2007 Currie Cup

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The 2007 ABSA Currie Cup season was contested from June through to October. The Currie Cup is an annual domestic competition for provincial rugby union teams in South Africa. The competition was won by the Free State Cheetahs after they defeated the Golden Lions 20–18 in the final.

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[edit] Standings

2007 Premier Division
Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA BP Pts
Free State Cheetahs 14 13 0 1 566 251 315 70 26 8 60
Sharks 14 10 0 4 410 272 138 54 27 11 51
Golden Lions 14 9 0 5 403 229 174 48 26 6 42
Blue Bulls 14 8 0 6 424 282 142 54 33 7 39
Western Province 14 8 0 6 378 307 71 47 32 7 39
Griquas 14 5 0 9 374 432 -58 47 58 7 27
Boland 14 3 0 11 239 602 -363 32 83 6 18
Valke 14 0 0 14 292 711 -419 35 102 5 5

Updated 28 October 2007:[1]

[edit] 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

[edit] Table Notes

  • P = points
  • 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

[edit] Fixtures and results

[edit] Round one

  • Friday 22 June Vodacom Blue Bulls 43–26 Valke
  • Friday 22 June Vodacom Free State Cheetahs 91–3 Boland Cavaliers
  • Saturday 23 June Vodacom Western Province 18–13 Golden Lions

[edit] Round two

  • Friday 29 June Valke 11–45 Vodacom Free State
  • Saturday 30 June Boland Cavaliers 15–10 Vodacom Western Province
  • Saturday 30 June Wildeklawer Griquas 26–18 Vodacom Blue Bulls
  • Saturday 30 June Golden Lions 14–0 The Sharks

[edit] Round three

  • Friday 6 July The Sharks 32–16 Vodacom Western Province
  • Friday 6 July Valke 33–39 Boland Cavaliers
  • Saturday 7 July Vodacom Free State Cheetahs 55–10 Wildeklawer Griquas
  • Saturday 7 July Vodacom Blue Bulls 25–11 Golden Lions

[edit] Round four

  • Saturday 14 July The Sharks 43–20 Wildeklawer Griquas
  • Friday 20 July Wildeklawer Griquas 63–10 Valke
  • Saturday 21 July Golden Lions 11–27 Vodacom Free State Cheetahs
  • Saturday 21 July Boland Cavaliers 12–26 The Sharks
  • Saturday 21 July Vodacom Western Province 17–26 Vodacom Blue Bulls

[edit] Round five

  • Friday 27 July Valke 5–62 Golden Lions
  • Saturday 28 July Vodacom Free State Cheetahs 45–13 Vodacom Western Province
  • Saturday 28 July The Sharks 29–10 Vodacom Blue Bulls
  • Saturday 28 July Wildeklawer Griquas 43–32 Boland Cavaliers

[edit] Round six

  • Friday 3 August Vodacom Blue Bulls 36–12 Boland Cavaliers
  • Saturday 4 August Vodacom Western Province 47–18 Valke
  • Saturday 4 August Golden Lions 45–24 Wildeklawer Griquas
  • Saturday 4 August The Sharks 22–42 Vodacom Free State Cheetahs

[edit] Round seven

  • Friday 10 August Valke 22–45 The Sharks
  • Saturday 11 August Boland Cavaliers 10–15 Golden Lions
  • Saturday 11 August Wildeklawer Griquas 25–30 Vodacom Western Province
  • Saturday 11 August Vodacom Free State Cheetahs 44–18 Vodacom Blue Bulls

[edit] Round eight

  • Friday 17 August Valke 7–48 Vodacom Blue Bulls
  • Saturday 18 August Boland Cavaliers 20–22 Vodacom Free State Cheetahs
  • Saturday 18 August Wildeklawer Griquas 14–24 The Sharks
  • Saturday 18 August Golden Lions 19–16 Vodacom Western Province

[edit] Round nine

  • Friday 31 August Vodacom Free State Cheetahs 80–33 Valke
  • Saturday 1 September Vodacom Western Province 62–10 Boland Cavaliers
  • Saturday 1 September Vodacom Blue Bulls 46–3 Wildeklawer Griquas
  • Saturday 1 September The Sharks 21–3 Golden Lions

[edit] Round ten

  • Friday 7 September Boland Cavaliers 24–20 Valke
  • Saturday 8 September Wilderklawer Griquas 17–21 Free State Cheetahs
  • Saturday 8 September Golden Lions 27–22 Blue Bulls
  • Saturday 8 September Western Province 22–19 The Sharks

[edit] Round eleven

[edit] Round twelve

[edit] Round thirteen

[edit] Round fourteen

  • Friday 5 October Vodacom Free State Cheetahs 29–17 Vodacom Blue Bulls
  • Saturday 6 October Golden Lions 75–0 Boland Cavaliers
  • Saturday 6 October The Sharks 43–29 Valke
  • Saturday 6 October Western Province 37–7 Wildeklawer Griquas

[edit] Semi-finals

  • Saturday 13 October The Sharks 12–19 Golden Lions
  • Saturday 13 October Free State Cheetahs 11–6 Blue Bulls

[edit] Final

2007-10-27
Free State Cheetahs 20–18
Golden Lions Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
Attendance:
Referee: Mark Lawrence
Tries: Phillip Burger, Mattheus de Bruyn
Con: Willem de Waal
Pen: Willem de Waal
Cards: Darron Paul Nell Yellow-carded 48' to 60' 48' to 60', Edrick Reginald Fredericks Yellow-carded 63' to ' 63' to '
Tries: Frederik Willem Wepener, Jano Vermaak
Con: Earl Rose
Pen: Earl Rose, Louis Isias Strydom
Cards: Ryno Shannon Benjamin Yellow-carded 74' to ' 74' to '

[edit] References

  1. ^ ABSA Currie Cup Premier Div Log. sarfu.org.za. Retrieved on 2007-09-02.

[edit] External links