2007 Currie Cup First Division
Countries	South Africa
Date	22 June – 6 October 2007
Champions	SWD Eagles (2nd title)
Runners-up	Mighty Elephants
Promoted	None
Matches played	33
Tries scored	233 (average 7.1 per match)
Top point scorer	PD Terblanche (129)
Top try scorer	Cecil Afrika (11)
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The 2007 Currie Cup First Division was contested from 22 June to 6 October 2007. The tournament (also known as the Absa Currie Cup First Division for sponsorship reasons) is the second tier of South Africa's premier domestic rugby union competition, featuring teams representing either entire provinces or substantial regions within provinces.

Competition

Regular season and title playoffs

There were six participating teams in the 2007 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 scored 4 or more tries in a game, as well as to teams losing a match by 7 points or less. Teams were ranked by points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).

The top 4 teams qualified for the title play-offs. In the semifinals, 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.

Promotion playoffs

The top two teams on the log also qualified for the promotion/relegation play-offs. The team that finished first played off against the team placed eighth in the 2007 Currie Cup Premier Division and the team that finished second played off against the team that finished seventh in the Premier Division. The two winners over these two ties (determined via team tables, with all Currie Cup ranking regulations in effect) qualified for the 2008 Currie Cup Premier Division, while the losing teams qualified for the 2008 Currie Cup First Division.

Teams

Location of teams in 2007 Currie Cup First Division

2007 Currie Cup First Division teams
Team	Sponsored Name	Stadium/s	Sponsored Name
Border Bulldogs	Bulldogs	Buffalo City Stadium, East London	ABSA Stadium
Griffons	Griffons	North West Stadium, Welkom	North West Stadium
Leopards	Impala Leopards	Olën Park, Potchefstroom	Santam Olën Park
Mighty Elephants	British Airways Mighty Elephants	EPRU Stadium, Port Elizabeth	EPRU Stadium
Pumas	Witbank Mica Pumas	Puma Stadium, Witbank	Witbank Mica Stadium
SWD Eagles	SWD Eagles	Outeniqua Park, George	Outeniqua Park

Log

Final standings

2007 Currie Cup First Division log
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	Pts	Qualification
1	SWD Eagles	10	9	0	1	255	179	+76	35	20	36	Semi-finals
2	Mighty Elephants	10	6	0	4	265	277	−12	34	37	24
3	Griffons	10	5	1	4	331	330	+1	41	43	22
4	Pumas	10	4	1	5	300	287	+13	40	36	18
5	Leopards	10	3	1	6	268	298	−30	35	41	14
6	Border Bulldogs	10	1	1	8	229	277	−48	27	35	6

Source:^{[citation needed]}
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

Round-by-round

Team Progression – 2007 Currie Cup First Division
Team	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	R12	SF	F
SWD Eagles	—	4 (4th)	9 (2nd)	13 (1st)	18 (1st)	22 (1st)	22 (1st)	27 (1st)	32 (1st)	36 (1st)	41 (1st)	41 (1st)	Won	Won
Mighty Elephants	5 (1st)	6 (2nd)	10 (1st)	11 (3rd)	11 (3rd)	12 (4th)	16 (3rd)	20 (3rd)	21 (3rd)	26 (2nd)	26 (2nd)	30 (2nd)	Won	Lost
Griffons	4 (2nd)	9 (1st)	9 (3rd)	13 (2nd)	13 (2nd)	18 (2nd)	21 (2nd)	22 (2nd)	22 (2nd)	22 (3rd)	22 (4th)	27 (3rd)	Lost	—
Pumas	—	5 (3rd)	6 (4th)	7 (4th)	9 (4th)	10 (5th)	10 (5th)	14 (5th)	19 (4th)	20 (4th)	25 (3rd)	26 (4th)	Lost	—
Leopards	1 (3rd)	1 (5th)	1 (5th)	6 (5th)	7 (5th)	12 (3rd)	15 (4th)	16 (4th)	16 (5th)	16 (5th)	16 (5th)	21 (5th)	—	—
Border Bulldogs	1 (4th)	1 (6th)	1 (6th)	2 (6th)	4 (6th)	5 (6th)	6 (6th)	6 (6th)	6 (6th)	11 (6th)	12 (6th)	13 (6th)	—	—
The table above shows a team's progression throughout the season. For each round, each team's cumulative points total is shown with the overall log position in brackets.
Key:	win	draw	loss	bye

Results

The results of all the matches played in the 2007 Currie Cup First Division were as follows:^[1]

All times are South African (GMT+2).

