2005 Currie Cup
Countries	South Africa
Date	24 June – 22 October 2005
Champions	Free State Cheetahs (2nd title)
Runners-up	Blue 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 2004 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

Location of teams in 2005 Currie Cup

Section X

Section Y

Team	Sponsored Name	Stadium/s	Sponsored Name
2005 Currie Cup qualifying round Section X teams
Blue Bulls	Vodacom Blue Bulls	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Securicor Loftus
Boland Cavaliers	Boland Cavaliers	Boland Stadium, Wellington	Boland Stadium
Falcons	AMD Falcons	Bosman Stadium, Brakpan	Bosman Stadium
Golden Lions	Golden Lions	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg	Ellis Park Stadium
Mighty Elephants	Mighty Elephants	EPRU Stadium, Port Elizabeth	EPRU Stadium
Sharks	Sharks	Kings Park Stadium, Durban	ABSA Stadium
SWD Eagles	SWD Eagles	Outeniqua Park, George	Outeniqua Park

2005 Currie Cup qualifying round Section Y teams
Team	Sponsored Name	Stadium/s	Sponsored Name
Border Bulldogs	Border Bulldogs	Buffalo City Stadium, East London	ABSA Stadium
Free State Cheetahs	Vodacom Cheetahs	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein	Vodacom Park
Griffons	Griffons	North West Stadium, Welkom	North West Stadium
Griquas	Wildeklawer Griquas	Griqua Park, Kimberley	ABSA Park
Leopards	Leopards	Olën Park, Potchefstroom	Olën Park
Pumas	@lantic Pumas	Puma Stadium, Witbank	@lantic Park
Western Province	Investec Western Province	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town	Newlands Stadium

Logs

Pos	Team	Pl	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
2005 Currie Cup qualifying round Section X Log
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 3', 57', 68' Riaan van der Bergh 11', 13' Johan Wasserman 21', 64' Adriaan Fondse 28' Heini Adams 35' JP Nel 46' Warren Brosnihan 75' Con: Derick Hougaard 22', 29', 47', 58', 65', 69' (6/10) Kennedy Tsimba 76' (1/1)	Scoreboard^[2]	Try: Vuyani Dlomo 30', 32', 51' Wayne van Heerden 78' Con: Justin Peach 31', 33', 52', 79' (4/4) Cards: James Leuner 7' Wayne van Heerden 59' Michael Vermaak 60'	Attendance: 3,470 Referee: Jerome America

	24 June 2005	Golden Lions	44–6	Falcons	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
	19:00	Try: Gerhard Vosloo 28' Trevor Hall 51' Willem Stoltz 58' Wylie Human 60' Schalk Brits 64' Tiaan Snyman 73' Con: André Pretorius 29', 52', 59', 74' (4/6) Pen: André Pretorius 6', 56' (2/2) Cards: Schalk Brits 10'	Scoreboard^[3]	Pen: Louis Strydom 2', 11' (2/2) Cards: Jacques Lombaard 16'	Attendance: 5,085 Referee: Deon van Blommestein

	24 June 2005	Sharks	37–23	Boland Cavaliers	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
	19:00	Try: JP Pietersen 1' Henno Mentz 6' Grant Rees 31' Adrian Jacobs 42' Deon Carstens 51' Braam Immelman 77' Con: Herkie Kruger 7', 32' (2/5) Pen: Herkie Kruger 14' (1/1)	Scoreboard^[4]	Try: Antonius Verhoeven 35' Henk Eksteen 69' Con: Patrick Petersen 36' (1/1) Jacques Schutte 70' (1/1) Pen: Patrick Petersen 20', 25', 65' (3/3) Cards: Antonius Verhoeven 57'	Referee: Jonathan Kaplan

Bye/s: SWD Eagles

Round two

	2 July 2005	SWD Eagles	3–36	Sharks	Outeniqua Park, George
	15:00	Pen: Danie de Beer 22' (1/1) Cards: Sias Wagner 10'	Scoreboard^[5]	Try: JP Pietersen 8' Henno Mentz 13' Grant Rees 17' Jacques Botes 57' Brett Hennessey 63' Con: Herkie Kruger 9', 14', 18' (3/3) Adrian Jacobs (0/1) Brett Hennessey 64' (1/1) Pen: Herkie Kruger 28' (1/1) Cards: Jaco Gouws 43'	Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Jerome Fortuin

	2 July 2005	Falcons	14–37	Blue Bulls	Bosman Stadium, Brakpan
	17:00	Try: Riaan Viljoen 2' Con: Louis Strydom (0/1) Pen: Louis Strydom 25', 44' (2/3) Drop: Louis Strydom 6' (1/2) Cards: Nico Luus 59'	Scoreboard^[6]	Try: Anton Leonard 15', 67' Ettienne Botha 29' Johan Roets 62' John Mametsa 82' Con: Derick Hougaard (0/4) Kennedy Tsimba (0/1) Pen: Derick Hougaard 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 25' Jacques Badenhorst 68' Antonius Verhoeven 90' Con: Jacques Schutte 26', 69' (2/2) Patrick Petersen 91' (1/1) Pen: Jacques Schutte 12', 18' (2/2)	Scoreboard^[7]	Try: Conrad Jantjes 6' Wylie Human 33', 53' Willem Stoltz 60' Con: Tiaan Snyman 7', 54', 61' (3/4) Pen: Tiaan Snyman 32' (1/1) Quintin Jean van Tonder 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 14' Grant Esterhuizen 19' Conrad Jantjes 40' Wikus van Heerden 45', 60' Willem Stoltz 49' Nel Fourie 58' Con: Tiaan Snyman 15', 20', 41', 46', 50' (5/5) Nel Fourie 61' (1/2) Pen: Tiaan Snyman 8', 12', 25' (3/3) Cards: Willem Stoltz 74'	Scoreboard^[8]	Try: Darryl Coeries 79' Con: Danie de Beer 80' (1/1) Pen: Danie de Beer 27' (1/1) Cards: Danie Thiart 65'	Attendance: 4,827 Referee: Tappe Henning

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

	9 July 2005	Mighty Elephants	32–31	Falcons	EPRU Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	15:30	Try: Wayne van Heerden 34' JJ Pienaar 62' Vuyani Dlomo 69' Justin Peach 74' Con: Justin Peach 35', 63', 70' (3/4) Pen: Justin Peach 4', 53' (2/2)	Scoreboard^[10]	Try: Piet Krause 23' Dirk Leon Lubbe 26' Frikkie Swart 31' Eugene Kinghorn 59' Con: Louis Strydom 24', 27', 32', 60' (4/4) Pen: Louis Strydom 10' (1/1)

Bye/s: Sharks

Round four

	16 July 2005	SWD Eagles	6–83	Blue Bulls	Outeniqua Park, George
	15:00	Pen: Danie de Beer 7', 33' (2/2)	Scoreboard^[11]	Try: JP Nel 16', 79' Riaan van der Bergh 19', 76' Kennedy Tsimba 22', 49' John Mametsa 28' Heini Adams 35' Wynand Olivier 56' Anton Leonard 62' Derick Hougaard 71' Con: Kennedy Tsimba 17', 20', 23', 36', 50' (5/6) Derick Hougaard 57', 77', 80' (3/5) Pen: Kennedy Tsimba 3', 13', 46' (3/3) Drop: Derick Hougaard 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 1' John Burke 51', 76' Con: Jacques Schutte 2', 52', 77' (3/3) Pen: Jacques Schutte 44', 88' (2/2) Drop: Jacques Schutte 19' (1/1) Cards: Charl Blom 65'	Scoreboard^[12]	Try: JJ Pienaar 58' Con: Justin Peach 59' (1/1) Pen: Justin Peach 5', 12', 26' (3/3)

	16 July 2005	Sharks	22–16	Golden Lions	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
	17:00	Try: Henno Mentz 14' Rudi Keil 40' Bennie Nortje 60' Con: Herkie Kruger 41', 61' (2/3) Pen: Herkie Kruger 72' (1/2)	Scoreboard^[13]	Try: Wikus van Heerden 80' Con: Nel Fourie 81' (1/1) Pen: Tiaan Snyman 17', 54' (2/2) Nel Fourie 67' (1/1) Cards: Wylie Human 12'	Referee: Deon van Blommestein

