2004 Currie Cup First Division
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.
| 2004 Currie Cup First Division | |
|---|---|
| Countries | South Africa | 
| Date | 10 July – 22 October 2004 | 
| Champions | Boland Cavaliers (3rd title) | 
| Runners-up | Border Bulldogs | 
| Matches played | 33 | 
| Tries scored | 246  (average 7.5 per match)  | 
| Top point scorer | Solly Goosen (164)  Boland Cavaliers  | 
| Top try scorer | Ossie Damons (11)  Griffons  | 
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
    
| 2004 Currie Cup First Division teams | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Sponsored Name | Stadium/s | Sponsored Name | 
| Boland Cavaliers | Boland Cavaliers | Boland Stadium, Wellington | Boland Stadium | 
| Border Bulldogs | Border Bulldogs | Buffalo City Stadium, East London | ABSA Stadium | 
| Falcons | Falcons | Pam Brink Stadium, Springs | Pam Brink Stadium | 
| Griffons | Griffons | North West Stadium, Welkom | North West Stadium | 
| Leopards | Leopards | Olën Park, Potchefstroom | Olën Park | 
| Mighty Elephants | Mighty Elephants | EPRU Stadium, Port Elizabeth | EPRU Stadium | 
Log
    
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boland Cavaliers | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 337 | 217 | +120 | 41 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 28 | Semi-final | 
| 2 | Border Bulldogs | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 291 | 294 | −3 | 35 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 32 | |
| 3 | Leopards | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 319 | 251 | +68 | 42 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 28 | |
| 4 | Falcons | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 287 | 398 | −111 | 35 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| 5 | Mighty Elephants | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 278 | 278 | 0 | 32 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| 6 | Griffons | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 317 | 391 | −74 | 43 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 
Rules for classification: 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
Fixtures and results
    
    
Round one
    
| 10 July 2004 | Boland Cavaliers | 31–22 | Griffons | Boland Stadium, Wellington | ||
| 16:00 | Try: Piet van Zyl  Solly Goosen Bronwin Julies Con: Solly Goosen Pen: Patrick Petersen Solly Goosen  | 
Scoreboard[1] | Try: Ockie van Zyl  Jacques Maritz Ossie Damons Con: Slang Roux Pen: Slang Roux Cards: Tienie Goosen JP Joubert  | 
Attendance: 750 Referee: Michael Katzenellenbogen  | 
| 10 July 2004 | Mighty Elephants | 25–27 | Border Bulldogs | EPRU Stadium, Port Elizabeth | ||
| 16:00 | Try: Wayne Bennett  Sam Willard Clayton Gawie Con: Justin Peach Pen: Justin Peach  | 
Scoreboard[2] | Try: Akona Ndungane  Tiger Mangweni Con: Reinhardt Gerber Pen: Reinhardt Gerber  | 
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  Con: Reinhardt Gerber (0/1) Pen: Reinhardt Gerber  | 
Scoreboard[3] | Try: Leon Lubbe  Con: Ruan Coetzee Pen: Ruan Coetzee Cards: Deon de Kock  | 
Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Jerome Fortuin  | 
| 17 July 2004 | Griffons | 34–31 | Mighty Elephants | North West Stadium, Welkom | ||
| 16:00 | Try: Ossie Damons  JP Joubert Raydall Walters Velile Phiri Collen Radebe Con: Slang Roux Pen: Slang Roux  | 
Scoreboard[4] | Try: Elroy Ligman  Michael Killian Sam Willard Con: Justin Peach Pen: Justin Peach Cards: JJ Pienaar  | 
| 17 July 2004 | Leopards | 31–28 | Boland Cavaliers | Olën Park, Potchefstroom | ||
| 16:00 | Try: Jaco Engels  Colin Lloyd Frans Viljoen MJ Mentz Con: Corrie Avenant Colin Lloyd Pen: Colin Lloyd Cards: MJ Mentz  | 
Scoreboard[5] | Try: Conrad Burke  Rayno Benjamin Antonius Verhoeven Con: Solly Goosen Pen: Solly Goosen Cards: Henley du Plessis Kobus le Roux  | 
Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Marius Jonker  | 
Round three
    
