2016 Currie Cup First Division

2016 Currie Cup First Division
Countries South Africa
Date August – October 2016
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The 2016 Currie Cup First Division will be the second tier of the second stage of the 2016 Currie Cup, the 78th edition of this annual South African rugby union competition organised by the South African Rugby Union. It will be played between August and October 2016 and will feature six teams that qualified through the 2016 Currie Cup qualification competition.

Competition rules and information

There will be six participating teams in the 2016 Currie Cup First Division.

Qualification

The six franchise teams will automatically qualify to the 2016 Currie Cup Premier Division, and will be joined by the three highest-placed non-franchise teams from the 2016 Currie Cup qualification stage. The remaining six teams form the qualification stage will qualify for the Currie Cup First Division.

Regular season and title play offs

The six teams that qualify for the First Division will play against each other over the course of the competition, either at home or away. Teams will receive four points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus points will be awarded to teams that score 4 or more tries in a game, as well as to teams that lose a match by 7 points or less. Teams will be ranked by log points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).

The top four teams will qualify for the semi-finals, which will be followed by a final.[1]

Teams

No teams have so far qualified for the 2016 Currie Cup First Division.

Log

The current log for the 2016 Currie Cup First Division is:

2016 Currie Cup First Division log

Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 Qualifier 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Qualifier 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Qualifier 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Qualifier 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Qualifier 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Qualifier 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Competition has not yet started.

Round-by-round

The table below shows a team's progression throughout the season. For each round, each team's cumulative points total is shown with the overall log position in brackets.

Team Progression – 2016 Currie Cup First Division
Team R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 SF F
Qualifier 1
Qualifier 2
Qualifier 3
Qualifier 4
Qualifier 5
Qualifier 6
Key: win draw loss bye

Fixtures and results

Five rounds of matches will be played, followed by semi-finals and the final.

Semi-Finals

Final

See also

References

  1. "World's oldest provincial rugby competition gets makeover" (Press release). South African Rugby Union. 11 December 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
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