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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)
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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 edit

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 edit

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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 Cavaliers Regent Boland Cavaliers Boland Stadium, Wellington Boland Stadium
Border Bulldogs Border Bulldogs Buffalo City Stadium, East London Buffalo City Stadium
Eastern Province Kings Eastern Province Kings Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
Falcons Falcons Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park Barnard Stadium
Griffons Tasol Solar Griffons North West Stadium, Welkom North West Stadium
SWD Eagles SWD Eagles Outeniqua Park, George Outeniqua Park

Standings edit

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

2011 Currie Cup First Division standings
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Qualification
1 Boland Cavaliers (C) 10 9 0 1 473 187 +286 62 24 0 0 36 Promotion playoffs
Semi-finals
2 Eastern Province Kings 10 9 0 1 403 236 +167 56 28 0 0 36 Semi-finals
3 Falcons 10 4 0 6 286 398 −112 41 52 0 0 16
4 Griffons 10 2 0 8 280 366 −86 34 49 0 0 8
5 SWD Eagles 10 3 0 7 298 396 −98 37 49 0 0 12
6 Border Bulldogs 10 3 0 7 256 413 −157 29 57 0 0 12
Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 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
The top four teams qualify to the semi-finals: The first-placed team will host the fourth-placed team and the second-placed team will host the third-placed team. The higher-ranked semi-final winner will then host the lower-ranked semi-final winner in the final
(C) Champion

Fixtures edit

  • All times are South African (GMT+2).

Compulsory Friendlies edit

The following compulsory friendlies were played before the 2011 Currie Cup season between Premier Division and First Division teams:[3]


23 June 2011 Boland Cavaliers 22–15 Western Province Boland Stadium, Wellington  
15:00 Try: Johnathan Francke 39' m
Chris Buckle 64' m
Danwel Demas 73' m
Junior Bester 76' c
Con: Elgar Watts (1/3) 77' 		Scoreboard[4] Try: Ederies Arendse 2' c
JJ Engelbrecht 23' m
Con: Isma-eel Dollie (1/2) 3'
Pen: Demetri Catrakilis (1/1) 67'
Cards: Yaasier Hartzenberg   35' to 45' 		Referee: Jason Jaftha


1 July 2011 Falcons 28–25 Golden Lions Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park  
18:00 Try: Anrich Richter
Reg Muller
JW Bell
Con: Martin Thomsen (2/2)
Pen: Martin Thomsen (2/2)
Ulrich van Schalkwyk (1/1) 		Scoreboard[5] Try: Nico Kruger
Uzair Cassiem
Robert de Bruyn
Con: Marais Schmidt (2/2)
Pen: Marais Schmidt (2/2) 		Referee: Pro Legoete


8 July 2011 Griffons 19–50 Blue Bulls North West Stadium, Welkom  
18:30 Try: Eddie Fredericks 55' c
Con: Jannie Myburgh (1/1) 56'
Pen: Jannie Myburgh (4/6) 5', 16', 19', 26' 		Scoreboard[6] Try: Stephan Dippenaar 21' c
CJ Stander (2) 31' m, 46' c
Stefan Watermeyer 51' c
Jurgen Visser 63' m
Henri Bantjes 73' c
Con: Francois Brummer (3/5) 23', 46', 53'
Wesley Dunlop (1/1) 75'
Pen: Francois Brummer (4/4) 8', 11', 14', 38' 		Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Lourens van der Merwe


8 July 2011 Border Bulldogs 10–51 Griquas Buffalo City Stadium, East London  
19:00 Try: Frans Laatz 53' c
Con: Dale Sabbagh (1/1) 54'
Pen: Dale Sabbagh (1/2) 12' 		Scoreboard[7] Try: Fabian Juries 7' m
Davon Raubenheimer 20' c
Justin Downey 27' c
Jonathan Mokuena 39' c
Jaco Nepgen 61' c
Richard Lawson 63' m
Rudi Vogt 75' c
Con: Monty Dumond (3/4) 21', 28', 40'
Rudi Vogt (2/3) 61', 75'
Pen: Monty Dumond (2/2) 2', 45' 		Attendance: 500
Referee: Sindile Mayende


