2011 Currie Cup First Division
Domestic rugby union competition
The 2011 Currie Cup First Division was contested from 15 July to 14 October 2011. The tournament (known as the Absa Currie Cup First Division for sponsorship reasons) was the second tier of the 73rd season of the Currie Cup , an annual rugby union competition featuring the fourteen South African provincial unions.
The tournament was won by Boland Cavaliers , who beat the Eastern Province Kings 43–12 in the final played on 14 October 2011. No team was promoted to the top-tier Currie Cup Premier Division competition for 2012 .
There were six participating teams in the 2011 Currie Cup First Division. These teams played each other twice over the course of the season, once at home and once away.
Teams received four points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus points were awarded to teams that score 4 or more tries in a game, as well as to teams that lost a match by seven points or less. Teams were ranked by points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).
The top four teams qualified for the title play-offs. In the semi-finals, the team that finished first had home advantage against the team that finished fourth, while the team that finished second had home advantage against the team that finished third. The winners of these semi-finals played each other in the final, at the home venue of the higher-placed team.
Following the reduction of the Currie Cup Premier Division from eight teams to six teams for 2012 ,[ 1] there was no promotion from the First Division in 2011.
Teams
Location of South African teams in the
2011 Currie Cup First Division
The following teams took part in the 2011 Currie Cup First Division competition:
Standings
The final league standings for the 2011 Currie Cup First Division were:[ 2]
Source:
[ 2] Rules for classification: 4 points for a win; 2 points for a draw; 1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less; 1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match
The top four teams qualify to the semi-finals: The first-placed team will host the fourth-placed team and the second-placed team will host the third-placed team. The higher-ranked semi-final winner will then host the lower-ranked semi-final winner in the
final (C) Champion
Fixtures
All times are South African (GMT+2) .
Compulsory Friendlies
The following compulsory friendlies were played before the 2011 Currie Cup season between Premier Division and First Division teams:[ 3]
8 July 2011
Griffons
19–50
Blue Bulls
North West Stadium , Welkom
18:30
Try: Eddie Fredericks 55' cCon: Jannie Myburgh (1/1) 56'Pen: Jannie Myburgh (4/6) 5', 16', 19', 26'
Scoreboard[ 6]
Try: Stephan Dippenaar 21' c CJ Stander (2) 31' m, 46' c Stefan Watermeyer 51' c Jurgen Visser 63' m Henri Bantjes 73' cCon: Francois Brummer (3/5) 23', 46', 53' Wesley Dunlop (1/1) 75'Pen: Francois Brummer (4/4) 8', 11', 14', 38'
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Lourens van der Merwe
Regular season
The following matches were played in the 2011 Currie Cup First Division:[ 10]
Round one
15 July 2011
Eastern Province Kings
28–20
SWD Eagles
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium , Port Elizabeth
19:00
Try: Norman Nelson 7' Con: Louis Strydom 8' (1/1)Pen: Louis Strydom 28' , 35' , 38' , 48' (4/5) George Whitehead 62' , 69' , 77' (3/4)
Report[ 11] Scoreboard[ 12]
Try: Howard Noble 15' Con: Cecil Dumond (0/1)Pen: Cecil Dumond 4' , 10' , 41' (3/4) Elric van Vuuren 57' , 74' (2/2)
Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Mark Lawrence
16 July 2011
Boland Cavaliers
69–12
Border Bulldogs
Boland Stadium , Wellington
16:00
