2008 Currie Cup First Division

• The Absa Currie Cup First Division, as it is today known, is the ninth season of the competition.
• The competition was first contested in 2000 when it was known as the Bankfin Cup and played alongside the Bankfin Currie Cup. It later became known as the Absa Cup and, from 2004, the Absa Currie Cup First Division.
• The first winners of the competition were the Vodacom Blue Bulls who, just two seasons later, would go on to win the Absa Currie Cup title three years in succession.
• Boland Kavaliers have won the title three times.
• Boland Kavaliers and the Platinum Leopards have met in the final three times – 2001, 2003 and 2006 – with the Platinum Leopards winning all three matches.

The winner of the final plays against the team that are at the bottom of the Absa Currie Cup Premier Division standings and the runner-up plays the 2nd last team on the log for a chance to be promoted to the Premier Division. The SWD Eagles won the final of the 2007 Currie Cup First Division 38 – 3 against the Mighty Elephants, and faced the Valke in the playoff matches. The Mighty Elephants faced the Boland Kavaliers in their two leg matches.

The SWD Eagles and the Mighty Elephants did not get promoted to the Premier Division. They both lost both their matches against the Valke and the Boland Kavaliers.

• The teams are listed in alphabetical order:
• Mighty Elephants from Port Elizabeth
• Border Bulldogs from East London
• Griffons from Welkom
• Platinum Leopards from Potchefstroom
• Pumas from Witbank
• SWD Eagles from George

Updated 29 September 2008:{{SA Rugby Log | id=633 | comp=2008 ABSA Currie Cup First Div | date=20 May 2016}}

• Four points for a win
• Two points for a draw
• One bonus point for a loss by seven points or less
• One bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match

• P = points
• W = Won
• D = Drawn
• L = Lost
• PF = points for
• P = Points Against
• PD = Points Difference (PF - PA)
• TF = Tries For
• TA = Tries Against
• BP = Bonus points
• Pts = Total Points

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| date = 15:00 2008-05-31

| home = East Cape XV

| score = 17 – 63

| away = Vodacom Western Province

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| stadium = ABSA Stadium, East London

| referee = Christie du Preez {{flagicon|RSA}} }}

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| date = 18:00 2008-06-06

| home = SWD Eagles

| score = 15 – 29

| away = Vodacom Blue Bulls

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| stadium = Outeniqua Park, George

| referee = Joey Salmans {{flagicon|RSA}} }}

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| date = 19:00 2008-06-13

| home = Griffons

| score = 15 – 44

| away = {{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)}}

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| stadium = North West Stadium, Welkom

| referee = Mark Lawrence {{flagicon|RSA}} }}

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| date = 19:00 2008-06-13

| home = Platinum Leopards

| score = 19 – 40

| away = Vodacom FS Cheetahs

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| stadium = Santam Olën Park, Potchefstroom

| referee = Jonathan Kaplan {{flagicon|RSA}} }}

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| date = 19:00 2008-06-13

| home = East Cape XV

| score = 9 – 26

| away = Xerox Lions

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| stadium = EPRFU Stadium, Port Elizabeth

| referee = Jaco Peyper {{flagicon|RSA}} }}

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| date = 19:00 2008-08-29

| home = Pumas

| score = 22 – 28

| away = Griquas

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| stadium = Ermelo HS, Ermelo

| referee = James Bolabiu {{flagicon|RSA}} }}

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| date = 19:00 2008-06-27

| home = Pumas

| score = 32 – 30

| away = Mighty Elephants

| homescore = Tries: Thyse 30' c
Terblanche 50' m
Marx 55' c
Sithole 74' c
Con: Coetzee (1/2)
Marx (2/2)
Pen: Coetzee 17' (1/4)
Marx 60' (1/1)
Cards: Thyse {{Sin bin|38|50}}

| awayscore = Tries: Nel 25' c
Jacobs 65' c
Booysen 80'+4' m
Nelson 80'+8' m
Con: Gallinetti (2/4)
Pen: Gallinetti 39', 40'+3' (2/3)

| stadium = Puma Stadium, Witbank

| referee = Deon van Blommestein {{flagicon|RSA}} }}

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| date = 16:00 2008-06-28

| home = Griffons

| score = 34 – 31

| away = SWD Eagles

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| stadium = North West Stadium, Welkom

| referee = Jaco Peyper {{flagicon|RSA}} }}

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| Platinum Leopards

| Border Bulldogs

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| date = 19:00 2008-07-04

| home = Border Bulldogs

| score = 14 – 30

| away = Griffons

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| stadium = Absa Stadium, East London

| referee = Pro Legoete {{flagicon|RSA}} }}

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| date = 15:30 2008-07-05

| home = Mighty Elephants

| score = 23 – 47

| away = Platinum Leopards

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| stadium = EPRFU Stadium, Port Elizabeth

| referee = Deon van Blommestein {{flagicon|RSA}} }}

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| Pumas

| SWD Eagles

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| date = 19:00 2008-07-11

| home = Pumas

| score = 23 – 27

| away = Border Bulldogs

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| stadium = Puma Stadium, Witbank

