The 2001 Currie Cup qualification series was the first stage of the 2001 Currie Cup, known in 2001 as the Bankfin Currie Cup.
There were two sections of 7 teams and each team played the others in their section once. The top 4 teams in each section qualified for the Currie Cup Top 8 and the bottom 3 teams qualified for the 2001 Bankfin Cup.
| Section X | ||||||||
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | BP | Points |
| Falcons | 6 | 5 | 1 | 218 | 183 | 4 | 24 | |
| Golden Lions | 6 | 5 | 1 | 223 | 164 | 3 | 23 | |
| Sharks | 6 | 4 | 2 | 231 | 141 | 5 | 21 | |
| Free State Cheetahs | 6 | 4 | 2 | 243 | 162 | 5 | 21 | |
| Boland Cavaliers | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 171 | 202 | 4 | 10 |
| Griffons | 6 | 1 | 5 | 170 | 261 | 2 | 6 | |
| Mighty Elephants | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 121 | 264 | 2 | 4 |
| Section Y | ||||||||
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | BP | Points |
| Western Province | 6 | 6 | 0 | 210 | 120 | 3 | 27 | |
| Pumas | 6 | 5 | 1 | 313 | 133 | 6 | 26 | |
| Blue Bulls | 6 | 4 | 2 | 231 | 148 | 4 | 20 | |
| Griquas | 6 | 3 | 3 | 201 | 220 | 3 | 15 | |
| Leopards | 6 | 1 | 5 | 172 | 216 | 3 | 7 | |
| Border Bulldogs | 6 | 1 | 5 | 139 | 234 | 2 | 6 | |
| SWD Eagles | 6 | 1 | 5 | 124 | 319 | 2 | 6 | |
| Qualify for the Currie Cup Top 8 | ||||||||
| Qualify for the Bankfin Cup | ||||||||
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July 11
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August 1 August 2
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August 15
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August 30
August 31
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September 12 September 13 |
Sharks Falcons Mighty Elephants Pumas SWD Eagles Western Province
Free State Cheetahs Border Bulldogs Falcons Golden Lions Pumas Western Province Mighty Elephants Boland Cavaliers Blue Bulls Griquas SWD Eagles Griffons Border Bulldogs Leopards Pumas Free State Cheetahs Golden Lions Sharks
Griquas SWD Eagles Western Province Boland Cavaliers Falcons Mighty Elephants Border Bulldogs Leopards Golden Lions Griffons Sharks Blue Bulls
Boland Cavaliers Free State Cheetahs Griffons Blue Bulls Griquas Leopards |
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Golden Lions Griffons Boland Cavaliers Border Bulldogs Blue Bulls Leopards
Griffons Leopards Mighty Elephants Boland Cavaliers Blue Bulls Griquas Golden Lions Free State Cheetahs Border Bulldogs Pumas Western Province Sharks
Griquas Blue Bulls SWD Eagles Mighty Elephants Falcons Boland Cavaliers
Leopards Border Bulldogs Pumas Griffons Free State Cheetahs Sharks
Western Province SWD Eagles Free State Cheetahs Mighty Elephants Falcons Griquas
Falcons Sharks Golden Lions Western Province SWD Eagles Pumas |
Durban Kempton Park Port Elizabeth Witbank George Cape Town
Bloemfontein East London Kempton Park Johannesburg Witbank Cape Town Port Elizabeth Wellington Pretoria Kimberley George Welkom
East London Potchefstroom Witbank Bloemfontein Johannesburg Durban
Kimberley George Cape Town Wellington Kempton Park Port Elizabeth
East London Potchefstroom Johannesburg Welkom Durban Pretoria
Wellington Bloemfontein Welkom Pretoria Kimberley Potchefstroom |
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51 39 56 51 22 27
18 19 54 27 19 31
14 32 111 75 49 37
52 41 33 42 32 7
22 49 23 23 25 77
22 36 30 19 44 24 |
17 25 22 22 28 6
39 26 36 46 13 26
30 36 18 46 63 47
22 40 14 21 15 20
35 24 28 22 26 58
32 5 19 17 30 30
34 28 53 22 21 47 |