8 July 2011 Eastern Province Kings 20–26 Free State Cheetahs Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth  
19:00 Try: Mzwandile Stick 48' m
Pen: Louis Strydom (5/6) 18', 21', 23', 32', 58' 		Scoreboard[8] Try: Rayno Benjamin 62' c
Riaan Smit 70' c
Con: Riaan Smit (2/2) 63', 71'
Pen: Riaan Smit (3/3) 10', 30', 44'
Robbie van Schalkwyk (1/1) 79' 		Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Pro Legoete


8 July 2011 SWD Eagles 22–35 Sharks Outeniqua Park, George  
19:00 Try: Kempie Rautenbach 8' m
Wilhelm Koch 19' c
Cecil Dumond 64' c
Con: Cecil Dumond (1/2) 19'
Elric van Vuuren (1/1) 65'
Pen: Cecil Dumond (1/2) 2' 		Scoreboard[9] Try: Dale Chadwick 14' c, 48' c
Francois Kleinhans 40' c
Gouws Prinsloo 56' c, 68' c
Con: Jacques-Louis Potgieter (5/5) 15', 40', 48', 57', 69' 		Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan

Regular season edit

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

Round one edit

15 July 2011 Eastern Province Kings 28–20 SWD Eagles Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth  
19:00 Try: Norman Nelson   7'
Con: Louis Strydom   8' (1/1)
Pen: Louis Strydom   28', 35', 38', 48' (4/5)
George Whitehead   62', 69', 77' (3/4) 		Report[11]
Scoreboard[12] 		Try: Howard Noble   15'
Con: Cecil Dumond (0/1)
Pen: Cecil Dumond   4', 10', 41' (3/4)
Elric van Vuuren   57', 74' (2/2) 		Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Mark Lawrence


16 July 2011 Falcons 38–27 Griffons Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park  
15:00 Try: Martin Thomsen   8'
Willie Odendaal   14'
Zane Kilian   39'
Kyle Hendricks   44'
Jacques George   51'
Sino Ganto   65'
Con: Martin Thomsen   40', 45', 52', 66' (4/6)
Pen: Martin Thomsen (0/1) 		Report[13]
Scoreboard[14] 		Try: Gavin Annandale   17'
Eddie Fredericks   60'
Willie Britz   69', 73'
Con: Jannie Myburgh   18' (1/1)
Tiaan van Wyk   74' (1/3)
Pen: Jannie Myburgh   22' (1/1) 		Referee: Tiaan Jonker


16 July 2011 Boland Cavaliers 69–12 Border Bulldogs Boland Stadium, Wellington  
16:00 Try: Bolla Conradie   6'
Clemen Lewis   8'
Danwel Demas   17'
penalty try   31'
Willie le Roux   45', 73'
Cornal Hendricks   53'
Brendon April   71', 76'
Con: Elgar Watts   7', 9', 18', 32', 46', 54', 72', 74', 77' (9/9)
Pen: Elgar Watts   10', 50' (2/2) 		Report[15]
Scoreboard[16] 		Try: Ntabeni Dukisa   27'
Roy Bursey   39'
Con: Dale Sabbagh   28' (1/1)
Ntabeni Dukisa (0/1)
Pen: Dale Sabbagh (0/3) 		Referee: Quinton Immelman

Round two edit

22 July 2011 Griffons 7–46 Boland Cavaliers North West Stadium, Welkom  
15:00 Try: Werner Griesel   72'
Con: Jannie Myburgh   73' (1/1)
Pen: Jannie Myburgh (0/1) 		Report[17]
Scoreboard[18] 		Try: Willie le Roux   3'
Bolla Conradie   36'
Junior Bester   43'
Brendon April   64', 71'
Cornal Hendricks   80'
Con: Elgar Watts   4', 37', 65' (3/4)
Willie le Roux   72', 81' (2/2)
Pen: Elgar Watts   28', 34' (2/3) 		Attendance: 300
Referee: Lourens van der Merwe


