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2010 Currie Cup First Division

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Champions
  
Eastern Province Kings

Matches played
  
33

Runners-up
  
SWD Eagles

Top point scorer
  
Ambrose Barends

2010 Currie Cup First Division

Tries scored
  
253 (average 7.667 per match)

Top try scorer
  
Coert Cronjé / Norman Nelson

The 2010 Currie Cup First Division was contested from 16 July through to 15 October 2010. 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.

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Regular season and title play offs

There were 6 participating teams in the 2010 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 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 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.

Promotion play offs

The top 2 teams on the log also qualified for the promotion/relegation play-offs. The first placed team played off against the team placed eighth in the 2010 Currie Cup Premier Division and the second placed team played off against the team placed seventh in the Premier Division. The winners of these two ties (determined via two team tables, with all Currie Cup ranking regulations in effect) qualified for the 2011 Currie Cup Premier Division, while the losing teams qualified for the 2011 Currie Cup First Division.

Changes from 2009

  • The Pumas left the league, having won promotion to the 2010 Currie Cup Premier Division.
  • The Boland Cavaliers joined the league, having been relegated from the 2009 Currie Cup Premier Division.
  • The Mighty Elephants changed their name to Eastern Province Kings just before the Regular Season started.

    • Fixtures and results

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

    • Results

  • Pumas remain in the Currie Cup Premier Division.
  • Leopards remain in the Currie Cup Premier Division.
  • Eastern Province Kings remain in the Currie Cup First Division.
  • SWD Eagles remain in the Currie Cup First Division.

    • Top scorers

    The following sections contain only points and tries which have been scored in competitive games in the 2010 Currie Cup First Division.

    References

    2010 Currie Cup First Division Wikipedia
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