2000 Currie Cup Top 8
CountriesSouth Africa
Date22 July – 28 October 2000
ChampionsWestern Province (30th title)
Runners-upSharks
Matches played8

The 2000 Currie Cup Top 8 was the final stage of the 2000 Currie Cup season, the 62nd season in the competition since it started in 1889. It was won by Western Province, who defeated the Sharks 25–15 in the final at Kings Park Stadium, Durban on 28 October 2000,[1] becoming the first team in the history of the Currie Cup to win 30 titles.

Competition

Qualification

The fourteen provincial teams were divided into two sections (called Section X and Section Y) during the 2000 Currie Cup qualification tournament. Each team played every other team in their section once. The four top teams in each section qualified to the 2000 Currie Cup Top 8 competition, with all points earned against the other Top 8 teams carried forward to the Top 8. All teams played the teams that qualified from the other section once. Teams who qualified from the same section did not play each other again.

Teams received four points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus points were awarded to teams that score four or more tries in a game, as well as to teams that lost a match by seven points or less. Teams were ranked by points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).

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

Teams

2000 Currie Cup Top 8 teams
Team Sponsored Name Stadium/s Sponsored Name
Boland CavaliersBoland CavaliersBoland Stadium, WellingtonBoland Stadium
Free State CheetahsFree State CheetahsFree State Stadium, BloemfonteinFree State Stadium
Golden LionsGolden LionsEllis Park Stadium, JohannesburgEllis Park Stadium
GriquasNashua GriquasGriqua Park, KimberleyGriqua Park
SharksSharksKings Park Stadium, DurbanAbsa Stadium
PumasMpumalanga PumasJohann van Riebeeck Stadium, WitbankJohann van Riebeeck Stadium
SWD EaglesVodacom EaglesOuteniqua Park, GeorgeOuteniqua Park
Western ProvinceFedsure Western ProvinceNewlands Stadium, Cape TownNewlands Stadium

Log

2000 Currie Cup Top 8 log
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Qualification
1 Sharks 7 6 0 1 267 159 +108 33 14 0 0 24 2000 Currie Cup semi-final playoffs
2 Western Province 7 6 0 1 282 205 +77 31 23 0 0 24
3 Golden Lions 7 4 1 2 294 215 +79 37 25 0 0 18
4 Free State Cheetahs 7 3 1 3 236 242 6 26 28 0 0 14
5 Boland Cavaliers 7 3 0 4 201 246 45 30 32 0 0 12
6 SWD Eagles 7 3 0 4 206 214 8 27 28 0 0 12
7 Pumas 7 2 0 5 213 304 91 28 40 0 0 8
8 Griquas 7 0 0 7 181 295 114 21 43 0 0 0
Source:
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

The following playing records were brought forward from the 2000 Currie Cup qualification series:

Playing records brought forward
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 Western Province 3 3 0 0 119 85 +34 14 10 0 0 12
2 Sharks 3 2 0 1 95 67 +28 11 5 0 0 8
3 SWD Eagles 3 2 0 1 106 79 +27 14 10 0 0 8
4 Golden Lions 3 1 1 1 109 118 9 12 16 0 0 6
5 Free State Cheetahs 3 1 1 1 86 98 12 9 12 0 0 6
6 Pumas 3 1 0 2 94 109 15 15 14 0 0 4
7 Boland Cavaliers 3 1 0 2 78 85 7 11 10 0 0 4
8 Griquas 3 0 0 3 69 115 46 8 17 0 0 0
Source:

