2017 Currie Cup Premier Division

The 2017 Currie Cup Premier Division was the top tier of the 2017 Currie Cup competition, an annual South African rugby union competition organised by the South African Rugby Union. It was the 79th edition of the competition and was contested between 21 July and 28 October 2017.

2017 Currie Cup Premier Division
Countries	South Africa
Date	21 July – 28 October 2017
Champions	Western Province (34th title)
Runners-up	Sharks
Relegated	None
Matches played	43
Tries scored	369 (average 8.6 per match)
Top point scorer	George Whitehead (96)
Top try scorer	Warrick Gelant (10)

The competition was won by Western Province, who beat the Sharks 33–21 in the final held in Durban. Griquas finished bottom of the log, but retained their Premier Division status by beating the Griffons in a relegation play-off.

Competition rules and information

There were seven participating teams in the 2017 Currie Cup Premier Division. These seven teams played twice against each other over the course of the competition, once at home and once away. Teams received four points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus points were be 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 log points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).

The top four teams qualified for the semi-finals, which was be followed by a final.[1]

Teams

The teams that participated in the 2017 Currie Cup Premier Division were:

Blue Bulls

Free State Cheetahs

Golden Lions

Griquas

Pumas

Sharks

Western Province

Location of teams in the 2017 Currie Cup Premier Division

2017 Currie Cup Premier Division teams
Team	Sponsored Name	Stadium/s	Sponsored Name
Blue Bulls	Vodacom Blue Bulls	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Loftus Versfeld
Free State Cheetahs	Toyota Free State Cheetahs	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein	Free State Stadium
Golden Lions	Xerox Golden Lions	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg	Emirates Airline Park
Griquas	Tafel Lager Griquas	Griqua Park, Kimberley	Tafel Lager Park
Pumas	Steval Pumas	Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit	Mbombela Stadium
Sharks	Cell C Sharks	Kings Park Stadium, Durban	Growthpoint Kings Park
Western Province	DHL Western Province	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town	DHL Newlands

Pool stage

Standings

The final log for the 2017 Currie Cup Premier Division was:

2017 Currie Cup Premier Division log
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
1	Sharks	12	10	0	2	352	229	+123	49	29	7	0	47
2	Western Province	12	7	0	5	410	308	+102	59	39	8	1	37
3	Golden Lions	12	6	0	6	346	395	−49	48	53	9	2	35
4	Blue Bulls	12	5	0	7	457	442	+15	63	62	9	3	32
5	Free State Cheetahs	12	6	0	6	357	458	−101	48	63	6	1	31
6	Pumas	12	4	0	8	348	371	−23	48	55	7	4	27
7	Griquas	12	4	0	8	391	458	−67	48	62	6	4	26
Final standings.

Legend and Competition rules
Legend:
	Qualified for the Semi-Finals.		P = Games Played, W = Games Won, D = Games Drawn, L = Games 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
	Qualified for Promotion/relegation play-off.
Competition rules:
Qualification: The top four teams qualified for the Semi-Finals. The bottom team qualified for the Promotion/relegation play-off. 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

Round-by-round

The table below shows a team's progression throughout the season. For each round, each team's cumulative points total is shown with the overall log position in brackets.

