2011 Currie Cup First Division

2011 Currie Cup First Division
Countries	South Africa
Date	15 July – 14 October 2011
Champions	Boland Cavaliers (2nd title)
Runners-up	Eastern Province Kings
Promoted	None
Matches played	33
Tries scored	284 (average 8.606 per match)
Top point scorer	Elgar Watts (175)
Top try scorer	Danwel Demas (15)
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The 2011 Currie Cup First Division was contested from 15 July to 14 October 2011. The tournament (known as the Absa Currie Cup First Division for sponsorship reasons) was the second tier of the 73rd season of the Currie Cup, an annual rugby union competition featuring the fourteen South African provincial unions.

The tournament was won by Boland Cavaliers, who beat the Eastern Province Kings 43–12 in the final played on 14 October 2011. No team was promoted to the top-tier Currie Cup Premier Division competition for 2012.

Competition rules and information

There were six participating teams in the 2011 Currie Cup First Division. These teams played each other twice over the course of the season, once at home and once away.

Teams received four points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus points were awarded to teams that score 4 or more tries in a game, as well as to teams that lost a match by seven points or less. Teams were ranked by points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).

The top four teams qualified for the title play-offs. In the semi-finals, the team that finished first had home advantage against the team that finished fourth, while the team that finished second had home advantage against the team that finished third. The winners of these semi-finals played each other in the final, at the home venue of the higher-placed team.

Following the reduction of the Currie Cup Premier Division from eight teams to six teams for 2012,^[1] there was no promotion from the First Division in 2011.

Teams

Boland Cavaliers

Border Bulldogs

Eastern Province Kings

Falcons

Griffons

SWD Eagles

Location of South African teams in the 2011 Currie Cup First Division

The following teams took part in the 2011 Currie Cup First Division competition:

2011 Currie Cup First Division teams
Team	Sponsored Name	Stadium/s	Sponsored Name
Boland Cavaliers	Regent Boland Cavaliers	Boland Stadium, Wellington	Boland Stadium
Border Bulldogs	Border Bulldogs	Buffalo City Stadium, East London	Buffalo City Stadium
Eastern Province Kings	Eastern Province Kings	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
Falcons	Falcons	Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park	Barnard Stadium
Griffons	Tasol Solar Griffons	North West Stadium, Welkom	North West Stadium
SWD Eagles	SWD Eagles	Outeniqua Park, George	Outeniqua Park

Standings

The final league standings for the 2011 Currie Cup First Division were:^[2]

2011 Currie Cup First Division standings
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
1	Boland Cavaliers	10	9	0	1	473	187	+286	62	24	9	1	46
2	Eastern Province Kings	10	9	0	1	403	236	+167	56	28	6	0	42
3	Falcons	10	4	0	6	286	398	−112	41	52	5	0	21
4	Griffons	10	2	0	8	280	366	−86	34	49	6	4	18
5	SWD Eagles	10	3	0	7	298	396	−98	37	49	3	1	16
6	Border Bulldogs	10	3	0	7	256	413	−157	29	57	3	1	16

Legend and Competition rules
Legend:
	Top four teams; qualify to semi-finals.		P = Games Played, W = Games Won, D = Games Drawn, L = Games Lost, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, PD = Points Difference, TF = Tries For, TA = Tries Against, TB = Try Bonus Points, LB = Losing Bonus Points, Pts = Log Points
	No relegation.
Competition rules:
Play-offs: The top four teams qualify to the semi-finals. The first-placed team will host the fourth-placed team and the second-placed team will host the third-placed team. The higher-ranked semi-final winner will then host the lower-ranked semi-final winner in the final. Points breakdown: * 4 points for a win * 2 points for a draw * 1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less * 1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match

Fixtures

• All times are South African (GMT+2).

