2000 Bankfin Cup

2000 Bankfin Cup
Countries	South Africa
Date	22 September – 20 October 2000
Champions	Blue Bulls (1st title)
Runners-up	Mighty Elephants
Matches played	12
Tries scored	109 (average 9.083 per match)
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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

Qualification

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

Blue Bulls

Border Bulldogs

Falcons

Griffons

Leopards

Mighty Elephants

Location of teams in the 2000 Bankfin Cup

Team Listing

2000 Bankfin Cup teams
Team	Sponsored Name	Stadium/s	Sponsored Name
Blue Bulls	Blue Bulls	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Minolta Loftus
Border Bulldogs	Border Bulldogs	Waverley Park, East London	Waverley Park
Falcons	Falcons	Bosman Stadium, Brakpan	Bosman Stadium
Griffons	Griffons	North West Stadium, Welkom	North West Stadium
Leopards	Leopards	Olën Park, Potchefstroom	Olën Park
Mighty Elephants	Mighty Elephants	Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth	Telkom Park

Log

2000 Bankfin Cup log
Pos	Team	Pl	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
1	Mighty Elephants	5	4	0	1	214	157	+57	31	20	5	0	21
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
* Legend: Pos = Position, Pl = Played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, PD = Points Difference, TF = Tries For, TA = Tries Against, TB = Try Bonus Points, LB = Losing Bonus Points, Pts = Log Points Mighty Elephants, Blue Bulls, Falcons and Leopards qualified for the 2000 Bankfin Cup semi-final play-offs. Points breakdown: *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	Pl	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

Round One

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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)

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