Team Progression – 2017 Currie Cup Premier Division
Team	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	R12	R13	R14	SF	F
Sharks	0 (7th)	5 (4th)	10 (3rd)	15 (2nd)	20 (1st)	20 (2nd)	24 (2nd)	29 (1st)	34 (1st)	39 (1st)	43 (1st)	47 (1st)	47 (1st)	47 (1st)	Won	Lost
Western Province	0 (6th)	0 (7th)	5 (5th)	6 (6th)	11 (5th)	16 (3rd)	17 (3rd)	17 (4th)	22 (3rd)	22 (4th)	27 (3rd)	32 (2nd)	32 (2nd)	37 (2nd)	Won	Won
Golden Lions	2 (5th)	7 (2nd)	8 (4th)	8 (5th)	9 (6th)	9 (7th)	10 (7th)	15 (7th)	20 (4th)	25 (3rd)	25 (4th)	25 (4th)	30 (4th)	35 (3rd)	Lost	N/A
Blue Bulls	5 (3rd)	5 (3rd)	10 (2nd)	10 (3rd)	11 (4th)	13 (5th)	13 (6th)	18 (3rd)	18 (6th)	20 (6th)	20 (6th)	22 (6th)	27 (5th)	32 (4th)	Lost	N/A
Free State Cheetahs	5 (1st)	10 (1st)	10 (1st)	15 (1st)	16 (2nd)	21 (1st)	25 (1st)	25 (2nd)	25 (2nd)	25 (2nd)	30 (2nd)	30 (3rd)	31 (3rd)	31 (5th)	N/A	N/A
Pumas	5 (2nd)	5 (5th)	5 (6th)	6 (7th)	6 (7th)	10 (6th)	15 (4th)	17 (5th)	18 (5th)	22 (5th)	24 (5th)	24 (5th)	26 (6th)	27 (6th)	N/A	N/A
Griquas	2 (4th)	4 (6th)	4 (7th)	9 (4th)	13 (3rd)	14 (4th)	14 (5th)	16 (6th)	16 (7th)	16 (7th)	16 (7th)	21 (7th)	26 (7th)	26 (7th)	N/A	N/A
Key:	win	draw	loss	bye

Matches

Round One

	21 July 2017	Free State Cheetahs	47–12	Sharks	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
	19:00	Try: Uzair Cassiem  12' Francois Venter  29' Reinach Venter  57' Raymond Rhule  61' William Small-Smith  69' Zee Mkhabela  80' Con: Niel Marais  14', 30', 71' Clayton Blommetjies  81' Pen: Niel Marais  8', 48', 53' Cards: Uzair Cassiem 33' to 43'	Scoreboard[2]	Try: S'bura Sithole  20' Bandisa Ndlovu  73' Con: Benhard Janse van Rensburg  21'	Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni

	22 July 2017	Griquas	45–51	Blue Bulls	Griqua Park, Kimberley
	19:30	Try: Ederies Arendse  13' Enver Brandt  21', 67' Christiaan Meyer  44' Jono Janse van Rensburg  64' Con: André Swarts  15', 21' George Whitehead  64', 68' Pen: André Swarts  20', 23', 43', 52'	Scoreboard[3]	Try: Abongile Nonkontwana  7' Piet van Zyl  17' Jaco Visagie  33' Duncan Matthews  38' Warrick Gelant  58' André Warner  60' Travis Ismaiel  71' Con: Tinus de Beer  18', 34', 39' Joshua Stander  61', 72' Pen: Tinus de Beer  49' Warrick Gelant  53'	Referee: AJ Jacobs

	23 July 2017	Pumas	43–36	Golden Lions	Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
	14:30	Try: Gerrit Smith  7', 67' Nardus van der Walt  19' Francois Kleinhans  33' Justin van Staden  54' Hennie Skorbinski  64' Con: Justin van Staden  7', 20', 34', 55', 65' Pen: Justin van Staden  3'	Scoreboard[4]	Try: Stokkies Hanekom  5' Shaun Reynolds  14' Bradley Thain  41' Aphiwe Dyantyi  56' Ashlon Davids  60' Con: Shaun Reynolds  6', 15', 42', 60' Pen: Shaun Reynolds  12'	Referee: Stuart Berry

Bye/s: Western Province

Round Two

	29 July 2017	Golden Lions	48–43	Griquas	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
	12:00	Try: Pieter Jansen  3' Jacques Nel  11' Jarryd Sage  24' Aphiwe Dyantyi  27' Jaco van der Walt  40' Madosh Tambwe  47', 50' Con: Shaun Reynolds  11', 25', 28', 40', 50' Pen: Shaun Reynolds  80'	Scoreboard[5]	Try: Christiaan Meyer  6', 20' George Whitehead  36' Ederies Arendse  55' Enver Brandt  60' Renier Botha  75' Con: George Whitehead  7', 21', 37', 60', 75' Pen: George Whitehead  32'	Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni

	29 July 2017	Sharks	29–0	Pumas	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
	17:00	Try: Lukhanyo Am  43' S'busiso Nkosi  48' Kobus van Wyk  58' Jeremy Ward  67' Con: Curwin Bosch  44', 50', 68' Pen: Curwin Bosch  5'	Scoreboard[6]		Referee: Quinton Immelman

