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2018 Currie Cup Premier Division
The 2018 Currie Cup Premier Division was the top tier of the 2018 Currie Cup, the 80th edition of the annual South African rugby union competition organised by the South African Rugby Union. It was played between 17 August and 27 October 2018 and featured the same seven teams as in 2017. The competition was won by the , who beat 17–12 in the final played on 27 October 2018. Competition rules and information There were seven participating teams in the 2018 Currie Cup Premier Division. They played each other once during the pool stage, either at home or away. Teams received four points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus points were awarded to teams that scored four or more tries in a game, as well as to teams that lost a match by seven points or less. Teams were ranked by log points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded). The top four teams in the pool stage qualified for the semifinals, which were followed by a final. Teams The teams that pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe; and to the east and northeast by Mozambique and Eswatini. It also completely enclaves the country Lesotho. It is the southernmost country on the mainland of the Old World, and the second-most populous country located entirely south of the equator, after Tanzania. South Africa is a biodiversity hotspot, with unique biomes, plant and animal life. With over 60 million people, the country is the world's 24th-most populous nation and covers an area of . South Africa has three capital cities, with the executive, judicial and legislative branches of government based in Pretoria, Bloemfontein, and Cape Town respectively. The largest city is Johannesburg. About 80% of the population are Black South Afri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Maritz
Neil Kobus Maritz (born 22 February 1994) is a South African rugby union player for the in the Currie Cup and in the Rugby Challenge. He can play as a winger or a centre. Rugby career Youth rugby / Sharks XV Maritz was born in Worcester and attended Paarl Boys' High School, where he played first team rugby in 2012. He was selected in a Western Province Under-18 Elite Squad in 2011 and 2012, but wasn't selected to represent them at any major youth tournaments, such as the Craven Week. After high school, Maritz moved to Durban to join the academy. He was included in the squad for the 2013 Under-19 Provincial Championship and made five starts for them in the competition, scoring tries in matches against , and . In 2014, he was included in the squad that participated in the 2014 Vodacom Cup. He made his first class debut by starting their opening match of the season against the in East London. In addition to making his debut in the match, but he also scored his first se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Try (rugby)
A try is a way of scoring points in rugby union and rugby league football. A try is scored by grounding the ball in the opposition's in-goal area (on or behind the goal line). Rugby union and league differ slightly in defining "grounding the ball" and the "in-goal" area. In rugby union a try is worth 5 points, in rugby league a try is worth 4 points. The term "try" comes from "try at goal", signifying that grounding the ball originally only gave the attacking team the opportunity to try to score with a kick at goal. A try is analogous to a touchdown in American and Canadian football, with the major difference being that a try requires the ball be simultaneously touching the ground and an attacking player, whereas a touchdown merely requires that the ball enter the end zone while in the possession of a player. In both codes of rugby, the term ''touch down'' formally refers only to grounding the ball by the defensive team in their in-goal. A Try is scored in wheelchair rugby fol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justin Basson
Justin Johan Basson (born 10 February 1994) is a South African rugby union player for the in the United Rugby Championship. He also plays for the Rugby ATL in Major League Rugby (MLR) in the U.S. His regular position is lock. Career Blue Bulls Basson was born in Cape Town. After high school, he joined the Blue Bulls Academy prior to the 2013 season. He was one of the first-choice locks for the side during the 2013 Under-19 Provincial Championship; after two appearances off the bench in their first two matches of the season, he started every other match, helping the Blue Bulls finish top of the log to qualify for the title play-offs. He started their 37–21 semi-final victory against the and also the final, in which the Blue Bulls finished the season as champions after beating Gauteng rivals 35–23 in Durban. He was named in a 74-man South Africa Under-20 training squad named in February 2014. However, he did not make the final squad that participated at the 2014 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ox Nché
Retshegofaditswe 'Tshego' Nché – more commonly referred to as Ox Nché – (born 23 July 1995) is a South African rugby union player for the in Super Rugby and the South African national team the Springboks. His regular position is prop, and he is one of the world’s most revered scrummagers. Club rugby Youth (2011–14) Nché first earned provincial selection in 2011, when he was included in the Free State squad that participated at the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week in Queenstown. In 2012, Nché represented Free State at the premier high school rugby union competition in South Africa – the Under-18 Craven Week competition – held in Port Elizabeth, starting all three of Free State's matches, despite still being in the Under-17 age-group. After the tournament, he was selected in a South African Schools squad that played against France, Wales and England. He was an unused substitute in the first two matches, but started the match against England. Nché once again playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tian Schoeman
Christian Francois Schoeman (born 23 September 1991 in Pretoria, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player. His regular position is fly-half. Career Youth Schoeman played for Witbank-based outfit the in the 2010 Under-19 Provincial Championship. He scored 69 points in just six matches for the side to finish as the top scorer in Group B of the competition, 17 points ahead of Arno Poley of the . In 2011, he moved back to Pretoria to join the . Despite not playing for them in 2011, he made a big impact during the 2012 Under-21 Provincial Championship, contributing 115 points for the – third behind the s Fred Zeilinga and the s Marais Schmidt – to help the Blue Bulls clinch the title in this competition, scoring 14 points with the boot as they beat 22–13 in the final. Varsity Cup Schoeman represented university side in the 2013 Varsity Cup competition, scoring 23 points in the first four rounds of the competition before Handré Pollard was given a chance fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaun Venter