Bye/s: Falcons

Round five

	22 July 2005	Boland Cavaliers	56–20	SWD Eagles	Boland Stadium, Wellington
	16:00	Try: Enrico Swartz 1' Angelo Brinkhuys 19' Piet van Zyl 22', 37', 88' Neil Papier 24' Jongi Nokwe 72' John Burke 80' Con: Jacques Schutte 20', 23', 38', 89' (4/7) Antonius Verhoeven 25' (1/1) Pen: Jacques Schutte 13', 32' (2/2)	Scoreboard^[14]	Try: Jeremy John Plaatjies 27' Darryl Coeries 48' Bevin Fortuin 67' Con: Danie de Beer 49' (1/2) Pen: Danie de Beer 30' (1/1) Cards: Bossie Clarke 20'	Referee: Jonathan Kaplan

	22 July 2005	Mighty Elephants	19–29	Golden Lions	EPRU Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	19:00	Try: Vuyani Dlomo 4' Con: Justin Peach 5' (1/1) Pen: Justin Peach 8', 38', 69', 79' (4/4)	Scoreboard^[15]	Try: Jorrie Muller 58' Wylie Human 73' Con: Nel Fourie 59', 74' (2/2) Pen: Quintin Jean van Tonder 6' (1/1) Nel Fourie 50', 65', 70' (3/3) Drop: Nel Fourie 80' (1/1)	Referee: Johann Meuwesen

	22 July 2005	Falcons	31–67	Sharks	Bosman Stadium, Brakpan
	19:10	Try: Trevor Crouse 24' Andre Beer 62', 68' Marius Goosen 81' Con: Louis Strydom (0/3) Willem Slabbert 82' (1/1) Pen: Louis Strydom 4', 20', 40' (3/4)	Scoreboard^[16]	Try: Skipper Badenhorst 6' Brent Russell 33', 42', 73' Henno Mentz 45', 47' Jaco Gouws 51' Herkie Kruger 56' Nico Breedt 65' Rudi Keil 76' Warren Britz 78' Con: Herkie Kruger (0/4) Brent Russell 48', 52', 66', 74', 77', 79' (6/7)	Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Linston Manuels

Bye/s: Blue Bulls

Round six

	29 July 2005	SWD Eagles	19–6	Falcons	Outeniqua Park, George
	15:15	Try: Jeremy Plaatjies 27' Con: Daniel Philander 28' (1/1) Pen: Daniel Philander 21', 23', 41', 67' (4/4) Bevin Fortuin (0/1)	Scoreboard^[17]	Pen: Louis Strydom 10', 14' (2/5)	Attendance: 500 Referee: Christie du Preez

	29 July 2005	Sharks	67–15	Mighty Elephants	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
	19:00	Try: Henno Mentz 2', 21', 44' Jacques Botes 13' Warren Britz 18' Rudi Keil 33' Adrian Jacobs 42' Dave von Hoesslin 61' Bennie Nortje 71' Waylon Murray 75' Con: Herkie Kruger 3', 14', 19', 22', 34', 43', 62' (7/10) Pen: Herkie Kruger 5' (1/1)	Scoreboard^[18]	Try: Baldwin McBean 30' Clinton van Rensburg 35' Justin Peach 67' Con: Justin Peach (0/2) Clinton van Rensburg (0/1) Cards: JJ Pienaar 60'	Referee: Eugene Daniels

Postponed	13 August 2005	Golden Lions	46–17	Blue Bulls	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
	15:00	Try: Marius Schoeman 11' Schalk van der Merwe 26' Schalk Brits 32' Willem Stoltz 45' Wylie Human 67' penalty try 69' Con: Nel Fourie 12', 27', 33', 46' (4/4) Tiaan Snyman 70' (1/2) Pen: Nel Fourie 5', 53' (2/3)	Scoreboard^[19]	Try: John Mametsa 58' Morné Steyn 73' Keegan Fredericks 78' Con: Morné Steyn 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: Sebastian Hilpert 52' Fabian Juries 54' Justin Peach 81' Con: Justin Peach 53', 55', 82' (3/3) Pen: Justin Peach 3', 13', 19', 48', 61' (5/5)	Scoreboard^[20]	Try: Johannes Izak Adolf Saayman 30' Tewis de Bruyn 73' Con: Daniel Philander 31' (1/1) Danie de Beer 74' (1/1) Pen: Daniel Philander 9' (1/1) Cards: Danie Thiart 17' Randile Julies 48' Ashley Buys 77'	Attendance: 500 Referee: Marius Jonker

	5 August 2005	Falcons	28–36	Boland Cavaliers	Bosman Stadium, Brakpan
	19:00	Try: Jacques Nieuwenhuis 25' Frikkie Swart 37' Andre Beer 80' Con: Louis Strydom 26', 38' (2/2) Riaan Viljoen (0/1) Pen: Louis Strydom 6', 47', 56' (3/4) Drop: Riaan Viljoen (0/1)	Scoreboard^[21]	Try: Rayno Benjamin 14', 52' Nicolas Francois Prinsloo 21' Jacques Badenhorst 43', 60' Charl Blom 50' Con: Antonius Verhoeven (0/3) Rennie Dazel 51', 53', 60' (3/3) Pen: Antonius Verhoeven (0/1)	Attendance: 375 Referee: Tappe Henning

	5 August 2005	Blue Bulls	14–18	Sharks	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	19:10	Try: Ettienne Botha 8' Heini Adams 36' Con: Morné Steyn 9', 37' (2/2) Pen: Morné Steyn (0/1) Cards: Adriaan Strauss 79'	Scoreboard^[22]	Try: Henno Mentz 54' Brent Russell 62' Waylon Murray 67' Con: Ruan Pienaar (0/2) Brent Russell (0/1) Pen: Herkie Kruger 15' (1/2)	Attendance: 33,000 Referee: Shaun Veldsman

Bye/s: Golden Lions

Section Y

Round one

	24 June 2005	Griquas	54–12	Griffons	Griqua Park, Kimberley
	19:00	Try: Tiaan Liebenberg 22' Heinrich Stride 24' Alshaun Bock 41', 77' Gareth Krause 57' Duimpie Theron 63' Brendell Brandt 80' Con: Braam van Straaten 23', 42', 58', 64' (4/5) Frederick Barend Prinsloo 78' (1/2) Pen: Braam van Straaten 3', 8', 17' (3/3) Cards: Johan Ackermann 30'	Scoreboard^[23]	Pen: Andries Hough 5', 14', 35' (3/3) Drop: Andries Hough 18' (1/1) Cards: Isak Job 45'	Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Jerome Fortuin

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

	24 June 2005	Pumas	43–56	Leopards	Puma Stadium, Witbank
	19:00	Try: Sam Gerber 29' Giscard Pieters 37', 90' Rudi Britz 41' Jan Hendrik Cloete 73' Jeandre Fourie 85' Con: Casper Steyn 30', 42', 86', 91' (4/5) Jeandre Fourie 74' (1/1) Pen: Casper Steyn 17' (1/1)	Scoreboard^[25]	Try: Jonathan Mokuena 7' Bertus Swanepoel 13' Naas Olivier 24', 64' Anvor Schooney 32', 69' Ronnie Uys 61' Con: Naas Olivier 14', 25', 33', 62', 65', 70' (6/7) Pen: Naas Olivier 21', 80', 89' (3/3) Cards: Ronnie Uys 71'	Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Shaun Veldsman

Bye/s: Border Bulldogs

Round two

	1 July 2005	Western Province	47–22	Griffons	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
	19:10	Try: Tonderai Chavhanga 18' Egon Seconds 23' Chris Rossouw 39' Peter Grant 47' Joe Pietersen 56' Gus Theron 67' Adri Badenhorst 77' Con: Chris Rossouw 24', 48' (2/4) Joe Pietersen 68' (1/3) Pen: Chris Rossouw 28' (1/1) Joe Pietersen 55' (1/1) Drop: Joe Pietersen (0/1)	Scoreboard^[26]	Try: Ockie van Zyl 30' David Johnson 62' Christo van Niekerk 72' Con: Andries Hough 63', 73' (2/3) Pen: Andries Hough 14' (1/1)	Referee: Linston Manuels