Results

Round one

22 September 2000 Sharks 49–13 SWD Eagles Kings Park Stadium, Durban  
19:15 Try: Rodger Smith
AJ Venter
Albert van den Berg
Trevor Halstead
Shaun Sowerby
Ollie le Roux (2)
Con: Gaffie du Toit (4)
Pen: Gaffie du Toit (2)
Drop: Stefan Terblanche
Scoreboard
Report[2]
Try: Rickus Lubbe
Darryl Coeries
Pen: Rynhard van As
Referee: Carl Spannenberg
23 September 2000 Free State Cheetahs 50–32 Griquas Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein  
15:00 Try: Michael Horak
André van Niekerk
André Venter
Wylie Human
Ferdie Wesso
penalty try
Con: Kennedy Tsimba (4)
Pen: Kennedy Tsimba (4)
Scoreboard
Report[3]
Try: Pierre Uys
Boeta Wessels (2)
Tom Cameron
Con: Boeta Wessels (3)
Pen: Boeta Wessels (2)
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan
23 September 2000 Golden Lions 28–51 Western Province Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg  
17:05 Try: Japie Mulder
Rassie Erasmus
Jannie van der Walt
Con: Louis Koen (2)
Pen: Louis Koen (3)
Scoreboard
Report[4]
Try: Adri Badenhorst (2)
Toks van der Linde
Breyton Paulse
Hottie Louw
Con: Dan van Zyl
Braam van Straaten (5)
Pen: Dan van Zyl
Percy Montgomery (2)
Cards: Robbie Fleck yellow card
Toks van der Linde yellow card
Referee: André Watson
24 September 2000 Boland Cavaliers 31–22 Pumas Boland Stadium, Wellington  
15:10 Try: Vion Wium
Wayne Julies
Dale Santon
John Daniels
Con: Antonius Verhoeven (4)
Pen: Antonius Verhoeven
Scoreboard
Report[5]
Try: Gavin Passens
Frikkie Welsh
Giscard Pieters
Con: Jorrie Kruger (2)
Pen: Jorrie Kruger
Referee: Tappe Henning

Round two

29 September 2000 Pumas 47–32 Free State Cheetahs Johann van Riebeeck Stadium, Witbank  
15:10 Try: Gavin Passens
Charl Els
Frikkie Welsh (2)
Geoff Appleford
Con: Jorrie Kruger (5)
Pen: Jorrie Kruger (3)
Drop: Jacques Benade
Cards: Bennie Nortjé yellow card
Scoreboard
Report[6]
Try: Daan Human
Kennedy Tsimba
JP du Toit
Jaco Coetzee
Con: Kennedy Tsimba (3)
Pen: Kennedy Tsimba
MJ Smith
30 September 2000 Western Province 19–28 Sharks Newlands Stadium, Cape Town  
17:00 Try: Pieter Dixon
Con: Percy Montgomery
Pen: Braam van Straaten (3)
Dan van Zyl
Scoreboard
Report[7]
Try: Rodger Smith
Stefan Terblanche
Craig Davidson
Con: Gaffie du Toit (2)
Pen: Gaffie du Toit (3)
Referee: Mark Lawrence
30 September 2000 Griquas 41–44 Boland Cavaliers Griqua Park, Kimberley  
Try: Skolla Scholtz
Christof Lötter
Dirkie Strydom
Tom Cameron
Riaan Olckers
Thando Manana
Con: Edrich Lubbe (4)
Pen: Edrich Lubbe
Scoreboard
Report[8]
Try: Vion Wium (2)
Antonius Verhoeven
Wayne Julies (2)
Jan Ackermann
Marius Joubert
Heino Senekal
Con: Antonius Verhoeven (2)
1 October 2000 SWD Eagles 17–34 Golden Lions Outeniqua Park, George  
15:10 Try: Rudi Keil
Johan Wasserman
Con: Theo van Rensburg
Rynhard van As
Pen: Theo van Rensburg
Scoreboard
Report[9]
Try: Dean Hall
Rassie Erasmus
Hennie le Roux
Louis Koen
Con: Louis Koen (4)
Pen: Louis Koen (2)
Referee: Tappe Henning

Round three

6 October 2000 Sharks 60–27 Pumas Kings Park Stadium, Durban  
Try: Warren Brosnihan
Trevor Halstead
Brad McLeod-Henderson
Gaffie du Toit
Chris Rossouw (2)
Roger Smith
Stephen Brink
Con: Butch James (3)
Gaffie du Toit (3)
Drop: Stefan Terblanche
Scoreboard
Report[10]
Try: Clarke Roberts
Gavin Passens
Paul Hoffmann
Con: Jorrie Kruger (3)
Pen: Jorrie Kruger (2)
7 October 2000 Boland Cavaliers 22–52 SWD Eagles Boland Stadium, Wellington  
14:50 Try: Jannie Coetzee
Antonius Verhoeven
John Daniels
Con: Antonius Verhoeven (2)
Pen: Antonius Verhoeven
Scoreboard
Report[11]
Try: Theo van Rensburg
Manie du Toit
Johan Kapp
Lodewyk Hattingh
Trevor Hall
Rickus Lubbe
Stephen Aylward
Con: Theo van Rensburg (7)
Pen: Theo van Rensburg
7 October 2000 Free State Cheetahs 38–47 Western Province Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein  
17:05 Try: Braam Els
André Venter
Wylie Human
Con: MJ Smith
Pen: MJ Smith (7)
Scoreboard
Report[12]
Try: Breyton Paulse (2)
Percy Montgomery
Pieter Rossouw
Corné Krige
Con: Braam van Straaten (5)
Pen: Braam van Straaten (3)
Drop: Percy Montgomery
Referee: Tappe Henning
8 October 2000 Golden Lions 51–6 Griquas Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg  
15:00 Try: Hennie le Roux
Grant Bartle
Japie Mulder (2)
Dean Hall (2)
Jannie van der Walt
Walter Minnaar
Con: Hennie le Roux (4)
Pen: Hennie le Roux
Scoreboard
Report[13]
Pen: Edrich Lubbe (2) Referee: Mark Lawrence