	30 July 2017	Free State Cheetahs	30–17	Western Province	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
	14:30	Try: Rosko Specman  2' William Small-Smith  40' Francois Venter  44' Makazole Mapimpi  51' Con: Niel Marais  40', 45' Pen: Niel Marais  17', 24' Cards: Oupa Mohojé 32' to 42'	Scoreboard[7]	Try: Justin Phillips  36' Stephan de Wit  72' Con: Kurt Coleman  36' Brandon Thomson  73' Pen: Kurt Coleman  6'	Referee: AJ Jacobs

Bye/s: Blue Bulls

Round Three

	4 August 2017	Sharks	41–3	Griquas	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
	19:00		Scoreboard[8]

	5 August 2017	Western Province	34–19	Pumas	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
	13:00		Scoreboard[9]

	5 August 2017	Blue Bulls	54–22	Golden Lions	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	19:00		Scoreboard[10]

Bye/s: Free State Cheetahs

Round Four

	9 August 2017	Griquas	44–34	Western Province	Griqua Park, Kimberley
	13:00		Scoreboard[11]

	9 August 2017	Pumas	34–45	Free State Cheetahs	Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
	15:15		Scoreboard[12]

	9 August 2017	Blue Bulls	20–28	Sharks	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	17:30		Scoreboard[13]

Bye/s: Golden Lions

Round Five

	12 August 2017	Free State Cheetahs	25–30	Griquas	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
	15:00		Scoreboard[14]

	12 August 2017	Western Province	45–34	Blue Bulls	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
	15:15		Scoreboard[15]

	12 August 2017	Golden Lions	31–47	Sharks	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
	19:30		Scoreboard[16]

Bye/s: Pumas

Round Six

	18 August 2017	Western Province	39–3	Golden Lions	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
	19:00		Scoreboard[17]

	19 August 2017	Blue Bulls	40–41	Free State Cheetahs	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	14:05		Scoreboard[18]

	20 August 2017	Griquas	21–27	Pumas	Griqua Park, Kimberley
	14:30		Scoreboard[19]

Bye/s: Sharks

Round Seven

	25 August 2017	Pumas	51–15	Blue Bulls	Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
	19:00		Scoreboard[20]

	26 August 2017	Western Province	20–21	Sharks	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
	15:00		Scoreboard[21]

	26 August 2017	Free State Cheetahs	30–24	Golden Lions	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
	17:15		Scoreboard[22]

Bye/s: Griquas

Round Eight

	1 September 2017	Blue Bulls	44–42	Griquas	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	18:15		Scoreboard[23]

	2 September 2017	Golden Lions	29–28	Pumas	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
	14:00		Scoreboard[24]

	2 September 2017	Sharks	45–15	Free State Cheetahs	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
	16:15		Scoreboard[25]

Bye/s: Western Province

Round Nine

	8 September 2017	Pumas	25–27	Sharks	Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
	17:00		Scoreboard[26]

	8 September 2017	Griquas	17–34	Golden Lions	Griqua Park, Kimberley
	19:00		Scoreboard[27]

	9 September 2017	Western Province	57–14	Free State Cheetahs	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
	15:00		Scoreboard[28]

Bye/s: Blue Bulls

Round Ten

	15 September 2017	Griquas	22–40	Sharks	Griqua Park, Kimberley
	17:00		Scoreboard[29]

	15 September 2017	Pumas	22–12	Western Province	Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
	19:15		Scoreboard[30]

	16 September 2017	Golden Lions	36–33	Blue Bulls	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
	17:15		Scoreboard[31]

Bye/s: Free State Cheetahs

Round Eleven

	22 September 2017	Free State Cheetahs	33–32	Pumas	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
	15:00		Scoreboard[32]

	23 September 2017	Sharks	18–5	Blue Bulls	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
	15:00		Scoreboard[33]

	23 September 2017	Western Province	55–27	Griquas	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
	17:15		Scoreboard[34]

Bye/s: Golden Lions

Round Twelve

	29 September 2017	Sharks	24–10	Golden Lions	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
	19:00		Scoreboard[35]

	30 September 2017	Griquas	59–24	Free State Cheetahs	Griqua Park, Kimberley
	14:00		Scoreboard[36]

	1 October 2017	Blue Bulls	45–46	Western Province	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	14:30		Scoreboard[37]

