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.
The tournament was won by , who beat the 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
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, there was no promotion from the First Division in 2011.
Teams
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 Regent Boland Cavaliers Boland Stadium Border Bulldogs Buffalo City Stadium Eastern Province Kings Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Falcons Barnard Stadium Tasol Solar Griffons North West Stadium SWD Eagles Outeniqua Park
Standings The final league standings for the 2011 Currie Cup First Division were:
Fixtures
All times are South African (GMT+2).
Compulsory Friendlies
Regular season
The following matches were played in the 2011 Currie Cup First Division:
Round one
Round two
Round three
Round four
Round Five
Round Six
Round Seven
Round Eight
Round Nine
Round Ten
Round Eleven
Round Twelve
Title Play-Off Games
Semi-finals
Final
2011 Absa Currie Cup First Division Champions2nd title
Top scorers The following sections contain only points and tries which have been scored in competitive games in the 2011 Currie Cup First Division.
Top points scorers RankPlayerTeamPoints 1 Elgar Watts 175 2 Elric van Vuuren 119 3 Tiaan van Wyk 104 4 Willie le Roux 95 5 Ntabeni Dukisa 94 6 Louis Strydom 88 7 Danwel Demas 75 8 George Whitehead 61 9 SP Marais 54 Kyle Hendricks 54 Source: South African Rugby Union
Top try scorers RankPlayerTeamTries 1 Danwel Demas 15 2 Willie le Roux 12 3 Cornal Hendricks 10 SP Marais 10 5 Kyle Hendricks 9 Norman Nelson 9 Marcello Sampson 9 7 Brendon April 8 Howard Noble 8 9 Nicky Steyn 7 Luke Watson 7 Source: South African Rugby Union
See also 2011 Currie Cup Premier Division 2011 Vodacom Cup 2011 Under-21 Provincial Championship 2011 Under-19 Provincial Championship
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