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{{Short description|Domestic rugby union competition}}
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{{Use South African English|date=September 2012}}
{{Infobox rugby union season
| year = 2008 Currie Cup Premier Division
| format = Currie Cup Premier Division
| image = 
| imagesize =
| caption =
| champions = {{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)}}
| countchamp = 5
| total matches = 63
| matches = 63
| tries = 388
| top point scorer = [[Morné Steyn]] ({{Rut|Blue Bulls}}; 192)
| top try scorer = [[Keegan Daniel]] ({{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)}}; 9)
| prevseason = [[2007 Currie Cup Premier Division|2007]]
| nextseason = [[2009 Currie Cup Premier Division|2009]]
| runnersup = 
| attendance = 
}}
The 2008 [[Currie Cup]] Premier Division season (known as the ABSA Currie Cup due to sponsorship) was contested from 20 June through to 25 October. The Currie Cup is an annual domestic competition for [[Province|provincial]] [[rugby union]] teams in [[South Africa]].

The 2007 Champions, the [[Free State Cheetahs]], were denied a place in the final when they were defeated by the [[Blue Bulls]] in their semifinal clash in [[Pretoria]] on 11 October.

The {{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)}} ended a 12-year wait for a trophy by winning 14–9 in the final against the [[Blue Bulls]] in [[Durban]] on 25 October.

==Current standings==
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=Rugby
| title = 2008 Currie Cup Premier Division
| res_col_header = Q | bonus_total = y | show_positions = n
| team1 = SHA | name_SHA = {{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)}}
| team2 = BLB | name_BLB = [[Blue Bulls]]
| team3 = FSC | name_FSC = [[Free State Cheetahs]]
| team4 = LIO | name_LIO = [[Golden Lions|Lions]]
| team5 = WPR | name_WPR = [[Western Province (rugby team)|Western Province]]
| team6 = GRQ | name_GRQ = [[Griquas (rugby)|Griquas]]
| team7 = BCA | name_BCA = [[Boland Cavaliers]]
| team8 = FAL | name_FAL = [[Falcons (rugby team)|Falcons]]
| win_SHA = 12| draw_SHA = 0| loss_SHA = 2| pf_SHA = 450| pa_SHA = 243| tf_SHA = 57| ta_SHA = 29 | b_SHA = 9
| win_BLB = 11| draw_BLB = 0| loss_BLB = 3| pf_BLB = 482| pa_BLB = 235| tf_BLB = 61| ta_BLB = 27 | b_BLB = 9
| win_FSC = 9| draw_FSC = 0| loss_FSC = 5| pf_FSC = 389| pa_FSC = 265| tf_FSC = 49| ta_FSC = 26 | b_FSC = 6
| win_LIO = 8| draw_LIO = 0| loss_LIO = 6| pf_LIO = 430| pa_LIO = 301| tf_LIO = 55| ta_LIO = 36 | b_LIO = 9
| win_WPR = 8| draw_WPR = 0| loss_WPR = 6| pf_WPR = 385| pa_WPR = 276| tf_WPR = 45| ta_WPR = 30 | b_WPR = 8
| win_GRQ = 3| draw_GRQ = 1| loss_GRQ = 10| pf_GRQ = 315| pa_GRQ = 464| tf_GRQ = 40| ta_GRQ = 60 | b_GRQ = 5
| win_BCA = 2| draw_BCA = 1| loss_BCA = 11| pf_BCA = 253| pa_BCA = 528| tf_BCA = 33| ta_BCA = 73 | b_BCA = 4
| win_FAL = 2| draw_FAL = 0| loss_FAL = 12| pf_FAL = 293| pa_FAL = 685| tf_FAL = 38| ta_FAL = 97 | b_FAL = 6
| col_Q = #cfc | text_Q = [[#Knockout stage|Semi-finals]]
|result1 = Q|result2 = Q|result3 = Q|result4 = Q
| class_rules = 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
|update = 6 October 2008
| source = <ref name="TableStandings">{{cite web|url=http://www.rugby365.com/tournaments/cc/table/|title=Currie Cup|access-date=2008-09-08| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080907023443/http://www.rugby365.com/tournaments/cc/table/| archive-date= 7 September 2008 | url-status= live}}</ref>
}}

==Teams==
* [[Boland Cavaliers]]
* {{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)}}
* [[Blue Bulls]]
* [[Free State Cheetahs]]
* [[Western Province (rugby team)|Western Province]]
* [[Griquas (rugby)|Griquas]]
* [[Falcons (rugby team)|Falcons]]
* [[Golden Lions|Lions]]

==Currie Cup compulsory friendlies==
{{Rugbybox
| date = 6 June 2008
| home = [[SWD Eagles]]
| score = 15–29
| away = [[Blue Bulls]]
| stadium = {{Rus|Outeniqua Park}}
 }}

==Round 1==
{{Rugbybox
| date = 15:30 2008-06-20
| home = [[Griquas (rugby)|Griquas]]
| score = 16–20
| away = [[Free State Cheetahs]]
| homescore = Tries: [[Stephan Gerber]],<br>Con: [[Conrad Barnard]]<br>Pen: [[Conrad Barnard]] (3)
| awayscore = Tries: [[JW Jonker]], [[Schalk van der Merwe (rugby union)|Schalk Van der Merwe]] <br>Con: [[Jacques-Louis Potgieter]] (2)<br>Pen: [[Chris Rossouw (rugby union born 1976)|Chris Rossouw]] (2)
| stadium = [[Griqua Park|ABSA Park]], [[Kimberley, Northern Cape|Kimberley]]
| referee = [[JC Fortuin]] ([[South African Rugby Union|South Africa]]) }}

{{Rugbybox
| date = 19:00 2008-06-20
| home = [[Falcons (rugby team)|Falcons]]
| score = 42–48
| away = [[Boland Cavaliers]]
| homescore = Tries: [[Luvo Sogidashe]] (2), [[Rouan Cloete]], [[Gerrie Odendaal]], [[Sean Plaatjies]],<br>Con: [[Riaan Smit]] (4)<br>Pen: [[Riaan Smit]] (3)
| awayscore = Tries: [[John Daniels (rugby player)|John Daniels]] (3), [[Justin Peach]], [[Marnus Hugo]], [[Conrad Burke (rugby union)|Conrad Burke]] (cpt) <br>Con: [[Justin Peach]] (6)<br>Pen: [[Justin Peach]] (2)
| stadium = [[Bosman Stadium]], [[Brakpan]]
| referee = [[Jaco Peyper]] ([[South African Rugby Union|South Africa]]) }}

{{Rugbybox
| date = 19:10 2008-06-20
| home = {{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)}}
| score = 28–25
| away = [[Western Province (rugby team)|Western Province]]
| homescore = Tries: [[Rory Kockott]], [[Keegan Daniel]]<br>Con: <br>Pen: [[Rory Kockott]] (6)
| awayscore = Tries: [[Wylie Human]] <br>Con: [[Willem de Waal]] <br>Pen: [[Willem de Waal]] (6)
| stadium = [[Kings Park Stadium|ABSA Stadium]], [[Durban]]
| referee = [[Christie de Preez]] ([[South African Rugby Union|South Africa]]) }}

{{Rugbybox
| date = 15:00 2008-06-21
| home = [[Golden Lions|Lions]]
| score = 7–21
| report = [https://www.news24.com/sport/mametsas-dream-100th-game-20080905 Report]
| away = [[Blue Bulls]]
| homescore = Tries: [[Jano Vermaak]] <br>Con: [[Earl Rose (rugby union player)|Earl Rose]] <br>Pen: <br>'''Card:''' [[Gerhard Mostert]] {{Sin bin|40|50}}
| awayscore = Tries: [[John Mametsa]] (3) <br>Con: <br>Pen: [[Morné Steyn]] <br>DG: [[JP Joubert]]
| stadium = [[Coca-Cola Park (Johannesburg)|Coca-Cola Park]], [[Johannesburg]]
| referee = [[Craig Joubert]] ([[South African Rugby Union|South Africa]]) }}

===Round 1 summary===
* The [[Free State Cheetahs]] started the defence of their title with a narrow 20–16 win over neighbours [[Griquas (rugby)|Griquas]] in [[Kimberley, Northern Cape|Kimberley]].
* [[Boland Cavaliers]] captain [[Conrad Burke (rugby union)|Conrad Burke]] scored a last minute intercept try to secure a 48–42 victory over the [[Falcons (rugby team)|Falcons]] in their opening match at [[Bosman Stadium]] in [[Brakpan]].
* [[Scrumhalf]] [[Rory Kockott]] landed a 79th-minute penalty from 40 meters out to secure a nail-biting 28–25 victory for {{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)}} over [[Western Province (rugby team)|Western Province]] in [[Durban]].
* [[John Mametsa]] celebrated his 100th game for the [[Blue Bulls]] by scoring a [[hat-trick]] to set up a 21–7 win for his team against the [[Golden Lions|Lions]] in their opening encounter at [[Coca-Cola Park (Johannesburg)|Coca-Cola Park]] in [[Johannesburg]].