	2 July 2005	Free State Cheetahs	54–0	Leopards	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
	15:00	Try: Bian Vermaak 2' Trompie Nontshinga 6', 43' Corniel van Zyl 36' Barend Pieterse 50' Eddie Fredericks 58' Jaco van Schalkwyk 72' MJ Smith 80' Con: Willem de Waal 51', 59' (2/6) MJ Smith 73', 81' (2/2) Pen: Willem de Waal 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 14' Hedley Wessels 20' Duimpie Theron 25' Alshaun Bock 32' Jané Du Toit 50', 58' Cornelis Rautenbach 76' Con: Braam van Straaten 21', 26', 51', 59' (4/6) Frederick Barend Prinsloo 77' (1/1) Pen: Braam van Straaten 6', 42' (2/2)	Scoreboard^[28]	Try: Tiger Mangweni 66' Akona Ndungane 70', 72', 79' Con: Reinhardt Gerber (0/1) Tiger Mangweni 71', 73', 80' (3/3) Pen: Reinhardt Gerber 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: Casper Steyn 22', 24', 33' (3/4)	Scoreboard^[29]	Try: penalty try 30' Dries Scholtz 54' Con: Braam van Straaten 31', 55' (2/2) Pen: Braam van Straaten 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: Anvor Schooney 1', 35' Deon van Rensburg 41' Colin Lloyd 63' Con: Naas Olivier 2', 36', 42' (3/4) Pen: Naas Olivier 9', 48' (2/2) Cards: Jonathan Mokuena 38' Ronnie Uys 73'	Scoreboard^[30]	Try: Egon Seconds 3', 25' Eddie Andrews 32' Hendrik Gerber 39' Bolla Conradie 45' Adri Badenhorst 62' Con: Chris Rossouw 4', 26', 34', 40', 46' (5/6) Pen: Chris Rossouw 71' (1/1)	Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Phillip Anthony Bosch

	9 July 2005	Border Bulldogs	12–18	Free State Cheetahs	Buffalo City Stadium, East London
	17:00	Try: Reinhardt Gerber 11' Akona Ndungane 22' Con: Reinhardt Gerber 23' (1/2) Pen: Reinhardt Gerber (0/1)	Scoreboard^[31]	Pen: Willem de Waal 18', 28', 37', 41', 46', 68' (6/7)	Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Shaun Veldsman

Bye/s: Griffons

Round four

	15 July 2005	Griffons	49–16	Leopards	North West Stadium, Welkom
	19:00	Try: Birtie Powell 8' Martinus Petrus Goosen 11', 30', 79' Oshwell Damons 53' Bernardus van Blerk 58' Con: Andries Hough 9', 12', 31', 54', 59' (5/5) Pen: Andries Hough 4', 24', 60' (3/3) Cards: Jeandrè Mynhardt 59'	Scoreboard^[32]	Try: Ronnie Cooke 71' Con: Naas Olivier 72' (1/1) Pen: Naas Olivier 13', 40', 47' (3/3)

	15 July 2005	Western Province	44–3	Border Bulldogs	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
	19:00	Try: Gus Theron 25' David Hendricks 31' Louis Loubser 39' Egon Seconds 65' Peter Grant 72' Sarel Potgieter 73' Con: Chris Rossouw 26', 32' (2/3) Earl Rose 73', 74' (2/3) Pen: Chris Rossouw 21', 53' (2/2)	Scoreboard^[33]	Pen: Reinhardt Gerber 18' (1/2) Cards: Michael Coetzee 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 29' Ryno van der Merwe 44' Friedrich Lombard 47' Michael Claassens 60' Dewey Floyd Swartbooi 69' Eddie Fredericks 77' Con: Willem de Waal 45', 48', 61' (3/4) MJ Smith 78' (1/2) Pen: Willem de Waal 3', 13', 39' (3/3) Drop: Willem de Waal 25' (1/1)	Scoreboard^[34]	Pen: Casper Steyn 46' (1/1)

Bye/s: Griquas

Round five

	22 July 2005	Pumas	19–37	Western Province	Puma Stadium, Witbank
	19:00	Try: Quintin Geldenhuys 2' Sam Gerber 39' Sinethemba Zweni 49' Con: Casper Steyn 3', 50' (2/2)	Scoreboard^[35]	Try: Earl Rose 33', 37' Sarel Potgieter 43' Zhahier Ryland 58' Con: Chris Rossouw 34', 38', 43', 59' (4/4) Pen: Chris Rossouw 11', 16', 62' (3/3)	Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Tappe Henning

	22 July 2005	Border Bulldogs	24–17	Griffons	Buffalo City Stadium, East London
	19:10	Try: Ryan Pickering 3' Tiger Mangweni 45' James Richards 72' Con: Tiger Mangweni 4', 46', 73' (3/3) Pen: Tiger Mangweni 30' (1/1)	Scoreboard^[36]	Try: Martinus Petrus Goosen 71' Pen: Andries Hough 8', 11', 20', 64' (4/4)	Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Willie Roos

	23 July 2005	Griquas	17–19	Free State Cheetahs	Griqua Park, Kimberley
	13:00	Try: Evan Botha 40' Con: Braam van Straaten (0/1) Pen: Braam van Straaten 4', 24', 37', 67' (4/4)	Scoreboard^[37]	Try: Eddie Fredericks 33' Hendro Scholtz 77' Con: Willem de Waal (0/2) Pen: Willem de Waal 30', 49', 64' (3/3) Cards: Michael Claassens 23'	Referee: Marius Jonker

Bye/s: Leopards

Round six

	29 July 2005	Griffons	19–31	Pumas	North West Stadium, Welkom
	19:00	Try: Martinus Petrus Goosen 9' Con: Andries Hough 10' (1/1) Pen: Andries Hough 4', 8', 25', 60' (4/4) Cards: Ethienne Reynecke 49'	Scoreboard^[38]	Try: Sinethemba Zweni 2' Ashieq Wise 21' Martin Engelbrecht 50' Hyron Thyse 62' Sasha Marot 76' Con: Casper Steyn 2', 22', 76' (3/5)	Referee: Michael Cupido

	29 July 2005	Leopards	52–33	Border Bulldogs	Olën Park, Potchefstroom
	19:00	Try: Retief Uys 1' Jonathan Mokuena 12', 39' Bertus Swanepoel 34' Barry Geel 51' Colin Lloyd 68' Con: Naas Olivier 2', 35', 40', 52', 69' (5/6) Pen: Naas Olivier 6', 10', 24', 28' (4/5)	Scoreboard^[39]	Try: Marcel van der Walt 15' Werner Coetzer 30' James Richards 47' Tiger Mangweni 70' Ryan Pickering 75' Con: Reinhardt Gerber 16', 31', 71', 76' (4/5)	Attendance: 600 Referee: Johann Meuwesen

	29 July 2005	Western Province	42–16	Griquas	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
	19:00	Try: Luke Watson 9', 15' Egon Seconds 27', 50' Pieter Louw 53' Rob Linde 59' Con: Earl Rose 10', 16', 28', 51', 54', 60' (6/6) Pen: Earl Rose (0/1)	Scoreboard^[40]	Try: Jose van Rensburg 74' Con: Braam van Straaten 75' (1/1) Pen: Braam van Straaten 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 25' Marius Visser 79'	Scoreboard^[41]	Try: Johann Friedrich Verster 20' Jannie du Plessis 27' Dewey Floyd Swartbooi 42' Darron Nell 52' Chris Kruger 55' Philip Burger 70' Con: MJ Smith 28', 42', 53', 56', 71' (5/5) Pen: MJ Smith 3' (1/1) Cards: Boela du Plooy 67' Barend Pieterse 79' Chappy van Vliet 79'	Attendance: 500 Referee: Christian (Christie) du Preez

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

	5 August 2005	Border Bulldogs	15–28	Pumas	Buffalo City Stadium, East London
	19:10	Try: James Richards 11' Tiger Mangweni 15' Con: Reinhardt Gerber 16' (1/2) Pen: Reinhardt Gerber 40' (1/1) Drop: Reinhardt Gerber (0/1)	Scoreboard^[43]	Try: Tim Dlulane 18' Sinethemba Zweni 45' Quintin Geldenhuys 48' Grant Bartle 72' Con: Casper Steyn 19', 46', 49' (3/3) Jeandre Fourie 73' (1/1) Cards: Jan Hendrik Cloete 5'	Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Johann Meuwesen

