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The 2010 Absa Currie Cup Premier Division was the 72nd season in the competition since it started in 1889. The competition was contested from 9 July through to 30 October.

It was won by the Sharks, who defeated Western Province 30–10 in the final at Absa Stadium, Durban. Patrick Lambie was named man-of-the-match for his tally of 25 points, the second highest total scored by an individual in a Currie Cup Final.

Teams

Standings

Fixtures and results

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

Compulsory Friendlies

	18:00 2010-06-25	Falcons	3 - 80	Sharks XV	John Vorster Stadium, Nigel
		Pen: J. Naudé 58' (1/2) Cards: T. Ngidi 18' to 30'	Scoreboard	Tries: J. Botes 15'c, 19'm, 72'c M. Rhodes 24'c T. Mtawarira 29'c M. Richards 35'c D. Jenner 38'c K. Daniel 40'c, 76'c S. Terblanche 43'c K. Cooper 66'm C. McLeod 80'c Con: R. Kockott (6/7) M. Dumond (2/3) J. Botes (1/1) K. Daniel (1/1)	Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Pro Legoete

	17:00 2010-07-02	SWD Eagles	12 - 50	Griquas	Recreation Ground, Oudtshoorn
		Tries: B. McBean 24'm M. Potts 76'c Con: J. Blom (1/1) Cards: G. Mtyanda 26' to 37' W. Bennett 36' to 46'	Scoreboard	Tries: W. Wilkins 5'c R. Viljoen 26'm W. Malgas 36'm B. Basson 44'c, 52'm M. Rosslee 60'c R. Barnes 62'c F. Spies 67'c Con: N. Olivier (5/8)	Referee: Stuart Berry

	16:00 2010-07-03	Boland Cavaliers	29 - 45	Golden Lions	Boland Stadium, Wellington
		Tries: C. Hendricks 9'm J. Pieterse 53'm, 80'c B. April 68'c L. Cornelius 78'm Con: J. Jansen (2/4)	Scoreboard	Tries: M. Killian 6'c, 59'm T. Chavhanga 14'c D. Minnie 19'c J.C. Janse van Rensburg 22'c J. Taute 56'c F. Van der Merwe 64'm Con: H. Kruger (4/4) E. Jantjies (1/3) Cards: G. Earle  77'	Referee: Joey Salmans

	16:00 2010-07-03	Mighty Elephants	11 - 24	Blue Bulls	EPRU Stadium, Port Elizabeth
		Tries: T. Mangweni 47'm Pen: D. Stevens 2', 68' (2/2) Cards: J. Potgieter 26' to 36'	Scoreboard	Tries: G. Botha 29'm H. Groepes 58'c, 71'c J. Kruger 80'm Con: J.L. Potgieter (2/3)	Referee: Jason Jaftha

Regular season

Round one

	19:00 2010-07-09	Leopards	13 - 43	Golden Lions	Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Phokeng
		Tries: D. Scholtz 63'm W. Koch 72'm Pen: C. Dumond 23' (1/5) Cards: R. Swanepoel  75'	Scoreboard	Tries: J. Vermaak 32'c, 53'c M. Delport 37'c W. Murray 48'm J. Taute 79'm Con: H. Kruger (3/4) Pen: H. Kruger 17', 22', 68', 75' (4/5)	Attendance: 400 Referee: Lourens van der Merwe

	15:00 2010-07-10	Griquas	40 - 34	Sharks	Griqua Park, Kimberley
		Tries: R. Barnes 31'm S. Roberts 43'c B. Basson 54'c, 71'm W. Wilkins 69'c Con: N. Olivier (3/5) Pen: N. Olivier 6', 59', 65' (3/3)	Scoreboard	Tries: L. Mvovo 14'c, 57'm S. Meyer 23'm M. Rhodes 37'c P. Cilliers 75'c Con: R. Kockott (2/4) M. Dumond (1/1) Pen: R. Kockott 34' (1/2) Cards: J. Botes 38' to 47'	Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Jaco Peyper

Round two

Round three

Round four

Round Five

Round Six

Round Seven

Round Eight

Round Nine

Round Ten

Round Eleven

Round Twelve

Round Thirteen

	15:00 2010-10-02	Blue Bulls	36 - 32	Western Province	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
		Try: Okkie Kruger Stefan Watermeyer Zane Kirchner Con: Jacques-Louis Potgieter (3) Pen: Jacques-Louis Potgieter (4) Drop: Jaco van der Westhuyzen Cards: Dewald Potgieter 26' to 36'	Scoreboard Report	Try: Juan De Jongh Con: Willem de Waal Pen: Willem de Waal (6) Cards: Jean de Villiers 40' to 50'	Attendance: 35,356 Referee: Craig Joubert

Round Fourteen

Semi-finals

Final

2010 Absa Currie Cup Premier Division Champions
Sharks 6th title

Promotion/Relegation Games

Tables

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.

Round 1

Leopards	37–22	SWD Eagles
Tries: S. Marais 25'c, 78'c D. Dames 32'c, 65'c Con: C. Durand (4/4) Pen: C. Durand 9', 15', 22' (3/5) Cards: W. Venter  48'	Scoreboard Report	Tries: S. Raubenheimer 18'm D. Hellmuth 50'c L. Hartnick 55'm D. Manuel 68'm Con: A. Barends (1/3)

Round 2

Eastern Province Kings	28–46	Pumas
Tries: W. Stevens 7'c, 34'c J.J. Gagiano 15'm Con: M. Dumond (2/3) Pen: M. Dumond 40', 52', 56' (3/5) Cards: P. Nodikida  49'	Scoreboard	Tries: D. Le Roux 22'c, 47'c A. Kruger 38'm C. Steenkamp 43'c D. Steyn 63'c V. Willis 80'c Con: C. Bezuidenhout (5/6) Pen: C. Bezuidenhout 29', 74' (2/2)

See also

• 2010 Currie Cup First Division
• Currie Cup
• ABSA

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External links

• Latest Currie Cup News
• "SA Rugby Competition – 2010 ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
• Match Attendance
• "SA Rugby Results – 2010 ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 20 May 2016.

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