2009 Currie Cup Premier Division

2009 Currie Cup Premier Division
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Champions	Blue Bulls
Matches played	63
Tries scored	354 (average 5.619 per match)
Top point scorer	Naas Olivier, Griquas (151)
Top try scorer	Jongi Nokwe, Free State Cheetahs (12)
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The 2009 Absa Currie Cup Premier Division season was the 71st season in the competition since it started in 1889. The competition was contested from 10 July through to 31 October.

It was won by the Blue Bulls, who defeated the Free State Cheetahs 36-24 in the final at Loftus Versfeld. The Boland Cavaliers, who finished bottom of the Premier Division, were relegated after losing their promotion-relegation playoff to the First Division Champions, the Pumas, while the Leopards, who finished second from bottom in the Premier Division, narrowly retained their place in the top division after defeating the South Western District Eagles in the other playoff.

Final standings

2009 Absa Currie Cup Premier Div
Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	BP	Pts
Sharks	14	12	0	2	424	231	+193	48	21	6	54
Western Province	14	10	0	4	445	226	+219	51	19	10	50
Blue Bulls	14	9	0	5	475	299	+176	56	28	10	46
Free State Cheetahs	14	8	0	6	485	280	+205	61	28	8	40
Griquas	14	8	0	6	404	447	-43	50	52	8	40
Golden Lions	14	7	0	7	391	292	+99	43	26	9	37
Leopards	14	1	0	13	258	582	-324	27	79	2	6
Boland Cavaliers	14	1	0	13	179	704	-525	18	101	1	5

Updated 10 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

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Teams

Team	City	Home Ground
Blue Bulls	Pretoria	Loftus Versfeld
Boland Cavaliers	Wellington	Boland Stadium
Free State Cheetahs	Bloemfontein	Vodacom Park
Golden Lions	Johannesburg	Coca-Cola Park
Griquas	Kimberley	Park
Leopards	Phokeng	Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace
Sharks	Durban	Absa Stadium
Western Province	Cape Town	Newlands Stadium

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
	Scoreboard[2]

EPRFU Stadium, Port Elizabeth

15:00 2009-06-26

Falcons	20 – 67	Griquas
	Scoreboard[3]

Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park

19:00 2009-06-26

SWD Eagles	15 – 42	Free State Cheetahs
	Scoreboard[4]

Outeniqua Park, George

19:05 2009-07-01

Border Bulldogs	0 – 58	Blue Bulls
	Scoreboard[5]

Border Rugby Stadium, East London

15:00 2009-07-03

Griffons	7 – 54	Golden Lions
	Scoreboard[6]

North West Stadium, Welkom

Round one

15:30 2009-07-10

Boland Cavaliers	26 – 18	Leopards
Tries: D. Scholtz 28' c M. Hugo 31' c Con: J. Peach (2/2) Pen: J. Peach (4/5) 12', 19', 25', 48' Cards: D. Scholtz 2' to 12' W. Wehr  72'	Scoreboard[7]	Tries: M. Bondesio 9' m S. Samaai 55' m, 75' m Pen: C. Durand (1/3) 24' Cards: B. Van der Walt 25' to 35'

Boland Stadium, Wellington Attendance: 850

19:10 2009-07-10

Free State Cheetahs	18 – 28	Griquas
Tries: L. Mapoe 50' m WP. Nel 56' c Con: L. Strydom (1/2) Pen: J. Potgieter (2/4) 31', 40'	Scoreboard[8]	Tries: H. Stride 12' c S. Pretorius 58' c B.Geel 64' c B. Basson 76' c Con: N. Olivier (4/4) Card: S. Pretorius 43' to 53'

Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein Attendance: 12,870 Referee: Phillip Anthony Bosch

15:00 2009-07-11

Blue Bulls	19 – 13	Golden Lions
Tries: T. Mangweni 48' m G. van der Heever 55' m Pen: F. Brummer (3/4) 62', 70', 79'	Scoreboard[9]	Tries: W. Alberts 10' c Con: H. Kruger (1/1) Pen: H. Kruger (2/4) 2', 23' Cards: R. Kruger 69' to 79'

Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Attendance: 16,865

17:05 2009-07-11

Western Province	29 – 15	Sharks
Tries: C. Jack 1' c S. Naqelevuki 48' c Con: W. de Waal (2/2) Pen: W. de Waal (5/6) 15', 33', 38', 51', 74'	Scoreboard[10]	Pen: R. Kockott (5/7) 8', 17', 26', 29', 53' Cards: K. Daniel 43' to 53'

Newlands Stadium, Cape Town Attendance: 22,488

Round One Summary

• The Boland Cavaliers held off the fast finishing Leopards to claim a 26-18 win in their Absa Currie Cup Premier Division match at Boland Stadium in Wellington on Friday 10 July.
• Griquas showed plenty of fight and spirit as they registered a fine 28-18 victory over the Free State Cheetahs in a thrilling Absa Currie Cup match in Bloemfontein on Friday 10 July.
• The Blue Bulls overcame a spirited Golden Lions' side to triumph 19-13 in a scrappy Absa Currie Cup match at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Saturday 11 July.
• Flyhalf Willem de Waal scored 19 points to steer Western Province to a comfortable 29-15 win over defending ABSA Currie Cup champions the Sharks at Newlands on Saturday 11 July.

