2009 Currie Cup First Division

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

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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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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Fixtures and results

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

Compulsory Friendlies

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15:00 2009-06-06
Mighty Elephants10 – 72Western Province
Scoreboard[2]
EPRFU Stadium, Port Elizabeth
15:00 2009-06-26
Valke20 – 67Griquas
Scoreboard[3]
Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park
19:00 2009-06-26
SWD Eagles15 – 42Free State Cheetahs
Scoreboard[4]
Outeniqua Stadium, George
19:05 2009-07-01
Border Bulldogs0 – 58Blue Bulls
Scoreboard[5]
Border Rugby Stadium, East London
15:00 2009-07-03
Griffons7 – 54Golden Lions
Scoreboard[6]
North West Stadium, Welkom

July 2009

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15:00 2009-07-11
Mighty Elephants16 – 10Border Bulldogs
Scoreboard[7]
Central Grounds, Uitenhage
Referee: Jason Jaftha
15:00 2009-07-11
Valke27 – 39Griffons
Scoreboard[8]
Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan
17:05 2009-07-17
Border Bulldogs10 – 11SWD Eagles
Scoreboard[9]
Border Rugby Stadium, East London
15:00 2009-07-18
Pumas79 – 24Valke
Scoreboard[10]
Puma Stadium, Witbank
15:00 2009-07-18
Griffons36 – 25Mighty Elephants
Scoreboard[11]
North West Stadium, Welkom
19:00 2009-07-24
SWD Eagles13 – 3Griffons
Scoreboard[12]
Outeniqua Stadium, George
14:00 2009-07-25
Mighty Elephants25 – 27Pumas
Scoreboard[13]
Central Grounds, Uitenhage

August 2009

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2009-08-07
18:00
Pumas44 - 26SWD Eagles
Scoreboard[14]
Puma Stadium, Witbank
Referee: Mark Lawrence
2009-08-08
15:00
Valke30 - 36Mighty Elephants
Scoreboard[15]
Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park
Attendance: 150
Referee: Jason Jaftha
2009-08-08
15:00
Griffons63 - 45Border Bulldogs
Scoreboard[16]
North West Stadium, Welkom
Attendance: 600
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan
15:00 2009-08-15
SWD Eagles47 - 15Valke
Outeniqua Stadium, George
2009-08-15
Border Bulldogs12 - 47Pumas
Border Rugby Stadium
2009-08-22
Pumas43 - 7Griffons
Stadium tbc
2009-08-22
Valke31 - 48Border Bulldogs
Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park
2009-08-22
Mighty Elephants6 - 15SWD Eagles
Stadium tbc
2009-08-28
Border Bulldogs28 - 37Mighty Elephants
Border Rugby Stadium
2009-08-28
Griffons35 - 19Valke
North West Stadium, Welkom

September 2009

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2009-09-05
Valke14 - 95Pumas
Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park
2009-09-05
Mighty Elephants29 - 16Griffons
EPRFU Stadium
15:00 2009-09-05
SWD Eagles14 - 13Border Bulldogs
Outeniqua Stadium, George
2009-09-12
Pumas44 - 30Mighty Elephants
Puma Stadium, Witbank
2009-09-12
Griffons26 - 21SWD Eagles
North West Stadium, Welkom
2009-09-18
Border Bulldogs25 - 35Griffons
Border Rugby Stadium
2009-09-19
Mighty Elephants44- 8Valke
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
15:00 2009-09-19
SWD Eagles16 - 32Pumas
Outeniqua Stadium, George
2009-09-26
Pumas43 - 26Border Bulldogs
Puma Stadium, Witbank
2009-09-26
Valke28 - 78SWD Eagles
Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park

October 2009

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2009-10-03
SWD Eagles18 - 16Mighty Elephants
Outeniqua Stadium, George
2009-10-03
Border Bulldogs39 - 15Valke
Sisa Dukashe Stadium

Knock Out Stage

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
2009-10-09 17:05 -
Puma Stadium, Witbank
 
 
Pumas 31
 
2009-10-16 - Puma Stadium, Witbank
 
Mighty Elephants 18
 
Pumas 47
 
2009-10-09 19:10 -
Outeniqua Stadium, George
 
SWD Eagles 19
 
SWD Eagles 31
 
 
Griffons 18
 

Semi finals

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2009-10-09
17:05
Pumas31 - 18Mighty Elephants
Puma Stadium, Witbank
2009-10-09
19:10
SWD Eagles31 - 18Griffons
Outeniqua Stadium, George

Final

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2009-10-16
Pumas47 - 19SWD Eagles
Puma Stadium, Witbank
2009 Absa Currie Cup
First Division Champions
Pumas
2nd Title

Promotion/relegation Matches

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Round 1

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15:30 2009-10-24
Boland Cavaliers36 – 35Pumas
Scoreboard[17]
Boland Stadium, Wellington
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan
17:30 2009-10-24
Platinum Leopards47 – 42SWD Eagles
Scoreboard[18]
Olën Park, Potchefstroom
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Marius Jonker

Round 2

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16:00 2009-10-30
SWD Eagles18 – 17Platinum Leopards
Scoreboard[19]
Outeniqua Park, George
18:00 2009-10-30
Pumas40 – 3Boland Cavaliers
Scoreboard[20]
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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  1. ^ "SA Rugby Log – 2009 ABSA Currie Cup First Div". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  2. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Mighty Elephants 10–72 Vodacom Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 6 June 2009. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  3. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Valke 20–67 GWK Griquas". South African Rugby Union. 26 June 2009. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  4. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – SWD Eagles 15–42 Vodacom Free State Cheetahs". South African Rugby Union. 26 June 2009. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  5. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Border Bulldogs 0–58 Vodacom Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 1 July 2009. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  6. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Griffons 7–54 Xerox Lions". South African Rugby Union. 3 July 2009. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  7. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Mighty Elephants 16–10 Border". South African Rugby Union. 10 July 2009. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  8. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Valke 27–39 Griffons". South African Rugby Union. 11 July 2009. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  9. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Border 10–11 SWD". South African Rugby Union. 17 July 2009. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  10. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Pumas 79–24 Valke". South African Rugby Union. 18 July 2009. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  11. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Griffons 36–25 Mighty Elephants". South African Rugby Union. 18 July 2009. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  12. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – SWD 13–3 Griffons". South African Rugby Union. 24 July 2009. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  13. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Mighty Elephants 25–27 Pumas". South African Rugby Union. 25 July 2009. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  14. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Pumas 44–26 SWD". South African Rugby Union. 7 August 2009. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  15. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Valke 30–36 Mighty Elephants". South African Rugby Union. 8 August 2009. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  16. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Griffons 63–45 Border". South African Rugby Union. 8 August 2009. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  17. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Boland Cavaliers 36–35 Pumas". South African Rugby Union. 24 October 2009. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  18. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Leopards 47–42 SWD Eagles". South African Rugby Union. 24 October 2009. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  19. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – SWD Eagles 18–17 Leopards". South African Rugby Union. 30 October 2009. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  20. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Pumas 40–3 Boland Cavaliers". South African Rugby Union. 30 October 2009. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
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