2009 Currie Cup First Division

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.

2009 Currie Cup First Division
Official logo
Defending Champions	Griffons (1st title)
Champions	Pumas (2nd title)
Total matches	32
Top point scorer(s)	tba
Top try scorer(s)	tba

1 Current Standings
- 1.1 Points Breakdown
- 1.2 Table Notes
2 Teams
3 Fixtures and results
4 Compulsory Friendlies
5 July 2009
6 August 2009
7 September 2009
8 October 2009
9 Knock Out Stage
10 Semi finals
11 Final
12 Promotion/Relegation Matches
- 12.1 Round 1
- 12.2 Round 2
13 References
14 External links

Current Standings

Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	BP	Pts
2009 Absa Currie Cup First Div
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
BA 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	EPRFU Stadium, Port Elizabeth
		Report		EPRFU Stadium, Port Elizabeth

15:00 2009-06-26	Valke	20 – 67	GWK Griquas	Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park
		Report		Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park

19:00 2009-06-26	SWD Eagles	15 – 42	Free State Cheetahs	Outeniqua Stadium, George
		Report		Outeniqua Stadium, George

19:05 2009-07-01	Border Bulldogs	0 – 58	Blue Bulls	Border Rugby Stadium, East London
		Report		Border Rugby Stadium, East London

15:00 2009-07-03	Griffons	7 – 54	Golden Lions	North West Stadium, Welkom
		Report		North West Stadium, Welkom

July 2009

15:00 2009-07-11	BA Mighty Elephants	16 – 10	Border Bulldogs	Central Grounds, Uitenhage Referee: Jason Jaftha
		Report		Central Grounds, Uitenhage Referee: Jason Jaftha

15:00 2009-07-11	Valke	27 – 39	Griffons	Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park Referee: Jonathan Kaplan
		Report		Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park Referee: Jonathan Kaplan

17:05 2009-07-17	Border Bulldogs	10 – 11	SWD Eagles	Border Rugby Stadium, East London
		Report		Border Rugby Stadium, East London

15:00 2009-07-18	Pumas	79 – 24	Valke	Puma Stadium, Witbank
		Report		Puma Stadium, Witbank

15:00 2009-07-18	Griffons	36 – 25	BA Mighty Elephants	North West Stadium, Welkom
		Report		North West Stadium, Welkom

19:00 2009-07-24	SWD Eagles	13 – 3	Griffons	Outeniqua Stadium, George
		Report		Outeniqua Stadium, George

14:00 2009-07-25	BA Mighty Elephants	25 – 27	Pumas	Central Grounds, Uitenhage
		Report		Central Grounds, Uitenhage

August 2009

2009-08-07 18:00	Pumas	44 - 26	SWD Eagles	Puma Stadium, Witbank Referee: Mark Lawrence
		Report		Puma Stadium, Witbank Referee: Mark Lawrence

2009-08-08 15:00	Valke	30 - 36	BA Mighty Elephants	Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park Attendance: 150 Referee: Jason Jaftha
		Report

2009-08-08 15:00	Griffons	63 - 45	Border Bulldogs	North West Stadium, Welkom Attendance: 600 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan
		Report

15:00 2009-08-15	SWD Eagles	47 - 15	Valke	Outeniqua Stadium, George
				Outeniqua Stadium, George

2009-08-15	Border Bulldogs	12 - 47	Pumas	Border Rugby Stadium
				Border Rugby Stadium

2009-08-22	Pumas	43 - 7	Griffons	Stadium tbc
				Stadium tbc

2009-08-22	Valke	31 - 48	Border Bulldogs	Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park
				Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park

2009-08-22	BA Mighty Elephants	6 - 15	SWD Eagles	Stadium tbc
				Stadium tbc

2009-08-28	Border Bulldogs	28 - 37	BA Mighty Elephants	Border Rugby Stadium
				Border Rugby Stadium

2009-08-28	Griffons	35 - 19	Valke	North West Stadium, Welkom
				North West Stadium, Welkom

September 2009

2009-09-05	Valke	14 - 95	Pumas	Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park
				Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park

2009-09-05	BA Mighty Elephants	29 - 16	Griffons	EPRFU Stadium
				EPRFU Stadium

15:00 2009-09-05	SWD Eagles	14 - 13	Border Bulldogs	Outeniqua Stadium, George
				Outeniqua Stadium, George

2009-09-12	Pumas	44 - 30	BA Mighty Elephants	Puma Stadium, Witbank
				Puma Stadium, Witbank

2009-09-12	Griffons	26 - 21	SWD Eagles	North West Stadium, Welkom
				North West Stadium, Welkom

2009-09-18	Border Bulldogs	25 - 35	Griffons	Border Rugby Stadium
				Border Rugby Stadium

2009-09-19	BA Mighty Elephants	44- 8	Valke	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
				Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium

15:00 2009-09-19	SWD Eagles	16 - 32	Pumas	Outeniqua Stadium, George
				Outeniqua Stadium, George

2009-09-26	Pumas	43 - 26	Border Bulldogs	Puma Stadium, Witbank
				Puma Stadium, Witbank

2009-09-26	Valke	28 - 78	SWD Eagles	Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park
				Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park

October 2009

2009-10-03	SWD Eagles	18 - 16	BA Mighty Elephants	Outeniqua Stadium, George
				Outeniqua Stadium, George

2009-10-03	Border Bulldogs	39 - 15	Valke	Sisa Dukashe Stadium
				Sisa Dukashe Stadium

Knock Out Stage

Semi-finals		Final

2009-10-09 17:05 - Puma Stadium, Witbank
Pumas	31
BA 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	BA Mighty Elephants	Puma Stadium, Witbank
				Puma Stadium, Witbank

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

Final

2009-10-16	Pumas	47 - 19	SWD Eagles	Puma Stadium, Witbank
				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	Boland Stadium, Wellington Referee: Jonathan Kaplan
		Report		Boland Stadium, Wellington Referee: Jonathan Kaplan

17:30 2009-10-24	Platinum Leopards	47 – 42	SWD Eagles	Olën Park, Potchefstroom Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Marius Jonker
		Report

Round 2

16:00 2009-10-30	SWD Eagles	18 – 17	Platinum Leopards	Outeniqua Park, George
				Outeniqua Park, George

18:00 2009-10-30	Pumas	40 – 3	Boland Cavaliers	Puma Stadium, Witbank
				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

^ "Currie Cup First Div". http://www.sarugby.co.za/logs.aspx?leagueid=734&vidcatid=7&piccat=&newscat=%27sarugby/curriecupfirst%27&section=curriecupfirstdiv&year=2009. Retrieved 2009-10-06.

External links

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