2008 Currie Cup Premier Division

The 2008 Absa Currie Cup Premier Division season is contested from 20 June through to 25 October. The Currie Cup is an annual domestic competition for provincial rugby union teams in South Africa. The Vodacom FS Cheetahs will be looking at keeping the Currie Cup trophy in Bloemfontein.

Infobox Currie Cup
year = 2008
format = Currie Cup Premier Division
country = South Africa


imagesize = 185px
caption = Official logo
defending champions = Vodacom FS Cheetahs
count2007 = 4th
champions = TBC
count2008 =
total matches = 59
matches = 58
tries = 386
top point scorer = Morne Steyn (Vodacom Blue Bulls)183 points (2T, 37C, 31P, 2DG)
top try scorer = 9 Keegan Daniel (The Sharks)

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Current Standings

Round Three

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date = 15:30 2008-07-04
home = Boland Kavaliers
score = 9 – 9
away = Wildeklawer Griquas
homescore = Tries:
Con:
Pen: Justin Peach (2), Lionel Cornelius
awayscore = Tries:
Con:
Pen: Conrad Barnard (3)
stadium = Boland Stadium, Wellington
referee = Jonathan Kaplan flagicon|RSA

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date = 19:10 2008-07-04
home = Xerox Lions
score = 35 – 23
away = Valke
homescore = Tries: Earl Rose (3), Franco van der Merwe
Con: Earl Rose (3)
Pen: Earl Rose (3)
awayscore = Tries: Dawid Pretorius, Emile Verster, Rouan Cloete
Con: Leonard Olivier
Pen: Jacques Schutte, Leonard Olivier
stadium = Coca Cola Park (Ellis Park), Johannesburg
referee = Jaco Peyper flagicon|RSA

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date = 15:00 2008-07-05
home = Vodacom Western Province
score = 9 – 3
away = Vodacom FS Cheetahs
homescore = Tries:
Con:
Pen: Willem de Waal (3)
awayscore = Tries:
Con:
Pen: Chris Rossouw
stadium = Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
referee = Craig Joubert flagicon|RSA

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date = 17:05 2008-07-05
home = Vodacom Blue Bulls
score = 35 – 14
away = The Sharks
homescore = Tries: Francois Hougaard, Siyabonga Mangweni (2), Wynand Olivier
Con: Morne Steyn (3)
Pen: Morne Steyn (3)
awayscore = Tries: Philippus van den Berg
Con:
Pen: Monty Dumond (3)
stadium = Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
referee = JC Fortuin flagicon|RSA

Round three summary

*A handful of spectators witnessed a dreary and dull 9 – 9 draw between Wildeklawer Griquas and Boland Kavaliers at a damp and overcast Boland Stadium in Wellington.
*Xerox Lions fullback Earl Rose scored 30 points to help his team to a 35 – 23 win over a determined Valke outfit in their Currie Cup clash at Coca Cola Park (Ellis Park).
*Vodacom Western Province beat the Vodacom FS Cheetahs 9 – 3 in a dull match on a dull day at Newlands Stadium.
*The Vodacom Blue Bulls have gone top of the Currie Cup standings, after a convincing 35 – 14 win over the The Sharks at Loftus Versfeld.

tandings after Round 3

Round Six

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date = 19:10 2008-07-25
home = Vodacom FS Cheetahs
score = 55 – 14
away = Valke
homescore = Tries: Heinrich Brussow, Jongikhaya Nokwe, Lucas Floors (2), Robert Ebersohn (2), Wilton Pietersen (2)
Con: Bevin Fortuin (3), Mattheus de Bruyn (3)
Pen: Chris Rossouw
awayscore = Tries: Johan Jackson
Con: Adriaan Smit, Leonard Olivier
Pen:
stadium = Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
referee = Gareth Lloyd-Jones flagicon|RSA

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date = 15:00 2008-07-26
home = Vodacom Western Province
score = 50 – 10
away = Boland Kavaliers
homescore = Tries: AJ Venter, Deon Fourie, Dylan Fountain, Gcobani Bobo, Johan Christiaan Pietersen, Ross Skeate, Wylie Human
Con: Peter Grant (6)
Pen: Peter Grant
awayscore = Tries: Andries van Schalkwyk
Con: Stefan Basson
Pen: Justin Peach
stadium = Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
referee = Lesego Legoete flagicon|RSA

