The 2014 Currie Cup First Division was contested between 29 August and 17 October 2014. The tournament (also known as the Absa Currie Cup First Division for sponsorship reasons) was the second tier of South Africa's premier domestic rugby union competition, featuring teams representing either entire provinces or substantial regions within provinces.

There were six participating teams in the 2014 Currie Cup First Division. A proposed expansion of the Premier Division to eight teams^[1] was initially rejected,^[2] but was then subsequently approved on 13 February 2014.^[3] This meant that the First Division was reduced to six teams for 2014.

The six teams played each other twice over the course of the season, once at home and once away. The first series of fixtures were played as part of the 2014 Currie Cup qualification competition, with all results carried forward to the First Division except for the match against the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division qualifier. A second set of fixtures then followed between the remaining six teams.

Each team 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 7 points or less. Teams were ranked by points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).

The top 4 teams qualified for the title play-offs. In the semifinals, 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.

All the teams qualified for the 2015 Currie Cup qualification series, since Griquas, a non-entrenched team, finished in the bottom two of the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division.

Boland Cavaliers

Border Bulldogs

Falcons

Griffons

Leopards

SWD Eagles

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Location of teams in the 2014 Currie Cup First Division

The six participating teams were:

The final log of the round-robin stage of the 2014 Currie Cup First Division was:^[4]

The teams' playing records from the 2014 Currie Cup qualification series brought forward to the First Division are as follows:

All the results from the 2014 Currie Cup qualification tournament were carried forward into the First Division season. The results against the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division qualifier were discarded.^[5]

	29 August 2014	Border Bulldogs	19–14	Falcons	Buffalo City Stadium, East London
	18:00	Try: Lindani Ndlela  35' Mihlali Mpafi  49' Con: Masixole Banda (0/2) Pen: Masixole Banda  10', 12', 21' (3/6) Cards: Yanga Xakalashe  72'	Report[6] Scoreboard[7]	Try: Kyle Hendricks  43' JP Mostert  74' Con: Jaun Kotzé  44', 75' (2/2) Cards: Andrew van Tonder 18' to 28' Willie Odendaal 49' to 58'	Attendance: 250 Referee: Stuart Berry

	29 August 2014	SWD Eagles	29–21	Leopards	Outeniqua Park, George
	19:00	Try: Martin du Toit  36' Alshaun Bock  51' Con: Elric van Vuuren  37', 52' (2/2) Pen: Elric van Vuuren  13', 26', 61', 64', 69' (5/5) Cards: Shaun Raubenheimer 42' to 52' Daniel Roberts 57' to 68'	Report[6] Scoreboard[8]	Try: Morné Hanekom  11', 44' Con: André Pretorius  45' (1/2) Pen: André Pretorius  21', 35', 54' (3/3)	Referee: Pro Legoete

	30 August 2014	Boland Cavaliers	19–27	Griffons	Boland Stadium, Wellington
	16:00	Try: Richard Lawson  3' Zandré Jordaan  26' Clemen Lewis  66' Con: Morné Hugo  4' (1/2) Eric Zana  67' (1/1) Pen: Morné Hugo (0/1)	Report[6] Scoreboard[9]	Try: Boela Abrahams  20' Norman Nelson  32' Frans Sisita  50' Con: Louis Strydom  21', 33', 51' (3/3) Pen: Louis Strydom  43' (1/3) Franna du Toit  80' (1/1) Cards: Frans Sisita 15' to 25'	Attendance: 520 Referee: Lourens van der Merwe

	6 September 2014	Leopards	54–32	Boland Cavaliers	Olën Park, Potchefstroom
	15:00	Try: George Tossel  6', 50' Hoffmann Maritz  22', 32', 40' Johan Deysel  52', 74' Jacques Vermaak  65' Con: André Pretorius  7', 33', 40', 51', 53', 66', 75' (7/8) Cards: Rhyk Welgemoed  79'	Report[10] Scoreboard[11]	Try: Richard Lawson  13' Jovelian de Koker  36' Strand Kruger  63' Christian Rust  70' Con: Morné Hugo  14' (1/2) Eric Zana  64', 71' (2/2) Pen: Morné Hugo  10', 30' (2/4)	Referee: Federico Anselmi

	6 September 2014	Falcons	24–19	SWD Eagles	Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park
	16:00	Try: Coert Cronjé  70' Bruce Muller  74' Con: Jaun Kotzé  75' (1/2) Pen: Jaun Kotzé  12', 39', 47', 55' (4/4)	Report[10] Scoreboard[12]	Try: Alshaun Bock  23' Con: Elric van Vuuren  24' (1/1) Pen: Elric van Vuuren  3', 19', 50', 63' (4/4) Cards: Peet van der Walt 21' to 31'	Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

