2010 Currie Cup Premier Division

The 2010 Absa Currie Cup Premier Division was the 72nd season in the competition since it started in 1889. The competition was contested from 9 July through to 30 October.

2010 Currie Cup Premier Division
Champions	Sharks
Top point scorer	Willem de Waal, Western Province (220)
Top try scorer	Bjorn Basson, Griquas (21)
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It was won by the Sharks, who defeated Western Province 30–10 in the final at Absa Stadium, Durban. Patrick Lambie was named man-of-the-match for his tally of 25 points, the second highest total scored by an individual in a Currie Cup Final.

Teams

Blue Bulls

Free State Cheetahs

Golden Lions

Griquas

Leopards

Pumas

Sharks

Western Province

Location of teams in 2010 Currie Cup Premier Division

Team	Stadium	Capacity
Blue Bulls	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	51,762
Free State Cheetahs	Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein	40,911
Golden Lions	Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg	62,567
Griquas	Griqua Park, Kimberley	18,000
Leopards	Profert Olën Park, Potchefstroom	15,000
	Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Phokeng	42,000
Pumas	Puma Stadium, Witbank	20,000
	Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela	40,929
Sharks	Absa Stadium, Durban	55,000
Western Province	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town	51,900

Standings

2010 Currie Cup Premier Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts	Qualification
1	Sharks	14	10	0	4	492	300	+192	62	30	9	3	52	Title Play-Off Semi-Final
2	Western Province	14	10	0	4	520	280	+240	59	28	6	2	48
3	Free State Cheetahs	14	10	0	4	488	323	+165	60	33	6	1	47
4	Blue Bulls	14	9	0	5	437	374	+63	49	39	6	5	47
5	Golden Lions	14	7	0	7	401	407	−6	45	46	7	4	39
6	Griquas	14	6	0	8	477	496	−19	60	61	10	3	37
7	Pumas	14	4	0	10	329	573	−244	45	78	6	1	23	Promotion/Relegation Play-Off
8	Leopards	14	0	0	14	263	654	−391	30	93	2	3	5

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

Fixtures and results

• Fixtures are subject to change.
• All times are South African (GMT+2).

Compulsory Friendlies

	18:00 2010-06-25	Falcons	3 - 80	Sharks XV	John Vorster Stadium, Nigel
		Pen: J. Naudé 58' (1/2) Cards: T. Ngidi 18' to 30'	Scoreboard[1]	Tries: J. Botes 15'c, 19'm, 72'c M. Rhodes 24'c T. Mtawarira 29'c M. Richards 35'c D. Jenner 38'c K. Daniel 40'c, 76'c S. Terblanche 43'c K. Cooper 66'm C. McLeod 80'c Con: R. Kockott (6/7) M. Dumond (2/3) J. Botes (1/1) K. Daniel (1/1)	Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Pro Legoete

	17:00 2010-07-02	SWD Eagles	12 - 50	Griquas	Recreation Ground, Oudtshoorn
		Tries: B. McBean 24'm M. Potts 76'c Con: J. Blom (1/1) Cards: G. Mtyanda 26' to 37' W. Bennett 36' to 46'	Scoreboard[2]	Tries: W. Wilkins 5'c R. Viljoen 26'm W. Malgas 36'm B. Basson 44'c, 52'm M. Rosslee 60'c R. Barnes 62'c F. Spies 67'c Con: N. Olivier (5/8)	Referee: Stuart Berry

	18:00 2010-07-02	Griffons	5 - 29	Western Province	North West Stadium, Welkom
		Tries: E. Schultz 58'm	Scoreboard[3]	Tries: P. Louw 16'c, 36'c, 69'm A. Fondse 21'c Con: W. De Waal (3/3) Pen: W. De Waal 40' (1/2)	Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Lourens van der Merwe

	16:00 2010-07-03	Boland Cavaliers	29 - 45	Golden Lions	Boland Stadium, Wellington
		Tries: C. Hendricks 9'm J. Pieterse 53'm, 80'c B. April 68'c L. Cornelius 78'm Con: J. Jansen (2/4)	Scoreboard[4]	Tries: M. Killian 6'c, 59'm T. Chavhanga 14'c D. Minnie 19'c J.C. Janse van Rensburg 22'c J. Taute 56'c F. Van der Merwe 64'm Con: H. Kruger (4/4) E. Jantjies (1/3) Cards: G. Earle  77'	Referee: Joey Salmans

