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2000 Bankfin Cup

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2000 Bankfin Cup
CountriesSouth Africa
Date22 September – 20 October 2000
ChampionsBlue Bulls (1st title)
Runners-upMighty Elephants
Matches played12
Tries scored109
(average 9.1 per match)
← 1999
2001 →

The 2000 Bankfin Cup was the second tier competition in the 62nd Currie Cup season since it started in 1889. It was won by the Blue Bulls, who defeated the Mighty Elephants 41–20 in the final.

Competition

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Qualification

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The fourteen provincial teams were divided into two sections (called Section X and Section Y) during the 2000 Currie Cup qualification tournament. Each team played every other team in their section once. The three bottom-placed teams in each section qualified to the 2000 Bankfin Cup competition, with all points earned against the other Bankfin Cup teams carried forward to the Bankfin Cup. All teams played the teams that qualified from the other section once. Teams who qualified from the same section did not play each other again.

Teams received four points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus points were awarded to teams that score 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 points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).

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

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Team Listing

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Log

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2000 Bankfin Cup log
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Qualification
1 Mighty Elephants 5 4 0 1 214 157 +57 31 20 5 0 21 Qualified for the
semi-final play-offs
2 Blue Bulls 5 3 0 2 205 178 +27 25 20 4 2 18
3 Falcons 5 3 0 2 128 131 −3 19 19 3 1 16
4 Leopards 5 2 0 3 166 170 −4 22 23 4 2 14
5 Border Bulldogs 5 2 0 3 122 166 −44 15 23 2 1 11
6 Griffons 5 1 0 4 176 209 −33 20 27 4 1 9
Source: [citation needed]
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

The following playing records were brought forward from the 2000 Currie Cup qualification series:

Playing records brought forward
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 Mighty Elephants 2 2 0 0 82 49 +33 11 5 2 0 10
2 Border Bulldogs 2 2 0 0 62 56 +6 7 7 1 0 9
3 Blue Bulls 2 1 0 1 61 59 +2 7 6 1 1 6
4 Falcons 2 1 0 1 50 58 −8 8 9 1 0 5
5 Leopards 2 0 0 2 66 74 −8 8 9 1 2 3
6 Griffons 2 0 0 2 61 86 −25 7 12 1 0 1

Results

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Round one

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22 September 2000 Falcons 36–33 Blue Bulls Brakpan  
Try: Joe Esterhuysen
Piet Matthys
Pieter Jordaan
Adrian Jacobs
Con: Pieter Jordaan (2)
Pen: Pieter Jordaan (4)
Report[1] Try: McNeil Hendricks (2)
Marius Goosen
Joost van der Westhuizen
Anton Leonard
Con: Franco Smith (4)


23 September 2000 Griffons 31–44 Leopards North West Stadium, Welkom  
Try: Jacques Juries
Kees Lensing
Jacques Steyn
Renier de Jager
Con: Eric Herbert (4)
Pen: Eric Herbert
Report[2] Try: Keith Meyer (3)
Dian Kruger (2)
Hennie Pieterse
Con: Roland de Marigny
Ian Noble (3)
Pen: Roland de Marigny
Drop: Ian Noble


23 September 2000 Mighty Elephants 48–14 Border Bulldogs Telkom Park, Port Elizabeth  
Try: Rhys Botha (2)
Ricardo Loubscher
Henry Pedro
Wonga Joka
Barry Pinnock
Chad Alcock
André Fourie
Con: André Fourie (4)
Report[1] Try: David de Kock
Fergus Kennedy
Con: Greg Miller (2)

Round two

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29 September 2000 Leopards 30–27 Falcons Olën Park, Potchefstroom  
Try: Johan Calitz (2)
Len van Riet
Julian Ruiters
Con: Ian Noble (2)
Pen: Ian Noble (2)
Report[3] Try: Ettienne Botha (2)
Emile de Beer
Piet Matthys
Con: Pieter Jordaan (2)
Pen: Pieter Jordaan


