The 2004 Absa Currie Cup First Division season was the second tier competition in the 66th Currie Cup season since it started in 1889. It was won by the Boland Cavaliers, who defeated the Border Bulldogs 23–22 in the final at the Boland Stadium, Wellington on 22 October 2004.

Competition

There were six participating teams in the 2004 Currie Cup First Division. These teams played each other twice over the course of the season, once at home and once 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 seven points or less. Teams were ranked by log points.

The top four teams qualified for the title play-offs. In the semi-finals, the team that finished first had home advantage against the team that finished fourth, while the team that finished second had home advantage against the team that finished third. The winners of these semi-finals played each other in the final, at the home venue of the higher-placed team.

Teams

Boland Cavaliers

Border Bulldogs

Falcons

Griffons

Leopards

Mighty Elephants

Location of teams in 2004 Currie Cup First Division

Log

Fixtures and results

Regular season

Round one

	10 July 2004	Boland Cavaliers	31–22	Griffons	Boland Stadium, Wellington
	16:00	Try: Piet van Zyl  47' Solly Goosen  76' Bronwin Julies  81' Con: Solly Goosen  77', 82' (2/2) Pen: Patrick Petersen  4', 10', 39' (3/3) Solly Goosen  68' (1/1)	Scoreboard[1]	Try: Ockie van Zyl  20' Jacques Maritz  44' Ossie Damons  69' Con: Slang Roux  21', 70' (2/2) Pen: Slang Roux  28' (1/1) Cards: Tienie Goosen  17' JP Joubert  75'	Attendance: 750 Referee: Michael Katzenellenbogen

	10 July 2004	Mighty Elephants	25–27	Border Bulldogs	EPRU Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	16:00	Try: Wayne Bennett  3' Sam Willard  16' Clayton Gawie  81' Con: Justin Peach  4', 17' (2/2) Pen: Justin Peach  60', 68' (2/2)	Scoreboard[2]	Try: Akona Ndungane  34' Tiger Mangweni  38', 52' Con: Reinhardt Gerber  35', 39', 53' (3/3) Pen: Reinhardt Gerber  18', 69' (2/2)	Attendance: 530 Referee: Craig Joubert

Bye/s: Falcons, Leopards

Round two

	16 July 2004	Border Bulldogs	14–13	Falcons	Absa Stadium, East London
	19:10	Try: Pietie Loots  80' Con: Reinhardt Gerber (0/1) Pen: Reinhardt Gerber  6', 16', 53' (3/3)	Scoreboard[3]	Try: Leon Lubbe  76' Con: Ruan Coetzee  77' (1/1) Pen: Ruan Coetzee  3', 12' (2/2) Cards: Deon de Kock  52'	Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Jerome Fortuin

	17 July 2004	Griffons	34–31	Mighty Elephants	North West Stadium, Welkom
	16:00	Try: Ossie Damons  5' JP Joubert  24' Raydall Walters  31' Velile Phiri  49' Collen Radebe  68' Con: Slang Roux  6', 25', 50' (3/3) Pen: Slang Roux  2' (1/1)	Scoreboard[4]	Try: Elroy Ligman  37' Michael Killian  57' Sam Willard  79' Con: Justin Peach  38', 58' (2/2) Pen: Justin Peach  46', 59', 62', 65' (4/4) Cards: JJ Pienaar  43'

	17 July 2004	Leopards	31–28	Boland Cavaliers	Olën Park, Potchefstroom
	16:00	Try: Jaco Engels  18' Colin Lloyd  42' Frans Viljoen  52' MJ Mentz  60' Con: Corrie Avenant  19', 43', 53' (3/3) Colin Lloyd  61' (1/1) Pen: Colin Lloyd  68' (1/1) Cards: MJ Mentz  36'	Scoreboard[5]	Try: Conrad Burke  22' Rayno Benjamin  37' Antonius Verhoeven  76' Con: Solly Goosen  23', 77' (2/2) Pen: Solly Goosen  16', 27', 57' (3/3) Cards: Henley du Plessis  33' Kobus le Roux  36'	Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Marius Jonker

