2/5)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 14' (1/1)
Scoreboard[4] Try: rugby ball 35'
rugby ball 69'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 36' (1/1)
rugby goalposts icon 70' (1/1)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 20'25'65' (3/3)
Cards: Yellow card 57'
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan
Bye/s: SWD Eagles
Round Two[]
2 July 2005 SWD Eagles 3 – 36 Sharks Outeniqua Park, George  
15:00 Pen: rugby goalposts icon 22' (1/1)
Cards: Yellow card 10'
Scoreboard[5] Try: JP Pietersen rugby ball 8'
Henno Mentz rugby ball 13'
rugby ball 17'
Jacques Botes rugby ball 57'
rugby ball 63'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 9'14'18' (3/3)
Adrian Jacobs (0/1)
rugby goalposts icon 64' (1/1)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 28' (1/1)
Cards: Yellow card 43'
Attendance: 3,500
Referee:


2 July 2005 Falcons 14 – 37 Blue Bulls Bosman Stadium, Brakpan  
17:00 Try: Riaan Viljoen rugby ball 2'
Con: Louis Strydom (0/1)
Pen: Louis Strydom rugby goalposts icon 25'44' (2/3)
Drop: Louis Strydom rugby goalposts icon 6' (1/2)
Cards: Nico Luus Yellow card 59'
Scoreboard[6] Try: Anton Leonard rugby ball 15'67'
rugby ball 29'
rugby ball 62'
John Mametsa rugby ball 82'
Con: Derick Hougaard (0/4)
Kennedy Tsimba (0/1)
Pen: Derick Hougaard rugby goalposts icon 9'13'50'71' (4/5)
Drop: Derick Hougaard (0/1)
Attendance: 4,500


2 July 2005 Boland Cavaliers 27 – 32 Golden Lions Boland Stadium, Wellington  
15:30 Try: Jongi Nokwe rugby ball 25'
rugby ball 68'
rugby ball 90'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 26'69' (2/2)
rugby goalposts icon 91' (1/1)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 12'18' (2/2)
Scoreboard[7] Try: Conrad Jantjes rugby ball 6'
Wylie Human rugby ball 33'53'
rugby ball 60'
Con: Tiaan Snyman rugby goalposts icon 7'54'61' (3/4)
Pen: Tiaan Snyman rugby goalposts icon 32' (1/1)
rugby goalposts icon 78' (1/1)
Bye/s: Mighty Elephants
Round Three[]
8 July 2005 Golden Lions 56 – 10 SWD Eagles Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg  
19:00 Try: Jorrie Muller rugby ball 14'
Grant Esterhuizen rugby ball 19'
Conrad Jantjes rugby ball 40'
Wikus van Heerden rugby ball 45'60'
rugby ball 49'
rugby ball 58'
Con: Tiaan Snyman rugby goalposts icon 15'20'41'46'50' (5/5)
rugby goalposts icon 61' (1/2)
Pen: Tiaan Snyman rugby goalposts icon 8'12'25' (3/3)
Cards: Yellow card 74'
Scoreboard[8] Try: rugby ball 79'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 80' (1/1)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 27' (1/1)
Cards: Yellow card 65'
Attendance: 4,827
Referee:


9 July 2005 Blue Bulls 41 – 29 Boland Cavaliers Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
15:00 Try: Anton Leonard rugby ball 5'61'
rugby ball 32'
Kennedy Tsimba rugby ball 36'
Wynand Olivier rugby ball 46'
JP Nel rugby ball 68'
Con: Kennedy Tsimba rugby goalposts icon 32'37' (2/4)
Derick Hougaard rugby goalposts icon 62'69' (2/2)
Pen: Kennedy Tsimba rugby goalposts icon 12' (1/2)
Scoreboard[9] Try: rugby ball 55'
Jongi Nokwe rugby ball 66'76'
rugby ball 79'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 56'67'80' (3/4)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 20' (1/1)


9 July 2005 Mighty Elephants 32 – 31 Falcons EPRU Stadium, Port Elizabeth  
15:30 Try: Wayne van Heerden rugby ball 34'
rugby ball 62'
rugby ball 69'
rugby ball 74'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 35'63'70' (3/4)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 4'53' (2/2)
Scoreboard[10] Try: Piet Krause rugby ball 23'
rugby ball 26'
rugby ball 31'
rugby ball 59'
Con: Louis Strydom rugby goalposts icon 24'27'32'60' (4/4)
Pen: Louis Strydom rugby goalposts icon 10' (1/1)
Bye/s: Sharks
Round Four[]
16 July 2005 SWD Eagles 6 – 83 Blue Bulls Outeniqua Park, George  
15:00 Pen: rugby goalposts icon 7'33' (2/2) Scoreboard[11] Try: JP Nel rugby ball 16'79'
rugby ball 19'76'
Kennedy Tsimba rugby ball 22'49'
John Mametsa rugby ball 28'
Heini Adams rugby ball 35'
Wynand Olivier rugby ball 56'
Anton Leonard rugby ball 62'
Derick Hougaard rugby ball 71'
Con: Kennedy Tsimba rugby goalposts icon 17'20'23'36'50' (5/6)
Derick Hougaard rugby goalposts icon 57'77'80' (3/5)
Pen: Kennedy Tsimba rugby goalposts icon 3'13'46' (3/3)
Drop: Derick Hougaard rugby goalposts icon 69' (1/1)
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Craig Joubert


16 July 2005 Boland Cavaliers 30 – 16 Mighty Elephants Boland Stadium, Wellington  
15:30 Try: Jaco Engels rugby ball 1'
rugby ball 51'76'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 2'52'77' (3/3)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 44'88' (2/2)
Drop: rugby goalposts icon 19' (1/1)
Cards: Yellow card 65'
Scoreboard[12] Try: rugby ball 58'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 59' (1/1)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 5'12'26' (3/3)


16 July 2005 Sharks 22 – 16 Golden Lions Kings Park Stadium, Durban  
17:00 Try: Henno Mentz rugby ball 14'
Rudi Keil rugby ball 40'
rugby ball 60'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 41'61' (2/3)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 72' (1/2)
Scoreboard[13] Try: Wikus van Heerden rugby ball 80'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 81' (1/1)
Pen: Tiaan Snyman rugby goalposts icon 17'54' (2/2)
rugby goalposts icon 67' (1/1)
Cards: Wylie Human Yellow card 12'
Referee:
Bye/s: Falcons
Round Five[]
22 July 2005 Boland Cavaliers 56 – 20 SWD Eagles Boland Stadium, Wellington  
16:00 Try: rugby ball 1'
rugby ball 19'
Piet van Zyl rugby ball 22'37'88'
rugby ball 24'
Jongi Nokwe rugby ball 72'
rugby ball 80'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 20'23'38'89' (4/7)
rugby goalposts icon 25' (1/1)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 13'32' (2/2)
Scoreboard[14] Try: rugby ball 27'
rugby ball 48'
Bevin Fortuin rugby ball 67'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 49' (1/2)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 30' (1/1)
Cards: Yellow card 20'
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan


22 July 2005 Mighty Elephants 19 – 29 Golden Lions EPRU Stadium, Port Elizabeth  
19:00 Try: rugby ball 4'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 5' (1/1)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 8'38'69'79' (4/4)
Scoreboard[15] Try: Jorrie Muller rugby ball 58'
Wylie Human rugby ball 73'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 59'74' (2/2)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 6' (1/1)
rugby goalposts icon 50'65'70' (3/3)
Drop: rugby goalposts icon 80' (1/1)
Referee:


22 July 2005 Falcons 31 – 67 Sharks Bosman Stadium, Brakpan  
19:10 Try: rugby ball 24'
rugby ball 62'68'
rugby ball 81'
Con: Louis Strydom (0/3)
rugby goalposts icon 82' (1/1)
Pen: Louis Strydom rugby goalposts icon 4'20'40' (3/4)
Scoreboard[16] Try: Skipper Badenhorst rugby ball 6'
Brent Russell rugby ball 33'42'73'
Henno Mentz rugby ball 45'47'
rugby ball 51'
rugby ball 56'
rugby ball 65'
Rudi Keil rugby ball 76'
rugby ball 78'
Con: (0/4)
Brent Russell rugby goalposts icon 48'52'66'74'77'79' (6/7)
Attendance: 4,500
Referee:
Bye/s: Blue Bulls
Round Six[]
29 July 2005 SWD Eagles 19 – 6 Falcons Outeniqua Park, George  
15:15 Try: rugby ball 27'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 28' (1/1)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 21'23'41'67' (4/4)
Bevin Fortuin (0/1)
Scoreboard[17] Pen: Louis Strydom rugby goalposts icon 10'14' (2/5) Attendance: 500
Referee:


29 July 2005 Sharks 67 – 15 Mighty Elephants Kings Park Stadium, Durban  
19:00 Try: Henno Mentz rugby ball 2'21'44'
Jacques Botes rugby ball 13'
rugby ball 18'
Rudi Keil rugby ball 33'
Adrian Jacobs rugby ball 42'
rugby ball 61'
rugby ball 71'
Waylon Murray rugby ball 75'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 3'14'19'22'34'43'62' (7/10)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 5' (1/1)
Scoreboard[18] Try: rugby ball 30'
rugby ball 35'
rugby ball 67'
Con: (0/2)
(0/1)
Cards: Yellow card 60'
Referee:


Postponed 13 August 2005 Golden Lions 46 – 17 Blue Bulls Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg  
15:00 Try: rugby ball 11'
rugby ball 26'
Schalk Brits rugby ball 32'
rugby ball 45'
Wylie Human rugby ball 67'
penalty try rugby ball 69'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 12'27'33'46' (4/4)
Tiaan Snyman rugby goalposts icon 70' (1/2)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 5'53' (2/3)
Scoreboard[19] Try: John Mametsa rugby ball 58'
Morné Steyn rugby ball 73'
rugby ball 78'
Con: Morné Steyn rugby goalposts icon 79' (1/3)
Pen: Morné Steyn (0/1)
Attendance: 25,033
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan
Bye/s: Boland Cavaliers
Round Seven[]
5 August 2005 Mighty Elephants 36 – 17 SWD Eagles EPRU Stadium, Port Elizabeth  
17:00 Try: rugby ball 52'
Fabian Juries rugby ball 54'
rugby ball 81'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 53'55'82' (3/3)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 3'13'19'48'61' (5/5)
Scoreboard[20] Try: rugby ball 30'
Tewis de Bruyn rugby ball 73'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 31' (1/1)
rugby goalposts icon 74' (1/1)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 9' (1/1)
Cards: Yellow card 17'
Yellow card 48'
Ashley Buys Yellow card 77'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Marius Jonker


5 August 2005 Falcons 28 – 36 Boland Cavaliers Bosman Stadium, Brakpan  
19:00 Try: Jacques Nieuwenhuis rugby ball 25'
rugby ball 37'
rugby ball 80'
Con: Louis Strydom rugby goalposts icon 26'38' (2/2)
Riaan Viljoen (0/1)
Pen: Louis Strydom rugby goalposts icon 6'47'56' (3/4)
Drop: Riaan Viljoen (0/1)
Scoreboard[21] Try: Rayno Benjamin rugby ball 14'52'
rugby ball 21'
rugby ball 43'60'
rugby ball 50'
Con: (0/3)
rugby goalposts icon 51'53'60' (3/3)
Pen: (0/1)
Attendance: 375
Referee:


5 August 2005 Blue Bulls 14 – 18 Sharks Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
19:10 Try: rugby ball 8'
Heini Adams rugby ball 36'
Con: Morné Steyn rugby goalposts icon 9'37' (2/2)
Pen: Morné Steyn (0/1)
Cards: Adriaan Strauss Red card 79'
Scoreboard[22] Try: Henno Mentz rugby ball 54'
Brent Russell rugby ball 62'
Waylon Murray rugby ball 67'
Con: Ruan Pienaar (0/2)
Brent Russell (0/1)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 15' (1/2)
Attendance: 33,000
Referee:
Bye/s: Golden Lions

Section Y[]

Round One[]
24 June 2005 Griquas 54 – 12 Griffons Griqua Park, Kimberley  
19:00 Try: Tiaan Liebenberg rugby ball 22'
rugby ball 24'
Alshaun Bock rugby ball 41'77'
Gareth Krause rugby ball 57'
Duimpie Theron rugby ball 63'
rugby ball 80'
Con: Braam van Straaten rugby goalposts icon 23'42'58'64' (4/5)
rugby goalposts icon 78' (1/2)
Pen: Braam van Straaten rugby goalposts icon 3'8'17' (3/3)
Cards: Johan Ackermann Yellow card 30'
Scoreboard[23] Pen: rugby goalposts icon 5'14'35' (3/3)
Drop: rugby goalposts icon 18' (1/1)
Cards: Yellow card 45'
Attendance: 1,500
Referee:


24 June 2005 Free State Cheetahs 25 – 22 Western Province Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein  
19:10 Try: Friedrich Lombard rugby ball 8'
Con: Willem de Waal rugby goalposts icon 9' (1/1)
Pen: Willem de Waal rugby goalposts icon 5'29'33'51'64'71' (6/6)
Drop: Willem de Waal (0/1)
Cards: Yellow card 65'
Scoreboard[24] Try: Luke Watson rugby ball 30'
rugby ball 61'
Egon Seconds rugby ball 72'
Con: Chris Rossouw rugby goalposts icon 31'73' (2/3)
Pen: Chris Rossouw (0/2)
Peter Grant rugby goalposts icon 66' (1/1)
Attendance: 5,000
Referee:


24 June 2005 Pumas 43 – 56 Leopards Puma Stadium, Witbank  
19:00 Try: Sam Gerber rugby ball 29'
rugby ball 37'90'
rugby ball 41'
rugby ball 73'
rugby ball 85'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 30'42'86'91' (4/5)
rugby goalposts icon 74' (1/1)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 17' (1/1)
Scoreboard[25] Try: rugby ball 7'
rugby ball 13'
rugby ball 24'64'
rugby ball 32'69'
Ronnie Uys rugby ball 61'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 14'25'33'62'65'70' (6/7)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 21'80'89' (3/3)
Cards: Ronnie Uys Yellow card 71'
Attendance: 1,500
Referee:
Bye/s: Border Bulldogs
Round Two[]
1 July 2005 Western Province 47 – 22 Griffons Newlands Stadium, Cape Town  
19:10 Try: Tonderai Chavhanga rugby ball 18'
Egon Seconds rugby ball 23'
Chris Rossouw rugby ball 39'
Peter Grant rugby ball 47'
Joe Pietersen rugby ball 56'
Gus Theron rugby ball 67'
Adri Badenhorst rugby ball 77'
Con: Chris Rossouw rugby goalposts icon 24'48' (2/4)
Joe Pietersen rugby goalposts icon 68' (1/3)
Pen: Chris Rossouw rugby goalposts icon 28' (1/1)
Joe Pietersen rugby goalposts icon 55' (1/1)
Drop: Joe Pietersen (0/1)
Scoreboard[26] Try: Ockie van Zyl rugby ball 30'
rugby ball 62'
rugby ball 72'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 63'73' (2/3)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 14' (1/1)
Referee:


2 July 2005 Free State Cheetahs 54 – 0 Leopards Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein  
15:00 Try: rugby ball 2'
rugby ball 6'43'
Corniel van Zyl rugby ball 36'
Barend Pieterse rugby ball 50'
Eddie Fredericks rugby ball 58'
Jaco van Schalkwyk rugby ball 72'
rugby ball 80'
Con: Willem de Waal rugby goalposts icon 51'59' (2/6)
rugby goalposts icon 73'81' (2/2)
Pen: Willem de Waal rugby goalposts icon 19'40' (2/2)
Scoreboard[27] Attendance: 5,500


2 July 2005 Griquas 51 – 32 Border Bulldogs Griqua Park, Kimberley  
15:00 Try: Braam van Straaten rugby ball 14'
rugby ball 20'
Duimpie Theron rugby ball 25'
Alshaun Bock rugby ball 32'
rugby ball 50'58'
rugby ball 76'
Con: Braam van Straaten rugby goalposts icon 21'26'51'59' (4/6)
rugby goalposts icon 77' (1/1)
Pen: Braam van Straaten rugby goalposts icon 6'42' (2/2)
Scoreboard[28] Try: Tiger Mangweni rugby ball 66'
Akona Ndungane rugby ball 70'72'79'
Con: (0/1)
Tiger Mangweni rugby goalposts icon 71'73'80' (3/3)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 2'30' (2/2)
Attendance: 1,000
Bye/s: Pumas
Round Three[]
8 July 2005 Pumas 9 – 26 Griquas Puma Stadium, Witbank  
19:10 Pen: rugby goalposts icon 22'24'33' (3/4) Scoreboard[29] Try: penalty try rugby ball 30'
rugby ball 54'
Con: Braam van Straaten rugby goalposts icon 31'55' (2/2)
Pen: Braam van Straaten rugby goalposts icon 12'37'42'76' (4/6)
Drop: Braam van Straaten (0/1)
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Marius Jonker