| 24 July 2004 | Falcons | 42–36 | Griffons | Pam Brink Stadium, Springs | ||
| 16:00 | Try: Godfrey Mbangeni  David de la Port Jan Cloete Skollie de Jager Con: Hennie Stapelberg Pen: Hennie Stapelberg Cards: Nico Luus  | 
Scoreboard[6] | Try: Jaco Binneman  Ockie van Zyl Innes van Rooyen Tienie Goosen Con: Slang Roux Pen: Jaco Steenberg  | 
| 24 July 2004 | Mighty Elephants | 19–10 | Leopards | EPRU Stadium, Port Elizabeth | ||
| 16:00 | Try: Sebastian Hilpert  Con: Justin Peach Pen: Justin Peach  | 
Scoreboard[7] | Try: Colin Lloyd  Con: Corrie Avenant Pen: Corrie Avenant  | 
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  Chris Potgieter Con: Solly Goosen Pen: Solly Goosen  | 
Scoreboard[8] | Try: Fabian Juries  Vuyani Dlomo Con: Chris Jonck Pen: Justin Peach  | 
Attendance: 450 | 
| 31 July 2004 | Griffons | 29–40 | Border Bulldogs | North West Stadium, Welkom | ||
| 16:00 | Try: Collen Radebe  Tienie Goosen Ockie van Zyl Christo van Niekerk Innes van Rooyen Con: Slang Roux Cards: Jaco Binneman  | 
Scoreboard[9] | Try: Dru Nass  Ian Fihlani Thembani Mkokeli Michael Coetzee Derek Hendry Con: Reinhardt Gerber Pen: Reinhardt Gerber  | 
Referee: Gareth Jones | 
| 31 July 2004 | Leopards | 26–23 | Falcons | Olën Park, Potchefstroom | ||
| 16:00 | Try: Corrie Avenant  Barry Geel Con: Corrie Avenant Pen: Corrie Avenant  | 
Scoreboard[10] | Try: Ruan Coetzee  Godfrey Mbangeni Con: Hennie Stapelberg Pen: Hennie Stapelberg Drop: Hennie Stapelberg  | 
Attendance: 200 Referee: James Sherriff  | 
Round Five
    
| 6 August 2004 | Falcons | 31–26 | Boland Cavaliers | Pam Brink Stadium, Springs | ||
| 19:00 | Try: Jaco Venter  Ruan Coetzee Con: Hennie Stapelberg Pen: Hennie Stapelberg Drop: Hennie Stapelberg  | 
Scoreboard[11] | Try: Pieter Terblanché  Chris Potgieter Con: Solly Goosen Pen: Solly Goosen  | 
Attendance: 100 Referee: Marius Jonker  | 
| 6 August 2004 | Border Bulldogs | 26–21 | Leopards | Absa Stadium, East London | ||
| 19:10 | Try: Zolani Mofu  Marcel van der Walt Con: Reinhardt Gerber Pen: Reinhardt Gerber  | 
Scoreboard[12] | Try: Wonga Joka  penalty try Con: Corrie Avenant Pen: Corrie Avenant  | 
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  Werner Lessing Barry Geel Charlie King Con: Colin Lloyd Corrie Avenant Pen: Corrie Avenant Colin Lloyd Cards: Ryno Germishuys  | 
Scoreboard[13] | Try: Ossie Damons  Andries van der Linden Collen Radebe Con: Willem Slabbert Pen: Willem Slabbert  | 
Attendance: 300 | 
| 28 August 2004 | Boland Cavaliers | 48–16 | Border Bulldogs | Boland Stadium, Wellington | ||
| 16:00 | Try: Charl Blom  Jongi Nokwe David de Villiers Conrad Burke Henk Eksteen Piet van Zyl Rayno Benjamin Con: Solly Goosen Patrick Petersen Pen: Solly Goosen Drop: Conrad Burke (0/1)  | 
Scoreboard[14] | Try: Marcel van der Walt  Akona Ndungane Pen: Reinhardt Gerber Cards: Vusumzi Mbulali Alastair Lyon  | 
Attendance: 900 Referee: Eugene Daniels  | 
| 28 August 2004 | Mighty Elephants | 27–25 | Falcons | EPRU Stadium, Port Elizabeth | ||
| 16:00 | Try: Francois Prinsloo  Regardt van Eyck Michael Killian Michael Gallinetti Con: Justin Peach Pen: Justin Peach  | 
Scoreboard[15] | Try: Skollie de Jager  Jan Cloete Gustav Japhta Con: Hennie Stapelberg Deon de Kock Pen: Hennie Stapelberg Deon de Kock Cards: André Kies  | 
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  Dru Nass Marcel van der Walt Fergus Kennedy Con: Reinhardt Gerber  | 
Scoreboard[16] | Try: Vuyani Dlomo  JJ Pienaar Con: Michael Gallinetti Pen: Michael Gallinetti  | 
Attendance: 2,000 | 
| 4 September 2004 | Griffons | 27–40 | Boland Cavaliers | North West Stadium, Welkom | ||
| 16:00 | Try: Schalk de Klerk  Ossie Damons Con: Willem Slabbert Pen: Willem Slabbert  | 
Scoreboard[17] | Try: Charl Blom  Solly Goosen Henley du Plessis Jongi Nokwe Con: Solly Goosen Pen: Solly Goosen  | 
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  Rayno Benjamin Solly Goosen Jongi Nokwe Con: Solly Goosen Pen: Solly Goosen Cards: Henley du Plessis Angelo Brinkhuys  | 
Scoreboard[18] | Try: MJ Mentz  Con: Corrie Avenant Pen: Corrie Avenant  | 
Attendance: 500 | 
| 11 September 2004 | Falcons | 39–43 | Border Bulldogs | Pam Brink Stadium, Springs | ||
| 16:00 | Try: Jan Cloete  Jacques Lombaard Godfrey Mbangeni Nico Luus Naas Rossouw Con: Hennie Stapelberg Pen: Hennie Stapelberg  | 
Scoreboard[19] | Try: Michael Coetzee  Alastair Lyon Werner Coetzer Fergus Kennedy Akona Ndungane Con: Reinhardt Gerber Adam Robertson Pen: Reinhardt Gerber Adam Robertson  | 
Attendance: 400 Referee: Deon van Blommestein  | 
| 11 September 2004 | Mighty Elephants | 54–20 | Griffons | EPRU Stadium, Port Elizabeth | ||
| 16:00 | Try: Regardt van Eyck  Vuyani Dlomo Sam Willard Fabian Juries Francois Prinsloo Michael Gallinetti Con: Michael Gallinetti Pen: Michael Gallinetti  | 
Scoreboard[20] | Try: Ossie Damons  Innes van Rooyen Con: Willem Slabbert Pen: Willem Slabbert  | 
Attendance: 500 | 
Round Nine
    