==Round 2==
{{Rugbybox
| date = 19:00 2008-06-27
| home = {{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)}}
| score = 38–13
| away = [[Boland Cavaliers]]
| homescore = Tries: [[Jacques Botes]] (2) [[Riaan Swanepoel]], [[Henno Mentz]],<br>Con: [[Monty Dumond]] (3)<br>Pen: [[Rory Kockott]] (2), [[Monty Dumond]] (2)
| awayscore = Tries: [[Lionel Cornelius]] <br>Con: [[Justin Peach]] <br>Pen: [[Justin Peach]], [[Lionel Cornelius]] <br>'''Card:''' [[Piet van Zyl (rugby union, born 1979)|Piet van Zyl]] {{Sin bin|58|68}}, [[Angelo Brinkhuys]] {{Sin bin|66|76}},
| stadium = [[Kings Park Stadium|ABSA Stadium]], [[Durban]]
| referee = [[JC Fortuin]] ([[South African Rugby Union|South Africa]]) }}

{{Rugbybox
| date = 15:00 2008-06-28
| home = [[Falcons (rugby team)|Falcons]]
| score = 36–30
| away = [[Griquas (rugby)|Griquas]]
| homescore = Tries: [[Riaan Smit]], [[Ernie Kruger]], [[Len Olivier]] <br>Con: [[Jacques Schutte]] (3)<br>Pen: [[Jacques Schutte]] (5)
| awayscore = Tries: [[Herkie Kruger]] (cpt), [[Steph Roberts]], [[Stephan Gerber]] <br>Con: [[Conrad Barnard]] (3)<br>Pen: [[Conrad Barnard]] (3)
| stadium = [[Bosman Stadium]], [[Brakpan]]
| referee = [[Pro Legoete]] ([[South African Rugby Union|South Africa]]) }}

{{Rugbybox
| date = 15:00 2008-06-28
| home = [[Free State Cheetahs]]
| score = 22–18
| away = [[Golden Lions|Lions]]
| homescore = Tries: [[Chris Roussouw]] <br>Con: [[Chris Roussouw]] <br>Pen: [[Chris Roussouw]] (5)
| awayscore = Tries: <br>Con: <br>Pen: [[Earl Rose (rugby union player)|Earl Rose]] (6)
| stadium = [[Park]], [[Bloemfontein]]
| referee = [[Christie de Preez]] ([[South African Rugby Union|South Africa]]) }}

{{Rugbybox
| date = 17:05 2008-06-28
| home = [[Western Province (rugby team)|Western Province]]
| score = 26–17
| report = [https://www.news24.com/news24/drama-as-wp-trump-bulls-20080628 report]
| away = [[Blue Bulls]]
| homescore = Tries: [[Gio Aplon]], [[Gcobani Bobo]] <br>Con: [[Willem de Waal]] (2) <br>Pen: [[Willem de Waal]] (4)
| awayscore = Tries: [[JP Joubert]], [[Pedrie Wannenburg]] <br>Con: [[Morné Steyn]] (2) <br>Pen: <br>DG: [[Morné Steyn]] <br>'''Card:''' [[Hilton Lobberts]] {{Sin bin|68|78}}
| stadium = [[Newlands Stadium]], [[Cape Town]]
| referee = [[Phillip Bosch]] ([[South African Rugby Union|South Africa]]) }}

===Round 2 summary===
* {{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)}} scored their second win in as many matches, beating the [[Boland Cavaliers]] 38–13 in their match in [[Durban]] and go to the top of the standings.
* The [[Falcons (rugby team)|Falcons]] secured their first Currie Cup victory in over a year by beating the [[Griquas (rugby)|Griquas]] 36–30 in [[Brakpan]].
* With a much-improved performance from the [[Golden Lions|Lions]] in their clash against the [[Free State Cheetahs]]. It was the home side that held their head to seal a close victory.
* [[Western Province (rugby team)|Western Province]] produced a stirring fightback at the death of their clash against the [[Blue Bulls]] to record a 26–17 win over their traditional rivals at [[Newlands Stadium]].

==Round 3==
{{Rugbybox
| date = 15:30 2008-07-04
| home = [[Boland Cavaliers]]
| score = 9–9
| away = [[Griquas (rugby)|Griquas]]
| homescore = Tries: <br>Con: <br>Pen: [[Justin Peach]] (2), [[Lionel Cornelius]]
| awayscore = Tries: <br>Con: <br>Pen: [[Conrad Barnard]] (3)
| stadium = [[Boland Stadium]], [[Wellington, Western Cape|Wellington]]
| referee = [[Jonathan Kaplan (rugby union)|Jonathan Kaplan]] ([[South African Rugby Union|South Africa]]) }}

{{Rugbybox
| date = 19:10 2008-07-04
| home = [[Golden Lions|Lions]]
| score = 35–23
| away = [[Falcons (rugby team)|Falcons]]
| homescore = Tries: [[Earl Rose (rugby union player)|Earl Rose]] (3), [[Franco van der Merwe]] <br>Con: [[Earl Rose (rugby union player)|Earl Rose]] (3) <br>Pen: [[Earl Rose (rugby union player)|Earl Rose]] (3)
| awayscore = Tries: [[Dawid Pretorius]], [[Emile Verster]], [[Rouan Cloete]] <br>Con: [[Len Olivier]] <br>Pen: [[Jacques Schutte]], [[Len Olivier]]
| stadium = [[Coca-Cola Park (Johannesburg)|Coca-Cola Park]], [[Johannesburg]]
| referee = [[Jaco Peyper]] ([[South African Rugby Union|South Africa]]) }}

{{Rugbybox
| date = 15:00 2008-07-05
| home = [[Western Province (rugby team)|Western Province]]
| score = 9–3
| away = [[Free State Cheetahs]]
| homescore = Tries: <br>Con: <br>Pen: [[Willem de Waal]] (3)
| awayscore = Tries: <br>Con: <br>Pen: [[Chris Rossouw (rugby union born 1976)|Chris Rossouw]]
| stadium = [[Newlands Stadium]], [[Cape Town]]
| referee = [[Craig Joubert]] ([[South African Rugby Union|South Africa]]) }}

{{Rugbybox
| date = 17:05 2008-07-05
| home = [[Blue Bulls]]
| score = 35–14
| report = [https://www.superxv.com/blue-bulls-beat-sharks-in-currie-cup/ Report]
| away = {{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)}}
| homescore = Tries: [[Francois Hougaard]], [[Tiger Mangweni]] (2), [[Wynand Olivier]] <br>Con: [[Morné Steyn]] (3) <br>Pen: [[Morné Steyn]] (3)
| awayscore = Tries: [[Philippus van den Berg]] <br>Con: <br>Pen: [[Monty Dumond]] (3)
| stadium = [[Loftus Versfeld]], [[Pretoria]]
| referee = [[JC Fortuin]] ([[South African Rugby Union|South Africa]]) }}

===Round 3 summary===
*A handful of spectators witnessed a 9–9 draw between [[Griquas (rugby)|Griquas]] and [[Boland Cavaliers]] at a damp and overcast [[Boland Stadium]] in [[Wellington, Western Cape|Wellington]].
* [[Golden Lions|Lions]] fullback [[Earl Rose (rugby union player)|Earl Rose]] scored 30 points to help his team to a 35–23 win over a determined [[Falcons (rugby team)|Falcons]] outfit in their clash at [[Coca-Cola Park (Johannesburg)|Coca-Cola Park]].
* [[Western Province (rugby team)|Western Province]] beat the [[Free State Cheetahs]] 9–3 in a dull match on a dull day at [[Newlands Stadium]].
*The [[Blue Bulls]] went top of the standings after a convincing 35–14 win over {{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)}} at [[Loftus Versfeld]].

==Round 4==
{{Rugbybox
| date = 19:10 2008-07-11
| home = {{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)}}
| score = 28–10
| away = [[Falcons (rugby team)|Falcons]]
| homescore = Tries: [[Keegan Daniel]], [[Jacques Botes]] (2), [[Skholiwe Ndlovu]] <br>Con: [[Monty Dumond]] <br>Pen: [[Monty Dumond]] (2)
| awayscore = Tries: [[Gerrit Hendrik Odendaal]] <br>Con: [[Len Olivier]] <br>Pen: [[Jacques Schutte]]
| stadium = [[Kings Park Stadium|ABSA Stadium]], [[Durban]]
| referee = [[Jonathan Kaplan (rugby union)|Jonathan Kaplan]] ([[South African Rugby Union|South Africa]]) }}

{{Rugbybox
| date = 15:00 2008-07-12
| home = [[Golden Lions|Lions]]
| score = 57–17
| away = [[Boland Cavaliers]]
| homescore = Tries:[[Jaco Pretorius]] (2), [[Altenstadt Hulme]], [[Earl Rose (rugby union player)|Earl Rose]], [[Doppies la Grange]], [[Hendrik van Schalkwyk]], [[Jano Vermaak]], [[Willem Alberts]] <br>Con: [[Earl Rose (rugby union player)|Earl Rose]] (7) <br>Pen: [[Earl Rose (rugby union player)|Earl Rose]]
| awayscore = Tries: [[Dries van Schalkwyk]], [[Elgar Watts]] <br>Con: [[Elgar Watts]], [[Lionel Cornelius]] <br>Pen: [[Lionel Cornelius]]
| stadium = [[Coca-Cola Park (Johannesburg)|Coca-Cola Park]], [[Johannesburg]]
| referee = [[Deon van Blommestein]] ([[South African Rugby Union|South Africa]]) }}

{{Rugbybox
| date = 15:00 2008-07-12
| home = [[Griquas (rugby)|Griquas]]
| score = 21–20
| away = [[Western Province (rugby team)|Western Province]]
| homescore = Tries: [[Gavin Passens]], [[James van der Walt]] <br>Con: [[Conrad Barnard]] <br>Pen: [[Riaan Viljoen]] (3)
| awayscore = Tries: [[Brok Harris]], [[Francois Louw]] <br>Con: [[Willem de Waal]] (2) <br>Pen: [[Willem de Waal]] (2)
| stadium = [[Griqua Park|ABSA Park]], [[Kimberley, Northern Cape|Kimberley]]
| referee = [[Craig Joubert]] ([[South African Rugby Union|South Africa]]) }}

{{Rugbybox
| date = 17:05 2008-07-12
| home = [[Blue Bulls]]
| score = 31–23
| report = [https://www.news24.com/sport/blue-bulls-jump-cheetahs-20080905 Report]
| away = [[Free State Cheetahs]]
| homescore = Tries: [[Akona Ndungane]], [[Danie Rossouw]], [[Wynand Olivier]] <br>Con: [[Morné Steyn]] (2) <br>Pen: [[Morné Steyn]] (4)
| awayscore = Tries: [[Hendro Scholtz]], [[Jongi Nokwe]] <br>Con: [[Chris Rossouw (rugby union born 1976)|Chris Rossouw]] (2) <br>Pen: [[Chris Rossouw (rugby union born 1976)|Chris Rossouw]] (3)
| stadium = [[Loftus Versfeld]], [[Pretoria]]
| referee = [[Marius Jonker]] ([[South African Rugby Union|South Africa]]) }}

===Round 4 summary===
*{{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)}} went to the top of the standings with a 28–10 win over the [[Falcons (rugby team)|Falcons]] at [[Kings Park Stadium|ABSA Stadium]] in [[Durban]], but it required a late surge against very willing opposition for the home side to earn the bonus point.
* [[Golden Lions|Lions]] achieved their objective against the [[Boland Cavaliers]] and collected a full house of five log points from their match at [[Coca-Cola Park (Johannesburg)|Coca-Cola Park]].
*The [[Griquas (rugby)|Griquas]] secured their first victory in this season's Currie Cup with an upset victory over [[Western Province (rugby team)|Western Province]] in [[Kimberley, Northern Cape|Kimberley]].
*The [[Blue Bulls]] secured their third win of the season, beating the [[Free State Cheetahs]] 31–23 at [[Loftus Versfeld]], but failed to secure a vital bonus point.