Standings Afters Round One

2009 Absa Currie Cup Premier Div
Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	BP	Pts
Griquas	1	1	0	0	28	18	10	4	2	1	5
Western Province	1	1	0	0	29	15	14	2	0	0	4
Boland Cavaliers	1	1	0	0	26	18	8	2	3	0	4
Blue Bulls	1	1	0	0	19	13	6	2	1	0	4
Golden Lions	1	0	0	1	13	19	-6	1	2	1	1
Leopards	1	0	0	1	18	26	-8	3	2	0	0
Free State Cheetahs	1	0	0	1	18	28	-10	2	4	0	0
Sharks	1	0	0	1	15	29	-14	0	2	0	0

Round two

19:10 2009-07-17

Sharks	46 – 10	Boland Cavaliers
Tries: R. Swanepoel 1' c D. Carstens 22'm C. Burden 30' c, 50' m K. Daniel 39' c, 43' m A. van den Berg 82' c Con: R. Kockott (3/5) M. Dumond (1/1) Pen: R. Kockott (1/1) 19' Cards: G. Cronje 60' to 70'	Scoreboard[11]	Tries: D. Scholz 67' c Con: M. Harris (1/1) Pen: J. Peach (1/2) 10'

ABSA Stadium, Durban Referee: Johannes (Joey) Salmans

15:00 2009-07-18

Golden Lions	31 – 22	Free State Cheetahs
Tries: W. Venter 33' c J. Jackson 76' m J. Vermaak 80' c Con: H. Kruger (2/3) Pen: H. Kruger (4/5) 36', 40', 45', 72' Cards: W. Albers 42' to 52'	Scoreboard[12]	Tries: W. du Preez 18' c Con: JL. Potgieter (1/1) Pen: JL. Potgieter (4/5) 12', 24', 30', 55' DG: JL. Potgieter (1/2) 27'

Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg Attendance: 11,250 Referee: Stuart Berry

15:00 2009-07-18

Griquas	36 – 11	Leopards
Tries: E. Seconds 31' m S. Pretorius 39' m, 61' c R. Kitshoff 76' c Con: N. Olivier (2/4) Pen: N. Olivier (3/3) 4', 25', 45' DG: R. Viljoen (1/1) 35'	Scoreboard[13]	Tries: R. Jeacocks 13' m Pen: Clayton Durand (2/2) 1', 47'

Park, Kimberley Referee: Jaco Peyper

17:05 2009-07-18

Blue Bulls	30 – 22	Western Province
Tries: G. van den Heever 5' c, 29' c G. Steenkamp 46' c Con: F. Brummer (3/3) Pen: F. Brummer (2/2) '40+1, 73' DG: F. Brummer (1/2) 42'	Scoreboard[14]	Tries: L. Watson 53' c Con: W. de Waal (1/1) Pen: W. de Waal (5/5) 3', 12', 35', 38', 73'

Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Attendance: 24,450 Referee: Mark Lawrence

Round Two Summary

• The Sharks dismantled a gallant Boland Cavaliers side to record a 46-10 victory in their Absa Currie Cup match at the Absa Stadium in Durban on Friday 17 July.
• The roar is back in the Golden Lions team as they mounted a spirited comeback to beat the Free State Cheetahs 31-22 at Coca-Cola Park in Johannesburg on Saturday 18 July.
• Scrum-half Sarel Pretorius scored two tries and continued to push for selection to higher honours as he steered Griquas to a 36-11 victory over the Leopards in their Absa Currie Cup match in Kimberley on Saturday 18 July.
• The Blue Bulls held off a spirited Western Province to triumph 30-22 in their Absa Currie Cup match at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Saturday 18 July.

Standings Afters Round Two

2009 Absa Currie Cup Premier Div
Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	BP	Pts
Griquas	2	2	0	0	64	29	+35	8	3	2	10
Blue Bulls	2	2	0	0	49	35	+14	5	2	0	8
Sharks	2	1	0	1	61	39	+22	7	3	1	5
Golden Lions	2	1	0	1	44	41	+3	4	3	1	5
Western Province	2	1	0	1	51	45	+6	3	3	0	4
Boland Cavaliers	2	1	0	1	36	64	-28	3	10	0	4
Free State Cheetahs	2	0	0	2	40	59	-19	3	7	0	0
Leopards	2	0	0	2	29	62	-33	4	6	0	0

Round Three

18:00 2009-07-24

Sharks	19 – 13	Blue Bulls
Tries: S. Badenhorst 71' c Con: R. Kockott (1/1) Pen: R. Kockott (3/3) 12', 25', 68' DG: R. Swanepoel (1/1) 3' Cards: A. van den Berg 32' to 42' J. Botes 52' to 62' S. Badenhorst 73' to 80'	Report	Tries: D. Potgieter 80' c Con: F. Brummer (1/1) Pen: F. Brummer (2/2) 21', 62'

