2009 Currie Cup First Division

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2009 Currie Cup First Division
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The 2009 Absa Currie Cup First Division season was contested from 11 July through to 16 October. The Currie Cup is an annual domestic competition for provincial rugby union teams in South Africa.

The Currie Cup tournament (also known as the Absa Currie Cup for sponsorship reasons) is South Africa's premier domestic rugby union competition, featuring teams representing either entire provinces or substantial regions within provinces.

The 2008 Champions The Griffons won their first Currie Cup First Division trophy by winning the Currie Cup First Division Final, against the Platinum Leopards in Potchefstroom on 10 October 2008, by 31 – 26.

The 2009 Champions The Pumas won their second Currie Cup First Division trophy by winning the Currie Cup First Division Final, against the SWD Eagles in Witbank on 16 October 2009, by 47 - 19.

Current Standings

2009 Absa Currie Cup First Div
Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA BP Pts
Pumas 10 9 0 1 478 215 +263 62 26 8 44
SWD Eagles 10 7 0 3 259 193 +66 38 21 3 31
Griffons 10 6 1 3 285 271 +14 36 34 5 31
Mighty Elephants 10 5 0 5 264 232 +32 32 23 6 26
Border Bulldogs 10 2 1 7 256 302 -46 31 37 7 17
Valke 10 0 0 10 211 540 -329 28 76 3 3

Updated 6 October 2009:[1]

Points Breakdown

  • Four points for a win
  • Two points for a draw
  • One bonus point for a loss by seven points or less
  • One bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match

Table Notes

  • P = Played
  • W = Won
  • D = Drawn
  • L = Lost
  • PF = points for
  • PA = Points Against
  • PD = Points Difference (PF - PA)
  • TF = Tries For
  • TA = Tries Against
  • BP = Bonus points
  • Pts = Total Points

Teams

Fixtures and results

  • Fixtures are subject to change.
  • All times are South African (GMT+2).

Compulsory Friendlies

15:00 2009-06-06
Mighty Elephants 10 – 72 Western Province
Scoreboard[2]
EPRFU Stadium, Port Elizabeth
15:00 2009-06-26
Valke 20 – 67 Griquas
Scoreboard[3]
Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park
19:00 2009-06-26
SWD Eagles 15 – 42 Free State Cheetahs
Scoreboard[4]
Outeniqua Stadium, George
19:05 2009-07-01
Border Bulldogs 0 – 58 Blue Bulls
Scoreboard[5]
Border Rugby Stadium, East London
15:00 2009-07-03
Griffons 7 – 54 Golden Lions
Scoreboard[6]
North West Stadium, Welkom

July 2009

15:00 2009-07-11
Mighty Elephants 16 – 10 Border Bulldogs
Scoreboard[7]
Central Grounds, Uitenhage
Referee: Jason Jaftha
15:00 2009-07-11
Valke 27 – 39 Griffons
Scoreboard[8]
Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan
17:05 2009-07-17
Border Bulldogs 10 – 11 SWD Eagles
Scoreboard[9]
Border Rugby Stadium, East London
15:00 2009-07-18
Pumas 79 – 24 Valke
Scoreboard[10]
Puma Stadium, Witbank
15:00 2009-07-18
Griffons 36 – 25 Mighty Elephants
Scoreboard[11]
North West Stadium, Welkom
19:00 2009-07-24
SWD Eagles 13 – 3 Griffons
Report
Outeniqua Stadium, George
14:00 2009-07-25
Mighty Elephants 25 – 27 Pumas
Report
Central Grounds, Uitenhage

August 2009

2009-08-07
18:00
Pumas 44 - 26 SWD Eagles
Report
Puma Stadium, Witbank
Referee: Mark Lawrence
2009-08-08
15:00
Valke 30 - 36 Mighty Elephants
Report
Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park
Attendance: 150
Referee: Jason Jaftha
2009-08-08
15:00
Griffons 63 - 45 Border Bulldogs
Report
North West Stadium, Welkom
Attendance: 600
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan
15:00 2009-08-15
SWD Eagles 47 - 15 Valke
Outeniqua Stadium, George
2009-08-15
Border Bulldogs 12 - 47 Pumas
Border Rugby Stadium
2009-08-22
Pumas 43 - 7 Griffons
Stadium tbc
2009-08-22
Valke 31 - 48 Border Bulldogs
Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park
2009-08-22
Mighty Elephants 6 - 15 SWD Eagles
Stadium tbc
2009-08-28
Border Bulldogs 28 - 37 Mighty Elephants
Border Rugby Stadium
2009-08-28
Griffons 35 - 19 Valke
North West Stadium, Welkom

September 2009

2009-09-05
Valke 14 - 95 Pumas
Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park
2009-09-05
Mighty Elephants 29 - 16 Griffons
EPRFU Stadium
15:00 2009-09-05
SWD Eagles 14 - 13 Border Bulldogs
Outeniqua Stadium, George
2009-09-12
Pumas 44 - 30 Mighty Elephants
Puma Stadium, Witbank
2009-09-12
Griffons 26 - 21 SWD Eagles
North West Stadium, Welkom
2009-09-18
Border Bulldogs 25 - 35 Griffons
Border Rugby Stadium
2009-09-19
Mighty Elephants 44- 8 Valke
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
15:00 2009-09-19
SWD Eagles 16 - 32 Pumas
Outeniqua Stadium, George
2009-09-26
Pumas 43 - 26 Border Bulldogs
Puma Stadium, Witbank
2009-09-26
Valke 28 - 78 SWD Eagles
Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park

October 2009

2009-10-03
SWD Eagles 18 - 16 Mighty Elephants
Outeniqua Stadium, George
2009-10-03
Border Bulldogs 39 - 15 Valke
Sisa Dukashe Stadium

Knock Out Stage

Semi-finals Final
2009-10-09 17:05 -
Puma Stadium, Witbank
 Pumas 31  
 Mighty Elephants 18  
 
2009-10-16 - Puma Stadium, Witbank


     Pumas 47
   SWD Eagles 19
2009-10-09 19:10 -
Outeniqua Stadium, George
 SWD Eagles 31
 Griffons 18  

Semi finals

2009-10-09
17:05
Pumas 31 - 18 Mighty Elephants
Puma Stadium, Witbank
2009-10-09
19:10
SWD Eagles 31 - 18 Griffons
Outeniqua Stadium, George

Final

2009-10-16
Pumas 47 - 19 SWD Eagles
Puma Stadium, Witbank
2009 Absa Currie Cup
First Division Champions
Pumas
2nd Title

Promotion/Relegation Matches

Round 1

15:30 2009-10-24
Boland Cavaliers 36 – 35 Pumas
Report
Boland Stadium, Wellington
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan
17:30 2009-10-24
Platinum Leopards 47 – 42 SWD Eagles
Report
Olën Park, Potchefstroom
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Marius Jonker

Round 2

16:00 2009-10-30
SWD Eagles 18 – 17 Platinum Leopards
Outeniqua Park, George
18:00 2009-10-30
Pumas 40 – 3 Boland Cavaliers
Puma Stadium, Witbank

The Pumas are promoted to the Premier Division while the Boland Cavaliers are relegated to the First Division. The Platinum Leopards retain their place in the Premier Division while the SWD Eagles remain in the First Division.

References

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