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2011 Currie Cup First Division

Domestic rugby union competition

Domestic rugby union competition

FieldValue
name2011 Currie Cup First Division
countriesSouth Africa
date15 July – 14 October 2011
champions
count2
runnersup
promotedNone
matches33
tries284
top point scorerElgar Watts (175)
top try scorerDanwel Demas (15)
prevseason[2010](2010-currie-cup-first-division)
nextseason[2012](2012-currie-cup-first-division)

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 , who beat the 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.

Competition rules and information

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, there was no promotion from the First Division in 2011.

Teams

The following teams took part in the 2011 Currie Cup First Division competition:

TeamSponsored NameStadium/sSponsored Name
Regent Boland CavaliersBoland Stadium
Border BulldogsBuffalo City Stadium
Eastern Province KingsNelson Mandela Bay Stadium
FalconsBarnard Stadium
Tasol Solar GriffonsNorth West Stadium
SWD EaglesOuteniqua Park

Standings

The final league standings for the 2011 Currie Cup First Division were:{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=Rugby 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 Semi-finals

Fixtures

  • All times are South African (GMT+2).

Compulsory Friendlies

Regular season

The following matches were played in the 2011 Currie Cup First Division:

Round one

Scoreboard George Whitehead (3/4) Elric van Vuuren (2/2)

Scoreboard Willie Odendaal
Zane Kilian
Kyle Hendricks
Jacques George
Sino Ganto Eddie Fredericks
Willie Britz Tiaan van Wyk (1/3)

Scoreboard Clemen Lewis
Danwel Demas
penalty try
Willie le Roux
Cornal Hendricks
Brendon April Roy Bursey Ntabeni Dukisa (0/1)

Round two

Scoreboard Bolla Conradie
Junior Bester
Brendon April
Cornal Hendricks Willie le Roux (2/2)

Scoreboard Norman Nelson
Barend Pieterse
Siyanda Grey
Marcello Sampson
George Whitehead
Darron Nell
Frank Herne
SP Marais

Round three

Scoreboard Elgar Watts
Danwel Demas
Johnathan Francke
Willie le Roux
Brendon April Willie le Roux (4/6) Willie le Roux (2/2)

Scoreboard Jaco Bekker
Marcello Sampson
Falie Oelschig
Norman Nelson
Luke Watson
Siyanda Grey Nicky Steyn
Enrico Schultz
Tertius Maarman Tiaan van Wyk (2/2)

Scoreboard Jeff Taljard
Lyndon Hartnick
Eric Coetzee
Martin Ferreira Matthew Taljard
Ben Venter
Vuyo Mbotho Byron McGuigan (0/1)

Round four

Scoreboard Kyle Hendricks Chanley Williams (0/1) Norman Nelson
Matthew Tayler-Smith Louis Strydom (1/2)

Scoreboard Tiaan van Wyk
Nicky Steyn
Thabang Molefe
Shaun Raubenheimer Hein Potgieter
Howard Noble
Baldwin McBean

Round Five

Scoreboard Luvuyo Mhlobiso
Chumani Booi Ntabeni Dukisa (2/2) Nicky Steyn

Scoreboard Clint Newland

Scoreboard Martin Ferreira
Jeff Taljard Warren Perkins

Round Six

Scoreboard Cornal Hendricks
Zandré Jordaan
Willie le Roux
Bolla Conradie Willie le Roux (0/2) Jeff Taljard

Scoreboard JW Bell
Reg Muller
Zander de Kock
Kyle Hendricks
Chanley Williams
Martin Thomsen Chanley Williams (3/3) Martin Thomsen (2/2) Vuyo Mbotho
Byron McGuigan
Ntabeni Dukisa

Round Seven

Scoreboard Howard Noble
Connie Botha Matthew Tayler-Smith
Norman Nelson
Frank Herne
Luke Watson SP Marais (2/3)

Scoreboard Ntabeni Dukisa Brendon April
Ashton Constant
Danwel Demas
PJ Vermeulen Cornal Hendricks

Scoreboard Jaco Meyer
Philip van der Walt
Ricardo Pietersen Sino Ganto
Kyle Hendricks Kyle Hendricks (2/2)

Round Eight

Scoreboard Marcello Sampson
Louis Strydom
Danie Faasen
Norman Nelson
Jaco Engels George Whitehead (2/2) Lubabalo Mzwakali
Chumani Booi Dale Sabbagh (3/3) Dale Sabbagh (1/1)

Scoreboard PJ Vermeulen
Cornal Hendricks
Elgar Watts Nicky Steyn
Japie Nel Reinhardt Erwee (2/3) Reinhardt Erwee (1/2)

Round Nine

Scoreboard

Scoreboard Anrich Richter
Chris Ehlers Jaun Kotzé (0/1) Cornal Hendricks
Willie le Roux
Junior Bester
Ligtoring Landman

Scoreboard Joe Breytenbach

Round Ten

Scoreboard Ross Kennedy
Jacques Coetzee
Marcello Sampson
Bobby Dyer George Whitehead (1/1)

Scoreboard Jeff Taljard
Howard Noble Japie Nel Valentine van Wyk (1/1)

Round Eleven

Scoreboard Bolla Conradie
Willie le Roux Willie le Roux (4/4) Luke Watson Louis Strydom (0/1) Louis Strydom (0/1) Devin Oosthuizen
Jacques Engelbrecht

Scoreboard Reg Muller
Zander de Kock
Jaco Snyman
Kyle Hendricks Layle Delo
Braam Immelman
Giant Mtyanda
Duwayne Smart
Wentsley Scott
Eric Coetzee

Scoreboard Japie Nel
Tertius Maarman Onke Dubase
Shane Spring

Round Twelve

Scoreboard Braam Immelman
Mzo Dyantyi Deroy Rhoode (1/1) Ashton Constant
Zandré Jordaan
Elgar Watts
Danwel Demas
Bolla Conradie

Scoreboard Vuyo Mbotho
Shane Spring Dale Sabbagh (1/1) Dale Sabbagh (2/2) Jaco Snyman
Clinton Kayser
Kyle Hendricks

Title Play-Off Games

Semi-finals

Scoreboard Elgar Watts
Thor Halvorsen
Cornal Hendricks Japie Nel
Andries Mahoney Reinhardt Erwee (1/1)

Scoreboard Jacques Engelbrecht
Norman Nelson
Devin Oosthuizen
SP Marais
Jaco Bekker George Whitehead (1/1) Kyle Hendricks Warren Perkins

Final

Scoreboard Ligtoring Landman
Brendon April
Danwel Demas
Zandré Jordaan Willie le Roux (0/1) Bobby Dyer George Whitehead (0/1) Bobby Dyer

2nd title

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

RankPlayerTeamPoints
1Elgar Watts175
2Elric van Vuuren119
3Tiaan van Wyk104
4Willie le Roux95
5Ntabeni Dukisa94
6Louis Strydom88
7Danwel Demas75
8George Whitehead61
9SP Marais54
Kyle Hendricks54

Source: South African Rugby Union

Top try scorers

RankPlayerTeamTries
1Danwel Demas15
2Willie le Roux12
3Cornal Hendricks10
SP Marais10
5Kyle Hendricks9
Norman Nelson9
Marcello Sampson9
7Brendon April8
Howard Noble8
9Nicky Steyn7
Luke Watson7

Source: South African Rugby Union

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