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2017 Currie Cup First Division
CountriesSouth Africa,
Namibia
Date25 August – 20 October 2017
ChampionsTemplate:Rut Griffons (4th title)
Runners-upTemplate:Rut Leopards
Matches played31
Tries scored315
(average 10.2 per match)
Top point scorerJaun Kotzé (111)
Top try scorerJeandré Rudolph (12)
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South African Rugby 2017

The 2017 Currie Cup First Division was the second tier of the 2017 Currie Cup competition, an annual South African rugby union competition organised by the South African Rugby Union. It was the 79th edition of the competition and was contested between 25 August and 20 October 2017.

The competition was won by the Template:Rut Griffons, who beat the Template:Rut Leopards 60–36 in the final played on 20 October 2017.

Competition rules and information

There were eight participating teams in the 2017 Currie Cup First Division. These eight teams played once against each other over the course of the competition, either at home or away. Teams received four points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus points were awarded to teams that scored 4 or more tries in a game, as well as to teams that lost a match by 7 points or less. Teams were ranked by log points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).

The top four teams qualified for the semi-finals, which was followed by a final.[1]

Teams

The teams that participated in the 2017 Currie Cup First Division were:

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Location of teams in the 2017 Currie Cup First Division

Team Listing

2017 Currie Cup First Division teams
Team Sponsored Name Stadium/s Sponsored Name
Template:Rut Boland Cavaliers Boland Cavaliers Template:Rus Boland Stadium Boland Stadium
Template:Rut Border Bulldogs Border Bulldogs Template:Rus Buffalo City Stadium Buffalo City Stadium
Template:Rut Eastern Province Kings Eastern Province Kings Template:Rus Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
Template:Rut Falcons Hino Valke Template:Rus Barnard Stadium Barnard Stadium
Template:Rut Griffons Down Touch Griffons Template:Rus North West Stadium HT Pelatona Projects Stadium
Template:Rut Leopards Leopards Template:Rus Olën Park Profert Olën Park
Template:Rut SWD Eagles SWD Eagles Template:Rus Outeniqua Park Outeniqua Park
Template:Rut Welwitschias Windhoek Draught Welwitschias Template:Rus Hage Geingob Stadium Hage Geingob Stadium

Standings

Template:2017 Currie Cup First Division log

Round-by-round

The table below shows each team's progression throughout the season. For each round, each team's cumulative points total is shown with the overall log position in brackets.

Team Progression – 2017 Currie Cup Premier Division
Team R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 SF F
Template:Rut Griffons 5
(2nd) 		10
(1st) 		15
(1st) 		20
(1st) 		25
(1st) 		30
(1st) 		31
(1st) 		Won Won
Template:Rut Falcons 5
(3rd) 		5
(6th) 		10
(4th) 		11
(5th) 		16
(4th) 		21
(3rd) 		26
(2nd) 		Lost —
Template:Rut Leopards 3
(4th) 		8
(2nd) 		13
(2nd) 		18
(2nd) 		23
(2nd) 		24
(2nd) 		24
(3rd) 		Won Lost
Template:Rut Boland Cavaliers 5
(1st) 		6
(5th) 		11
(3rd) 		12
(3rd) 		14
(5th) 		19
(4th) 		24
(4th) 		Lost —
Template:Rut SWD Eagles 3
(4th) 		8
(3rd) 		8
(6th) 		12
(4th) 		17
(3rd) 		17
(5th) 		22
(5th) 		— —
Template:Rut Border Bulldogs 2
(7th) 		2
(7th) 		2
(7th) 		7
(7th) 		9
(7th) 		14
(6th) 		19
(6th) 		— —
Template:Rut Welwitschias 2
(6th) 		7
(4th) 		8
(5th) 		9
(6th) 		11
(6th) 		12
(7th) 		14
(7th) 		— —
Template:Rut Eastern Province Kings 1
(8th) 		2
(8th) 		2
(8th) 		3
(8th) 		4
(8th) 		4
(8th) 		5
(8th) 		— —
Key: win draw loss bye

Matches

Regular season

Round One

25 August 2017 Template:Rut Leopards 42–42 Template:Rut SWD Eagles Template:Rus Olën Park  
16:00


26 August 2017 Template:Rut Eastern Province Kings 27–40 Template:Rut Boland Cavaliers Template:Rus Wolfson Stadium  
15:00