	16:00 2010-07-03	Mighty Elephants	11 - 24	Blue Bulls	EPRU Stadium, Port Elizabeth
		Tries: T. Mangweni 47'm Pen: D. Stevens 2', 68' (2/2) Cards: J. Potgieter 26' to 36'	Scoreboard[5]	Tries: G. Botha 29'm H. Groepes 58'c, 71'c J. Kruger 80'm Con: J.L. Potgieter (2/3)	Referee: Jason Jaftha

	19:00 2010-07-03	Border Bulldogs	7 - 45	Free State Cheetahs	Buffalo City Stadium, East London
		Tries: D. Meslane 10'c Con: A. Gqobo (1/1)	Scoreboard[6]	Tries: J. Nokwe 3'm F. Uys 17'c T. Carse 29'c C. Oosthuizen 43'c, 56'c K. Floors 66'c, 68'm Con: L. Strydom (4/5) S. Ebersohn (1/1)	Referee: Sandile Mayende

Regular season

Round one

	19:00 2010-07-09	Leopards	13 - 43	Golden Lions	Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Phokeng
		Tries: D. Scholtz 63'm W. Koch 72'm Pen: C. Dumond 23' (1/5) Cards: R. Swanepoel  75'	Scoreboard[7]	Tries: J. Vermaak 32'c, 53'c M. Delport 37'c W. Murray 48'm J. Taute 79'm Con: H. Kruger (3/4) Pen: H. Kruger 17', 22', 68', 75' (4/5)	Attendance: 400 Referee: Lourens van der Merwe

	19:10 2010-07-09	Blue Bulls	38 - 15	Pumas	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
		Tries: J. Mametsa 5'c, 11'm S. Watermeyer 9'c D. Greyling 22'c S. Dippenaar 23'm D. Stegmann 68'c Con: J.L. Potgieter (3/5) F. Brummer (1/1)	Scoreboard[8] Report	Tries: T. Meyer 36'c A. Kettledas 76'm Con: R. Croy (1/2) Pen: R. Croy 3' (1/1)	Attendance: 6,110 Referee: Stuart Berry

	15:00 2010-07-10	Griquas	40 - 34	Sharks	Griqua Park, Kimberley
		Tries: R. Barnes 31'm S. Roberts 43'c B. Basson 54'c, 71'm W. Wilkins 69'c Con: N. Olivier (3/5) Pen: N. Olivier 6', 59', 65' (3/3)	Scoreboard[9]	Tries: L. Mvovo 14'c, 57'm S. Meyer 23'm M. Rhodes 37'c P. Cilliers 75'c Con: R. Kockott (2/4) M. Dumond (1/1) Pen: R. Kockott 34' (1/2) Cards: J. Botes 38' to 47'	Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Jaco Peyper

	17:00 2010-07-10	Free State Cheetahs	11 - 25	Western Province	Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
		Tries: T. de Bruyn 30'm Pen: L. Strydom 12', 61' (2/3)	Scoreboard[10]	Tries: A. Fondse 39'c Con: W. de Waal (1/1) Pen: W. de Waal 16', 34', 37', 43', 46', 75' (6/6)	Attendance: 15,098 Referee: Marius Jonker

Round two

	19:10 2010-07-16	Free State Cheetahs	33 - 26	Griquas	Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
		Tries: R. Ebersohn 9'c C. Oosthuizen 33'c, 42'c, 66'c J. Nokwe 58'm Con: L. Strydom (4/5) Pen: L. Strydom (0/1) M. Bosman (0/1)	Scoreboard[11]	Tries: B. Basson 49'c S. Pretorius 75'c Con: N. Olivier (2/2) Pen: N. Olivier (3/3) R. Viljoen (1/1)	Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Mark Lawrence

	15:00 2010-07-16	Pumas	37 - 32	Leopards	Puma Stadium, Witbank
		Tries: E. Watts 12'c, 22'c, 30'm S. Venter 67'm A. Kettledas 76'c Con: E. Watts (3/4) C. Bezuidenhout (0/1) Pen: E. Watts (2/4)	Scoreboard[12]	Tries: D. Scholtz 28'm, 63'm D. Matyeshana 33'c M. Bondesio 69'm J. Bowles 80'c Con: E. Watts (3/4) C. Durand (2/5) Pen: C. Durand (1/1)	Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Joey Salmans

	15:00 2010-07-17	Western Province	32 - 0	Golden Lions	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
		Tries: P. Louw 20'c C. Jantjes 52'm P. Myburgh 75'm Con: W. de Waal (1/3) Pen: W. de Waal 5', 26', 29', 40', 45' (5/5)	Scoreboard[13]		Attendance: 18,365 Referee: Jaco Peyper

