2007 Currie Cup Premier Division

2007 Currie Cup Premier Division
2007 Currie Cup Premier Division
Champions	Free State Cheetahs (4th title)
	← 2006 2008 ⊟

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.

Standings

Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	BP	Pts
2007 Premier Division
Free State Cheetahs	14	13	0	1	566	251	315	70	26	8	60
Sharks	14	10	0	4	410	272	138	54	27	11	51
Golden Lions	14	9	0	5	403	229	174	48	26	6	42
Blue Bulls	14	8	0	6	424	282	142	54	33	7	39
Western Province	14	8	0	6	378	307	71	47	32	7	39
Griquas	14	5	0	9	374	432	-58	47	58	7	27
Boland	14	3	0	11	239	602	-363	32	83	6	18
Falcons	14	0	0	14	292	711	-419	35	102	5	5

Updated 28 October 2007:^[1]

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

Fixtures and results

Compulsory friendlies

Friday 13 July 2007 Leopards 20–17 Blue Bulls

Round one

	22 June 2007	Blue Bulls	43–26	Falcons	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
		Try: Derick Kuun (2) Marius Delport Wikus van Heerden (2) JP Nel Con: Morne Steyn (5) Pen: Morne Steyn	Report	Try: Dean Okkers (2) Mark Harris Con: Jacques Schutte Pen: Len Olivier (3)

	22 June 2007	Free State Cheetahs	91–3	Boland Cavaliers	Bloemfontein
			Report

	23 June 2007	Western Province	18–13	Golden Lions	Newlands
			Report

Round two

	29 June 2007	Falcons	11–45	Free State Cheetahs	Brakpan
			Report

	30 June 2007	Boland Cavaliers	15–10	Western Province	Wellington
			Report

	30 June 2007	Golden Lions	14–7	Sharks	Johannesburg
			Report

	30 June 2007	Griquas	26–18	Blue Bulls	Kimberley
		Try: Tertius Carse Wayne van Heerden Con: Conrad Barnard (2) Pen: Conrad Barnard (4)	Report	Try: Deon Stegmann Marius Delport Con: Morne Steyn Pen: Morne Steyn (2)

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

	7 July 2007	Blue Bulls	17–26	Golden Lions	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
		Try: John Mametsa (3) Con: Morne Steyn (2 Pen: Morne Steyn (2	Report	Try: Ryno Benjamin Pen: Jano Vermaak (2)

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

	21 July 2007	Western Province	17–26	Blue Bulls	Newlands
		Try: Luke Watson Peter Grant Con: Peter Grant (2) Pen: Peter Grant	Report	Try: Derick Kuun Trompie Nontshinga Con: Morne Steyn (2) Pen: Morne Steyn (2) Drop: Morne Steyn (2)

Round five

Friday 27 July Falcons 5–62 Golden Lions
Saturday 28 July Free State Cheetahs 45–13 Western Province
Saturday 28 July Griquas 43–32 Boland Cavaliers

	28 July 2007	Sharks	29–10	Blue Bulls	Durban
		Try: Bismarck du Plessis (2) Steven Sykes Patric Cilliers Con: Rory Kockott (2) Bradley Barritt Pen: Rory Kockott	Report	Try: JP Nel Con: Morne Steyn Pen: Morne Steyn

Round six

	3 August 2007	Blue Bulls	36–12	Boland Cavaliers	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
		Try: John Mametsa (2) Marius Delport Derick Kuun JP Nel Con: Derick Hougaard (4) Pen: Derick Hougaard	Report	Try: Justin Peach Jongi Nokwe Con: Isma-eel Dollie

	4 August 2007	Golden Lions	45–24	Griquas	Ellis Park
			Report

	4 August 2007	Western Province	47–18	Falcons	Newlands
			Report

	4 August 2007	Sharks	22–42	Free State Cheetahs	Durban
			Report

Round seven

	10 August 2007	Falcons	22–45	Sharks	Brakpan
			Report

	11 August 2007	Griquas	25–30	Western Province	Kimberley
			Report

	11 August 2007	Boland Cavaliers	22–45	Golden Lions	Boland
			Report

	11 August 2007	Free State Cheetahs	44–18	Blue Bulls	Bloemfontein
		Try: Marius Joubert Meyer Bosman Willem De Waal Eddie Fredericks (2) Gavin Passens Con: Willem De Waal (4) Pen: Willem De Waal (2)	Report	Try: Wayne Julies John Mametsa Con: Derick Hougaard Pen: Derick Hougaard Drop: Derick Hougaard