Round three

	24 July 2004	Falcons	42–36	Griffons	Pam Brink Stadium, Springs
	16:00	Try: Godfrey Mbangeni  10' David de la Port  13', 62' Jan Cloete  20' Skollie de Jager  53' Con: Hennie Stapelberg  11', 14', 54', 63' (4/4) Pen: Hennie Stapelberg  35', 75', 78' (3/3) Cards: Nico Luus  42'	Scoreboard[6]	Try: Jaco Binneman  33' Ockie van Zyl  44' Innes van Rooyen  50' Tienie Goosen  58', 80' Con: Slang Roux  45', 51', 59', 81' (4/4) Pen: Jaco Steenberg  9' (1/1)

	24 July 2004	Mighty Elephants	19–10	Leopards	EPRU Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	16:00	Try: Sebastian Hilpert  58' Con: Justin Peach  59' (1/1) Pen: Justin Peach  13', 21', 28', 49' (4/4)	Scoreboard[7]	Try: Colin Lloyd  62' Con: Corrie Avenant  63' (1/1) Pen: Corrie Avenant  37' (1/1)	Attendance: 460 Referee: Nolan Arends

Bye/s: Boland Cavaliers, Border Bulldogs

Round four

	31 July 2004	Boland Cavaliers	32–15	Mighty Elephants	Boland Stadium, Wellington
	16:00	Try: Rayno Benjamin  11', 32', 77' Chris Potgieter  24' Con: Solly Goosen  12', 25', 78' (3/3) Pen: Solly Goosen  18', 36' (2/2)	Scoreboard[8]	Try: Fabian Juries  45' Vuyani Dlomo  71' Con: Chris Jonck  46' (1/1) Pen: Justin Peach  6' (1/1)	Attendance: 450

	31 July 2004	Griffons	29–40	Border Bulldogs	North West Stadium, Welkom
	16:00	Try: Collen Radebe  3' Tienie Goosen  7' Ockie van Zyl  13' Christo van Niekerk  28' Innes van Rooyen  75' Con: Slang Roux  8', 29' (2/2) Cards: Jaco Binneman  53'	Scoreboard[9]	Try: Dru Nass  16' Ian Fihlani  35' Thembani Mkokeli  38' Michael Coetzee  54' Derek Hendry  56' Con: Reinhardt Gerber  36', 39', 57' (3/3) Pen: Reinhardt Gerber  25', 63', 73' (3/3)	Referee: Gareth Jones

	31 July 2004	Leopards	26–23	Falcons	Olën Park, Potchefstroom
	16:00	Try: Corrie Avenant  61' Barry Geel  78' Con: Corrie Avenant  62', 79' (2/2) Pen: Corrie Avenant  6', 15', 65', 69' (4/4)	Scoreboard[10]	Try: Ruan Coetzee  22' Godfrey Mbangeni  44' Con: Hennie Stapelberg  23', 45' (2/2) Pen: Hennie Stapelberg  3', 70' (2/2) Drop: Hennie Stapelberg  63' (1/1)	Attendance: 200 Referee: James Sherriff

Round Five

	6 August 2004	Falcons	31–26	Boland Cavaliers	Pam Brink Stadium, Springs
	19:00	Try: Jaco Venter  9', 46' Ruan Coetzee  73' Con: Hennie Stapelberg  10', 47' (2/2) Pen: Hennie Stapelberg  14', 57', 68' (3/3) Drop: Hennie Stapelberg  24' (1/1)	Scoreboard[11]	Try: Pieter Terblanché  3' Chris Potgieter  11' Con: Solly Goosen  4', 12' (2/2) Pen: Solly Goosen  33', 38', 42', 49' (4/4)	Attendance: 100 Referee: Marius Jonker

	6 August 2004	Border Bulldogs	26–21	Leopards	Absa Stadium, East London
	19:10	Try: Zolani Mofu  11' Marcel van der Walt  30' Con: Reinhardt Gerber  12', 31' (2/2) Pen: Reinhardt Gerber  8', 14', 26', 37' (4/4)	Scoreboard[12]	Try: Wonga Joka  1' penalty try  33' Con: Corrie Avenant  34' (1/1) Pen: Corrie Avenant  23', 58', 74' (3/3)	Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Willie Roos