ABSA Stadium, Durban Attendance: 21,654 Referee: Mark Lawrence

19:00 2009-07-24

Western Province	19 – 13	Free State Cheetahs
Tries: S. Naqelevuki 55' c Con: W. de Waal (1/1) Pen: W. de Waal (4/5) 3', 8', 22', 39'	Report	Tries: R. Strauss 74' c Con: JL. Potgieter (1/1) Pen: PJ. Wessels (1/1) 5' JL. Potgieter (1/1) 19'

Newlands Stadium, Cape Town Attendance: 20,085 Referee: Phillip Anthony Bosch

14:30 2009-07-25

Griquas	80 – 7	Boland Cavaliers
Tries: J. Mokuena 5' m R. Kitshoff 17' c 77' c B. Geel 28' c B. Basson 31' c, 57' m, 73' c A. Buckle 38' c J. Lombaard 43' c D. Pretorius 47' c N. Olivier 51' c W. Louw 64' c Con: N. Olivier (8/10) R. Viljoen (2/2)	Scoreboard[15]	Tries: J. Burke 79' c Con: Elgar Watts (1/1) Cards: Brinkhuys 42' to 52'

Park, Kimberley Referee: Willie Roos

15:00 2009-07-25

Leopards	19 – 40	Golden Lions
Tries: J. Bowles 23' c Con: C. Durand (1/1) Pen: C. Durand (2/3) 41', 46' DG: C. Durand (2/3) 4', 70' Cards: J. Bowles 26' to 36' J. Nel  59'	Report	Tries: W. Venter 5' m, 36' c H. van Dyk 60' m W. Alberts 72' c E. Rose 80' c Con: E. Rose (1/2) H. Kruger (2/3) Pen: E. Rose (1/2) 26' H. Kruger (2/2) 55', 77'

Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace, Phokeng Attendance: 1000 Referee: Craig Joubert

Round Three Summary

• The Sharks overcame three yellow-cards to claim a scrappy 19-13 win over the Blue Bulls in their Absa Currie Cup match at the Absa Stadium in Durban on Friday 24 July.
• Western Province consigned the Free State Cheetahs to a third consecutive Absa Currie Cup defeat with a 19-13 victory at Newlands on Friday 24 July.
• The log-leading Griquas made it three out of three in the Absa Currie Cup Premier Division with an 80-7 victory over the Boland Cavaliers in Kimberley on Saturday 25 July.
• The Xerox Lions dismantled the Leopards 40-19 in their Absa Currie Cup match at the Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace in Phokeng on Saturday 25 July.

Standings Afters Round Three

2009 Absa Currie Cup Premier Div
Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	BP	Pts
Griquas	3	3	0	0	144	36	+108	20	4	3	15
Golden Lions	3	2	0	1	84	60	+24	9	4	2	10
Sharks	3	2	0	1	80	52	+28	8	4	1	9
Blue Bulls	3	2	0	1	62	52	+10	6	3	1	9
Western Province	3	2	0	1	70	58	+12	4	4	0	8
Boland Cavaliers	3	1	0	2	43	144	-101	4	22	0	4
Free State Cheetahs	3	0	0	3	53	78	-25	4	8	1	1
Leopards	3	0	0	3	48	102	-54	5	11	0	0

Round Four

17:00 2009-07-31

Golden Lions	19 – 23	Griquas
Tries: A. Hollenbach 22' c Con: H. Kruger (1/1) Pen: H. Kruger (4/5) 42', 47', 67', 75' Cards: R. Cloete 54' to 64'	Report	Tries: N. Olivier 10' c B. Geel 27' c Con: N. Olivier (2/2) Pen: N. Olivier (2/3) 13', 35' R. Viljoen (1/1) 71'

Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg Attendance: 4,195 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan

19:00 2009-07-31

Western Province	48 – 7	Leopards
Tries: L. Watson 22' m, 51' c, 74' c W. de Waal 36' c J. Pietersen 46' m P. Louw 62' c G. Aplon 79' c Con: W. de Waal (5/7) Pen: W. de Waal (1/1) 16'	Report	Tries: D. van Rensburg 67' c Con: C. Durand (1/1)

Newlands Stadium, Cape Town Attendance: 9,135 Referee: Sandile Mayende

19:00 2009-07-31

Blue Bulls	50 – 18	Boland Cavaliers
Tries: G. van den Heever 15' c, 40' m J. Pretorius 22' c F. van der Merwe 41' c G. Steenkamp 47' c J. Burger 60' c M. Delport 80' c Con: F. Brummer (4/5) B. Francis (2/2) Pen: F. Brummer (1/1) 3' Cards: M. Delport 29' to 39'	Report	Tries: L. Cornelius 77' m E. Kruger 79' c Con: E. Watts (1/2) Pen: E. Watts (2/2) 6', 45' Cards: JP Adriaanse 14' to 24'

Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Attendance: 5,962 Referee: Joey Salmans

