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2014 Currie Cup Premier Division
The 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division was the 76th season in the competition since it started in 1889 and was contested from 9 August to 25 October 2014. The tournament (known as the Absa Currie Cup Premier Division for sponsorship reasons) is the top tier of South Africa's premier domestic rugby union competition. Competition There was eight participating teams in the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division. A proposed expansion to eight teams was initially rejected, but was then subsequently approved on 13 February 2014. Qualification The six franchise 'anchor' teams plus the automatically qualified to the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division, plus the winner of a qualifying tournament between the other seven teams. Regular season and title playoffs The eight teams were divided into two sections, based on their 2013 positions. Teams in each section played each other twice over the course of the season, once at home and once away. Teams also played cross-section matches, playing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic and Indian Ocean; to the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe; to the east and northeast by Mozambique and Eswatini; and it encloses Lesotho. Covering an area of , the country has Demographics of South Africa, a population of over 64 million people. Pretoria is the administrative capital, while Cape Town, as the seat of Parliament of South Africa, Parliament, is the legislative capital, and Bloemfontein is regarded as the judicial capital. The largest, most populous city is Johannesburg, followed by Cape Town and Durban. Cradle of Humankind, Archaeological findings suggest that various hominid species existed in South Africa about 2.5 million years ago, and modern humans inhabited the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheslin Kolbe
Cheslin Kolbe (born 28 October 1993) is a South African professional rugby union player who currently plays for Tokyo Sungoliath in the Japan Rugby League One and the South Africa national team. His regular position is wing, but he also plays at fullback. He has also recently featured at fly half for Toulouse in the Top 14, and as a scrum half internationally. Kolbe was a member of the South Africa Sevens team that won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He has won the Rugby World Cup twice with South Africa, in 2019 and 2023. Kolbe was nominated for 2019 World Rugby Player of the Year but lost to teammate Pieter-Steph du Toit. He previously played for Toulouse, Toulon, Stormers, and Western Province. He has also won the Rugby Championship and the Lions Series with the Springboks, the Top14 and Champions Cup with Toulouse, the Currie Cup with Western Province, and the Challenge Cup with Toulon. He is one of the highest paid rugby players in the world, with a reported sal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
S'bura Sithole
Sibusiso Camagu Thokozani "S'bura" Sithole (born 14 June 1990) is a South African rugby union player. He plays as a winger or centre for the HKU Sandy Bay. Representative rugby In 2013, Sithole was included in the squad for the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens. In May 2014, Sithole was one of eight uncapped players that were called up to a Springbok training camp prior to the 2014 mid-year rugby union tests The 2014 mid-year rugby union internationals (also known as the summer internationals in the Northern Hemisphere) were international rugby union matches mostly played in the Southern Hemisphere during the June international window. These matches w .... References External links * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sithole, Sibusiso 1990 births Living people Xhosa people South African rugby union players Sharks (Currie Cup) players Sharks (rugby union) players Rugby union wings Rugby union centres Rugby union players from Queenstown, South Africa South Africa internation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Jordaan
Paul Abraham Jordaan (born 4 January 1992) is a South African rugby union footballer. His regular playing position is either fly-half or centre. He represents in the French Top 14. He was a member of the South Africa Under 20 team that competed in the 2011 IRB Junior World Championship The 2011 IRB Junior World Championship was the fourth annual international rugby union competition for Under 20 national teams, this competition replaced the now defunct under 19 and under 21 world championships. The event was organised by rugby' ... and won the 2012 tournament. References External links * itsrugby.co.uk profile Living people 1992 births South African rugby union players Sharks (rugby union) players Sharks (Currie Cup) players Rugby union centres Rugby union players from the Western Cape Afrikaner people South African people of Dutch descent Alumni of Grey College, Bloemfontein South Africa international rugby sevens players South Africa Under-20 internatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Zeilinga
Frederik Johannes Zeilinga (born 11 December 1992) is a South African rugby union player for Canon Eagles in the Japanese Top League. His regular position is Fly-half (rugby union), fly-half. Career Youth Zeilinga represented the at Under-13, Under-16, Under-18, Under-19 and Under-21 levels between 2005 and 2012. Sharks In 2011, he made his first class debut for them in the 2011 Vodacom Cup, Vodacom Cup competition in the season-opening game against the . He missed a conversion two minutes after coming on, but did convert one ten minutes later to help his team to a 30–19 victory. He made three more substitute appearances during 2011 and was promoted to first choice fly-half for the Sharks during the 2012 Vodacom Cup competition, making a further seven starts. He also finished as top scorer in the 2012 Under-21 Provincial Championship, scoring 154 points in his ten appearances. He also took over the kicking duties during the 2013 Vodacom Cup competition, where he once again ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnathan Francke
