2009 Currie Cup Premier Division (original) (raw)

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2009 Currie Cup Premier Division
Champions Blue Bulls
Matches played 63
Tries scored 354 (average 5.6 per match)
Top point scorer Naas Olivier, Griquas (151)
Top try scorer Jongi Nokwe, Free State Cheetahs (12)
20082010

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.

2009 Absa Currie Cup Premier Div

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA B 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 to match(es) played on 10 October 2009. Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 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

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

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Compulsory Friendlies

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Standings Afters Round One

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA B 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

Standings Afters Round Two

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA B 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 Summary

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Standings Afters Round Three

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA B 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

Standings Afters Round Four

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA B 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 +60 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 10
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

Standings Afters Round Five

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA B 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

Standings Afters Round Six

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA B 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

Standings Afters Round Seven

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA B 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

Standings Afters Round Eight

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA B 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

Standings Afters Round Nine

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA B 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

Standings Afters Round Ten

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA B 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 25
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

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


Blue Bulls:

15 Zane Kirchner, 14 Francois Hougaard, 13 Jaco Pretorius, 12 Wynand Olivier, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Morne Steyn, 9 Fourie du Preez, 8 Pierre Spies, 7 Dewald Potgieter, 6 Deon Stegmann, 5 Victor Matfield (c), 4 Bakkies Botha, 3 Werner Kruger, 2 Derick Kuun, 1 Gurthro Steenkamp.

**Replacements:**16 Bandise Maku, 17 Rossouw de Klerk, 18 Danie Rossouw, 19 Pedrie Wannenburg, 20 Heini Adams, 21 Burton Francis, 22 Gerhard van den Heever

Free State Cheetahs:

15 Hennie Daniller, 14 Lionel Mapoe, 13 Corne Uys, 12 Meyer Bosman, 11 Danwel Demas, 10 Jacques-Louis Potgieter, 9 JP Joubert, 8 Ashley Johnson, 7 Frans Viljoen, 6 Heinrich Brussow, 5 David de Villiers, 4 Nico Breedt, 3 WP Nel, 2 Adriaan Strauss (c), 1 Wian du Preez

**Replacements:**16 Richardt Strauss, 17 Coenie Oosthuizen, 18 Izak van der Westhuizen, 19 Kabamba Floors, 20 Tewis de Bruyn, 21 Louis Strydom, 22 Fabian Juries

2009 Absa Currie Cup Premier Division Champions
Blue Bulls23rd title

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.

Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month
Manager Province Player Province
July 2009[68] Dawie Theron Griquas Sarel Pretorius Griquas
August 2009[69] John Plumtree Sharks W. P. Nel Free State Cheetahs
September 2009[70] Allister Coetzee Western Province Lionel Mapoe Free State Cheetahs
October 2009[71] Naka Drotské Free State Cheetahs Ashley Johnson Free State Cheetahs
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