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date = 17:05 2008-07-26
home = The Sharks
score = 16 – 11
away = Xerox Lions
homescore = Tries: Keegan Daniel
Con: Ruan Pienaar
Pen: Ruan Pienaar (3)
awayscore = Tries: Willem Alberts
Con:
Pen: Earl Rose (2)
stadium = ABSA Stadium (Kings Park), Durban
referee = Jonathan Kaplan flagicon|RSA

Round Six Summary

* The defending Currie Cup champions, the Vodacom FS Cheetahs, proved to be too quick and powerful for the Valke as they raced a 55 – 14 win in the Round Six match in Bloemfontein.
* Vodacom Western Province have redeemed the wobbly away leg of their Currie Cup campaign, with an emphatic 50 – 10 drubbing over their Cape counterparts Boland Kavaliers at Newlands.
* The Sharks squeezed home a late 16 – 11 Currie Cup victory over the Xerox Lions in Durban, sealing a hard – fought encounter that saw a plethora of missed opportunities from both sides.
* TheVodacom Blue Bulls and Wildeklawer Griquas match was postponed till 15 August 2008.

tandings after Round 6

Round Six Bye

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date = 19:10 2008-08-15
home = Vodacom Blue Bulls
score = 41 – 12
away = Wildeklawer Griquas
homescore = Tries: Dewald Potgieter, Gideon Stegmann, Gurthro Steenkamp, Siyabonga Mangweni
Con: Morne Steyn (3)
Pen: Morne Steyn (5)
awayscore = Tries: Marthinus Mentz, Wietz Botes
Con: Riaan Viljoen
Pen:
stadium = Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
referee = Christie du Preez flagicon|RSA

Round Six Bye Summary

* The Vodacom Blue Bulls are back at No. 1 on the Currie Cup standings after they recorded an emphatic 41 – 12 win over the Wildeklawer Griquas in the Round Six catch-up match at Loftus Versfeld.

tandings after Round 6 Bye

Round Eleven

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date = 19:10 2008-09-12
home = Vodacom Blue Bulls
score = 69 – 19
away = Boland Kavaliers
homescore = Tries: Akona Ndungane, Burton Francis, Gurthro Steenkamp, Jabez Steenkamp (2), Marius Delport, Morne Steyn, Sello Mametsa (2), Siyabonga Mangweni , Wayne Julies
Con: Burton Francis, Morne Steyn (5), Zane Kirchner
Pen:
awayscore = Tries: Elgar Watts, Johannes van Niekerk, Lionel Cornelius
Con: Lionel Cornelius (2)
Pen:
stadium = Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
referee = Marius Jonker flagicon|RSA

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date = 15:00 2008-09-13
home = Vodacom Western Province
score = 92 – 15
away = Valke
homescore = Tries: Andries Bekker (5), Jean de Villiers, Johannes Conradie, Luke Watson, Ralph Koster, Schalk Brits, Sireli Naqelevuki (2), Tonderai Chavhanga (2)
Con: Johan Pietersen (2), Peter Grant (9)
Pen:
awayscore = Tries: Jan Kruger (2)
Con: Petrus van Rooyen
Pen: Petrus van Rooyen
stadium = Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
referee = Christie du Preez flagicon|RSA

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date = 17:00 2008-09-13
home = Xerox Lions
score = 41 – 20
away = Wildeklawer Griquas
homescore = Tries: Gideon la Grange, Michael Killian (3), Petrus Grobbelaar, Ross Geldenhuys
Con: Earl Rose (3), Louis Strydom
Pen: Earl Rose
awayscore = Tries: Hans van Dyk, Jacques Lombaard
Con: Conrad Barnard (2)
Pen: Conrad Barnard (2)
stadium = Coca Cola Park, Johannesburg
referee = JC Fortuin flagicon|RSA

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date = 17:05 2008-09-13
home = The Sharks
score = 22 – 10
away = Vodacom FS Cheetahs
homescore = Tries: Keegan Daniel, Pieter Carstens, Steven Sykes
Con: Ruan Pienaar (2)
Pen: Francois Steyn
awayscore = Tries: Juanne Smith
Con: Mattheus de Bruyn
Pen: Mattheus de Bruyn
stadium = ABSA Stadium (Kings Park), Durban
referee = Willie Roos flagicon|RSA