Compulsory Friendlies

The following compulsory friendlies were played before the 2011 Currie Cup season between Premier Division and First Division teams:^[3]

	23 June 2011	Boland Cavaliers	22–15	Western Province	Boland Stadium, Wellington
	15:00	Try: Johnathan Francke  39' Chris Buckle  64' Danwel Demas  73' Junior Bester  76' Con: Elgar Watts  77' (1/3) Willie le Roux (0/1)	Scoreboard[4]	Try: Ederies Arendse  2' JJ Engelbrecht  23' Con: Isma-eel Dollie  3' (1/2) Pen: Demetri Catrakilis  67' (1/1) Cards: Yaasier Hartzenberg 35' to 45'	Referee: Jason Jaftha

	1 July 2011	Falcons	28–25	Golden Lions	Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park
	18:00	Try: Anrich Richter Reg Muller JW Bell Con: Martin Thomsen (2/2) Pen: Martin Thomsen (2/2) Ulrich van Schalkwyk (1/1)	Scoreboard[5]	Try: Nico Kruger Uzair Cassiem Robert de Bruyn Con: Marais Schmidt (2/2) Pen: Marais Schmidt (2/2)	Referee: Pro Legoete

	8 July 2011	Griffons	19–50	Blue Bulls	North West Stadium, Welkom
	18:30	Try: Eddie Fredericks  55' Con: Jannie Myburgh  56' (1/1) Pen: Jannie Myburgh  5', 16', 19', 26' (4/6)	Scoreboard[6]	Try: Stephan Dippenaar  21' CJ Stander  31', 46' Stefan Watermeyer  51' Jurgen Visser  63' Henri Bantjes  73' Con: Francois Brummer  23', 46', 53' (3/5) Wesley Dunlop  75' (1/1) Pen: Francois Brummer  8', 11', 14', 38' (4/4) Drop: Francois Brummer (0/1)	Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Lourens van der Merwe

	8 July 2011	Border Bulldogs	10–51	Griquas	Buffalo City Stadium, East London
	19:00	Try: Frans Laatz  53' Con: Dale Sabbagh  54' (1/1) Pen: Dale Sabbagh  12' (1/2)	Scoreboard[7]	Try: Fabian Juries  7' Davon Raubenheimer  20' Justin Downey  27' Jonathan Mokuena  39' Jaco Nepgen  61' Richard Lawson  63' Rudi Vogt  75' Con: Monty Dumond  21', 28', 40' (3/4) Rudi Vogt  61', 75' (2/3) Pen: Monty Dumond  2', 45' (2/2)	Attendance: 500 Referee: Sindile Mayende

	8 July 2011	Eastern Province Kings	20–26	Free State Cheetahs	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	19:00	Try: Mzwandile Stick  48' Con: Louis Strydom (0/1) Pen: Louis Strydom  18', 21', 23', 32', 58' (5/6)	Scoreboard[8]	Try: Rayno Benjamin  62' Riaan Smit  70' Con: Riaan Smit  63', 71' (2/2) Pen: Riaan Smit  10', 30', 44' (3/3) Johan Goosen (0/1) Robbie van Schalkwyk  79' (1/1)	Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Pro Legoete

	8 July 2011	SWD Eagles	22–35	Sharks	Outeniqua Park, George
	19:00	Try: Kempie Rautenbach  8' Wilhelm Koch  19' Cecil Dumond  64' Con: Cecil Dumond  19' (1/2) Elric van Vuuren  65' (1/1) Pen: Cecil Dumond  2' (1/2)	Scoreboard[9]	Try: Dale Chadwick  14', 48' Francois Kleinhans  40' Gouws Prinsloo  56', 68' Con: Jacques-Louis Potgieter  15', 40', 48', 57', 69' (5/5) Pen: Jacques-Louis Potgieter (0/1)	Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan

Regular Season

The following matches were played in the 2011 Currie Cup First Division:^[10]

Round One

	15 July 2011	Eastern Province Kings	28–20	SWD Eagles	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	19:00	Try: Norman Nelson  7' Con: Louis Strydom  8' (1/1) Pen: Louis Strydom  28', 35', 38', 48' (4/5) George Whitehead  62', 69', 77' (3/4)	Report[11] Scoreboard[12]	Try: Howard Noble  15' Con: Cecil Dumond (0/1) Pen: Cecil Dumond  4', 10', 41' (3/4) Elric van Vuuren  57', 74' (2/2)	Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Mark Lawrence