22 July 2011 Border Bulldogs 15–62 Eastern Province Kings Buffalo City Stadium, East London  
19:00 Try: Byron McGuigan   35', 78'
Con: Dale Sabbagh   36' (1/2)
Pen: Dale Sabbagh   6' (1/1)
Cards: Samora Fihlani   53' to 63' 		Report[19]
Scoreboard[20] 		Try: Jaco Bekker   4'
Norman Nelson   12'
Barend Pieterse   17'
Siyanda Grey   20'
Marcello Sampson   22', 61'
George Whitehead   43'
Darron Nell   46'
Frank Herne   54'
SP Marais   74'
Con: George Whitehead   5', 13', 23', 47', 55', 75' (6/10)
Pen: George Whitehead (0/1) 		Attendance: 2,800
Referee: Sandile Mayende
Bye/s: Falcons, SWD Eagles

Round three edit

29 July 2011 Boland Cavaliers 52–10 Falcons Boland Stadium, Wellington  
15:00 Try: Cornal Hendricks   10', 52'
Elgar Watts   27'
Danwel Demas   63'
Johnathan Francke   66'
Willie le Roux   72'
Brendon April   81'
Con: Elgar Watts (0/1)
Willie le Roux   64', 67', 73', 82' (4/6)
Pen: Elgar Watts   2' (1/1)
Willie le Roux   47', 49' (2/2) 		Report[21]
Scoreboard[22] 		Try: Kyle Hendricks   77'
Con: Chanley Williams   78' (1/1)
Pen: Chanley Williams   20' (1/2) 		Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Joey Salmans


29 July 2011 Eastern Province Kings 67–26 Griffons Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth  
19:00 Try: SP Marais   6'
Jaco Bekker   10', 16'
Marcello Sampson   22', 28', 66'
Falie Oelschig   32'
Norman Nelson   41', 73'
Luke Watson   52'
Siyanda Grey   62'
Con: George Whitehead   11', 17', 29', 42', 67', 74' (6/11) 		Report[23]
Scoreboard[24] 		Try: Ricardo Pietersen   38'
Nicky Steyn   46'
Enrico Schultz   55'
Tertius Maarman   77'
Con: Jannie Myburgh   39' (1/2)
Tiaan van Wyk   56', 78' (2/2)
Pen: Jannie Myburgh (0/1) 		Attendance: 3,400
Referee: Pro Legoete


29 July 2011 SWD Eagles 46–35 Border Bulldogs Outeniqua Park, George  
19:00 Try: Howard Noble   3', 60'
Jeff Taljard   35'
Lyndon Hartnick   43'
Eric Coetzee   47'
Martin Ferreira   70'
Con: Elric van Vuuren   4', 44', 48', 61', 71' (5/6)
Pen: Elric van Vuuren   16', 22' (2/2) 		Report[25]
Scoreboard[26] 		Try: Chumani Booi   45'
Matthew Taljard   64'
Ben Venter   72'
Vuyo Mbotho   77'
Con: Dale Sabbagh   45', 73', 78' (3/4)
Pen: Dale Sabbagh   10', 14', 38' (3/3)
Byron McGuigan (0/1)
Cards: Ben Venter   43' to 53' 		Attendance: 200
Referee: Lourens van der Merwe

Round four edit

5 August 2011 Falcons 20–36 Eastern Province Kings Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park  
15:00 Try: Coert Cronjé   49'
Kyle Hendricks   52', 76'
Con: Dillon Laubscher   53' (1/2)
Chanley Williams (0/1)
Pen: Dillon Laubscher   9' (1/1) 		Report[27]
Scoreboard[28] 		Try: SP Marais   12', 23', 46'
Norman Nelson   31'
Matthew Tayler-Smith   55', 80'
Con: George Whitehead   13', 47' (2/4)
Louis Strydom   80' (1/2) 		Attendance: 500
Referee: Andrew Lees