==Round 5==
{{Rugbybox
| date = 19:10 2008-07-18
| home = [[Falcons (rugby team)|Falcons]]
| score = 38–32
| report = [https://www.news24.com/sport/valke-swoop-on-western-province-20080905 Report]
| away = [[Western Province (rugby team)|Western Province]]
| homescore = Tries: [[Dawid Pretorius]], [[Len Olivier]], [[Nicky Kritzinger]], [[Rouan Cloete]], [[Ryno Barnes]] <br>Con: [[Len Olivier]] (5) <br>Pen: Jeffrey Perkins <br>'''Card:''' [[Johan Swartz]] {{Sent off|0|49}}
| awayscore = Tries: [[Adriaan Fondse]] (2), [[Brok Harris]], [[Wylie Human]] <br>Con: [[Willem de Waal]] (3) <br>Pen: [[Willem de Waal]] (2) <br>'''Card:'''[[Ross Skeate]] {{Sin bin|33|43}}, [[Francois Louw]] {{Sin bin|65|75}}
| stadium = [[Bosman Stadium]], [[Brakpan]]
| referee = [[Marius Jonker]] ([[South African Rugby Union|South Africa]]) }}

{{Rugbybox
| date = 15:00 2008-07-19
| home = [[Boland Cavaliers]]
| score = 10–26
| report = [https://www.news24.com/sport/blue-bulls-trample-on-cavaliers-20080905 Report]
| away = [[Blue Bulls]]
| homescore = Tries: [[Renfred Dazel]] <br>Con: [[Justin Peach]] <br>Pen: [[Justin Peach]] <br>'''Card:'''[[Henley du Plessis]] {{Sin bin|57|67}}
| awayscore = Tries: [[Akona Ndungane]], [[Marius Delport (rugby union)|Marius Delport]], [[Morné Steyn]], [[Wynand Olivier]] <br>Con: [[Morné Steyn]] (3) <br>Pen: <br>'''Card:'''[[Bandise Maku]] {{Sin bin|79|80}}<!-- Did he actually return to the field in the 80th minute, or is this to indicate that the sin-binning ran past the end of the game? I sense a flaw in this template... -->
| stadium = [[Boland Stadium]], [[Wellington, Western Cape|Wellington]]
| referee = [[Pro Legoete]] ([[South African Rugby Union|South Africa]]) }}

{{Rugbybox
| date = 15:00 2008-07-19
| home = [[Griquas (rugby)|Griquas]]
| score = 32–36
| away = [[Golden Lions|Lions]]
| homescore = Tries:[[Bjorn Basson]], [[Egon Seconds]], [[MJ Mentz]], [[Rohan Kitshoff]], [[Sarel Pretorius]], [[Wayne van Heerden]] <br>Con: [[Wietz Botes]] <br>Pen:
| awayscore = Tries: [[Willie Wepener]] (2), [[Louis Ludik]] (2), [[Doppies la Grange]] <br>Con: [[Earl Rose (rugby union player)|Earl Rose]] (4) <br>Pen: [[Earl Rose (rugby union player)|Earl Rose]] (1)
| stadium = [[Griqua Park|ABSA Park]], [[Kimberley, Northern Cape|Kimberley]]
| referee = [[Christie de Preez]] ([[South African Rugby Union|South Africa]]) }}

{{Rugbybox
| date = 17:05 2008-07-12
| home = [[Free State Cheetahs]]
| score = 31–9
| away = {{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)}}
| homescore = Tries: [[Schalk van der Merwe (rugby union)|Schalk van der Merwe]], [[Fabian Juries]], [[Eddie Fredericks]], [[Bevin Fortuin]] <br>Con: [[Chris Rossouw (rugby union born 1976)|Chris Rossouw]] (4) <br>Pen: [[Chris Rossouw (rugby union born 1976)|Chris Rossouw]]
| awayscore = Tries: <br>Con: <br>Pen: [[Frédéric Michalak]], [[Monty Dumond]] (2)
| stadium = [[Park]], [[Bloemfontein]]
| referee = [[Mark Lawrence (rugby)|Mark Lawrence]] ([[South African Rugby Union|South Africa]]) }}

===Round 5 summary===
* The [[Falcons (rugby team)|Falcons]], reduced to 14 men for the last 30 minutes of the match, handed [[Western Province (rugby team)|Western Province]] their second defeat when they edged the [[Cape Town]] side 38–32 in an enthralling encounter in [[Brakpan]].
* It wasn't the prettiest game of rugby, but the [[Blue Bulls]] moved to the top of the standings with a 26–10 win over the [[Boland Cavaliers]] in [[Wellington, Western Cape|Wellington]].
* The [[Golden Lions|Lions]] continued their resurgent form when they hung on for a 36–32 win over a determined [[Griquas (rugby)|Griquas]] team in an 11-try thriller in [[Kimberley, Northern Cape|Kimberley]].
* The [[Free State Cheetahs]] bounced back into play-off contention when they smashed the sloppy {{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)}} team 31–9 in their match in [[Bloemfontein]].

==Round 6==
{{Rugbybox
| date = 19:10 2008-07-25
| home = [[Free State Cheetahs]]
| score = 55–14
| away = [[Falcons (rugby team)|Falcons]]
| homescore = Tries: [[Heinrich Brüssow]], [[Jongi Nokwe]], [[Kabamba Floors]] (2), [[Robert Ebersohn]] (2), [[Wilton Pietersen]] (2) <br>Con: [[Bevin Fortuin]] (3), [[Tewis de Bruyn]] (3) <br>Pen: [[Chris Rossouw (rugby union born 1976)|Chris Rossouw]]
| awayscore = Tries: Johan Jackson <br>Con: [[Riaan Smit]], [[Len Olivier]] <br>Pen:
| stadium = [[Park]], [[Bloemfontein]]
| referee = [[Gareth Lloyd-Jones]] ([[South African Rugby Union|South Africa]]) }}

{{Rugbybox
| date = 15:00 2008-07-26
| home = [[Western Province (rugby team)|Western Province]]
| score = 50–10
| away = [[Boland Cavaliers]]
| homescore = Tries: [[AJ Venter]], [[Deon Fourie]], [[Dylan des Fountain]], [[Gcobani Bobo]], [[Joe Pietersen]], [[Ross Skeate]], [[Wylie Human]] <br>Con: [[Peter Grant (rugby union)|Peter Grant]] (6) <br>Pen: [[Peter Grant (rugby union)|Peter Grant]]
| awayscore = Tries: [[Andries van Schalkwyk]] <br>Con: [[Stefan Basson]] <br>Pen: [[Justin Peach]]
| stadium = [[Newlands Stadium]], [[Cape Town]]
| referee = [[Pro Legoete]] ([[South African Rugby Union|South Africa]]) }}

{{Rugbybox
| date = 17:05 2008-07-26
| home = {{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)}}
| score = 16–11
| away = [[Golden Lions|Lions]]
| homescore = Tries: [[Keegan Daniel]] <br>Con: [[Ruan Pienaar]] <br>Pen: [[Ruan Pienaar]] (3)
| awayscore = Tries: [[Willem Alberts]] <br>Con: <br>Pen: [[Earl Rose (rugby union player)|Earl Rose]] (2)
| stadium = [[Kings Park Stadium|ABSA Stadium]], [[Durban]]
| referee = [[Jonathan Kaplan (rugby union)|Jonathan Kaplan]] ([[South African Rugby Union|South Africa]]) }}

{{S-start}}
! align=centre colspan=100| '''Bye'''
|- style="background:#fff;"
| [[Blue Bulls]]
| [[Griquas (rugby)|Griquas]]
{{S-end}}

===Round 6 summary===
* The defending champions, the [[Free State Cheetahs]], proved to be too quick and powerful for the [[Falcons (rugby team)|Falcons]] as they raced a 55–14 win in their match in [[Bloemfontein]].
* [[Western Province (rugby team)|Western Province]] have redeemed the wobbly away leg of their campaign, with an emphatic 50–10 drubbing over their Cape counterparts [[Boland Cavaliers]] at [[Newlands Stadium|Newlands]].
* The {{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)}} squeezed home a late 16–11 victory over the [[Golden Lions|Lions]] in [[Durban]], sealing a hard-fought encounter that saw a plethora of missed opportunities from both sides.
* The [[Blue Bulls]] and [[Griquas (rugby)|Griquas]] match was postponed till 15 August 2008.