| referee = JC Fortuin {{flagicon|RSA}} }}

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| date = 16:00 2008-07-12

| home = Platinum Leopards

| score = 41 – 33

| away = SWD Eagles

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| stadium = Profert Olën Park, Potchefstroom

| referee = Christie du Preez {{flagicon|RSA}} }}

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| Griffons

| Mighty Elephants

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| date = 19:00 2008-07-18

| home = Border Bulldogs

| score = 19 – 29

| away = Platinum Leopards

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| stadium = Absa Stadium, East London

| referee = Phillip Bosch {{flagicon|RSA}} }}

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| date = 15:00 2008-07-19

| home = SWD Eagles

| score = 29 – 6

| away = Mighty Elephants

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| stadium = Outeniqua Park, George

| referee = Francois Veldsman {{flagicon|RSA}} }}

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| date = 16:30 2008-07-19

| home = Griffons

| score = 24 – 30

| away = Pumas

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| stadium = North West Stadium, Welkom

| referee = Jaco Peyper {{flagicon|RSA}} }}

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| date = 15:00 2008-07-26

| home = SWD Eagles

| score = 48 – 7

| away = Border Bulldogs

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| stadium = Outeniqua Park, George

| referee = Christie du Preez {{flagicon|RSA}} }}

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| date = 15:30 2008-07-26

| home = Mighty Elephants

| score = 27 – 19

| away = Griffons

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| stadium = EPRFU Stadium, Port Elizabeth

| referee = Deon van Blommestein {{flagicon|RSA}} }}

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| date = 16:00 2008-07-26

| home = Platinum Leopards

| score = 54 – 14

| away = Pumas

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| stadium = Profert Olën Park, Potchefstroom

| referee = Phillip Bosch {{flagicon|RSA}} }}

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| date = 19:00 2008-08-01

| home = Border Bulldogs

| score = 28 – 16

| away = Mighty Elephants

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| stadium = Absa Stadium, East London

| referee = JC Fortuin {{flagicon|RSA}} }}

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| date = 15:00 2008-08-02

| home = SWD Eagles

| score = 31 – 20

| away = Pumas

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| stadium = Outeniqua Park, George

| referee = Wayne Barnes {{flagicon|RSA}} }}

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| date = 16:00 2008-08-02

| home = Griffons

| score = 23 – 29

| away = Platinum Leopards

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| stadium = North West Stadium, Welkom

| referee = Joey Salmans {{flagicon|RSA}} }}

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| date = 19:00 2008-08-08

| home = Pumas

| score = 12 – 28

| away = Griffons

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| stadium = Puma Stadium, Witbank

| referee = Christie du Preez {{flagicon|RSA}} }}

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| date = 16:00 2008-08-09

| home = Platinum Leopards

| score = 53 – 23

| away = Border Bulldogs

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| stadium = Profert Olën Park, Potchefstroom

| referee = Pro Legoete {{flagicon|RSA}} }}

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| date = 16:00 2008-08-09

| home = Mighty Elephants

| score = 21 – 26

| away = SWD Eagles

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| stadium = EPRFU Stadium, Port Elizabeth

| referee = Gareth Lloyd-Jones {{flagicon|RSA}} }}

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| date = 19:00 2008-08-22

| home = Platinum Leopards

| score = 51 – 27

| away = Mighty Elephants

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| stadium = Profert Olën Park, Potchefstroom

| referee = Deon van Blommestein {{flagicon|RSA}} }}

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| date = 16:30 2008-07-30

| home = Griffons

| score = 50 – 9

| away = Border Bulldogs

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| stadium = North West Stadium, Welkom

| referee = JC Fortuin {{flagicon|RSA}} }}

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| SWD Eagles

| Pumas

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| date = 19:00 2008-09-05

| home = Border Bulldogs

| score = 45 – 40

| away = Pumas

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| stadium = Absa Stadium, East London

| referee = Jonathan Kaplan {{flagicon|RSA}} }}

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| date = 15:00 2008-09-06

| home = SWD Eagles

| score = 35 – 34

| away = Platinum Leopards

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| stadium = Outeniqua Park, George

| referee = Willie Roos {{flagicon|RSA}} }}

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| Griffons

| Mighty Elephants

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| date = 19:00 2008-09-12

| home = Pumas

| score = 36 – 22

| away = SWD Eagles

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| stadium = Witbank Mica Stadium, Witbank

| referee = Pro Legoete {{flagicon|RSA}} }}

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| date = 16:00 2008-09-13

| home = Platinum Leopards

| score = 23 – 36

| away = Griffons

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| stadium = Profert Olën Park, Potchefstroom

| referee = Jaco Peyper {{flagicon|RSA}} }}

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| date = 16:15 2008-09-13

| home = Mighty Elephants

| score = 44 – 23

| away = Border Bulldogs

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| stadium = EPRFU Stadium, Port Elizabeth