26 August 2017 Template:Rut Griffons 66–59 Template:Rut Welwitschias Template:Rus North West Stadium  
15:00


26 August 2017 Template:Rut Border Bulldogs 41–48 Template:Rut Falcons Template:Rus Buffalo City Stadium  
15:30

Round Two

1 September 2017 Template:Rut SWD Eagles 41–20 Template:Rut Border Bulldogs Template:Rus Outeniqua Park  
18:00


2 September 2017 Template:Rut Boland Cavaliers 26–47 Template:Rut Leopards Template:Rus King Edward Stadium  
14:00


2 September 2017 Template:Rut Falcons 19–34 Template:Rut Griffons Template:Rus Isak Steyl Stadium  
15:00


2 September 2017 Template:Rut Welwitschias 51–25 Template:Rut Eastern Province Kings Template:Rus Hage Geingob Stadium  
16:00

Round Three

8 September 2017 Template:Rut Leopards 57–20 Template:Rut Eastern Province Kings Template:Rus Olën Park  
16:00


9 September 2017 Template:Rut Griffons 57–22 Template:Rut SWD Eagles Template:Rus North West Stadium  
15:30


9 September 2017 Template:Rut Welwitschias 47–56 Template:Rut Falcons Template:Rus Hage Geingob Stadium  
16:00


9 September 2017 Template:Rut Border Bulldogs 3–42 Template:Rut Boland Cavaliers Template:Rus Buffalo City Stadium  
17:00

Round Four

15 September 2017 Template:Rut Eastern Province Kings 24–40 Template:Rut Border Bulldogs Template:Rus WJ de Wet Stadium  
15:00


15 September 2017 Template:Rut Leopards 78–29 Template:Rut Welwitschias Template:Rus Olën Park  
16:00


15 September 2017 Template:Rut SWD Eagles 13–9 Template:Rut Falcons Template:Rus Outeniqua Park  
18:00


16 September 2017 Template:Rut Boland Cavaliers 25–40 Template:Rut Griffons Template:Rus Boland Stadium  
14:00

Round Five

23 September 2017 Template:Rut Falcons 35–31 Template:Rut Boland Cavaliers Template:Rus Barnard Stadium  
15:00


23 September 2017 Template:Rut Griffons 71–39 Template:Rut Eastern Province Kings Template:Rus North West Stadium  
15:00


23 September 2017 Template:Rut Border Bulldogs 32–36 Template:Rut Leopards Template:Rus Buffalo City Stadium  
17:00


23 September 2017 Template:Rut Welwitschias 32–36 Template:Rut SWD Eagles Template:Rus Hage Geingob Stadium  
17:00

Round Six

29 September 2017 Template:Rut Leopards 22–28 Template:Rut Griffons Hoërskool Klerksdorp, Klerksdorp  
16:00


30 September 2017 Template:Rut Boland Cavaliers 48–20 Template:Rut SWD Eagles Template:Rus Boland Stadium  
13:30


30 September 2017 Template:Rut Eastern Province Kings 17–29 Template:Rut Falcons Template:Rus WJ de Wet Stadium  
15:00


30 September 2017 Template:Rut Border Bulldogs 26–25 Template:Rut Welwitschias Template:Rus Buffalo City Stadium  
15:30

Round Seven

6 October 2017 Template:Rut SWD Eagles 66–22 Template:Rut Eastern Province Kings Template:Rus Outeniqua Park  
18:00


7 October 2017 Template:Rut Falcons 44–19 Template:Rut Leopards Template:Rus Barnard Stadium  
15:00


7 October 2017 Template:Rut Griffons 33–41 Template:Rut Border Bulldogs Template:Rus North West Stadium  
15:00


7 October 2017 Template:Rut Welwitschias 24–26 Template:Rut Boland Cavaliers Template:Rus Hage Geingob Stadium  
15:00

Title play-offs

Semi-Finals

13 October 2017 Template:Rut Falcons 23–26 Template:Rut Leopards Template:Rus Bosman Stadium  
16:00 Report


14 October 2017 Template:Rut Griffons 32–21 Template:Rut Boland Cavaliers Template:Rus North West Stadium  
15:30

Final

20 October 2017 Template:Rut Griffons 60–36 Template:Rut Leopards Template:Rus North West Stadium  
16:00

Honours

The honour roll for the 2017 Currie Cup First Division was as follows:

2017 Currie Cup First Division
Champions: Template:Rut Griffons
Top points scorer: Jaun Kotzé, Template:Rut Griffons (111)
Top try scorer: Jeandré Rudolph, Template:Rut Leopards (12)

Promotion/relegation play-off

27 October 2017 Template:Rut Griquas v Template:Rut Griffons Template:Rus Griqua Park  

Players

Squads

References

  1. ^ "General Competition Rules 2017" (PDF). South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Squad: Boland Cavaliers". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Squad: Border Bulldogs". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Squad: Eastern Province Kings". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Squad: Hino Valke". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Squad: Down Touch Griffons". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  7. ^ "Squad: Leopards". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  8. ^ "Squad: SWD Eagles". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  9. ^ "Squad: Windhoek Draught Welwitschias". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
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