Shaun Harold Venter (born 16 March 1987 in Witbank) is a South African rugby union player for USM Sapiac in the Pro D2 He is a utility back, having started matches at full-back, centre, winger and scrum-half, but since 2011 he has been predominantly used as a scrum-half. Career Pumas He started his career playing for the , making more than a hundred appearances for them between 2007 and 2013. After playing for them at Under-19 and Under-21 level, he made his debut in the 2007 Vodacom Cup competition. Kings He joined the for the 2013 Super Rugby season on a loan deal from the . He immediately established himself as the starting scrum-half for the Kings, making his Super Rugby debut in the first ever Super Rugby match, a 22–10 victory against the . He played in all sixteen of the Kings' matches that season, thirteen starts and three appearances as a substitute. He scored an early try in their match against the in Melbourne to help them to a 30–27 victory and also scored ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Dweba
Joseph Dweba (born 25 October 1995) is a South African professional rugby union player for in the United Rugby Championship competition. He previously played for in the Pro14 and the in the Currie Cup. His regular position is hooker. Club career Golden Lions / South African Schools His first provincial representation came in 2011, when he was selected for the Under-16 side that played at the Grant Khomo Week competition. He also represented the two years later, this time in the premier South African high school rugby union competition, the Under-18 Craven Week, held in Polokwane. He appeared in all three of their matches, including the 29–45 defeat in the unofficial final against . His performance led to his inclusion in the South African Schools side and he made appearances for them in wins against England, France and Wales in August 2013. Free State Cheetahs / South Africa Under-20 For the 2014 season, Dweba made the move to Bloemfontein to join the . He remained ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rasta Rasivhenge
Fhatuwani 'Rasta' Rasivhenge (born in Johannesburg on 3 January 1986) is a South African rugby union referee who is a member of the South African Rugby Union (SARU) Premier Panel. He was appointed to referee the final of the rugby sevens tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Career Rasivhenge has been a regular referee on the IRB Sevens World Series circuit since the 2011–12 season and also refereed in South African domestic rugby union competitions, the Currie Cup, Vodacom Cup and Varsity Cup since 2010. Rasivhenge was also a rugby sevens referee during the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. In 2014, Rasivhenge took a sabbatical from the South African Rugby Union and was recruited by the Australian Rugby Union; he subsequently appeared as an Australian referee in the IRB Sevens World Series. He returned to South Africa prior to the 2015 Currie Cup Premier Division and signed a contract with SARU until 2019. He refereed eight matches in the 2015 Currie Cup Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liam Hendricks
Liam Chad Hendricks (born 31 May 1994) is a South African rugby union player for in the Currie Cup and the Rugby Challenge (South Africa), Rugby Challenge. His regular position is prop. Rugby career Western Province As a scholar at Paarl Boys' High School, Hendricks was eligible to represent at youth level. He played for them at the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week held in Upington in 2010 and two years later, he played at the premier high school rugby union tournament in South Africa, the Under-18 Craven Week held in Port Elizabeth. After finishing school, he joined the Western Province Institute and he was a key member of their Under-19 team that played in the 2013 Under-19 Provincial Championship, playing in all twelve of their matches during the competition, starting ten of those and scoring a try in an 18-all draw against . It was a disappointing season for his team though, as they finished in fifth position on the log to miss out on a semi-final spot despite being the defe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Whitehead (rugby Union)
George Alexander Whitehead (born 17 March 1989) is a South African professional rugby union player for the in Pro14 on loan from in the Currie Cup and in the Rugby Challenge. He can play as a fly-half or fullback. Career Free State / Shimlas Born in Bloemfontein, he attended Grey College. Whitehead represented Free State in several youth competitions; he played for them at the under-16 Grant Khomo Week competition in 2005 and at the under-18 Craven Week competition in 2006. After finishing high school, he joined their Academy and played for the side in the 2008 under-19 Provincial Championship. The following season, he was part of the squad that played in the 2009 under-21 Provincial Championship. He also made his first class debut for their senior side, the during the 2009 Currie Cup Premier Division, coming on as a late replacement in their match against the , but finishing on the wrong end of a 24–13 result. In 2010, Whitehead played Varsity Cup rugby for the . H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conway Pretorius
Conway Pretorius (born 4 July 1992 in Pretoria, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player for in the Currie Cup and in the Rugby Challenge. His regular position is number eight. Career Youth Pretorius was born in Pretoria, but grew up in Strand in the Western Cape. After high school, he joined the Harmony Sports Academy in Virginia, where he also got involved with the side, playing in all their matches during the 2011 Under-19 Provincial Championship Division B competition and helped the Griffons win the title by beating the team in the final in Wellington. He also played in the promotion/relegation match against the , but the Griffons lost the match and remained in Division B. In 2013, he moved back to the Western Cape to join the . He was again an ever-present in the side that finished second on the 2013 Under-21 Provincial Championship log and lost in the final to the side in Nelspruit. Pretorius scored five tries during the competition, including a brace ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