6 August 2011 Griffons 45–48 SWD Eagles North West Stadium, Welkom  
15:00 Try: Werner Griesel   36'
Tiaan van Wyk   58', 67'
Nicky Steyn   62'
Thabang Molefe   77'
Shaun Raubenheimer   81'
Con: Tiaan van Wyk   59', 78', 82' (3/6)
Pen: Tiaan van Wyk   12', 26', 40' (3/3) 		Report[29]
Scoreboard[30] 		Try: Elric van Vuuren   19', 28'
Hein Potgieter   34'
Howard Noble   45', 54'
Baldwin McBean   50', 65'
Con: Elric van Vuuren   29', 35', 46', 51', 55' (5/7)
Pen: Elric van Vuuren   79' (1/2)
Cards: Kempie Rautenbach   54' to 64' 		Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Jason Jaftha
Bye/s: Boland Cavaliers, Border Bulldogs

Round Five edit

12 August 2011 Border Bulldogs 26–21 Griffons Buffalo City Stadium, East London  
19:00 Try: Shane Spring   14'
Luvuyo Mhlobiso   20'
Chumani Booi   36'
Con: Dale Sabbagh   15' (1/3)
Pen: Dale Sabbagh   4' (1/2)
Ntabeni Dukisa   17', 60' (2/2)
Cards: Renier Schoeman   77' 		Report[31]
Scoreboard[32] 		Try: Martin Sithole   65'
Nicky Steyn   79'
Con: Tiaan van Wyk   66' (1/2)
Pen: Tiaan van Wyk   6', 19', 35' (3/3) 		Attendance: 500
Referee: Tiaan Jonker


12 August 2011 Eastern Province Kings 23–17 Boland Cavaliers Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth  
19:00 Try: Luke Watson   5'
Clint Newland   32'
Con: Louis Strydom   6', 33' (2/2)
Pen: Louis Strydom   12', 19' (2/4)
Drop: Louis Strydom   67' (1/1) 		Report[33]
Scoreboard[34] 		Try: Cornal Hendricks   2'
Con: Elgar Watts (0/1)
Pen: Elgar Watts   27', 36', 59', 69' (4/4) 		Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Quinton Immelman


12 August 2011 SWD Eagles 24–15 Falcons Outeniqua Park, George  
19:00 Try: Giant Mtyanda   5'
Martin Ferreira   16'
Jeff Taljard   22'
Con: Elric van Vuuren   6', 17', 23' (3/3)
Pen: Elric van Vuuren   53' (1/1)
Cards: Anton Beswick   45' to 55' 		Report[35]
Scoreboard[36] 		Try: Johan de Bruin   51'
Warren Perkins   74'
Con: Chanley Williams   52' (1/2)
Pen: Kyle Hendricks   12' (1/3)
Cards: Bradley Fortuin   79' 		Referee: Pro Legoete

Round Six edit

19 August 2011 Boland Cavaliers 49–24 SWD Eagles Boland Stadium, Wellington  
16:00 Try: Junior Bester   16', 36', 68'
Cornal Hendricks   21'
Zandré Jordaan   29'
Willie le Roux   39', 78'
Bolla Conradie   50'
Con: Elgar Watts   17', 22', 40' (3/6)
Willie le Roux (0/2)
Pen: Elgar Watts   2' (1/2) 		Report[37]

Scoreboard[38] 		Try: Howard Noble   14'
Jeff Taljard   43', 52'
Con: Elric van Vuuren   15', 44', 53' (3/3)
Pen: Elric van Vuuren   4' (1/1) 		Referee: Jaco Peyper