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

Location of teams in 2005 Currie Cup Premier Division

Section X

Section Y

Team	Sponsored Name	Stadium/s	Sponsored Name
2005 Currie Cup Premier Division Section X teams
Blue Bulls	Vodacom Blue Bulls	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Securicor Loftus
Boland Cavaliers	Boland Cavaliers	Boland Stadium, Wellington	Boland Stadium
Golden Lions	Golden Lions	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg	Ellis Park Stadium
Sharks	Sharks	Kings Park Stadium, Durban	ABSA Stadium

2005 Currie Cup Premier Division Section Y teams
Team	Sponsored Name	Stadium/s	Sponsored Name
Free State Cheetahs	Vodacom Cheetahs	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein	Vodacom Park
Griquas	Wildeklawer Griquas	Griqua Park, Kimberley	ABSA Park
Leopards	Leopards	Olën Park, Potchefstroom	Olën Park
Western Province	Investec Western Province	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town	Newlands Stadium

Logs

Pos	Team	Pl	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
2005 Currie Cup Premier Division Section X Log
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 2', 37', 44', 55' Adrian Jacobs 17', 35' Steven Sykes 25' Waylon Murray 46', 79' Con: Ruan Pienaar 18', 38', 45', 56' (4/8) Brett Hennessey 80' (1/1)	Scoreboard^[45]	Try: Colin Lloyd 62' Coenraad Groenewald 73' Con: Naas Olivier 63', 74' (2/2) Pen: Naas Olivier 13' (1/2)	Referee: Jerome Fortuin

	20 August 2005	Boland Cavaliers	29–22	Western Province	Boland Stadium, Wellington
	15:00	Try: Henk Eksteen 5' Jongi Nokwe 11', 50' Rennie Dazel 44' Con: Charl Blom 12', 45', 51' (3/4) Drop: Antonius Verhoeven 81' (1/1)	Scoreboard^[46]	Try: Adri Badenhorst 26' Gus Theron 66' Zhahier Ryland 82', 84' Con: Earl Rose (0/1) Chris Rossouw 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 13' Cobus Grobbelaar 52' Jorrie Muller 60' Rudolf Coetzee 65' Wylie Human 69', 74', 83' Con: Nel Fourie 14' (1/2) Tiaan Snyman 61', 66', 70', 75', 84' (5/5) Pen: Nel Fourie 1', 34' (2/2)	Scoreboard^[47]	Try: MJ Mentz 7' Con: Braam van Straaten (0/1) Pen: Braam van Straaten 27', 30' (2/4)	Attendance: 5,235 Referee: Tappe Henning

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

Round two

	26 August 2005	Leopards	21–37	Golden Lions	Olën Park, Potchefstroom
	19:10	Try: Ronnie Cooke 22', 65' Colin Lloyd 52' Con: Naas Olivier 23', 52', 66' (3/3)	Scoreboard^[49]	Try: Roland Bernard 2' Lukas van Biljon 19' Kleinjan Tromp 43' Conrad Jantjes 55' Gerhard Vosloo 74' Con: Tiaan Snyman 3', 20', 57' (3/4) Nel Fourie (0/1) Pen: Tiaan Snyman 27' (1/2) Drop: Tiaan Snyman 15' (1/1)	Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Linston Manuels

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

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

	27 August 2005	Western Province	10–18	Blue Bulls	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
	17:00	Try: Gus Theron 73' Con: Earl Rose 74' (1/1) Pen: Chris Rossouw 44' (1/4) Earl Rose (0/1)	Scoreboard^[52]	Try: Heini Adams 25' John Mametsa 67' Con: Morné Steyn 68' (1/2) Pen: Morné Steyn 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 26', 29', 43' Johan Wasserman 34' Pedrie Wannenburg 39', 56' John Mametsa 61' Johan Roets 71' Akona Ndungane 76' Con: Morné Steyn 27', 30', 35', 40', 44', 57', 62' (7/7) Derick Hougaard 72', 77' (2/2) Pen: Morné Steyn 2', 13' (2/2) Cards: Pedrie Wannenburg 25'	Scoreboard^[53]	Try: Naas Olivier 48' Naude Beukes 65' Anvor Schooney 78' Con: Naas Olivier 49', 66', 79' (3/3) Pen: Naas Olivier 26' (1/3) Cards: André Swanepoel 33'	Attendance: 0 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan

	3 September 2005	Boland Cavaliers	20–36	Griquas	Boland Stadium, Wellington
	15:00	Try: Tommy Dixon 32' Jongi Nokwe 45' Rayno Benjamin 62' Con: Justin Peach 63' (1/3) Pen: Justin Peach 10' (1/3)	Scoreboard^[54]	Try: Dries Scholtz 12' Vuyani Dlomo 30', 58' Gareth Krause 76' Con: Quintin Jean van Tonder (0/1) Tiger Mangweni 31', 59' (2/3) Pen: Quintin Jean van Tonder 5' (1/2) Tiger Mangweni 23', 25', 54' (3/4) Drop: Quintin Jean van Tonder (0/1)	Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Deon van Blommestein

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

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

Round four

	9 September 2005	Leopards	50–47	Boland Cavaliers	Olën Park, Potchefstroom
	19:10	Try: Frans Conradie 7' Ronnie Cooke 15' Gunder Williamson 20' Naas Olivier 49' Jonathan Mokuena 52', 80' Deon van Rensburg 76' Con: Naas Olivier 8', 16', 50', 53', 77', 81' (6/7) Pen: Naas Olivier 28' (1/1)	Scoreboard^[57]	Try: Rayno Benjamin 2', 70' Justin Peach 12' Jongi Nokwe 33', 73' Charl Blom 58' Con: Justin Peach 13', 34', 59', 71' (4/6) Pen: Justin Peach 17', 37', 68' (3/4) Drop: Antonius Verhoeven (0/1)	Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Jerome Fortuin

	10 September 2005	Free State Cheetahs	20–31	Golden Lions	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
	15:00	Try: Trompie Nontshinga 34' Juan Smith 68' Con: Willem de Waal 35' (1/1) Meyer Bosman 69' (1/1) Pen: Willem de Waal 24', 40' (2/3) Drop: Willem de Waal (0/1)	Scoreboard^[58]	Try: Jorrie Muller 1', 20' Wikus van Heerden 29' Wayne Julies 47' Con: André Pretorius 2', 21', 30', 48' (4/4) Pen: André Pretorius (0/1) Drop: André Pretorius 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: Vuyani Dlomo 13', 57' Tiger Mangweni 68' Kobus Grobbelaar 98' Con: Quintin Jean van Tonder 14', 69' (2/3) Braam van Straaten (0/1) Pen: Quintin Jean van Tonder 25' (1/2) Drop: Quintin Jean van Tonder 8' (1/1)	Scoreboard^[59]	Try: JP Nel 17' Akona Ndungane 21' Anton Leonard 27' Pedrie Wannenburg 37', 45' Bryan Habana 51' Fourie du Preez 62' Derick Hougaard 89' Con: Morné Steyn 22', 52', 63' (3/7) Derick Hougaard (0/1) Pen: Morné Steyn 72' (1/1)	Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Shaun Veldsman

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

Round five

	16 September 2005	Golden Lions	44–27	Leopards	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
	19:10	Try: James van der Walt 6', 47' Wayne Julies 25' Wikus van Heerden 61' Jaque Fourie 78' Con: Nel Fourie 7', 26', 48' (3/3) André Pretorius 62', 79' (2/2) Pen: Nel Fourie 22', 43' (2/3) André Pretorius 73' (1/1) Drop: Nel Fourie (0/1)	Scoreboard^[61]	Try: Ronnie Cooke 19' André Swanepoel 42' Con: Pieter Jordaan 20' (1/2) Pen: Pieter Jordaan 14', 34', 56', 68' (4/4) Colin Lloyd 29' (1/1) Cards: Frans Conradie 72'	Attendance: 3,097 Referee: Tappe Henning

