The 2009 Absa Currie Cup First Division season was contested from 11 July through to 16 October. The Currie Cup is an annual domestic competition for provincial rugby union teams in South Africa. The

Currie Cup The Currie Cup is South Africa's premier domestic rugby union competition, played each winter and spring (June to October), featuring teams representing either entire provinces or substantial regions within provinces. Although it is the premier ...

tournament (also known as the Absa

for sponsorship reasons) is South Africa's premier domestic rugby union competition, featuring teams representing either entire provinces or substantial regions within provinces. The 2008 Champions The Griffons won their first Currie Cup First Division trophy by winning the

First Division Final, against the Platinum Leopards in Potchefstroom on 10 October 2008, by 31 – 26. The 2009 Champions The Pumas won their second Currie Cup First Division trophy by winning the

First Division Final, against the SWD Eagles in

Witbank Witbank (), officially Emalahleni, is a city situated on the Highveld of Mpumalanga, South Africa, within the Emalahleni Local Municipality. The name Witbank is Afrikaans for "white ridge", and is named after a white sandstone outcrop where wa ...

on 16 October 2009, by 47 - 19. ----

Current Standings

Updated 6 October 2009:

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 ----

Teams

Border Bulldogs The Border Bulldogs is a South African professional rugby union team that participates in the annual Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup competitions. They are governed by the Border Rugby Union (BRU) and are based in East London. History The Border Ru ...

* Griffons * Mighty Elephants * Pumas * SWD Eagles * Valke

Fixtures and results

* ''Fixtures are subject to change''. * ''All times are South African (GMT+2)''.

Compulsory Friendlies

July 2009

---- ----

August 2009

September 2009

October 2009

Knock Out Stage

Semi finals

Final

Promotion/relegation Matches

Round 1

Round 2

The Pumas are promoted to the Premier Division while the

Boland Cavaliers The Boland Cavaliers (Boland Kavaliers in Afrikaans), are a South African rugby union team that participates in the annual Currie Cup tournament. They draw players from the Cape Winelands and West Coast districts of Western Cape Province, an ...

are relegated to the First Division. The Platinum Leopards retain their place in the Premier Division while the SWD Eagles remain in the First Division.

References

* ABSA

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:First Division 2009 2009 Currie Cup