2011 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.

2011 Currie Cup First Division
CountriesSouth Africa
Date15 July – 14 October 2011
ChampionsBoland Cavaliers (2nd title)
Runners-upEastern Province Kings
PromotedNone
Matches played33
Tries scored284
(average 8.6 per match)
Top point scorerElgar Watts (175)
Top try scorerDanwel Demas (15)

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.

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,[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:

2011 Currie Cup First Division teams
Team Sponsored Name Stadium/s Sponsored Name
Boland CavaliersRegent Boland CavaliersBoland Stadium, WellingtonBoland Stadium
Border BulldogsBorder BulldogsBuffalo City Stadium, East LondonBuffalo City Stadium
Eastern Province KingsEastern Province KingsNelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port ElizabethNelson Mandela Bay Stadium
FalconsFalconsBarnard Stadium, Kempton ParkBarnard Stadium
GriffonsTasol Solar GriffonsNorth West Stadium, WelkomNorth West Stadium
SWD EaglesSWD EaglesOuteniqua Park, GeorgeOuteniqua Park

Standings

The final league standings for the 2011 Currie Cup First Division were:[2]

2011 Currie Cup First Division standings
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1Boland Cavaliers10901473187+28662249146
2Eastern Province Kings10901403236+16756286042
3Falcons10406286398−11241525021
4Griffons10208280366−8634496418
5SWD Eagles10307298396−9837493116
6Border Bulldogs10307256413−15729573116

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]

Regular Season

The following matches were played in the 2011 Currie Cup First Division:[10]

Round One

Round Two

Bye/s: Falcons, SWD Eagles

Round Three

Round Four

Bye/s: Boland Cavaliers, Border Bulldogs

Round Five

Round Six

Bye/s: Eastern Province Kings, Griffons

Round Seven

Round Eight

Bye/s: Falcons, SWD Eagles

Round Nine

Round Ten

Bye/s: Boland Cavaliers, Border Bulldogs

Round Eleven

Round Twelve

Bye/s: Eastern Province Kings, Griffons

Title Play-Off Games

Semi-Finals

Final

2011 Absa Currie Cup
First Division Champions
Boland Cavaliers
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.

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See also

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