Round Eleven Summary

* The Vodacom Blue Bulls scored 11 tries in an effortless 69 – 19 trampling over a vulnerable Boland Kavaliers outfit, in their Currie Cup fixture at Loftus Versfeld.
* It was a leisurely Saturday stroll for Vodacom Western Province, running in 14 tries over a hapless Valke outfit to a massive 92 – 15 win, and closing the gap further on the final four in the Currie Cup log.
* The Xerox Lions scored six tries to the Wildeklawer Griquas two in a valuable 41 – 20 victory in Johannesburg, seeing them pip past the Vodacom FS Cheetahs into third place on the Currie Cup standings.
* The Sharks regained their position on the top of the Currie Cup table after a physical 22 – 10 victory over the defending champion Vodacom FS Cheetahs in Durban.

tandings after Round 11

Round Fourteen

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date = 19:10 2008-10-03
home = Vodacom Blue Bulls
score = 22 – 20
away = Valke
homescore = Tries: Jaco Engels, Stephanus Dippenaar, Zane Kirchner
Con: Burton Francis (2)
Pen: Burton Francis
awayscore = Tries: Franco Booysen, Poerie van Rooyen
Con: Jeffrey Perkins (2)
Pen: Jeffrey Perkins (2)
Card: Wouter Moore sin bin|30|40
stadium = Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
referee = JC Fortuin flagicon|RSA

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date = 15:00 2008-10-04
home = Vodacom FS Cheetahs
score = 50 – 40
away = Boland Kavaliers
homescore = Tries: Heinrich Brussow, Jongi Nokwe, Juan Smith (2), Nico Breedt, Schalk van der Merwe, Tewis de Bruyn
Con: Jacques-Louis Potgieter (5), Tewis de Bruyn
Pen: Jacques-Louis Potgieter
awayscore = Tries: Deon Scholtz, Elgar Watts, Josh Strauss, Willem van Zyl
Con: Elgar Watts, Justin Peach (4)
Pen:
Card: David Hendricks sin bin|35|45, Angelo Brinkhuys sin bin|40|50
stadium = Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
referee = Marius Jonker flagicon|RSA

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date = 15:00 2008-10-04
home = The Sharks
score = 66 – 12
away = Wildeklawer Griquas
homescore = Tries: Albert van den Berg, Francois Steyn, Jacques Botes, John Smit, JP Pietersen (2), Keegan Daniel (3), Odwa Ndungane
Con: Adrian Jacobs, Bradley Barritt, Odwa Ndungane, Ruan Pienaar (5)
Pen:
Card: Brad Barrit sin bin|67|77
awayscore = Tries: Naas Olivier, Sarel Pretorius
Con: Riaan Viljoen
Pen:
stadium = ABSA Stadium (Kings Park), Durban
referee = Jonathan Kaplan flagicon|RSA

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date = 17:05 2008-10-04
home = Vodacom Western Province
score = 14 – 6
away = Xerox Lions
homescore = Tries: Jean de Villiers, Luke Watson
Con: Johan Pietersen, Peter Grant
Pen:
awayscore = Tries:
Con:
Pen: Earl Rose (2)
Card: Doppies la Grange sin bin|39|49
stadium = Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
referee = Craig Joubert flagicon|RSA

Round Fourteen Summary

* The Vodacom Blue Bulls were very nearly left red-faced in front of the Loftus Versfeld faithful as they scraped an unconvincing 22 - 20 Currie Cup win over the Valke
* The Vodacom FS Cheetahs did enough to secure their passage to the Currie Cup semifinals courtesy of a high-scoring 50 - 40 victory over the Boland Kavaliers in Bloemfontein.
* The Sharks confirmed their status an favourites for this year's Currie Cup when they continued their dominant form with a 66 - 12 win over the Wildeklawer Griquas in Durban.
* Vodacom Western Province 14 - 6 Xerox Lions

tandings after Round 14

tatistics

Top 5 point scorers

Top 5 Disciplinary Records by Player

References

* Currie Cup
* ABSA

External links

* [http://www.rugby365.com/tournaments/cc/news/ Latest Currie Cup News]
* [http://www.saru.co.za/tournaments.asp?cat=sarugby/curriecup&id=631/ Latest Currie Cup News, Fixtures, Results and Stats]