9 July 2005 Leopards 32 – 43 Western Province Olën Park, Potchefstroom  
16:00 Try: rugby ball 1'35'
Deon van Rensburg rugby ball 41'
rugby ball 63'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 2'36'42' (3/4)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 9'48' (2/2)
Cards: Yellow card 38'
Ronnie Uys Yellow card 73'
Scoreboard[30] Try: Egon Seconds rugby ball 3'25'
Eddie Andrews rugby ball 32'
Hendrik Gerber rugby ball 39'
Bolla Conradie rugby ball 45'
Adri Badenhorst rugby ball 62'
Con: Chris Rossouw rugby goalposts icon 4'26'34'40'46' (5/6)
Pen: Chris Rossouw rugby goalposts icon 71' (1/1)
Attendance: 3,000
Referee:


9 July 2005 Border Bulldogs 12 – 18 Free State Cheetahs Buffalo City Stadium, East London  
17:00 Try: rugby ball 11'
Akona Ndungane rugby ball 22'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 23' (1/2)
Pen: (0/1)
Scoreboard[31] Pen: Willem de Waal rugby goalposts icon 18'28'37'41'46'68' (6/7) Attendance: 2,000
Referee:
Bye/s: Griffons
Round Four[]
15 July 2005 Griffons 49 – 16 Leopards North West Stadium, Welkom  
19:00 Try: rugby ball 8'
rugby ball 11'30'79'
rugby ball 53'
rugby ball 58'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 9'12'31'54'59' (5/5)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 4'24'60' (3/3)
Cards: Yellow card 59'
Scoreboard[32] Try: Ronnie Cooke rugby ball 71'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 72' (1/1)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 13'40'47' (3/3)


15 July 2005 Western Province 44 – 3 Border Bulldogs Newlands Stadium, Cape Town  
19:00 Try: Gus Theron rugby ball 25'
rugby ball 31'
rugby ball 39'
Egon Seconds rugby ball 65'
Peter Grant rugby ball 72'
rugby ball 73'
Con: Chris Rossouw rugby goalposts icon 26'32' (2/3)
Earl Rose rugby goalposts icon 73'74' (2/3)
Pen: Chris Rossouw rugby goalposts icon 21'53' (2/2)
Scoreboard[33] Pen: rugby goalposts icon 18' (1/2)
Cards: Michael Coetzee Yellow card 59'
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Mark Lawrence


15 July 2005 Free State Cheetahs 50 – 3 Pumas Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein  
19:10 Try: Kabamba Floors rugby ball 29'
rugby ball 44'
Friedrich Lombard rugby ball 47'
Michael Claassens rugby ball 60'
rugby ball 69'
Eddie Fredericks rugby ball 77'
Con: Willem de Waal rugby goalposts icon 45'48'61' (3/4)
rugby goalposts icon 78' (1/2)
Pen: Willem de Waal rugby goalposts icon 3'13'39' (3/3)
Drop: Willem de Waal rugby goalposts icon 25' (1/1)
Scoreboard[34] Pen: rugby goalposts icon 46' (1/1)
Bye/s: Griquas
Round Five[]
22 July 2005 Pumas 19 – 37 Western Province Puma Stadium, Witbank  
19:00 Try: Quintin Geldenhuys rugby ball 2'
Sam Gerber rugby ball 39'
rugby ball 49'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 3'50' (2/2)
Scoreboard[35] Try: Earl Rose rugby ball 33'37'
rugby ball 43'
rugby ball 58'
Con: Chris Rossouw rugby goalposts icon 34'38'43'59' (4/4)
Pen: Chris Rossouw rugby goalposts icon 11'16'62' (3/3)
Attendance: 5,000
Referee:


22 July 2005 Border Bulldogs 24 – 17 Griffons Buffalo City Stadium, East London  
19:10 Try: rugby ball 3'
Tiger Mangweni rugby ball 45'
rugby ball 72'
Con: Tiger Mangweni rugby goalposts icon 4'46'73' (3/3)
Pen: Tiger Mangweni rugby goalposts icon 30' (1/1)
Scoreboard[36] Try: rugby ball 71'
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 8'11'20'64' (4/4)
Attendance: 1,500
Referee:


23 July 2005 Griquas 17 – 19 Free State Cheetahs Griqua Park, Kimberley  
13:00 Try: rugby ball 40'
Con: Braam van Straaten (0/1)
Pen: Braam van Straaten rugby goalposts icon 4'24'37'67' (4/4)
Scoreboard[37] Try: Eddie Fredericks rugby ball 33'
Hendro Scholtz rugby ball 77'
Con: Willem de Waal (0/2)
Pen: Willem de Waal rugby goalposts icon 30'49'64' (3/3)
Cards: Michael Claassens Yellow card 23'
Referee: Marius Jonker
Bye/s: Leopards
Round Six[]
29 July 2005 Griffons 19 – 31 Pumas North West Stadium, Welkom  
19:00 Try: rugby ball 9'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 10' (1/1)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 4'8'25'60' (4/4)
Cards: Ethienne Reynecke Yellow card 49'
Scoreboard[38] Try: rugby ball 2'
rugby ball 21'
rugby ball 50'
rugby ball 62'
rugby ball 76'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 2'22'76' (3/5)
Referee:


29 July 2005 Leopards 52 – 33 Border Bulldogs Olën Park, Potchefstroom  
19:00 Try: rugby ball 1'
rugby ball 12'39'
rugby ball 34'
Barry Geel rugby ball 51'
Colin Lloyd rugby ball 68'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 2'35'40'52'69' (5/6)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 6'10'24'28' (4/5)
Scoreboard[39] Try: rugby ball 15'
rugby ball 30'
rugby ball 47'
Tiger Mangweni rugby ball 70'
rugby ball 75'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 16'31'71'76' (4/5)
Attendance: 600
Referee:


29 July 2005 Western Province 42 – 16 Griquas Newlands Stadium, Cape Town  
19:00 Try: Luke Watson rugby ball 9'15'
Egon Seconds rugby ball 27'50'
Pieter Louw rugby ball 53'
rugby ball 59'
Con: Earl Rose rugby goalposts icon 10'16'28'51'54'60' (6/6)
Pen: Earl Rose (0/1)
Scoreboard[40] Try: rugby ball 74'
Con: Braam van Straaten rugby goalposts icon 75' (1/1)
Pen: Braam van Straaten rugby goalposts icon 24'30'42' (3/3)
Attendance: 14,537
Referee: Mark Lawrence
Bye/s: Free State Cheetahs
Round Seven[]
5 August 2005 Griffons 0 – 43 Free State Cheetahs North West Stadium, Welkom  
19:00 Cards: Ethienne Reynecke Yellow card 25'
Marius Visser Yellow card 79'
Scoreboard[41] Try: rugby ball 20'
Jannie du Plessis rugby ball 27'
rugby ball 42'
Darron Nell rugby ball 52'
rugby ball 55'
Philip Burger rugby ball 70'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 28'42'53'56'71' (5/5)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 3' (1/1)
Cards: Yellow card 67'
Barend Pieterse Yellow card 79'
Yellow card 79'
Attendance: 500
Referee:


5 August 2005 Leopards 26 – 24 Griquas Potchefstroom University, Potchefstroom  
19:00 Try: rugby ball 8'
Hansie van Dyk rugby ball 79'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 9'80' (2/2)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 14'39'42'59' (4/4)
Scoreboard[42] Try: rugby ball 22'
Duimpie Theron rugby ball 35'
Neil Powell rugby ball 45'
MJ Mentz rugby ball 54'
Con: Braam van Straaten rugby goalposts icon 23'46' (2/4)
Attendance: 0
Referee:


5 August 2005 Border Bulldogs 15 – 28 Pumas Buffalo City Stadium, East London  
19:10 Try: rugby ball 11'
Tiger Mangweni rugby ball 15'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 16' (1/2)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 40' (1/1)
Drop: (0/1)
Scoreboard[43] Try: Tim Dlulane rugby ball 18'
rugby ball 45'
Quintin Geldenhuys rugby ball 48'
rugby ball 72'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 19'46'49' (3/3)
rugby goalposts icon 73' (1/1)
Cards: Yellow card 5'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee:
Bye/s: Western Province

Premier Division[]

Competition[]

The eight teams that qualified to the Premier Division remained in the same sections (Section X and Section Y) as they were during the Qualifying Round.

All the teams played a double round of games against teams in the other section, meaning every team played eight matches – four at home and four 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 points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).

The top two teams in each section qualified to the title play-offs, where the section winners would have home advantage against the runners-up.

Teams[]

2005 Currie Cup is located in South Africa
Blue Bulls
Blue Bulls
Boland Cavaliers
Boland Cavaliers
Free State Cheetahs
Free State Cheetahs
Golden Lions
Golden Lions
Sharks
Sharks
Western Province
Western Province
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Location of teams in 2005 Currie Cup Premier Division
Blue pog.svg Section X
Red pog.svg Section Y

Logs[]

2005 Currie Cup Premier Division Section X Log
Pos Team Pl W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 Blue Bulls 8 8 0 0 347 115 +232 46 12 5 0 37
2 Golden Lions 8 6 0 2 275 204 +71 32 24 5 1 30
3 Sharks 8 4 0 4 238 235 +3 31 27 3 0 19
4 Boland Cavaliers 8 3 0 5 212 282 –70 28 37 4 1 17
2005 Currie Cup Premier Division Section Y Log
1 Western Province 8 5 0 3 235 179 +56 29 19 5 1 26
2 Free State Cheetahs 8 4 0 4 215 177 +38 22 20 2 2 20
3 Griquas 8 1 0 7 168 308 –140 20 40 4 2 10
4 Leopards 8 1 0 7 218 417 –199 29 58 3 0 7
* Legend: Pos = Position, Pl = Played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, PD = Points Difference, TF = Tries For, TA = Tries Against, TB = Try Bonus Points, LB = Losing Bonus Points, Pts = Log Points

The top 2 teams in each section qualified to the Semi-Finals.

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[]

The following fixtures were played:[44]

Round One[]

19 August 2005 Sharks 55 – 17 Leopards Kings Park Stadium, Durban  
19:10 Try: JP Pietersen rugby ball 2'37'44'55'
Adrian Jacobs rugby ball 17'35'
Steven Sykes rugby ball 25'
Waylon Murray rugby ball 46'79'
Con: Ruan Pienaar rugby goalposts icon 18'38'45'56' (4/8)
rugby goalposts icon 80' (1/1)
Scoreboard[45] Try: rugby ball 62'
rugby ball 73'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 63'74' (2/2)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 13' (1/2)
Referee:


20 August 2005 Boland Cavaliers 29 – 22 Western Province Boland Stadium, Wellington  
15:00 Try: rugby ball 5'
Jongi Nokwe rugby ball 11'50'
rugby ball 44'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 12'45'51' (3/4)
Drop: rugby goalposts icon 81' (1/1)
Scoreboard[46] Try: Adri Badenhorst rugby ball 26'
Gus Theron rugby ball 66'
rugby ball 82'84'
Con: Earl Rose (0/1)
Chris Rossouw rugby goalposts icon 67' (1/3)
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan


20 August 2005 Golden Lions 53 – 11 Griquas Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg  
15:00 Try: Marius Hurter rugby ball 13'
Cobus Grobbelaar rugby ball 52'
Jorrie Muller rugby ball 60'
rugby ball 65'
Wylie Human rugby ball 69'74'83'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 14' (1/2)
Tiaan Snyman rugby goalposts icon 61'66'70'75'84' (5/5)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 1'34' (2/2)
Scoreboard[47] Try: MJ Mentz rugby ball 7'
Con: Braam van Straaten (0/1)
Pen: Braam van Straaten rugby goalposts icon 27'30' (2/4)
Attendance: 5,235
Referee:


20 August 2005 Blue Bulls 26 – 16 Free State Cheetahs Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
17:00 Try: Morné Steyn rugby ball 32'
Wynand Olivier rugby ball 48'
Con: Morné Steyn rugby goalposts icon 33'49' (2/2)
Pen: Morné Steyn rugby goalposts icon 5'18'43'72' (4/4)
Scoreboard[48] Try: Ollie le Roux rugby ball 14'
rugby ball 62'
Con: Willem de Waal (0/2)
Pen: Willem de Waal rugby goalposts icon 47' (1/3)
rugby goalposts icon 66' (1/1)
Cards: Ollie Le Roux Yellow card 24' Red card 49'
Referee: Craig Joubert

Round Two[]

26 August 2005 Leopards 21 – 37 Golden Lions Olën Park, Potchefstroom  
19:10 Try: Ronnie Cooke rugby ball 22'65'
rugby ball 52'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 23'52'66' (3/3)
Scoreboard[49] Try: Roland Bernard rugby ball 2'
rugby ball 19'
rugby ball 43'
Conrad Jantjes rugby ball 55'
Gerhard Vosloo rugby ball 74'
Con: Tiaan Snyman rugby goalposts icon 3'20'57' (3/4)
(0/1)
Pen: Tiaan Snyman rugby goalposts icon 27' (1/2)
Drop: Tiaan Snyman rugby goalposts icon 15' (1/1)
Attendance: 3,500
Referee:


27 August 2005 Free State Cheetahs 46 – 15 Boland Cavaliers Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein  
15:00 Try: rugby ball 17'51'
Hendro Scholtz rugby ball 61'
Trevor Leota rugby ball 72'77'
Barend Pieterse rugby ball 74'
Con: Willem de Waal rugby goalposts icon 18'52'62'73'75' (5/6)
Pen: Willem de Waal rugby goalposts icon 28'55' (2/2)
Scoreboard[50] Try: Jaco Engels rugby ball 39'
Piet van Zyl rugby ball 64'
Con: (0/1)
rugby goalposts icon 65' (1/1)
Pen: (0/2)
(0/1)
rugby goalposts icon 45' (1/1)
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Marius Jonker


27 August 2005 Griquas 27 – 28 Sharks Griqua Park, Kimberley  
15:00 Try: Frans Viljoen rugby ball 32'
rugby ball 57'
Con: Braam van Straaten rugby goalposts icon 33' (1/2)
Pen: Braam van Straaten rugby goalposts icon 6'18'37'44'51' (5/6)
Scoreboard[51] Try: Waylon Murray rugby ball 23'
rugby ball 54'
rugby ball 77'
Con: Ruan Pienaar rugby goalposts icon 55'78' (2/3)
Pen: Ruan Pienaar rugby goalposts icon 8'16'69' (3/3)
Attendance: 3,500
Referee:


27 August 2005 Western Province 10 – 18 Blue Bulls Newlands Stadium, Cape Town  
17:00 Try: Gus Theron rugby ball 73'
Con: Earl Rose rugby goalposts icon 74' (1/1)
Pen: Chris Rossouw rugby goalposts icon 44' (1/4)
Earl Rose (0/1)
Scoreboard[52] Try: Heini Adams rugby ball 25'
John Mametsa rugby ball 67'
Con: Morné Steyn rugby goalposts icon 68' (1/2)
Pen: Morné Steyn rugby goalposts icon 10'58' (2/2)
Drop: Morné Steyn (0/1)
Attendance: 20,104
Referee: Mark Lawrence

Round Three[]

2 September 2005 Blue Bulls 69 – 24 Leopards Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
19:10 Try: Marius Delport rugby ball 26'29'43'
rugby ball 34'
Pedrie Wannenburg rugby ball 39'56'
John Mametsa rugby ball 61'
rugby ball 71'
Akona Ndungane rugby ball 76'
Con: Morné Steyn rugby goalposts icon 27'30'35'40'44'57'62' (7/7)
Derick Hougaard rugby goalposts icon 72'77' (2/2)
Pen: Morné Steyn rugby goalposts icon 2'13' (2/2)
Cards: Pedrie Wannenburg Yellow card 25'
Scoreboard[53] Try: rugby ball 48'
rugby ball 65'
rugby ball 78'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 49'66'79' (3/3)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 26' (1/3)
Cards: Yellow card 33'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan


3 September 2005 Boland Cavaliers 20 – 36 Griquas Boland Stadium, Wellington  
15:00 Try: rugby ball 32'
Jongi Nokwe rugby ball 45'
Rayno Benjamin rugby ball 62'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 63' (1/3)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 10' (1/3)
Scoreboard[54] Try: rugby ball 12'
rugby ball 30'58'
Gareth Krause rugby ball 76'
Con: (0/1)
Tiger Mangweni rugby goalposts icon 31'59' (2/3)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 5' (1/2)
Tiger Mangweni rugby goalposts icon 23'25'54' (3/4)
Drop: (0/1)
Attendance: 1,500
Referee:


3 September 2005 Golden Lions 23 – 38 Western Province Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg  
15:00 Try: Jorrie Muller rugby ball 28'
rugby ball 70'
Con: Tiaan Snyman rugby goalposts icon 29' (1/1)
rugby goalposts icon 71' (1/1)
Pen: Tiaan Snyman rugby goalposts icon 3'36'45' (3/5)
(0/1)
Scoreboard[55] Try: rugby ball 24'58'76'
Tonderai Chavhanga rugby ball 50'
De Wet Barry rugby ball 55'
Con: Peter Grant rugby goalposts icon 25'51'56'59'77' (5/5)
Pen: Peter Grant rugby goalposts icon 8' (1/3)
Referee: Craig Joubert


3 September 2005 Sharks 18 – 29 Free State Cheetahs Kings Park Stadium, Durban  
17:00 Try: Ruan Pienaar rugby ball 49'
Deon Carstens rugby ball 54'
rugby ball 79'
Con: Ruan Pienaar (0/3)
Pen: Ruan Pienaar rugby goalposts icon 5' (1/1)
Scoreboard[56] Try: rugby ball 58'
Eddie Fredericks rugby ball 65'
Con: Willem de Waal rugby goalposts icon 59'66' (2/2)
Pen: Willem de Waal rugby goalposts icon 8'18'39'67'78' (5/6)
Drop: Willem de Waal (0/1)
Referee:

Round Four[]

9 September 2005 Leopards 50 – 47 Boland Cavaliers Olën Park, Potchefstroom  
19:10 Try: rugby ball 7'
Ronnie Cooke rugby ball 15'
rugby ball 20'
rugby ball 49'
rugby ball 52'80'
Deon van Rensburg rugby ball 76'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 8'16'50'53'77'81' (6/7)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 28' (1/1)
Scoreboard[57] Try: Rayno Benjamin rugby ball 2'70'
rugby ball 12'
Jongi Nokwe rugby ball 33'73'
rugby ball 58'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 13'34'59'71' (4/6)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 17'37'68' (3/4)
Drop: (0/1)
Attendance: 1,500
Referee:


10 September 2005 Free State Cheetahs 20 – 31 Golden Lions Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein  
15:00 Try: rugby ball 34'
Juan Smith rugby ball 68'
Con: Willem de Waal rugby goalposts icon 35' (1/1)
Meyer Bosman rugby goalposts icon 69' (1/1)
Pen: Willem de Waal rugby goalposts icon 24'40' (2/3)
Drop: Willem de Waal (0/1)
Scoreboard[58] Try: Jorrie Muller rugby ball 1'20'
Wikus van Heerden rugby ball 29'
Wayne Julies rugby ball 47'
Con: André Pretorius rugby goalposts icon 2'21'30'48' (4/4)
Pen: André Pretorius (0/1)
Drop: André Pretorius rugby goalposts icon 59' (1/3)
Jorrie Muller (0/1)
Attendance: 12,560
Referee: Marius Jonker


10 September 2005 Griquas 30 – 49 Blue Bulls Griqua Park, Kimberley  
15:00 Try: rugby ball 13'57'
Tiger Mangweni rugby ball 68'
rugby ball 98'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 14'69' (2/3)
Braam van Straaten (0/1)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 25' (1/2)
Drop: rugby goalposts icon 8' (1/1)
Scoreboard[59] Try: JP Nel rugby ball 17'
Akona Ndungane rugby ball 21'
Anton Leonard rugby ball 27'
Pedrie Wannenburg rugby ball 37'45'
Bryan Habana rugby ball 51'
Fourie du Preez rugby ball 62'
Derick Hougaard rugby ball 89'
Con: Morné Steyn rugby goalposts icon 22'52'63' (3/7)
Derick Hougaard (0/1)
Pen: Morné Steyn rugby goalposts icon 72' (1/1)
Attendance: 6,000
Referee:


10 September 2005 Western Province 47 – 19 Sharks Newlands Stadium, Cape Town  
17:00 Try: Jean de Villiers rugby ball 20'28'36'
Joe van Niekerk rugby ball 46'
rugby ball 77'
Con: Peter Grant rugby goalposts icon 21'29'37'46'78' (5/5)
Pen: Peter Grant rugby goalposts icon 5'11'50'68' (4/5)
Werner Greeff (0/1)
Cards: Hanyani Shimange Yellow card 69'
Scoreboard[60] Try: Henno Mentz rugby ball 75'
Con: Percy Montgomery rugby goalposts icon 76' (1/1)
Pen: Percy Montgomery rugby goalposts icon 8'17'23'30' (4/4)
Cards: Ruan Pienaar Yellow card 18'
Yellow card 59'
Adrian Jacobs Yellow card 81'
Referee: Mark Lawrence

Round Five[]

16 September 2005 Golden Lions 44 – 27 Leopards Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg  
19:10 Try: rugby ball 6'47'
Wayne Julies rugby ball 25'
Wikus van Heerden rugby ball 61'
Jaque Fourie rugby ball 78'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 7'26'48' (3/3)
André Pretorius rugby goalposts icon 62'79' (2/2)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 22'43' (2/3)
André Pretorius rugby goalposts icon 73' (1/1)
Drop: (0/1)
Scoreboard[61] Try: Ronnie Cooke rugby ball 19'
rugby ball 42'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 20' (1/2)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 14'34'56'68' (4/4)
rugby goalposts icon 29' (1/1)
Cards: Yellow card 72'
Attendance: 3,097
Referee:


17 September 2005 Boland Cavaliers 21 – 29 Free State Cheetahs Boland Stadium, Wellington  
15:00 Try: rugby ball 25'
rugby ball 37'
Rayno Benjamin rugby ball 49'
Con: (0/3)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 4'52' (2/3)
Scoreboard[62] Try: Eddie Fredericks rugby ball 11'62'
Con: Willem de Waal rugby goalposts icon 12' (1/1)
Meyer Bosman rugby goalposts icon 63' (1/1)
Pen: Willem de Waal rugby goalposts icon 1'43'55' (3/3)
Meyer Bosman rugby goalposts icon 67'78' (2/3)
Attendance: 650
Referee: Craig Joubert


17 September 2005 Sharks 29 – 10 Griquas Kings Park Stadium, Durban  
15:00 Try: rugby ball 2'
Henno Mentz rugby ball 45'61'
John Smit rugby ball 54'
Con: Percy Montgomery rugby goalposts icon 3'46'55' (3/4)
Pen: Percy Montgomery rugby goalposts icon 24' (1/2)
Drop: Percy Montgomery (0/1)
Scoreboard[63] Try: Johan Ackermann rugby ball 67'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 68' (1/1)
Drop: rugby goalposts icon 31' (1/1)
Cards: Frans Viljoen Yellow card 78'
Attendance: 22,000
Referee:


17 September 2005 Blue Bulls 39 – 3 Western Province Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
17:00 Try: Danie Rossouw rugby ball 24'
Pedrie Wannenburg rugby ball 32'
rugby ball 44'
Akona Ndungane rugby ball 64'
John Mametsa rugby ball 71'
Con: Derick Hougaard rugby goalposts icon 25'33'45'72' (4/5)
Pen: Derick Hougaard rugby goalposts icon 18'36' (2/2)
Drop: Derick Hougaard (0/1)
Scoreboard[64] Pen: Peter Grant rugby goalposts icon 8' (1/1) Referee: Jonathan Kaplan

Round Six[]

23 September 2005 Western Province 47 – 13 Boland Cavaliers Newlands Stadium, Cape Town  
19:10 Try: Eddie Andrews rugby ball 24'
Earl Rose rugby ball 47'
Tonderai Chavhanga rugby ball 55'
De Wet Barry rugby ball 66'
Jean de Villiers rugby ball 74'77'
Con: Peter Grant rugby goalposts icon 25'48'67'75' (4/5)
Earl Rose (0/1)
Pen: Peter Grant rugby goalposts icon 6'12'27' (3/6)
Scoreboard[65] Try: Rayno Benjamin rugby ball 7'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 8' (1/1)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 15'19' (2/2)
Cards: Yellow card 73'
Attendance: 10,456
Referee: Marius Jonker