	6 September 2014	Griffons	37–32	Border Bulldogs	North West Stadium, Welkom
	15:00	Try: Japie Nel  1', 54' Aubrey McDonald  10' Nicky Steyn  40' Joe van der Hoogt  71' Con: Louis Strydom  2', 40' (2/4) Franna du Toit  72' (1/1) Pen: Louis Strydom  35', 42' (2/2) Cards: Japie Nel  75'	Report[10] Scoreboard[13]	Try: Lithabile Mgwadleka  24' Masixole Banda  31' Lundi Ralarala  50' Rynardt van Wyk  68' Con: Hansie Graaff  25' (1/2) Masixole Banda  31', 51' (2/2) Pen: Masixole Banda  8' (1/1) Hansie Graaff  39' (1/2)	Referee: Marius Jonker

	12 September 2014	SWD Eagles	31–22	Border Bulldogs	Outeniqua Park, George
	19:00	Try: Alshaun Bock  10' Daniel Roberts  23', 63' Buran Parks  29' Dwayne Kelly  38' Con: Elric van Vuuren  24', 30', 39' (3/5) Pen: Elric van Vuuren (0/1) Drop: Alshaun Bock (0/1) Cards: Ashley Buys  75'	Report[14] Scoreboard[15]	Try: Lithabile Mgwadleka  14' Makazole Mapimpi  32' Lundi Ralarala  42' Con: Masixole Banda  15', 33' (2/3) Pen: Masixole Banda  61' (1/3)	Referee: Lourens van der Merwe

	13 September 2014	Griffons	37–31	Leopards	North West Stadium, Welkom
	14:00	Try: Boela Abrahams  8', 42' Vuyo Mbotho  28' Aubrey McDonald  77' Wynand Pienaar  83' Con: Louis Strydom  29' (1/3) Franna du Toit  78', 84' (2/2) Pen: Louis Strydom  7' (1/1) Franna du Toit  70' (1/1)	Report[14] Scoreboard[16]	Try: Rhyk Welgemoed  20' Johan Deysel  49' Sylvian Mahuza  59' HP Swart  64' Con: André Pretorius  21', 50', 60', 65' (4/4) Pen: André Pretorius  62' (1/2)	Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

	13 September 2014	Boland Cavaliers	25–32	Falcons	Boland Stadium, Wellington
	16:00	Try: Albert Trytsman  23' Eric Zana  31', 73' Strand Kruger  58' Con: Morné Hugo  24' (1/2) Eric Zana (0/2) Pen: Morné Hugo  10' (1/1) Cards: Eric Zana 18' to 28'	Report[14] Scoreboard[17]	Try: Jacques Verwey  5' penalty try  18' Kyle Hendricks  20', 34' Bruce Muller  78' Con: Jaun Kotzé  6', 19' (2/4) Kyle Hendricks (0/1) Pen: Jaun Kotzé  28' (1/1)	Attendance: 450 Referee: Pro Legoete

Abandoned after 58 minutes	19 September 2014	Border Bulldogs	19–34	Leopards	Buffalo City Stadium, East London
	17:00	Try: Rynardt van Wyk  13', 39' Makazole Mapimpi  55' Con: Masixole Banda  14', 40' (2/3)	Report[18] Scoreboard[19]	Try: Rhyk Welgemoed  3' André Pretorius  9' Rhyno Smith  17' Adri Jacobs  21', 50' Johan Deysel  26' Con: André Pretorius  4', 10' (2/6)	Attendance: 500 Referee: Jaco Peyper

	20 September 2014	SWD Eagles	24–35	Boland Cavaliers	Outeniqua Park, George
	13:00	Try: Leighton Eksteen  35' Brian Skosana  53' Mzwanele Zito  81' Con: Elric van Vuuren  36', 54', 82' (3/3) Pen: Elric van Vuuren  40' (1/2)	Report[20] Scoreboard[21]	Try: Zandré Jordaan  11' Cheswin Williams  28' Danwel Demas  56', 68' Con: Eric Zana  12', 29', 69' (3/4) Pen: Eric Zana  61', 67' (2/3) Drop: Eric Zana  20' (1/1) Earl Lewis (0/1)	Referee: Ben Crouse

	20 September 2014	Falcons	36–27	Griffons	Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park
	15:00	Try: Shane Kirkwood  16' Dirk Dippenaar  38' Kyle Hendricks  41' Friedle Olivier  73' Con: Jaun Kotzé  42', 74' (2/4) Pen: Jaun Kotzé  25', 53', 62', 69' (4/4)	Report[20] Scoreboard[22]	Try: Tertius Maarman  8', 48' Vuyo Mbotho  66' Con: Franna du Toit  9', 49' (2/2) Louis Strydom  67' (1/1) Pen: Franna du Toit  33', 56' (2/2) Cards: Aubrey McDonald 37' to 48'	Referee: Federico Anselmi