Round one

	22 June 2007	Leopards	24–25	Griffons	Olën Park, Potchefstroom
	19:00	Try: Anvor Schooney 45' Warren Clive Petersen 62' Con: Corné Meyer 46' (1/2) Pen: Corné Meyer 13', 25', 48', 70' (4/8)	Scoreboard^[2]	Try: Japie Nel 15' Cecil Afrika 27' Stevie Meyer 43' Con: PD Terblanche 16', 44' (2/3) Pen: PD Terblanche 9', 79' (2/4) Drop: PD Terblanche (0/1)	Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Jerome Fortuin

	22 June 2007	Mighty Elephants	29–23	Border Bulldogs	EPRU Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	19:00	Try: Michael van Huyssteen 17' Fabian Juries 20' Luvo Sogidashe 36' Norman Nelson 58' Con: Chris Jonck 18', 21', 37' (3/4) Pen: Chris Jonck 70' (1/4) Cards: Luke Belling 73'	Scoreboard^[3]	Try: Eddie Johannes Swart 46' Lonwabo Mtimka 66' Con: Reinhardt Gerber 47', 67' (2/2) Pen: Reinhardt Gerber 14', 40', 74' (3/4) Cards: Eddie Johannes Swart 69' to 79'	Attendance: 280

Bye/s: Pumas, SWD Eagles

Round two

	29 June 2007	Border Bulldogs	16–24	SWD Eagles	Buffalo City Stadium, East London
	19:00	Try: Brendan Lee Spring 3' Joshua John Fowles 76' Con: Reinhardt Gerber (0/1) Elric van Vuuren (0/1) Pen: Reinhardt Gerber 29', 34' (2/2)	Scoreboard^[4]	Try: Hendrik van der Nest 14' penalty try 43' Spencer Pearson Wakeling 52' Con: Ambrose Barends 15', 44', 53' (3/3) Pen: Ambrose Barends 71' (1/1) Cards: Nicky van der Walt 69' Jaco Terblanche 73'	Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Jerome Fortuin

	30 June 2007	Pumas	34–26	Leopards	Puma Stadium, Witbank
	15:00	Try: Corné Steenkamp 11' Ruan Lamprecht 39' Rassie Jansen van Vuuren 61' Quintin Jean van Tonder 64' Gordon Xavier Pangetti 79' Con: Rudi Vogt 40' (1/2) Marc de Marigny 65', 80' (2/3) Pen: Marc de Marigny 76' (1/1)	Scoreboard^[5]	Try: Deon van Rensburg 30' Rayno Hendricks 44' Warren Clive Petersen 91' Con: Corné Meyer (0/2) Anvor Schooney 92' (1/1) Pen: Corné Meyer 17' (1/1) Anvor Schooney 47' (1/1) Drop: Corné Meyer 7' (1/1)	Attendance: 300 Referee: Christian (Christie) du Preez

	30 June 2007	Griffons	50–29	Mighty Elephants	North West Stadium, Welkom
	16:00	Try: Japie Nel 7', 32', 58' Pieter Frederick Nel 39' Stevie Meyer 43' Dougie Hellmuth 65' Barend Johannes Marthinus Britz 72' Con: PD Terblanche 33', 40', 44', 59', 66', 73' (6/7) Pen: PD Terblanche 46' (1/1)	Scoreboard^[6]	Try: Fabian Juries 3', 52' Elroy Ligman 24' Noel Richard de Villiers 78' Con: Chris Jonck 4', 24', 53' (3/4) Pen: Chris Jonck 26' (1/1)	Attendance: 150 Referee: Linston Manuels

Round three

	6 July 2007	SWD Eagles	33–12	Griffons	Outeniqua Park, George
	17:00	Try: Leon de Villiers 44' Ashwin Scott 68' Spencer Pearson Wakeling 73' Ricardo Pietersen 84' Con: Ambrose Barends 45', 74' (2/4) Pen: Ambrose Barends 4', 34' (2/2) Drop: Ashwin Scott 19' (1/1) Cards: Nicky van der Walt 57' to 67' Charl Kitching 81' to 88'	Scoreboard^[7]	Try: Cecil Afrika 82' Andries Kruger 87' Con: Marcel du Toit 88' (1/2) Pen: PD Terblanche (0/1) Cards: Gert Johannes Greyling 70' to 80'	Referee: Linston Manuels

	7 July 2007	Mighty Elephants	22–21	Pumas	EPRU Stadium, Port Elizabeth
		Try: Michael Killian 54' Luvo Sogidashe 59' Norman Nelson 62' Con: Chris Jonck 60', 63' (2/3) Pen: Chris Jonck 6' (1/3) Cards: Os Van der Walt 28' to 44' Paul Serfontein 66'	Scoreboard^[8]	Try: Jacques Coetzee 33' Rassie Jansen van Vuuren 75' Ashton Constant 79' Con: Riaan Smit 34', 76', 80' (3/3) Cards: Hyron Thyse 51' to 61'	Referee: Gareth Lloyd-Jones

Bye/s: Border Bulldogs, Leopards

Round four

	20 July 2007	Pumas	18–25	SWD Eagles	Puma Stadium, Witbank
	19:00	Try: Hyron Thyse 43' Rassie Jansen van Vuuren 89' Con: Riaan Smit 44' (1/2) Pen: Riaan Smit 5', 12' (2/2) Cards: Ruan Lamprecht 50' to 59'	Scoreboard^[9]	Try: Hannes Franklin 16' Leon de Villiers 48' Ashwin Scott 56' Con: Ambrose Barends 49', 57' (2/3) Pen: Ambrose Barends 53' (1/2) Jannie Viljoen 73' (1/1)	Attendance: 600 Referee: Brett Bowden