Round four

13 October 2000 SWD Eagles 18–30 Free State Cheetahs Outeniqua Park, George  
Try: Kleinjan Tromp
Rickus Lubbe
Con: Rynhard van As
Pen: Rynhard van As
Manie du Toit
Scoreboard
Report[14]
Try: Joe Beukes
Hendro Scholtz
Ferdie Wesso
Jimmy Powell
Con: MJ Smith
Conrad Barnard
Pen: MJ Smith (2)
14 October 2000 Pumas 23–72 Golden Lions Johann van Riebeeck Stadium, Witbank  
15:00 Try: Riaan Potgieter
Bennie Nortjé
Con: Jacques Benade
Kat de Jager
Pen: Jacques Benade (2)
Drop: Jacques Benade
Cards: Sias Wagner yellow card
Scoreboard
Report[15]
Try: Russel Winter
Piet Krause (2)
Hennie le Roux (2)
Chester Williams
Conrad Jantjes
Dean Hall
Walter Minnaar
Grant Bartle
Con: Louis Koen (8)
Pen: Louis Koen (2)
Referee: Tappe Henning
14 October 2000 Griquas 33–35 Sharks Griqua Park, Kimberley  
17:00 Try: Dries Scholtz
George Binikos
Dirkie Strydom
Con: Dirkie Strydom (3)
Pen: Dirkie Strydom (4)
Scoreboard
Report[16]
Try: Stephen Brink (2)
Stefan Terblanche
Rodger Smith
Con: Gaffie du Toit (3)
Pen: Gaffie du Toit (3)
Referee: Mark Lawrence
14 October 2000 Western Province 46–26 Boland Newlands Stadium, Cape Town  
17:00 Try: Percy Montgomery (2)
Adri Badenhorst
Braam van Straaten (2)
Jeffrey Stevens
Con: Braam van Straaten (5)
Pen: Braam van Straaten (2)
Scoreboard
Report[17]
Try: Allen Williams
Antonius Verhoeven
Martin van Schalkwyk
Randile Julies
Con: Connie Malherbe (3)

Semi-finals

21 October 2000 Western Province 43–22 Golden Lions Newlands Stadium, Cape Town  
14:30 Try: Breyton Paulse (2)
Pieter Rossouw
Hendrik Gerber
Con: Braam van Straaten (4)
Pen: Braam van Straaten (5)
Scoreboard
Report[18]
Try: André Vos (2)
Hennie le Roux
Chester Williams
Con: Louis Koen (2)
Pen: Louis Koen
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan
21 October 2000 Sharks 29–15 Free State Cheetahs Kings Park Stadium, Durban  
17:05 Try: Joe Gillingham
Craig Davidson
Butch James
Con: Gaffie du Toit
Pen: Gaffie du Toit (4)
Scoreboard
Report[19]
Try: Wylie Human (2)
Con: MJ Smith
Pen: MJ Smith
Referee: Tappe Henning

Final

28 October 2000 Sharks 15–25 Western Province Kings Park Stadium, Durban  
17:05 Pen: Gaffie du Toit (5) Scoreboard
Report[20]
Try: Pieter Rossouw
Breyton Paulse (2)
Con: Braam van Straaten (2)
Pen: Braam van Straaten (2)
Referee: André Watson
 2000 Absa Currie Cup
Champions  
Western Province
30th title

See also

References

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