# 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.

## 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:

### 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

* Border Bulldogs
* Griffons
* Mighty Elephants
* Pumas
* SWD Eagles
* Valke

## 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 |
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* EPRFU Stadium, Port Elizabeth
* 15:00 2009-06-26
| Valke | 20 – 67 | Griquas |
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* Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park
* 19:00 2009-06-26
| SWD Eagles | 15 – 42 | Free State Cheetahs |
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* Outeniqua Stadium, George
* 19:05 2009-07-01
| Border Bulldogs | 0 – 58 | Blue Bulls |
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* Border Rugby Stadium, East London
* 15:00 2009-07-03
| Griffons | 7 – 54 | Golden Lions |
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* North West Stadium, Welkom

## July 2009

* 15:00 2009-07-11
| Mighty Elephants | 16 – 10 | Border Bulldogs |
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* Central Grounds, Uitenhage Referee: Jason Jaftha
* 15:00 2009-07-11
| Valke | 27 – 39 | Griffons |
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* Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park Referee: Jonathan Kaplan
* 17:05 2009-07-17
| Border Bulldogs | 10 – 11 | SWD Eagles |
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* Border Rugby Stadium, East London
* 15:00 2009-07-18
| Pumas | 79 – 24 | Valke |
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* Puma Stadium, Witbank
* 15:00 2009-07-18
| Griffons | 36 – 25 | Mighty Elephants |
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* North West Stadium, Welkom
* 19:00 2009-07-24
| SWD Eagles | 13 – 3 | Griffons |
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* Outeniqua Stadium, George
* 14:00 2009-07-25
| Mighty Elephants | 25 – 27 | Pumas |
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* Central Grounds, Uitenhage

## August 2009

* 2009-08-07 18:00
| Pumas | 44 - 26 | SWD Eagles |
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* Puma Stadium, Witbank Referee: Mark Lawrence
* 2009-08-08 15:00
| Valke | 30 - 36 | Mighty Elephants |
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* Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park Attendance: 150 Referee: Jason Jaftha
* 2009-08-08 15:00
| Griffons | 63 - 45 | Border Bulldogs |
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* North West Stadium, Welkom Attendance: 600 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan
* 15:00 2009-08-15
| SWD Eagles | 47 - 15 | Valke |
* Outeniqua Stadium, George
* 2009-08-15
| Border Bulldogs | 12 - 47 | Pumas |
* Border Rugby Stadium
* 2009-08-22
| Pumas | 43 - 7 | Griffons |
* Stadium tbc
* 2009-08-22
| Valke | 31 - 48 | Border Bulldogs |
* Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park
* 2009-08-22
| Mighty Elephants | 6 - 15 | SWD Eagles |
* Stadium tbc
* 2009-08-28
| Border Bulldogs | 28 - 37 | Mighty Elephants |
* Border Rugby Stadium
* 2009-08-28
| Griffons | 35 - 19 | Valke |
* North West Stadium, Welkom

## September 2009

* 2009-09-05
| Valke | 14 - 95 | Pumas |
* Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park
* 2009-09-05
| Mighty Elephants | 29 - 16 | Griffons |
* EPRFU Stadium
* 15:00 2009-09-05
| SWD Eagles | 14 - 13 | Border Bulldogs |
* Outeniqua Stadium, George
* 2009-09-12
| Pumas | 44 - 30 | Mighty Elephants |
* Puma Stadium, Witbank
* 2009-09-12
| Griffons | 26 - 21 | SWD Eagles |
* North West Stadium, Welkom
* 2009-09-18
| Border Bulldogs | 25 - 35 | Griffons |
* Border Rugby Stadium
* 2009-09-19
| Mighty Elephants | 44- 8 | Valke |
* Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
* 15:00 2009-09-19
| SWD Eagles | 16 - 32 | Pumas |
* Outeniqua Stadium, George
* 2009-09-26
| Pumas | 43 - 26 | Border Bulldogs |
* Puma Stadium, Witbank
* 2009-09-26
| Valke | 28 - 78 | SWD Eagles |
* Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park

## October 2009

* 2009-10-03
| SWD Eagles | 18 - 16 | Mighty Elephants |
* Outeniqua Stadium, George
* 2009-10-03
| Border Bulldogs | 39 - 15 | Valke |
* Sisa Dukashe Stadium

## Knock Out Stage

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 2009-10-09 17:05 - Puma Stadium, Witbank | 2009-10-09 17:05 - Puma Stadium, Witbank |
| Pumas | 31 |
| Pumas | 31 | 2009-10-16 - Puma Stadium, Witbank | 2009-10-16 - Puma Stadium, Witbank |
| Mighty Elephants | 18 | 2009-10-16 - Puma Stadium, Witbank | 2009-10-16 - Puma Stadium, Witbank |
| Mighty Elephants | 18 | Pumas | 47 |
| 2009-10-09 19:10 - Outeniqua Stadium, George | 2009-10-09 19:10 - Outeniqua Stadium, George | | Pumas | 47 |
| 2009-10-09 19:10 - Outeniqua Stadium, George | 2009-10-09 19:10 - Outeniqua Stadium, George | SWD Eagles | 19 |
| SWD Eagles | 31 | SWD Eagles | 19 |
| Griffons | 18 | | |

## Semi finals

* 2009-10-09 17:05
| Pumas | 31 - 18 | Mighty Elephants |
* Puma Stadium, Witbank
* 2009-10-09 19:10
| SWD Eagles | 31 - 18 | Griffons |
* Outeniqua Stadium, George

## Final

* 2009-10-16
| Pumas | 47 - 19 | SWD Eagles |
* 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 |
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* Boland Stadium, Wellington Referee: Jonathan Kaplan
* 17:30 2009-10-24
| Platinum Leopards | 47 – 42 | SWD Eagles |
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* Olën Park, Potchefstroom Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Marius Jonker

### Round 2

* 16:00 2009-10-30
| SWD Eagles | 18 – 17 | Platinum Leopards |
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* Outeniqua Park, George
* 18:00 2009-10-30
| Pumas | 40 – 3 | Boland Cavaliers |
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* 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.