	26 September 2014	Boland Cavaliers	27–6	Border Bulldogs	Boland Stadium, Wellington
	16:00	Try: Earl Lewis  47' Danwel Demas  52' Ulrich Pretorius  63' Cheswin Williams  70' Con: Eric Zana  48', 53' (2/4) Pen: Eric Zana  5' (1/1)	Report[23] Scoreboard[24]	Pen: Masixole Banda  19', 23' (2/4) Drop: Masixole Banda (0/1) Cards: Lundi Ralarala 46' to 56'	Referee: Pro Legoete

	27 September 2014	Leopards	50–29	Falcons	Olën Park, Potchefstroom
	14:15	Try: Sergio Torrens  5' HP Swart  14' penalty try  30' Sylvian Mahuza  41' Deon Carney  54' Dillon Smit  57', 70' Adri Jacobs  64' Con: André Pretorius (0/1) Rhyno Smith  15', 31', 42', 58', 65' (5/7) Cards: HP Swart 24' to 35' Joe Smith 35' to 43'	Report[23] Scoreboard[25]	Try: Jacques Verwey  25' penalty try  34' Dirk Dippenaar  38' Anrich Richter  51' Andrew van Tonder  61' Con: Jaun Kotzé  35', 52' (2/5) Cards: Marlyn Williams 30' to 41' Thulani Ngidi  73'	Referee: Marius Jonker

	27 September 2014	Griffons	27–42	SWD Eagles	North West Stadium, Welkom
	15:00	Try: Tertius Maarman  20', 77' Wynand Pienaar  52' Chris Ehlers  69' Con: Franna du Toit  53', 70' (2/4) Pen: Franna du Toit  18' (1/1)	Report[23] Scoreboard[26]	Try: Dwayne Kelly  7', 24' Elric van Vuuren  27' Roy Godfrey  43' Junior Bester  48' Brian Skosana  71' Con: Elric van Vuuren  8', 25', 28', 44', 49', 72' (6/6)	Attendance: 200 Referee: Quinton Immelman

	3 October 2014	Griffons	45–43	SWD Eagles	North West Stadium, Welkom
	13:30	Try: Tertius Maarman  36' Chris Ehlers  48' Norman Nelson  54', 66' Wynand Pienaar  68' Con: Louis Strydom  37', 49', 55', 69' (4/5) Pen: Louis Strydom  19', 23' (2/3) Drop: Louis Strydom  42', 82' (2/3)	Scoreboard[27]	Try: Clinton Wagman  25', 56' Christo du Plessis  51' Ashwin Scott  60' Con: Elric van Vuuren  26', 52', 57', 61' (4/4) Pen: Elric van Vuuren  9', 15', 40', 47', 78' (5/5)	Referee: Ben Crouse

	3 October 2014	Leopards	24–31	Falcons	Olën Park, Potchefstroom
	16:00	Try: Rhyno Smith  7', 32' Sylvian Mahuza  25', 75' Con: André Pretorius  8', 26' (2/3) Rhyno Smith (0/1) Drop: Rhyno Smith (0/1)	Scoreboard[28]	Try: JP Mostert  10' Dirk Dippenaar  14', 21' Anrich Richter  50' Bruce Muller  67' Con: Jaun Kotzé  11', 15', 68' (3/5) Cards: Bruce Muller  74'	Referee: Quinton Immelman

Following the match between the Leopards and the Falcons, the former lodged a complaint with the South African Rugby Union regarding the eligibility of Falcons fly-half Clinton Swart. The Leopards argued that Swart was only eligible for the final two matches of the Currie Cup First Division competition and therefore not eligible to play in the semi-finals. However, SARU Judicial Officer Rob Stelzner SC, ruled that Swart fulfilled the eligibility criteria and rejected the complaint.^[29]

	17 October 2014	Griffons	23–21	Falcons	North West Stadium, Welkom
	15:30	Try: Boela Abrahams  15' Norman Nelson  43' Con: Louis Strydom  16', 44' (2/2) Pen: Louis Strydom  5', 40' (2/4) Drop: Louis Strydom (0/1) Boela Abrahams  73' (1/1)	Report Scoreboard[30]	Try: Jacques Verwey  29' Anrich Richter  53' Con: Jaun Kotzé  30' (1/2) Pen: Jaun Kotzé  8', 12' (2/2) Drop: Jaun Kotzé (0/1) Clinton Swart  24' (1/2)	Referee: Ben Crouse

The following table contains points which have been scored in the 2014 Currie Cup First Division and excludes points scored in the 2014 Currie Cup qualification series:^[31]

The teams released the following squad lists:

Boland Cavaliers^[32]

Border Bulldogs^[33]

Falcons^[34]

Griffons^[35]

Leopards^[36]

SWD Eagles^[37]

• 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division
• 2014 Currie Cup qualification
• 2014 Vodacom Cup

• "SA Rugby Results – 2014 Absa Currie Cup First Division". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
• "SA Rugby Competition – 2014 Absa Currie Cup First Division". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 3 June 2016.