	17:05 2010-07-17	Sharks	34 - 28	Blue Bulls	Absa Stadium, Durban
		Tries: C. Burden 25'c L. Mvovo 47'c, 76'm K. Daniel 59'c, 77'm Con: P. Lambie (3/5) P. Lambie (1/3)	Scoreboard[14] Report	Tries: G.J. van Velze 5'm D. Greyling 65'c G. van den Heever 80'c Con: J.L. Potgieter (2/3) Pen: J.L. Potgieter (3/5)	Attendance: 25,573 Referee: Jason Jaftha

Round three

	19:00 2010-07-23	Sharks	27 - 17	Pumas	Absa Stadium, Durban
			Scoreboard[15]		Attendance: 12,486 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan

	19:10 2010-07-23	Leopards	23 - 42	Western Province	Profert Olën Park, Potchefstroom
			Scoreboard[16]		Referee: Sandile Mayende

	15:00 2010-07-24	Griquas	26 - 20	Golden Lions	Griqua Park, Kimberley
			Scoreboard[17]		Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Lourens van der Merwe

	17:05 2010-07-24	Blue Bulls	23 - 25	Free State Cheetahs	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
		Tries: Derick Kuün Stefan Watermeyer Con: Jacques-Louis Potgieter (2) Pen: Jacques-Louis Potgieter (3)	Scoreboard[18] Report	Tries: Skipper Badenhorst Con: Sias Ebersohn Pen: Louis Strydom (5) Sias Ebersohn	Attendance: 21,478 Referee: Pro Legoete

Round four

	19:10 2010-07-30	Leopards	27 - 41	Griquas	Profert Olën Park, Potchefstroom
			Scoreboard[19]		Attendance: 600

	15:00 2010-07-30	Western Province	54 - 13	Pumas	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
			Scoreboard[20]		Attendance: 15,666

	15:00 2010-07-31	Free State Cheetahs	13 - 25	Sharks	Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
			Scoreboard[21]		Attendance: 17,000

	17:05 2010-07-31	Golden Lions	18 - 32	Blue Bulls	Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg
		Try: JC Janse van Rensburg Warren Whiteley Con: Elton Jantjies Pen: Elton Jantjies (2)	Scoreboard[22] Report	Try: Jacques-Louis Potgieter Gerhard van den Heever Con: Jacques-Louis Potgieter (2) Pen: Jacques-Louis Potgieter (6)	Attendance: 10,113

Round Five

	19:10 2010-08-06	Blue Bulls	43 - 38	Leopards	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
		Try: Gerhard van den Heever (2) Dewald Potgieter Derick Kuun Francois Hougaard Stefan Watermeyer Con: Jacques-Louis Potgieter (5) Pen: Jacques-Louis Potgieter	Scoreboard[23] Report	Try: Rynard Landman Michael Bondesio (2) Walter Venter Dumisane Matyeshana Con: Niell Jacobs (4) Clayton Durand Pen: Niell Jacobs

	15:00 2010-08-07	Griquas	3 - 50	Western Province	Griqua Park, Kimberley
			Scoreboard[24]

	15:00 2010-08-07	Pumas	30 - 45	Free State Cheetahs	Puma Stadium, Witbank
			Scoreboard[25]		Attendance: 1,000

	17:05 2010-08-07	Sharks	48 - 19	Golden Lions	Absa Stadium, Durban
			Scoreboard[26]		Attendance: 22,095

Round Six

	19:00 2010-08-13	Griquas	58 - 25	Pumas	Griqua Park, Kimberley
			Scoreboard[27]		Attendance: 1,000

	19:10 2010-08-13	Leopards	6 - 51	Sharks	Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Phokeng
			Scoreboard[28]

	15:00 2010-08-14	Golden Lions	30 - 26	Free State Cheetahs	Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg
			Scoreboard[29]

	17:05 2010-08-14	Western Province	15 - 12	Blue Bulls	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
		Pen: Willem de Waal (5)	Scoreboard[30] Report	Pen: Jacques-Louis Potgieter (4)	Attendance: 47,835 Referee: Marius Jonker

Round Seven

	19:00 2010-08-20	Free State Cheetahs	57 - 0	Leopards	Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
			Scoreboard[31]		Attendance: 13,017 Referee: Jason Jaftha

	19:00 2010-08-20	Blue Bulls	39 - 38	Griquas	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
		Tries: Ruan Snyman John Mametsa (2) Dean Greyling Bandise Maku Con: Jacques-Louis Potgieter (4) Pen: Jacques-Louis Potgieter (2)	Scoreboard[32] Report	Tries: Bjorn Basson (3) Richard Lawson Con: Naas Olivier (3) Pen: Naas Olivier (4)	Attendance: 9,893 Referee: Mark Lawrence