	21 July 2007	Leopards	48–37	Mighty Elephants	Olën Park, Potchefstroom
	15:30	Try: Corné Meyer 8', 60' Bom Samaai 13' Anvor Schooney 49', 64' Andries Mahoney 79' Con: Corné Meyer 9', 14', 50', 61', 65', 79' (6/6) Pen: Corné Meyer 37' (1/1) Drop: Corné Meyer 31' (1/1)	Scoreboard^[10]	Try: Luvo Sogidashe 5', 12' Michael van Huyssteen 29' Willie Bower 34' Norman Nelson 80' Con: Chris Jonck 13', 29', 35' (3/5) Pen: Chris Jonck 26', 40' (2/3)	Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Deon van Blommestein

	21 July 2007	Griffons	28–27	Border Bulldogs	North West Stadium, Welkom
	16:00	Try: Cecil Afrika 37', 53' Japie Nel 56' Con: Marcel du Toit (0/1) PD Terblanche 53', 57' (2/2) Pen: Marcel du Toit (0/1) PD Terblanche 44', 64', 67' (3/4) Cards: Pieter Frederick Nel 48' Sarel Louw 55'	Scoreboard^[11]	Try: Vuyo Zangqa 32', 40' Oliver Peter Fowles 70' Con: Elric van Vuuren 33', 40' (2/2) Stuart Hudson 71' (1/1) Pen: Elric van Vuuren 11', 15' (2/2) Oliver Peter Fowles (0/2) Cards: Brendan Lee Spring 19' Sinethemba Zweni 64'	Attendance: 250 Referee: Pro Legoete

Round Five

	27 July 2007	Border Bulldogs	19–19	Pumas	Buffalo City Stadium, East London
	19:00	Try: Lungelo Payi 78' Con: Oliver Peter Fowles 79' (1/1) Pen: Oliver Peter Fowles 2', 45', 51', 82' (4/4) Drop: Vuyo Zangqa (0/1) Cards: Lonwabo Mtimka 18' to 28'	Scoreboard^[12]	Try: Jacques Coetzee 4' Con: Riaan Smit 5' (1/1) Pen: Riaan Smit 11', 20', 35', 40' (4/4) Drop: Kennedy Tsimba (0/1) Cards: Marc de Marigny 80'	Attendance: 500 Referee: Linston Manuels

	28 July 2007	SWD Eagles	27–21	Leopards	Outeniqua Park, George
	15:00	Try: Henry Grimes 14' Hannes Franklin 30', 65' Ambrose Barends 73' Hendrik van der Nest 77' Con: Ambrose Barends 66' (1/4) Jannie Viljoen (0/1) Pen: Ambrose Barends (0/1)	Scoreboard^[13]	Try: Jaco Bouwer 8' Anvor Schooney 40' Deon van Rensburg 56' Con: Corné Meyer 9', 41', 57' (3/3) Cards: Morné Basson 24' to 34' Nardus Lombaard 28' to 40'	Attendance: 150 Referee: Gareth Lloyd-Jones

Bye/s: Griffons, Mighty Elephants

Round Six

	3 August 2007	Leopards	25–21	Border Bulldogs	Olympia Park, Rustenburg
	19:00	Try: Theo van Wyk 16' Morné Basson 43' Warren Clive Petersen 50' Colin Lloyd 64' Con: Corné Meyer 44' (1/3) Anvor Schooney (0/1) Pen: Corné Meyer 20' (1/5) Cards: Edrich Linde 31' to 41'	Scoreboard^[14]	Try: Sinethemba Zweni 34', 79' Pieter Loots 55' Con: Oliver Peter Fowles 35', 56', 80' (3/3) Pen: Oliver Peter Fowles (0/1)	Attendance: 400 Referee: Pro Legoete

	3 August 2007	Pumas	43–60	Griffons	Puma Stadium, Witbank
	19:00	Try: Jacques Coetzee 7' Marc de Marigny 28' Christiaan Els 52', 74' Ross Geldenhuys 61' Kennedy Tsimba 77' Con: Riaan Smit 8', 53', 62', 75', 78' (5/6) Pen: Riaan Smit 2' (1/1)	Scoreboard^[15]	Try: Jaun de Wit 5', 16' Hannes Tredoux 30', 84' Dougie Hellmuth 40', 56' Cecil Afrika 49' Jaco du Toit 58' Pieter Frederick Nel 68' Con: PD Terblanche 6', 31', 41', 57', 69', 84' (6/9) Pen: PD Terblanche 38' (1/2)	Attendance: 300 Referee: Mark Lawrence

