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The 2007 ABSA
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season was contested from June through to October. The Currie Cup is an annual domestic competition for provincial
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teams in
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. The competition was won by the
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after they defeated the
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20–18 in the final.


Standings

Updated 28 October 2007:


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 = points *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


Fixtures and results


Compulsory friendlies

*Friday 13 July 2007 Leopards 20–17 Blue Bulls


Round one


Round two


Round three

* Friday 6 July The Sharks 32–16 Western Province * Friday 6 July Falcons 33–39 Boland Cavaliers * Saturday 7 July Free State Cheetahs 51–10 Griquas


Round four

* Saturday 14 July The Sharks 43–20 Griquas * Friday 20 July Griquas 63–10 Falcons * Saturday 21 July Golden Lions 11–27 Free State Cheetahs * Saturday 21 July Boland Cavaliers 12–26 The Sharks


Round five

* Friday 27 July Falcons 5–62 Golden Lions * Saturday 28 July Free State Cheetahs 45–13 Western Province * Saturday 28 July Griquas 43–32 Boland Cavaliers


Round six


Round seven


Round eight


Round nine


Round ten

* Friday 7 September Boland Cavaliers 24–20 Falcons * Saturday 8 September Wilderklawer Griquas 17–21 Free State Cheetahs * Saturday 8 September Western Province 22–19 The Sharks


Round eleven

* Friday 14 September The Sharks 50–25 Boland Cavaliers * Saturday 15 September Falcons 25–65 Griquas * Saturday 15 September Free State Cheetahs 24–19 Golden Lions


Round twelve

* Saturday 22 September Golden Lions 61–30 Falcons * Saturday 22 September Boland Cavaliers 22–57 Griquas * Saturday 22 September Western Province 34–20 Free State Cheetahs


Round thirteen

* Friday 28 September Falcons 23–46 Western Province * Saturday 29 September Griquas 0–28 Golden Lions * Saturday 29 September Boland Cavaliers 15–62 Blue Bulls * Saturday 29 September Free State Cheetahs 25–23 The Sharks


Round fourteen

* Saturday 6 October Golden Lions 75–0 Boland Cavaliers * Saturday 6 October The Sharks 43–29 Falcons * Saturday 6 October Western Province 37–7 Griquas


Semi-finals

* Saturday 13 October The Sharks 12–19 Golden Lions * Saturday 13 October Free State Cheetahs 11–6 Blue Bulls


Final


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Currie Cup
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