2022 Currie Cup First Division

2022 Currie Cup First Division
2022 Currie Cup First Division
Countries	South Africa
Date	1 April – 25 June

The 2022 Currie Cup First Division will be the 84th edition of the Currie Cup. As the second-tier of the competition, it will run alongside the 2022 Currie Cup Premier Division. It will be sponsored by beer brand Carling Black Label and organised by the South African Rugby Union.[1]

The tournament will be played from April to June in a single round-robin format, following the realignment of the South African domestic rugby union calendar to dovetail with the northern hemisphere and the United Rugby Championship, which features four South African sides.

The competition will again feature ten sides, the seven sides who competed in the 2021 Currie Cup First Division, and teams from Georgia, Kenya and Zimbabwe. The top South African side in the 2022 Currie Cup First Division will be promoted to the Premier Division for 2023, forming an eight team competition. The 2022 Currie Cup Premier Division began in January and will be completed in June.

Teams

Boland Cavaliers

Border Bulldogs

Eastern Province Elephants

Location of teams in the 2022 Currie Cup First Division
(not including the Black Lion, the Simbas or the Zimbabwe Goshawks)

The ten competing teams are:

2022 Currie Cup First Division
Team	Sponsored name
Black Lion	Black Lion
Boland Cavaliers	Boland Kavaliers
Border Bulldogs	Border Bulldogs
Eastern Province Elephants	Eastern Province Elephants
Falcons	Valke
Griffons	Down Touch Griffons
Leopards	Leopards
Simbas	Simbas
SWD Eagles	SWD Eagles
Zimbabwe Goshawks	Zimbabwe Goshawks

Regular season

Standings

2022 Currie Cup First Division standings
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
1	Eastern Province Elephants	4	3	0	1	151	60	+91	23	8	3	1	16
2	Griffons	3	3	0	0	220	45	+175	31	7	3	0	15
3	Falcons	3	3	0	0	142	45	+97	21	7	3	0	15
4	Black Lion	2	2	0	0	59	32	+27	9	4	1	0	9
5	SWD Eagles	3	2	0	1	60	76	−16	9	12	1	0	9
6	Boland Cavaliers	4	1	0	3	108	124	–16	15	18	3	2	8
7	Leopards	3	1	0	2	67	68	−1	11	8	0	2	6
7	Zimbabwe Goshawks	3	1	0	2	37	103	−66	5	13	0	0	4
9	Simbas	3	0	0	3	35	73	−38	4	11	0	1	1
10	Border Bulldogs	4	0	0	4	28	248	−220	3	38	0	0	0
Source: springboks.rugby Key: P = matches played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, PF = Points for, PA = Points against, PD = Points difference, TF = Tries for, TA = Tries against, TB = Tries bonus, LB = Loss Bonus, Pts = Tournament points The top four teams qualified for the semifinals

Tournament points in the standings were awarded to teams as follows:

4 points for a win.
2 points for a draw.
1 bonus point for a loss in a match by seven points or under.
1 bonus point for scoring four tries or more.

Teams were ranked in the standings firstly by tournament points then by: (a) points difference from all matches (points scored less points conceded); (b) tries difference from all matches (tries scored less tries conceded); (c) points difference from the matches between the tied teams; (d) points scored in all matches; (e) tries scored in all matches; and, if needed, (f) a coin toss.

Round-by-round

The table below shows the progression of all teams throughout the Currie Cup season. Each team's tournament points on the standings log is shown for each round, with the overall log position in brackets.

2020–21 Currie Cup team progression
Team	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	Semi	Final
Black Lion	5 (1st)	9 (1st)	9 (3rd)	9 (4th)
Boland Cavaliers	2 (6th)	4 (7th)	4 (8th)	9 (6th)
Border Bulldogs	0 (10th)	0 (10th)	0 (10th)	0 (10th)
EP Elephants	5 (4th)	6 (4th)	11 (4th)	16 (1st)
Falcons	5 (5th)	10 (3rd)	15 (1st)	15 (3rd)
Griffons	5 (2nd)	10 (2nd)	10 (3rd)	15 (3rd)
Leopards	0 (6th)	4 (6th)	5 (6th)	6 (7th)
Simbas	0 (7th)	0 (8th)	1 (9th)	2 (9th)
SWD Eagles	0 (8th)	5 (5th)	9 (5th)	9 (5th)
Zimbabwe Goshawks	0 (9th)	0 (9th)	4 (7th)	4 (8th)

Key:		Win	Draw	Loss	No match	Bye	Posp.