	16 July 2011	Falcons	38–27	Griffons	Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park
	15:00	Try: Martin Thomsen  8' Willie Odendaal  14' Zane Kilian  39' Kyle Hendricks  44' Jacques George  51' Sino Ganto  65' Con: Martin Thomsen  40', 45', 52', 66' (4/6) Pen: Martin Thomsen (0/1)	Report[13] Scoreboard[14]	Try: Gavin Annandale  17' Eddie Fredericks  60' Willie Britz  69', 73' Con: Jannie Myburgh  18' (1/1) Tiaan van Wyk  74' (1/3) Pen: Jannie Myburgh  22' (1/1)	Referee: Tiaan Jonker

	16 July 2011	Boland Cavaliers	69–12	Border Bulldogs	Boland Stadium, Wellington
	16:00	Try: Bolla Conradie  6' Clemen Lewis  8' Danwel Demas  17' penalty try  31' Willie le Roux  45', 73' Cornal Hendricks  53' Brendon April  71', 76' Con: Elgar Watts  7', 9', 18', 32', 46', 54', 72', 74', 77' (9/9) Pen: Elgar Watts  10', 50' (2/2)	Report[15] Scoreboard[16]	Try: Ntabeni Dukisa  27' Roy Bursey  39' Con: Dale Sabbagh  28' (1/1) Ntabeni Dukisa (0/1) Pen: Dale Sabbagh (0/3)	Referee: Quinton Immelman

Round Two

	22 July 2011	Griffons	7–46	Boland Cavaliers	North West Stadium, Welkom
	15:00	Try: Werner Griesel  72' Con: Jannie Myburgh  73' (1/1) Pen: Jannie Myburgh (0/1)	Report [17] Scoreboard[18]	Try: Willie le Roux  3' Bolla Conradie  36' Junior Bester  43' Brendon April  64', 71' Cornal Hendricks  80' Con: Elgar Watts  4', 37', 65' (3/4) Willie le Roux  72', 81' (2/2) Pen: Elgar Watts  28', 34' (2/3)	Attendance: 300 Referee: Lourens van der Merwe

	22 July 2011	Border Bulldogs	15–62	Eastern Province Kings	Buffalo City Stadium, East London
	19:00	Try: Byron McGuigan  35', 78' Con: Dale Sabbagh  36' (1/2) Pen: Dale Sabbagh  6' (1/1) Cards: Samora Fihlani 53' to 63'	Report[19] Scoreboard[20]	Try: Jaco Bekker  4' Norman Nelson  12' Barend Pieterse  17' Siyanda Grey  20' Marcello Sampson  22', 61' George Whitehead  43' Darron Nell  46' Frank Herne  54' SP Marais  74' Con: George Whitehead  5', 13', 23', 47', 55', 75' (6/10) Pen: George Whitehead (0/1)	Attendance: 2,800 Referee: Sandile Mayende

Bye/s: Falcons, SWD Eagles

Round Three

	29 July 2011	Boland Cavaliers	52–10	Falcons	Boland Stadium, Wellington
	15:00	Try: Cornal Hendricks  10', 52' Elgar Watts  27' Danwel Demas  63' Johnathan Francke  66' Willie le Roux  72' Brendon April  81' Con: Elgar Watts (0/1) Willie le Roux  64', 67', 73', 82' (4/6) Pen: Elgar Watts  2' (1/1) Willie le Roux  47', 49' (2/2)	Report[21] Scoreboard[22]	Try: Kyle Hendricks  77' Con: Chanley Williams  78' (1/1) Pen: Chanley Williams  20' (1/2)	Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Joey Salmans

	29 July 2011	Eastern Province Kings	67–26	Griffons	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	19:00	Try: SP Marais  6' Jaco Bekker  10', 16' Marcello Sampson  22', 28', 66' Falie Oelschig  32' Norman Nelson  41', 73' Luke Watson  52' Siyanda Grey  62' Con: George Whitehead  11', 17', 29', 42', 67', 74' (6/11)	Report[23] Scoreboard[24]	Try: Ricardo Pietersen  38' Nicky Steyn  46' Enrico Schultz  55' Tertius Maarman  77' Con: Jannie Myburgh  39' (1/2) Tiaan van Wyk  56', 78' (2/2) Pen: Jannie Myburgh (0/1)	Attendance: 3,400 Referee: Pro Legoete