	4 August 2007	Mighty Elephants	6–13	SWD Eagles	EPRU Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	15:30	Pen: Chris Jonck 1', 11' (2/3) Cards: Andries Adriaan Smit 66' to 78'	Scoreboard^[16]	Try: Hendrik van der Nest 67' Con: Ambrose Barends 68' (1/1) Pen: Ambrose Barends 24', 51' (2/3) Cards: Jaco (SWD25`04) Terblanche 52' to 63'	Attendance: 250 Referee: Marius Jonker

Round Seven

	10 August 2007	Border Bulldogs	22–25	Mighty Elephants	Buffalo City Stadium, East London
	19:00	Try: Vuyo Zangqa 5' Oliver Peter Fowles 34', 38' Con: Oliver Peter Fowles 6', 39' (2/3) Pen: Oliver Peter Fowles 13' (1/2) Reinhardt Gerber (0/1) Cards: Lungelo Payi 60' Brett Nel 68'	Scoreboard^[17]	Try: Michael Killian 20' RW Kember 49', 61' Con: Chris Jonck 21', 62' (2/3) Pen: Chris Jonck 28', 65' (2/2)	Attendance: 600 Referee: Jerome Fortuin

	11 August 2007	Griffons	37–37	Leopards	North West Stadium, Welkom
	16:00	Try: Sarel Louw 15', 83' Christo van Niekerk 30' Pieter Frederick Nel 37' PD Terblanche 55' Con: PD Terblanche 15', 38', 83' (3/5) Pen: PD Terblanche 54', 71' (2/2)	Scoreboard^[18]	Try: Colin Lloyd 9' Bom Samaai 20', 65' Jaco Bouwer 74' Con: Corné Meyer 10', 21', 66' (3/3) Anvor Schooney 75' (1/1) Pen: Corné Meyer 34', 39' (2/3) Anvor Schooney 77' (1/1) Drop: Andries Mahoney (0/1)	Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Christie du Preez

Bye/s: Pumas, SWD Eagles

Round Eight

	17 August 2007	SWD Eagles	25–10	Border Bulldogs	Outeniqua Park, George
	17:00	Try: Hendrik van der Nest 17' Izak Saayman 63' Shawn Michael Minnie 83' Hannes Franklin 88' Con: Ambrose Barends 64' (1/3) Jannie Viljoen (0/1) Pen: Ambrose Barends 40' (1/1) Cards: Theo Bezuidenhout 21'	Scoreboard^[19]	Try: Russel Jeacocks 66' Con: Reinhardt Gerber 67' (1/1) Pen: Reinhardt Gerber 23' (1/2) Luzuko Velentiya (0/1)	Attendance: 500 Referee: Linston Manuels

	18 August 2007	Leopards	22–24	Pumas	Olën Park, Potchefstroom
	16:00	Try: Anvor Schooney 1', 73' Rayno Hendricks 18' Con: Anvor Schooney 19', 74' (2/3) Pen: Anvor Schooney 33' (1/3) Cards: Zeine Reynders 40' to 51'	Scoreboard^[20]	Try: Hyron Thyse 45' Riaan Smit 51' Con: Riaan Smit 51' (1/2) Pen: Riaan Smit 8', 26', 36', 55' (4/4)	Attendance: 500 Referee: Deon van Blommestein

	18 August 2007	Mighty Elephants	25–20	Griffons	EPRU Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	19:00	Try: Liaan Scriven 13' Basil de Doncker 40' Deon Booysen 57' Con: Chris Jonck 14', 58' (2/3) Pen: Chris Jonck 7', 24' (2/2)	Scoreboard^[21]	Try: Philippus Jacobus Steyn 32', 73' Con: PD Terblanche 33', 74' (2/2) Pen: PD Terblanche 16', 37' (2/2) Drop: Marcel du Toit (0/1)	Attendance: 400 Referee: Gareth Lloyd-Jones

Round Nine

	1 September 2007	Griffons	30–43	SWD Eagles	North West Stadium, Welkom
	16:00	Try: Cecil Afrika 8' Leonard van der Merwe 24' Japie Nel 37' Con: PD Terblanche 9', 25', 38' (3/3) Pen: PD Terblanche 19', 40', 47' (3/4)	Scoreboard^[22]	Try: Izak Saayman 12' Allister Kettledas 29', 72' Nicky van der Walt 34' Hannes Franklin 44', 59' Ambrose Barends 80' Con: Ambrose Barends 13', 30', 45', 60' (4/6) Warren Malgas (0/1) Pen: Ambrose Barends (0/1) Drop: Jaco (SWD25`04) Terblanche (0/1)	Attendance: 400 Referee: Jaco Peyper