==Round 7==
{{Rugbybox
| date = 19:10 2008-08-01
| home = [[Falcons (rugby team)|Falcons]]
| score = 7–50
| report = [https://www.news24.com/news24/blue-bulls-trounce-falcons-20080801 Report]
| away = [[Blue Bulls]]
| homescore = Tries: [[Riaan Smit]] <br>Con: [[Riaan Smit]] <br>Pen: <br>'''Card:'''[[Warren Perkins (rugby)|Warren Perkins]] {{Sin bin|49|59}}
| awayscore = Tries: [[Wikus van Heerden]] (3), [[Werner Kruger]], [[Rocco Jansen]], [[Pedrie Wannenburg]] <br>Con: [[Burton Francis]], [[Morné Steyn]] (3) <br>Pen: [[Morné Steyn]] (4) <br>'''Card:'''[[Francois Hougaard]] {{Sin bin|62|72}}
| stadium = [[Bosman Stadium]], [[Brakpan]]
| referee = [[Jaco Peyper]] ([[South African Rugby Union|South Africa]]) }}

{{Rugbybox
| date = 15:00 2008-08-02
| home = [[Griquas (rugby)|Griquas]]
| score = 15–44
| away = {{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)}}
| homescore = Tries: [[Sarel Pretorius]], [[Bjorn Basson]] <br>Con: [[Conrad Barnard]] <br>Pen: [[Conrad Barnard]]
| awayscore = Tries: [[Chris Jordaan]] (2), [[Jacques Botes]] (2), [[Deon Carstens]], [[Riaan Swanepoel]], [[Waylon Murray]] <br>Con: [[Monty Dumond]] (3) <br>Pen: [[Stefan Terblanche]]
| stadium = [[Griqua Park|ABSA Park]], [[Kimberley, Northern Cape|Kimberley]]
| referee = [[Deon van Blommestein]] ([[South African Rugby Union|South Africa]]) }}

{{Rugbybox
| date = 15:00 2008-08-02
| home = [[Boland Cavaliers]]
| score = 10–15
| away = [[Free State Cheetahs]]
| homescore = Tries: [[Danwel Demas]] <br>Con: [[Justin Peach]] <br>Pen: [[Justin Peach]]
| awayscore = Tries: [[Conrad Strauss]], [[Fabian Juries]] <br>Con: [[Chris Rossouw (rugby union born 1976)|Chris Rossouw]] <br>Pen: [[Chris Rossouw (rugby union born 1976)|Chris Rossouw]]
| stadium = [[Boland Stadium]], [[Wellington, Western Cape|Wellington]]
| referee = [[Christie du Preez]] ([[South African Rugby Union|South Africa]]) }}

{{Rugbybox
| date = 17:05 2008-08-02
| home = [[Golden Lions|Lions]]
| score = 27–13
| away = [[Western Province (rugby team)|Western Province]]
| homescore = Tries: [[Franco van der Merwe]], [[Doppies la Grange]], [[Jano Vermaak]] <br>Con: [[Earl Rose (rugby union player)|Earl Rose]] (3) <br>Pen: [[Earl Rose (rugby union player)|Earl Rose]] (2) <br>'''Card:'''[[Dewald Senekal]] {{Sin bin|12|22}}
| awayscore = Tries: [[Nick Köster]] <br>Con: [[Willem de Waal]] <br>Pen: [[Willem de Waal]] (2)
| stadium = [[Coca-Cola Park (Johannesburg)|Coca-Cola Park]], [[Johannesburg]]
| referee = [[Marius Jonker]] ([[South African Rugby Union|South Africa]]) }}

===Round 7 summary===
* The [[Blue Bulls]] raced back to the top of the standings with an emphatic 50–7 win over a game, but hopelessly outclassed, [[Falcons (rugby team)|Falcons]] team in [[Brakpan]].
* {{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)}} brought [[Griquas (rugby)|Griquas]] down to earth, literally, with a bang, when they scored an emphatic 44–15 win in [[Kimberley, Northern Cape|Kimberley]].
* The defending champions [[Free State Cheetahs]] managed to stay in the top two in the standings, thanks to a fortuitous 15–10 victory over a spirited [[Boland Cavaliers]] outfit in [[Wellington, Western Cape|Wellington]].
* The [[Golden Lions|Lions]] edged back into the top four in the standings with a deserved 27–13 win over [[Western Province (rugby team)|Western Province]] in [[Johannesburg]].

==Round 8==
{{Rugbybox
| date = 16:00 2008-08-08
| home = [[Boland Cavaliers]]
| score = 31–29
| away = [[Falcons (rugby team)|Falcons]]
| homescore = Tries: [[Marnus Hugo]], [[Danwel Demas]], (2) [[Jean Botha]], [[Neil Papier]] <br>Con: [[Isma-eel Dollie]], [[Justin Peach]] (2) <br>Pen:
| awayscore = Tries: [[Dawid Pretorius]], [[Rassie Jansen van Vuuren]], [[Jan Kruger]] (2), [[Reg Muller]] <br>Con: Jeffrey Perkins (2) <br>Pen:
| stadium = [[Boland Stadium]], [[Wellington, Western Cape|Wellington]]
| referee = [[Deon van Blommestein]] ([[South African Rugby Union|South Africa]]) }}

{{Rugbybox
| date = 18:00 2008-08-08
| home = [[Free State Cheetahs]]
| score = 22–3
| away = [[Griquas (rugby)|Griquas]]
| homescore = Tries: [[Fabian Juries]], [[Hendro Scholtz]], [[Phillip van der Merwe]] <br>Con: [[Chris Rossouw (rugby union born 1976)|Chris Rossouw]], [[Tewis de Bruyn]] <br>Pen: [[Chris Rossouw (rugby union born 1976)|Chris Rossouw]] <br>'''Card:'''[[Gavin Passens]] {{Sin bin|24|34}}, [[Cobus Calldo]] {{Sin bin|60|70}}
| awayscore = Tries: <br>Con: <br>Pen: [[Conrad Barnard]] <br>'''Card:'''[[Cilliers Coetzer]] {{Sin bin|11|21}}, [[Wayne van Heerden]] {{Sin bin|60|70}}
| stadium = [[Park]], [[Bloemfontein]]
| referee = [[JC Fortuin]] ([[South African Rugby Union|South Africa]]) }}

{{Rugbybox
| date = 19:10 2008-08-08
| home = [[Western Province (rugby team)|Western Province]]
| score = 10–32
| away = {{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)}}
| homescore = Tries: [[Nick Köster]] <br>Con: [[Joe Pietersen]] <br>Pen: [[Joe Pietersen]]
| awayscore = Tries: [[Frédéric Michalak]], [[Albert van den Berg (rugby union)|Albert van den Berg]], [[Skipper Badenhorst]], [[Stefan Terblanche]] <br>Con: [[Ruan Pienaar]] (3) <br>Pen: [[Ruan Pienaar]] <br>DG: [[Frédéric Michalak]]
| stadium = [[Newlands Stadium]], [[Cape Town]]
| referee = [[Jonathan Kaplan (rugby union)|Jonathan Kaplan]] ([[South African Rugby Union|South Africa]]) }}

{{Rugbybox
| date = 19:10 2008-08-08
| home = [[Blue Bulls]]
| score = 27–30
| report = [https://www.news24.com/sport/lions-beat-bulls-close-gap-on-leaders-20080905 Report]
| away = [[Golden Lions|Lions]]
| homescore = Tries: [[Burton Francis]], [[Pedrie Wannenburg]], [[Zane Kirchner]] <br>Con: [[Morné Steyn]] (3) <br>Pen: [[Morné Steyn]] (2)
| awayscore = Tries: [[Franco van der Merwe]], [[Willie Wepener]] (2), [[Jaco Pretorius]] <br>Con: [[Earl Rose (rugby union player)|Earl Rose]] (2) <br>Pen: [[Earl Rose (rugby union player)|Earl Rose]] (2)
| stadium = [[Loftus Versfeld]], [[Pretoria]]
| referee = [[Craig Joubert]] ([[South African Rugby Union|South Africa]]) }}

===Round 8 summary===
* The [[Boland Cavaliers]] scored a nail-biting 31–29 win over [[Falcons (rugby team)|Falcons]] in a match at [[Boland Stadium]] in [[Wellington, Western Cape|Wellington]], after trailing 19–7 at the interval.
* The defending champion [[Free State Cheetahs]] showed superior form in finishing off neighbours [[Griquas (rugby)|Griquas]] and cement their place in the top two in the standings with convincing 22–3 win in [[Bloemfontein]].
* {{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)}} moved back to the top of the standings with an emphatic 32–10 win over a hapless [[Western Province (rugby team)|Western Province]] outfit in their Round Eight match at [[Newlands Stadium|Newlands]].
* The [[Golden Lions|Lions]], after an early season wobble, have hit some impressive mid-season form and moved further up the standings with an impressive 30–27 bonus-point win over the [[Blue Bulls]] at [[Loftus Versfeld]] in [[Pretoria]].

==Round 6 bye==
{{Rugbybox
| date = 19:10 2008-08-15
| home = [[Blue Bulls]]
| score = 41–12
| report = [https://www.news24.com/sport/bulls-stomp-to-ugly-win-20080905-2 Report]
| away = [[Griquas (rugby)|Griquas]]
| homescore = Tries: [[Dewald Potgieter]], [[Deon Stegmann]], [[Gurthro Steenkamp]], [[Tiger Mangweni]] <br>Con: [[Morné Steyn]] (3) <br>Pen: [[Morné Steyn]] (5)
| awayscore = Tries: [[MJ Mentz]], [[Wietz Botes]] <br>Con: [[Riaan Viljoen]] <br>Pen:
| stadium = [[Loftus Versfeld]], [[Pretoria]]
| referee = [[Christie du Preez]] ([[South African Rugby Union|South Africa]]) }}

===Round 6 bye summary===
* The [[Blue Bulls]] returned to the top of the standings after they recorded an emphatic 41–12 win over the [[Griquas (rugby)|Griquas]] in the Round 6 catch-up match at [[Loftus Versfeld]].

==Round 9==
{{Rugbybox
| date = 19:10 2008-08-22
| home = [[Golden Lions|Lions]]
| score = 28–38
| away = [[Free State Cheetahs]]
| homescore = Tries: [[Earl Rose (rugby union player)|Earl Rose]], [[Rayno Benjamin]] (2) <br>Con: [[Earl Rose (rugby union player)|Earl Rose]] (2) <br>Pen: [[Earl Rose (rugby union player)|Earl Rose]] (2) <br>DG: [[Earl Rose (rugby union player)|Earl Rose]] <br>'''Card:''' [[Jano Vermaak]] {{Sin bin|30|40}}
| awayscore = Tries: [[David de Villiers]], [[Hendro Scholtz]], [[Jacobus Jonker]], [[Neil Powell]] <br>Con: [[Chris Rossouw (rugby union born 1976)|Chris Rossouw]] (2), [[Tewis de Bruyn]] <br>Pen: [[Chris Rossouw (rugby union born 1976)|Chris Rossouw]] (4)
| stadium = [[Coca-Cola Park (Johannesburg)|Coca-Cola Park]], [[Johannesburg]]
| referee = [[Marius Jonker]] ([[South African Rugby Union|South Africa]])}}

{{Rugbybox
| date = 15:00 2008-08-23
| home = [[Griquas (rugby)|Griquas]]
| score = 59–19
| away = [[Falcons (rugby team)|Falcons]]
| homescore = Tries: [[Albertus Buckle]], [[Bjorn Basson]], [[Hans van Dyk]], [[MJ Mentz]] (3), [[Rohan Kitshoff]], [[Sarel Pretorius]] <br>Con: [[Conrad Barnard]] (5) <br>Pen: [[Conrad Barnard]] (3)
| awayscore = Tries: [[Jody Jenneker]], [[Hanno Coetzee]], [[Nicky Kritzinger]] <br>Con: [[Petrus van Rooyen]] <br>Pen:
| stadium = [[Griqua Park|ABSA Park]], [[Kimberley, Northern Cape|Kimberley]]
| referee = [[Jonathan Kaplan (rugby union)|Jonathan Kaplan]] ([[South African Rugby Union|South Africa]]) }}

{{Rugbybox
| date = 16:00 2008-08-29
| home = [[Boland Cavaliers]]
| score = 7–41
| away = {{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)}}
| homescore = Tries: [[Alvin Hugo]] <br>Con: [[Justin Peach]] <br>Pen:
| awayscore = Tries: [[Brad Barritt]], [[Chris Jordaan]], [[Keegan Daniel]], [[Jacques Botes]], [[Waylon Murray]] (2) <br>Con: [[Frédéric Michalak]] (3), [[Rory Kockott]] <br>Pen: [[Frédéric Michalak]]
| stadium = [[Boland Stadium]], [[Wellington, Western Cape|Wellington]]
| referee = [[Jonathan Kaplan (rugby union)|Jonathan Kaplan]] ([[South African Rugby Union|South Africa]]) }}

{{Rugbybox
| date = 19:10 2008-08-29
| home = [[Blue Bulls]]
| score = 37–6
| report = [https://www.news24.com/sport/blue-bulls-crush-province-20080905 Report]
| away = [[Western Province (rugby team)|Western Province]]
| homescore = Tries: [[Sello Mametsa]], [[Tiger Mangweni]], [[Werner Kruger]], [[Wikus van Heerden]] <br>Con: [[Morné Steyn]] (4) <br>Pen: [[Morné Steyn]]
| awayscore = Tries: <br>Con: <br>Pen: [[Joe Pietersen]] (2)
| stadium = [[Loftus Versfeld]], [[Pretoria]]
| referee = [[Mark Lawrence (rugby)|Mark Lawrence]] ([[South African Rugby Union|South Africa]]) }}

===Round 9 summary===
* The [[Free State Cheetahs]] raced back to the top of the standings with a comfortable 38–28 win over the [[Golden Lions|Lions]] in their match in [[Johannesburg]].
* A flurry of tries, including a hat-trick from wing [[MJ Mentz]], saw the [[Griquas (rugby)|Griquas]] put on their performance of the season against the [[Falcons (rugby team)|Falcons]], to win 59–19 in their clash in [[Kimberley, Northern Cape|Kimberley]].
* {{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)}} ran in six tries to secure a coveted bonus point, in the convincing 41–7 victory over the [[Boland Cavaliers]], despite a saturated pitch at [[Boland Stadium]].
* A late [[Tiger Mangweni]] try gave the [[Blue Bulls]] a bonus-point 37–6 victory over [[Western Province (rugby team)|Western Province]] in [[Pretoria]], putting the hosts back on top of the standings after the [[Free State Cheetahs]] were on top of the standings for a week.

==Round 10==
{{Rugbybox
| date = 19:10 2008-09-05
| home = [[Falcons (rugby team)|Falcons]]
| score = 14–83
| away = [[Golden Lions|Lions]]
| homescore = Tries: [[Dawid Pretorius]], [[Gavin Whittingham]] <br>Con: [[Petrus van Rooyen]] (2) <br>Pen:
| awayscore = Tries: [[Anton van Zyl]], [[Ethienne Reynecke]] (2), [[Doppies la Grange]] (2), [[Hendrik van Schalkwyk]] (2), [[Jaco Pretorius]], [[Lukhanyo Nontshinga]], [[Michael Killian]] (2), [[Rayno Benjamin]] (2) <br>Con: [[Earl Rose (rugby union player)|Earl Rose]] (6), [[Louis Strydom]] (3) <br>Pen: <br>'''Card:''' [[Jaco van Schalkwyk]] {{Sent off|0|63}}
| stadium = [[Bosman Stadium]], [[Brakpan]]
| referee = [[Marius Jonker]] ([[South African Rugby Union|South Africa]]) }}

{{Rugbybox
| date = 15:00 2008-09-06
| home = [[Free State Cheetahs]]
| score = 17–35
| away = [[Western Province (rugby team)|Western Province]]
| homescore = Tries: [[Fabian Juries]], [[Wilton Pietersen]] <br>Con: [[Herman Bosman]] (2) <br>Pen: [[Herman Bosman]]
| awayscore = Tries: [[Andries Bekker]], [[Ricky Januarie]], [[Jean de Villiers]] (cpt), [[Joe Pietersen]] <br>Con: [[Peter Grant (rugby union)|Peter Grant]] (3) <br>Pen: [[Peter Grant (rugby union)|Peter Grant]] (3) <br>'''Card:'''[[Schalk Burger]] {{Sent off|2|29|70}}
| stadium = [[Park]], [[Bloemfontein]]
| referee = [[Phillip Bosch]] ([[South African Rugby Union|South Africa]]) }}

{{Rugbybox
| date = 17:00 2008-09-06
| home = [[Griquas (rugby)|Griquas]]
| score = 48–22
| away = [[Boland Cavaliers]]
| homescore = Tries: [[Bjorn Basson]] (3), [[Heinrich Stride]], [[MJ Mentz]] (2), [[Wietz Tobias Botes]] <br>Con: [[Conrad Barnard]] (5) <br>Pen: [[Conrad Barnard]]
| awayscore = Tries: [[Renfred Dazel]], [[Willem van Zyl]], [[W. P. Nel]] <br>Con: [[Justin Peach]](2) <br>Pen: [[Justin Peach]]
| stadium = [[Griqua Park|ABSA Park]], [[Kimberley, Northern Cape|Kimberley]]
| referee = [[Deon van Blommestein]] ([[South African Rugby Union|South Africa]]) }}

{{Rugbybox
| date = 17:05 2008-09-06
| home = {{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)}}
| score = 34–25
| away = [[Blue Bulls]]
| homescore = Tries: [[JP Pietersen]], [[Keegan Daniel]], [[Odwa Ndungane]], [[Stefan Terblanche]] <br>Con: [[Ruan Pienaar]] (4) <br>Pen: [[Ruan Pienaar]] (2)
| awayscore = Tries: [[Marius Delport (rugby union)|Marius Delport]], [[Victor Matfield]], [[Wynand Olivier]] (2) <br>Con: [[Morné Steyn]] <br>Pen: [[Morné Steyn]]
| stadium = [[Kings Park Stadium|ABSA Stadium]], [[Durban]]
| referee = [[Mark Lawrence (rugby)|Mark Lawrence]] ([[South African Rugby Union|South Africa]]) }}

===Round 10 summary===
* The [[Golden Lions|Lions]] produced a polished performance to obliterate the struggling [[Falcons (rugby team)|Falcons]], courtesy of an 83–14 thumping at [[Bosman Stadium]] in [[Brakpan]].
* [[Western Province (rugby team)|Western Province]] managed to keep their slim hopes of a semifinal alive after a convincing 35–17 victory over the [[Free State Cheetahs]] in [[Bloemfontein]].
* Wing [[Bjorn Basson]] made a star turn for his province at the [[Griquas (rugby)|Griquas]] swept the challenge of the [[Boland Cavaliers]] aside with a 48–22 win at [[Griqua Park|ABSA Park]] in [[Kimberley, Northern Cape|Kimberley]].
* {{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)}} moved into top spot on the standings after disposing of the [[Blue Bulls]] courtesy of a 34–25 win at [[Kings Park Stadium|ABSA Stadium]] in [[Durban]].

==Round 11==
{{Rugbybox
| date = 19:10 2008-09-12
| home = [[Blue Bulls]]
| score = 69–19
| report = [https://www.planetrugby.com/blue-bulls-steam-roller-boland Report]
| away = [[Boland Cavaliers]]
| homescore = Tries: [[Akona Ndungane]], [[Burton Francis]], [[Gurthro Steenkamp]], [[Wilhelm Steenkamp]] (2), [[Marius Delport (rugby union)|Marius Delport]], [[Morné Steyn]], [[Sello Mametsa]] (2), [[Tiger Mangweni]], [[Wayne Julies]] <br>Con: [[Burton Francis]], [[Morné Steyn]] (5), [[Zane Kirchner]] <br>Pen:
| awayscore = Tries: [[Elgar Watts]], [[Johannes van Niekerk]], [[Lionel Cornelius]] <br>Con: [[Lionel Cornelius]] (2) <br>Pen:
| stadium = [[Loftus Versfeld]], [[Pretoria]]
| referee = [[Marius Jonker]] ([[South African Rugby Union|South Africa]]) }}

{{Rugbybox
| date = 15:00 2008-09-13
| home = [[Western Province (rugby team)|Western Province]]
| score = 92–15
| away = [[Falcons (rugby team)|Falcons]]
| homescore = Tries: [[Andries Bekker]] (5), [[Jean de Villiers]], [[Bolla Conradie]], [[Luke Watson]], [[Nick Köster]], [[Schalk Brits]], [[Sireli Naqelevuki]] (2), [[Tonderai Chavhanga]] (2) <br>Con: [[Joe Pietersen]] (2), [[Peter Grant (rugby union)|Peter Grant]] (9) <br>Pen:
| awayscore = Tries: [[Jan Kruger]] (2) <br>Con: [[Petrus van Rooyen]] <br>Pen: [[Petrus van Rooyen]]
| stadium = [[Newlands Stadium]], [[Cape Town]]
| referee = [[Christie du Preez]] ([[South African Rugby Union|South Africa]]) }}

{{Rugbybox
| date = 17:00 2008-09-13
| home = [[Golden Lions|Lions]]
| score = 41–20
| away = [[Griquas (rugby)|Griquas]]
| homescore = Tries: [[Doppies la Grange]], [[Michael Killian]] (3), [[Cobus Grobbelaar]], [[Ross Geldenhuys]] <br>Con: [[Earl Rose (rugby union player)|Earl Rose]] (3), [[Louis Strydom]] <br>Pen: [[Earl Rose (rugby union player)|Earl Rose]]
| awayscore = Tries: [[Hans van Dyk]], [[Jacques Lombaard]] <br>Con: [[Conrad Barnard]] (2) <br>Pen: [[Conrad Barnard]] (2)
| stadium = [[Coca-Cola Park (Johannesburg)|Coca-Cola Park]], [[Johannesburg]]
| referee = [[JC Fortuin]] ([[South African Rugby Union|South Africa]]) }}

{{Rugbybox
| date = 17:05 2008-09-13
| home = {{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)}}
| score = 22–10
| away = [[Free State Cheetahs]]
| homescore = Tries: [[Keegan Daniel]], [[Pieter Carstens]], [[Steven Sykes]] <br>Con: [[Ruan Pienaar]] (2) <br>Pen: [[François Steyn]]
| awayscore = Tries: [[Juan Smith]] <br>Con: [[Tewis de Bruyn]] <br>Pen: [[Tewis de Bruyn]]
| stadium = [[Kings Park Stadium|ABSA Stadium]], [[Durban]]
| referee = [[Willie Roos]] ([[South African Rugby Union|South Africa]]) }}

===Round 11 summary===
* The [[Blue Bulls]] scored 11 tries in an effortless 69–19 trampling over a vulnerable [[Boland Cavaliers]] outfit, in their fixture at [[Loftus Versfeld]].
* It was a leisurely Saturday stroll for [[Western Province (rugby team)|Western Province]], running in 14 tries over a hapless [[Falcons (rugby team)|Falcons]] outfit to a massive 92–15 win, and closing the gap further on the final four in the standings.
* The [[Golden Lions|Lions]] scored six tries to the [[Griquas (rugby)|Griquas]] two in a valuable 41–20 victory in [[Johannesburg]], seeing them pip past the [[Free State Cheetahs]] into third place in the standings.
* {{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)}} regained their position on the top of the table after a physical 22–10 victory over the defending champion [[Free State Cheetahs]] in [[Durban]].

==Round 12==
{{Rugbybox
| date = 19:10 2008-09-19
| home = [[Western Province (rugby team)|Western Province]]
| score = 30–18
| away = [[Griquas (rugby)|Griquas]]
| homescore = Tries: [[Ricky Januarie]], [[Jean de Villiers]], [[Francois Louw]], [[Tonderai Chavhanga]] <br>Con: [[Peter Grant (rugby union)|Peter Grant]] (2) <br>Pen: [[Peter Grant (rugby union)|Peter Grant]] (2)
| awayscore = Tries: [[Gareth Krause]], [[Try (rugby)|Penalty try]] <br>Con: [[Conrad Barnard]] <br>Pen: [[Conrad Barnard]] (2) <br>'''Card:''' [[Stefan Gerber]] {{Sin bin|45|55}}
| stadium = [[Newlands Stadium]], [[Cape Town]]
| referee = [[Jonathan Kaplan (rugby union)|Jonathan Kaplan]] ([[South African Rugby Union|South Africa]]) }}

{{Rugbybox
| date = 15:00 2008-09-20
| home = [[Falcons (rugby team)|Falcons]]
| score = 19–44
| away = {{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)}}
| homescore = Tries: [[Franco Booysen]], Johan Jackson, [[Hanno Coetzee]] <br>Con: Jeffrey Perkins (2) <br>Pen: <br>'''Card:''' [[François Steyn]] {{Sin bin|22|32}}
| awayscore = Tries: [[Jan du Plessis]], [[JP Pietersen]], [[Pat Cilliers]], [[Albert van den Berg (rugby union)|Albert van den Berg]], [[Ryan Kankowski]], [[Waylon Murray]] (2) <br>Con: [[Ruan Pienaar]] (3) <br>Pen: [[Ruan Pienaar]] <br>'''Card:''' [[Dewald Coetzee]] {{Sin bin|36|46}}, [[Wouter Moore]] {{Sin bin|45|55}}
| stadium = [[Barnard Stadium]], [[Kempton Park, Gauteng|Kempton Park]]
| referee = [[Pro Legoete]] ([[South African Rugby Union|South Africa]]) }}

{{Rugbybox
| date = 15:00 2008-09-20
| home = [[Boland Cavaliers]]
| score = 10–31
| away = [[Golden Lions|Lions]]
| homescore = Tries: [[David Hendricks]], [[Elgar Watts]] <br>Con: <br>Pen:
| awayscore = Tries: [[Derick Minnie]], [[Jaco Pretorius]], [[Lukhanyo Nontshinga]], [[Michael Killian]] <br>Con: [[Earl Rose (rugby union player)|Earl Rose]] (4) <br>Pen: [[Earl Rose (rugby union player)|Earl Rose]]
| stadium = [[Boland Stadium]], [[Wellington, Western Cape|Wellington]]
| referee = [[Phillip Bosch]] ([[South African Rugby Union|South Africa]]) }}

{{Rugbybox
| date = 17:05 2008-09-20
| home = [[Free State Cheetahs]]
| score = 5–23
| report = [https://www.planetrugby.com/blue-bulls-sweep-past-cheetahs Report]
| away = [[Blue Bulls]]
| homescore = Tries: [[Robert Ebersohn]] <br>Con: <br>Pen:
| awayscore = Tries: [[Bryan Habana]], [[Marius Delport (rugby union)|Marius Delport]] <br>Con: [[Morné Steyn]](2) <br>Pen: [[Morné Steyn]] (3) <br>'''Card:''' [[Danie Rossouw]] {{Sin bin|66|76}}
| stadium = [[Park]], [[Bloemfontein]]
| referee = [[Craig Joubert]] ([[South African Rugby Union|South Africa]]) }}

===Round 12 summary===
* [[Western Province (rugby team)|Western Province]] have managed to overtake the [[Free State Cheetahs]] into fourth spot, and a semifinal place, in the standings after securing a bonus-point 30–18 win over [[Griquas (rugby)|Griquas]] at [[Newlands Stadium|Newlands]].
* {{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)}} consolidated their position at the top of the standings with a solid, if unspectacular 44–19 win over a brave [[Falcons (rugby team)|Falcons]] outfit at [[Barnard Stadium]] in [[Kempton Park, Gauteng|Kempton Park]].
* The [[Golden Lions|Lions]] managed to secure a much-needed bonus-point try in the final throes of their match against [[Boland Cavaliers]].
* The [[Free State Cheetahs]] have dropped out of the play-off positions after a nervy performance against the [[Blue Bulls]] who condemned them to a 23–5 defeat at Park in [[Bloemfontein]].

==Round 13==
{{Rugbybox
| date = 15:30 2008-09-26
| home = [[Griquas (rugby)|Griquas]]
| score = 22–58
| report = [https://ougrote.com/2008/09/27/currie-cup-griquas-22-58-blue-bulls/ Report]
| away = [[Blue Bulls]]
| homescore = Tries: [[Conrad Barnard]], [[MJ Mentz]], [[Sarel Pretorius]] <br>Con: [[Conrad Barnard]] (2) <br>Pen: [[Conrad Barnard]]
| awayscore = Tries: [[Akona Ndungane]], [[Bryan Habana]], [[Derick Kuün]] (3), [[Fourie Du Preez]], [[Tiger Mangweni]], [[Wynand Olivier]] <br>Con: [[Burton Francis]] (2), [[Morné Steyn]] (4) <br>Pen: [[Morné Steyn]] (2)
| stadium = [[Griqua Park|ABSA Park]], [[Kimberley, Northern Cape|Kimberley]]
| referee = [[Jonathan Kaplan (rugby union)|Jonathan Kaplan]] ([[South African Rugby Union|South Africa]]) }}

{{Rugbybox
| date = 19:10 2008-09-26
| home = [[Falcons (rugby team)|Falcons]]
| score = 7–78
| away = [[Free State Cheetahs]]
| homescore = Tries: [[Ryno Barnes]] <br>Con: Jeffrey Perkins <br>Pen: <br>'''Card:''' [[Gert Lubbe]] {{Sin bin|19|29}}, Jeffrey Perkins {{Sin bin|56|66}}
| awayscore = Tries: [[Try (rugby)|Penalty try]], [[Duane Vermeulen]], [[Heinrich Brüssow]], [[Jacobus Jonker]] (2), Louis Potgieter, [[Jongi Nokwe]] (3), [[Kabamba Floors]], [[Tewis de Bruyn]] (2) <br>Con: Louis Potgieter, [[Tewis de Bruyn]]<br>Pen:
| stadium = [[Bosman Stadium]], [[Brakpan]]
| referee = [[Deon van Blommestein]] ([[South African Rugby Union|South Africa]]) }}

{{Rugbybox
| date = 15:00 2008-09-27
| home = [[Boland Cavaliers]]
| score = 7–23
| away = [[Western Province (rugby team)|Western Province]]
| homescore = Tries: [[Danwel Demas]]<br>Con: [[Justin Peach]] <br>Pen: <br>'''Card:''' Deon Scholtz {{Sin bin|54|64}}
| awayscore = Tries: [[Luke Watson]], [[Sireli Naqelevuki]] (2) <br>Con: [[Morgan Newman]] <br>Pen: [[Peter Grant (rugby union)|Peter Grant]] (2)
| stadium = [[Boland Stadium]], [[Wellington, Western Cape|Wellington]]
| referee = [[Christie du Preez]] ([[South African Rugby Union|South Africa]]) }}

{{Rugbybox
| date = 17:05 2008-09-27
| home = [[Golden Lions|Lions]]
| score = 20–34
| away = {{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)}}
| homescore = Tries: [[Ernst Joubert]], [[Hendrik van der Merwe]], [[Lukhanyo Nontshinga]] <br>Con: [[Louis Strydom]] <br>Pen: [[Earl Rose (rugby union player)|Earl Rose]]
| awayscore = Tries: [[Jean Deysel]], [[JP Pietersen]] (2), [[Deon Carstens]] <br>Con: [[Ruan Pienaar]] (4) <br>Pen: [[Ruan Pienaar]] (2)
| stadium = [[Coca-Cola Park (Johannesburg)|Coca-Cola Park]], [[Johannesburg]]
| referee = [[Mark Lawrence (rugby)|Mark Lawrence]] ([[South African Rugby Union|South Africa]]) }}

===Round 13 summary===
* The [[Blue Bulls]] have pipped {{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)}} once again and are back on top of the standings, thanks to a 58–22 haul over the [[Griquas (rugby)|Griquas]] in [[Kimberley, Northern Cape|Kimberley]].
* The [[Free State Cheetahs]] are back in the semifinal hunt, having leapfrogged the [[Western Province (rugby team)|Western Province]] into fourth place after a bludgeoning 78–7 victory over the [[Falcons (rugby team)|Falcons]] in [[Barkpan]].
* [[Western Province (rugby team)|Western Province]] failed to secure a vital bonus point in their 23–7 victory over the [[Boland Cavaliers]] in [[Wellington, Western Cape|Wellington]], leaving their semifinal hopes in dire straits.
* The [[Western Province (rugby team)|Western Province]] vs [[Boland Cavaliers]] match was moved to [[Newlands Stadium|Newlands]] on Friday 26 September due to the heavy rain during the week in the [[Western Cape]] that caused flooding at the [[Boland Stadium]], but the [[Free State Cheetahs]] complained that they had to play the [[Boland Cavaliers]] on 2 August in [[Wellington, Western Cape|Wellington]]. Due to this referee [[Christie du Preez]] had to make a decision if it was fit to play at the [[Boland Stadium]], Inspection to field took place on Saturday morning and it was rendered that the [[Boland Stadium]] was fine for the crucial match.
* {{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)}} have officially secured a home semifinal thanks to an emphatic 34–20 bonus point victory over the [[Golden Lions|Lions]], in their clash in [[Johannesburg]].

==Round 14==
{{Rugbybox
| date = 19:10 2008-10-03
| home = [[Blue Bulls]]
| score = 22–20
| away = [[Falcons (rugby team)|Falcons]]
| homescore = Tries: [[Jaco Engels]], [[Stephan Dippenaar]], [[Zane Kirchner]] <br>Con: [[Burton Francis]] (2) <br>Pen: [[Burton Francis]]
| awayscore = Tries: [[Franco Booysen]], [[Poerie van Rooyen]] <br>Con: Jeffrey Perkins (2) <br>Pen: Jeffrey Perkins (2) <br>'''Card:''' [[Wouter Moore]] {{Sin bin|30|40}}
| stadium = [[Loftus Versfeld]], [[Pretoria]]
| referee = [[JC Fortuin]] ([[South African Rugby Union|South Africa]]) }}

{{Rugbybox
| date = 15:00 2008-10-04
| home = [[Free State Cheetahs]]
| score = 50–40
| away = [[Boland Cavaliers]]
| homescore = Tries: [[Heinrich Brüssow]], [[Jongi Nokwe]], [[Juan Smith]] (2), [[Nico Breedt]], [[Schalk van der Merwe (rugby union)|Schalk van der Merwe]], [[Tewis de Bruyn]] <br>Con: [[Jacques-Louis Potgieter]] (5), [[Tewis de Bruyn]] <br>Pen: [[Jacques-Louis Potgieter]]
| awayscore = Tries: Deon Scholtz, [[Elgar Watts]], [[Josh Strauss]], [[Willem van Zyl]] <br>Con: [[Elgar Watts]], [[Justin Peach]] (4) <br>Pen: <br>'''Card:''' [[David Hendricks]] {{Sin bin|35|45}}, [[Angelo Brinkhuys]] {{Sin bin|40|50}}
| stadium = [[Park]], [[Bloemfontein]]
| referee = [[Marius Jonker]] ([[South African Rugby Union|South Africa]]) }}

{{Rugbybox
| date = 15:00 2008-10-04
| home = {{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)}}
| score = 66–12
| away = [[Griquas (rugby)|Griquas]]
| homescore = Tries: [[Albert van den Berg (rugby union)|Albert van den Berg]], [[François Steyn]], [[Jacques Botes]], [[John Smit]], [[JP Pietersen]] (2), [[Keegan Daniel]] (3), [[Odwa Ndungane]] <br>Con: [[Adrian Jacobs]], [[Brad Barritt]], [[Odwa Ndungane]], [[Ruan Pienaar]] (5) <br>Pen: <br>'''Card:''' [[Brad Barritt]] {{Sin bin|67|77}}
| awayscore = Tries: [[Naas Olivier]], [[Sarel Pretorius]] <br>Con: [[Riaan Viljoen]] <br>Pen:
| stadium = [[Kings Park Stadium|ABSA Stadium]], [[Durban]]
| referee = [[Jonathan Kaplan (rugby union)|Jonathan Kaplan]] ([[South African Rugby Union|South Africa]]) }}

{{Rugbybox
| date = 17:05 2008-10-04
| home = [[Western Province (rugby team)|Western Province]]
| score = 14–6
| away = [[Golden Lions|Lions]]
| homescore = Tries: [[Jean de Villiers]], [[Luke Watson]] <br>Con: [[Joe Pietersen]], [[Peter Grant (rugby union)|Peter Grant]] <br>Pen:
| awayscore = Tries: <br>Con: <br>Pen: [[Earl Rose (rugby union player)|Earl Rose]] (2) <br>'''Card:''' [[Doppies la Grange]] {{Sin bin|39|49}}
| stadium = [[Newlands Stadium]], [[Cape Town]]
| referee = [[Craig Joubert]] ([[South African Rugby Union|South Africa]]) }}

===Round 14 summary===
* The [[Blue Bulls]] were very nearly left red-faced in front of the [[Loftus Versfeld]] faithful as they scraped a 22–20 win over the [[Falcons (rugby team)|Falcons]]
* The [[Free State Cheetahs]] did enough to secure their passage to the semifinals courtesy of a 50–40 victory over the [[Boland Cavaliers]] in [[Bloemfontein]].
* {{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)}} confirmed their status and favourites for this year's when they continued their good form with a 66–12 win over the [[Griquas (rugby)|Griquas]] in [[Durban]].
* [[Western Province (rugby team)|Western Province]] 14-6 [[Golden Lions|Lions]]

==Knockout stage==
{{Round4
<!-- semi-finals -->
|11 October 2008 – [[Kings Park Stadium|ABSA Stadium]], [[Durban]]|'''{{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)}}'''|'''29'''|'''[[Golden Lions|Lions]]'''|14
|11 October 2008 – [[Loftus Versfeld]], [[Pretoria]]|'''[[Blue Bulls]]'''|'''31'''|'''[[Free State Cheetahs]]'''|19
<!-- final -->
|25 October 2008 – [[Kings Park Stadium|ABSA Stadium]], [[Durban]]|'''{{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)}}'''|'''14'''|'''[[Blue Bulls]]'''|9
}}

==Semi finals==
{{Rugbybox
| date = 11 October 2008
| time = 14:30
| home = {{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)}}
| score = 29–14
| away = [[Golden Lions|Lions]]
| homescore = Tries: [[Frédéric Michalak]], [[Ryan Kankowski]] <br>Con: [[Ruan Pienaar]] (2) <br>Pen: [[François Steyn]], [[Ruan Pienaar]] (4)
| awayscore = Tries: [[Doppies la Grange]], [[Jaque Fourie]] <br>Con: [[Chris Jonck]], [[Earl Rose (rugby union player)|Earl Rose]] <br>Pen:
| stadium = [[Kings Park Stadium|ABSA Stadium]], [[Durban]]
| referee = [[Mark Lawrence (rugby)|Mark Lawrence]] ([[South African Rugby Union|South Africa]]) }}