Matches

Listed below are all matches for the round-robin, played for the 2022 Currie Cup First Division.[2]

Round 1

	1 April 2022	SWD Eagles	15–34	Eastern Province Elephants	Outeniqua Park, George
	19:00				Referee: Hermanus Geldenhuys

	2 April 2022	Boland Cavaliers	26–32	Falcons	Piketberg Rugby Club, Piketberg
	14:00				Referee: Ruhan Meiring

	2 April 2022	Zimbabwe Goshawks	10–34	Black Lion	Villagers, Cape Town
	14:00				Referee: Phumzilo Mbewu

	2 April 2022	Griffons	106–7	Border Bulldogs	HT Pelatona Projects Stadium, Welkom
	15:00				Referee: Christopher Allison

	TBA	Leopards	v	Simbas

Round 2

	7 April 2022	Eastern Province Elephants	22–25	Black Lion	Madibaz Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	19:00				Referee: Christopher Allison

	8 April 2022	SWD Eagles	28–27	Boland Cavaliers	Outeniqua Park, George
	19:00				Referee: Phumzilo Mbewu

	8 April 2022	Border Bulldogs	9–19	Leopards	Police Park, East London
	15:00				Referee: Paul Mente

	9 April 2022	Falcons	51–14	Simbas	Bosman Stadium, Brakpan
	15:00				Referee: Dylen November

	9 April 2022	Griffons	48–5	Zimbabwe Goshawks	HT Pelatona Projects Stadium, Welkom
	15:00				Referee: Sean Muller

Round 3

	22 April 2022	SWD Eagles	17–15	Leopards	Outeniqua Park, George
	19:00				Referee: Christopher Allison

	23 April 2022	Simbas	21–22	Zimbabwe Goshawks	Ceres Rugby Club, Ceres
	13:00				Referee: Dylen November

	23 April 2022	Falcons	59–5	Border Bulldogs	Bosman Stadium, Brakpan
	15:00				Referee: Ruhan Meiring

	23 April 2022	Boland Cavaliers	13–31	Eastern Province Elephants	Ceres Rugby Club, Ceres
	15:00				Referee: Sean Muller

	23 April 2022	Black Lion	Cancelled[n 1]	Griffons	HT Pelatona Projects Stadium, Welkom
	15:00

Round 4

	30 April 2022	Leopards	33–42	Boland Cavaliers	Olën Park, Potchefstroom
	15:00				Referee: Christopher Allison

	30 April 2022	Griffons	66–33	Simbas	HT Pelatona Projects Stadium, Welkom
	15:00				Referee: Ruhan Meiring

	30 April 2022	Falcons	v	Black Lion	Bosman Stadium, Brakpan
	15:00

	30 April 2022	Eastern Province Elephants	64–7	Border Bulldogs	Madibaz Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	15:30				Referee: Sean Muller