	1 September 2007	Pumas	48–24	Mighty Elephants	Puma Stadium, Witbank
	16:00	Try: Jacques Lombaard 6', 18' Sasha Marot 20', 71' Rassie Jansen van Vuuren 42', 46' Morné Kruger 53' Maurice Oliver Reid 87' Con: Riaan Smit 54' (1/3) Kennedy Tsimba 19', 21' (2/4) Rudi Vogt 88' (1/1) Pen: Riaan Smit (0/2) Drop: Kennedy Tsimba (0/1) Cards: Rassie Jansen van Vuuren 26' to 36' Hyron Thyse 26' to 36' Ashton Constant 73' to 83'	Scoreboard^[23]	Try: Norman Nelson 30' Fabian Smith 49', 80' Os Van der Walt 60' Con: Chris Jonck 31', 61' (2/4) Cards: Fabian Smith 63' to 73'	Attendance: 400 Referee: Francois Veldsman

Bye/s: Border Bulldogs, Leopards

Round Ten

	8 September 2007	Mighty Elephants	34–15	Leopards	EPRU Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	15:30	Try: Norman Nelson 9', 35' Basil de Doncker 17', 64' Chris Jonck 71' Con: Chris Jonck 10', 18', 36' (3/5) Pen: Chris Jonck 77' (1/1) Cards: Paul Serfontein 46' to 56' Elvino Gertro Koetaan 56'	Scoreboard^[24]	Try: Warren Clive Petersen 57' BW van Dyk 59' Bom Samaai 74' Con: Corné Meyer (0/2) Renier Schoeman (0/1)	Attendance: 150 Referee: Linston Manuels

	8 September 2007	Border Bulldogs	34–26	Griffons	Buffalo City Stadium, East London
	17:00	Try: Eddie Johannes Swart 12' Kaunda Ntunja 14', 70' Oliver Peter Fowles 22' Russel Jeacocks 38' Con: Reinhardt Gerber 13', 23', 71' (3/5) Pen: Reinhardt Gerber 32' (1/1) Drop: Sinethemba Zweni (0/1) Reinhardt Gerber (0/1) Cards: Lungelo Payi 66'	Scoreboard^[25]	Try: Japie Nel 27' Cecil Afrika 75' Con: PD Terblanche 28', 76' (2/2) Pen: PD Terblanche 10', 17', 46', 66' (4/4) Cards: Sarel Louw 42'	Attendance: 300 Referee: Christian (Christie) du Preez

	8 September 2007	SWD Eagles	14–8	Pumas	Outeniqua Park, George
	17:00	Try: Allister Kettledas 25' Con: Jannie Viljoen (0/1) Pen: Jannie Viljoen 22' (1/2) Danie de Beer 53', 89' (2/2)	Scoreboard^[26]	Try: Riaan Juan Kruger 66' Con: Riaan Smit (0/1) Pen: Riaan Smit 48' (1/1) Cards: Stephan Gerber 62' to 76'	Attendance: 300 Referee: Jerome Fortuin

Round Eleven

	14 September 2007	Pumas	50–32	Border Bulldogs	Puma Stadium, Witbank
	18:00	Try: Christiaan Els 5' Maurice Oliver Reid 7', 36' Gordon Xavier Pangetti 23' Ruan Lamprecht 50' Ross Geldenhuys 63' Morné Kruger 84' Con: Kennedy Tsimba 6', 8', 37', 51', 64', 85' (6/7) Pen: Kennedy Tsimba 44' (1/1) Cards: Ruan Lamprecht 72'	Scoreboard^[27]	Try: Jarrod Edward Taylor 41' Oliver Peter Fowles 71', 74' Stuart Hudson 76' Con: Reinhardt Gerber 42', 71', 74' (3/4) Pen: Reinhardt Gerber 9', 26' (2/2)	Attendance: 100 Referee: Gareth Lloyd-Jones

	15 September 2007	Leopards	24–34	SWD Eagles	Olën Park, Potchefstroom
	16:00	Try: Lionelle Van Staden 19' Deon van Rensburg 26', 44' Con: Clayton Durand 20', 27', 45' (3/3) Pen: Clayton Durand 48' (1/1) Cards: Schalk Mattheys Van Jaarsveld 60' to 70'	Scoreboard^[28]	Try: Davon Raubenheimer 3' Hendrik van der Nest 11' Warren Malgas 53' Nicky van der Walt 62' Danie de Beer 64' Con: Danie de Beer 4', 54', 65' (3/5) Pen: Danie de Beer (0/1) Drop: Danie de Beer 72' (1/1)	Attendance: 500 Referee: Pro Legoete

Bye/s: Griffons, Mighty Elephants

Round Twelve

	21 September 2007	Border Bulldogs	25–26	Leopards	Buffalo City Stadium, East London
	19:00	Try: Pieter Loots 20' Peter William Featherstone 25' Stuart Hudson 39' Con: Reinhardt Gerber 21', 40' (2/3) Pen: Reinhardt Gerber 3', 28' (2/4) Cards: Lonwabo Mtimka 72'	Scoreboard^[29]	Try: Warren Clive Petersen 14' Deon van Rensburg 42' Rayno Hendricks 58' Corné Meyer 73' Con: Clayton Durand 42' (1/2) Corné Meyer 59', 74' (2/2) Pen: Clayton Durand (0/1) Cards: Bennie Adams 72'	Referee: Deon van Blommestein

