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2009 Currie Cup First Division
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Champions Pumas
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2010 →

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

July 2009

15:00 2009-07-11
Mighty Elephants16 – 10 Border Bulldogs
Scoreboard [7]
Central Grounds, Uitenhage
Referee: Jason Jaftha
15:00 2009-07-11
Valke27 – 39 Griffons
Scoreboard [8]
Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan

17:05 2009-07-17
Border Bulldogs10 – 11 SWD Eagles
Scoreboard [9]
Border Rugby Stadium, East London
15:00 2009-07-18
Pumas79 – 24 Valke
Scoreboard [10]
Puma Stadium, Witbank
15:00 2009-07-18
Griffons36 – 25 Mighty Elephants
Scoreboard [11]
North West Stadium, Welkom

19:00 2009-07-24
SWD Eagles13 – 3 Griffons
Scoreboard [12]
Outeniqua Stadium, George
14:00 2009-07-25
Mighty Elephants25 – 27 Pumas
Scoreboard [13]
Central Grounds, Uitenhage

August 2009

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

September 2009

15:00 2009-09-19
SWD Eagles16 - 32 Pumas
Outeniqua Stadium, George

October 2009

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 -
Outeniqua Stadium, George
 
SWD Eagles 19
 
SWD Eagles 31
 
 
Griffons 18
 

Semi finals

2009-10-09
17:05
Pumas31 - 18 Mighty Elephants
Puma Stadium, Witbank

Final

2009 Absa Currie Cup
First Division Champions
Pumas
2nd Title

Promotion/relegation Matches

Round 1

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

Round 2

16:00 2009-10-30
SWD Eagles18 – 17 Platinum Leopards
Scoreboard [19]
Outeniqua Park, George
18:00 2009-10-30
Pumas40 – 3 Boland 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

  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.

External links

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

2009 Currie Cup First Division
Official logo
Champions Pumas
←  2008
2010 →

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

July 2009

15:00 2009-07-11
Mighty Elephants16 – 10 Border Bulldogs
Scoreboard [7]
Central Grounds, Uitenhage
Referee: Jason Jaftha
15:00 2009-07-11
Valke27 – 39 Griffons
Scoreboard [8]
Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan

17:05 2009-07-17
Border Bulldogs10 – 11 SWD Eagles
Scoreboard [9]
Border Rugby Stadium, East London
15:00 2009-07-18
Pumas79 – 24 Valke
Scoreboard [10]
Puma Stadium, Witbank
15:00 2009-07-18
Griffons36 – 25 Mighty Elephants
Scoreboard [11]
North West Stadium, Welkom

19:00 2009-07-24
SWD Eagles13 – 3 Griffons
Scoreboard [12]
Outeniqua Stadium, George
14:00 2009-07-25
Mighty Elephants25 – 27 Pumas
Scoreboard [13]
Central Grounds, Uitenhage

August 2009

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

September 2009

15:00 2009-09-19
SWD Eagles16 - 32 Pumas
Outeniqua Stadium, George

October 2009

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 -
Outeniqua Stadium, George
 
SWD Eagles 19
 
SWD Eagles 31
 
 
Griffons 18
 

Semi finals

2009-10-09
17:05
Pumas31 - 18 Mighty Elephants
Puma Stadium, Witbank

Final

2009 Absa Currie Cup
First Division Champions
Pumas
2nd Title

Promotion/relegation Matches

Round 1

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

Round 2

16:00 2009-10-30
SWD Eagles18 – 17 Platinum Leopards
Scoreboard [19]
Outeniqua Park, George
18:00 2009-10-30
Pumas40 – 3 Boland 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

  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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