Bye/s: Griffons, Mighty Elephants

Round Six

	20 August 2004	Leopards	32–26	Griffons	Olën Park, Potchefstroom
	19:00	Try: MJ Mentz  24' Werner Lessing  34' Barry Geel  53' Charlie King  55' Con: Colin Lloyd  25' (1/1) Corrie Avenant  35', 54' (2/2) Pen: Corrie Avenant  1' (1/1) Colin Lloyd  70' (1/1) Cards: Ryno Germishuys  68'	Scoreboard[13]	Try: Ossie Damons  51' Andries van der Linden  71' Collen Radebe  76' Con: Willem Slabbert  52' (1/1) Pen: Willem Slabbert  30', 39', 47' (3/3)	Attendance: 300

	28 August 2004	Boland Cavaliers	48–16	Border Bulldogs	Boland Stadium, Wellington
	16:00	Try: Charl Blom  4' Jongi Nokwe  19' David de Villiers  26' Conrad Burke  52' Henk Eksteen  55' Piet van Zyl  77' Rayno Benjamin  85' Con: Solly Goosen  5', 27', 56' (3/3) Patrick Petersen  78', 86' (2/2) Pen: Solly Goosen  45' (1/1) Drop: Conrad Burke (0/1)	Scoreboard[14]	Try: Marcel van der Walt  24' Akona Ndungane  72' Pen: Reinhardt Gerber  30', 35' (2/2) Cards: Vusumzi Mbulali  44' Alastair Lyon  50'	Attendance: 900 Referee: Eugene Daniels

	28 August 2004	Mighty Elephants	27–25	Falcons	EPRU Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	16:00	Try: Francois Prinsloo  40' Regardt van Eyck  57' Michael Killian  78' Michael Gallinetti  83' Con: Justin Peach  41', 58' (2/2) Pen: Justin Peach  22' (1/1)	Scoreboard[15]	Try: Skollie de Jager  35' Jan Cloete  38' Gustav Japhta  51' Con: Hennie Stapelberg  36' (1/1) Deon de Kock  39' (1/1) Pen: Hennie Stapelberg  11' (1/1) Deon de Kock  18' (1/1) Cards: André Kies  4'	Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Craig Strachan

Round Seven

	3 September 2004	Border Bulldogs	33–26	Mighty Elephants	Absa Stadium, East London
	19:10	Try: Ian Fihlani  10', 51' Dru Nass  34' Marcel van der Walt  47' Fergus Kennedy  55' Con: Reinhardt Gerber  11', 35', 48', 52' (4/4)	Scoreboard[16]	Try: Vuyani Dlomo  7', 15' JJ Pienaar  27' Con: Michael Gallinetti  28' (1/1) Pen: Michael Gallinetti  31', 67', 72' (3/3)	Attendance: 2,000

	4 September 2004	Griffons	27–40	Boland Cavaliers	North West Stadium, Welkom
	16:00	Try: Schalk de Klerk  55' Ossie Damons  70', 72' Con: Willem Slabbert  56', 71', 73' (3/3) Pen: Willem Slabbert  14', 34' (2/2)	Scoreboard[17]	Try: Charl Blom  3' Solly Goosen  23', 39', 48' Henley du Plessis  46' Jongi Nokwe  62' Con: Solly Goosen  4', 24' (2/2) Pen: Solly Goosen  11', 59' (2/2)	Referee: James Sherriff

Bye/s: Falcons, Leopards

Round Eight

	11 September 2004	Boland Cavaliers	25–13	Leopards	Boland Stadium, Wellington
	16:00	Try: Charl Blom  10' Rayno Benjamin  35' Solly Goosen  42' Jongi Nokwe  73' Con: Solly Goosen  11' (1/1) Pen: Solly Goosen  51' (1/1) Cards: Henley du Plessis  23' Angelo Brinkhuys  83'	Scoreboard[18]	Try: MJ Mentz  48' Con: Corrie Avenant  49' (1/1) Pen: Corrie Avenant  19', 54' (2/2)	Attendance: 500