30 September 2000 Border Bulldogs 36–47 Griffons Waverley Park, East London  
Try: Ian Fihlani (2)
Tjaart Coetzee
Josh Fowles
Fergus Kennedy
Con: Greg Miller (4)
Pen: Greg Miller
Report[4] Try: Lukas van Biljon (2)
Sasha Marrot
Jacques Steyn
Albertus van Buuren
Con: Eric Herbert (5)
Pen: Eric Herbert (4)


30 September 2000 Mighty Elephants 46–68 Blue Bulls Telkom Park, Port Elizabeth  
Try: Rhys Botha
Andries Fourie (2)
Johan de Kock
Ricardo Loubscher
Henry Pedro
Con: André Fourie (5)
Pen: André Fourie (2)
Report[5] Try: Jaco Barnard
Anton Leonard
Jacques Olivier (3)
Wium Basson
Danie Rossouw
Marius Goosen
Joost van der Westhuizen
Con: Franco Smith (7)
Pen: Franco Smith (3)

Round three

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6 October 2000 Border Bulldogs 10–15 Falcons Waverley Park, East London  
Try: Dale Heidtmann
Con: Hein van Vuuren
Pen: Hein van Vuuren
Report[6] Try: Deon de Kock
Kurt Steinbach
Skipper Badenhorst


7 October 2000 Blue Bulls 43–37 Griffons Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
Try: McNeil Hendricks (2)
Jaco Barnard
Brendell Brandt
Con: Casper Steyn
Pen: Casper Steyn (4)
Marius Goosen (2)
Franco Smith
Report[7] Try: Johnny Burger
Sasha Marot (2)
Willie Nagel
Con: Eric Herbert (4)
Pen: Eric Herbert (3)


7 October 2000 Mighty Elephants 38–26 Leopards Telkom Park, Port Elizabeth  
Try: Andries Fourie (2)
John Nelson
Chrisjan van der Westhuysen (2)
Henry Pedro
Con: André Fourie (4)
Report[7] Try: Casper Oosthuizen
Johann Smith
Bloues Volschenk
Basil de Coning
Con: Ian Noble
Solly Goosen (2)

Semi-finals

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14 October 2000 Blue Bulls 57–27 Falcons Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
Try: Franco Smith
Anton Leonard (2)
Joost van der Westhuizen (2)
Brendell Brandt
Jacques Olivier (2)
Con: Franco Smith (7)
Pen: Franco Smith
Report[8] Try: Ettienne Botha
Günder Williamson
Peet van Deventer
Con: Pieter Jordaan (3)
Pen: Pieter Jordaan (2)


14 October 2000 Mighty Elephants 39–21 Leopards Telkom Park, Port Elizabeth  
15:30 Try: Jacques Greeff (2)
Heinrich Stride (2)
Andries Fourie
Con: André Fourie (4)
Pen: André Fourie (2)
Report[9] Try: Johan Calitz
Johann Smith
Con: Basil de Coning
Pen: Solly Goosen (2)
Basil de Coning

Final

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20 October 2000 Mighty Elephants 20–41 Blue Bulls Telkom Park, Port Elizabeth  
Try: Vorster Venter
Tobie de Jager
Con: André Fourie
Richard Jordaan
Pen: André Fourie (2)
Report[10] Try: Jannie Brooks
Franco Smith
McNeil Hendricks (3)
Con: Franco Smith (2)
Pen: Franco Smith (4)

References

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  4. ^ "Bulldogs loop onverwags hul rieme styf teen Griffons" (in Afrikaans). Die Burger. 2 October 2000. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  5. ^ "Blou Bulle trap die Olifante". Media24 (in Afrikaans). Beeld. 2 October 2000. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  6. ^ "Haaie oorrompel moedige Pumas Druk nege drieë in sege met 60-27" (in Afrikaans). Beeld. 7 October 2000. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  7. ^ a b "Olifante, Bulle seëvier". Media24 (in Afrikaans). Beeld. 9 October 2000. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  8. ^ "Bulle red wat te redde is" (in Afrikaans). Beeld. 16 October 2000. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  9. ^ "Stride en Greeff skitter in OP sege oor Luiperds" (in Afrikaans). Die Burger. 16 October 2000. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
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