2008 Currie Cup First Division
2008 Currie Cup First Division | |
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Champions | Griffons |
Matches played | 33 |
Tries scored | 228 (average 6.9 per match) |
Top point scorer | , Leopards (176) |
Top try scorer | Deon van Rensburg, Leopards (11) |
The 2008 Absa Currie Cup First Division season was contested from 27 June through to 10 October. The Currie Cup is an annual domestic competition for provincial rugby union teams in South Africa.
History[]
- The Absa Currie Cup First Division, as it is today known, is the ninth season of the competition.
- The competition was first contested in 2000 when it was known as the Bankfin Cup and played alongside the Bankfin Currie Cup. It later became known as the Absa Cup and, from 2004, the Absa Currie Cup First Division.
- The first winners of the competition were the Vodacom Blue Bulls who, just two seasons later, would go on to win the Absa Currie Cup title three years in succession.
- Boland Kavaliers have won the title three times.
- Boland Kavaliers and the Platinum Leopards have met in the final three times – 2001, 2003 and 2006 – with the Platinum Leopards winning all three matches.
No of First Division titles[]
Pos. | Team | Champion | Runner-up |
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1st | Boland Kavaliers | 4 (2001, 2003, 2004, 2006) | |
2nd | SWD Eagles | 2 (2002, 2007) | |
3rd | Vodacom Blue Bulls | 1 (2000) | |
Pumas | 1 (2005) | ||
Griffons | 1 (2008) | ||
4th | Platinum Leopards | - | 4 (2001, 2003, 2006, 2008) |
5th | Mighty Elephants | - | 2 (2000, 2007) |
Border Bulldogs | - | 2 (2002, 2004) | |
6th | Valke | - | 1 (2005) |
Overview[]
The winner of the final plays against the team that are at the bottom of the Absa Currie Cup Premier Division standings and the runner-up plays the 2nd last team on the log for a chance to be promoted to the Premier Division. The SWD Eagles won the final of the 2007 Currie Cup First Division 38 – 3 against the Mighty Elephants, and faced the Valke in the playoff matches. The Mighty Elephants faced the Boland Kavaliers in their two leg matches.
Teams[]
The SWD Eagles and the Mighty Elephants did not get promoted to the Premier Division. They both lost both their matches against the Valke and the Boland Kavaliers.
- The teams are listed in alphabetical order:
- Mighty Elephants from Port Elizabeth
- Border Bulldogs from East London
- Griffons from Welkom
- Platinum Leopards from Potchefstroom
- Pumas from Witbank
- SWD Eagles from George
Final standings[]
2008 Absa Currie Cup First Div | |||||||||||
Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | BP | Pts |
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Platinum Leopards | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 438 | 262 | 176 | 57 | 29 | 9 | 41 |
Griffons | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 303 | 214 | 89 | 30 | 23 | 4 | 32 |
SWD Eagles | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 307 | 262 | 45 | 41 | 28 | 9 | 29 |
Pumas | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 268 | 362 | -94 | 33 | 48 | 8 | 24 |
Border Bulldogs | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 232 | 366 | -134 | 26 | 47 | 3 | 19 |
Mighty Elephants | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 238 | 320 | -82 | 27 | 39 | 5 | 13 |
Updated 29 September 2008:[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 = points
- W = Won
- D = Drawn
- L = Lost
- PF = points for
- P = Points Against
- PD = Points Difference (PF - PA)
- TF = Tries For
- TA = Tries Against
- BP = Bonus points
- Pts = Total Points
Fixtures and results[]
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Compulsory Friendlies[]
Week One[]
19:00 2008-06-27
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Pumas | 32 – 30 | Mighty Elephants |
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Tries: 30' c Terblanche 50' m Marx 55' c Sithole 74' c Con: Coetzee (1/2) Marx (2/2) Pen: Coetzee 17' (1/4) Marx 60' (1/1) Cards: 38' to 50' |
Tries: 25' c 65' c 80'+4' m 80'+8' m Con: (2/4) Pen: 39', 40'+3' (2/3) |
Week Two[]
Week Three[]
Week Four[]
Week Five[]
Week Six[]
16:00 2008-08-02
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Griffons | 23 – 29 | Platinum Leopards |
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Tries: Con: Pen: |
Tries: Con: Pen: |
Week Seven[]
Week Eight[]
Week Nine[]
Week Ten[]
16:00 2008-09-13
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Platinum Leopards | 23 – 36 | Griffons |
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Tries: Con: Pen: |
Tries: Con: Pen: |
Week Eleven[]
Week Twelve[]
Knock Out Stage[]
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
2008-10-03 - , Potchefstroom | ||||||
Platinum Leopards | 50 | |||||
2008-10-10 - , Potchefstroom | ||||||
Pumas | 18 | |||||
Platinum Leopards | 26 | |||||
2008-10-04 - North West Stadium, Welkom | ||||||
Griffons | 31 | |||||
Griffons | 27 | |||||
SWD Eagles | 17 | |||||
Semi finals[]
Finals[]
19:10 2008-10-10
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Platinum Leopards | 26 – 31 | Griffons |
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Tries: Con: Pen: |
Tries: Con: Pen: |
2008 Absa Currie Cup First Division Champions |
Griffons |
1st title |
Promotion/Relegation[]
Round 1[]
16:30 2008-10-18
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Boland Kavaliers | 54 – 15 | Griffons |
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Tries: Danwel Demas, Deon Scholtz, Elgar Watts (4), , Piet van Zyl Con: Elgar Watts, (6) Pen: |
Tries: Jacko Jackson, Con: Jandré Blom Pen: Jandré Blom |
19:00 2008-10-18
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Valke | 24 – 29 | Platinum Leopards |
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Tries: Dewald Coetzee, , Con: Jeffrey Perkins, (2) Pen: Jeffrey Perkins |
Tries: , Con: (2) Pen: (5) |
Round 2[]
16:00 2008-10-24
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Boland Kavaliers | 42 – 50 | Griffons |
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Tries: , , Deon Scholtz (2), , Con: (5), Pen: |
Tries: , , , Jacko Jackson, Jandré Blom, , Ockie van Zyl Con: Jandré Blom (2), Kennedy Tsimba (4) Pen: DG: Jandré Blom |
18:00 2008-10-24
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Valke | 19 – 27 | Platinum Leopards |
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Tries: Con: Pen: |
Tries: , Con: Pen: (3), (2) |
Promotion/Relegation Table[]
Promotion/Relegation | |||||||||||
Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | BP | Pts |
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Platinum Leopards | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 43 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
Boland Kavaliers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 96 | 65 | 31 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 6 |
Griffons | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 96 | -31 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 5 |
Valke | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 56 | -13 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Results[]
- Boland Kavaliers manage to stay in the Absa Currie Cup Premier Division.
- Platinum Leopards are promoted to the Absa Currie Cup Premier Division.
- The Griffons just lost out to the Boland Kavaliers to remain in the First Division.
- The Valke are relegated to the Absa Currie Cup First Division after losing both their matches against the Platinum Leopards.
Statistics[]
Top 5 point scorers[]
Name | Team | Tries | Conversions | Penalties | Drop goals | Total |
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Platinum Leopards | 0 | 43 | 29 | 1 | 176 | |
Kennedy Tsimba | Griffons | 4 | 14 | 24 | 0 | 120 |
Jeff Taljard | Border Bulldogs | 3 | 14 | 16 | 0 | 91 |
SWD Eagles | 0 | 15 | 18 | 0 | 84 | |
Rudi Vogt | Pumas | 1 | 14 | 16 | 0 | 81 |
Top 5 try scorers[]
Name | Team | Tries |
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Deon van Rensburg | Platinum Leopards | 11 |
Platinum Leopards | 10 | |
Platinum Leopards | 10 | |
Cecil Afrika | Griffons | 8 |
Norman Nelson | Mighty Elephants | 7 |
Disciplinary Records by Team[]
Team | Red Cards | Yellow Cards | Total Cards |
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Pumas | 0 | 9 | 9 |
Mighty Elephants | 1 | 6 | 7 |
Border Bulldogs | 0 | 5 | 5 |
Platinum Leopards | 0 | 5 | 5 |
Griffons | 0 | 4 | 4 |
SWD Eagles | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Top 5 Disciplinary Records by Player[]
Name | Team | Red Cards | Yellow Cards | Total Cards |
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Michael Vermaak | Mighty Elephants | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Doppies le Roux | SWD Eagles | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Mighty Elephants | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
Nomani Tonga | Border Bulldogs | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Jacques Coetzee | Pumas | 0 | 2 | 2 |
References[]
- ^ "SA Rugby Log – 2008 ABSA Currie Cup First Div". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
External links[]
- "SA Rugby Results – 2008 ABSA Currie Cup First Div". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- Currie Cup First Division
- 2008 Currie Cup