| 18 September 2004 | Griffons | 66–24 | Falcons | North West Stadium, Welkom | ||
| 16:00 | Try: Innes van Rooyen  Ossie Damons Tienie Goosen Slang Roux Raydall Walters Con: Morné van Zyl Slang Roux Pen: Morné van Zyl Cards: Bennie van Blerk  | 
Scoreboard[21] | Try: Jacques Nieuwenhuis  Naas Rossouw Sarel Lubbe Nico Luus Con: Hennie Stapelberg  | 
| 18 September 2004 | Leopards | 36–25 | Mighty Elephants | Olën Park, Potchefstroom | ||
| 16:00 | Try: Riaan Harmse  Theo van Wyk Willie Wepener Jaco Engels Cerneels Rautenbach MJ Mentz Con: Corrie Avenant Colin Lloyd Cards: Frans Viljoen Bernard Rabé  | 
Scoreboard[22] | Try: Chris Jonck  Vuyani Dlomo Francois Prinsloo Con: Justin Peach Pen: Justin Peach Cards: Willie Bower  | 
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  Jan van der Schyff Godfrey Mbangeni Leon Lubbe Con: Hennie Stapelberg Pen: Hennie Stapelberg  | 
Scoreboard[23] | Try: Corrie Avenant  Riaan Harmse Jonathan Mokuena Frans Viljoen Colin Lloyd Con: Corrie Avenant Colin Lloyd Drop: Corrie Avenant  | 
Referee: Johann Meuwesen | 
| 25 September 2004 | Border Bulldogs | 49–31 | Griffons | Absa Stadium, East London | ||
| 15:00 | Try: Adam Robertson  Pietie Loots Dru Nass Akona Ndungane Con: Reinhardt Gerber Pen: Reinhardt Gerber Adam Robertson Cards: Reinhardt Gerber  | 
Scoreboard[24] | Try: Schalk de Klerk  Jacques Maritz Ossie Damons Con: Slang Roux Pen: Ossie Damons  | 
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Marius Jonker  | 
| 25 September 2004 | Mighty Elephants | 21–22 | Boland Cavaliers | EPRU Stadium, Port Elizabeth | ||
| 15:00 | Try: Justin Peach  Con: Michael Gallinetti Pen: Michael Gallinetti  | 
Scoreboard[25] | Try: Henley du Plessis  Con: Solly Goosen Pen: Solly Goosen Cards: David de Villiers  | 
Attendance: 250 | 
Round Eleven
    