	29 July 2011	SWD Eagles	46–35	Border Bulldogs	Outeniqua Park, George
	19:00	Try: Howard Noble  3', 60' Jeff Taljard  35' Lyndon Hartnick  43' Eric Coetzee  47' Martin Ferreira  70' Con: Elric van Vuuren  4', 44', 48', 61', 71' (5/6) Pen: Elric van Vuuren  16', 22' (2/2)	Report[25] Scoreboard[26]	Try: Chumani Booi  45' Matthew Taljard  64' Ben Venter  72' Vuyo Mboto  77' Con: Dale Sabbagh  45', 73', 78' (3/4) Pen: Dale Sabbagh  10', 14', 38' (3/3) Byron McGuigan (0/1) Cards: Ben Venter 43' to 53'	Attendance: 200 Referee: Lourens van der Merwe

Round Four

	5 August 2011	Falcons	20–36	Eastern Province Kings	Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park
	15:00	Try: Coert Cronjé  49' Kyle Hendricks  52', 76' Con: Dillon Laubscher  53' (1/2) Chanley Williams (0/1) Pen: Dillon Laubscher  9' (1/1)	Report[27] Scoreboard[28]	Try: SP Marais  12', 23', 46' Norman Nelson  31' Matthew Tayler-Smith  55', 80' Con: George Whitehead  13', 47' (2/4) Louis Strydom  80' (1/2)	Attendance: 500 Referee: Andrew Lees

	6 August 2011	Griffons	45–48	SWD Eagles	North West Stadium, Welkom
	15:00	Try: Werner Griesel  36' Tiaan van Wyk  58', 67' Nicky Steyn  62' Thabang Molefe  77' Shaun Raubenheimer  81' Con: Tiaan van Wyk  59', 78', 82' (3/6) Pen: Tiaan van Wyk  12', 26', 40' (3/3)	Report[29] Scoreboard[30]	Try: Elric van Vuuren  19', 28' Hein Potgieter  34' Howard Noble  45', 54' Baldwin McBean  50', 65' Con: Elric van Vuuren  29', 35', 46', 51', 55' (5/7) Pen: Elric van Vuuren  79' (1/2) Cards: Kempie Rautenbach 54' to 64'	Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Jason Jaftha

Bye/s: Boland Cavaliers, Border Bulldogs

Round Five

	12 August 2011	Border Bulldogs	26–21	Griffons	Buffalo City Stadium, East London
	19:00	Try: Shane Spring  14' Luvuyo Mhlobiso  20' Chumani Booi  36' Con: Dale Sabbagh  15' (1/3) Pen: Dale Sabbagh  4' (1/2) Ntabeni Dukisa  17', 60' (2/2) Cards: Renier Schoeman  77'	Report[31] Scoreboard[32]	Try: Martin Sithole  65' Nicky Steyn  79' Con: Tiaan van Wyk  66' (1/2) Pen: Tiaan van Wyk  6', 19', 35' (3/3)	Attendance: 500 Referee: Tiaan Jonker

	12 August 2011	Eastern Province Kings	23–17	Boland Cavaliers	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	19:00	Try: Luke Watson  5' Clint Newland  32' Con: Louis Strydom  6', 33' (2/2) Pen: Louis Strydom  12', 19' (2/4) Drop: Louis Strydom  67' (1/1)	Report[33] Scoreboard[34]	Try: Cornal Hendricks  2' Con: Elgar Watts (0/1) Pen: Elgar Watts  27', 36', 59', 69' (4/4)	Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Quinton Immelman

	12 August 2011	SWD Eagles	24–15	Falcons	Outeniqua Park, George
	19:00	Try: Giant Mtyanda  5' Martin Ferreira  16' Jeff Taljard  22' Con: Elric van Vuuren  6', 17', 23' (3/3) Pen: Elric van Vuuren  53' (1/1) Cards: Anton Beswick 45' to 55'	Report[35] Scoreboard[36]	Try: Johan de Bruin  51' Warren Perkins  74' Con: Chanley Williams  52' (1/2) Pen: Kyle Hendricks  12' (1/3) Cards: Bradley Fortuin  79'	Referee: Pro Legoete

