2007 Currie Cup
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The 2007 ABSA
Currie Cup
season was contested from June through to October. The Currie Cup is an annual domestic competition for provincial rugby union
teams in South Africa
. The competition was won by the Free State Cheetahs
after they defeated the Golden Lions
20–18 in the final.
Updated 28 October 2007:
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Currie Cup
The Currie Cup tournament is South Africa's premier domestic rugby union competition, played each winter and spring , featuring teams representing either entire provinces or substantial regions within provinces...
season was contested from June through to October. The Currie Cup is an annual domestic competition for provincial rugby union
Rugby union
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teams in South Africa
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. The competition was won by the Free State Cheetahs
Free State Cheetahs
The Free State Cheetahs , currently named the Toyota Free State Cheetahs, for sponsorship reasons, are a South African rugby union team that participates in the annual Currie Cup tournament. They are governed by the Free State Rugby Union and are based at the 37,076-capacity Vodacom Park in...
after they defeated the Golden Lions
Golden Lions
The Golden Lions is a provincial rugby team based in Johannesburg, South Africa. The team was originally known as Transvaal, before changes to the political landscape in South Africa forced a name change to the Gauteng Lions, before again being changed to the Golden Lions. For sponsorship reason...
20–18 in the final.
Standings
| 2007 Premier Division | |||||||||||
| Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free State Cheetahs Free State Cheetahs The Free State Cheetahs , currently named the Toyota Free State Cheetahs, for sponsorship reasons, are a South African rugby union team that participates in the annual Currie Cup tournament. They are governed by the Free State Rugby Union and are based at the 37,076-capacity Vodacom Park in... |
14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 566 | 251 | 315 | 70 | 26 | 8 | 60 |
| Sharks Natal Sharks The Natal Sharks are a South African rugby union team that participate in the annual Currie Cup and Super Rugby tournaments. The Sharks home stadium is Kings Park. They draw most of their players from the KwaZulu-Natal Province. The Sharks are the current representative team of the Natal rugby... |
14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 410 | 272 | 138 | 54 | 27 | 11 | 51 |
| Golden Lions Golden Lions The Golden Lions is a provincial rugby team based in Johannesburg, South Africa. The team was originally known as Transvaal, before changes to the political landscape in South Africa forced a name change to the Gauteng Lions, before again being changed to the Golden Lions. For sponsorship reason... |
14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 403 | 229 | 174 | 48 | 26 | 6 | 42 |
| Blue Bulls Blue Bulls The Blue Bulls, for sponsorship reasons known as the Vodacom Blue Bulls, or more popularly by their Afrikaans name die Blou Bulle, are a South African rugby union team that participates in the annual Currie Cup tournament... |
14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 424 | 282 | 142 | 54 | 33 | 7 | 39 |
| Western Province Western Province (rugby team) DHL Western Province is a South African rugby union team that participates in the annual Currie Cup tournament. The team has won the Currie Cup on 32 occasions and has the most supporters of any Currie Cup team... |
14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 378 | 307 | 71 | 47 | 32 | 7 | 39 |
| Griquas | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 374 | 432 | |||||
| 47 | 58 | 7 | 27 | ||||||||
| Boland Boland Cavaliers The Boland Cavaliers , are a South African rugby union team that participates in the annual Currie Cup tournament... |
14 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 239 | 602 | |||||
| 32 | 83 | 6 | 18 | ||||||||
