Currie Cup Finals Referees |
7 |
André Watson |
6 |
Steve Strydom |
5 |
Freek Burger,
Jonathan Kaplan |
3 |
Jimmy
Smith-Belton, Gert Bezuidenhout |
2 |
Piet Robbertse,
Johan Gouws, Mark Lawrence |
1 |
Boy Louw, Carl
Basson, Albie Henkes, Eddie Hofmeyr, Chris Ackermann, Ralph Burmeister, Bowden Coombe,
Bertie Strasheim, Fonnie van der Vyver, Ben Calitz, Justus Moolman, Cassie Carstens, Stef
Neethling, Tappe Henning, Shaun Veldsman, Craig Joubert, Jaco Peyper |
- |
Most Titles |
32 |
Western
Province (four times shared: last 2012) |
23 |
Blue
Bulls (four times shared: last 2009) |
10 |
Lions
(once shared: last 2011) |
7 |
The Sharks
(last 2010) |
4 |
Cheetahs
(once shared: last 2007) |
3 |
Griquas
(last 1970) |
2 |
Border (twice
shared: last 1934) |
- |
Currie Cup Finals
(1939-2012) |
Year |
Winner |
|
Runner-up |
|
Venue |
Referee |
1939 |
Transvaal |
17 |
Western
Province |
6 |
Newlands,
Cape Town |
Boy
Louw, Western Province |
1946 |
Northern
Transvaal |
11 |
Western
Province |
9 |
Loftus
Versfeld, Pretoria |
Carl
Basson, Northern Transvaal |
1947 |
Western
Province |
16 |
Transvaal
|
12 |
Newlands,
Cape Town |
Albie
Henkes, Western Province |
1950 |
Transvaal |
22 |
Western
Province |
11 |
Ellis
Park, Johannesburg |
Eddie
Hofmeyr, Transvaal |
1952 |
Transvaal |
11 |
Boland |
9 |
Wellington |
Chris
Ackermann, Boland |
1954 |
Western
Province |
11 |
Northern
Transvaal |
8 |
Newlands,
Cape Town |
Ralph
Burmeister, Western Province |
1956 |
Northern
Transvaal |
9 |
Natal |
8 |
King's
Park, Durban |
Bawden
Coombie, Natal |
1968 |
Northern
Transvaal |
16 |
Transvaal |
3 |
Loftus
Versfeld, Pretoria |
Bertie
Strasheim, Northern Transvaal |
1969 |
Northern
Transvaal |
28 |
Western
Province |
13 |
Loftus
Versfeld, Pretoria |
Fonnie
van der Vyver, Northern Transvaal |
1970 |
Griqualand
West |
11 |
Northern
Transvaal |
9 |
De
Beers, Kimberley |
Ben
Calitz, Griqualand West |
1971 |
Transvaal |
14 |
Northern
Transvaal |
14 |
Ellis
Park, Johannesburg |
Gert
Bezuidenhout, Transvaal |
1972 |
Transvaal |
25 |
Eastern
Transvaal |
19 |
Pam
Brink, Springs |
Piet
Robbertse, Eastern Transvaal |
1973 |
Northern
Transvaal |
30 |
Free
State |
22 |
Loftus
Versfeld, Pretoria |
Piet
Robbertse, Eastern Transvaal |
1974 |
Northern
Transvaal |
17 |
Transvaal |
15 |
Loftus
Versfeld, Pretoria |
Steve
Strydom, Free State |
1975 |
Northern
Transvaal |
12 |
Free
State |
6 |
Free
State Stadium, Bloemfontein |
Justus
Moolman, Eastern Province |
1976 |
Free
State |
33 |
Western
Province |
16 |
Free
State Stadium, Bloemfontein |
Gert
Bezuidenhout, Transvaal |
1977 |
Northern
Transvaal |
27 |
Free
State |
12 |
Loftus
Versfeld, Pretoria |
Jimmy
Smith-Belton, Eastern Province |
1978 |
Northern
Transvaal |
13 |
Free
State |
9 |
Free
State Stadium, Bloemfontein |
Gert
Bezuidenhout, Transvaal |
1979 |
Western
Province |
15 |
Northern
Transvaal |
15 |
Newlands,
Cape Town |
Steve
Strydom, Free State |
1980 |
Northern
Transvaal |
39 |
Western
Province |
9 |
Loftus
Versfeld, Pretoria |
Steve
Strydom, Free State |
1981 |
Northern
Transvaal |
23 |
Free
State |
6 |
Loftus
Versfeld, Pretoria |