19 August 2011 Falcons 57–42 Border Bulldogs Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park  
17:00 Try: Coert Cronjé   2'
JW Bell   8'
Reg Muller   11', 17', 75'
Zander de Kock   30'
Kyle Hendricks   33'
Chanley Williams   48'
Martin Thomsen   79'
Con: Kyle Hendricks   3' (1/4)
Chanley Williams   31', 34', 49' (3/3)
Martin Thomsen   76', 80' (2/2) 		Report[39]
Scoreboard[40] 		Try: Shane Spring   22'
Vuyo Mbotho   36'
Byron McGuigan   41'
Ntabeni Dukisa   50'
Con: Ntabeni Dukisa   42', 51' (2/4)
Pen: Ntabeni Dukisa   10', 27', 32', 55', 62', 67' (6/9) 		Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Stuart Berry
Bye/s: Eastern Province Kings, Griffons

Round Seven edit

26 August 2011 SWD Eagles 24–60 Eastern Province Kings Outeniqua Park, George  
17:05 Try: Elric van Vuuren   14'
Howard Noble   47'
Connie Botha   60'
Con: Elric van Vuuren   15', 48', 61' (3/3)
Pen: Elric van Vuuren   9' (1/2) 		Report[41]
Scoreboard[42] 		Try: SP Marais   25', 40', 45', 72'
Matthew Tayler-Smith   36'
Norman Nelson   42', 63'
Frank Herne   67'
Luke Watson   80'
Con: Louis Strydom   26', 37', 43', 46' (4/6)
SP Marais   68', 73' (2/3)
Pen: Louis Strydom   7' (1/2) 		Attendance: 500
Referee: Marius Jonker


26 August 2011 Border Bulldogs 15–36 Boland Cavaliers Buffalo City Stadium, East London  
19:00 Try: Samora Fihlani   32'
Ntabeni Dukisa   43'
Con: Ntabeni Dukisa   44' (1/2)
Pen: Ntabeni Dukisa   49' (1/1)
Cards: Sino Nyoka   65' to 75' 		Report[43]
Scoreboard[44] 		Try: Willie le Roux   2'
Brendon April   4', 60'
Ashton Constant   11'
Danwel Demas   39'
PJ Vermeulen   77'
Con: Elgar Watts   3', 61', 78' (3/6)
Cards: Johnathan Francke   37' to 47'
Cornal Hendricks   73' 		Attendance: 750
Referee: Lourens van der Merwe


27 August 2011 Griffons 46–21 Falcons North West Stadium, Welkom  
17:00 Try: Tertius Maarman   9', 79'
Jaco Meyer   14'
Philip van der Walt   23'
Ricardo Pietersen   45'
Con: Tiaan van Wyk   24', 46', 80' (3/5)
Pen: Tiaan van Wyk   33', 36', 42', 69' (4/4)
Drop: Tiaan van Wyk   7' (1/2)
Cards: Sarel Louw   28' to 38' 		Report[45]
Scoreboard[46] 		Try: Coert Cronjé   29'
Sino Ganto   58'
Kyle Hendricks   62'
Con: Martin Thomsen   30' (1/1)
Kyle Hendricks   59', 63' (2/2)
Pen: Chanley Williams (0/1) 		Attendance: 300
Referee: Pro Legoete

Round Eight edit

2 September 2011 Eastern Province Kings 51–36 Border Bulldogs Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth  
19:00 Try: Luke Watson   22', 32'
Marcello Sampson   36'
Louis Strydom   39'
Danie Faasen   43'
Norman Nelson   71'
Jaco Engels   74'
Con: Louis Strydom   23', 37', 40' (3/5)
George Whitehead   72', 75' (2/2)
Pen: George Whitehead   64', 68' (2/2) 		Report[47]
Scoreboard[48] 		Try: Vuyo Mbotho   12', 26'
Lubabalo Mzwakali   56', 78'
Chumani Booi   60'
Con: Ntabeni Dukisa   27' (1/2)
Dale Sabbagh   57', 61', 79' (3/3)
Pen: Ntabeni Dukisa (0/1)
Dale Sabbagh   47' (1/1)
Cards: Onke Dubase   31' to 41' 		Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Jaco Peyper