Round eight

	17 August 2007	Falcons	7–48	Bulls	Brakpan
		Try: Bertus Swanepoel Con: Riaan Viljoen	Report	Try: Derick Kuun John Mametsa (3) Pedrie Wannenburg Marius Delport Derick Hougaard Johan Roets Con: Derick Hougaard (4)

	18 August 2007	Boland Cavaliers	20–22	Free State Cheetahs	Wellington
			Report

	18 August 2007	Griquas	14–24	Sharks	Kimberley
			Report

	18 August 2007	Golden Lions	19–16	Western Province	Ellis Park
			Report

Round nine

	31 August 2007	Free State Cheetahs	80–33	Falcons	Bloemfontein
			Report

	1 September 2007	Blue Bulls	46–3	Griquas	Loftus Versfeld
		Try: Jaco Engels Deon Stegmann Derick Hougaard JP Nel John Mametsa Marius Delport Con: Derick Hougaard (5) Pen: Derick Hougaard Drop: Derick Hougaard	Report	Pen: Conrad Barnard

	1 September 2007	Western Province	62–10	Boland Cavaliers	Newlands
			Report

	1 September 2007	Sharks	21–3	Golden Lions	Durban
			Report

Round ten

Friday 7 September Boland Cavaliers 24–20 Falcons
Saturday 8 September Wilderklawer Griquas 17–21 Free State Cheetahs
Saturday 8 September Western Province 22–19 The Sharks

	8 September 2007	Golden Lions	27–22	Blue Bulls	Ellis Park
		Try: Wylie Human Jannie Boshoff Con: Louis Strydom Pen: Louis Strydom (3) Drop: Louis Strydom (2)	Report	Try: Ruan Vermeulen Con: Derick Hougaard Pen: Derick Hougaard (5)

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

	15 September 2007	Blue Bulls	35–10	Western Province	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
		Try: Danwel Demas Deon Stegmann JP Nel James van der Walt Con: Derick Hougaard (3) Pen: Derick Hougaard (3) Drop: Derick Hougaard	Report	Try: Gio Aplon Con: Peter Grant Pen: Peter Grant

Round twelve

	21 September 2007	Blue Bulls	18–26	Sharks	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
		Try: John Mametsa Neil Powell Con: Derick Hougaard Pen: Derick Hougaard Drop: Derick Hougaard	Report	Try: Waylon Murray Odwa Ndungane Con: Rory Kockott (2) Pen: Rory Kockott (4)

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

	5 October 2007	Blue Bulls	17–29	Free State Cheetahs	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
		Try: Jaco Engels Danwel Demas Con: Morne Steyn (2) Pen: Derick Hougaard	Report	Try: Willem de Waal Alwyn Hollenbach David De Villiers J W Jonker Con: Willem de Waal (2) Tewis de Bruyn Pen: Willem de Waal

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

2007-10-27
	Free State Cheetahs	20–18	Golden Lions	Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein Attendance: 40.000 Referee: Mark Lawrence
	Tries: Heinrich Brüssow, Tewis de Bruyn Con: Willem de Waal (2) Pen: Willem de Waal (2) Cards: Darron Nell 48' to 60', Eddie Fredericks 63' to 73'		Tries: Willie Wepener, Jano Vermaak Con: Earl Rose Pen: Earl Rose, Louis Strydom Cards: Rayno Benjamin 74' to 80'

References

^ "SA Rugby Log – 2007 ABSA Currie Cup Premier Div". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 20 May 2016.

External links

"SA Rugby Competition – 2007 ABSA Currie Cup Premier Div". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 8 June 2016.

[SA_Rugby_Log_–_2007_ABSA_Currie_Cup_Premier_Div-1] "SA Rugby Log – 2007 ABSA Currie Cup Premier Div". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 20 May 2016.

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