Try: Bolla Conradie 6' Clemen Lewis 8' Danwel Demas 17' penalty try 31' Willie le Roux 45' , 73' Cornal Hendricks 53' Brendon April 71' , 76' Con: Elgar Watts 7' , 9' , 18' , 32' , 46' , 54' , 72' , 74' , 77' (9/9)Pen: Elgar Watts 10' , 50' (2/2)
Report[ 15] Scoreboard[ 16]
Try: Ntabeni Dukisa 27' Roy Bursey 39' Con: Dale Sabbagh 28' (1/1) Ntabeni Dukisa (0/1)Pen: Dale Sabbagh (0/3)
Referee: Quinton Immelman
Round two
Round three
29 July 2011
Eastern Province Kings
67–26
Griffons
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium , Port Elizabeth
19:00
Try: SP Marais 6' Jaco Bekker 10' , 16' Marcello Sampson 22' , 28' , 66' Falie Oelschig 32' Norman Nelson 41' , 73' Luke Watson 52' Siyanda Grey 62' Con: George Whitehead 11' , 17' , 29' , 42' , 67' , 74' (6/11)
Report[ 23] Scoreboard[ 24]
Try: Ricardo Pietersen 38' Nicky Steyn 46' Enrico Schultz 55' Tertius Maarman 77' Con: Jannie Myburgh 39' (1/2) Tiaan van Wyk 56' , 78' (2/2)Pen: Jannie Myburgh (0/1)
Attendance: 3,400 Referee: Pro Legoete
29 July 2011
SWD Eagles
46–35
Border Bulldogs
Outeniqua Park , George
19:00
Try: Howard Noble 3' , 60' Jeff Taljard 35' Lyndon Hartnick 43' Eric Coetzee 47' Martin Ferreira 70' Con: Elric van Vuuren 4' , 44' , 48' , 61' , 71' (5/6)Pen: Elric van Vuuren 16' , 22' (2/2)
Report[ 25] Scoreboard[ 26]
Try: Chumani Booi 45' Matthew Taljard 64' Ben Venter 72' Vuyo Mbotho 77' Con: Dale Sabbagh 45' , 73' , 78' (3/4)Pen: Dale Sabbagh 10' , 14' , 38' (3/3) Byron McGuigan (0/1)Cards: Ben Venter 43' to 53'
Attendance: 200 Referee: Lourens van der Merwe
Round four
6 August 2011
Griffons
45–48
SWD Eagles
North West Stadium , Welkom
15:00
Try: Werner Griesel 36' Tiaan van Wyk 58' , 67' Nicky Steyn 62' Thabang Molefe 77' Shaun Raubenheimer 81' Con: Tiaan van Wyk 59' , 78' , 82' (3/6)Pen: Tiaan van Wyk 12' , 26' , 40' (3/3)
Report[ 29] Scoreboard[ 30]
Try: Elric van Vuuren 19' , 28' Hein Potgieter 34' Howard Noble 45' , 54' Baldwin McBean 50' , 65' Con: Elric van Vuuren 29' , 35' , 46' , 51' , 55' (5/7)Pen: Elric van Vuuren 79' (1/2)Cards: Kempie Rautenbach 54' to 64'
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Jason Jaftha
Round Five
Round Six
19 August 2011
Falcons
57–42
Border Bulldogs
Barnard Stadium , Kempton Park
17:00
Try: Coert Cronjé 2' JW Bell 8' Reg Muller 11' , 17' , 75' Zander de Kock 30' Kyle Hendricks 33' Chanley Williams 48' Martin Thomsen 79' Con: Kyle Hendricks 3' (1/4) Chanley Williams 31' , 34' , 49' (3/3) Martin Thomsen 76' , 80' (2/2)
Report[ 39] Scoreboard[ 40]
Try: Shane Spring 22' Vuyo Mbotho 36' Byron McGuigan 41' Ntabeni Dukisa 50' Con: Ntabeni Dukisa 42' , 51' (2/4)Pen: Ntabeni Dukisa 10' , 27' , 32' , 55' , 62' , 67' (6/9)
Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Stuart Berry
Round Seven
26 August 2011
SWD Eagles
24–60
Eastern Province Kings
Outeniqua Park , George
17:05
Try: Elric van Vuuren 14' Howard Noble 47' Connie Botha 60' Con: Elric van Vuuren 15' , 48' , 61' (3/3)Pen: Elric van Vuuren 9' (1/2)
Report[ 41] Scoreboard[ 42]
Try: SP Marais 25' , 40' , 45' , 72' Matthew Tayler-Smith 36' Norman Nelson 42' , 63' Frank Herne 67' Luke Watson 80' Con: Louis Strydom 26' , 37' , 43' , 46' (4/6) SP Marais 68' , 73' (2/3)Pen: Louis Strydom 7' (1/2)
Attendance: 500 Referee: Marius Jonker
Round Eight
2 September 2011
Eastern Province Kings
51–36
Border Bulldogs
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium , Port Elizabeth
19:00
Try: Luke Watson 22' , 32' Marcello Sampson 36' Louis Strydom 39' Danie Faasen 43' Norman Nelson 71' Jaco Engels 74' Con: Louis Strydom 23' , 37' , 40' (3/5) George Whitehead 72' , 75' (2/2)Pen: George Whitehead 64' , 68' (2/2)
Report[ 47] Scoreboard[ 48]
Try: Vuyo Mbotho 12' , 26' Lubabalo Mzwakali 56' , 78' Chumani Booi 60' Con: Ntabeni Dukisa 27' (1/2) Dale Sabbagh 57' , 61' , 79' (3/3)Pen: Ntabeni Dukisa (0/1) Dale Sabbagh 47' (1/1)Cards: Onke Dubase 31' to 41'
Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Jaco Peyper
3 September 2011
Boland Cavaliers
47–29
Griffons
Boland Stadium , Wellington
16:00
Try: Ligtoring Landman 2' , 8' PJ Vermeulen 24' Cornal Hendricks 30' Elgar Watts 81' Con: Elgar Watts 3' , 9' , 25' , 31' , 82' (5/5)Pen: Elgar Watts 21' , 37' , 61' , 78' (4/4)
Report[ 49] Scoreboard[ 50]
Try: Burger Schoeman 10' , 55' Nicky Steyn 34' Japie Nel 72' Con: Tiaan van Wyk 11' (1/1) Reinhardt Erwee 35' , 56' (2/3)Pen: Tiaan van Wyk (0/1) Reinhardt Erwee 40' (1/2)
Attendance: 800 Referee: Joey Salmans
Round Nine
10 September 2011
Falcons
28–55
Boland Cavaliers
Barnard Stadium , Kempton Park
15:00
Try: Warren Perkins 13' Anrich Richter 28' , 47' Chris Ehlers 77' Con: Jaun Kotzé 14' , 29' , 48' , 78' (4/4)Pen: Arno Poley (0/1) Jaun Kotzé (0/1)Drop: Arno Poley (0/2)Cards: Pieter Lubbe 70' to 80'
Report[ 53] Scoreboard[ 54]
Try: Danwel Demas 3' Cornal Hendricks 26' , 63' Willie le Roux 60' , 67' Junior Bester 79' Ligtoring Landman 82' Con: Elgar Watts 27' , 64' , 68' , 80' (4/7)Pen: Elgar Watts 18' , 21' , 34' , 53' (4/4)Cards: Ligtoring Landman 27' to 37'
Attendance: 300 Referee: Stuart Berry
Round Ten
16 September 2011
SWD Eagles
27–39
Griffons
Outeniqua Park , George
19:00
Try: Dumisani Meslane 4' Jeff Taljard 8' Howard Noble 72' Con: Elric van Vuuren 5' , 9' , 73' (3/3)Pen: Elric van Vuuren 15' , 22' (2/2)
Report[ 59] Scoreboard[ 60]
Try: Nicky Steyn 18' , 68' Japie Nel 36' , 47' Con: Tiaan van Wyk 19' , 37' (2/4)Pen: Tiaan van Wyk 1' , 23' , 26' , 55' (4/7) Valentine van Wyk 77' (1/1)
Attendance: 200 Referee: Lourens van der Merwe
Round Eleven
23 September 2011
Boland Cavaliers
49–15
Eastern Province Kings
Boland Stadium , Wellington
15:00
Try: Danwel Demas 39' , 63' , 71' , 77' Bolla Conradie 68' Willie le Roux 75' Con: Elgar Watts 40' (1/2) Willie le Roux 69' , 72' , 76' , 78' (4/4)Pen: Elgar Watts 9' , 22' , 47' (3/6)Drop: Bolla Conradie (0/1)Cards: Clemen Lewis 48' to 58'
Report[ 61] Scoreboard[ 62]
Try: Jaco Engels 12' Luke Watson 49' Con: SP Marais 13' (1/1) Louis Strydom (0/1)Pen: SP Marais 20' (1/2) Louis Strydom (0/1)Cards: Clint Newland 35' to 45' Devin Oosthuizen 46' to 58' Jacques Engelbrecht 66' to 76'
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Marius Jonker
24 September 2011
Falcons
53–45
SWD Eagles
Barnard Stadium , Kempton Park
15:00
Try: Franco Booysen 13' , 35' Reg Muller 16' , 54' Zander de Kock 38' Jaco Snyman 42' Kyle Hendricks 71' Con: Jaun Kotzé 14' , 17' , 36' , 39' , 55' , 71' (6/7)Pen: Jaun Kotzé 4' (1/1)Drop: Jaun Kotzé 56' (1/1)Cards: JW Bell 77'
Report[ 63] Scoreboard[ 64]
Try: Wilhelm Koch 22' Layle Delo 46' Braam Immelman 50' Giant Mtyanda 62' Duwayne Smart 69' Wentsley Scott 74' Eric Coetzee 80' Con: Elric van Vuuren 23' , 51' , 63' , 70' , 81' (5/7)
Attendance: 500 Referee: Quinton Immelman
Round Twelve
Title Play-Off Games
Semi-finals
7 October 2011
Boland Cavaliers
50–20
Griffons
Boland Stadium , Wellington
16:00
Try: Danwel Demas 3' , 34' , 45' , 75' Elgar Watts 20' Thor Halvorsen 60' Cornal Hendricks 80' Con: Elgar Watts 4' , 21' , 35' , 46' , 61' , 81' (6/7)Pen: Elgar Watts 33' (1/1)Cards: Zandré Jordaan 50' to 61'
Report[ 71] Scoreboard[ 72]
Try: Nicky Steyn 27' Japie Nel 38' Andries Mahoney 71' Con: Tiaan van Wyk (0/2) Reinhardt Erwee 72' (1/1)Pen: Tiaan van Wyk 23' (1/3)
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Jason Jaftha
Final
Top scorers
The following sections contain only points and tries which have been scored in competitive games in the 2011 Currie Cup First Division.
Top points scorers
Source: South African Rugby Union[ 77]
Top try scorers
Source: South African Rugby Union[ 78]
See also
References
External links
Teams Premier Division: First Division:
Seasons Board Trophy: Amateur era: Professional era: