The final round of the Absa Currie Cup First Division is a mathematician’s dream, with various permutations meaning any of the six teams can still qualify for the semi-finals.
The only certainties are that the EP Kings and Regent Boland Cavaliers will finish in the top two, but their final positions depend on the result between the Cavaliers’ match against the SWD Eagles in George on Friday afternoon. (See: Didn’t we Talk About Those Bonus Points EP?)
In the only other game this weekend, the two teams at the bottom of the log, the Valke and Border Bulldogs, take on each other in East London on Friday evening.
The Kings and the Tasol Solar Griffons completed their league matches last weekend.
When two teams finish on the same amount of log points, the team with the better points’ difference will be placed in the higher position on the log.
Read the permutations and WEEP with Frustration:
- EP Kings (currently on 42 log points) will finish top of the Absa Currie Cup First Division log if the Cavaliers lose and don’t get any bonus points from their match against SWD, otherwise they will be second.
- Regent Boland Cavaliers (41) will finish top of the log if they beat SWD (with or without a bonus point) or lose but score one bonus point (for losing with fewer than eight points or scoring four tries). If they lose without scoring a bonus point, they will be second.
- Tasol Solar Griffons (18) will finish fourth on the log if SWD lose without scoring two bonus points and the Valke and Bulldogs draw and they don’t score four or more tries each.
- SWD Eagles (16) will finish third on the log if they beat the Cavaliers or score two log points, either from a draw or two bonus points. If they lose, they will be out of the semi-finals.
- Valke (16) will be third on the log if they beat Border and SWD lose to Boland, or fourth if they beat Border and SWD beat Boland. They will be fourth on the log if they draw with Border and SWD lose, but they will not make the semi-finals if they lose.
- Border (15) will finish third if they beat the Valke and SWD lose to Boland.
Your Weekend’s Currie Cup Fixtures:
- SWD Eagles vs Regent Boland Cavaliers: Friday, 30 September 2011. Kick-off at 17:05. Venue: Outeniqua Park, George. Referee: Rasta Rashivenga
- Border Bulldogs vs Valke: Friday, 30 September 2011. Kick-off at 19:00. Venue: Buffalo City Stadium, East London. Referee: Jason Japtha
- Vodacom Blue Bulls vs Ford Pumas: Friday, 30 September 2011. Kick-off at 19:10. Venue: Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria. Referee: Sindile Mayende
- Toyota Free State Cheetahs vs MTN Golden Lions: Saturday, 1 October 2011. Kick-off at 15:00. Venue: Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein. Referee: Marius Jonker
- Platinum Leopards vs GWK Griquas: Saturday, 1 October 2011. Kick-off at 16:00. Venue: Profert Olën Park, Potchefstroom. Referee: Pro Legoete
- The Sharks vs DHL Western Province: Saturday, 1 October 2011. Kick-off at 17:05. Venue: Mr Price Kings Park, Durban. Referee: Mark Lawrence
Remaining Currie Cup Premier Division fixtures after this weekend:
7 October
- Ford Pumas vs Toyota FS Cheetahs (Witbank)
8 October
- GWK Griquas vs Vodacom Blue Bulls (Kimberley)
- MTN Golden Lions vs DHL WP (Johannesburg)
- Platinum Leopards vs The Sharks (Phokeng)
14 October
- Vodacom Blue Bulls vs Platinum Leopards (Pretoria)
15 October
- Toyota FS Cheetahs vs GWK Griquas (Bloemfontein)
- DHL WP vs Ford Pumas (Cape Town)
- The Sharks vs MTN Golden Lions (Durban)