3 September 2011 Boland Cavaliers 47–29 Griffons Boland Stadium, Wellington  
16:00 Try: Ligtoring Landman   2', 8'
PJ Vermeulen   24'
Cornal Hendricks   30'
Elgar Watts   81'
Con: Elgar Watts   3', 9', 25', 31', 82' (5/5)
Pen: Elgar Watts   21', 37', 61', 78' (4/4) 		Report[49]
Scoreboard[50] 		Try: Burger Schoeman   10', 55'
Nicky Steyn   34'
Japie Nel   72'
Con: Tiaan van Wyk   11' (1/1)
Reinhardt Erwee   35', 56' (2/3)
Pen: Tiaan van Wyk (0/1)
Reinhardt Erwee   40' (1/2) 		Attendance: 800
Referee: Joey Salmans
Bye/s: Falcons, SWD Eagles

Round Nine edit

9 September 2011 Border Bulldogs 19–16 SWD Eagles Buffalo City Stadium, East London  
17:05 Try: Ntabeni Dukisa   14'
Con: Ntabeni Dukisa   15' (1/1)
Pen: Ntabeni Dukisa   4', 12', 31' (3/4)
Drop: Dale Sabbagh   59' (1/1)
Cards: Thembani Mkokeli   72' 		Report[51]
Scoreboard[52] 		Try: Martin Ferreira   74'
Con: Elric van Vuuren   75' (1/1)
Pen: Elric van Vuuren   10', 20', 29' (3/5) 		Attendance: 750
Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge


10 September 2011 Falcons 28–55 Boland Cavaliers Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park  
15:00 Try: Warren Perkins   13'
Anrich Richter   28', 47'
Chris Ehlers   77'
Con: Jaun Kotzé   14', 29', 48', 78' (4/4)
Pen: Arno Poley (0/1)
Jaun Kotzé (0/1)
Drop: Arno Poley (0/2)
Cards: Pieter Lubbe   70' to 80' 		Report[53]
Scoreboard[54] 		Try: Danwel Demas   3'
Cornal Hendricks   26', 63'
Willie le Roux   60', 67'
Junior Bester   79'
Ligtoring Landman   82'
Con: Elgar Watts   27', 64', 68', 80' (4/7)
Pen: Elgar Watts   18', 21', 34', 53' (4/4)
Cards: Ligtoring Landman   27' to 37' 		Attendance: 300
Referee: Stuart Berry


10 September 2011 Griffons 19–21 Eastern Province Kings North West Stadium, Welkom  
15:00 Try: Willie Britz   34'
Con: Tiaan van Wyk   35' (1/1)
Pen: Tiaan van Wyk   9', 14', 20' (3/6)
Drop: Tiaan van Wyk   42' (1/1)
Cards: Japie Nel   71' 		Report[55]
Scoreboard[56] 		Try: Marcello Sampson   3'
Joe Breytenbach   73'
Con: Louis Strydom   74' (1/2)
Pen: Louis Strydom   22', 27', 61' (3/5) 		Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Pro Legoete

Round Ten edit

16 September 2011 Eastern Province Kings 40–10 Falcons Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth  
19:00 Try: Luke Watson   10'
Ross Kennedy   20'
Jacques Coetzee   33'
Marcello Sampson   43', 53'
Bobby Dyer   76'
Con: Louis Strydom   11', 21', 34', 54' (4/5)
George Whitehead   76' (1/1) 		Report[57]
Scoreboard[58] 		Try: Bovril de Bruin   46'
Con: Jaun Kotzé   46' (1/1)
Pen: Jaun Kotzé   16' (1/1)
Cards: Zane Kilian   30' to 41' 		Referee: Joey Salmans