	22 September 2007	Griffons	43–35	Pumas	North West Stadium, Welkom
	16:00	Try: Jaun de Wit 2' Cecil Afrika 19', 31', 74' Gys Briedenhann 38' Con: PD Terblanche 3', 20', 32' (3/4) Marcel du Toit (0/1) Pen: PD Terblanche 26', 30', 36', 43' (4/4)	Scoreboard^[30]	Try: Jacques Coetzee 9' Stephan Gerber 52' Ashton Constant 56' Marc de Marigny 67' Sean Johnson 71' Con: Kennedy Tsimba 10' (1/1) Rudi Vogt 52', 57', 67', 72' (4/4) Cards: Ross Geldenhuys 42' to 53' Stephan Gerber 70'	Attendance: 259 Referee: Jerome Fortuin

	22 September 2007	SWD Eagles	17–34	Mighty Elephants	Outeniqua Park, George
	17:00	Try: Ashley Buys 30' Bennie van Vuuren 73' Con: Danie de Beer 31' (1/1) Ambrose Barends 74' (1/1) Pen: Danie de Beer 1' (1/3) Drop: Ashwin Scott (0/1) Cards: Danie de Beer 34' to 46' Willem Johannes Harmse 52' to 62'	Scoreboard^[31]	Try: William Fick 22' Norman Nelson 56' RW Kember 86' Con: Chris Jonck 57', 87' (2/3) Pen: Chris Jonck 6', 38', 48', 53', 81' (5/6) Cards: Michael Killian 70' to 81'	Attendance: 500 Referee: Linston Manuels

Semi-finals

	28 September 2007	SWD Eagles	37–12	Pumas	Outeniqua Park, George
	17:00	Try: Spencer Pearson Wakeling 11' Hendrik van der Nest 17', 58' Hannes Franklin 79' Ambrose Barends 89' Con: Danie de Beer 12', 18', 59' (3/5) Pen: Danie de Beer 9', 40' (2/2) Cards: Leon de Villiers 39' to 50' Izak Saayman 51' to 62'	Scoreboard^[32]	Try: Danzel Manuel 5' Barend du Plessis 61' Con: Rudi Vogt 62' (1/2) Cards: Gordon Xavier Pangetti 67' to 77' Danzel Manuel 78' to 88'	Attendance: 500 Referee: Christian (Christie) du Preez

	29 September 2007	Mighty Elephants	43–30	Griffons	EPRU Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	15:30	Try: Norman Nelson 17' Elroy Ligman 35' Noel Richard de Villiers 39' Michael Killian 43', 65' William Fick 55' Fabian Smith 63' Con: Chris Jonck 36', 40', 56', 66' (4/7) Pen: Chris Jonck (0/1)	Scoreboard^[33]	Try: Cecil Afrika 22' Stanley Victor Stevens 27' Dougie Hellmuth 74' Con: Gideon Jacobus Goosen 23', 28', 75' (3/3) Pen: Gideon Jacobus Goosen 6', 46', 57' (3/4)	Attendance: 530 Referee: Deon van Blommestein

Final

	6 October 2007	SWD Eagles	38–3	Mighty Elephants	Outeniqua Park, George
	17:05	Try: Jonathan Richard Muller 30' Izak Saayman 40' Danie de Beer 42' Ashwin Scott 79' Con: Danie de Beer 31', 40', 43' (3/3) Ambrose Barends (0/1) Pen: Danie de Beer 8', 26' (2/2) Ambrose Barends 55', 63' (2/2) Drop: Valentine van Wyk (0/1)	Scoreboard^[34]	Drop: Liaan Scriven 20' (1/1)	Referee: Willie Roos

2007 Absa Currie Cup First Division Champions
SWD Eagles 2nd title

Players

Player Statistics

The following table contain points which have been scored in the 2007 Currie Cup First Division.^[35]