19:10 2009-07-31

Free State Cheetahs	12 – 21	Sharks
Pen: JL. Potgieter (3/3) 6', 32', 65' DG: JL. Potgieter (1/2) 19'	Report	Pen: R. Kockott (5/6) 20', 37', 51', 53', 57' M. Dumond (1/1) 75' DG: R. Kockott (1/1) 25'

Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein Attendance: 10,601 Referee: Willie Roos

Round Four Summary

• Griquas built up enough of a lead in the first half and then produced an inspired defensive effort in the second to beat the Xerox Lions 23-19 in their Absa Currie Cup Premier Division match in Johannesburg on Friday 31 July.
• Luke Watson scored a hat-trick of tries as Western Province made it three wins out of four in the Absa Currie Cup Premier Division with a 48-7 victory over the Leopards at Newlands in Cape Town on Friday 31 July.
• The Blue Bulls cantered to a 50-18 win over the Boland Cavaliers in their Absa Currie Cup game at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Friday 31 July.
• A superb kicking performance from Rory Kockott saw Sharks hand the Free State Cheetahs a 21-12 defeat in their Absa Currie Cup match at Vodacom Park in Bloemfontein on Friday 31 July.

Standings Afters Round Four

2009 Absa Currie Cup Premier Div
Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	BP	Pts
Griquas	4	4	0	0	167	55	+112	22	5	3	19
Blue Bulls	4	3	0	1	112	72	+40	13	5	2	14
Western Province	4	3	0	1	118	58	+53	11	5	1	13
Sharks	4	3	0	1	101	64	+37	8	4	1	13
Golden Lions	4	2	0	2	103	83	+20	10	6	2	11
Boland Cavaliers	4	1	0	3	61	194	-133	6	29	0	4
Free State Cheetahs	4	0	0	4	65	99	-34	4	8	1	1
Leopards	4	0	0	4	55	150	-95	6	18	0	0

Round Five

2009-08-07 15:00

Griquas	33 - 32	Western Province
Tries: R. du Preez 7' c S. Pretorius 19' c B. Basson 67' c Con: N. Olivier (3/3) Pen: N. Olivier (2/2) 34', 56' DG: R. Viljoen (2/3) 24', 76' Cards: R. du Preez 75' to 85'	Scoreboard[16]	Tries: Penalty try 15' c F. Louw 36' c T. Chavhanga 74' m P. Louw 78' c Con: J. Pietersen (2/2) P. Grant (1/2) Pen: J. Pietersen (1/2) 10' P. Grant (1/1) 76'

Park, Kimberley Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Craig Joubert

2009-08-07 15:30

Boland Cavaliers	13 - 19	Golden Lions
Tries: Penalty try 49' c Con: J. Peach (1/1) Pen: J. Peach (2/3) 1', 12'	Scoreboard[17]	Tries: H. Mentz 21' c Con: E. Rose (1/1) Pen: E. Rose (4/6) 42', 61, 69', 78' Cards: R. Boshoff 45' to 55'

Boland Stadium, Wellington Referee: Jaco Peyper

2009-08-07 19:00

Leopards	15 - 44	Sharks
Tries: J. Bowles 53' c, 80' m Con: C. Durand (1/2) Pen: C. Durand (1/4) 16' Cards: J. van Zyl 35' to 45' G. Williamson 59' to 69'	Scoreboard[18]	Tries: C. McLeod 24' c, 65' c S. Terblanche 47' m J. Botes 60' c C. Burden 69' c C. Jordaan 75' m Con: J. Hernández (1/1) G. Cronje (3/5) Pen: J. Hernández (2/3) 11', 27'

Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace, Phokeng Referee: Pro Legoete

2009-08-07 19:10

Free State Cheetahs	24 - 15	Blue Bulls
Tries: WP. Nel 47' c F. Viljoen 58' c A. Strauss 68' c Con: JL. Potgieter (3/3) DG: JL. Potgieter (1/2) 26' Cards: R. Ebersohn 38' to 48'	Scoreboard[19]	Pen: F. Brummer (5/5) 12', 28', 32', 38', 55'

Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein Attendance: 13,877 Referee: Sandile Mayende

Round Five Summary

• Griquas made it five wins out of five in the Currie Cup Premier Division with a nail-biting 33-32 victory over Western Province in Kimberley on Friday 7 August.
• The Golden Lions edged out the Boland Cavaliers 19-13 in their Absa Currie Cup Premier Division match at Boland Stadium in Wellington on Friday 7 August.
• Defending Absa Currie Cupchampions Sharks moved into second place on the log with a 44-15 victory over the Leopards at the Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace in Phokeng on Friday 7 August.
• The Free State Cheetahs captured their first win of the season as they beat the Blue Bulls 24-15 in their Absa Currie Cup match at Vodacom Park in Bloemfontein on Friday 7 August.

