2007 Currie Cup First Division

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.

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.

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.

Border Bulldogs

Mighty Elephants

Griffons

Leopards

Pumas

SWD Eagles

Location of teams in 2007 Currie Cup First Division

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

All times are South African (GMT+2).

	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	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	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

	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	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	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	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

	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	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	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

	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	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	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	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

	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	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	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

	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	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	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	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

	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	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	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

	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	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	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	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

	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	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	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

	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	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	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	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

	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	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	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

	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	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	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	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

	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	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	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

	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	Drop: Liaan Scriven  20' (1/1)	Referee: Willie Roos

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

• 2007 Currie Cup Premier Division
• 2007 Vodacom Cup