	11 September 2004	Falcons	39–43	Border Bulldogs	Pam Brink Stadium, Springs
	16:00	Try: Jan Cloete  2' Jacques Lombaard  20' Godfrey Mbangeni  27' Nico Luus  39' Naas Rossouw  69' Con: Hennie Stapelberg  3', 21', 28', 70' (4/4) Pen: Hennie Stapelberg  10', 36' (2/2)	Scoreboard[19]	Try: Michael Coetzee  34' Alastair Lyon  54' Werner Coetzer  61' Fergus Kennedy  64' Akona Ndungane  73' Con: Reinhardt Gerber  35' (1/1) Adam Robertson  62', 65' (2/2) Pen: Reinhardt Gerber  6', 15', 59' (3/3) Adam Robertson  79' (1/1)	Attendance: 400 Referee: Deon van Blommestein

	11 September 2004	Mighty Elephants	54–20	Griffons	EPRU Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	16:00	Try: Regardt van Eyck  3' Vuyani Dlomo  9' Sam Willard  43' Fabian Juries  64' Francois Prinsloo  74', 82' Michael Gallinetti  78' Con: Michael Gallinetti  4', 10', 44', 65', 83' (5/5) Pen: Michael Gallinetti  23', 37', 71' (3/3)	Scoreboard[20]	Try: Ossie Damons  20', 53' Innes van Rooyen  27' Con: Willem Slabbert  28' (1/1) Pen: Willem Slabbert  33' (1/1)	Attendance: 500

Round Nine

	18 September 2004	Griffons	66–24	Falcons	North West Stadium, Welkom
	16:00	Try: Innes van Rooyen  10' Ossie Damons  16', 75' Tienie Goosen  28', 43' Slang Roux  40', 53' Raydall Walters  78' Con: Morné van Zyl  10', 16', 28', 40', 53' (5/5) Slang Roux  75', 78' (2/2) Pen: Morné van Zyl  2', 9', 15', 70' (4/4) Cards: Bennie van Blerk  34'	Scoreboard[21]	Try: Jacques Nieuwenhuis  20' Naas Rossouw  39' Sarel Lubbe  45' Nico Luus  49' Con: Hennie Stapelberg  39', 49' (2/2)

	18 September 2004	Leopards	36–25	Mighty Elephants	Olën Park, Potchefstroom
	16:00	Try: Riaan Harmse  2' Theo van Wyk  22' Willie Wepener  53' Jaco Engels  66' Cerneels Rautenbach  69' MJ Mentz  77' Con: Corrie Avenant  3' (1/1) Colin Lloyd  70', 78' (2/2) Cards: Frans Viljoen  56' Bernard Rabé  60'	Scoreboard[22]	Try: Chris Jonck  54' Vuyani Dlomo  57' Francois Prinsloo  64' Con: Justin Peach  55', 65' (2/2) Pen: Justin Peach  6', 30' (2/2) Cards: Willie Bower  61'	Attendance: 200 Referee: Jamiel Panday

Bye/s: Boland Cavaliers, Border Bulldogs

Round Ten

	23 September 2004	Falcons	34–59	Leopards	Pam Brink Stadium, Springs
	19:00	Try: David de la Port  19' Jan van der Schyff  24' Godfrey Mbangeni  29' Leon Lubbe  60' Con: Hennie Stapelberg  20', 25', 30', 61' (4/4) Pen: Hennie Stapelberg  9', 15' (2/2)	Scoreboard[23]	Try: Corrie Avenant  5', 46' Riaan Harmse  17' Jonathan Mokuena  36', 44' Frans Viljoen  42', 74' Colin Lloyd  50' Con: Corrie Avenant  6', 18', 37', 43', 47', 51', 75' (7/7) Colin Lloyd  45' (1/1) Drop: Corrie Avenant  63' (1/1)	Referee: Johann Meuwesen