Standings Afters Round Five

2009 Absa Currie Cup Premier Div
Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	BP	Pts
Griquas	5	5	0	0	200	87	+113	25	9	3	23
Sharks	5	4	0	1	145	79	+66	14	6	2	18
Western Province	5	3	0	2	150	98	+52	15	8	3	15
Golden Lions	5	3	0	2	122	96	+26	11	7	3	15
Blue Bulls	5	3	0	2	127	96	+31	13	8	2	14
Free State Cheetahs	5	1	0	4	89	114	-25	7	8	1	5
Boland Cavaliers	5	1	0	4	74	213	-139	7	30	1	5
Leopards	5	0	0	5	70	194	-124	8	24	0	0

Round Six

2009-08-14 19:10

Leopards	17 - 71	Free State Cheetahs
Tries: R. Jeacocks 43' m, 70' c Con: C. Dumond (1/2) Pen: C. Dumond (1/1) 33' Cards R. Kember 30' to 40' S. Samaai 72' to 82'	Scoreboard[20]	Tries: J. Nokwe 6' m, 79' c JP. Joubert 15' m N. Breedt 20' c, 57' c JW. Jonker 26' c, 41' m PW. Wessels 29' c D. Demas 31' c, 76' c R. Ebersohn 60' c Con: JL. Potgieter (5/7) L. Strydom (3/3) Cards: F. Viljoen 57' to 67'

Olën Park, Potchefstroom Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Phillip Anthony Bosch

2009-08-15 15:00

Griquas	24 - 25	Blue Bulls
Tries: E. Seconds 33' m R. Barnes 41' m L. Nontshinga 61' m Pen: N. Olivier (3/3) 7', 19', 26' Cards: R. Kitshoff 76' to 86' J. Mokuena 77' to 88'	Report	Tries: D. Kuun 16' m F. Hougaard 36' m G. van den Heever 66' m P. Wannenburg 78' c Con: B. Francis (1/2) Pen: F. Brummer (1/2) 23'

Park, Kimberley Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Willie Roos

2009-08-15 15:00

Boland Cavaliers	7 - 38	Western Province
Tries: Penalty try 18' c Con: J. Peach (1/1)	Report	Tries: G. Aplon 23' m JL. de Jongh 56' c T. Chavhanga 64' m B. Harris 77' m JJ Engelbrecht 81' c Con: J. Pietersen (1/3) P. Grant (1/2) Pen: J. Pietersen (3/5) 32', 42', 50' Cards: C. Jack 18' to 28'

Boland Stadium, Wellington Attendance: 5,800

2009-08-15 17:05

Golden Lions	19 - 30	Sharks
Tries: G. Grobbelaar 70' m D. Minnie 74' c P. Engelbrecht 80' c Con: E. Rose (0/1) R. Boshoff (2/2)	Report	Tries: R. Kankowski 20' c C. Burden 37' c Penalty try 78' c Con: M. Dumond (2/2) S. Terblance (1/1) Pen: M. Dumond (3/3) 18', 47', 64'

Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg Attendance: 21,975 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan

Round Six Summary

• The Free State Cheetahs ran in 11 tries as they smashed the Leopards 71-17 in their Absa Currie Cup match at Olen Park in Potchefstroom on Friday 14 August.
• The Blue Bulls scored a try in the dying minutes of the match to beat the Griquas 25-24 in their Absa Currie Cup clash at Park in Kimberley on Saturday 15 August.
• Western Province eased to a 38-7 win over the Boland Cavaliers in their Absa Currie Cup match at Boland Stadium in Wellington on Saturday 15 August.
• There may be a new order running the show at Coca-Cola Park, but the same old basic errors were on display out on the field as the Golden Lions were beaten 30-19 by Sharks in their Absa Currie Cup match in Johannesburg on Saturday 15 August.

Standings Afters Round Six

2009 Absa Currie Cup Premier Div
Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	BP	Pts
Griquas	6	5	0	1	224	112	+112	28	13	4	24
Sharks	6	5	0	1	175	98	+77	17	9	2	22
Western Province	6	4	0	2	188	105	+83	20	9	4	20
Blue Bulls	6	4	0	2	152	120	+32	17	11	3	19
Golden Lions	6	3	0	3	141	126	+15	14	10	3	15
Free State Cheetahs	6	2	0	4	160	131	+29	18	10	2	10
Boland Cavaliers	6	1	0	5	81	251	-170	8	35	1	5
Leopards	6	0	0	6	87	265	-178	10	35	0	0

Round Seven

19:10 2009-08-21

Blue Bulls	44 - 11	Leopards
Tries: J. Pretorius 12' c D. Stegmann 17' c F. van der Merwe 43' c F. Hougaard 49' c G. van der Heever 56' m D. Potgieter 79' m Con: B. Francis (4/6) Pen: B. Francis (1/1) 7' DG: B. Francis (1/1) 37' Cards: D. Greyling 68' to 78'	Report	Tries: H. Dames 28' m Con: C. Durand (0/1) Pen: C. Dumond (1/1) 2' C. Durand (1/1) 35' Cards: B. Van der Walt 44' to 54' T. Mamojele 68' to 78' B. Van der Walt 76' to 86' B. de Doncker 78' to 88' B. Kember  81'

Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Attendance: 6,875 Referee: Stuart Berry

