2016 Currie Cup First Division

2016 Currie Cup First Division
Countries	South Africa
Date	August – October 2016
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The 2016 Currie Cup First Division will be the second tier of the second stage of the 2016 Currie Cup, the 78th edition of this annual South African rugby union competition organised by the South African Rugby Union. It will be played between August and October 2016 and will feature six teams that qualified through the 2016 Currie Cup qualification competition.

Competition rules and information

There will be six participating teams in the 2016 Currie Cup First Division.

Qualification

Main article: 2016 Currie Cup qualification

The six franchise teams will automatically qualify to the 2016 Currie Cup Premier Division, and will be joined by the three highest-placed non-franchise teams from the 2016 Currie Cup qualification stage. The remaining six teams form the qualification stage will qualify for the Currie Cup First Division.

Regular season and title play offs

The six teams that qualify for the First Division will play against each other over the course of the competition, either at home or away. Teams will receive four points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus points will be awarded to teams that score 4 or more tries in a game, as well as to teams that lose a match by 7 points or less. Teams will be ranked by log points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).

The top four teams will qualify for the semi-finals, which will be followed by a final.

Teams

No teams have so far qualified for the 2016 Currie Cup First Division.

Log

The current log for the 2016 Currie Cup First Division is:

2016 Currie Cup First Division log
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
1	Qualifier 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Qualifier 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Qualifier 3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Qualifier 4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Qualifier 5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Qualifier 6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Competition has not yet started.

Legend and Competition rules
Legend:
(Q)	Qualified to the Semi-Finals.		P = Games Played, W = Games Won, D = Games Drawn, L = Games Lost, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, PD = Points Difference, TF = Tries For, TA = Tries Against, TB = Try Bonus Points, LB = Losing Bonus Points, Pts = Log Points
	Can still qualify to the Semi-Finals.
Competition rules:
Qualification: The top four teams will qualify to the Semi-Finals. Points breakdown: * 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

Round-by-round

The table below shows a team's progression throughout the season. For each round, each team's cumulative points total is shown with the overall log position in brackets.

Team Progression – 2016 Currie Cup First Division
Team	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	SF	F
Qualifier 1
Qualifier 2
Qualifier 3
Qualifier 4
Qualifier 5
Qualifier 6
Key:	win	draw	loss	bye

Fixtures and results

Five rounds of matches will be played, followed by semi-finals and the final.

Semi-Finals

		Team 1	v	Team 4

		Team 2	v	Team 3

Final

		Higher ranked semi-final winner	v	Lower ranked semi-final winner

See also

• 2016 Currie Cup Premier Division
• 2016 Currie Cup qualification
• 2016 Under-21 Provincial Championship
• 2016 Under-20 Provincial Championship
• 2016 Under-19 Provincial Championship