| referee = Joey Salmans {{flagicon|RSA}} }}

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| date = 19:00 2008-09-19

| home = Pumas

| score = 29 – 77

| away = Platinum Leopards

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| stadium = Puma Stadium, Witbank

| referee = Willie Roos {{flagicon|RSA}} }}

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| date = 19:00 2008-09-19

| home = Border Bulldogs

| score = 37 – 33

| away = SWD Eagles

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| stadium = Absa Stadium, East London

| referee = Francois Veldsman {{flagicon|RSA}} }}

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| date = 16:00 2008-09-20

| home = Griffons

| score = 33 – 20

| away = Mighty Elephants

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| stadium = North West Stadium, Welkom

| referee = JC Fortuin {{flagicon|RSA}} }}

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| date = 19:00 2008-09-27

| home = SWD Eagles

| score = 19 – 26

| away = Griffons

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| stadium = Outeniqua Park, George

| referee = Joey Salmans {{flagicon|RSA}} }}

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| date = 17:00 2008-09-27

| home = Mighty Elephants

| score = 24 – 32

| away = Pumas

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| stadium = Adcock Stadium, Port Elizabeth

| referee = Gareth Lloyd-Jones {{flagicon|RSA}} }}

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| Platinum Leopards

| Border Bulldogs

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{{Round4

|2008-10-03 - Profert Olën Park, Potchefstroom

|Platinum Leopards |50

|Pumas |18

|2008-10-04 - North West Stadium, Welkom

|Griffons |27

|SWD Eagles |17

|2008-10-10 - Profert Olën Park, Potchefstroom

|Platinum Leopards |26

|Griffons |31}}

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| date = 17:05 2008-10-03

| home = Platinum Leopards

| score = 50 – 18

| away = Pumas

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| stadium = Profert Olën Park, Potchefstroom }}

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| date = 15:00 2008-10-04

| home = Griffons

| score = 27 – 17

| away = SWD Eagles

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| stadium = North West Stadium, Welkom }}

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| date = 19:10 2008-10-10

| home = Platinum Leopards

| score = 26 – 31

| away = Griffons

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| stadium = Profert Olën Park, Potchefstroom }}

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| date = 16:30 2008-10-18

| home = Boland Kavaliers

| score = 54 – 15

| away = Griffons

| homescore = Tries: Danwel Demas, Deon Scholtz, Elgar Watts (4), Lionel Cornelius, Piet van Zyl
Con: Elgar Watts, Justin Peach (6)
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| awayscore = Tries: Jacko Jackson, Sarel Louw
Con: Jandré Blom
Pen: Jandré Blom

| stadium = Boland Stadium, Wellington

| referee = Jonathan Kaplan {{flagicon|RSA}}

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| date = 19:00 2008-10-18

| home = Valke

| score = 24 – 29

| away = Platinum Leopards

| homescore = Tries: Dewald Coetzee, Hanno Coetzee, Petrus van Rooyen
Con: Jeffrey Perkins, Petrus van Rooyen (2)
Pen: Jeffrey Perkins

| awayscore = Tries: Jan Van Zyl, Willem Bouwer
Con: Clayton Durand (2)
Pen: Clayton Durand (5)

| stadium = Bosman Stadium, Brakpan

| referee = Willie Roos {{flagicon|RSA}}

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| date = 16:00 2008-10-24

| home = Boland Kavaliers

| score = 42 – 50

| away = Griffons

| homescore = Tries: Angelo Brinkhuys, Bradley Mockford, Deon Scholtz (2), Dewey Swartbooi, Zolani Mofu
Con: Justin Peach (5), Lionel Cornelius
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| awayscore = Tries: Andries Kruger, Darryl Coeries, Hugo Kleynhans, Jacko Jackson, Jandré Blom, Jaun de Wit, Ockie van Zyl
Con: Jandré Blom (2), Kennedy Tsimba (4)
Pen:
DG: Jandré Blom

| stadium = North West Stadium, Welkom

| referee = Craig Joubert {{flagicon|RSA}}

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| date = 18:00 2008-10-24

| home = Valke

| score = 19 – 27

| away = Platinum Leopards

| homescore = Tries: Petrus van Rooyen
Con: Petrus van Rooyen
Pen: Petrus van Rooyen

| awayscore = Tries: Jan Van Zyl, Vuyo Zangqa
Con: Diederik Botha
Pen: Clayton Durand (3), Diederik Botha (2)

| stadium = Profert Olën Park, Potchefstroom

| referee = Marius Jonker {{flagicon|RSA}}

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• Boland Kavaliers manage to stay in the Absa Currie Cup Premier Division.
• Platinum Leopards are promoted to the Absa Currie Cup Premier Division.
• The Griffons just lost out to the Boland Kavaliers to remain in the First Division.
• The Valke are relegated to the Absa Currie Cup First Division after losing both their matches against the Platinum Leopards.

• 2008 Currie Cup Premier Division
• ABSA
• Currie Cup

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• {{SA Rugby Results | id=633 | comp=2008 ABSA Currie Cup First Div | date=6 May 2016}}

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