{{Rugbybox
| date = 11 October 2008
| time = 17:00
| home = [[Blue Bulls]]
| score = 31–19
| away = [[Free State Cheetahs]]
| homescore = Tries: [[Bryan Habana]], [[John Mametsa]], [[Victor Matfield]] <br>Con: [[Morné Steyn]] (2) <br>Pen: [[Morné Steyn]] (3) <br>DG: [[Morné Steyn]]
| awayscore = Tries: [[Jongi Nokwe]] <br>Con: [[Jacques-Louis Potgieter]] <br>Pen: [[Jacques-Louis Potgieter]] (4)
| stadium = [[Loftus Versfeld]], [[Pretoria]]
| referee = [[Craig Joubert]] ([[South African Rugby Union|South Africa]]) }}

==Final==
The {{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)}} ended a 12-year wait for a trophy by winning the final, against the [[Blue Bulls]] in [[Durban]] on Saturday 25 October, by 14–9. And they did it in style outscoring the [[Blue Bulls]] by two tries to nil.
{{Rugbybox
| date = 25 October 2008
| time = 16:30
| home = {{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)}}
| score = 14–9
| away = [[Blue Bulls]]
| homescore = Tries: [[François Steyn]], [[Ruan Pienaar]] <br>Con: [[Frédéric Michalak]], [[Ruan Pienaar]] <br>Pen:
| awayscore = Tries: <br>Con: <br>Pen: [[Morné Steyn]] (2) <br> DG: [[Morné Steyn]]
| stadium = [[Kings Park Stadium|ABSA Stadium]], [[Durban]]
| referee = [[Jonathan Kaplan (rugby union)|Jonathan Kaplan]] ([[South African Rugby Union|South Africa]]) }}

==Promotion/relegation matches==
===Round 1===
{{Rugbybox
| date = 16:30 2008-10-18
| home = [[Boland Cavaliers]]
| score = 54–15
| away = [[Griffons (rugby team)|Griffons]]
| homescore = Tries: [[Danwel Demas]], Deon Scholtz, [[Elgar Watts]] (4), [[Lionel Cornelius]], [[Piet van Zyl (rugby union, born 1979)|Piet van Zyl]] <br>Con: [[Elgar Watts]], [[Justin Peach]] (6) <br>Pen:
| awayscore = Tries: [[Jacko Jackson]], [[Sarel Louw]] <br>Con: [[Jandré Blom]] <br>Pen: [[Jandré Blom]]
| stadium = [[Boland Stadium]], [[Wellington, Western Cape|Wellington]]
| referee = [[Jonathan Kaplan (rugby union)|Jonathan Kaplan]] ([[South African Rugby Union|South Africa]])
}}

{{Rugbybox
| date = 19:00 2008-10-18
| home = [[Falcons (rugby team)|Falcons]]
| score = 24–29
| away = [[Leopards (rugby team)|Platinum Leopards]]
| homescore = Tries: [[Dewald Coetzee]], [[Hanno Coetzee]], [[Petrus van Rooyen]] <br>Con: Jeffrey Perkins, [[Petrus van Rooyen]] (2) <br>Pen: Jeffrey Perkins
| awayscore = Tries: [[Jan Van Zyl]], [[Willem Bouwer]] <br>Con: [[Clayton Durand]] (2) <br>Pen: [[Clayton Durand]] (5)
| stadium = [[Bosman Stadium]], [[Brakpan]]
| referee = [[Willie Roos]] ([[South African Rugby Union|South Africa]])
}}

===Round 2===
{{Rugbybox
| date = 16:00 2008-10-24
| home = [[Boland Cavaliers]]
| score = 42–50
| away = [[Griffons (rugby team)|Griffons]]
| homescore = Tries: [[Angelo Brinkhuys]], [[Bradley Mockford]], Deon Scholtz (2), [[Dewey Swartbooi]], [[Zolani Mofu]] <br>Con: [[Justin Peach]] (5), [[Lionel Cornelius]] <br>Pen:
| awayscore = Tries: [[Andries Kruger]], [[Darryl Coeries]], [[Hugo Kleynhans]], [[Jacko Jackson]], [[Jandré Blom]], [[Jaun de Wit]], [[Ockie van Zyl (rugby player born 1982)|Ockie van Zyl]] <br>Con: [[Jandré Blom]] (2), [[Kennedy Tsimba]] (4) <br>Pen: <br> DG: [[Jandré Blom]]
| stadium = [[North West Stadium]], [[Welkom]]
| referee = [[Craig Joubert]] ([[South African Rugby Union|South Africa]])
}}

{{Rugbybox
| date = 18:00 2008-10-24
| home = [[Falcons (rugby team)|Falcons]]
| score = 19–27
| away = [[Leopards (rugby team)|Platinum Leopards]]
| homescore = Tries: [[Petrus van Rooyen]] <br>Con: [[Petrus van Rooyen]] <br>Pen: [[Petrus van Rooyen]]
| awayscore = Tries: [[Jan Van Zyl]], [[Vuyo Zangqa]] <br>Con: [[Diederik Botha]] <br>Pen: [[Clayton Durand]] (3), [[Diederik Botha]] (2)
| stadium = [[Profert Olën Park]], [[Potchefstroom]]
| referee = [[Marius Jonker]] ([[South African Rugby Union|South Africa]])
}}

===Promotion/relegation table===
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=Rugby
| res_col_header = Q | bonus_total = y | show_positions = n
| title = Promotion/relegation
| team1 = LEO | name_LEO = [[Leopards (rugby team)|Platinum Leopards]]
| team2 = BCA | name_BCA = [[Boland Cavaliers]]
| team3 = GRF | name_GRF = [[Griffons (rugby team)|Griffons]]
| team4 = FAL | name_FAL = [[Falcons (rugby team)|Falcons]]
| win_LEO = 2| draw_LEO = 0| loss_LEO = 0| pf_LEO = 56| pa_LEO = 43| tf_LEO = 4| ta_LEO = 4 | b_LEO = 0
| win_BCA = 1| draw_BCA = 0| loss_BCA = 1| pf_BCA = 96| pa_BCA = 65| tf_BCA = 14| ta_BCA = 9 | b_BCA = 2
| win_GRF = 1| draw_GRF = 0| loss_GRF = 1| pf_GRF = 65| pa_GRF = 96| tf_GRF = 9| ta_GRF = 14 | b_GRF = 1
| win_FAL = 0| draw_FAL = 0| loss_FAL = 2| pf_FAL = 43| pa_FAL = 56| tf_FAL = 4| ta_FAL = 4 | b_FAL = 1
| col_P = #cfc | text_P =
|result1 = P|result2 = P
|update = complete | source =
}}

===Results===
* [[Boland Cavaliers]] manage to stay in the Premier Division.
* [[Leopards (rugby team)|Platinum Leopards]] are promoted to the Premier Division.
* The [[Griffons (rugby team)|Griffons]] just lost out to the [[Boland Cavaliers]] to remain in the First Division.
* The [[Falcons (rugby team)|Falcons]] are relegated to the First Division after losing both their matches against the [[Leopards (rugby team)|Platinum Leopards]].

==Statistics==
===Top point scorers===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Name
! Team
! Tries
! Conversions
! Penalties
! Drop goals
! Total
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Morné Steyn]] ||[[Blue Bulls]]|| 2 || 37 || 33 || 3|| 192
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Earl Rose (rugby union player)|Earl Rose]] ||[[Golden Lions|Lions]]|| 5 || 36 || 24 || 1 || 172
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Conrad Barnard]] ||[[Griquas (rugby)|Griquas]]|| 1 || 20 || 19 || 0 || 102
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Ruan Pienaar]] ||{{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)}}|| 1 || 25 || 13 || 0 || 87
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Chris Rossouw (rugby union born 1976)|Chris Rossouw]] ||[[Free State Cheetahs]]|| 1 || 11 || 19 || 0 || 84
|}

===Top try scorers===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Name
! Team
! Tries
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Keegan Daniel]] ||{{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)}}|| 9
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[MJ Mentz]] ||[[Griquas (rugby)|Griquas]]|| 8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Jacques Botes]] ||{{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)}}|| 8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[John Mametsa]] ||[[Blue Bulls]]|| 7
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Jongi Nokwe]] ||[[Free State Cheetahs]]|| 7
|}

===Disciplinary records by team===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Team
! Red cards {{Sent off}}
! Yellow cards {{yel}}
! Total cards
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Falcons (rugby team)|Falcons]] || 1 || 10 || 11
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Boland Cavaliers]] || 0 || 9 || 9
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Blue Bulls]] || 0 || 7 || 7
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Griquas (rugby)|Griquas]] || 0 || 5 || 5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Western Province (rugby team)|Western Province]] || 0 || 5 || 5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Golden Lions|Lions]] || 1 || 4 || 5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)}} || 0 || 4 || 4
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Free State Cheetahs]] || 0 || 2 || 2
|}

===Worst disciplinary records by player===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Name
! Team
! Red Cards {{Sent off}}
! Yellow Cards {{yel}}
! Total Cards
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Johannes Swartz]] || [[Falcons (rugby team)|Falcons]] || 1 || 0 || 1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Jaco van Schalkwyk]] || [[Golden Lions|Lions]] || 1 || 0 || 1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Sean Plaatjies]] || [[Falcons (rugby team)|Falcons]] || 0 || 2 || 2
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Angelo Brinkhuys]] || [[Boland Cavaliers]] || 0 || 2 || 2
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Stefan Basson]] || [[Boland Cavaliers]] || 0 || 1 || 1
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}<!--added under references heading by script-assisted edit-->

==External links==
* [http://www.rugby365.com/tournaments/cc/news/ Latest Currie Cup News]
* {{SA Rugby Competition | category=sarugby/curriecup | compid=631 | comp=2008 ABSA Currie Cup Premier Div | accessdate=8 June 2016}}

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