Round Six

	19 August 2011	Boland Cavaliers	49–24	SWD Eagles	Boland Stadium, Wellington
	16:00	Try: Junior Bester  16', 36', 68' Cornal Hendricks  21' Zandré Jordaan  29' Willie le Roux  39', 78' Bolla Conradie  50' Con: Elgar Watts  17', 22', 40' (3/6) Willie le Roux (0/2) Pen: Elgar Watts  2' (1/2)	Report[37] Scoreboard[38]	Try: Howard Noble  14' Jeff Taljard  43', 52' Con: Elric van Vuuren  15', 44', 53' (3/3) Pen: Elric van Vuuren  4' (1/1)	Referee: Jaco Peyper

	19 August 2011	Falcons	57–42	Border Bulldogs	Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park
	17:00	Try: Coert Cronjé  2' JW Bell  8' Reg Muller  11', 17', 75' Zander de Kock  30' Kyle Hendricks  33' Chanley Williams  48' Martin Thomsen  79' Con: Kyle Hendricks  3' (1/4) Chanley Williams  31', 34', 49' (3/3) Martin Thomsen  76', 80' (2/2)	Report[39] Scoreboard[40]	Try: Shane Spring  22' Vuyo Mboto  36' Byron McGuigan  41' Ntabeni Dukisa  50' Con: Ntabeni Dukisa  42', 51' (2/4) Pen: Ntabeni Dukisa  10', 27', 32', 55', 62', 67' (6/9)	Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Stuart Berry

Bye/s: Eastern Province Kings, Griffons

Round Seven

	26 August 2011	SWD Eagles	24–60	Eastern Province Kings	Outeniqua Park, George
	17:05	Try: Elric van Vuuren  14' Howard Noble  47' Connie Botha  60' Con: Elric van Vuuren  15', 48', 61' (3/3) Pen: Elric van Vuuren  9' (1/2)	Report[41] Scoreboard[42]	Try: SP Marais  25', 40', 45', 72' Matthew Tayler-Smith  36' Norman Nelson  42', 63' Frank Herne  67' Luke Watson  80' Con: Louis Strydom  26', 37', 43', 46' (4/6) SP Marais  68', 73' (2/3) Pen: Louis Strydom  7' (1/2)	Attendance: 500 Referee: Marius Jonker

	26 August 2011	Border Bulldogs	15–36	Boland Cavaliers	Buffalo City Stadium, East London
	19:00	Try: Samora Fihlani  32' Ntabeni Dukisa  43' Con: Ntabeni Dukisa  44' (1/2) Pen: Ntabeni Dukisa  49' (1/1) Cards: Sino Nyoka 65' to 75'	Report[43] Scoreboard[44]	Try: Willie le Roux  2' Brendon April  4', 60' Ashton Constant  11' Danwel Demas  39' PJ Vermeulen  77' Con: Elgar Watts  3', 61', 78' (3/6) Cards: Johnathan Francke 37' to 47' Cornal Hendricks  73'	Attendance: 750 Referee: Lourens van der Merwe

	27 August 2011	Griffons	46–21	Falcons	North West Stadium, Welkom
	17:00	Try: Tertius Maarman  9', 79' Jaco Meyer  14' Philip van der Walt  23' Ricardo Pietersen  45' Con: Tiaan van Wyk  24', 46', 80' (3/5) Pen: Tiaan van Wyk  33', 36', 42', 69' (4/4) Drop: Tiaan van Wyk  7' (1/2) Cards: Sarel Louw 28' to 38'	Report[45] Scoreboard[46]	Try: Coert Cronjé  29' Sino Ganto  58' Kyle Hendricks  62' Con: Martin Thomsen  30' (1/1) Kyle Hendricks  59', 63' (2/2) Pen: Chanley Williams (0/1)	Attendance: 300 Referee: Pro Legoete

Round Eight

	2 September 2011	Eastern Province Kings	51–36	Border Bulldogs	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	19:00	Try: Luke Watson  22', 32' Marcello Sampson  36' Louis Strydom  39' Danie Faasen  43' Norman Nelson  71' Jaco Engels  74' Con: Louis Strydom  23', 37', 40' (3/5) George Whitehead  72', 75' (2/2) Pen: George Whitehead  64', 68' (2/2)	Report[47] Scoreboard[48]	Try: Vuyo Mboto  12', 26' Lubabalo Mzwakali  56', 78' Chumani Booi  60' Con: Ntabeni Dukisa  27' (1/2) Dale Sabbagh  57', 61', 79' (3/3) Pen: Ntabeni Dukisa (0/1) Dale Sabbagh  47' (1/1) Cards: Onke Dubase 31' to 41'	Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Jaco Peyper