All point scorers
No	Player	Team	T	C	P	DG	Pts
1	PD Terblanche	Griffons	1	29	22	0	129
2	Chris Jonck	Mighty Elephants	1	26	17	0	108
3	Corné Meyer	Leopards	3	16	9	2	80
4	Ambrose Barends	SWD Eagles	3	15	9	0	72
5	Riaan Smit	Pumas	1	12	12	0	65
6	Oliver Peter Fowles	Border Bulldogs	6	6	5	0	57
7	Cecil Afrika	Griffons	11	0	0	0	55
8	Reinhardt Gerber	Border Bulldogs	0	11	11	0	55
9	Danie de Beer	SWD Eagles	2	10	7	1	54
10	Anvor Schooney	Leopards	6	4	3	0	47
11	Norman Nelson	Mighty Elephants	8	0	0	0	40
12	Hannes Franklin	SWD Eagles	7	0	0	0	35
	Japie Nel	Griffons	7	0	0	0	35
	Hendrik van der Nest	SWD Eagles	7	0	0	0	35
15	Kennedy Tsimba	Pumas	1	9	1	0	26
16	Rassie Jansen van Vuuren	Pumas	5	0	0	0	25
	Warren Clive Petersen	Leopards	5	0	0	0	25
	Deon van Rensburg	Leopards	5	0	0	0	25
19	Jacques Coetzee	Pumas	4	0	0	0	20
	Dougie Hellmuth	Griffons	4	0	0	0	20
	Michael Killian	Mighty Elephants	4	0	0	0	20
	Bom Samaai	Leopards	4	0	0	0	20
	Luvo Sogidashe	Mighty Elephants	4	0	0	0	20
24	Ashwin Scott	SWD Eagles	3	0	0	1	18
25	Marc de Marigny	Pumas	2	2	1	0	17
26	Basil de Doncker	Mighty Elephants	3	0	0	0	15
	Jaun de Wit	Griffons	3	0	0	0	15
	Christiaan Els	Pumas	3	0	0	0	15
	Gideon Jacobus Goosen	Griffons	0	3	3	0	15
	Rayno Hendricks	Leopards	3	0	0	0	15
	RW Kember	Mighty Elephants	3	0	0	0	15
	Allister Kettledas	SWD Eagles	3	0	0	0	15
	Fabian Juries	Mighty Elephants	3	0	0	0	15
	Pieter Frederick Nel	Griffons	3	0	0	0	15
	Maurice Oliver Reid	Pumas	3	0	0	0	15
	Izak Saayman	SWD Eagles	3	0	0	0	15
	Fabian Smith	Mighty Elephants	3	0	0	0	15
	Spencer Pearson Wakeling	SWD Eagles	3	0	0	0	15
	Vuyo Zangqa	Border Bulldogs	3	0	0	0	15
40	Rudi Vogt	Pumas	0	7	0	0	14
41	Stuart Hudson	Border Bulldogs	2	1	0	0	12
42	Clayton Durand	Leopards	0	4	1	0	11
43	Jaco Bouwer	Leopards	2	0	0	0	10
	Ashton Constant	Pumas	2	0	0	0	10
	Leon de Villiers	SWD Eagles	2	0	0	0	10
	Noel Richard de Villiers	Mighty Elephants	2	0	0	0	10
	William Fick	Mighty Elephants	2	0	0	0	10
	Ross Geldenhuys	Pumas	2	0	0	0	10
	Russel Jeacocks	Border Bulldogs	2	0	0	0	10
	Morné Kruger	Pumas	2	0	0	0	10
	Ruan Lamprecht	Pumas	2	0	0	0	10
	Elroy Ligman	Mighty Elephants	2	0	0	0	10
	Colin Lloyd	Leopards	2	0	0	0	10
	Jacques Lombaard	Pumas	2	0	0	0	10
	Pieter Loots	Border Bulldogs	2	0	0	0	10
	Sarel Louw	Griffons	2	0	0	0	10
	Sasha Marot	Pumas	2	0	0	0	10
	Stevie Meyer	Griffons	2	0	0	0	10
	Kaunda Ntunja	Border Bulldogs	2	0	0	0	10
	Gordon Xavier Pangetti	Pumas	2	0	0	0	10
	Philippus Jacobus Steyn	Griffons	2	0	0	0	10
	Eddie Johannes Swart	Border Bulldogs	2	0	0	0	10
	Hyron Thyse	Pumas	2	0	0	0	10
	Hannes Tredoux	Griffons	2	0	0	0	10
	Nicky van der Walt	SWD Eagles	2	0	0	0	10
	Michael van Huyssteen	Mighty Elephants	2	0	0	0	10
	Elric van Vuuren	Border Bulldogs	0	2	2	0	10
	Sinethemba Zweni	Border Bulldogs	2	0	0	0	10
69	Liaan Scriven	Mighty Elephants	1	0	0	1	8
70	Jannie Viljoen	SWD Eagles	0	0	2	0	6
71	Morné Basson	Leopards	1	0	0	0	5
	Deon Booysen	Mighty Elephants	1	0	0	0	5
	Willie Bower	Mighty Elephants	1	0	0	0	5
	Gys Briedenhann	Griffons	1	0	0	0	5
	Barend Johannes Marthinus Britz	Griffons	1	0	0	0	5
	Ashley Buys	SWD Eagles	1	0	0	0	5
	Barend du Plessis	Pumas	1	0	0	0	5
	Jaco du Toit	Griffons	1	0	0	0	5
	Peter William Featherstone	Border Bulldogs	1	0	0	0	5
	Joshua John Fowles	Border Bulldogs	1	0	0	0	5
	Stephan Gerber	Pumas	1	0	0	0	5
	Henry Grimes	SWD Eagles	1	0	0	0	5
	Sean Johnson	Pumas	1	0	0	0	5
	Andries Kruger	Griffons	1	0	0	0	5
	Riaan Juan Kruger	Pumas	1	0	0	0	5
	Andries Mahoney	Leopards	1	0	0	0	5
	Warren Malgas	SWD Eagles	1	0	0	0	5
	Danzel Manuel	Pumas	1	0	0	0	5
	Shawn Michael Minnie	SWD Eagles	1	0	0	0	5
	Lonwabo Mtimka	Border Bulldogs	1	0	0	0	5
	Jonathan Richard Muller	SWD Eagles	1	0	0	0	5
	Lungelo Payi	Border Bulldogs	1	0	0	0	5
	Ricardo Pietersen	SWD Eagles	1	0	0	0	5
	Brendan Lee Spring	Border Bulldogs	1	0	0	0	5
	Davon Raubenheimer	SWD Eagles	1	0	0	0	5
	Corné Steenkamp	Pumas	1	0	0	0	5
	Stanley Victor Stevens	Griffons	1	0	0	0	5
	Jarrod Edward Taylor	Border Bulldogs	1	0	0	0	5
	Leonard van der Merwe	Griffons	1	0	0	0	5
	Os van der Walt	Mighty Elephants	1	0	0	0	5
	BW van Dyk	Leopards	1	0	0	0	5
	Christo van Niekerk	Griffons	1	0	0	0	5
	Lionelle van Staden	Leopards	1	0	0	0	5
	Quintin Jean van Tonder	Pumas	1	0	0	0	5
	Bennie van Vuuren	SWD Eagles	1	0	0	0	5
	Theo van Wyk	Leopards	1	0	0	0	5
107	Marcel du Toit	Griffons	0	1	0	0	2
–	penalty try	SWD Eagles	1	0	0	0	5