16 September 2011 SWD Eagles 27–39 Griffons Outeniqua Park, George  
19:00 Try: Dumisani Meslane   4'
Jeff Taljard   8'
Howard Noble   72'
Con: Elric van Vuuren   5', 9', 73' (3/3)
Pen: Elric van Vuuren   15', 22' (2/2) 		Report[59]
Scoreboard[60] 		Try: Nicky Steyn   18', 68'
Japie Nel   36', 47'
Con: Tiaan van Wyk   19', 37' (2/4)
Pen: Tiaan van Wyk   1', 23', 26', 55' (4/7)
Valentine van Wyk   77' (1/1) 		Attendance: 200
Referee: Lourens van der Merwe
Bye/s: Boland Cavaliers, Border Bulldogs

Round Eleven edit

23 September 2011 Boland Cavaliers 49–15 Eastern Province Kings Boland Stadium, Wellington  
15:00 Try: Danwel Demas   39', 63', 71', 77'
Bolla Conradie   68'
Willie le Roux   75'
Con: Elgar Watts   40' (1/2)
Willie le Roux   69', 72', 76', 78' (4/4)
Pen: Elgar Watts   9', 22', 47' (3/6)
Drop: Bolla Conradie (0/1)
Cards: Clemen Lewis   48' to 58' 		Report[61]
Scoreboard[62] 		Try: Jaco Engels   12'
Luke Watson   49'
Con: SP Marais   13' (1/1)
Louis Strydom (0/1)
Pen: SP Marais   20' (1/2)
Louis Strydom (0/1)
Cards: Clint Newland   35' to 45'
Devin Oosthuizen   46' to 58'
Jacques Engelbrecht   66' to 76' 		Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Marius Jonker


24 September 2011 Falcons 53–45 SWD Eagles Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park  
15:00 Try: Franco Booysen   13', 35'
Reg Muller   16', 54'
Zander de Kock   38'
Jaco Snyman   42'
Kyle Hendricks   71'
Con: Jaun Kotzé   14', 17', 36', 39', 55', 71' (6/7)
Pen: Jaun Kotzé   4' (1/1)
Drop: Jaun Kotzé   56' (1/1)
Cards: JW Bell   77' 		Report[63]
Scoreboard[64] 		Try: Wilhelm Koch   22'
Layle Delo   46'
Braam Immelman   50'
Giant Mtyanda   62'
Duwayne Smart   69'
Wentsley Scott   74'
Eric Coetzee   80'
Con: Elric van Vuuren   23', 51', 63', 70', 81' (5/7) 		Attendance: 500
Referee: Quinton Immelman


24 September 2011 Griffons 21–25 Border Bulldogs North West Stadium, Welkom  
15:00 Try: Shaun Raubenheimer   20'
Japie Nel   52'
Tertius Maarman   65'
Con: Tiaan van Wyk   21', 53', 66' (3/3) 		Report[65]
Scoreboard[66] 		Try: Ntabeni Dukisa   31'
Onke Dubase   33'
Shane Spring   57'
Con: Ntabeni Dukisa   32', 58' (2/3)
Pen: Ntabeni Dukisa   5', 40' (2/4) 		Attendance: 150
Referee: Joey Salmans

Round Twelve edit

30 September 2011 SWD Eagles 24–53 Boland Cavaliers Outeniqua Park, George  
17:05 Try: Wilhelm Koch   8'
Braam Immelman   22'
Mzo Dyantyi   65'
Con: Elric van Vuuren   9', 22' (2/2)
Deroy Rhoode   65' (1/1)
Pen: Deroy Rhoode   39' (1/2) 		Report[67]
Scoreboard[68] 		Try: Willie le Roux   17', 31'
Ashton Constant   25'
Zandré Jordaan   52'
Elgar Watts   59'
Danwel Demas   75'
Bolla Conradie   78'
Con: Elgar Watts   17', 32', 53', 60', 76', 79' (6/7)
Pen: Elgar Watts   14', 67' (2/2) 		Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge


30 September 2011 Border Bulldogs 31–34 Falcons Buffalo City Stadium, East London  
19:00 Try: Ntabeni Dukisa   8'
Vuyo Mbotho   17'
Shane Spring   43'
Con: Ntabeni Dukisa   9' (1/2)
Dale Sabbagh   44' (1/1)
Pen: Ntabeni Dukisa   13', 23' (2/3)
Dale Sabbagh   32', 68' (2/2)
Cards: Lubabalo Mzwakali   49' to 60' 		Report[69]
Scoreboard[70] 		Try: Marco Kotze   36'
Jaco Snyman   50', 73'
Clinton Kayser   53'
Kyle Hendricks   76'
Con: Jaun Kotzé   37', 51', 54' (3/5)
Pen: Jaun Kotzé   3' (1/1) 		Referee: Jason Jaftha
Bye/s: Eastern Province Kings, Griffons

Title Play-Off Games edit

Semi-finals edit

7 October 2011 Boland Cavaliers 50–20 Griffons Boland Stadium, Wellington  
16:00 Try: Danwel Demas   3', 34', 45', 75'
Elgar Watts   20'
Thor Halvorsen   60'
Cornal Hendricks   80'
Con: Elgar Watts   4', 21', 35', 46', 61', 81' (6/7)
Pen: Elgar Watts   33' (1/1)
Cards: Zandré Jordaan   50' to 61' 		Report[71]
Scoreboard[72] 		Try: Nicky Steyn   27'
Japie Nel   38'
Andries Mahoney   71'
Con: Tiaan van Wyk (0/2)
Reinhardt Erwee   72' (1/1)
Pen: Tiaan van Wyk   23' (1/3) 		Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Jason Jaftha


7 October 2011 Eastern Province Kings 48–17 Falcons Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth  
18:30 Try: Bobby Dyer   13'
Jacques Engelbrecht   24'
Norman Nelson   29'
Devin Oosthuizen   46'
SP Marais   53'
Jaco Bekker   75'
Con: Louis Strydom   14', 25', 30', 47', 54' (5/5)
George Whitehead   76' (1/1)
Pen: Louis Strydom   23', 38' (2/2)
Cards: Joe Breytenbach   65' to 76' 		Report[73]
Scoreboard[74] 		Try: Coert Cronjé   68'
Kyle Hendricks   79'
Con: Jaun Kotzé   69', 80' (2/2)
Pen: Jaun Kotzé   21' (1/1)
Cards: Heinrich Rademeyer   56' to 66'
Warren Perkins   61' to 71' 		Attendance: 2,400
Referee: Pro Legoete

Final edit

14 October 2011 Boland Cavaliers 43–12 Eastern Province Kings Boland Stadium, Wellington  
16:00 Try: Clemen Lewis   38'
Ligtoring Landman   48'
Brendon April   57'
Danwel Demas   73', 75'
Zandré Jordaan   77'
Con: Elgar Watts   39', 49' (2/5)
Willie le Roux (0/1)
Pen: Elgar Watts   4', 30', 47' (3/4)
Cards: Zandré Jordaan   20' to 30' 		Report[75]
Scoreboard[76] 		Try: Andile Witbooi   9'
Bobby Dyer   81'
Con: Louis Strydom   10' (1/1)
George Whitehead (0/1)
Pen: Louis Strydom (0/1)
Cards: Jaco Bekker   39' to 49'
Bobby Dyer   57' to 67' 		Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Lourens van der Merwe
2011 Absa Currie Cup
First Division Champions
Boland Cavaliers
2nd title

Top scorers edit

The following sections contain only points and tries which have been scored in competitive games in the 2011 Currie Cup First Division.

See also edit

References edit

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External links edit

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