The 2009
Absa Currie Cup
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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
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, who defeated the
Free State Cheetahs
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36-24 in the final at
Loftus Versfeld
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. The
Boland Cavaliers
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, 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
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, 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.
Final standings
Teams
Fixtures and results
* ''Fixtures are subject to change''.
* ''All times are South African (GMT+2)''.
Compulsory Friendlies
Round one
Round One Summary
* The
Boland Cavaliers
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held off the fast finishing
Leopards
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to claim a 26-18 win in their Absa
Currie Cup
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Premier Division match at
Boland Stadium in
Wellington
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on Friday 10 July.
*
Griquas
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showed plenty of fight and spirit as they registered a fine 28-18 victory over the
Free State Cheetahs
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in a thrilling Absa
Currie Cup
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match in
Bloemfontein
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on Friday 10 July.
* The
Blue Bulls
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overcame a spirited
Golden Lions
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' side to triumph 19-13 in a scrappy Absa
Currie Cup
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match at
Loftus Versfeld
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in
Pretoria
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Pretoria strad ...
on Saturday 11 July.
*
Flyhalf
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Willem de Waal scored 19 points to steer
Western Province
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to a comfortable 29-15 win over defending ABSA
Currie Cup
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champions the
Sharks
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at
Newlands
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on Saturday 11 July.
Standings Afters Round One
Round two
Round Two Summary
* The dismantled a gallant
Boland Cavaliers
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side to record a 46-10 victory in their Absa
Currie Cup
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match at the
Absa Stadium in
Durban
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on Friday 17 July.
* The roar is back in the
Golden Lions
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team as they mounted a spirited comeback to beat the
Free State Cheetahs
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31-22 at
Coca-Cola Park in
Johannesburg
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on Saturday 18 July.
*
Scrum-half Sarel Pretorius
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During 2007–2011 he played in the Currie Cup for Griquas and made his Super Rugby debut for the in 2009 against th ...
scored two tries and continued to push for selection to higher honours as he steered
Griquas
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to a 36-11 victory over the
Leopards
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in their Absa
Currie Cup
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match in
Kimberley
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on Saturday 18 July.
* The
Blue Bulls
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held off a spirited
Western Province
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to triumph 30-22 in their Absa
Currie Cup
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match at
Loftus Versfeld
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in
Pretoria
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Pretoria strad ...
on Saturday 18 July.
Standings Afters Round Two
Round three
Round Three Summary
* The overcame three yellow-cards to claim a scrappy 19-13 win over the
Blue Bulls
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in their Absa
Currie Cup
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match at the
Absa Stadium in
Durban
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Situated on the east coast of South ...
on Friday 24 July.
*
Western Province
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*Western Province, Rwanda
*Western Province (Kenya)
*Western Province (Papua New Guinea)
*Western Province (Solomon Islands)
*Western Province, Sri Lanka
*Western Provinc ...
consigned the
Free State Cheetahs
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to a third consecutive Absa
Currie Cup
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defeat with a 19-13 victory at
Newlands
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on Friday 24 July.
* The log-leading
Griquas
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made it three out of three in the Absa
Currie Cup
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Premier Division with an 80-7 victory over the
Boland Cavaliers
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in
Kimberley
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South Australia
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Ta ...
on Saturday 25 July.
* The
Xerox Lions dismantled the
Leopards
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40-19 in their Absa
Currie Cup
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match at the
Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace in
Phokeng on Saturday 25 July.
Standings Afters Round Three
Round Four
Round Four Summary
*
Griquas
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built up enough of a lead in the first half and then produced an inspired defensive effort in the second to beat the
Xerox Lions 23-19 in their Absa
Currie Cup
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Premier Division match in
Johannesburg
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on Friday 31 July.
*
Luke Watson scored a hat-trick of tries as
Western Province
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made it three wins out of four in the Absa
Currie Cup
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Premier Division with a 48-7 victory over the
Leopards
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at
Newlands
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Ireland
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in
Cape Town
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on Friday 31 July.
* The
Blue Bulls
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cantered to a 50-18 win over the
Boland Cavaliers
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in their Absa
Currie Cup
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game at
Loftus Versfeld
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in
Pretoria
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Pretoria strad ...
on Friday 31 July.
* A superb kicking performance from
Rory Kockott saw hand the
Free State Cheetahs
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a 21-12 defeat in their Absa
Currie Cup
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match at
Vodacom Park in
Bloemfontein
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on Friday 31 July.
Standings Afters Round Four
Round Five
Round Five Summary
*
Griquas
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made it five wins out of five in the
Currie Cup
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Premier Division with a nail-biting 33-32 victory over
Western Province
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*Western Province (Kenya)
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*Western Province, Sri Lanka
*Western Provinc ...
in
Kimberley
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Ta ...
on Friday 7 August.
* The
Golden Lions
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edged out the
Boland Cavaliers
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19-13 in their Absa
Currie Cup
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Premier Division match at
Boland Stadium in
Wellington
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on Friday 7 August.
* Defending Absa
Currie Cup
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champions moved into second place on the log with a 44-15 victory over the
Leopards
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at the
Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace in
Phokeng on Friday 7 August.
* The
Free State Cheetahs
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captured their first win of the season as they beat the
Blue Bulls
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24-15 in their Absa
Currie Cup
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match at
Vodacom Park in
Bloemfontein
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on Friday 7 August.
Standings Afters Round Five
Round Six
Round Six Summary
* The
Free State Cheetahs
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ran in 11 tries as they smashed the
Leopards
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71-17 in their Absa
Currie Cup
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match at Olen Park in
Potchefstroom
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on Friday 14 August.
* The
Blue Bulls
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scored a try in the dying minutes of the match to beat the
Griquas
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25-24 in their Absa
Currie Cup
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clash at
Park
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in
Kimberley
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South Australia
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Ta ...
on Saturday 15 August.
*
Western Province
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*Western Province, Rwanda
*Western Province (Kenya)
*Western Province (Papua New Guinea)
*Western Province (Solomon Islands)
*Western Province, Sri Lanka
*Western Provinc ...
eased to a 38-7 win over the
Boland Cavaliers
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in their Absa
Currie Cup
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match at
Boland Stadium in
Wellington
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on Saturday 15 August.
* There may be a new order running the show at
Coca-Cola Park, but the same old basic errors were on display out on the field as the
Golden Lions
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The team is governed by the Golden ...
were beaten 30-19 by in their Absa
Currie Cup
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match in
Johannesburg
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on Saturday 15 August.
Standings Afters Round Six
Round Seven
Standings Afters Round Seven
Round Eight
Standings Afters Round Eight
Round Nine
Standings Afters Round Nine
Round Ten
Standings Afters Round Ten
Round Eleven
Round Twelve
Round Thirteen
Round Fourteen
Knock Out Stage
Semi finals
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Final
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
Promotion/relegation Matches
Round 1
Round 2
The
Pumas are promoted to the Premier Division while the
Boland Cavaliers
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are relegated to the First Division. The
Leopards
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retain their place in the Premier Division while the
SWD Eagles
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remain in the First Division.
Monthly awards
References
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