Bye/s: Pumas

Round Thirteen

	6 October 2017	Free State Cheetahs	36–64	Blue Bulls	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
	19:00		Scoreboard[38]

	7 October 2017	Pumas	35–38	Griquas	Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
	14:00		Scoreboard[39]

	8 October 2017	Golden Lions	29–20	Western Province	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
	14:30		Scoreboard[40]

Bye/s: Sharks

Round Fourteen

	13 October 2017	Blue Bulls	52–32	Pumas	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	19:00		Scoreboard[41]

	14 October 2017	Sharks	20–31	Western Province	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
	15:00		Scoreboard[42]

	14 October 2017	Golden Lions	44–17	Free State Cheetahs	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
	17:15		Scoreboard[43]

Bye/s: Griquas

Play-offs

Title play-offs

Semifinals

	21 October 2017	Sharks	37–27	Blue Bulls	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
	14:30		Scoreboard[44]

	21 October 2017	Western Province	19–5	Golden Lions	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
	17:00		Scoreboard[45]

Final

	28 October 2017	Sharks	21–33	Western Province	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
	17:00		Scoreboard[46]

Relegation play-off

	27 October 2017	Griquas	59–26	Griffons	Griqua Park, Kimberley
	18:30		Scoreboard[47]

• Griquas remain in the Currie Cup Premier Division for 2018.
• Griffons remain in the Currie Cup First Division for 2018.

Honours

The honour roll for the 2017 Currie Cup Premier Division was as follows:

2017 Currie Cup Premier Division
Champions:	Western Province (34th title)
Top points scorer:	George Whitehead, Griquas (96)
Top try scorer:	Warrick Gelant, Blue Bulls (10)

Players

Squads

The following squads were named for the 2017 Currie Cup Premier Division:

Blue Bulls squad[48]

Forwards	Shaun Adendorff • Tim Agaba • Matthys Basson • Jan-Henning Campher • Clyde Davids • Nick de Jager • Aston Fortuin • Lizo Gqoboka • Johan Grobbelaar • Irné Herbst • John-Roy Jenkinson • Jannes Kirsten • Edgar Marutlulle • Freddy Ngoza • Abongile Nonkontwana • Boom Prinsloo • Pierre Schoeman • Dayan van der Westhuizen • Ruben van Heerden • Marco van Staden • Conraad van Vuuren • Jano Venter • Jaco Visagie • Did not play: • Jacobie Adriaanse • Martin Dreyer • Neethling Fouché • Njabulo Gumede • Roelof Smit • Eli Snyman • Ruan Steenkamp
Backs	Ulrich Beyers • Marnitz Boshoff • Tinus de Beer • Stedman Gans • Warrick Gelant • Travis Ismaiel • JT Jackson • Tony Jantjies • Johnny Kôtze • Manie Libbok • Kefentse Mahlo • Duncan Matthews • Rabz Maxwane • Franco Naudé • Burger Odendaal • Handré Pollard • Divan Rossouw • Joshua Stander • Dries Swanepoel • Jamba Ulengo • Ivan van Zyl • Piet van Zyl • André Warner • Did not play: • Theo Maree • Rudy Paige • Jade Stighling
Coach	Nollis Marais • John Mitchell

Free State Cheetahs squad[49]

Forwards	Justin Basson • Rynier Bernardo • Tom Botha • Uzair Cassiem • Aranos Coetzee • Luan de Bruin • Erich de Jager • Chris Dry • Jacques du Toit • Joseph Dweba • Elandré Huggett • Reniel Hugo • Nicolaas Immelman • Günther Janse van Vuuren • Jeremy Jordaan • Niell Jordaan • Armandt Koster • Johan Kotze • Andrew Kuhn • Daniel Maartens • Charles Marais • Oupa Mohojé • Ox Nché • Gerhard Olivier • Junior Pokomela • Sibabalo Qoma • Paul Schoeman • Marnus van der Merwe • Torsten van Jaarsveld • Henco Venter • Reinach Venter • Ntokozo Vidima • Dennis Visser • Carl Wegner • Jasper Wiese • Did not play: • Tienie Burger • Hilton Lobberts • Steven Meiring • Fiffy Rampeta
Backs	Cecil Afrika • Dian Badenhorst • Rayno Benjamin • Clayton Blommetjies • Carel-Jan Coetzee • Ryno Eksteen • Reinhardt Erwee • Lloyd Greeff • Malcolm Jaer • Stephan Janse van Rensburg • JW Jonker • Nico Lee • Makazole Mapimpi • Vuyani Maqina • Niel Marais • Marco Mason • Tian Meyer • Ali Mgijima • Zee Mkhabela • Luther Obi • Sergeal Petersen • Robbie Petzer • Raymond Rhule • William Small-Smith • JP Smith • Rosko Specman • Ernst Stapelberg • Francois Venter • Shaun Venter • Did not play: • Ruan van Rensburg • Lihleli Xoli
Coach	Rory Duncan • Daan Human