* Legend: T = Tries, C = Conversions, P = Penalties, DG = Drop Goals, Pts = Points.

Squad Lists

References

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^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Border Bulldogs 16–24 SWD Eagles". South African Rugby Union. 29 June 2007. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
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^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – SWD Eagles 33–12 Griffons". South African Rugby Union. 6 July 2007. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
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^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Witbank Mica Pumas 18–25 SWD Eagles". South African Rugby Union. 20 July 2007. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
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^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Witbank Mica Pumas 43–60 Griffons". South African Rugby Union. 3 August 2007. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – BA Mighty Elephants 6–13 SWD Eagles". South African Rugby Union. 4 August 2007. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Border Bulldogs 22–25 BA Mighty Elephants". South African Rugby Union. 10 August 2007. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
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^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – SWD Eagles 25–10 Border Bulldogs". South African Rugby Union. 17 August 2007. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Impala Leopards 22–24 Witbank Mica Pumas". South African Rugby Union. 18 August 2007. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – BA Mighty Elephants 25–20 Griffons". South African Rugby Union. 18 August 2007. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Griffons 30–43 SWD Eagles". South African Rugby Union. 1 September 2007. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Witbank Mica Pumas 48–24 BA Mighty Elephants". South African Rugby Union. 1 September 2007. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – BA Mighty Elephants 34–15 Impala Leopards". South African Rugby Union. 8 September 2007. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Border Bulldogs 34–26 Griffons". South African Rugby Union. 8 September 2007. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – SWD Eagles 14–8 Witbank Mica Pumas". South African Rugby Union. 8 September 2007. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Witbank Mica Pumas 50–32 Border Bulldogs". South African Rugby Union. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Impala Leopards 24–34 SWD Eagles". South African Rugby Union. 15 September 2007. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Border Bulldogs 25–26 Impala Leopards". South African Rugby Union. 21 September 2007. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Griffons 43–35 Witbank Mica Pumas". South African Rugby Union. 22 September 2007. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – SWD Eagles 17–34 BA Mighty Elephants". South African Rugby Union. 22 September 2007. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – SWD Eagles 37–12 Witbank Mica Pumas". South African Rugby Union. 28 September 2007. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – BA Mighty Elephants 43–30 Griffons". South African Rugby Union. 29 September 2007. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – SWD Eagles 38–3 BA Mighty Elephants". South African Rugby Union. 6 October 2007. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
^ "SA Rugby Top Scorers – 2007 ABSA Currie Cup First Div". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 5 May 2016.

Currie Cup

Teams

Premier Division:	Blue Bulls Free State Cheetahs Golden Lions Griffons Griquas Pumas Sharks Western Province
First Division:	Boland Cavaliers Border Bulldogs Eastern Province Elephants Falcons Leopards SWD Eagles

Seasons

Board Trophy:	1889
Amateur era:	1892 1894 1895 1897 1898 1899 1904 1906 1908 1911 1914 1920 1922 1925 1927 1929 1932 1934 1936 1939 1946 1947 1950 1952 1954 1956 1957–1959 1964 1966 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 Div A Div B Tphy A Tphy B 1989 Div A Div B Tphy A Tphy B 1990 Div A Div B Tphy 1991 CC CC/Ce Div A Div B Ce/Ru Div C Div D 1992 CC CC/Ce Cen A Cen B Ce/Ru Rur A/B Rur B 1993 1994 1995
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Results

Round one

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Round Five

Round Six

Round Seven

Round Eight

Round Nine

Round Ten

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Players

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See also

References