2010 Currie Cup Premier Division

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2010 Currie Cup Premier Division
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Official logo
Defending Champions Blue Bulls (23rd title)
Champions Natal Sharks (6th title)
Total matches 63
Top point scorer(s) 220 Points Willem de Waal (Western Province)
Top try scorer(s) 21 Tries Bjorn Basson (Griquas)

The 2010 Absa Currie Cup Premier Division was the 71st season in the competition since it started in 1889. The competition was contested from 9 July through to 30 October.

It was won by the Natal Sharks, who defeated Western Province 30-10 in the final at Absa Stadium, Durban. Patrick Lambie was named man-of-the-match for his tally of 25 points, the second highest total scored by an individual in a Currie Cup Final.

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[edit] Teams

Location of teams in 2010 Currie Cup Premier Division
Team Stadium Capacity
Blue Bulls Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria 51,762
Free State Cheetahs Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein 40,911
Golden Lions Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg 62,567
Griquas GWK Park, Kimberley 18,000
Leopards Profert Olën Park, Potchefstroom 15,000
Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Phokeng 42,000
Natal Sharks Absa Stadium, Durban 55,000
Pumas Puma Stadium, Witbank 20,000
Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit 40,929
Western Province Newlands Stadium, Cape Town 51,900

[edit] Current Standings

2010 Currie Cup Premier Division

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Team P W D L PF PA +/− TF TA BP Pts
Natal Sharks 14 10 0 4 492 300 +192 62 30 12 52
Vodacom Western Province 14 10 0 4 520 280 +240 59 28 8 48
Vodacom Free State Cheetahs 14 10 0 4 488 323 +165 60 33 7 47
Vodacom Blue Bulls 14 9 0 5 437 374 +63 47 39 11 47
Xerox Lions 14 7 0 7 401 407 -6 45 46 11 39
GWK Griquas 14 6 0 8 477 496 -19 60 61 13 37
Barloworld Toyota Pumas 14 4 0 10 329 573 -244 45 78 7 23
Platinum Leopards 14 0 0 14 263 654 -391 30 93 5 5

Updated 02 October 2010:[1]

[edit] 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

[edit] Table Notes

  • P = Played
  • W = Won
  • D = Drawn
  • L = Lost
  • PF = points for
  • PA = Points Against
  • +/− = Points Difference (PF – PA)
  • TF = Tries For
  • TA = Tries Against
  • BP = Bonus points
  • Pts = Total Points


[edit] Fixtures and results

  • Fixtures are subject to change.
  • All times are South African (GMT+2).

[edit] Compulsory Friendlies

18:00 2010-06-25
 Falcons 3 - 80 Sharks XV John Vorster Stadium, Nigel
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Lesego Legoete
Pen: J. Naudé 58' (1/2)
Cards: T. Ngidi Temporarily suspended from 18' to 30' 18' to 30'		 Scorecard Tries: J. Botes 15'c, 19'm, 72'c
M. Rhodes 24'c
T. Mtawarira 29'c
M. Richards 35'c
D. Jenner 38'c
K. Daniel 40'c, 76'c
S. Terblanche 43'c
K. Cooper 66'm
C. McLeod 80'c
Con: R. Kockott (6/7)
M. Dumond (2/3)
J. Botes (1/1)
K. Daniel (1/1)
17:00 2010-07-02
 SWD Eagles 12 - 50 GWK Griquas Recreation Ground, Oudtshoorn
Referee: Stuart Berry
Tries: B. McBean 24'm
M. Potts 76'c
Con: J. Blom (1/1)
Cards: G. Mtyanda Temporarily suspended from 26' to 37' 26' to 37'
W. Bennett Temporarily suspended from 36' to 46' 36' to 46'		 Scorecard Tries: W. Wilkins 5'c
R. Viljoen 26'm
W. Malgas 36'm
B. Basson 44'c, 52'm
M. Rosslee 60'c
R. Barnes 62'c
F. Spies 67'c
Con: N. Olivier (5/8)
18:00 2010-07-02
 Griffons 5 - 29 Vodacom Western Province North West Stadium, Welkom
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Lourens van der Merwe
Tries: E. Schultz 58'm Scorecard Tries: P. Louw 16'c, 36'c, 69'm
A. Fondse 21'c
Con: W. De Waal (3/3)
Pen: W. De Waal 40' (1/2)
16:00 2010-07-03
 Boland Cavaliers 29 - 45 Xerox Lions Boland Stadium, Wellington
Referee: Joey Salmans
Tries: C. Hendricks 9'm
J. Pieterse 53'm, 80'c
B. April 68'c
L. Cornelius 78'm
Con: J. Jansen (2/4)		 Scorecard Tries: M. Killian 6'c, 59'm
T. Chavhanga 14'c
D. Minnie 19'c
J.C. Janse van Rensburg 22'c
J. Taute 56'c
F. Van der Merwe 64'm
Con: H. Kruger (4/4)
E. Jantjies (1/3)
Cards: G. Earle Booked in the 77th minute 77'
16:00 2010-07-03
 Mighty Elephants 11 - 24 Vodacom Blue Bulls EPRU Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Referee: Jason Jaftha
Tries: T. Mangweni 47'm
Pen: D. Stevens 2', 68' (2/2)
Cards: J. Potgieter Temporarily suspended from 26' to 36' 26' to 36'		 Scorecard Tries: G. Botha 29'm
H. Groepes 58'c, 71'c
J. Kruger 80'm
Con: J.L. Potgieter (2/3)
19:00 2010-07-03
 Border Bulldogs 7 - 45 Vodacom Free State Cheetahs Buffalo City Stadium, East London
Referee: Sandile Mayende
Tries: D. Meslane 10'c
Con: A. Gqobo (1/1)		 Scorecard Tries: J. Nokwe 3'm
F. Uys 17'c
T. Carse 29'c
C. Oosthuizen 43'c, 56'c
K. Floors 66'c, 68'm
Con: L. Strydom (4/5)
S. Ebersohn (1/1)

[edit] Regular Season

[edit] Round One

19:00 2010-07-09
 Platinum Leopards 13 - 43 Golden Lions Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Phokeng
Attendance: 400
Referee: Lourens van der Merwe
Tries: D. Scholtz 63'm
W. Koch 72'm
Pen: C. Dumond 23' (1/5)
Cards: R. Swanepoel Booked in the 75th minute 75'		 Report Tries: J. Vermaak 32'c, 53'c
M. Delport 37'c
W. Murray 48'm
J. Taute 79'm
Con: H. Kruger (3/4)
Pen: H. Kruger 17', 22', 68', 75' (4/5)


19:10 2010-07-09
 Blue Bulls 38 - 15 Pumas Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Attendance: 6,110
Referee: Stuart Berry
Tries: J. Mametsa 5'c, 11'm
S. Watermeyer 9'c
D. Greyling 22'c
S. Dippenaar 23'm
D. Stegmann 68'c
Con: J.L. Potgieter (3/5)
F. Brummer (1/1)		 Report Tries: T. Meyer 36'c
A. Kettledas 76'm
Con: R. Croy (1/2)
Pen: R. Croy 3' (1/1)


15:00 2010-07-10
 GWK Griquas 40 - 34 Natal Sharks GWK Park, Kimberley
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Jaco Peyper
Tries: R. Barnes 31'm
S. Roberts 43'c
B. Basson 54'c, 71'm
W. Wilkins 69'c
Con: N. Olivier (3/5)
Pen: N. Olivier 6', 59', 65' (3/3)		 Report Tries: L. Mvovo 14'c, 57'm
S. Meyer 23'm
M. Rhodes 37'c
P. Cilliers 75'c
Con: R. Kockott (2/4)
M. Dumond (1/1)
Pen: R. Kockott 34' (1/2)
Cards: J. Botes Temporarily suspended from 38' to 47' 38' to 47'


17:00 2010-07-10
 Free State Cheetahs 11 - 25 Western Province Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
Attendance: 15,098
Referee: Marius Jonker
Tries: T. de Bruyn 30'm
Pen: L. Strydom 12', 61' (2/3)		 Report Tries: A. Fondse 39'c
Con: W. de Waal (1/1)
Pen: W. de Waal 16', 34', 37', 43', 46', 75' (6/6)

[edit] Round Two

19:10 2010-07-16
 Free State Cheetahs 33 - 26 GWK Griquas Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Mark Lawrence
Tries: R. Ebersohn 9'c
C. Oosthuizen 33'c, 42'c, 66'c
J. Nokwe 58'm
Con: L. Strydom (4/5)
Pen: L. Strydom (0/1)
M. Bosman (0/1)		 Report Tries: B. Basson 49'c
S. Pretorius 75'c
Con: N. Olivier (2/2)
Pen: N. Olivier (3/3)
R. Viljoen (1/1)


15:00 2010-07-16
 Pumas 37 - 32 Platinum Leopards Puma Stadium, Witbank
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Joey Salmans
Tries: E. Watts 12'c, 22'c, 30'm
S. Venter 67'm
A. Kettledas 76'c
Con: E. Watts (3/4)
C. Bezuidenhout (0/1)
Pen: E. Watts (2/4)		 Report Tries: D. Scholtz 28'm, 63'm
D. Matyeshana 33'c
M. Bondesio 69'm
J. Bowles 80'c
Con: E. Watts (3/4)
C. Durand (2/5)
Pen: C. Durand (1/1)


15:00 2010-07-17
 Western Province 32 - 0 Golden Lions Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
Attendance: 18,365
Referee: Jaco Peyper
Tries: P. Louw 20'c
C. Jantjes 52'm
P. Myburgh 75'm
Con: W. de Waal (1/3)
Pen: W. de Waal 5', 26', 29', 40', 45' (5/5)		 Report


17:05 2010-07-17
 Natal Sharks 34 - 28 Blue Bulls Absa Stadium, Durban
Attendance: 25,573
Referee: Jason Jaftha
Tries: C. Burden 25'c
L. Mvovo 47'c, 76'm
K. Daniel 59'c, 77'm
Con: P. Lambie (3/5)
P. Lambie (1/3)		 Report Tries: G.J. van Velze 5'm
D. Greyling 65'c
G. van den Heever 80'c
Con: J.L. Potgieter (2/3)
Pen: J.L. Potgieter (3/5)

[edit] Round Three

19:00 2010-07-23
 Natal Sharks 27 - 17 Pumas Absa Stadium, Durban
Attendance: 12,486
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan
Report


19:10 2010-07-23
 Platinum Leopards 23 - 42 Western Province Profert Olën Park, Potchefstroom
Referee: Sandile Mayende
Report


15:00 2010-07-24
 GWK Griquas 26 - 20 Golden Lions GWK Park, Kimberley
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Lourens van der Merwe
Report


17:05 2010-07-24
 Blue Bulls 23 - 25 Free State Cheetahs Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Attendance: 21,478
Referee: Lesego Legoete
Report

[edit] Round Four

19:10 2010-07-30
 Platinum Leopards 27 - 41 GWK Griquas Profert Olën Park, Potchefstroom
Attendance: 600
Report


15:00 2010-07-30
 Western Province 54 - 13 Pumas Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
Attendance: 15,666
Report


15:00 2010-07-31
 Free State Cheetahs 13 - 25 Natal Sharks Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
Attendance: 17,000
Report


17:05 2010-07-31
 Golden Lions 18 - 32 Blue Bulls Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg
Attendance: 10,113
Report

[edit] Round Five

19:10 2010-08-06
 Blue Bulls 43 - 38 Platinum Leopards Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Report


15:00 2010-08-07
 GWK Griquas 3 - 50 Western Province GWK Park, Kimberley
Report


15:00 2010-08-07
 Pumas 30 - 45 Free State Cheetahs Puma Stadium, Witbank
Attendance: 1,000
Report


17:05 2010-08-07
 Natal Sharks 48 - 19 Golden Lions Absa Stadium, Durban
Attendance: 22,095
Report

[edit] Round Six

19:00 2010-08-13
 GWK Griquas 58 - 25 Pumas GWK Park, Kimberley
Attendance: 1,000
Report


19:10 2010-08-13
 Platinum Leopards 6 - 51 Natal Sharks Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Phokeng
Report


15:00 2010-08-14
 Golden Lions 30 - 26 Free State Cheetahs Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg
Report


17:05 2010-08-14
 Western Province 15 - 12 Blue Bulls Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
Attendance: 47,835
Referee: Marius Jonker
Report

[edit] Round Seven

19:00 2010-08-20
 Free State Cheetahs 57 - 0 Platinum Leopards Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
Attendance: 13,017
Referee: Jason Jaftha
Report


19:00 2010-08-20
 Blue Bulls 39 - 38 GWK Griquas Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Attendance: 9,893
Referee: Mark Lawrence
Report


19:10 2010-08-20
 Pumas 30 - 33 Golden Lions Puma Stadium, Witbank
Report


19:15 2010-08-21
 Natal Sharks 27 - 16 Western Province Absa Stadium, Durban
Attendance: 26,406
Report

[edit] Round Eight

19:00 2010-08-27
 Golden Lions 45 - 22 Platinum Leopards Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg
Attendance: 3,112
Referee: Craig Joubert
Report