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

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

	17 September 2005	Blue Bulls	39–3	Western Province	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	17:00	Try: Danie Rossouw 24' Pedrie Wannenburg 32' Johan Roets 44' Akona Ndungane 64' John Mametsa 71' Con: Derick Hougaard 25', 33', 45', 72' (4/5) Pen: Derick Hougaard 18', 36' (2/2) Drop: Derick Hougaard (0/1)	Scoreboard^[64]	Pen: Peter Grant 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 24' Earl Rose 47' Tonderai Chavhanga 55' De Wet Barry 66' Jean de Villiers 74', 77' Con: Peter Grant 25', 48', 67', 75' (4/5) Earl Rose (0/1) Pen: Peter Grant 6', 12', 27' (3/6)	Scoreboard^[65]	Try: Rayno Benjamin 7' Con: Justin Peach 8' (1/1) Pen: Justin Peach 15', 19' (2/2) Cards: Fabian Brandt 73'	Attendance: 10,456 Referee: Marius Jonker

	24 September 2005	Griquas	28–33	Golden Lions	Griqua Park, Kimberley
	15:00	Try: Neil Powell 16' MJ Mentz 37' Jané Du Toit 54' Braam van Straaten 58' Con: Braam van Straaten 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 12' Wylie Human 33' Willem Stoltz 64' Con: André Pretorius (0/3) Pen: André Pretorius 8', 51', 72' (3/5) Drop: André Pretorius 39', 42', 79' (3/3) Cards: Pietman van Niekerk 60'	Attendance: 1,300 Referee: Jerome Fortuin

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

	24 September 2005	Free State Cheetahs	22–26	Blue Bulls	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
	17:00	Try: Ryno van der Merwe 29' Con: Willem de Waal 30' (1/1) Pen: Willem de Waal 6', 22', 25', 47', 50' (5/6)	Scoreboard^[68]	Try: Wynand Olivier 18' Bryan Habana 40' Con: Derick Hougaard 19', 41' (2/2) Pen: Derick Hougaard 11', 33', 53', 72' (4/5) Drop: Derick Hougaard (0/1) Cards: Danie Rossouw 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 4' Gary Botha 18' Wynand Olivier 26' Akona Ndungane 32' Bakkies Botha 38', 50' Danie Rossouw 57', 65' Con: Morné Steyn 5', 19', 27', 33', 39', 51', 58', 66' (8/8) Pen: Morné Steyn 9' (1/1)	Scoreboard^[69]	Con: Quintin van Tonder (0/1)	Attendance: 16,114 Referee: Willie Roos

	1 October 2005	Boland Cavaliers	39–26	Leopards	Boland Stadium, Wellington
	15:00	Try: Rayno Benjamin 3' Jaco Engels 6' Kobus Meintjes 27' Antonius Verhoeven 36' Justin Peach 52' Con: Justin Peach 4', 28', 37', 53' (4/5) Pen: Justin Peach 22', 45' (2/3) Cards: Antonius Verhoeven 45'	Scoreboard^[70]	Try: Ronnie Cooke 72' Deon van Rensburg 74' Pellow van der Westhuizen 87' Ronnie Uys 94' Con: Naas Olivier 73', 88', 95' (3/4) Cards: Retief Uys 31' Colin Lloyd 45'	Attendance: 900 Referee: Marius Jonker

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

	1 October 2005	Golden Lions	37–36	Free State Cheetahs	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
	17:00	Try: Wayne Julies 31' Schalk Brits 52' Grant Esterhuizen 55' Cobus Grobbelaar 64' Con: André Pretorius 32', 53', 56', 65' (4/4) Pen: André Pretorius 28' (1/1) Drop: André Pretorius 17', 45' (2/3)	Scoreboard^[72]	Try: Bevin Fortuin 4', 13' Barend Pieterse 59' CJ van der Linde 74' Barry Goodes 75' Con: Willem de Waal 5', 60', 75', 76' (4/5) Pen: Willem de Waal 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 3' Frans Viljoen 10', 80' Dries Scholtz 56' Con: Frederick Barend Prinsloo 4', 11', 57' (3/3) Dries Scholtz (0/1) Pen: Frederick Barend Prinsloo (0/1) Cards: Frederick Barend Prinsloo 33'	Scoreboard^[73]	Try: Rayno Benjamin 5', 43' Henk Eksteen 39' Charl Blom 70' Con: Justin Peach 6', 40', 44', 71' (4/4) Pen: Justin Peach 13', 34', 52' (3/6)	Attendance: 500 Referee: Craig Joubert

	7 October 2005	Leopards	10–61	Blue Bulls	Olympia Park, Rustenburg
	19:10	Try: André Swanepoel 18' Con: Naas Olivier 19' (1/1) Pen: Naas Olivier 8' (1/1) Drop: Naas Olivier (0/1) Cards: Gunder Williamson 61'	Scoreboard^[74]	Try: Fourie du Preez 2', 34' Wynand Olivier 14' Johan Roets 20', 64' JP Nel 28' Jacques Cronjé 44', 69' Tim Dlulane 62' Morné Steyn 78' Con: Morné Steyn 15', 21', 35' (3/8) Derick Hougaard 79' (1/2) Pen: Derick Hougaard 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 65' Trompie Nontshinga 72' Con: Meyer Bosman 66', 73' (2/2) Pen: Meyer Bosman 4' (1/3) Drop: Falie Oelschig (0/1)	Scoreboard^[75]	Pen: Ruan Pienaar 15' (1/2)	Referee: Shaun Veldsman

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

Semi-finals

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

	15 October 2005	Blue Bulls	31–23	Golden Lions	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	17:00	Try: Pedrie Wannenburg 37' Anton Leonard 47' Akona Ndungane 61' Con: Morné Steyn 38', 62' (2/3) Pen: Morné Steyn 25', 29', 39', 84' (4/5) Drop: Morné Steyn (0/1)	Scoreboard^[78]	Try: Wayne Julies 11', 34' Con: André Pretorius 12', 35' (2/2) Pen: André Pretorius 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 56' Con: Morné Steyn 57' (1/1) Pen: Morné Steyn 2', 11', 43', 60' (4/5) Derick Hougaard 79' (1/1) Drop: Johan Roets 26' (1/1) Derick Hougaard (0/1) Cards: Victor Matfield 40' Bryan Habana 74'	Scoreboard^[79]	Try: Bevin Fortuin 84' Meyer Bosman 87' Con: Willem de Waal 85', 88' (2/2) Pen: Willem de Waal 14', 24', 29', 65', 81' (5/7) Drop: Willem de Waal (0/2) Cards: Os du Randt 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]