	TBA	SWD Eagles	v	Zimbabwe Goshawks

Round 5

	7 May 2022	Simbas	v	Border Bulldogs	City Park Stadium, Athlone
	15:00

	7 May 2022	Leopards	v	Falcons	Olën Park, Potchefstroom
	15:00

	7 May 2022	Griffons	v	SWD Eagles	Griffons Stadium, Welkom
	15:00

	7 May 2022	Zimbabwe Goshawks	v	Boland Cavaliers	False Bay Rugby Club, Cape Town

	7 May 2022	Eastern Province Elephants	v	Black Lion

Round 6

	14 May 2022	Leopards	v	Eastern Province Elephants	Olën Park, Potchefstroom
	15:00

	14 May 2022	Falcons	v	SWD Eagles	Bosman Stadium, Brakpan
	15:00

	14 May 2022	Boland Cavaliers	v	Griffons	Rangers Sportsground, Pretoria
	15:00

	14 May 2022	Border Bulldogs	v	Zimbabwe Goshawks	Old Selbornians, East London

Round 7

	20 May 2022	SWD Eagles	v	Zimbabwe Goshawks	Outeniqua Park, George
	19:00

	21 May 2022	Boland Cavaliers	v	Simbas	Boland Stadium, Wellington
	15:00

	21 May 2022	Griffons	v	Leopards	Griffons Stadium, Welkom
	15:00

	21 May 2022	Border Bulldogs	v	Black Lion	Old Selbornians, East London
	15:00

	21 May 2022	Eastern Province Elephants	v	Falcons	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	15:30

Round 8

	28 May 2022	Black Lion	v	Boland Cavaliers	Boland Stadium, Wellington
	15:00

	28 May 2022	Eastern Province Elephants	v	Griffons	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	15:30

	28 May 2022	Zimbabwe Goshawks	v	Leopards	False Bay Rugby Club, Cape Town

	28 May 2022	Simbas	v	SWD Eagles	City Park Stadium, Athlone

	28 May 2022	Border Bulldogs	v	Falcons

Round 9

	3 June 2022	SWD Eagles	v	Black Lion	Outeniqua Park, George
	19:00

	4 June 2022	Leopards	v	Simbas	Olën Park, Potchefstroom
	15:00

	4 June 2022	Border Bulldogs	v	Boland Cavaliers	Old Selbornians, East London
	15:00

	4 June 2022	Eastern Province Elephants	v	Zimbabwe Goshawks	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	15:30

	4 June 2022	Falcons	v	Griffons	Bosman Stadium, Brakpan

Round 10

	11 June 2022	Border Bulldogs	v	SWD Eagles	Old Selbornians, East London
	15:00

	11 June 2022	Black Lion	v	Leopards	Olën Park, Potchefstroom
	15:00

	11 June 2022	Zimbabwe Goshawks	v	Falcons	SACS College, Cape Town

	11 June 2022	Simbas	v	Eastern Province Elephants	City Park Stadium, Athlone

	11 June 2022	Boland Cavaliers	v	Griffons

Play-offs

Semifinals

	18 June 2022	1st seed	v	4th seed	TBC
	TBC

	18 June 2022	2nd seed	v	3rd seed	TBC
	TBC

Final

	25 June 2022	Winner semi-final 1	v	Winner semi-final 2	TBC
	TBC

Players

Team rosters

The respective team squads for the 2022 Currie Cup First Division are:

Black Lion squad [4]
Forwards	Nika Abuladze Tornike Akubardia Nikoloz Aptsiauri Mikheil Babunashvili Ioseb Gusharashvili Luka Ivanishvili Lasha Jaiani Goga Kadaria Giorgi Maisuradze Sandro Mamamtavrishvili Mikheil Oragvelidze Nika Pataraia Giorgi Pertaia Levan Tchavtchavadze Nodar Tcheishvili Giorgi Tkhilaishvili Mikheil Tsiklauri Tengiz Zamtaradze
Backs	Shalva Aptsiauri Giorgi Babunashvili Giorgi Begadze Giorgi Chikovani Gurami Kandaurashvili Davit Khuroshvili Otar Lashkhi Luka Matkava Mirian Modebadze Davit Modzgvrishvili Tengiz Peranidze Sandro Svanidze Demur Tapladze Teimuraz Tchitchinadze
Coach	Levan Maisashvili

Boland Cavaliers squad [5]
Forwards	Sauliegh Arendse Hilroy Baadjies Gerrit Bester Emile Booysen Emile Booysen Nicholas Duhwa Jacobus du Plessis Kevin Fikster Brendon Fortuin Wayrin Losper Thurlow Marsh Ayyoob Moerat Charles Nimb Schalk Oelofse Keenan Opperman Ryan Persence Chadwin Robertson Peter Smit JJ Strydom Ian Thompson Carl Truter Jordan Williams Marlyn Williams Wayne Wilschut
Backs	Jaiden Baron Alshaun Bock Denzil Douries Cornell Engelbrecht Marvin Fredericks Cameron Hufke Jacquin Jansen Jurick Lewis Dylan Maart Ryno Marais Theodore Marinus Laznar Nxele Dylon Siegelaar Gavern Skippers Percival Williams Warren Williams
Coach	Franzel September