19:10 2010-08-27
 Pumas 22 - 21 Blue Bulls Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Stuart Berry
Report


19:10 2010-08-27
 Natal Sharks 48 - 30 GWK Griquas Absa Stadium, Durban
Attendance: 15,690
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan
Report


19:30 2010-08-27
 Western Province 24 - 29 Free State Cheetahs Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
Attendance: 23,867
Referee: Lesego Legoete
Report

[edit] Round Nine

19:10 2010-09-03
 Golden Lions 46 - 28 Western Province Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg
Attendance: 13,531
Referee: Mark Lawrence
Report


19:00 2010-09-03
 Platinum Leopards 26 - 27 Pumas Profert Olën Park, Potchefstroom
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Lesego Legoete
Report


17:00 2010-09-03
 GWK Griquas 28 - 33 Free State Cheetahs GWK Park, Kimberley
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Sandile Mayende
Report


19:15 2010-09-04
 Blue Bulls 40 - 34 Natal Sharks Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan
Report

[edit] Round Ten

19:10 2010-09-10
 Pumas 14 - 30 Natal Sharks Puma Stadium, Witbank
Referee: Lourens van der Merwe
Report


15:00 2010-09-11
 Golden Lions 40 - 29 GWK Griquas Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Jaco Peyper
Report


17:00 2010-09-11
 Western Province 59 - 17 Platinum Leopards Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
Attendance: 14,939
Referee: Sandile Mayende
Report


17:05 2010-09-11
 Free State Cheetahs 20 - 14 Blue Bulls Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
Attendance: 17,541
Referee: Jason Jaftha
Report

[edit] Round Eleven

19:00 2010-09-17
 GWK Griquas 29 - 20 Platinum Leopards GWK Park, Kimberley
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Jason Jaftha
Report


19:10 2010-09-17
 Pumas 10 - 62 Western Province Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
Referee: Andrew Lees
Report


15:00 2010-09-18
 Natal Sharks 30 - 16 Free State Cheetahs Absa Stadium, Durban
Attendance: 27,402[2]
Referee: Pro Legoete
Report


17:05 2010-09-18
 Blue Bulls 24 - 21 Golden Lions Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Attendance: 25,774
Referee: Craig Joubert
Report

[edit] Round Twelve

19:00 2010-09-24
 Free State Cheetahs 59 - 24 Pumas Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
Attendance: 13,348
Referee: Joey Salmans
Report


19:10 2010-09-24
 Western Province 48 - 32 GWK Griquas Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
Attendance: 18,972
Referee: Marius Jonker
Report


15:00 2010-09-25
 Platinum Leopards 26 - 39 Blue Bulls Profert Olën Park, Potchefstroom
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Nathan Pierce
Report


17:05 2010-09-25
 Golden Lions 22 - 20 Natal Sharks Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg
Attendance: 25,315
Referee: Jason Jaftha
Report

[edit] Round Thirteen

19:10 2010-10-01
 Natal Sharks 63 - 6 Platinum Leopards Absa Stadium, Durban
Attendance: 18,707
Referee: Jaco Peyper
Report


15:00 2010-10-02
 Blue Bulls 36 - 32 Western Province Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Attendance: 35,356
Referee: Craig Joubert
Report


15:00 2010-10-02
 Pumas 31 - 61 GWK Griquas Puma Stadium, Witbank
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan


17:05 2010-10-02
 Free State Cheetahs 43 - 37 Golden Lions Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
Referee: Stuart Berry

[edit] Round Fourteen

19:00 2010-10-08
 Platinum Leopards 7 - 78 Free State Cheetahs Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Phokeng
Referee: Marius Jonker


19:10 2010-10-08
 Golden Lions 27 - 34 Pumas Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg
Attendance: 8,591
Referee: Lourens van der Merwe
Report


15:00 2010-10-09
 GWK Griquas 36 - 48 Blue Bulls GWK Park, Kimberley
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan
Report


17:05 2010-10-09
 Western Province 33 - 21 Natal Sharks Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
Attendance: 51,900[3]
Referee: Mark Lawrence
Report

[edit] Semi-Finals

14:30 2010-10-16
 Natal Sharks 16 - 12 Blue Bulls Absa Stadium, Durban
Attendance: 38,668
Referee: Marius Jonker
Report


17:05 2010-10-16
 Western Province 31 - 7 Free State Cheetahs Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
Attendance: 47,876
Referee: Mark Lawrence
Report