15:00 2009-08-22

Free State Cheetahs	59 - 8	Boland Cavaliers
Tries: H. Daniller 2' c, 73' c J. Nokwe 4' m, 13' c, 60' m, 80' c F. Viljoen 38' c JL. Potgieter 68' c PJ. Wessels 77' c Con: JL. Potgieter (4/6) L. Strydom (3/3)	Report	Tries: C. Hendricks 23' m Con: J. Peach (0/1) Pen: J. Peach (1/3) 43' Cards: C. Lewis 36' to 46' F. Spies 75' to 85'

Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein Attendance: 12,250 Referee: Pro Legoete

15:00 2009-08-22

Sharks	41 - 6	Griquas
Tries: W. Murray 25' c C. McLeod 36' c M. Dumond 47' c L. Mvovo 63' c K. Daniel 71' c Con: M. Dumond (5/5) Pen: M. Dumond (2/2) 7', 16' Cards: W. Herbst 43' to 44'	Report	Pen: N. Olivier (2/2) 29', 35' Cards: R. Barnes 31' to 41'

ABSA Stadium, Durban Attendance: 24,500 Referee: Phillip Anthony Bosch

17:05 2009-08-22

Western Province	25 - 20	Golden Lions
Tries: L. Watson 11' c J. Pietersen 39' m D. Vermeulen 64' c Con: J. Pietersen (2/3) Pen: J. Pietersen (2/3) 26', 33' Cards: A. van Zyl 38' to 48'	Report	Tries: J. Vermaak 23' m Con: H. Kruger (0/1) Pen: H. Kruger (5/5) 20', 48', 51', 57', 78'

Newlands Stadium, Cape Town Attendance: 21,253 Referee: Mark Lawrence

Standings Afters Round Seven

2009 Absa Currie Cup Premier Div
Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	BP	Pts
Sharks	7	6	0	1	216	104	+112	22	9	3	27
Western Province	7	5	0	2	213	125	+88	23	10	4	24
Griquas	7	5	0	2	230	151	+79	25	17	4	24
Blue Bulls	7	5	0	2	196	131	+65	23	12	4	24
Golden Lions	7	3	0	4	161	151	+10	13	11	4	16
Free State Cheetahs	7	3	0	4	217	139	+78	27	11	3	15
Boland Cavaliers	7	1	0	6	89	310	-221	9	43	1	5
Leopards	7	0	0	7	98	309	-211	11	40	0	0

Round Eight

19:10 2009-08-28

Leopards	50 - 16	Boland Cavaliers
	report

Olën Park, Potchefstroom Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Jaco Peyper

15:00 2009-08-29

Sharks	9 - 21	Western Province
	Report

ABSA Stadium, Durban Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan

15:00 2009-08-29

Griquas	13 - 58	Free State Cheetahs
	Report

Park, Kimberley Referee: Peter Allen

17:05 2009-08-29

Golden Lions	20 - 13	Blue Bulls
	Report

Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg Attendance: 17395 Referee: Craig Joubert

Standings Afters Round Eight

2009 Absa Currie Cup Premier Div
Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	BP	Pts
Western Province	8	6	0	2	234	134	+100	24	10	4	28
Sharks	8	6	0	2	225	125	+100	22	10	3	27
Blue Bulls	8	5	0	3	209	151	+58	24	14	5	25
Griquas	8	5	0	3	243	211	+32	30	25	4	24
Free State Cheetahs	8	4	0	4	277	152	+125	34	13	4	20
Golden Lions	8	4	0	4	181	164	+17	17	14	4	20
Leopards	8	1	0	7	148	325	-177	17	42	1	5
Boland Cavaliers	8	1	0	7	105	360	-255	10	50	1	5

Round Nine

15:30 2009-09-04

Boland Cavaliers	3 - 48	Sharks
	Report

Boland Stadium, Wellington Attendance: 1,760 Referee: Peter Allen

19:10 2009-09-04

Leopards	33 - 34	Griquas
	Report

Olën Park, Potchefstroom Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan

15:00 2009-09-05

Free State Cheetahs	20 - 16	Golden Lions
	Report

Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein Attendance: 13,576 Referee: Mark Lawrence

17:05 2009-09-05

Western Province	25 - 19	Blue Bulls
	Report

Newlands Stadium, Cape Town Attendance: 43,042 Referee: Pro Legoete

Standings Afters Round Nine

2009 Absa Currie Cup Premier Div
Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	BP	Pts
Sharks	9	7	0	2	273	128	+145	30	10	4	32
Western Province	9	7	0	2	259	153	+106	25	11	4	32
Griquas	9	6	0	3	277	244	+33	34	27	5	29
Blue Bulls	9	5	0	4	228	176	+52	25	15	6	26
Free State Cheetahs	9	5	0	4	297	168	+129	36	14	4	24
Golden Lions	9	4	0	5	197	184	+13	18	16	5	21
Leopards	9	1	0	8	181	359	-178	19	46	2	6
Boland Cavaliers	9	1	0	8	108	408	-300	10	58	1	5

Round Ten

15:00 2009-09-11

Boland Cavaliers	23 - 31	Griquas
	Scoreboard[21]

