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.
A proposed expansion of the Premier Division to eight teams[1] was initially rejected,[2] but was then subsequently approved on 13 February 2014.
The winners of these semi-finals played each other in the final, at the home venue of the higher-placed team.
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.
However, SARU Judicial Officer Rob Stelzner SC, ruled that Swart fulfilled the eligibility criteria and rejected the complaint.