All point scorers
No	Player	Team	T	C	P	DG	Pts
1	Willem de Waal	Free State Cheetahs	1	17	27	0	120
2	Morné Steyn	Blue Bulls	2	27	18	0	118
3	Justin Peach	Boland Cavaliers	3	15	14	0	87
4	Peter Grant	Western Province	1	16	14	0	79
5	Naas Olivier	Leopards	3	22	4	0	71
6	André Pretorius	Golden Lions	0	13	8	6	68
7	Ruan Pienaar	Sharks	2	9	7	0	49
8	Derick Hougaard	Blue Bulls	1	9	8	0	47
9	Percy Montgomery	Sharks	0	9	8	0	42
10	Rayno Benjamin	Boland Cavaliers	8	0	0	0	40
11	Braam van Straaten	Griquas	1	5	7	0	36
12	Zhahier Ryland	Western Province	7	0	0	0	35
13	Tiaan Snyman	Golden Lions	0	9	4	1	33
14	Akona Ndungane	Blue Bulls	6	0	0	0	30
	Pedrie Wannenburg	Blue Bulls	6	0	0	0	30
	Ronnie Cooke	Leopards	6	0	0	0	30
17	Nel Fourie	Golden Lions	0	6	5	0	27
18	Jean de Villiers	Western Province	5	0	0	0	25
	Jongi Nokwe	Boland Cavaliers	5	0	0	0	25
	Trompie Nontshinga	Free State Cheetahs	5	0	0	0	25
	Wayne Julies	Golden Lions	5	0	0	0	25
22	Johan Roets	Blue Bulls	4	0	0	1	23
23	Meyer Bosman	Free State Cheetahs	1	4	3	0	22
24	Deon van Rensburg	Leopards	4	0	0	0	20
	Henno Mentz	Sharks	4	0	0	0	20
	Jorrie Muller	Golden Lions	4	0	0	0	20
	JP Pietersen	Sharks	4	0	0	0	20
	Vuyani Dlomo	Griquas	4	0	0	0	20
	Wylie Human	Golden Lions	4	0	0	0	20
	Wynand Olivier	Blue Bulls	4	0	0	0	20
	Earl Rose	Western Province	1	3	3	0	20
32	Tiger Mangweni	Griquas	1	2	3	0	18
32	Quintin van Tonder	Griquas	0	3	2	2	18
34	Charl Blom	Boland Cavaliers	2	3	0	0	16
35	Adrian Jacobs	Sharks	3	0	0	0	15
	Bevin Fortuin	Free State Cheetahs	3	0	0	0	15
	Conrad Jantjes	Golden Lions	3	0	0	0	15
	Danie Rossouw	Blue Bulls	3	0	0	0	15
	Eddie Fredericks	Free State Cheetahs	3	0	0	0	15
	Egon Seconds	Western Province	3	0	0	0	15
	Fourie du Preez	Blue Bulls	3	0	0	0	15
	Frans Viljoen	Griquas	3	0	0	0	15
	John Mametsa	Blue Bulls	3	0	0	0	15
	JP Nel	Blue Bulls	3	0	0	0	15
	Marius Delport	Blue Bulls	3	0	0	0	15
	MJ Mentz	Griquas	3	0	0	0	15
	Waylon Murray	Sharks	3	0	0	0	15
48	Pieter Jordaan	Leopards	0	1	4	0	14
49	Colin Lloyd	Leopards	2	0	1	0	13
50	Anton Leonard	Blue Bulls	2	0	0	0	10
	Bakkies Botha	Blue Bulls	2	0	0	0	10
	Barend Pieterse	Free State Cheetahs	2	0	0	0	10
	Bertus Swanepoel	Leopards	2	0	0	0	10
	Brent Russell	Sharks	2	0	0	0	10
	Bryan Habana	Blue Bulls	2	0	0	0	10
	Cobus Grobbelaar	Golden Lions	2	0	0	0	10
	De Wet Barry	Western Province	2	0	0	0	10
	Dries Scholtz	Griquas	2	0	0	0	10
	Grant Rees	Sharks	2	0	0	0	10
	Gus Theron	Western Province	2	0	0	0	10
	Henk Eksteen	Boland Cavaliers	2	0	0	0	10
	Jaco Engels	Boland Cavaliers	2	0	0	0	10
	Jacques Cronjé	Blue Bulls	2	0	0	0	10
	James van der Walt	Golden Lions	2	0	0	0	10
	Jaque Fourie	Golden Lions	2	0	0	0	10
	John Smit	Sharks	2	0	0	0	10
	Jonathan Mokuena	Leopards	2	0	0	0	10
	Ryno van der Merwe	Free State Cheetahs	2	0	0	0	10
	Tonderai Chavhanga	Western Province	2	0	0	0	10
	Trevor Leota	Free State Cheetahs	2	0	0	0	10
	Wikus van Heerden	Golden Lions	2	0	0	0	10
72	Antonius Verhoeven	Boland Cavaliers	1	0	0	1	8
73	Ederich Prinsloo	Griquas	0	3	0	0	6
74	Adri Badenhorst	Western Province	1	0	0	0	5
	Albert van den Berg	Sharks	1	0	0	0	5
	Anvor Schooney	Leopards	1	0	0	0	5
	Barry Geel	Leopards	1	0	0	0	5
	Barry Goodes	Free State Cheetahs	1	0	0	0	5
	Bolla Conradie	Western Province	1	0	0	0	5
	Cedric Mkhize	Sharks	1	0	0	0	5
	CJ van der Linde	Free State Cheetahs	1	0	0	0	5
	Coenraad Groenewald	Leopards	1	0	0	0	5
	Corniel van Zyl	Free State Cheetahs	1	0	0	0	5
	Danie Saayman	Sharks	1	0	0	0	5
	Deon Carstens	Sharks	1	0	0	0	5
	Dirk Louw	Sharks	1	0	0	0	5
	Eddie Andrews	Western Province	1	0	0	0	5
	Frans Conradie	Leopards	1	0	0	0	5
	Gareth Krause	Griquas	1	0	0	0	5
	Gary Botha	Blue Bulls	1	0	0	0	5
	Gerhard Vosloo	Golden Lions	1	0	0	0	5
	Gio Aplon	Western Province	1	0	0	0	5
	Graig Davidson	Sharks	1	0	0	0	5
	Grant Esterhuizen	Golden Lions	1	0	0	0	5
	Gunder Williamson	Leopards	1	0	0	0	5
	Heini Adams	Blue Bulls	1	0	0	0	5
	Hendrik Gerber	Western Province	1	0	0	0	5
	Hendro Scholtz	Free State Cheetahs	1	0	0	0	5
	Henley du Plessis	Boland Cavaliers	1	0	0	0	5
	Jaco Hanekom	Leopards	1	0	0	0	5
	Jaco Gouws	Sharks	1	0	0	0	5
	Kobus Meintjes	Boland Cavaliers	1	0	0	0	5
	Jacques Botes	Sharks	1	0	0	0	5
	Jané Du Toit	Griquas	1	0	0	0	5
	Joe van Niekerk	Western Province	1	0	0	0	5
	Johan Ackermann	Griquas	1	0	0	0	5
	Johan Wasserman	Blue Bulls	1	0	0	0	5
	Juan Smith	Free State Cheetahs	1	0	0	0	5
	Kleinjan Tromp	Golden Lions	1	0	0	0	5
	Kobus Grobbelaar	Griquas	1	0	0	0	5
	Lukas van Biljon	Golden Lions	1	0	0	0	5
	Marius Hurter	Golden Lions	1	0	0	0	5
	Naude Beukes	Leopards	1	0	0	0	5
	Neil de Kock	Western Province	1	0	0	0	5
	Neil Powell	Griquas	1	0	0	0	5
	Oginga Siwundla	Golden Lions	1	0	0	0	5
	Ollie le Roux	Free State Cheetahs	1	0	0	0	5
	Pellow van der Westhuizen	Leopards	1	0	0	0	5
	Petrus Cornelius Nel	Leopards	1	0	0	0	5
	Piet van Zyl	Boland Cavaliers	1	0	0	0	5
	Rennie Dazel	Boland Cavaliers	1	0	0	0	5
	Roland Bernard	Golden Lions	1	0	0	0	5
	Ronnie Uys	Leopards	1	0	0	0	5
	Rudolf Coetzee	Golden Lions	1	0	0	0	5
	Schalk Brits	Golden Lions	1	0	0	0	5
	Steven Sykes	Sharks	1	0	0	0	5
	Tim Dlulane	Blue Bulls	1	0	0	0	5
	Tommy Dixon	Boland Cavaliers	1	0	0	0	5
	Willem Stoltz	Golden Lions	1	0	0	0	5
	Chris Rossouw	Western Province	0	1	1	0	5
131	MJ Smith	Free State Cheetahs	0	0	1	0	3
132	Brett Hennessey	Sharks	0	1	0	0	2
132	Rob Linde	Western Province	0	1	0	0	2

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

Location of teams in 2005 Currie Cup First Division

Section X

Section Y

Team	Sponsored Name	Stadium/s	Sponsored Name
2005 Currie Cup First Division Section X teams
Falcons	AMD Falcons	Bosman Stadium, Brakpan	Bosman Stadium
Mighty Elephants	Mighty Elephants	EPRU Stadium, Port Elizabeth	EPRU Stadium
SWD Eagles	SWD Eagles	Outeniqua Park, George	Outeniqua Park

2005 Currie Cup qualifying round Section Y teams
Team	Sponsored Name	Stadium/s	Sponsored Name
Border Bulldogs	Border Bulldogs	Buffalo City Stadium, East London	ABSA Stadium
Griffons	Griffons	North West Stadium, Welkom	North West Stadium
Pumas	@lantic Pumas	Puma Stadium, Witbank	@lantic Park

Logs

Pos	Team	Pl	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
2005 Currie Cup First Division Section X Log
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: Wayne Bennett 9' Fabian Juries 31', 46' Wayne van Heerden 41' Baldwin McBean 53', 80' Willie Bower 55' Dean Hopp 78' Con: Chris Jonck 32', 47', 56' (3/6) Monwabisi Mdyesha 79', 81' (2/2) Pen: Chris Jonck 5', 19' (2/2)	Scoreboard^[82]	Try: Ockie van Zyl 13' Andries Hough 37', 67' Con: Andries Hough 14', 38', 68' (3/3)	Attendance: 500 Referee: Louis Mzomba