Golden Lions squad[50]

Forwards	Justin Ackerman • Jacobie Adriaanse • Andrew Beerwinkel • Fabian Booysen • Cyle Brink • Robbie Coetzee • Hacjivah Dayimani • Jo-Hanko de Villiers • Bobby de Wee • Ruan Dreyer • Nico du Plessis • Andries Ferreira • Corné Fourie • Rhyno Herbst • Pieter Jansen • Johannes Jonker • Ryan Kankowski • Robert Kruger • Malcolm Marx • Len Massyn • Marvin Orie • Sti Sithole • Dylan Smith • Kwagga Smith • Jacques van Rooyen • James Venter • Jano Venter • Mike Willemse • Did not play: • Le Roux Baard • Driaan Bester • Ruan Brits • JP du Preez • Lourens Erasmus • Chergin Fillies • Wiehan Jacobs • Morné Moos • Franco Mostert • Luvuyo Pupuma • Pieter Scholtz • Victor Sekekete • Bhekisa Shongwe • Koos Tredoux • Akker van der Merwe • HP van Schoor • Hencus van Wyk • Jaco Willemse
Backs	Andries Coetzee • Ross Cronjé • Ashlon Davids • Branco du Preez • Aphiwe Dyantyi • Stokkies Hanekom • Jack Hart • Rohan Janse van Rensburg • Marco Jansen van Vuren • Jan-Louis la Grange • Sylvian Mahuza • Siya Masuku • Jacques Nel • Manuel Rass • Shaun Reynolds • Jarryd Sage • Courtnall Skosan • Dillon Smit • Madosh Tambwe • Bradley Thain • Morné van den Berg • Jaco van der Walt • Anthony Volmink • Harold Vorster • Did not play: • Ruan Combrinck • Xander Crause • Faf de Klerk • Eddie Fouché • Selom Gavor • Dean Gordon • Gerrie Labuschagné • Barend Smit • Wayne van der Bank • Gerdus van der Walt • Heimar Williams
Coach	Swys de Bruin

Griquas squad[51]

Forwards	Jonathan Adendorf • Wilmar Arnoldi • Marius Fourie • Liam Hendricks • Jono Janse van Rensburg • Pieter Jansen van Vuren • Kevin Kaba • Sias Koen • Stephan Kotzé • De Wet Kruger • AJ le Roux • RJ Liebenberg • Sintu Manjezi • Devon Martinus • Shaun McDonald • NJ Oosthuizen • FP Pelser • Conway Pretorius • Wandile Putuma • Louwrens Strydom • Ewald van der Westhuizen • Wendal Wehr • Mzwanele Zito • Did not play: • Mthunzi Moloi • Devon Nash • Steph Vermeulen
Backs	Ederies Arendse • Christopher Bosch • Renier Botha • Enver Brandt • AJ Coertzen • Tiaan Dorfling • Johnathan Francke • Tertius Kruger • Koch Marx • Christiaan Meyer • Kyle Steyn • André Swarts • Clinton Swart • Rudi van Rooyen • George Whitehead • Eric Zana • Did not play: • Alshaun Bock • Alvin Brandt
Coach	Peter Engledow

Pumas squad[52]

Forwards	Louis Albertse • Thembelani Bholi • Chris Cloete • Marné Coetzee • Willie Engelbrecht • Carel Greeff • Stephan Greeff • Lambert Groenewald • Frank Herne • Marko Janse van Rensburg • Jeremy Jordaan • Francois Kleinhans • Hugo Kloppers • Jacques Kotzé • Cameron Lindsay • Hilton Lobberts • Khwezi Mona • Mark Pretorius • Pieter Scholtz • Brian Shabangu • Jannie Stander • De-Jay Terblanche • Nardus van der Walt • Stefan Willemse • Did not play: • Tazz Fuzani • Johann Grundlingh • Wiehan Hay • Reuben Johannes • Luxolo Koza • Ruaan Lerm • Morgan Naudé • Dylan Peterson • Marnus Schoeman • Simon Westraadt
Backs	Sias Ebersohn • Selom Gavor • Ruwellyn Isbell • Gerrie Labuschagné • JP Lewis • Kobus Marais • Theo Maree • Neil Maritz • Ryan Nell • Trompie Pretorius • Hennie Skorbinski • Gerrit Smith • Stefan Ungerer • Reynier van Rooyen • Justin van Staden • Devon Williams • Did not play: • Bernado Botha • Tyler Fisher • Deon Helberg • Hoffmann Maritz • Emile Temperman • Marlou van Niekerk • Leighton van Wyk
Coach	Brent Janse van Rensburg

Sharks squad[53]

Forwards	Hyron Andrews • Ruan Botha • Keegan Daniel • Jean Droste • Andrew du Plessis • Dan du Preez • Jean-Luc du Preez • Thomas du Toit • Ross Geldenhuys • Thierry Kounga Kuaté • Khaya Majola • Mzamo Majola • Franco Marais • John-Hubert Meyer • Tera Mtembu • Bandisa Ndlovu • Tyler Paul • Chiliboy Ralepelle • Juan Schoeman • Akker van der Merwe • Kerron van Vuuren • Jacques Vermeulen • Wian Vosloo • Did not play: • Stephan Coetzee • Gideon Koegelenberg • Tendai Mtawarira • Coenie Oosthuizen • Rikus Zwarts
Backs	Tythan Adams • Lukhanyo Am • Garth April • Brandon Bailing • Tristan Blewett • Curwin Bosch • Michael Claassens • Benhard Janse van Rensburg • Marius Louw • Ilunga Mukendi • Odwa Ndungane • S'busiso Nkosi • Inny Radebe • Louis Schreuder • S'bura Sithole • Rhyno Smith • Kobus van Wyk • Hanco Venter • Jeremy Ward • Courtney Winnaar • Cameron Wright • Did not play: • Rowan Gouws • Patrick Lambie
Coach	Robert du Preez

Western Province squad[54]

Forwards	Nizaam Carr • Jaco Coetzee • Jan de Klerk • Ruben de Villiers • Stephan de Wit • Johan du Toit • JC Janse van Rensburg • Michael Kumbirai • Wilco Louw • Bongi Mbonambi • Dean Muir • Sikhumbuzo Notshe • Scarra Ntubeni • Caylib Oosthuizen • Ramone Samuels • JD Schickerling • Chad Solomon • Piet-Louw Strauss • Kobus van Dyk • Jurie van Vuuren • Frans van Wyk • Chris van Zyl • Alistair Vermaak • Cobus Wiese • Eduard Zandberg • Did not play: • Juarno Augustus • Eital Bredenkamp • Pieter-Steph du Toit • Rynhardt Elstadt • Eben Etzebeth • Oli Kebble • Steven Kitshoff • Siya Kolisi • Frans Malherbe • Ayyoob Moerat • Carlü Sadie • Luke Stringer • Nyasha Tarusenga
Backs	Craig Barry • Bjorn Basson • Kurt Coleman • Damian de Allende • Robert du Preez • Dewaldt Duvenage • Michal Haznar • Huw Jones • Werner Kok • Dan Kriel • Dillyn Leyds • SP Marais • Godlen Masimla • Ruhan Nel • Justin Phillips • Seabelo Senatla • Brandon Thomson • Jano Vermaak • EW Viljoen • Damian Willemse • Did not play: • Juan de Jongh • Daniël du Plessis • Grant Hermanus • Khanyo Ngcukana • Ryan Oosthuizen • Ernst Stapelberg • Edwill van der Merwe • Leolin Zas
Coach	John Dobson

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