| 2011 Currie Cup First Division | |
| Countries: | South Africa |
| Date: | 15 July – 14 October 2011 |
| Count: | 2 |
| Promoted: | None |
| Matches: | 33 |
| Tries: | 284 |
| Top Point Scorer: | Elgar Watts (175) |
| Top Try Scorer: | Danwel Demas (15) |
| Prevseason: | 2010 |
| Nextseason: | 2012 |
The 2011 Currie Cup First Division was contested from 15 July to 14 October 2011. The tournament (known as the Absa Currie Cup First Division for sponsorship reasons) was the second tier of the 73rd season of the Currie Cup, an annual rugby union competition featuring the fourteen South African provincial unions.
The tournament was won by, who beat the 43–12 in the final played on 14 October 2011. No team was promoted to the top-tier Currie Cup Premier Division competition for 2012.
There were six participating teams in the 2011 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 that lost a match by seven points or less. Teams were ranked by points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).
The top four 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.
Following the reduction of the Currie Cup Premier Division from eight teams to six teams for 2012,[1] there was no promotion from the First Division in 2011.
The following teams took part in the 2011 Currie Cup First Division competition:
| 2011 Currie Cup First Division teams | ||||
| Team | Sponsored Name | Stadium/s | Sponsored Name | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regent Boland Cavaliers | Boland Stadium | |||
| Border Bulldogs | Buffalo City Stadium | |||
| Eastern Province Kings | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium | |||
| Falcons | Barnard Stadium | |||
| Tasol Solar Griffons | North West Stadium | |||
| SWD Eagles | Outeniqua Park |
The following matches were played in the 2011 Currie Cup First Division:
| 2011 Absa Currie Cup First Division Champions | |
| 2nd title |
The following sections contain only points and tries which have been scored in competitive games in the 2011 Currie Cup First Division.
| Rank | Player | Team | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=center | 1 | Elgar Watts | align=center | 175 | |
| align=center | 2 | Elric van Vuuren | align=center | 119 | |
| align=center | 3 | Tiaan van Wyk | align=center | 104 | |
| align=center | 4 | Willie le Roux | align=center | 95 | |
| align=center | 5 | Ntabeni Dukisa | align=center | 94 | |
| align=center | 6 | Louis Strydom | align=center | 88 | |
| align=center | 7 | Danwel Demas | align=center | 75 | |
| align=center | 8 | align=center | 61 | ||
| 9 | SP Marais | align=center | 54 | ||
| Kyle Hendricks | align=center | 54 |
| Rank | Player | Team | Tries | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=center | 1 | Danwel Demas | align=center | 15 | |
| align=center | 2 | Willie le Roux | align=center | 12 | |
| 3 | Cornal Hendricks | align=center | 10 | ||
| SP Marais | align=center | 10 | |||
| 5 | align=center | 9 | |||
| Norman Nelson | align=center | 9 | |||
| Marcello Sampson | align=center | 9 | |||
| 7 | Brendon April | align=center | 8 | ||
| Howard Noble | align=center | 8 | |||
| 9 | Nicky Steyn | align=center | 7 | ||
| Luke Watson | align=center | 7 |