Border Bulldogs squad [6]
Forwards	Sithhembiso Adonisi Chuma Biyani Mkhonto Caku-Caku Ntsika Daka Sakhe Dingile Onke Dubase Cole Haggard Phila Layiti Asekho Marubelela Vuyisani Mavuso Siba Mnkani Sokhana Mpemba Likho Ndiyalwa Ayabonga Nomboyo Edwin Nxumalo Sinesipho Puzi Kuhle Seteni Lukhanyo Siyobi Esethu Zenani
Backs	Lutho Adonis Migcobo Bovu Lelethu Gcilitshane Vusi Hanabe Lwandile Mapuko Azola Mati Soso Matyoyi Edwin Mcaphukana Mihlali Nchukana Mihlali Nobomvu Sipho Nofemele Edwin Nxumalo Yakha Qinela Sicelo Tole Simamnkele Yafele Anele Zweni
Coach	Lumumba Currie

Eastern Province Elephants squad [7]
Forwards	Zingisa April Mzwanele Besman Duncan Du Buisson Duan du Plessis Billy Dutton Cebo Gidane Laken Gray Gerrit Huisamen Hannes Huisamen Athenkosi Khethani Arnold Kleyn Luxolo Koza Sibusiso Lali Rob Lyons Sive Mazosiwe Siya Nzuzo Robin Stevens Tiaan Vermaak Jaco Willemse Stefan Willemse Diego Williams Vian Wolmarans
Backs	Riaan Arendse Masixole Banda Luvo Claasen Rodney Damons Chucky Ismail Garrick Mattheus Athi Mayinje Dayle Nel Rouche Nel Qeutyne Oerson Aya Oliphant Mbembe Payi Merlynn Pieterse Davian Swanepoel Sacha Toring Josiah Twum-Boafo
Coach	Dumisani Mhani

Falcons squad [8]
Forwards	Cody Basson Eddie Evans Ethan Jeffery Khwezi Mafu Spiec Magawu Stairs Mhlongo Komape Moloto Raynardt Nel Thabo Ntunja Dwayne Pienaar Hugo Pienaar Pierre Rabie Bulelani Sali Bheki Shongwe Zander van der Merwe Jordan van Dyk Boela Venter Andrew Volschenk
Backs	Chris Booysen Coert Cronjé Luciano Elias Keagan Fortune Jimmy Mpailane Franco Pienaar Johan Pretorius Lundi Ralarala Godfrey Ramaboea Sherwin Slater Joshua Vermeulen Valentino Wellman Iusanda Xakwana
Coach	JP Immelman

Griffons squad [9]
Forwards	Michael Benadie Stephan de Jager Dandrè Delport Xolani Jacobs Athenkosi Khethani Jared Kruger Thato Mavundla Kyle Milford Neo Mohapi Oupa Mohojé Nqoba Mxoli Wikus Nieuwenhuis Buhle Nojekwa Zander Oberholzer Jean-Jacques Pretorius Simon Raw Curtley Thomas Keith van Aswegen Janus Venter Chadley Wenn Ludio Williams Soso Xakalashe
Backs	Lionel April Lloyd April Carel-Jan Coetzee Donovan Don Jaywinn Juries Granwill Matthys Allistair Mumba Duann Pretoruis Marquit September Dommenic Smit Aphiwe Stemele Duncan van Vuuren Keanu Vers Gurshwin Wehr Ethan Williams
Coach	Jacques Juries

Leopards squad [10]
Forwards	Heinz Bertram Waldo Crous Jandre de Beer Ruben Dreyer Ruben du Plessis Gustav Erlank Lukas Klopper Robert Kruger Robey Leibbrandt Lihle Lolwane Lion Lushozi JP Mans Franco Marais Vincent Maruping Marvelous Mashimbye Wihan Nel Siya Mdaka Masonwabe Ngcem Freddy Ngoza Lwando Nteta Faf Pelser Arminn Posthumus Johann Scheepers Didi Sekati HP Swart Sampie Swiegers Joe van der Hoogt Tiaan van der Merwe Marco van Deventer Chris Vermaak Cohen Wortley
Backs	Gerhard Ackerman Tjaart Benade Heinrich Botha Shirwin Cupido Willem du Plessis Quan Eymann Riaan Genis Andre Grobler Eugene Hare Duren Hoffman Naiden Jaarts Meyer Kriel Aphelele Madaka Vuyo Mbotho Isrome Phatudi Andries Truter Keenan Twigg Pienaar van Niekerk Martin Venter Danrich Visagie Keano Windvogel
Coach	André Pretorius