| 2 October 2004 | Boland Cavaliers | 66–17 | Falcons | Boland Stadium, Wellington | ||
| 16:00 | Try: Conrad Burke  Gustav Rademeyer Jongi Nokwe Piet van Zyl Vion Wium Neil Papier Con: Solly Goosen Patrick Petersen  | 
Scoreboard[26] | Try: Jan van der Schyff  Skollie de Jager Con: Ashley Buchler  | 
Attendance: 500 Referee: Andrew (Andy) Turner  | 
| 2 October 2004 | Leopards | 43–19 | Border Bulldogs | Olën Park, Potchefstroom | ||
| 16:00 | Try: Werner Lessing  Riaan Harmse Cerneels Rautenbach Frans Viljoen Jonathan Mokuena Con: Corrie Avenant Cards: Jonathan Mokuena  | 
Scoreboard[27] | Try: Akona Ndungane  Con: Adam Robertson Reinhardt Gerber  | 
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  Michael Coetzee Con: Reinhardt Gerber Pen: Reinhardt Gerber  | 
Scoreboard[28] | Try: Solly Goosen  Con: Solly Goosen Pen: Solly Goosen  | 
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Craig Joubert  | 
| 9 October 2004 | Falcons | 39–35 | Mighty Elephants | Pam Brink Stadium, Springs | ||
| 16:00 | Try: André Kies  Leon Lubbe Jacques Nieuwenhuis Nico Luus Con: Hennie Stapelberg Pen: Hennie Stapelberg  | 
Scoreboard[29] | Try: Fabian Juries  Chris Jonck Michael Gallinetti Michael Killian Con: Michael Gallinetti Pen: Michael Gallinetti  | 
Attendance: 150 Referee: Willie Roos  | 
| 9 October 2004 | Griffons | 26–48 | Leopards | North West Stadium, Welkom | ||
| 16:00 | Try: Ossie Damons  Schalk de Klerk JP Joubert Innes van Rooyen Con: Ossie Damons JP Joubert Slang Roux Cards: Ossie Damons  | 
Scoreboard[30][31] | Try: Deon van Rensburg  Jonathan Mokuena Rayno Hendricks MJ Mentz Riaan Heneke Willie Wepener Con: Corrie Avenant Pen: Corrie Avenant  | 
Referee: Deon van Blommestein | 
Semi-finals
    
