2007 Currie Cup First Division

2007 Currie Cup First Division
Countries South Africa
Date 22 June – 6 October 2007
Champions SWD Eagles (2nd title)
Runners-up Mighty Elephants
Promoted None
Matches played 33
Tries scored 233 (average 7.061 per match)
Top point scorer PD Terblanche (129)
Top try scorer Cecil Afrika (11)
2006
2008

The 2007 Currie Cup First Division was contested from 22 June to 6 October 2007. The tournament (also known as the Absa Currie Cup First Division for sponsorship reasons) is the second tier of South Africa's premier domestic rugby union competition, featuring teams representing either entire provinces or substantial regions within provinces.

Competition

Regular season and title play offs

There were six participating teams in the 2007 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 scored 4 or more tries in a game, as well as to teams losing a match by 7 points or less. Teams were ranked by points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).

The top 4 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.

Promotion play offs

The top two teams on the log also qualified for the promotion/relegation play-offs. The team that finished first played off against the team placed eighth in the 2007 Currie Cup Premier Division and the team that finished second played off against the team that finished seventh in the Premier Division. The two winners over these two ties (determined via team tables, with all Currie Cup ranking regulations in effect) qualified for the 2008 Currie Cup Premier Division, while the losing teams qualified for the 2008 Currie Cup First Division.

Teams

Location of teams in 2007 Currie Cup First Division

Team Listing

Log

Final standings

2007 Currie Cup First Division log

Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 SWD Eagles 10 9 0 1 255 179 +76 35 20 5 0 41
2 Mighty Elephants 10 6 0 4 265 277 −12 34 37 5 1 30
3 Griffons 10 5 1 4 331 330 +1 41 43 4 1 27
4 Pumas 10 4 1 5 300 287 +13 40 36 5 3 26
5 Leopards 10 3 1 6 268 298 −30 35 41 4 3 21
6 Border Bulldogs 10 1 1 8 229 2771 −48 27 35 2 5 13
Griffons, Mighty Elephants, Pumas and SWD Eagles qualified for the semi-finals.

Round-by-round

Team Progression – 2007 Currie Cup First Division
Team R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 SF F
SWD Eagles N/A 4
(4th)
9
(2nd)
13
(1st)
18
(1st)
22
(1st)
22
(1st)
27
(1st)
32
(1st)
36
(1st)
41
(1st)
41
(1st)
Won Won
Mighty Elephants 5
(1st)
6
(2nd)
10
(1st)
11
(3rd)
11
(3rd)
12
(4th)
16
(3rd)
20
(3rd)
21
(3rd)
26
(2nd)
26
(2nd)
30
(2nd)
Won Lost
Griffons 4
(2nd)
9
(1st)
9
(3rd)
13
(2nd)
13
(2nd)
18
(2nd)
21
(2nd)
22
(2nd)
22
(2nd)
22
(3rd)
22
(4th)
27
(3rd)
Lost N/A
Pumas N/A 5
(3rd)
6
(4th)
7
(4th)
9
(4th)
10
(5th)
10
(5th)
14
(5th)
19
(4th)
20
(4th)
25
(3rd)
26
(4th)
Lost N/A
Leopards 1
(3rd)
1
(5th)
1
(5th)
6
(5th)
7
(5th)
12
(3rd)
15
(4th)
16
(4th)
16
(5th)
16
(5th)
16
(5th)
21
(5th)
N/A N/A
Border Bulldogs 1
(4th)
1
(6th)
1
(6th)
2
(6th)
4
(6th)
5
(6th)
6
(6th)
6
(6th)
6
(6th)
11
(6th)
12
(6th)
13
(6th)
N/A N/A

The table above shows a team's progression throughout the season.
For each round, each team's cumulative points total is shown with the overall log position in brackets.
Key: win draw loss bye

Results

The results of all the matches played in the 2007 Currie Cup First Division were as follows:[1]

All times are South African (GMT+2).

Round One

Bye/s: Pumas, SWD Eagles

Round Two

Round Three

Bye/s: Border Bulldogs, Leopards

Round Four

Round Five

Bye/s: Griffons, Mighty Elephants

Round Six

Round Seven

Bye/s: Pumas, SWD Eagles

Round Eight

Round Nine

Bye/s: Border Bulldogs, Leopards

Round Ten

Round Eleven

Bye/s: Griffons, Mighty Elephants

Round Twelve

Semi-Finals

Final

Honours

2007 Absa Currie Cup
First Division Champions
SWD Eagles
2nd title

Players

Player Statistics

The following table contain points which have been scored in the 2007 Currie Cup First Division.[35]

All point scorers
No Player Team T C P DG Pts
1 PD Terblanche Griffons 1 29 22 0 129
2 Chris Jonck Mighty Elephants 1 26 17 0 108
3 Corné Meyer Leopards 3 16 9 2 80
4 Ambrose Barends SWD Eagles 3 15 9 0 72
5 Riaan Smit Pumas 1 12 12 0 65
6 Oliver Peter Fowles Border Bulldogs 6 6 5 0 57
7 Cecil Afrika Griffons 11 0 0 0 55
8 Reinhardt Gerber Border Bulldogs 0 11 11 0 55
9 Danie de Beer SWD Eagles 2 10 7 1 54
10 Anvor Schooney Leopards 6 4 3 0 47
11 Norman Nelson Mighty Elephants 8 0 0 0 40
12 Hannes Franklin SWD Eagles 7 0 0 0 35
Japie Nel Griffons 7 0 0 0 35
Hendrik van der Nest SWD Eagles 7 0 0 0 35
15 Kennedy Tsimba Pumas 1 9 1 0 26
16 Rassie Jansen van Vuuren Pumas 5 0 0 0 25
Warren Clive Petersen Leopards 5 0 0 0 25
Deon van Rensburg Leopards 5 0 0 0 25
19 Jacques Coetzee Pumas 4 0 0 0 20
Dougie Hellmuth Griffons 4 0 0 0 20
Michael Killian Mighty Elephants 4 0 0 0 20
Bom Samaai Leopards 4 0 0 0 20
Luvo Sogidashe Mighty Elephants 4 0 0 0 20
24 Ashwin Scott SWD Eagles 3 0 0 1 18
25 Marc de Marigny Pumas 2 2 1 0 17
26 Basil de Doncker Mighty Elephants 3 0 0 0 15
Jaun de Wit Griffons 3 0 0 0 15
Christiaan Els Pumas 3 0 0 0 15
Gideon Jacobus Goosen Griffons 0 3 3 0 15
Rayno Hendricks Leopards 3 0 0 0 15
RW Kember Mighty Elephants 3 0 0 0 15
Allister Kettledas SWD Eagles 3 0 0 0 15
Fabian Juries Mighty Elephants 3 0 0 0 15
Pieter Frederick Nel Griffons 3 0 0 0 15
Maurice Oliver Reid Pumas 3 0 0 0 15
Izak Saayman SWD Eagles 3 0 0 0 15
Fabian Smith Mighty Elephants 3 0 0 0 15
Spencer Pearson Wakeling SWD Eagles 3 0 0 0 15
Vuyo Zangqa Border Bulldogs 3 0 0 0 15
40 Rudi Vogt Pumas 0 7 0 0 14
41 Stuart Hudson Border Bulldogs 2 1 0 0 12
42 Clayton Durand Leopards 0 4 1 0 11
43 Jaco Bouwer Leopards 2 0 0 0 10
Ashton Constant Pumas 2 0 0 0 10
Leon de Villiers SWD Eagles 2 0 0 0 10
Noel Richard de Villiers Mighty Elephants 2 0 0 0 10
William Fick Mighty Elephants 2 0 0 0 10
Ross Geldenhuys Pumas 2 0 0 0 10
Russel Jeacocks Border Bulldogs 2 0 0 0 10
Morné Kruger Pumas 2 0 0 0 10
Ruan Lamprecht Pumas 2 0 0 0 10
Elroy Ligman Mighty Elephants 2 0 0 0 10
Colin Lloyd Leopards 2 0 0 0 10
Jacques Lombaard Pumas 2 0 0 0 10
Pieter Loots Border Bulldogs 2 0 0 0 10
Sarel Louw Griffons 2 0 0 0 10
Sasha Marot Pumas 2 0 0 0 10
Stevie Meyer Griffons 2 0 0 0 10
Kaunda Ntunja Border Bulldogs 2 0 0 0 10
Gordon Xavier Pangetti Pumas 2 0 0 0 10
Philippus Jacobus Steyn Griffons 2 0 0 0 10
Eddie Johannes Swart Border Bulldogs 2 0 0 0 10
Hyron Thyse Pumas 2 0 0 0 10
Hannes Tredoux Griffons 2 0 0 0 10
Nicky van der Walt SWD Eagles 2 0 0 0 10
Michael van Huyssteen Mighty Elephants 2 0 0 0 10
Elric van Vuuren Border Bulldogs 0 2 2 0 10
Sinethemba Zweni Border Bulldogs 2 0 0 0 10
69 Liaan Scriven Mighty Elephants 1 0 0 1 8
70 Jannie Viljoen SWD Eagles 0 0 2 0 6
71 Morné Basson Leopards 1 0 0 0 5
Deon Booysen Mighty Elephants 1 0 0 0 5
Willie Bower Mighty Elephants 1 0 0 0 5
Gys Briedenhann Griffons 1 0 0 0 5
Barend Johannes Marthinus Britz Griffons 1 0 0 0 5
Ashley Buys SWD Eagles 1 0 0 0 5
Barend du Plessis Pumas 1 0 0 0 5
Jaco du Toit Griffons 1 0 0 0 5
Peter William Featherstone Border Bulldogs 1 0 0 0 5
Joshua John Fowles Border Bulldogs 1 0 0 0 5
Stephan Gerber Pumas 1 0 0 0 5
Henry Grimes SWD Eagles 1 0 0 0 5
Sean Johnson Pumas 1 0 0 0 5
Andries Kruger Griffons 1 0 0 0 5
Riaan Juan Kruger Pumas 1 0 0 0 5
Andries Mahoney Leopards 1 0 0 0 5
Warren Malgas SWD Eagles 1 0 0 0 5
Danzel Manuel Pumas 1 0 0 0 5
Shawn Michael Minnie SWD Eagles 1 0 0 0 5
Lonwabo Mtimka Border Bulldogs 1 0 0 0 5
Jonathan Richard Muller SWD Eagles 1 0 0 0 5
Lungelo Payi Border Bulldogs 1 0 0 0 5
Ricardo Pietersen SWD Eagles 1 0 0 0 5
Brendan Lee Spring Border Bulldogs 1 0 0 0 5
Davon Raubenheimer SWD Eagles 1 0 0 0 5
Corné Steenkamp Pumas 1 0 0 0 5
Stanley Victor Stevens Griffons 1 0 0 0 5
Jarrod Edward Taylor Border Bulldogs 1 0 0 0 5
Leonard van der Merwe Griffons 1 0 0 0 5
Os van der Walt Mighty Elephants 1 0 0 0 5
BW van Dyk Leopards 1 0 0 0 5
Christo van Niekerk Griffons 1 0 0 0 5
Lionelle van Staden Leopards 1 0 0 0 5
Quintin Jean van Tonder Pumas 1 0 0 0 5
Bennie van Vuuren SWD Eagles 1 0 0 0 5
Theo van Wyk Leopards 1 0 0 0 5
107 Marcel du Toit Griffons 0 1 0 0 2
penalty try SWD Eagles 1 0 0 0 5
* Legend: T = Tries, C = Conversions, P = Penalties, DG = Drop Goals, Pts = Points.

Squad Lists


See also

References

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