# 2007 Currie Cup Premier Division

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.

## 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 |
| Falcons | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 292 | 711 | -419 | 35 | 102 | 5 | 5 |
Updated 28 October 2007:

### 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 = 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

## Fixtures and results
### Compulsory friendlies

* Friday 13 July 2007 Leopards 20–17 Blue Bulls

### Round three

* Friday 6 July The Sharks 32–16 Western Province
* Friday 6 July Falcons 33–39 Boland Cavaliers
* Saturday 7 July Free State Cheetahs 55–10 Griquas

### Round four

* Saturday 14 July The Sharks 43–20 Griquas
* Friday 20 July Griquas 63–10 Falcons
* Saturday 21 July Golden Lions 11–27 Free State Cheetahs
* Saturday 21 July Boland Cavaliers 12–26 The Sharks

### Round five

* Friday 27 July Falcons 5–62 Golden Lions
* Saturday 28 July Free State Cheetahs 45–13 Western Province
* Saturday 28 July Griquas 43–32 Boland Cavaliers

### Round ten

* Friday 7 September Boland Cavaliers 24–20 Falcons
* Saturday 8 September Wilderklawer Griquas 17–21 Free State Cheetahs
* Saturday 8 September Western Province 22–19 The Sharks

### Round eleven

* Friday 14 September The Sharks 50–25 Boland Cavaliers
* Saturday 15 September Falcons 25–65 Griquas
* Saturday 15 September Free State Cheetahs 24–19 Golden Lions

### Round twelve

* Saturday 22 September Golden Lions 61–30 Falcons
* Saturday 22 September Boland Cavaliers 22–57 Griquas
* Saturday 22 September Western Province 34–20 Free State Cheetahs

### Round thirteen

* Friday 28 September Falcons 23–46 Western Province
* Saturday 29 September Griquas 0–28 Golden Lions
* Saturday 29 September Boland Cavaliers 15–62 Blue Bulls
* Saturday 29 September Free State Cheetahs 25–23 The Sharks

### Round fourteen

* Saturday 6 October Golden Lions 75–0 Boland Cavaliers
* Saturday 6 October The Sharks 43–29 Falcons
* Saturday 6 October Western Province 37–7 Griquas

### Semi-finals

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

### Final

| 2007-10-27 |
| 2007-10-27 | Free State Cheetahs | 20–18 | Golden Lions | Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein Attendance: 40.000 Referee: Mark Lawrence |
| 2007-10-27 | Tries: Heinrich Brüssow, Tewis de Bruyn Con: Willem de Waal (2) Pen: Willem de Waal (2) Cards: Darron Nell 48' to 60', Eddie Fredericks 63' to 73' | | Tries: Willie Wepener, Jano Vermaak Con: Earl Rose Pen: Earl Rose, Louis Strydom Cards: Rayno Benjamin 74' to 80' | Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein Attendance: 40.000 Referee: Mark Lawrence |