2008 Currie Cup First Division

Domestic rugby union competition July 2023 July 2023 absa.jpg 185px Official logo Griffons 33 228 Clayton Durand, Leopards (176) Deon van Rensburg, Leopards (11) 2007 2009 The 2008 Absa Currie Cup First Division season was contested from 27 June through to 10 October. The Currie Cup is an annual domestic competition for provincial rugby union teams in South Africa. History The Absa Currie 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 Absa Currie 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 Absa Currie Cup title three years in succession. Boland Kavaliers have won the title three times. Boland Kavaliers and the Platinum Leopards have met in the final three times – 2001, 2003 and 2006 – with the Platinum Leopards winning all three matches. No of First Division titles Pos.TeamChampionRunner-up1stBoland Kavaliers4 (2001, 2003, 2004, 2006)2ndSWD Eagles2 (2002, 2007)3rdVodacom Blue Bulls1 (2000)Pumas1 (2005)Griffons1 (2008)4thPlatinum Leopards - 4 (2001, 2003, 2006, 2008)5thMighty Elephants - 2 (2000, 2007)Border Bulldogs - 2 (2002, 2004)6thValke - 1 (2005) Overview The winner of the final plays against the team that are at the bottom of the Absa Currie 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. Teams The SWD Eagles and the Mighty Elephants did not get promoted to the Premier Division. They both lost both their matches against the Valke and the Boland Kavaliers. The teams are listed in alphabetical order: Mighty Elephants from Port Elizabeth Border Bulldogs from East London Griffons from Welkom Platinum Leopards from Potchefstroom Pumas from Witbank SWD Eagles from George Final standings 2008 Absa Currie Cup First DivTeamPWDLPFPAPDTFTABPPts Platinum Leopards108024382621765729941 Griffons10703303214893023432 SWD Eagles10505307262454128929 Pumas10406268362-943348824 Border Bulldogs10406232366-1342647319 Mighty Elephants10208238320-822739513 Updated 29 September 2008:633 2008 ABSA Currie Cup First Div 20 May 2016 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 P = Points Against PD = Points Difference (PF - PA) TF = Tries For TA = Tries Against BP = Bonus points Pts = Total Points Fixtures and results Compulsory Friendlies 15:00 2008-05-31 East Cape XV 17 – 63 Vodacom Western Province ABSA Stadium, East London Christie du Preez RSA 18:00 2008-06-06 SWD Eagles 15 – 29 Vodacom Blue Bulls Outeniqua Park, George Joey Salmans RSA 19:00 2008-06-13 Griffons 15 – 44 Sharks (Currie Cup) North West Stadium, Welkom Mark Lawrence RSA 19:00 2008-06-13 Platinum Leopards 19 – 40 Vodacom FS Cheetahs Santam Olën Park, Potchefstroom Jonathan Kaplan RSA 19:00 2008-06-13 East Cape XV 9 – 26 Xerox Lions EPRFU Stadium, Port Elizabeth Jaco Peyper RSA 19:00 2008-08-29 Pumas 22 – 28 Griquas Ermelo HS, Ermelo James Bolabiu RSA Week One 19:00 2008-06-27 Pumas 32 – 30 Mighty Elephants Tries: Thyse 30' c Terblanche 50' m Marx 55' c Sithole 74' c Con: Coetzee (1/2) Marx (2/2) Pen: Coetzee 17' (1/4) Marx 60' (1/1) Cards: Thyse 38 50 Tries: Nel 25' c Jacobs 65' c Booysen 80'+4' m Nelson 80'+8' m Con: Gallinetti (2/4) Pen: Gallinetti 39', 40'+3' (2/3) Puma Stadium, Witbank Deon van Blommestein RSA 16:00 2008-06-28 Griffons 34 – 31 SWD Eagles Tries: Con: Pen: Tries: Con: Pen: North West Stadium, Welkom Jaco Peyper RSA ! align=centre colspan=100| Bye |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | Platinum Leopards | Border Bulldogs Week Two 19:00 2008-07-04 Border Bulldogs 14 – 30 Griffons Tries: Con: Pen: Tries: Con: Pen: Absa Stadium, East London Pro Legoete RSA 15:30 2008-07-05 Mighty Elephants 23 – 47 Platinum Leopards Tries: Con: Pen: Tries: Con: Pen: EPRFU Stadium, Port Elizabeth Deon van Blommestein RSA ! align=centre colspan=100| Bye |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | Pumas | SWD Eagles Week Three 19:00 2008-07-11 Pumas 23 – 27 Border Bulldogs Tries: Con: Pen: Tries: Con: Pen: Puma Stadium, Witbank JC Fortuin RSA 16:00 2008-07-12 Platinum Leopards 41 – 33 SWD Eagles Tries: Con: Pen: Tries: Con: Pen: Profert Olën Park, Potchefstroom Christie du Preez RSA ! align=centre colspan=100| Bye |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | Griffons | Mighty Elephants Week Four 19:00 2008-07-18 Border Bulldogs 19 – 29 Platinum Leopards Tries: Con: Pen: Tries: Con: Pen: Absa Stadium, East London Phillip Bosch RSA 15:00 2008-07-19 SWD Eagles 29 – 6 Mighty Elephants Tries: Con: Pen: Tries: Con: Pen: Outeniqua Park, George Francois Veldsman RSA 16:30 2008-07-19 Griffons 24 – 30 Pumas Tries: Con: Pen: Tries: Con: Pen: North West Stadium, Welkom Jaco Peyper RSA Week Five 15:00 2008-07-26 SWD Eagles 48 – 7 Border Bulldogs Tries: Con: Pen: Tries: Con: Pen: Outeniqua Park, George Christie du Preez RSA 15:30 2008-07-26 Mighty Elephants 27 – 19 Griffons Tries: Con: Pen: Tries: Con: Pen: EPRFU Stadium, Port Elizabeth Deon van Blommestein RSA 16:00 2008-07-26 Platinum Leopards 54 – 14 Pumas Tries: Con: Pen: Tries: Con: Pen: Profert Olën Park, Potchefstroom Phillip Bosch RSA Week Six 19:00 2008-08-01 Border Bulldogs 28 – 16 Mighty Elephants Tries: Con: Pen: Tries: Con: Pen: Absa Stadium, East London JC Fortuin RSA 15:00 2008-08-02 SWD Eagles 31 – 20 Pumas Tries: Con: Pen: Tries: Con: Pen: Outeniqua Park, George Wayne Barnes RSA 16:00 2008-08-02 Griffons 23 – 29 Platinum Leopards Tries: Con: Pen: Tries: Con: Pen: North West Stadium, Welkom Joey Salmans RSA Week Seven 19:00 2008-08-08 Pumas 12 – 28 Griffons Tries: Con: Pen: Tries: Con: Pen: Puma Stadium, Witbank Christie du Preez RSA 16:00 2008-08-09 Platinum Leopards 53 – 23 Border Bulldogs Tries: Con: Pen: Tries: Con: Pen: Profert Olën Park, Potchefstroom Pro Legoete RSA 16:00 2008-08-09 Mighty Elephants 21 – 26 SWD Eagles Tries: Con: Pen: Tries: Con: Pen: EPRFU Stadium, Port Elizabeth Gareth Lloyd-Jones RSA Week Eight 19:00 2008-08-22 Platinum Leopards 51 – 27 Mighty Elephants Tries: Con: Pen: Tries: Con: Pen: Profert Olën Park, Potchefstroom Deon van Blommestein RSA 16:30 2008-07-30 Griffons 50 – 9 Border Bulldogs Tries: Con: Pen: Tries: Con: Pen: North West Stadium, Welkom JC Fortuin RSA ! align=centre colspan=100| Bye |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | SWD Eagles | Pumas Week Nine 19:00 2008-09-05 Border Bulldogs 45 – 40 Pumas Tries: Con: Pen: Tries: Con: Pen: Absa Stadium, East London Jonathan Kaplan RSA 15:00 2008-09-06 SWD Eagles 35 – 34 Platinum Leopards Tries: Con: Pen: Tries: Con: Pen: Outeniqua Park, George Willie Roos RSA ! align=centre colspan=100| Bye |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | Griffons | Mighty Elephants Week Ten 19:00 2008-09-12 Pumas 36 – 22 SWD Eagles Tries: Con: Pen: Tries: Con: Pen: Witbank Mica Stadium, Witbank Pro Legoete RSA 16:00 2008-09-13 Platinum Leopards 23 – 36 Griffons Tries: Con: Pen: Tries: Con: Pen: Profert Olën Park, Potchefstroom Jaco Peyper RSA 16:15 2008-09-13 Mighty Elephants 44 – 23 Border Bulldogs Tries: Con: Pen: Tries: Con: Pen: EPRFU Stadium, Port Elizabeth Joey Salmans RSA Week Eleven 19:00 2008-09-19 Pumas 29 – 77 Platinum Leopards Tries: Con: Pen: Tries: Con: Pen: Puma Stadium, Witbank Willie Roos RSA 19:00 2008-09-19 Border Bulldogs 37 – 33 SWD Eagles Tries: Con: Pen: Tries: Con: Pen: Absa Stadium, East London Francois Veldsman RSA 16:00 2008-09-20 Griffons 33 – 20 Mighty Elephants Tries: Con: Pen: Tries: Con: Pen: North West Stadium, Welkom JC Fortuin RSA Week Twelve 19:00 2008-09-27 SWD Eagles 19 – 26 Griffons Tries: Con: Pen: Tries: Con: Pen: Outeniqua Park, George Joey Salmans RSA 17:00 2008-09-27 Mighty Elephants 24 – 32 Pumas Tries: Con: Pen: Tries: Con: Pen: Adcock Stadium, Port Elizabeth Gareth Lloyd-Jones RSA ! align=centre colspan=100| Bye |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | Platinum Leopards | Border Bulldogs Knock Out Stage 2008-10-03 - Profert Olën Park, Potchefstroom Platinum Leopards 50 Pumas 18 2008-10-04 - North West Stadium, Welkom Griffons 27 SWD Eagles 17 2008-10-10 - Profert Olën Park, Potchefstroom Platinum Leopards 26 Griffons 31 Semi finals 17:05 2008-10-03 Platinum Leopards 50 – 18 Pumas Tries: Con: Pen: Tries: Con: Pen: Profert Olën Park, Potchefstroom 15:00 2008-10-04 Griffons 27 – 17 SWD Eagles Tries: Con: Pen: Tries: Con: Pen: North West Stadium, Welkom Finals 19:10 2008-10-10 Platinum Leopards 26 – 31 Griffons Tries: Con: Pen: Tries: Con: Pen: Profert Olën Park, Potchefstroom 70 px2008 Absa Currie Cup First Division ChampionsGriffons1st title Promotion/relegation Round 1 16:30 2008-10-18 Boland Kavaliers 54 – 15 Griffons Tries: Danwel Demas, Deon Scholtz, Elgar Watts (4), Lionel Cornelius, Piet van Zyl Con: Elgar Watts, Justin Peach (6) Pen: Tries: Jacko Jackson, Sarel Louw Con: Jandré Blom Pen: Jandré Blom Boland Stadium, Wellington Jonathan Kaplan RSA 19:00 2008-10-18 Valke 24 – 29 Platinum Leopards Tries: Dewald Coetzee, Hanno Coetzee, Petrus van Rooyen Con: Jeffrey Perkins, Petrus van Rooyen (2) Pen: Jeffrey Perkins Tries: Jan Van Zyl, Willem Bouwer Con: Clayton Durand (2) Pen: Clayton Durand (5) Bosman Stadium, Brakpan Willie Roos RSA Round 2 16:00 2008-10-24 Boland Kavaliers 42 – 50 Griffons Tries: Angelo Brinkhuys, Bradley Mockford, Deon Scholtz (2), Dewey Swartbooi, Zolani Mofu Con: Justin Peach (5), Lionel Cornelius Pen: Tries: Andries Kruger, Darryl Coeries, Hugo Kleynhans, Jacko Jackson, Jandré Blom, Jaun de Wit, Ockie van Zyl Con: Jandré Blom (2), Kennedy Tsimba (4) Pen: DG: Jandré Blom North West Stadium, Welkom Craig Joubert RSA 18:00 2008-10-24 Valke 19 – 27 Platinum Leopards Tries: Petrus van Rooyen Con: Petrus van Rooyen Pen: Petrus van Rooyen Tries: Jan Van Zyl, Vuyo Zangqa Con: Diederik Botha Pen: Clayton Durand (3), Diederik Botha (2) Profert Olën Park, Potchefstroom Marius Jonker RSA Promotion/relegation Table Promotion/relegationTeamPWDLPFPAPDTFTABPPts Platinum Leopards22005643134408 Boland Kavaliers210196653114926 Griffons21016596-3191415 Valke20024356-134411 Results Boland Kavaliers manage to stay in the Absa Currie Cup Premier Division. Platinum Leopards are promoted to the Absa Currie Cup Premier Division. The Griffons just lost out to the Boland Kavaliers to remain in the First Division. The Valke are relegated to the Absa Currie Cup First Division after losing both their matches against the Platinum Leopards. Statistics Top 5 point scorers Name Team Tries Conversions Penalties Drop goals Total Clayton Durand Platinum Leopards 0 43 29 1 176 Kennedy Tsimba Griffons 4 14 24 0 120 Jeff Taljard Border Bulldogs 3 14 16 0 91 Ambrose Barends SWD Eagles 0 15 18 0 84 Rudi Vogt Pumas 1 14 16 0 81 Top 5 try scorers Name Team Tries Deon van Rensburg Platinum Leopards 11 Jan van Zyl Platinum Leopards 10 Vuyo Zangqa Platinum Leopards 10 Cecil Afrika Griffons 8 Norman Nelson Mighty Elephants 7 Disciplinary Records by Team Team Red Cards Yellow Cards Total Cards Pumas 0 9 9 Mighty Elephants 1 6 7 Border Bulldogs 0 5 5 Platinum Leopards 0 5 5 Griffons 0 4 4 SWD Eagles 1 2 3 Top 5 Disciplinary Records by Player Name Team Red Cards Yellow Cards Total Cards Michael Vermaak Mighty Elephants 1 0 1 Doppies le Roux SWD Eagles 1 0 1 Shaun Jacques Nel Mighty Elephants 0 3 3 Nomani Tonga Border Bulldogs 0 2 2 Jacques Coetzee Pumas 0 2 2 See also 2008 Currie Cup Premier Division ABSA Currie Cup References External links 633 2008 ABSA Currie Cup First Div 6 May 2016 2008 Category:2008 Currie Cup