	25 September 2004	Border Bulldogs	49–31	Griffons	Absa Stadium, East London
	15:00	Try: Adam Robertson  1', 35' Pietie Loots  5' Dru Nass  15' Akona Ndungane  33', 53', 63' Con: Reinhardt Gerber  6', 34', 36', 64' (4/4) Pen: Reinhardt Gerber  22' (1/1) Adam Robertson  76' (1/1) Cards: Reinhardt Gerber  74'	Scoreboard[24]	Try: Schalk de Klerk  60', 68' Jacques Maritz  75' Ossie Damons  77' Con: Slang Roux  78' (1/1) Pen: Ossie Damons  11', 20', 31' (3/3)	Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Marius Jonker

	25 September 2004	Mighty Elephants	21–22	Boland Cavaliers	EPRU Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	15:00	Try: Justin Peach  3', 59' Con: Michael Gallinetti  4' (1/1) Pen: Michael Gallinetti  13', 33', 56' (3/3)	Scoreboard[25]	Try: Henley du Plessis  30' Con: Solly Goosen  31' (1/1) Pen: Solly Goosen  15', 22', 46', 64', 74' (5/5) Cards: David de Villiers  52'	Attendance: 250

Round Eleven

	2 October 2004	Boland Cavaliers	66–17	Falcons	Boland Stadium, Wellington
	16:00	Try: Conrad Burke  16', 20', 32', 41' Gustav Rademeyer  24', 28' Jongi Nokwe  54' Piet van Zyl  64' Vion Wium  74' Neil Papier  82' Con: Solly Goosen  17', 21', 25', 42', 55' (5/5) Patrick Petersen  65', 75', 83' (3/3)	Scoreboard[26]	Try: Jan van der Schyff  6', 9' Skollie de Jager  70' Con: Ashley Buchler  10' (1/1)	Attendance: 500 Referee: Andrew (Andy) Turner

	2 October 2004	Leopards	43–19	Border Bulldogs	Olën Park, Potchefstroom
	16:00	Try: Werner Lessing  6' Riaan Harmse  14' Cerneels Rautenbach  23' Frans Viljoen  37', 52', 68' Jonathan Mokuena  44' Con: Corrie Avenant  7', 24', 38', 45' (4/4) Cards: Jonathan Mokuena  30'	Scoreboard[27]	Try: Akona Ndungane  39', 40', 76' Con: Adam Robertson  40' (1/1) Reinhardt Gerber  77' (1/1)	Attendance: 200 Referee: Shaun Veldsman

Bye/s: Griffons, Mighty Elephants

Round Twelve

	8 October 2004	Border Bulldogs	24–19	Boland Cavaliers	Absa Stadium, East London
	19:10	Try: Marcel van der Walt  5' Michael Coetzee  35' Con: Reinhardt Gerber  36' (1/1) Pen: Reinhardt Gerber  18', 24', 55', 67' (4/4)	Scoreboard[28]	Try: Solly Goosen  44' Con: Solly Goosen  45' (1/1) Pen: Solly Goosen  10', 33', 39', 54' (4/4)	Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Craig Joubert

	9 October 2004	Falcons	39–35	Mighty Elephants	Pam Brink Stadium, Springs
	16:00	Try: André Kies  8' Leon Lubbe  18' Jacques Nieuwenhuis  61', 68' Nico Luus  76' Con: Hennie Stapelberg  9', 19', 62', 77' (4/4) Pen: Hennie Stapelberg  5', 39' (2/2)	Scoreboard[29]	Try: Fabian Juries  6' Chris Jonck  30' Michael Gallinetti  53' Michael Killian  63' Con: Michael Gallinetti  7', 31', 54' (3/3) Pen: Michael Gallinetti  10', 32', 44' (3/3)	Attendance: 150 Referee: Willie Roos

	9 October 2004	Griffons	26–48	Leopards	North West Stadium, Welkom
	16:00	Try: Ossie Damons  11' Schalk de Klerk  58' JP Joubert  73' Innes van Rooyen Con: Ossie Damons  12' (1/1) JP Joubert  59' (1/1) Slang Roux  74' (1/1) Cards: Ossie Damons  22'	Scoreboard[30][31]	Try: Deon van Rensburg  7' Jonathan Mokuena  28', 43' Rayno Hendricks  40' MJ Mentz  52' Riaan Heneke  71' Willie Wepener  76' Con: Corrie Avenant  41', 44', 53', 72', 77' (5/5) Pen: Corrie Avenant  17' (1/1)	Referee: Deon van Blommestein