| Falcons Falcons (rugby team) The Falcons, or Valke in Afrikaans, are a South African rugby union team in Gauteng province that participates in the annual Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup tournaments.... |
14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 292 | 711 | |||||
| 35 | 102 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||
Updated 28 October 2007:
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
- PA = Points Against
- PD = Points Difference (PF - PA)
- TF = Tries For
- TA = Tries Against
- BP = Bonus points
- Pts = Total Points
Round one
- Friday 22 June Blue Bulls 43–26 Falcons
- Friday 22 June Free State Cheetahs 91–3 Boland Cavaliers
- Saturday 23 June Western Province 18–13 Golden Lions
Round two
- Friday 29 June Falcons 11–45 Free State
- Saturday 30 June Boland Cavaliers 15–10 Western Province
- Saturday 30 June Griquas 26–18 Blue Bulls
- Saturday 30 June Golden Lions 14–0 The Sharks
Round three
- Friday 6 July The Sharks 32–16 Western Province
- Friday 6 July Falcons 33–39 Boland Cavaliers
- Saturday 7 July Free State Cheetahs 55–10 Griquas
- Saturday 7 July Blue Bulls 25–11 Golden Lions
Round four
- Saturday 14 July The Sharks 43–20 Griquas
- Friday 20 July Griquas 63–10 Falcons
- Saturday 21 July Golden Lions 11–27 Free State Cheetahs
- Saturday 21 July Boland Cavaliers 12–26 The Sharks
- Saturday 21 July Western Province 17–26 Blue Bulls
Round five
- Friday 27 July Falcons 5–62 Golden Lions
- Saturday 28 July Free State Cheetahs 45–13 Western Province
- Saturday 28 July The Sharks 29–10 Blue Bulls
- Saturday 28 July Griquas 43–32 Boland Cavaliers
Round six
- Friday 3 August Blue Bulls 36–12 Boland Cavaliers
- Saturday 4 August Western Province 47–18 Falcons
- Saturday 4 August Golden Lions 45–24 Griquas
- Saturday 4 August The Sharks 22–42 Free State Cheetahs
Round seven
- Friday 10 August Falcons 22–45 The Sharks
- Saturday 11 August Boland Cavaliers 10–15 Golden Lions
- Saturday 11 August Griquas 25–30 Western Province
- Saturday 11 August Free State Cheetahs 44–18 Blue Bulls
Round eight
- Friday 17 August Falcons 7–48 Blue Bulls
- Saturday 18 August Boland Cavaliers 20–22 Free State Cheetahs
- Saturday 18 August Griquas 14–24 The Sharks
- Saturday 18 August Golden Lions 19–16 Western Province
Round nine
- Friday 31 August Free State Cheetahs 80–33 Falcons
- Saturday 1 September Western Province 62–10 Boland Cavaliers
- Saturday 1 September Blue Bulls 46–3 Griquas
- Saturday 1 September The Sharks 21–3 Golden Lions
Round ten
- Friday 7 September Boland Cavaliers 24–20 Falcons
- Saturday 8 September Wilderklawer Griquas 17–21 Free State Cheetahs
- Saturday 8 September Golden Lions 27–22 Blue Bulls
- Saturday 8 September Western Province 22–19 The Sharks
Round eleven
- Friday 14 September The Sharks 50–25 Boland Cavaliers
- Saturday 15 September Falcons 25–65 Griquas
- Saturday 15 September Free State Cheetahs 24–19 Golden Lions
- Saturday 15 September Blue Bulls 35–10 Western Province
Round twelve
- Friday 21 September Blue Bulls 18–26 The Sharks
- Saturday 22 September Golden Lions 61–30 Falcons
- Saturday 22 September Boland Cavaliers 22–57 Griquas
- Saturday 22 September Western Province 34–20 Free State Cheetahs
Round thirteen
- Friday 28 September Falcons 23–46 Western Province
- Saturday 29 September Griquas 0–28 Golden Lions
- Saturday 29 September Boland Cavaliers 15–62 Blue Bulls
- Saturday 29 September Free State Cheetahs 25–23 The Sharks
Round fourteen
- Friday 5 October Free State Cheetahs 29–17 Blue Bulls
- Saturday 6 October Golden Lions 75–0 Boland Cavaliers
- Saturday 6 October The Sharks 43–29 Falcons
- Saturday 6 October Western Province 37–7 Griquas
Semi-finals
- Saturday 13 October The Sharks 12–19 Golden Lions
- Saturday 13 October Free State Cheetahs 11–6 Blue Bulls
Final
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| Free State Cheetahs Free State Cheetahs The Free State Cheetahs , currently named the Toyota Free State Cheetahs, for sponsorship reasons, are a South African rugby union team that participates in the annual Currie Cup tournament. They are governed by the Free State Rugby Union and are based at the 37,076-capacity Vodacom Park in... |
20–18 |
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