	19:10 2010-08-20	Pumas	30 - 33	Golden Lions	Puma Stadium, Witbank
			Scoreboard[33]

	19:15 2010-08-21	Sharks	27 - 16	Western Province	Absa Stadium, Durban
			Scoreboard[34]		Attendance: 26,406

Round Eight

	19:00 2010-08-27	Golden Lions	45 - 22	Leopards	Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg
			Scoreboard[35]		Attendance: 3,112 Referee: Craig Joubert

	19:10 2010-08-27	Pumas	22 - 21	Blue Bulls	Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela
		Tries: Christo le Roux Elgar Watts Ashwin Scott Tian Meyer Con: Elgar Watts	Scoreboard[36] Report	Tries: Dean Greyling Dewald Potgieter Con: Jacques-Louis Potgieter Pen: Francois Brummer (2) Jacques-Louis Potgieter	Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Stuart Berry

	19:10 2010-08-27	Sharks	48 - 30	Griquas	Absa Stadium, Durban
			Scoreboard[37]		Attendance: 15,690 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan

	19:30 2010-08-27	Western Province	24 - 29	Free State Cheetahs	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
			Scoreboard[38]		Attendance: 23,867 Referee: Pro Legoete

Round Nine

	19:10 2010-09-03	Golden Lions	46 - 28	Western Province	Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg
			Scoreboard[39]		Attendance: 13,531 Referee: Mark Lawrence

	19:00 2010-09-03	Leopards	26 - 27	Pumas	Profert Olën Park, Potchefstroom
			Scoreboard[40]		Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Pro Legoete

	17:00 2010-09-03	Griquas	28 - 33	Free State Cheetahs	Griqua Park, Kimberley
			Scoreboard[41]		Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Sandile Mayende

	19:15 2010-09-04	Blue Bulls	40 - 34	Sharks	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
		Try: Juandre Kruger Ruan Snyman Jaco Engels Wynand Olivier Con: Jacques-Louis Potgieter (3) Zane Kirchner Pen: Jacques-Louis Potgieter (4)	Scoreboard[42] Report	Try: Lwazi Mvovo Stefan Terblanche Alistair Hargreaves Con: Patrick Lambie (2) Pen: Patrick Lambie (5)	Referee: Jonathan Kaplan

Round Ten

	19:10 2010-09-10	Pumas	14 - 30	Sharks	Puma Stadium, Witbank
			Scoreboard[43]		Referee: Lourens van der Merwe

	15:00 2010-09-11	Golden Lions	40 - 29	Griquas	Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg
			Scoreboard[44]		Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Jaco Peyper

	17:00 2010-09-11	Western Province	59 - 17	Leopards	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
			Scoreboard[45]		Attendance: 14,939 Referee: Sandile Mayende

	17:05 2010-09-11	Free State Cheetahs	20 - 14	Blue Bulls	Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
		Try: Philip Van der Walt Hendro Scholtz Con: Louis Strydom (2) Pen: Louis Strydom (2)	Scoreboard[46] Report	Try: Jaco van der Westhuyzen Pen: Jacques-Louis Potgieter (3)	Attendance: 17,541 Referee: Jason Jaftha

Round Eleven

	19:00 2010-09-17	Griquas	29 - 20	Leopards	Griqua Park, Kimberley
			Scoreboard[47]		Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Jason Jaftha

	19:10 2010-09-17	Pumas	10 - 62	Western Province	Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela
			Scoreboard[48]		Referee: Andrew Lees

	15:00 2010-09-18	Sharks	30 - 16	Free State Cheetahs	Absa Stadium, Durban
			Scoreboard[49]		Attendance: 27,402[50] Referee: Pro Legoete

	17:05 2010-09-18	Blue Bulls	24 - 21	Golden Lions	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
		Try: Gerrit-Jan van Velze Stefan Watermeyer Con: Jacques-Louis Potgieter Pen: Jacques-Louis Potgieter (4)	Scoreboard[51] Report	Try: Doppies la Grange Waylon Murray Con: Elton Jantjies Pen: Elton Jantjies (3)	Attendance: 25,774 Referee: Craig Joubert

Round Twelve

	19:00 2010-09-24	Free State Cheetahs	59 - 24	Pumas	Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
			Scoreboard[52]		Attendance: 13,348 Referee: Joey Salmans

	19:10 2010-09-24	Western Province	48 - 32	Griquas	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
			Scoreboard[53]		Attendance: 18,972 Referee: Marius Jonker