[edit] Final

17:30 2010-10-30
 Natal Sharks 30-10 Western Province Absa Stadium, Durban
Attendance: 54,000[4]
Referee: Craig Joubert
Report
2010 Absa Currie Cup
Premier Division Champions
Sharkie.gif
Natal Sharks
6th title

[edit] Promotion/Relegation Games

[edit] Tables

2010 Promotion/Relegation Games — Barloworld Toyota Pumas v Eastern Province Kings
Team Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Difference Tries For Tries Against Try Bonus Losing Bonus Points
1 Barloworld Toyota Pumas 2 1 1 0 82 64 +18 12 7 2 0 8
2 Eastern Province Kings 2 0 1 1 64 82 -18 7 12 1 0 3
2010 Promotion/Relegation Games — Platinum Leopards v SWD Eagles
Team Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Difference Tries For Tries Against Try Bonus Losing Bonus Points
1 Platinum Leopards 2 1 0 1 65 54 +11 7 9 1 1 6
2 SWD Eagles 2 1 0 1 54 65 -11 9 7 2 0 6
The top team in each play-off tie will qualify for the 2011 Currie Cup Premier Division.
The bottom team in each play-off tie will qualify for the 2011 Currie Cup First Division.

Points breakdown:
*4 points for a win
*2 points for a draw
*1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less
*1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match

[edit] Results

[edit] Round 1

2010-10-22
19:10		 Barloworld Toyota Pumas 36 - 36 Eastern Province Kings Puma Stadium, Witbank
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Marius Jonker
Tries: T. Meyer 10'c
C. Steenkamp 35'm
V. Willis 42'm
R. Uys 45'm
A. Kettledas 53'c
E. Watts 70'c
Con: E. Watts (1/3)
C. Bezuidenhout (2/3)		 Scorecard
Report		 Tries: P. Perez 13'm
N. Nelson 22'c
D.W. Barry 30'm
D. Oosthuizen 58'c
Con: M. Dumond (2/4)
Pen: M. Dumond 2', 49', 65', 79' (4/6)
2010-10-23
16:00		 Platinum Leopards 37 - 22 SWD Eagles Profert Olën Park, Potchefstroom
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Craig Joubert
Tries: S. Marais 25'c, 78'c
D. Dames 32'c, 65'c
Con: C. Durand (4/4)
Pen: C. Durand 9', 15', 22' (3/5)
Cards: W. Venter Temporarily suspended from 48' to 59' 48' to 59'		 Scorecard
Report		 Tries: S. Raubenheimer 18'm
D. Hellmuth 50'c
L. Hartnick 55'm
D. Manuel 68'm
Con: A. Barends (1/3)

[edit] Round 2

2010-10-29
17:00		 SWD Eagles 32 - 28 Platinum Leopards Outeniqua Park, George
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Jaco Peyper
Tries: H. Grimes 6'c
H. Grobler 28'm
J. Engelbrecht 38'm
S. Raubenheimer 51'm
J. Terblanche 63'c
Con: A. Barends (2/5)
Pen: A. Barends 25' (1/1)		 Scorecard
Report		 Tries: R.W. Kember 20'c
S. Marais 75'm
W. Venter 78'c
Con: C. Durand (1/1)
S. Marais (1/2)
Pen: C. Durand 12', 19', 46' (3/3)
2010-10-29
19:05		 Eastern Province Kings 28 - 46 Barloworld Toyota Pumas Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan
Tries: W. Stevens 7'c, 34'c
J.J. Gagiano 15'm
Con: M. Dumond (2/3)
Pen: M. Dumond 40', 52', 56' (3/5)
Cards: P. Nodikida Temporarily suspended from 49' to 58' 49' to 58'		 Scorecard Tries: C. Le Roux 22'c, 47'c
A. Kruger 38'm
C. Steenkamp 43'c
D. Steyn 63'c
V. Willis 80'c
Con: C. Bezuidenhout (5/6)
Pen: C. Bezuidenhout 29', 74' (2/2)


[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Currie Cup". http://www.sarugby.co.za/logs.aspx?leagueid=767&vidcatid=6&piccat=&newscat=%27sarugby/curriecup%27&section=curriecup&year=2010. Retrieved 2010-09-06. 
  2. ^ http://www.sharksrugby.co.za/news/general/100918/Sharks_Take_FivePointer
  3. ^ http://www.sharksrugby.co.za/news/general/101009/Sharks_Remain_top_Despite_Loss
  4. ^ http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,16024_6478411,00.html

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