	20 August 2005	Falcons	34–28	Border Bulldogs	Bosman Stadium, Brakpan
	15:00	Try: Jacques Nieuwenhuis 6' Willem Slabbert 50', 67' Louis Strydom 59' Con: Louis Strydom 7', 51', 60', 67' (4/4) Riaan Viljoen (0/1) Pen: Louis Strydom 15', 20' (2/3) Drop: Louis Strydom (0/1) Cards: Tenk Hendriks 25' Gustav Japhta 74'	Scoreboard^[83]	Try: Josh Fowles 11' Ian Fihlani 13' Fergus Kennedy 75' Con: Tiger Mangweni 12', 14' (2/3) Pen: Tiger Mangweni 3', 42', 61' (3/3) Cards: Zolani Mofu 29'	Attendance: 300 Referee: Christie du Preez

	20 August 2005	SWD Eagles	35–38	Pumas	Outeniqua Park, George
	15:00	Try: Davon Raubenheimer 26' Ashwin Scott 46' Con: Danie de Beer 27', 47' (2/2) Pen: Danie de Beer 2', 6', 15', 17', 24', 61' (6/7) Drop: Danie de Beer 28' (1/1)	Scoreboard^[84]	Try: Duane Vermeulen 12' Pierre du Toit 21' Donovan Raw 38' Sean Johnson 66' penalty try 74' Con: Casper Steyn 12', 22', 38' (3/3) Jeandre Fourie 67', 74' (2/2) Pen: Casper Steyn 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 15' Ashieq Wise 22' Jan Hendrik Cloete 45' Donovan Raw 50' Sasha Marot 72' Con: Jeandre Fourie 16', 23' (2/3) Donovan Raw 51' (1/1) Casper Steyn 73' (1/1) Pen: Jeandre Fourie 40' (1/3)	Scoreboard^[85]	Try: Fabian Juries 3', 28' Con: Chris Jonck 4', 29' (2/2) Pen: Chris Jonck 17', 24', 39', 66', 80' (5/6)	Attendance: 400 Referee: Eugene Daniels

	26 August 2005	Border Bulldogs	41–48	SWD Eagles	Buffalo City Stadium, East London
	19:10	Try: Fergus Kennedy 31' Ian Fihlani 47' Josh Fowles 60' Braden Ferreira 69' Michael Coetzee 73' Con: Reinhardt Gerber 32', 48', 61', 70', 74' (5/5) Pen: Reinhardt Gerber 18', 38' (2/2)	Scoreboard^[86]	Try: Evert Kleynhaus 1', 67' Tewis de Bruyn 45' Bossie Clarke 50', 54' Con: Danie de Beer 2', 46', 51', 68' (4/5) Pen: Danie de Beer 25', 27', 29', 42', 63' (5/5)	Attendance: 800 Referee: Pieter de Bruin

	27 August 2005	Griffons	20–39	Falcons	North West Stadium, Welkom
	16:00	Try: Jaun de Wit 11' Ockie van Zyl 36' Con: Andries Hough 12', 37' (2/2) Pen: Andries Hough 5', 10' (2/2) Cards: Jeandrè Mynhardt 15'	Scoreboard^[87]	Try: Brendon April 22', 54', 65' Willem Slabbert 46' Piet Krause 75' Con: Louis Strydom 23', 47', 55', 66' (4/5) Pen: Louis Strydom 3', 63' (2/2)	Referee: Christie du Preez

Round three

	2 September 2005	Mighty Elephants	17–9	Border Bulldogs	EPRU Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	19:00	Try: Basil de Doncker 13' Ayanda Sam Willard 32' Con: Chris Jonck 14', 33' (2/2) Pen: Chris Jonck 77' (1/3) Cards: Wayne van Heerden 63' Dean Hopp 63'	Scoreboard^[88]	Pen: Dru Nicky Nass 52', 57' (2/2) Oliver Peter Fowles 71' (1/1) Cards: James Richards 22' Michael Coetzee 63' Zolani Mofu 63'	Referee: Jerome America

	3 September 2005	SWD Eagles	33–26	Griffons	Outeniqua Park, George
	15:15	Try: Johannes Izak Adolf Saayman 33' Daniel Philander 47' Spencer Pearson Wakeling 75' Con: Dirk Johannes Snyman 34', 48', 76' (3/3) Pen: Dirk Johannes Snyman 39', 63', 71' (3/3) Drop: Dirk Johannes Snyman 6' (1/2) Cards: Barry Jacobsz 59'	Scoreboard^[89]	Try: Oshwell Damons 4' Martinus Petrus Goosen 22' Viliami Vunipola 27' Jep Ras 50' Con: Andries Hough 23', 28', 51' (3/4) Cards: Hein Edwards 13' Schalk Jacobus de Klerk 58'	Attendance: 700 Referee: Johann Meuwesen

	3 September 2005	Falcons	25–18	Pumas	Bosman Stadium, Brakpan
	16:00	Try: Brendon April 10' Frikkie Swart 43' Tenk Hendriks 57' Con: Louis Strydom 11', 58' (2/3) Pen: Louis Strydom 30', 71' (2/2) Drop: Louis Strydom (0/2) Cards: Riaan Hefer 73'	Scoreboard^[90]	Try: Duane Vermeulen 70' Hyron Thyse 78' Con: Jeandre Fourie (0/1) Casper Steyn 79' (1/1) Pen: Casper Steyn 38', 50' (2/2) Drop: Casper Steyn (0/1)	Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Eugene Daniels

Round four

	9 September 2005	Border Bulldogs	36–37	Falcons	Buffalo City Stadium, East London
	19:00	Try: Josh Fowles 4' Braden Ferreira 39' James Richards 59' Delarey du Preez 67' Zolani Mofu 74' Con: James Richards 5', 40' (2/2) Reinhardt Gerber 60', 75' (2/3) Pen: James Richards 25' (1/1) Reinhardt Gerber (0/2)	Scoreboard^[91]	Try: Tenk Hendriks 8' Jaco Strachan 32' Jacques Booysen 78' Con: Louis Strydom 33', 79' (2/3) Pen: Louis Strydom 12', 16', 46', 52', 64', 93' (6/7)	Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Allister van Wyk

	9 September 2005	Griffons	63–33	Mighty Elephants	North West Stadium, Welkom
	19:00	Try: Ockie van Zyl 4' Jaun de Wit 6', 51' Collen Radebe 11', 13' Christo van Niekerk 32' Jeandrè Mynhardt 59' Martinus Petrus Goosen 71' Con: Andries Hough 5', 7', 14', 33', 52', 60', 72' (7/8) Pen: Andries Hough 20', 23', 30' (3/4) Drop: Andries Hough (0/1)	Scoreboard^[92]	Try: Baldwin McBean 15', 39' Michael Vermaak 28' Clinton van Rensburg 37' Barend du Plessis 45' Con: Chris Jonck 16', 29', 38', 46' (4/5)	Referee: Deon van Blommestein

	10 September 2005	Pumas	42–25	SWD Eagles	Puma Stadium, Witbank
	16:00	Try: Duane Vermeulen 12' Francois Visser 18' Hyron Thyse 49' Jan Hendrik Cloete 80' Sean Johnson 86' Con: Casper Steyn 14', 18', 81', 86' (4/5) Pen: Casper Steyn 3', 57', 61' (3/3)	Scoreboard^[93]	Try: Johannes Izak Adolf Saayman 27' Valentine van Wyk 42' Bossie Clarke 76' Con: Dirk Johannes Snyman 28', 43' (2/3) Pen: Dirk Johannes Snyman 17', 32' (2/3) Cards: Davon Raubenheimer 60'	Attendance: 800 Referee: Christie du Preez

Round five

	17 September 2005	SWD Eagles	37–36	Border Bulldogs	Outeniqua Park, George
	15:00	Try: Jeremy Plaatjies 12' Morne Kruger 40' Warren Malgas 65' Ashley Buys 74' Valentine van Wyk 76' Con: Dirk Johannes Snyman 13' (1/2) Daniel Philander 75', 76' (2/3) Pen: Dirk Johannes Snyman (0/1) Daniel Philander 51', 78' (2/2) Drop: Dirk Johannes Snyman (0/1)	Scoreboard^[94]	Try: Braden Ferreira 7', 31' Stephan Britz 29', 58' Ian Fihlani 34' Con: James Richards 30', 32', 35', 59' (4/5) Pen: James Richards 53' (1/2)	Attendance: 200 Referee: Phillip Anthony Bosch

	17 September 2005	Falcons	30–39	Griffons	Bosman Stadium, Brakpan
	16:00	Try: Jacques Booysen 17' Riaan Hefer 31', 34' Con: Riaan Viljoen 18', 32', 35' (3/3) Pen: Riaan Viljoen 47' (1/3) Louis Strydom 57', 62' (2/2) Cards: Trevor Crouse 42'	Scoreboard^[95]	Try: Martinus Petrus Goosen 20' Jeandrè Mynhardt 43' Collen Radebe 48' Tobela Mdaka 55' Gert Ignatius van Rooyen 59' Con: Andries Hough 21', 44', 49', 56' (4/5) Pen: Andries Hough 3', 69' (2/2)	Attendance: 220 Referee: Willie Roos

	17 September 2005	Mighty Elephants	20–31	Pumas	EPRU Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	16:30	Try: Fabian Juries 4' Baldwin McBean 80' Con: Chris Jonck 5', 81' (2/2) Pen: Chris Jonck 17', 43' (2/4) Cards: Willie Bower 39'	Scoreboard^[96]	Try: Sasha Marot 62' Jan Hendrik Cloete 66' Hyron Thyse 78' Con: Casper Steyn 67', 79' (2/3) Pen: Casper Steyn 7', 13', 46', 57' (4/5) Jeandre Fourie (0/1) Drop: Jeandre Fourie (0/1)	Attendance: 300 Referee: Louis Mzomba

Round six

	23 September 2005	Pumas	20–25	Falcons	Puma Stadium, Witbank
	19:00	Try: Sasha Marot 14' Casper Steyn 57' Con: Casper Steyn 15', 58' (2/2) Pen: Casper Steyn 6', 62' (2/3) Cards: Hannes Franklin 27'	Scoreboard^[97]	Try: Dean Okkers 15' Brendon April 18' Frikkie Swart 73' Con: Louis Strydom 16', 19' (2/3) Pen: Louis Strydom 9', 31' (2/3) Cards: Gert-Andries van der Merwe 27'	Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Pieter de Bruin

	23 September 2005	Border Bulldogs	20–32	Mighty Elephants	Buffalo City Stadium, East London
	19:10	Try: Braden Ferreira 9' Zolani Mofu 40' Delarey du Preez 52' Con: James Richards 41' (1/2) Thembani Mkokeli (0/1) Pen: James Richards 66' (1/3) Cards: Zolani Mofu 70' Ian Fihlani 74'	Scoreboard^[98]	Try: Bertus Smit 17' JJ Pienaar 48' Ayanda Sam Willard 59' Barend du Plessis 75' Con: Chris Jonck 18' (1/2) Monwabisi Mdyesha 60', 76' (2/2) Pen: Chris Jonck (0/2) Monwabisi Mdyesha 70', 86' (2/2) Drop: Monwabisi Mdyesha (0/1) Cards: Willie Bower 30' Sebastian Hilpert 66'	Attendance: 500 Referee: Stuart Berry

	24 September 2005	Griffons	58–15	SWD Eagles	North West Stadium, Welkom
	16:00	Try: Gert Ignatius van Rooyen 10' Christo van Niekerk 24', 80' Ockie van Zyl 32' Schalk Jacobus de Klerk 42' Tobela Mdaka 70' Ethienne Reynecke 74' Collen Radebe 75' Con: Andries Hough 24', 42' (2/4) Jaco Steenberg 70', 74', 75', 80' (4/4) Pen: Andries Hough 1', 22' (2/3)	Scoreboard^[99]	Try: Bossie Clarke 7' Valentine van Wyk 16' Bennie van Vuuren 66' Con: Daniel Philander (0/2) Dirk Johannes Snyman (0/1) Cards: Bennie van Vuuren 76'	Attendance: 500 Referee: Cobus Wessels

Semi-finals

	30 September 2005	Pumas	40–27	Griffons	Puma Stadium, Witbank
	19:00	Try: Hyron Thyse 20' Riaan van der Merwe 60' Jeandre Fourie 73' Hannes Franklin 77' Con: Casper Steyn 21', 61', 73', 77' (4/4) Pen: Casper Steyn 3', 27', 36', 51' (4/4) Drop: Casper Steyn (0/1)	Scoreboard^[100]	Try: Gert Ignatius van Rooyen 16' Tobela Mdaka 65' Ethienne Reynecke 87' Con: Andries Hough 17', 66', 88' (3/3) Pen: Andries Hough 9', 39' (2/2) Drop: Viliami Vunipola (0/1)	Attendance: 600 Referee: Linston Manuels

	1 October 2005	Falcons	35–31	Mighty Elephants	Bosman Stadium, Brakpan
	16:00	Try: Jacques Nieuwenhuis 13' Piet Krause 25' Dean Okkers 59' Riaan Viljoen 70' Con: Louis Strydom 13', 25', 59' (3/4) Pen: Louis Strydom 9', 40', 75' (3/4)	Scoreboard^[101]	Try: Ayanda Sam Willard 4' Baldwin McBean 32' Elroy Ligman 45' Wayne van Heerden 53' Con: Chris Jonck 4', 32', 45', 53' (4/4) Pen: Chris Jonck 18' (1/1)	Attendance: 400 Referee: Deon van Blommestein

Final

	14 October 2005	Falcons	16–25	Pumas	Bosman Stadium, Brakpan
	19:10	Try: Brendon April 39' Con: Riaan Viljoen 40' (1/1) Pen: Louis Strydom 2', 53' (2/7) Riaan Viljoen (0/1) Drop: Riaan Viljoen 8' (1/1) Willem Slabbert (0/1) Cards: Gavin Stuart Whittingham 32' Willem Slabbert 55'	Scoreboard^[102]	Try: Lourens Dunn 58' Con: Casper Steyn 59' (1/1) Pen: Casper Steyn 4', 11', 33', 57', 71' (5/5) Drop: Jeandre Fourie (0/1) Casper Steyn 44' (1/3) Cards: Hannes Franklin 45' Grant Bartle 52'	Attendance: 3,800 Referee: Craig Joubert

2005 ABSA Currie Cup First Division Champions
Pumas
1st title

References

External links

Currie Cup

Teams

Premier Division:	Blue Bulls Free State Cheetahs Golden Lions Griffons Griquas Pumas Sharks Western Province
First Division:	Boland Cavaliers Border Bulldogs Eastern Province Elephants Falcons Leopards SWD Eagles

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Board Trophy:	1889
Amateur era:	1892 1894 1895 1897 1898 1899 1904 1906 1908 1911 1914 1920 1922 1925 1927 1929 1932 1934 1936 1939 1946 1947 1950 1952 1954 1956 1957–1959 1964 1966 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 Div A Div B Tphy A Tphy B 1989 Div A Div B Tphy A Tphy B 1990 Div A Div B Tphy 1991 CC CC/Ce Div A Div B Ce/Ru Div C Div D 1992 CC CC/Ce Cen A Cen B Ce/Ru Rur A/B Rur B 1993 1994 1995
Professional era:	1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Top 8 Bf Cup Qual 2001 Top 8 Bf Cup Qual 2002 2003 2004 Prem 1st 2005 Prem 1st 2006 Prem 1st 2007 Prem 1st 2008 Prem 1st 2009 Prem 1st 2010 Prem 1st 2011 Prem 1st 2012 Prem 1st 2013 Prem 1st 2014 Prem 1st Qual 2015 Prem 1st Qual 2016 Prem 1st Qual 2017 Prem 1st 2018 Prem 1st 2019 Prem 1st 2020–21 Prem 2021 Prem 1st 2022 Prem 1st 2023 Prem 1st

Rugby union in South Africa

Governing body

South African Rugby Union

National teams

Men's	Springboks 'A' 7's Amateurs U-21 U-20 Schoolboys
Women's	Women's 7's

Competitions

International	South Africa at the Rugby World Cup World Rugby Sevens Series South Africa Sevens South Africa Women's Sevens World Rugby U20 Championship United Rugby Championship Super Rugby (no longer involved)
Provincial	Currie Cup Rugby Challenge
Club	Gold Cup Varsity Rugby
Women's clubs	Women's Premier Division
Youth rugby	Craven Week
Defunct	Vodacom Cup