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

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

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
Port Elizabeth
15:00 2009-06-26
Kempton Park
19:00 2009-06-26
George
19:05 2009-07-01
Border Bulldogs0 – 58Blue Bulls
Scoreboard[5]
Border Rugby Stadium, East London
15:00 2009-07-03
Griffons
7 – 54Golden Lions
Scoreboard[6]
North West Stadium, Welkom

July 2009

15:00 2009-07-11
Mighty Elephants16 – 10Border Bulldogs
Scoreboard[7]
Central Grounds, Uitenhage
Referee: Jason Jaftha
15:00 2009-07-11
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
Puma Stadium, Witbank
15:00 2009-07-18
Griffons
36 – 25Mighty Elephants
Scoreboard[11]
North West Stadium, Welkom
19:00 2009-07-24
George
14:00 2009-07-25
Mighty Elephants25 – 27Pumas
Scoreboard[13]
Central Grounds, Uitenhage

August 2009

2009-08-07
18:00
Mark Lawrence
2009-08-08
15:00
Kempton Park
Attendance: 150
Referee: Jason Jaftha
2009-08-08
15:00
Griffons
63 - 45Border Bulldogs
Scoreboard[16]
North West Stadium, Welkom
Attendance: 600
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan
15:00 2009-08-15
George
2009-08-15
Border Bulldogs12 - 47Pumas
Border Rugby Stadium
2009-08-22
Griffons
Stadium tbc
2009-08-22
Kempton Park
2009-08-22
Mighty Elephants6 - 15SWD Eagles
Stadium tbc
2009-08-28
Border Bulldogs28 - 37Mighty Elephants
Border Rugby Stadium
2009-08-28
Valke
North West Stadium, Welkom

September 2009

2009-09-05
Kempton Park
2009-09-05
EPRFU Stadium
15:00 2009-09-05
George
2009-09-12
Puma Stadium, Witbank
2009-09-12
Griffons
26 - 21SWD Eagles
North West Stadium, Welkom
2009-09-18
Griffons
Border Rugby Stadium
2009-09-19
Valke
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
15:00 2009-09-19
George
2009-09-26
Puma Stadium, Witbank
2009-09-26
Kempton Park

October 2009

2009-10-03
George
2009-10-03
Valke
Sisa Dukashe Stadium

Knock Out Stage

 
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 -
George
 
SWD Eagles 19
 
SWD Eagles 31
 
 
Griffons
 18
 

Semi finals

2009-10-09
17:05
Puma Stadium, Witbank
2009-10-09
19:10
George

Final

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

Promotion/relegation Matches

Round 1

15:30 2009-10-24
Wellington
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan
17:30 2009-10-24
Platinum Leopards
47 – 42SWD Eagles
Scoreboard[18]
Olën Park, Potchefstroom
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Marius Jonker

Round 2

16:00 2009-10-30
George
18:00 2009-10-30
Puma Stadium, Witbank

The

Platinum Leopards retain their place in the Premier Division while the SWD Eagles
remain in the First Division.

References

  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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