	3 September 2011	Boland Cavaliers	47–29	Griffons	Boland Stadium, Wellington
	16:00	Try: Ligtoring Landman  2', 8' PJ Vermeulen  24' Cornal Hendricks  30' Elgar Watts  81' Con: Elgar Watts  3', 9', 25', 31', 82' (5/5) Pen: Elgar Watts  21', 37', 61', 78' (4/4)	Report[49] Scoreboard[50]	Try: Burger Schoeman  10', 55' Nicky Steyn  34' Japie Nel  72' Con: Tiaan van Wyk  11' (1/1) Reinhardt Erwee  35', 56' (2/3) Pen: Tiaan van Wyk (0/1) Reinhardt Erwee  40' (1/2)	Attendance: 800 Referee: Joey Salmans

Bye/s: Falcons, SWD Eagles

Round Nine

	9 September 2011	Border Bulldogs	19–16	SWD Eagles	Buffalo City Stadium, East London
	17:05	Try: Ntabeni Dukisa  14' Con: Ntabeni Dukisa  15' (1/1) Pen: Ntabeni Dukisa  4', 12', 31' (3/4) Drop: Dale Sabbagh  59' (1/1) Cards: Thembani Mkokeli  72'	Report[51] Scoreboard[52]	Try: Martin Ferreira  74' Con: Elric van Vuuren  75' (1/1) Pen: Elric van Vuuren  10', 20', 29' (3/5)	Attendance: 750 Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

	10 September 2011	Falcons	28–55	Boland Cavaliers	Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park
	15:00	Try: Warren Perkins  13' Anrich Richter  28', 47' Chris Ehlers  77' Con: Jaun Kotzé  14', 29', 48', 78' (4/4) Pen: Arno Poley (0/1) Jaun Kotzé (0/1) Drop: Arno Poley (0/2) Cards: Pieter Lubbe 70' to 80'	Report[53] Scoreboard[54]	Try: Danwel Demas  3' Cornal Hendricks  26', 63' Willie le Roux  60', 67' Junior Bester  79' Ligtoring Landman  82' Con: Elgar Watts  27', 64', 68', 80' (4/7) Pen: Elgar Watts  18', 21', 34', 53' (4/4) Cards: Ligtoring Landman 27' to 37'	Attendance: 300 Referee: Stuart Berry

	10 September 2011	Griffons	19–21	Eastern Province Kings	North West Stadium, Welkom
	15:00	Try: Willie Britz  34' Con: Tiaan van Wyk  35' (1/1) Pen: Tiaan van Wyk  9', 14', 20' (3/6) Drop: Tiaan van Wyk  42' (1/1) Cards: Japie Nel  71'	Report[55] Scoreboard[56]	Try: Marcello Sampson  3' Joe Breytenbach  73' Con: Louis Strydom  74' (1/2) Pen: Louis Strydom  22', 27', 61' (3/5)	Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Pro Legoete

Round Ten

	16 September 2011	Eastern Province Kings	40–10	Falcons	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	19:00	Try: Luke Watson  10' Ross Kennedy  20' Jacques Coetzee  33' Marcello Sampson  43', 53' Bobby Dyer  76' Con: Louis Strydom  11', 21', 34', 54' (4/5) George Whitehead  76' (1/1)	Report[57] Scoreboard[58]	Try: Bovril de Bruin  46' Con: Jaun Kotzé  46' (1/1) Pen: Jaun Kotzé  16' (1/1) Cards: Zane Kilian 30' to 41'	Referee: Joey Salmans

	16 September 2011	SWD Eagles	27–39	Griffons	Outeniqua Park, George
	19:00	Try: Dumisani Meslane  4' Jeff Taljard  8' Howard Noble  72' Con: Elric van Vuuren  5', 9', 73' (3/3) Pen: Elric van Vuuren  15', 22' (2/2)	Report[59] Scoreboard[60]	Try: Nicky Steyn  18', 68' Japie Nel  36', 47' Con: Tiaan van Wyk  19', 37' (2/4) Pen: Tiaan van Wyk  1', 23', 26', 55' (4/7) Valentine van Wyk  77' (1/1)	Attendance: 200 Referee: Lourens van der Merwe