| 15 October 2004 | Border Bulldogs | 19–15 | Leopards | Absa Stadium, East London | ||
| 19:10 | Try: Michael Coetzee  Con: Reinhardt Gerber Pen: Reinhardt Gerber Drop: Reinhardt Gerber Cards: Michael Coetzee  | 
Scoreboard[32] | Try: Rayno Hendricks  Barry Geel Con: Corrie Avenant Pen: Colin Lloyd Cards: Bernard Rabé  | 
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Andrew (Andy) Turner  | 
| 16 October 2004 | Boland Cavaliers | 50–15 | Falcons | Boland Stadium, Wellington | ||
| 15:30 | Try: Henley du Plessis  Jongi Nokwe Antonius Verhoeven Rayno Benjamin Kobus Meintjies Vion Wium Con: Solly Goosen Patrick Petersen  | 
Scoreboard[33] | Try: Jan Cloete  Leon Lubbe Con: Hennie Stapelberg Pen: Hennie Stapelberg Cards: Jacques Nieuwenhuis  | 
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  Henley du Plessis Con: Solly Goosen Pen: Solly Goosen  | 
Scoreboard[34] | Try: Vusumzi Mbulali  Akona Ndungane Werner Coetzer Con: Reinhardt Gerber Werner Bester (0/1) Pen: Reinhardt Gerber  | 
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]
| All point scorers | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Player | Team | T | C | P | DG | Pts | 
| 1 | Solly Goosen | Boland Cavaliers | 6 | 28 | 26 | 0 | 164 | 
| 2 | Reinhardt Gerber | Border Bulldogs | 0 | 22 | 26 | 1 | 125 | 
| 3 | Corrie Avenant | Leopards | 3 | 28 | 12 | 1 | 110 | 
| 4 | Hennie Stapelberg | Falcons | 0 | 24 | 16 | 2 | 102 | 
| 5 | Michael Gallinetti | Mighty Elephants | 3 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 71 | 
| 6 | Justin Peach | Mighty Elephants | 2 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 70 | 
| 7 | Ossie Damons | Griffons | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 66 | 
| 8 | Akona Ndungane | Border Bulldogs | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 
| 9 | Slang Roux | Griffons | 2 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 
| 10 | Rayno Benjamin | Boland Cavaliers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 
| Jongi Nokwe | Boland Cavaliers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | |
| 12 | Colin Lloyd | Leopards | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 
| 13 | Conrad Burke | Boland Cavaliers | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 
| Frans Viljoen | Leopards | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |
| 15 | Willem Slabbert | Griffons | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 28 | 
| 16 | Vuyani Dlomo | Mighty Elephants | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 
| Tienie Goosen | Griffons | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | |
| MJ Mentz | Leopards | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | |
| Jonathan Mokuena | Leopards | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | |
| Innes van Rooyen | Griffons | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | |
| 21 | Adam Robertson | Border Bulldogs | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 
| Morné van Zyl | Griffons | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 22 | |
| 23 | Patrick Petersen | Boland Cavaliers | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 
| 24 | Jan Cloete | Falcons | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 
| Michael Coetzee | Border Bulldogs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| Schalk de Klerk | Griffons | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| Henley du Plessis | Boland Cavaliers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| Leon Lubbe | Falcons | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| Godfrey Mbangeni | Falcons | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| Francois Prinsloo | Mighty Elephants | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| Marcel van der Walt | Border Bulldogs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| Piet van Zyl | Boland Cavaliers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| 33 | Ruan Coetzee | Falcons | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 
| 34 | Charl Blom | Boland Cavaliers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 
| Skollie de Jager | Falcons | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |
| David de la Port | Falcons | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |
| Ian Fihlani | Border Bulldogs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |
| Barry Geel | Leopards | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |
| Riaan Harmse | Leopards | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |
| Fabian Juries | Mighty Elephants | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |
| Michael Killian | Mighty Elephants | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |
| Nico Luus | Falcons | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |
| Dru Nass | Border Bulldogs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |
| Jacques Nieuwenhuis | Falcons | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |
| Collen Radebe | Griffons | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |
| Sam Willard | Mighty Elephants | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |
| Jan van der Schyff | Falcons | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |
| Ockie van Zyl | Griffons | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |
| 49 | Chris Jonck | Mighty Elephants | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 
| JP Joubert | Griffons | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| 51 | Werner Coetzer | Border Bulldogs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 
| Jaco Engels | Leopards | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Rayno Hendricks | Leopards | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Fergus Kennedy | Border Bulldogs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Werner Lessing | Leopards | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Pietie Loots | Border Bulldogs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Tiger Mangweni | Border Bulldogs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Jacques Maritz | Griffons | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Chris Potgieter | Boland Cavaliers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Gustav Rademeyer | Boland Cavaliers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Cerneels Rautenbach | Leopards | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Naas Rossouw | Falcons | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Regardt van Eyck | Mighty Elephants | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Jaco Venter | Falcons | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Antonius Verhoeven | Boland Cavaliers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Raydall Walters | Griffons | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Willie Wepener | Leopards | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Vion Wium | Boland Cavaliers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| 69 | Wayne Bennett | Mighty Elephants | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 
| Jaco Binneman | Griffons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Deon de Kock | Falcons | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| David de Villiers | Boland Cavaliers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Henk Eksteen | Boland Cavaliers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Clayton Gawie | Mighty Elephants | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Derek Hendry | Border Bulldogs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Riaan Heneke | Leopards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Sebastian Hilpert | Mighty Elephants | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Gustav Japhta | Falcons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wonga Joka | Leopards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Bronwin Julies | Boland Cavaliers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| André Kies | Falcons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Charlie King | Leopards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Elroy Ligman | Mighty Elephants | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Jacques Lombaard | Falcons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Sarel Lubbe | Falcons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Alastair Lyon | Border Bulldogs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Vusumzi Mbulali | Border Bulldogs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Kobus Meintjies | Boland Cavaliers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Thembani Mkokeli | Border Bulldogs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Zolani Mofu | Border Bulldogs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Neil Papier | Boland Cavaliers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Velile Phiri | Griffons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| JJ Pienaar | Mighty Elephants | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Pieter Terblanché | Boland Cavaliers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Andries van der Linden | Griffons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Christo van Niekerk | Griffons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Deon van Rensburg | Leopards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Theo van Wyk | Leopards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 99 | Jaco Steenberg | Griffons | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 
| 100 | Ashley Buchler | Falcons | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 
| — | penalty try | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| * Legend: T = Tries, C = Conversions, P = Penalties, DG = Drop Goals, Pts = Points | |||||||
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:  | |||
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External links
    
- "SA Rugby Competition – 2004 ABSA Currie Cup First Division". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
 