Boland Stadium, Wellington Attendance: 650 Referee: Stuart Berry

19:10 2009-09-11

Golden Lions	31 - 13	Leopards
	Report

Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg Attendance: 3,425 Referee: Jaco Peyper

15:00 2009-09-12

Free State Cheetahs	33 - 31	Western Province
	Report

Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein Attendance: 15,135 Referee: Marius Jonker

17:05 2009-09-12

Blue Bulls	23 - 29	Sharks
	Report

Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Attendance: 30,977 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan

Standings Afters Round Ten

2009 Absa Currie Cup Premier Div
Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	BP	Pts
Sharks	10	8	0	2	302	151	+151	32	11	4	36
Western Province	10	7	0	3	290	186	+104	30	15	6	34
Griquas	10	7	0	3	308	267	+41	39	29	6	34
Free State Cheetahs	10	6	0	4	330	199	+131	40	19	5	29
Blue Bulls	10	5	0	5	251	205	+46	26	17	7	27
Golden Lions	10	5	0	5	228	197	+31	23	17	5	26
Leopards	10	1	0	9	194	390	-196	20	51	2	6
Boland Cavaliers	10	1	0	9	131	439	-308	12	63	1	5

Round Eleven

19:10 2009-09-18

Leopards	3 - 37	Western Province
	Report

Olën Park, Potchefstroom Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Ian Smith

15:00 2009-09-19

Boland Cavaliers	16 - 72	Blue Bulls
	Report

Boland Stadium, Wellington Attendance: 5,800 Referee: Paul Marks

15:00 2009-09-19

Griquas	36 - 31	Golden Lions
	Report

Diamantveld HS, Kimberley Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Marius Jonker

17:05 2009-09-19

Sharks	24 - 13	Free State Cheetahs
	Report

ABSA Stadium, Durban Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Mark Lawrence

Round Twelve

19:10 2009-09-25

Sharks	34 - 20	Leopards
	Report

ABSA Stadium, Durban Attendance: 9,193 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan

15:00 2009-09-26

Western Province	43 - 3	Griquas
	Report

Newlands Stadium, Cape Town Attendance: 25,762 Referee: Paul Marks

15:00 2009-09-26

Golden Lions	88 - 15	Boland Cavaliers
	Report

Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg Attendance: 3,247 Referee: Mark Lawrence

17:05 2009-09-26

Blue Bulls	30 - 27	Free State Cheetahs
	Report

Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Attendance: 24,006 Referee: Ian Smith

Round Thirteen

19:10 2009-10-02

Free State Cheetahs	60 - 17	Leopards
	Report

Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein Attendance: 12,350 Referee: Mark Lawrence

15:00 2009-10-03

Blue Bulls	61 - 27	Griquas
	Report

Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Attendance: 12,637 Referee: Craig Joubert

15:00 2009-10-03

Western Province	50 - 7	Boland Cavaliers
	Report

Newlands Stadium, Cape Town Attendance: 15,477 Referee: Sandile Mayende

17:05 2009-10-03

Sharks	19 - 17	Golden Lions
	Report

ABSA Stadium, Durban Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan

Round Fourteen

19:10 2009-10-09

Leopards	24 - 61	Blue Bulls
	Report

Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace, Phokeng Attendance: 3,800 Referee: Craig Joubert

15:00 2009-10-10

Griquas	30 - 45	Sharks
	Report

Park, Kimberley Referee: Mark Lawrence

15:00 2009-10-10

Boland Cavaliers	10 - 55	Free State Cheetahs
	Report

Boland Stadium, Wellington Referee: Johannes Salmans

17:05 2009-10-10

Golden Lions	27 - 25	Western Province
	Report

Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg Attendance: 25,319 [22] Referee: Marius Jonker

Knock Out Stage

	Semi-finals				Final
	2009-10-17 17:00 - Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
	Western Province	19
	Blue Bulls	21
					2009-10-31 - Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
					Blue Bulls	36
					Free State Cheetahs	24
	2009-10-17 15:00 - ABSA Stadium, Durban
	Sharks	21
	Free State Cheetahs	23

Semi finals

14:30 2009-10-17

Sharks	21 - 23	Free State Cheetahs
Tries: S. Terblanche 9' m R. Pienaar 40' c Con: R. Pienaar (1/2) Pen: R. Pienaar (2/2) 36', 62' DG: JM Hernández (1/2) 42'	Scoreboard[23]	Tries: WP Nel 52' c JL. Potgieter 58' Con: JL. Potgieter (2/2) Pen: JL. Potgieter (2/4) 5', 44' DG: JL. Potgieter (1/1) 79'

ABSA Stadium, Durban Attendance: 31,400 Referee: Marius Jonker

THE SHARKS FB 15 Stefan Terblanche RW 14 Odwa Ndungane  25' OC 13 Adrian Jacobs IC 12 Riaan Swanepoel LW 11 JP Pietersen FH 10 Juan Martín Hernández SH 9 Ruan Pienaar LP 1 Tendai Mtawarira HK 2 Bismarck du Plessis TP 3 John Smit LL 4 Steven Sykes RL 5 Johann Muller  52' OF 6 Jacques Botes BF 7 Jean Deysel  60' N8 8 Ryan Kankowski

Substitutes: HK 16 Craig Burden PR 17 Jannie du Plessis LK 18 Albert van den Berg  52' N8 19 Keegan Daniel  60' FL 20 Rory Kockott CE 21 Monty Dumond  25' FH 22 Andries Strauss Coach: John Plumtree

FREE STATE CHEETAHS FB 15 Hennie Daniller RW 14 Lionel Mapoe OC 13 Corne Uys IC 12 Meyer Bosman LW 11 Danwel Demas  72' FH 10 Jacques-Louis Potgieter SH 9 JP Joubert  68' LP 1 Wian du Preez  50' HK 2 Richardt Strauss 27' to 29'  40' TP 3 WP Nel LL 4 Nico Breedt RL 5 David de Villiers BF 6 Heinrich Brüssow OF 7 Frans Viljoen  68' N8 8 Ashley Johnson

Substitutes: HK 16 Coenie Oosthuizen  50' PR 17 Izak van der Westhuizen LK 18 Hendro Scholtz  68' FL 19 Kabamba Floors  27'  29'  40' SH 20 Tewis de Bruyn  68' FH 21 Louis Strydom WG 22 Fabian Juries  72' Coach: Naka Drotske

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17:00 2009-10-17

Western Province	19 - 21	Blue Bulls
Tries: G. Aplon 61' c Con: J. Pietersen (1/1) Pen: J. Pietersen (4/4) 29', 39', 50', 68'	Report	Pen: M. Steyn (7/7) 5', 8', 14', 18', 55', 63', 77' Cards: B. Botha 1' to 11'

Newlands Stadium, Cape Town Attendance: 47,982 Referee: Mark Lawrence

WESTERN PROVINCE FB 15 Joe Pietersen RW 14 Gio Aplon  73' OC 13 Juan de Jongh IC 12 Paul Bosch  71' LW 11 Frikkie Welsh FH 10 Peter Grant SH 9 Dewaldt Duvenhage LP 1 Wicus Blaauw HK 2 Tiaan Liebenberg TP 3 Brok Harris LL 4 Anton van Zyl  46' RL 5 Andries Bekker OF 6 Francois Louw BF 7 Duane Vermeulen N8 8 Luke Watson

Substitutes: HK 16 Deon Fourie PR 17 JC Kritzinger LK 18 De Kock Steenkamp N8 19 Schalk Burger  46' FL 20 Ricky Januarie CE 21 Matt Toomua  73' FH 22 Sireli Naqelevuki  71' Coach: Allister Coetzee

BLUE BULLS FB 15 Zane Kirchner RW 14 Francois Hougaard OC 13 Jaco Pretorius IC 12 Wynand Olivier LW 11 Bryan Habana  64' FH 10 Morné Steyn SH 9 Fourie du Preez LP 1 Gurthro Steenkamp HK 2 Derick Kuun  71' TP 3 Werner Kruger LL 4 Bakkies Botha 1' to 11'  69' RL 5 Victor Matfield OF 6 Deon Stegmann 51' to 63' BF 7 Dewald Potgieter  74' N8 8 Pierre Spies

Substitutes: HK 16 Bandise Maku  71' PR 17 Rossouw de Klerk LK 18 Danie Rossouw  69' N8 19 Pedrie Wannenburg  51'  63'  74' FL 20 Tewis de Bruyn CE 21 Louis Strydom FH 22 Gerhard van den Heever  64' Coach: Frans Ludeke

Final

17:00 2009-10-31

Blue Bulls	36 - 24	Free State Cheetahs
	Scoreboard[24]

Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria Attendance: 53,684 [24] Referee: Jonathan Kaplan

2009 Absa Currie Cup Premier Division Champions

Blue Bulls

23rd Title

Promotion/Relegation Matches

Round 1

15:30 2009-10-24

Boland Cavaliers	36 – 35	Pumas
	Report

Boland Stadium, Wellington Referee: Jonathan Kaplan

17:30 2009-10-24

Leopards	47 – 42	SWD Eagles
	Report

Olën Park, Potchefstroom Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Marius Jonker

Round 2

16:00 2009-10-30

SWD Eagles	18 – 17	Leopards

Outeniqua Park, George

18:00 2009-10-30

Pumas	40 – 3	Boland Cavaliers

Puma Stadium, Witbank

The Pumas are promoted to the Premier Division while the Boland Cavaliers are relegated to the First Division. The Leopards retain their place in the Premier Division while the SWD Eagles remain in the First Division.

Monthly awards

Month	Manager of the Month		Player of the Month
	Manager	Province	Player	Province
July 2009[25]	Dawie Theron	Griquas	Sarel Pretorius	Griquas
August 2009[26]	John Plumtree	Sharks	WP Nel	Free State Cheetahs
September 2009[27]	Allister Coetzee	Western Province	Lionel Mapoe	Free State Cheetahs
October 2009[28]	Naka Drotske	Free State Cheetahs	Ashley Johnson	Free State Cheetahs

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