Johnathan Charles Francke (born 17 May 1986) is a South African rugby union player for in the Currie Cup and in the Rugby Challenge. His regular position is outside centre. Career Youth and Varsity rugby In 2007, Francke played for the team. He was then included in the Varsity Cup squads in 2008 (without making an appearance), 2009 (where he made one start in their match against the ) and 2010, when he established himself as a first team player, making seven appearances and scoring two tries. Boland Cavaliers Francke then joined Wellington-based side . His first class debut came during their 2011 Vodacom Cup match against in Bredasdorp, also scoring a try a mere seven minutes after coming on. Four more tries followed in six appearances for the remainder of that competition. He was also involved in their Currie Cup squad straight away, playing in a compulsory friendly match against prior to the 2011 Currie Cup First Division (again marking his debut at this level with a t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francois Brummer
Francois Brummer (born 17 May 1989) is a South African rugby union player for in the Pro14. His regular playing position is fly-half, although he has played fullback on occasion. Career Bulls / Blue Bulls Brummer came through the youth ranks at the and went on to make 45 senior appearances in Pretoria, however these were largely confined to the Vodacom Cup competition. He was part of the squad for the 2010 and 2011 Super Rugby season's although he only played in 5 matches. Griquas The lack of activity saw him switch to the in 2012 and he was the Peacock Blues regular fly-half until the end of 2015. The 2014 Vodacom Cup semi-final match against the , Brummer set a new domestic record for the fastest drop-goal in a match when he scored one after just 20 seconds. Cheetahs Solid performances for the Griquas saw him named in the squad for the 2013 Super Rugby season and so far he has made one appearance for the men from Bloemfontein. Pumas / Bulls Brummer joined Nelspru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nico Scheepers
Jacobus Nicolaas Scheepers (born 27 February 1990) is a South African rugby union footballer. His regular playing position is either full-back or winger. He represents the in the Currie Cup competition, having previously played for the and . He also made three appearances for the during the 2012 Super Rugby season and played Varsity Cup rugby for . He joined on loan for the 2013 Currie Cup Premier Division competition, eventually remaining in Kimberley until the end of 2014. Scheepers then retired from rugby to return to his family's citrus and potato farm, but reversed his decision a few months later to join Welkom-based side for the 2015 Currie Cup First Division. He joined Wellington Wellington is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the third-largest city in New Zealand (second largest in the North Island ...-based side for the 2016 season. R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carel Greeff
Carel Frederick Kirstein Greeff (born 20 May 1990) is a retired South African rugby union player. His last team was Italian Top12 side Rugby Rovigo Delta. His regular position was loose-forward. Career Youth He represented the at the 2006 Under-16 Grant Khomo Week, 2007 Under-18 Academy Week and 2008 Under-18 Craven Week competitions. His performances in the latter also resulted in his inclusion in an Under-18 South African Elite squad in 2008. The then joined the and was included in their U19 squad for the 2009 Under-19 Provincial Championship competition. MTN Golden Lions In 2011, he made his first class debut for the in a compulsory friendly match prior to the 2011 Currie Cup Premier Division season, starting the match against the . He never appeared in the competition proper, instead representing the team in the 2011 Under-21 Provincial Championship competition, making twelve appearances. Varsity Cup Rugby He played in the 2013 Varsity Cup competition for , scoring f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marnus Schoeman
Marnus Schoeman (born 9 February 1989) is a South African rugby union player for the in Super Rugby and the in the Currie Cup. His regular playing position is openside flanker. Rugby career He represents the in the Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup. Schoeman previously played for Griquas and the Blue Bulls. He has also played for Tuks in the Varsity Cup. After four seasons with , Schoeman signed a two-year contract with Nelspruit-based side the from the 2015 season. He was a member of the Pumas side that won the Vodacom Cup for the first time in 2015, beating 24–7 in the final. Schoeman made eight appearances during the season, scoring seven tries, which included two in the semi-final win over the and two in the final, to finish the competition as the Pumas' top try scorer. He joined the Super Rugby side on loan for the 2017 season. International Schoeman represented South Africa U20 at the 2009 IRB Junior World Championship in Japan Japan is an island country in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaco Peyper
Jaco Peyper is a former South African Rugby Union referee. Peyper rose through the ranks in South Africa quickly, making his Super Rugby debut in 2008 while still in his 20s. In 2011 he was named as an official for the 2011 IRB Junior World Championship in Italy. This included the final between England and New Zealand where New Zealand won 33-22. In 2012, Peyper was promoted to the International Rugby Board's elite panel and was tasked with refereeing Scotland's 2012 tour of Oceania. This included Scotland's 6-9 away win over Australia, 25-37 away win over Fiji and 16-17 away win over Samoa. He was also referee for Argentina v New Zealand clash in Round 5 of the 2012 Rugby Championship. In 2015, Peyper was selected as one of the twelve referees for the 2015 Rugby World Cup. In 2019, Peyper was selected as one of the twelve referees and only South African referee for the 2019 Rugby World Cup. On 20 October 2019, Peyper was the referee for the 2019 Rugby World Cup quarter-f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seabelo Senatla
Seabelo Mohanoe Senatla (born 10 February 1993) is a South African rugby union player for the South African Sevens Side. He also plays for in URC and in the Currie Cup. His regular position is winger. Senatla was a member of the South Africa Sevens team that won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Career Youth Senatla was born in Welkom, South Africa. Playing schoolboy rugby for Riebeeckstad High School in Welkom, Senatla earned selection in the side that played at the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week tournament in 2009, as well as the Under-18 Academy Week tournament in 2010. He was also a member of the side that played in the 2011 Under-19 Provincial Championship, scoring four tries in eight starts. In 2012, Senatla moved to Bloemfontein, where he played for university side during the 2012 Varsity Shield competition. He helped them finish top of the log and played in the final, where they lost 19–17 to . His impressive try-scoring form for the side during the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