Bye/s: Boland Cavaliers, Border Bulldogs

Round Eleven

	23 September 2011	Boland Cavaliers	49–15	Eastern Province Kings	Boland Stadium, Wellington
	15:00	Try: Danwel Demas  39', 63', 71', 77' Bolla Conradie  68' Willie le Roux  75' Con: Elgar Watts  40' (1/2) Willie le Roux  69', 72', 76', 78' (4/4) Pen: Elgar Watts  9', 22', 47' (3/6) Drop: Bolla Conradie (0/1) Cards: Clemen Lewis 48' to 58'	Report[61] Scoreboard[62]	Try: Jaco Engels  12' Luke Watson  49' Con: SP Marais  13' (1/1) Louis Strydom (0/1) Pen: SP Marais  20' (1/2) Louis Strydom (0/1) Cards: Clint Newland 35' to 45' Devin Oosthuizen 46' to 58' Jacques Engelbrecht 66' to 76'	Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Marius Jonker

	24 September 2011	Falcons	53–45	SWD Eagles	Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park
	15:00	Try: Franco Booysen  13', 35' Reg Muller  16', 54' Zander de Kock  38' Jaco Snyman  42' Kyle Hendricks  71' Con: Jaun Kotzé  14', 17', 36', 39', 55', 71' (6/7) Pen: Jaun Kotzé  4' (1/1) Drop: Jaun Kotzé  56' (1/1) Cards: JW Bell  77'	Report[63] Scoreboard[64]	Try: Wilhelm Koch  22' Layle Delo  46' Braam Immelman  50' Giant Mtyanda  62' Duwayne Smart  69' Wentsley Scott  74' Eric Coetzee  80' Con: Elric van Vuuren  23', 51', 63', 70', 81' (5/7)	Attendance: 500 Referee: Quinton Immelman

	24 September 2011	Griffons	21–25	Border Bulldogs	North West Stadium, Welkom
	15:00	Try: Shaun Raubenheimer  20' Japie Nel  52' Tertius Maarman  65' Con: Tiaan van Wyk  21', 53', 66' (3/3)	Report[65] Scoreboard[66]	Try: Ntabeni Dukisa  31' Onke Dubase  33' Shane Spring  57' Con: Ntabeni Dukisa  32', 58' (2/3) Pen: Ntabeni Dukisa  5', 40' (2/4)	Attendance: 150 Referee: Joey Salmans

Round Twelve

	30 September 2011	SWD Eagles	24–53	Boland Cavaliers	Outeniqua Park, George
	17:05	Try: Wilhelm Koch  8' Braam Immelman  22' Mzo Dyantyi  65' Con: Elric van Vuuren  9', 22' (2/2) Deroy Rhoode  65' (1/1) Pen: Deroy Rhoode  39' (1/2)	Report[67] Scoreboard[68]	Try: Willie le Roux  17', 31' Ashton Constant  25' Zandré Jordaan  52' Elgar Watts  59' Danwel Demas  75' Bolla Conradie  78' Con: Elgar Watts  17', 32', 53', 60', 76', 79' (6/7) Pen: Elgar Watts  14', 67' (2/2)	Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

	30 September 2011	Border Bulldogs	31–34	Falcons	Buffalo City Stadium, East London
	19:00	Try: Ntabeni Dukisa  8' Vuyo Mboto  17' Shane Spring  43' Con: Ntabeni Dukisa  9' (1/2) Dale Sabbagh  44' (1/1) Pen: Ntabeni Dukisa  13', 23' (2/3) Dale Sabbagh  32', 68' (2/2) Cards: Lubabalo Mzwakali 49' to 60'	Report[69] Scoreboard[70]	Try: Marco Kotze  36' Jaco Snyman  50', 73' Clinton Kayser  53' Kyle Hendricks  76' Con: Jaun Kotzé  37', 51', 54' (3/5) Pen: Jaun Kotzé  3' (1/1)	Referee: Jason Jaftha