Title Play-Off Games

Semi-finals

	15 October 2004	Border Bulldogs	19–15	Leopards	Absa Stadium, East London
	19:10	Try: Michael Coetzee  19' Con: Reinhardt Gerber  20' (1/1) Pen: Reinhardt Gerber  1', 33', 74' (3/3) Drop: Reinhardt Gerber  75' (1/1) Cards: Michael Coetzee  65'	Scoreboard[32]	Try: Rayno Hendricks  16' Barry Geel  25' Con: Corrie Avenant  26' (1/1) Pen: Colin Lloyd  56' (1/1) Cards: Bernard Rabé  65'	Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Andrew (Andy) Turner

	16 October 2004	Boland Cavaliers	50–15	Falcons	Boland Stadium, Wellington
	15:30	Try: Henley du Plessis  1' Jongi Nokwe  9', 19', 55' Antonius Verhoeven  29' Rayno Benjamin  57' Kobus Meintjies  66' Vion Wium  83' Con: Solly Goosen  20', 30', 56', 58' (4/4) Patrick Petersen  84' (1/1)	Scoreboard[33]	Try: Jan Cloete  43' Leon Lubbe  50' Con: Hennie Stapelberg  44' (1/1) Pen: Hennie Stapelberg  40' (1/1) Cards: Jacques Nieuwenhuis  31'	Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Jerome Fortuin

Final

	22 October 2004	Boland Cavaliers	23–22	Border Bulldogs	Boland Stadium, Wellington
	16:30	Try: Piet van Zyl  36' Henley du Plessis  48' Con: Solly Goosen  37', 49' (2/2) Pen: Solly Goosen  25', 63', 73' (3/3)	Scoreboard[34]	Try: Vusumzi Mbulali  10' Akona Ndungane  70' Werner Coetzer  79' Con: Reinhardt Gerber  11', 71' (2/2) Werner Bester (0/1) Pen: Reinhardt Gerber  50' (1/1)	Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Tappe Henning

2004 Absa Currie Cup First Division Champions
Boland Cavaliers 3rd title

Points scorers

The following table contain points which have been scored in competitive games in the 2004 Currie Cup First Division.^[35]

Cards

The following table contains all the cards handed out during the tournament:^[36]

Cards
Player	Team
Bernard Rabé	Leopards	0	2
Henley du Plessis	Boland Cavaliers	0	2
Alastair Lyon	Border Bulldogs	0	1
André Kies	Falcons	0	1
Angelo Brinkhuys	Boland Cavaliers	0	1
Bennie van Blerk	Griffons	0	1
David de Villiers	Boland Cavaliers	0	1
Deon de Kock	Falcons	0	1
Frans Viljoen	Leopards	0	1
Jaco Binneman	Griffons	0	1
Jacques Nieuwenhuis	Falcons	0	1
Jonathan Mokuena	Leopards	0	1
JP Joubert	Griffons	0	1
JJ Pienaar	Mighty Elephants	0	1
Kobus le Roux	Boland Cavaliers	0	1
Tienie Goosen	Griffons	0	1
Michael Coetzee	Border Bulldogs	0	1
MJ Mentz	Leopards	0	1
Nico Luus	Falcons	0	1
Ossie Damons	Griffons	0	1
Ryno Germishuys	Leopards	0	1
Vusumzi Mbulali	Border Bulldogs	0	1
Willie Bower	Mighty Elephants	0	1
* Legend: = Red card (Sent off for the rest of the game), = Yellow card (Sent off for 10 minutes)

Squad lists

^{[37][38][39][40][41][42]}

See also

• 2004 Currie Cup Premier Division
• 2004 Vodacom Cup

References

External links

• "SA Rugby Competition – 2004 ABSA Currie Cup First Division". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 8 June 2016.