Simbas squad [11]
Forwards	Oscar Ouma Achieng Shem Angugo Manasseh Auma Davis Chenge Toby Francombe Brian Juma Clinton Juma Ian Karanja Oliver Kizito Brian Masinza Elkeans Mukamiti Bethwel Muteshi Mark Mutuku Brian Ndirangu Edwin Njuguna Joseph Nyagol George Nyambua Kevin Nyongesa Epraim Oduor Felix Ojow Martin Omondi Thomas Ongera Patrick Ouko Eugene Sifuna Daniel Sikuta Emmanuel Silungi Andrew Siminyu Brian Waraba Colman Were
Backs	Willy Ambaka Samuel Asati Derrick Ashihundu Owain Ashley Dominic Coilson Timothy Ejakait Collins Emonyi Isaac Ikigu Peter Kilonzo Michael Kimwele Darwin Kinyangi Brian Maragwa Andrew Matoka Anthony Mboya Jeff Mutukugi Beldad Ogeta Jacob Ojee Maxwell Oketch John Okeyo Geoffrey Ominde Vincent Owino Brian Tanga Jone Tavaga Michael Walyaula
Coach	Paul Odera

SWD Eagles squad [12]
Forwards	Freggie Africa Ian Alexander Marnus Botha Phillipus Botha Alwyn Carstens Mitch Carstens Layle Delo Armand Grobler Stefaan Grundlingh Keano Hendricks Stephen Leonard Khanya Ncusane Lucky Ngcamu Nkosi Nofuma Arie O'Neil Shaun Raubenheimer Heinrich Roelfse Raaez Salie Anton Smit Duimpie Swartz PJ Toerien Gihard Visagie Armando Wienand
Backs	Ezrick Alexander Deon Carstens JP Duvenage Darryn Fortuin Lungelo Gosa Kirsten Heyns Jaylen James Adri Jacobs Winslin Klaasen André Manuel Austin Prins Edwin Sass Keagen September Dillin Snel Regan van der Westhuizen Gene Willemse
Coach	Anton Moolman

Zimbabwe Goshawks squad [13]
Forwards	Dustin Andrews Sean Beevor Aiden Burnett Tonderai Chiwambutsa Johan du Preez Andrew Evans Tyran Fagan Bornwell Gwinji Aaron Juma Doug Juszczyk Kelvin Kanenungo Cleopas Kundiona David Makamba Deanne Makoni Matthew Mandioma Godwin Mangenje Mungo Mason Victor Mupunga Godfrey Muzanargwo Kudakwashe Nyakufaringwa Declan Ralphs Sebastian Roche Panashe Rukodzi George Saungweme Gabriel Sipapate Nyasha Tarusenga Biselele Tshamala Dylan Utete
Backs	Daniel Capsopoulos Munashe Chaitezwi Taku Chieza Keith Chiwara Brendon Curle Russell Dinha Kyle Galloway Connor Kennedy Shayne Makombe Darrel Makwasha Brendon Marume Tawanda Matipano Matthew McNab Hilton Mudariki Brandon Mudzekenyedzi Ernest Mudzengerere Ronald Ndidura Marcus Nel Riaan O'Neill Boyd Rouse
Coach	Brendon Dawson

Referees

The following referees officiated matches in the competition:

2021 Currie Cup First Division referees
Christopher Allison Hermanus Geldenhuys Phumzilo Mbewu Ruhan Meiring Paul Mente Sean Muller Dylen November

Notes

The match between the Black Lion and Griffons was cancelled. No confirmation has yet been given of the outcome of this fixture.[3]

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[4] The match between the Black Lion and Griffons was cancelled. No confirmation has yet been given of the outcome of this fixture.[3]

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[2] "Currie Cup First Division Fixtures". SA Rugby. Retrieved 27 March 2022.

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