Bye/s: Eastern Province Kings, Griffons

Title Play-Off Games

Semi-Finals

	7 October 2011	Boland Cavaliers	50–20	Griffons	Boland Stadium, Wellington
	16:00	Try: Danwel Demas  3', 34', 45', 75' Elgar Watts  20' Thor Halvorsen  60' Cornal Hendricks  80' Con: Elgar Watts  4', 21', 35', 46', 61', 81' (6/7) Pen: Elgar Watts  33' (1/1) Cards: Zandré Jordaan 50' to 61'	Report[71] Scoreboard[72]	Try: Nicky Steyn  27' Japie Nel  38' Andries Mahoney  71' Con: Tiaan van Wyk (0/2) Reinhardt Erwee  72' (1/1) Pen: Tiaan van Wyk  23' (1/3)	Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Jason Jaftha

	7 October 2011	Eastern Province Kings	48–17	Falcons	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	18:30	Try: Bobby Dyer  13' Jacques Engelbrecht  24' Norman Nelson  29' Devin Oosthuizen  46' SP Marais  53' Jaco Bekker  75' Con: Louis Strydom  14', 25', 30', 47', 54' (5/5) George Whitehead  76' (1/1) Pen: Louis Strydom  23', 38' (2/2) Cards: Joe Breytenbach 65' to 76'	Report[73] Scoreboard[74]	Try: Coert Cronjé  68' Kyle Hendricks  79' Con: Jaun Kotzé  69', 80' (2/2) Pen: Jaun Kotzé  21' (1/1) Cards: Heinrich Rademeyer 56' to 66' Warren Perkins 61' to 71'	Attendance: 2,400 Referee: Pro Legoete

Final

	14 October 2011	Boland Cavaliers	43–12	Eastern Province Kings	Boland Stadium, Wellington
	16:00	Try: Clemen Lewis  38' Ligtoring Landman  48' Brendon April  57' Danwel Demas  73', 75' Zandré Jordaan  77' Con: Elgar Watts  39', 49' (2/5) Willie le Roux (0/1) Pen: Elgar Watts  4', 30', 47' (3/4) Cards: Zandré Jordaan 20' to 30'	Report[75] Scoreboard[76]	Try: Andile Witbooi  9' Bobby Dyer  81' Con: Louis Strydom  10' (1/1) George Whitehead (0/1) Pen: Louis Strydom (0/1) Cards: Jaco Bekker 39' to 49' Bobby Dyer 57' to 67'	Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Lourens van der Merwe

2011 Absa Currie Cup First Division Champions

Boland Cavaliers

2nd title

Top scorers

The following sections contain only points and tries which have been scored in competitive games in the 2011 Currie Cup First Division.

Top points scorers Rank Player Team Points 1 Elgar Watts Boland Cavaliers 175 2 Elric van Vuuren SWD Eagles 119 3 Tiaan van Wyk Griffons 104 4 Willie le Roux Boland Cavaliers 95 5 Ntabeni Dukisa Border Bulldogs 94 6 Louis Strydom Eastern Province Kings 88 7 Danwel Demas Boland Cavaliers 75 8 George Whitehead Eastern Province Kings 61 9 SP Marais Eastern Province Kings 54 Kyle Hendricks Falcons 54 Source: South African Rugby Union[77]

Top try scorers Rank Player Team Tries 1 Danwel Demas Boland Cavaliers 15 2 Willie le Roux Boland Cavaliers 12 3 Cornal Hendricks Boland Cavaliers 10 SP Marais Eastern Province Kings 10 5 Kyle Hendricks Falcons 9 Norman Nelson Eastern Province Kings 9 Marcello Sampson Eastern Province Kings 9 7 Brendon April Boland Cavaliers 8 Howard Noble SWD Eagles 8 9 Nicky Steyn Griffons 7 Luke Watson Eastern Province Kings 7 Source: South African Rugby Union[78]

See also

• 2011 Currie Cup Premier Division
• 2011 Vodacom Cup
• 2011 Under-21 Provincial Championship
• 2011 Under-19 Provincial Championship

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External links

• "SA Rugby Results – 2011 ABSA Currie Cup First Div". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
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