	15:00 2010-09-25	Leopards	26 - 39	Blue Bulls	Profert Olën Park, Potchefstroom
		Try: Dumisani Matyeshana Cecil Dumond Con: Clayton Durand (2) Pen: Clayton Durand (4)	Scoreboard[54] Report	Try: Jaco van der Westhuyzen Jaco Pretorius Derick Kuun Hayden Groepes Francois Hougaard Stefan Watermeyer Con: Jacques-Louis Potgieter (3) Pen: Jacques-Louis Potgieter	Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Nathan Pierce

	17:05 2010-09-25	Golden Lions	22 - 20	Sharks	Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg
			Scoreboard[55]		Attendance: 25,315 Referee: Jason Jaftha

Round Thirteen

	19:10 2010-10-01	Sharks	63 - 6	Leopards	Absa Stadium, Durban
			Scoreboard[56]		Attendance: 18,707 Referee: Jaco Peyper

	15:00 2010-10-02	Blue Bulls	36 - 32	Western Province	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
		Try: Okkie Kruger Stefan Watermeyer Zane Kirchner Con: Jacques-Louis Potgieter (3) Pen: Jacques-Louis Potgieter (4) Drop: Jaco van der Westhuyzen Cards: Dewald Potgieter 26' to 36'	Scoreboard[57] Report	Try: Juan De Jongh Con: Willem de Waal Pen: Willem de Waal (6) Cards: Jean de Villiers 40' to 50'	Attendance: 35,356 Referee: Craig Joubert

	15:00 2010-10-02	Pumas	31 - 61	Griquas	Puma Stadium, Witbank
			Scoreboard[58]		Referee: Jonathan Kaplan

	17:05 2010-10-02	Free State Cheetahs	43 - 37	Golden Lions	Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
			Scoreboard[59]		Referee: Stuart Berry

Round Fourteen

	19:00 2010-10-08	Leopards	7 - 78	Free State Cheetahs	Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Phokeng
			Scoreboard[60]		Referee: Marius Jonker

	19:10 2010-10-08	Golden Lions	27 - 34	Pumas	Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg
			Scoreboard[61]		Attendance: 8,591 Referee: Lourens van der Merwe

	15:00 2010-10-09	Griquas	36 - 48	Blue Bulls	Griqua Park, Kimberley
		Tries: Barry Geel Jean Stemmet Bjorn Basson (2) Sarel Pretorius Con: Naas Olivier (3) Rudi Vogt Pen: Riaan Viljoen	Scoreboard[62] Report	Tries: Dewald Potgieter Wynand Olivier Gerhard van den Heever Jaco Pretorius Derick Kuun Jaco van der Westhuyzen Victor Matfield Con: Morne Steyn (5) Pen: Morne Steyn	Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan

	17:05 2010-10-09	Western Province	33 - 21	Sharks	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
			Scoreboard[63]		Attendance: 51,900[64] Referee: Mark Lawrence

Semi-finals

	15:10 2010-10-16	Sharks	16 - 12	Blue Bulls	Absa Stadium, Durban
		Tries: Keegan Daniel Con: Patrick Lambie Pen: Patrick Lambie (3)	Scoreboard[65] Report	Pen: Morne Steyn (4)	Attendance: 38,668 Referee: Marius Jonker

	17:05 2010-10-16	Western Province	31 - 7	Free State Cheetahs	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
			Scoreboard[66]		Attendance: 47,876 Referee: Mark Lawrence

Final

	17:30 2010-10-30	Sharks	30-10	Western Province	Absa Stadium, Durban
			Scoreboard[67]		Attendance: 54,000[68] Referee: Craig Joubert

2010 Absa Currie Cup Premier Division Champions
Sharks 6th title

Tables

2010 Promotion/Relegation Games — Pumas v Eastern Province Kings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
1	Pumas (P)	2	1	1	0	82	64	+18	12	7	0	0	6
2	Eastern Province Kings (F)	2	0	1	1	64	82	−18	7	12	0	0	2

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
(F) Qualified for the 2011 Currie Cup First Division; (P) Qualified for the 2011 Currie Cup Premier Division

2010 Promotion/Relegation Games — Platinum Leopards v SWD Eagles

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
1	Leopards (P)	2	1	0	1	65	54	+11	7	9	0	0	4
2	SWD Eagles (F)	2	1	0	1	54	65	−11	9	7	0	0	4

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
(F) Qualified for the 2011 Currie Cup First Division; (P) Qualified for the 2011 Currie Cup Premier Division

See also

• 2010 Currie Cup First Division
• Currie Cup
• ABSA