The 2008 AbsaCurrie Cup First Division season was contested from 27 June through to 10 October. The Currie Cup is an annual domestic competition for provincialrugby union teams in South Africa.
History
The AbsaCurrie Cup First Division, as it is today known, is the ninth season of the competition.
The competition was first contested in 2000 when it was known as the Bankfin Cup and played alongside the Bankfin Currie Cup. It later became known as the Absa Cup and, from 2004, the AbsaCurrie Cup First Division.
The first winners of the competition were the Vodacom Blue Bulls who, just two seasons later, would go on to win the AbsaCurrie Cup title three years in succession.
The winner of the final plays against the team that are at the bottom of the AbsaCurrie Cup Premier Division standings and the runner-up plays the 2nd last team on the log for a chance to be promoted to the Premier Division. The SWD Eagles won the final of the 2007 Currie Cup First Division 38 – 3 against the Mighty Elephants, and faced the Valke in the playoff matches. The Mighty Elephants faced the Boland Kavaliers in their two leg matches.