24 September 2005 Griquas 28 – 33 Golden Lions Griqua Park, Kimberley  
15:00 Try: Neil Powell rugby ball 16'
MJ Mentz rugby ball 37'
rugby ball 54'
Braam van Straaten rugby ball 58'
Con: Braam van Straaten rugby goalposts icon 17'38'55'59' (4/4)
Pen: Braam van Straaten (0/1)
Tiger Mangweni (0/1)
Drop: Braam van Straaten (0/1)
Scoreboard[66] Try: Jaque Fourie rugby ball 12'
Wylie Human rugby ball 33'
rugby ball 64'
Con: André Pretorius (0/3)
Pen: André Pretorius rugby goalposts icon 8'51'72' (3/5)
Drop: André Pretorius rugby goalposts icon 39'42'79' (3/3)
Cards: Yellow card 60'
Attendance: 1,300
Referee:


24 September 2005 Leopards 43 – 65 Sharks Olympia Park, Rustenburg  
15:00 Try: Deon van Rensburg rugby ball 6'53'
rugby ball 8'
rugby ball 18'
Barry Geel rugby ball 67'
rugby ball 73'
Ronnie Cooke rugby ball 76'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 7'19'74'77' (4/7)
Scoreboard[67] Try: Albert van den Berg rugby ball 3'
Ruan Pienaar rugby ball 28'
Brent Russell rugby ball 33'78'
Adrian Jacobs rugby ball 45'
rugby ball 48'
rugby ball 51'
John Smit rugby ball 57'
Jacques Botes rugby ball 59'
Con: Ruan Pienaar rugby goalposts icon 4'33'46' (3/5)
Percy Montgomery rugby goalposts icon 52'57'59'79' (4/4)
Pen: Ruan Pienaar rugby goalposts icon 10'20' (2/2)
Attendance: 4,000
Referee:


24 September 2005 Free State Cheetahs 22 – 26 Blue Bulls Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein  
17:00 Try: rugby ball 29'
Con: Willem de Waal rugby goalposts icon 30' (1/1)
Pen: Willem de Waal rugby goalposts icon 6'22'25'47'50' (5/6)
Scoreboard[68] Try: Wynand Olivier rugby ball 18'
Bryan Habana rugby ball 40'
Con: Derick Hougaard rugby goalposts icon 19'41' (2/2)
Pen: Derick Hougaard rugby goalposts icon 11'33'53'72' (4/5)
Drop: Derick Hougaard (0/1)
Cards: Danie Rossouw Yellow card 21'
Attendance: 16,770
Referee: Mark Lawrence

Round Seven[]

30 September 2005 Blue Bulls 59 – 0 Griquas Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
19:10 Try: JP Nel rugby ball 4'
Gary Botha rugby ball 18'
Wynand Olivier rugby ball 26'
Akona Ndungane rugby ball 32'
Bakkies Botha rugby ball 38'50'
Danie Rossouw rugby ball 57'65'
Con: Morné Steyn rugby goalposts icon 5'19'27'33'39'51'58'66' (8/8)
Pen: Morné Steyn rugby goalposts icon 9' (1/1)
Scoreboard[69] Con: (0/1) Attendance: 16,114
Referee:


1 October 2005 Boland Cavaliers 39 – 26 Leopards Boland Stadium, Wellington  
15:00 Try: Rayno Benjamin rugby ball 3'
Jaco Engels rugby ball 6'
rugby ball 27'
rugby ball 36'
rugby ball 52'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 4'28'37'53' (4/5)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 22'45' (2/3)
Cards: Yellow card 45'
Scoreboard[70] Try: Ronnie Cooke rugby ball 72'
Deon van Rensburg rugby ball 74'
Pellow van der Westhuizen rugby ball 87'
Ronnie Uys rugby ball 94'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 73'88'95' (3/4)
Cards: Yellow card 31'
Yellow card 45'
Attendance: 900
Referee: Marius Jonker


1 October 2005 Sharks 21 – 45 Western Province Kings Park Stadium, Durban  
15:00 Try: Henno Mentz rugby ball 40'
rugby ball 44'
Con: Percy Montgomery rugby goalposts icon 41' (1/2)
Pen: Percy Montgomery rugby goalposts icon 8'10'27' (3/4)
Scoreboard[71] Try: Egon Seconds rugby ball 46'49'58'
Peter Grant rugby ball 51'
Neil de Kock rugby ball 66'
Gio Aplon rugby ball 82'
Con: Peter Grant rugby goalposts icon 47' (1/2)
Earl Rose rugby goalposts icon 52' (1/3)
rugby goalposts icon 83' (1/1)
Pen: Peter Grant rugby goalposts icon 12'15' (2/3)
Earl Rose rugby goalposts icon 73' (1/1)
Attendance: 23,000
Referee:


1 October 2005 Golden Lions 37 – 36 Free State Cheetahs Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg  
17:00 Try: Wayne Julies rugby ball 31'
Schalk Brits rugby ball 52'
Grant Esterhuizen rugby ball 55'
Cobus Grobbelaar rugby ball 64'
Con: André Pretorius rugby goalposts icon 32'53'56'65' (4/4)
Pen: André Pretorius rugby goalposts icon 28' (1/1)
Drop: André Pretorius rugby goalposts icon 17'45' (2/3)
Scoreboard[72] Try: Bevin Fortuin rugby ball 4'13'
Barend Pieterse rugby ball 59'
CJ van der Linde rugby ball 74'
rugby ball 75'
Con: Willem de Waal rugby goalposts icon 5'60'75'76' (4/5)
Pen: Willem de Waal rugby goalposts icon 25' (1/1)
Drop: Willem de Waal (0/1)
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan

Round Eight[]

7 October 2005 Griquas 26 – 37 Boland Cavaliers Griqua Park, Kimberley  
15:30 Try: MJ Mentz rugby ball 3'
Frans Viljoen rugby ball 10'80'
rugby ball 56'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 4'11'57' (3/3)
(0/1)
Pen: (0/1)
Cards: Yellow card 33'
Scoreboard[73] Try: Rayno Benjamin rugby ball 5'43'
rugby ball 39'
rugby ball 70'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 6'40'44'71' (4/4)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 13'34'52' (3/6)
Attendance: 500
Referee: Craig Joubert


7 October 2005 Leopards 10 – 61 Blue Bulls Olympia Park, Rustenburg  
19:10 Try: rugby ball 18'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 19' (1/1)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 8' (1/1)
Drop: (0/1)
Cards: Yellow card 61'
Scoreboard[74] Try: Fourie du Preez rugby ball 2'34'
Wynand Olivier rugby ball 14'
rugby ball 20'64'
JP Nel rugby ball 28'
Jacques Cronjé rugby ball 44'69'
Tim Dlulane rugby ball 62'
Morné Steyn rugby ball 78'
Con: Morné Steyn rugby goalposts icon 15'21'35' (3/8)
Derick Hougaard rugby goalposts icon 79' (1/2)
Pen: Derick Hougaard rugby goalposts icon 81' (1/2)
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Mark Lawrence


8 October 2005 Free State Cheetahs 17 – 3 Sharks Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein  
15:00 Try: Corniel van Zyl rugby ball 65'
rugby ball 72'
Con: Meyer Bosman rugby goalposts icon 66'73' (2/2)
Pen: Meyer Bosman rugby goalposts icon 4' (1/3)
Drop: Falie Oelschig (0/1)
Scoreboard[75] Pen: Ruan Pienaar rugby goalposts icon 15' (1/2) Referee:


8 October 2005 Western Province 23 – 17 Golden Lions Newlands Stadium, Cape Town  
17:00 Try: rugby ball 24'
Hendrik Gerber rugby ball 55'
Con: Peter Grant rugby goalposts icon 25' (1/1)
Earl Rose rugby goalposts icon 56' (1/1)
Pen: Peter Grant rugby goalposts icon 18'30' (2/3)
Earl Rose rugby goalposts icon 73' (1/1)
Scoreboard[76] Try: Conrad Jantjes rugby ball 10'80'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 11' (1/1)
André Pretorius rugby goalposts icon 81' (1/1)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 7' (1/1)
Attendance: 21,647
Referee:

Semi-Finals[]

15 October 2005 Western Province 11 – 16 Free State Cheetahs Newlands Stadium, Cape Town  
14:15 Try: Bolla Conradie rugby ball 75'
Con: Earl Rose (0/1)
Pen: Peter Grant rugby goalposts icon 16' (1/2)
Earl Rose rugby goalposts icon 83' (1/1)
Scoreboard[77] Try: Willem de Waal rugby ball 33'
Con: Willem de Waal rugby goalposts icon 34' (1/1)
Pen: Willem de Waal rugby goalposts icon 21'55'60' (3/4)
Drop: Willem de Waal (0/2)
Cards: Hendro Scholtz Yellow card 41'
Attendance: 35,123
Referee:


15 October 2005 Blue Bulls 31 – 23 Golden Lions Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
17:00 Try: Pedrie Wannenburg rugby ball 37'
Anton Leonard rugby ball 47'
Akona Ndungane rugby ball 61'
Con: Morné Steyn rugby goalposts icon 38'62' (2/3)
Pen: Morné Steyn rugby goalposts icon 25'29'39'84' (4/5)
Drop: Morné Steyn (0/1)
Scoreboard[78] Try: Wayne Julies rugby ball 11'34'
Con: André Pretorius rugby goalposts icon 12'35' (2/2)
Pen: André Pretorius rugby goalposts icon 3'56'72' (3/6)
Drop: André Pretorius (0/1)
Referee: Mark Lawrence

Final[]

22 October 2005 Blue Bulls 25 – 29 Free State Cheetahs Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
16:30 Try: Akona Ndungane rugby ball 56'
Con: Morné Steyn rugby goalposts icon 57' (1/1)
Pen: Morné Steyn rugby goalposts icon 2'11'43'60' (4/5)
Derick Hougaard rugby goalposts icon 79' (1/1)
Drop: rugby goalposts icon 26' (1/1)
Derick Hougaard (0/1)
Cards: Victor Matfield Yellow card 40'
Bryan Habana Yellow card 74'
Scoreboard[79] Try: Bevin Fortuin rugby ball 84'
Meyer Bosman rugby ball 87'
Con: Willem de Waal rugby goalposts icon 85'88' (2/2)
Pen: Willem de Waal rugby goalposts icon 14'24'29'65'81' (5/7)
Drop: Willem de Waal (0/2)
Cards: Os du Randt Yellow card 40'
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan
2005 ABSA Currie Cup
Premier Division Champions
Free State Cheetahs
2nd title

Player Statistics[]

The following table contain only points which have been scored in competitive games in the 2005 Currie Cup Premier Division:[80]

First Division[]

Competition[]

The six teams that qualified to the First Division remained in the same sections (Section X and Section Y) as they were during the Qualifying Round.

All the teams played a double round of games against teams in the other section, meaning every team played six matches – three at home and three 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 points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).

The top two teams in each section qualified to the title play-offs, where the section winners would have home advantage against the runners-up in the same section.

Teams[]

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Location of teams in 2005 Currie Cup First Division
Blue pog.svg Section X
Red pog.svg Section Y

Logs[]

2005 Currie Cup First Division Section X Log
Pos Team Pl W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 Falcons 6 5 0 1 190 161 +29 21 19 2 0 22
2 Mighty Elephants 6 3 0 3 187 180 +7 23 22 3 1 16
3 SWD Eagles 6 3 0 3 193 241 –48 21 32 2 1 15
2005 Currie Cup First Division Section Y Log
1 Pumas 6 4 0 2 185 159 +26 22 15 3 2 21
2 Griffons 6 3 0 3 227 206 +21 30 27 4 1 17
3 Border Bulldogs 6 0 0 6 170 205 –35 21 23 3 4 7
* Legend: Pos = Position, Pl = Played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, PD = Points Difference, TF = Tries For, TA = Tries Against, TB = Try Bonus Points, LB = Losing Bonus Points, Pts = Log Points

The top 2 teams in each section qualified to the Semi-Finals.

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[]

The following fixtures were played:[81]

Round One[]

19 August 2005 Mighty Elephants 56 – 21 Griffons EPRU Stadium, Port Elizabeth  
17:00 Try: rugby ball 9'
Fabian Juries rugby ball 31'46'
Wayne van Heerden rugby ball 41'
rugby ball 53'80'
rugby ball 55'
Dean Hopp rugby ball 78'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 32'47'56' (3/6)
rugby goalposts icon 79'81' (2/2)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 5'19' (2/2)
Scoreboard[82] Try: Ockie van Zyl rugby ball 13'
rugby ball 37'67'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 14'38'68' (3/3)
Attendance: 500
Referee:


20 August 2005 Falcons 34 – 28 Border Bulldogs Bosman Stadium, Brakpan  
15:00 Try: Jacques Nieuwenhuis rugby ball 6'
rugby ball 50'67'
Louis Strydom rugby ball 59'
Con: Louis Strydom rugby goalposts icon 7'51'60'67' (4/4)
Riaan Viljoen (0/1)
Pen: Louis Strydom rugby goalposts icon 15'20' (2/3)
Drop: Louis Strydom (0/1)
Cards: Yellow card 25'
Yellow card 74'
Scoreboard[83] Try: rugby ball 11'
rugby ball 13'
rugby ball 75'
Con: Tiger Mangweni rugby goalposts icon 12'14' (2/3)
Pen: Tiger Mangweni rugby goalposts icon 3'42'61' (3/3)
Cards: Yellow card 29'
Attendance: 300
Referee:


20 August 2005 SWD Eagles 35 – 38 Pumas Outeniqua Park, George  
15:00 Try: Davon Raubenheimer rugby ball 26'
Ashwin Scott rugby ball 46'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 27'47' (2/2)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 2'6'15'17'24'61' (6/7)
Drop: rugby goalposts icon 28' (1/1)
Scoreboard[84] Try: Duane Vermeulen rugby ball 12'
rugby ball 21'
rugby ball 38'
rugby ball 66'
penalty try rugby ball 74'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 12'22'38' (3/3)
rugby goalposts icon 67'74' (2/2)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 1' (1/1)
Attendance: 700
Referee: Stuart Berry

Round Two[]

26 August 2005 Pumas 36 – 29 Mighty Elephants Puma Stadium, Witbank  
19:00 Try: Hannes Franklin rugby ball 15'
rugby ball 22'
rugby ball 45'
rugby ball 50'
rugby ball 72'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 16'23' (2/3)
rugby goalposts icon 51' (1/1)
rugby goalposts icon 73' (1/1)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 40' (1/3)
Scoreboard[85] Try: Fabian Juries rugby ball 3'28'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 4'29' (2/2)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 17'24'39'66'80' (5/6)
Attendance: 400
Referee:


26 August 2005 Border Bulldogs 41 – 48 SWD Eagles Buffalo City Stadium, East London  
19:10 Try: rugby ball 31'
rugby ball 47'
rugby ball 60'
rugby ball 69'
Michael Coetzee rugby ball 73'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 32'48'61'70'74' (5/5)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 18'38' (2/2)
Scoreboard[86] Try: rugby ball 1'67'
Tewis de Bruyn rugby ball 45'
rugby ball 50'54'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 2'46'51'68' (4/5)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 25'27'29'42'63' (5/5)
Attendance: 800
Referee:


27 August 2005 Griffons 20 – 39 Falcons North West Stadium, Welkom  
16:00 Try: rugby ball 11'
Ockie van Zyl rugby ball 36'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 12'37' (2/2)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 5'10' (2/2)
Cards: Yellow card 15'
Scoreboard[87] Try: Brendon April rugby ball 22'54'65'
rugby ball 46'
Piet Krause rugby ball 75'
Con: Louis Strydom rugby goalposts icon 23'47'55'66' (4/5)
Pen: Louis Strydom rugby goalposts icon 3'63' (2/2)
Referee:

Round Three[]

2 September 2005 Mighty Elephants 17 – 9 Border Bulldogs EPRU Stadium, Port Elizabeth  
19:00 Try: rugby ball 13'
rugby ball 32'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 14'33' (2/2)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 77' (1/3)
Cards: Wayne van Heerden Yellow card 63'
Dean Hopp Yellow card 63'
Scoreboard[88] Pen: rugby goalposts icon 52'57' (2/2)
rugby goalposts icon 71' (1/1)
Cards: Yellow card 22'
Michael Coetzee Yellow card 63'
Yellow card 63'
Referee:


3 September 2005 SWD Eagles 33 – 26 Griffons Outeniqua Park, George  
15:15 Try: rugby ball 33'
rugby ball 47'
rugby ball 75'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 34'48'76' (3/3)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 39'63'71' (3/3)
Drop: rugby goalposts icon 6' (1/2)
Cards: Yellow card 59'
Scoreboard[89] Try: rugby ball 4'
rugby ball 22'
Viliami Vunipola rugby ball 27'
rugby ball 50'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 23'28'51' (3/4)
Cards: Yellow card 13'
Yellow card 58'
Attendance: 700
Referee:


3 September 2005 Falcons 25 – 18 Pumas Bosman Stadium, Brakpan  
16:00 Try: Brendon April rugby ball 10'
rugby ball 43'
rugby ball 57'
Con: Louis Strydom rugby goalposts icon 11'58' (2/3)
Pen: Louis Strydom rugby goalposts icon 30'71' (2/2)
Drop: Louis Strydom (0/2)
Cards: Yellow card 73'
Scoreboard[90] Try: Duane Vermeulen rugby ball 70'
rugby ball 78'
Con: (0/1)
rugby goalposts icon 79' (1/1)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 38'50' (2/2)
Drop: (0/1)
Attendance: 2,000
Referee:

Round Four[]

9 September 2005 Border Bulldogs 36 – 37 Falcons Buffalo City Stadium, East London  
19:00 Try: rugby ball 4'
rugby ball 39'
rugby ball 59'
rugby ball 67'
rugby ball 74'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 5'40' (2/2)
rugby goalposts icon 60'75' (2/3)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 25' (1/1)
(0/2)
Scoreboard[91] Try: rugby ball 8'
rugby ball 32'
rugby ball 78'
Con: Louis Strydom rugby goalposts icon 33'79' (2/3)
Pen: Louis Strydom rugby goalposts icon 12'16'46'52'64'93' (6/7)
Attendance: 2,000
Referee:


9 September 2005 Griffons 63 – 33 Mighty Elephants North West Stadium, Welkom  
19:00 Try: Ockie van Zyl rugby ball 4'
rugby ball 6'51'
rugby ball 11'13'
rugby ball 32'
rugby ball 59'
rugby ball 71'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 5'7'14'33'52'60'72' (7/8)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 20'23'30' (3/4)
Drop: (0/1)
Scoreboard[92] Try: rugby ball 15'39'
Michael Vermaak rugby ball 28'
rugby ball 37'
Barend du Plessis rugby ball 45'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 16'29'38'46' (4/5)
Referee:


10 September 2005 Pumas 42 – 25 SWD Eagles Puma Stadium, Witbank  
16:00 Try: Duane Vermeulen rugby ball 12'
rugby ball 18'
rugby ball 49'
rugby ball 80'
rugby ball 86'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 14'18'81'86' (4/5)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 3'57'61' (3/3)
Scoreboard[93] Try: rugby ball 27'
rugby ball 42'
rugby ball 76'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 28'43' (2/3)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 17'32' (2/3)
Cards: Davon Raubenheimer Yellow card 60'
Attendance: 800
Referee:

Round Five[]

17 September 2005 SWD Eagles 37 – 36 Border Bulldogs Outeniqua Park, George  
15:00 Try: rugby ball 12'
rugby ball 40'
rugby ball 65'
Ashley Buys rugby ball 74'
rugby ball 76'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 13' (1/2)
rugby goalposts icon 75'76' (2/3)
Pen: (0/1)
rugby goalposts icon 51'78' (2/2)
Drop: (0/1)
Scoreboard[94] Try: rugby ball 7'31'
rugby ball 29'58'
rugby ball 34'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 30'32'35'59' (4/5)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 53' (1/2)
Attendance: 200
Referee:


17 September 2005 Falcons 30 – 39 Griffons Bosman Stadium, Brakpan  
16:00 Try: rugby ball 17'
rugby ball 31'34'
Con: Riaan Viljoen rugby goalposts icon 18'32'35' (3/3)
Pen: Riaan Viljoen rugby goalposts icon 47' (1/3)
Louis Strydom rugby goalposts icon 57'62' (2/2)
Cards: Yellow card 42'
Scoreboard[95] Try: rugby ball 20'
rugby ball 43'
rugby ball 48'
rugby ball 55'
rugby ball 59'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 21'44'49'56' (4/5)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 3'69' (2/2)
Attendance: 220
Referee:


17 September 2005 Mighty Elephants 20 – 31 Pumas EPRU Stadium, Port Elizabeth  
16:30 Try: Fabian Juries rugby ball 4'
rugby ball 80'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 5'81' (2/2)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 17'43' (2/4)
Cards: Yellow card 39'
Scoreboard[96] Try: rugby ball 62'
rugby ball 66'
rugby ball 78'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 67'79' (2/3)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 7'13'46'57' (4/5)
(0/1)
Drop: (0/1)
Attendance: 300
Referee:

Round Six[]

23 September 2005 Pumas 20 – 25 Falcons Puma Stadium, Witbank  
19:00 Try: rugby ball 14'
rugby ball 57'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 15'58' (2/2)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 6'62' (2/3)
Cards: Hannes Franklin Yellow card 27'
Scoreboard[97] Try: rugby ball 15'
Brendon April rugby ball 18'
rugby ball 73'
Con: Louis Strydom rugby goalposts icon 16'19' (2/3)
Pen: Louis Strydom rugby goalposts icon 9'31' (2/3)
Cards: Yellow card 27'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee:


23 September 2005 Border Bulldogs 20 – 32 Mighty Elephants Buffalo City Stadium, East London  
19:10 Try: rugby ball 9'
rugby ball 40'
rugby ball 52'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 41' (1/2)
Thembani Mkokeli (0/1)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 66' (1/3)
Cards: Yellow card 70'
Yellow card 74'
Scoreboard[98] Try: rugby ball 17'
rugby ball 48'
rugby ball 59'
rugby ball 75'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 18' (1/2)
rugby goalposts icon 60'76' (2/2)
Pen: (0/2)
rugby goalposts icon 70'86' (2/2)
Drop: (0/1)
Cards: Yellow card 30'
Yellow card 66'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Stuart Berry


24 September 2005 Griffons 58 – 15 SWD Eagles North West Stadium, Welkom  
16:00 Try: rugby ball 10'
rugby ball 24'80'
Ockie van Zyl rugby ball 32'
rugby ball 42'
rugby ball 70'
Ethienne Reynecke rugby ball 74'
rugby ball 75'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 24'42' (2/4)
rugby goalposts icon 70'74'75'80' (4/4)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 1'22' (2/3)
Scoreboard[99] Try: rugby ball 7'
rugby ball 16'
rugby ball 66'
Con: (0/2)
(0/1)
Cards: Yellow card 76'
Attendance: 500
Referee:

Semi-Finals[]

30 September 2005 Pumas 40 – 27 Griffons Puma Stadium, Witbank  
19:00 Try: rugby ball 20'
rugby ball 60'
rugby ball 73'
Hannes Franklin rugby ball 77'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 21'61'73'77' (4/4)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 3'27'36'51' (4/4)
Drop: (0/1)
Scoreboard[100] Try: rugby ball 16'
rugby ball 65'
Ethienne Reynecke rugby ball 87'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 17'66'88' (3/3)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 9'39' (2/2)
Drop: Viliami Vunipola (0/1)
Attendance: 600
Referee:


1 October 2005 Falcons 35 – 31 Mighty Elephants Bosman Stadium, Brakpan  
16:00 Try: Jacques Nieuwenhuis rugby ball 13'
Piet Krause rugby ball 25'
rugby ball 59'
Riaan Viljoen rugby ball 70'
Con: Louis Strydom rugby goalposts icon 13'25'59' (3/4)
Pen: Louis Strydom rugby goalposts icon 9'40'75' (3/4)
Scoreboard[101] Try: rugby ball 4'
rugby ball 32'
rugby ball 45'
Wayne van Heerden rugby ball 53'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 4'32'45'53' (4/4)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 18' (1/1)
Attendance: 400
Referee:

Final[]

14 October 2005 Falcons 16 – 25 Pumas Bosman Stadium, Brakpan  
19:10 Try: Brendon April rugby ball 39'
Con: Riaan Viljoen rugby goalposts icon 40' (1/1)
Pen: Louis Strydom rugby goalposts icon 2'53' (2/7)
Riaan Viljoen (0/1)
Drop: Riaan Viljoen rugby goalposts icon 8' (1/1)
(0/1)
Cards: Yellow card 32'
Yellow card 55'
Scoreboard[102] Try: rugby ball 58'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 59' (1/1)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 4'11'33'57'71' (5/5)
Drop: (0/1)
rugby goalposts icon 44' (1/3)
Cards: Hannes Franklin Yellow card 45'
Yellow card 52'
Attendance: 3,800
Referee: Craig Joubert
2005 ABSA Currie Cup
First Division Champions
Pumas
1st title

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