Johan
Gouws, Eastern Transvaal |
1982 |
Western
Province |
24 |
Northern
Transvaal |
7 |
Newlands,
Cape Town |
Steve
Strydom, Free State |
1983 |
Western
Province |
9 |
Northern
Transvaal |
3 |
Loftus
Versfeld, Pretoria |
Johan
Gouws, Eastern Transvaal |
1984 |
Western
Province |
19 |
Natal |
9 |
Newlands,
Cape Town |
Cassie
Carstens, Northern Transvaal |
1985 |
Western
Province |
22 |
Northern
Transvaal |
15 |
Newlands,
Cape Town |
Steve
Strydom, Free State |
1986 |
Western
Province |
22 |
Transvaal |
9 |
Newlands,
Cape Town |
Steve
Strydom, Free State |
1987 |
Northern
Transvaal |
24 |
Transvaal |
18 |
Ellis
Park, Johannesburg |
Freek
Burger, Western Province |
1988 |
Northern
Transvaal |
19 |
Western
Province |
18 |
Loftus
Versfeld, Pretoria |
Jimmy
Smith-Belton, Eastern Province |
1989 |
Northern
Transvaal |
16 |
Western
Province |
16 |
Newlands,
Cape Town |
Jimmy
Smith-Belton, Eastern Province |
1990 |
Natal |
18 |
Northern
Transvaal |
12 |
Loftus
Versfeld, Pretoria |
Freek
Burger, Western Province |
1991 |
Northern
Transvaal |
27 |
Transvaal |
15 |
Loftus
Versfeld, Pretoria |
Freek
Burger, Western Province |
1992 |
Natal |
14 |
Transvaal |
13 |
Ellis
Park, Johannesburg |
Freek
Burger, Western Province |
1993 |
Transvaal |
21 |
Natal |
15 |
King's
Park, Durban |
Freek
Burger, Western Province |
1994 |
Transvaal |
56 |
Free
State |
33 |
Springbok
Park, Bloemfontein |
Stef
Neethling, Boland |
1995 |
Natal |
25 |
Western
Province |
17 |
King's
Park, Durban |
Tappe
Henning, Northern Transvaal |
1996 |
Natal |
33 |
Transvaal |
15 |
Ellis
Park, Johannesburg |
André
Watson, Eastern Transvaal |
1997 |
Western
Province |
14 |
Cheetahs |
12 |
Newlands,
Cape Town |
André
Watson, Gauteng Falcons |
1998 |
Blue
Bulls |
24
|
Western
Province |
20
|
Loftus
Versfeld, Pretoria |
André
Watson, Gauteng Falcons |
1999 |
Golden
Lions |
32 |
Natal |
9 |
King's
Park, Durban |
André
Watson, Gauteng Falcons |
2000 |
Western
Province |
25 |
Natal |
15 |
Absa
Stadium, Durban |
André
Watson, Falcons |
2001 |
Western
Province |
29 |
Natal |
24 |
Newlands,
Cape Town |
André
Watson, Falcons |
2002 |
Blue
Bulls |
31 |
Golden
Lions |
7 |
Ellis
Park, Johannesburg |
Jonathan
Kaplan, Sharks |
2003 |
Blue
Bulls |
40 |
Sharks |
19 |
Loftus,
Pretoria |
Shaun
Veldsman, Kavaliers |
2004 |
Blue
Bulls |
42 |
Cheetahs |
33 |
Loftus,
Pretoria |
André
Watson, Saru |
2005 |
Cheetahs |
29 |
Blue
Bulls |
25 |
Loftus,
Pretoria |
Jonathan
Kaplan, Sharks |
2006(*) |
Cheetahs |
28 |
Blue
Bulls |
28 |
Vodacom
Park, Bloemfontein |
Jonathan
Kaplan, Saru |
2007 |
Cheetahs |
20 |
Golden
Lions |
18 |
Vodacom
Park, Bloemfontein |
Mark
Lawrence, Saru |
2008 |
Sharks |
14 |
Blue
Bulls |
9 |
Absa
Stadium, Durban |
Jonathan
Kaplan, Saru |
2009 |
Blue
Bulls |
36 |
Cheetahs |
24 |
Loftus,
Pretoria |
Jonathan
Kaplan, Saru |
2010 |
Sharks |
30 |
Western
Province |
10 |
Absa
Stadium, Durban |
Craig
Joubert, Saru |
2011 |
Lions |
42 |
The
Sharks |
16 |
Coca-Cola
Park, Johannesburg |
Mark
Lawrence, Saru |
2012 |
Western
Province |
25 |
The
Sharks |
18 |
Absa
Stadium, Durban |
Jaco
Peyper, Saru |
(*)
- In the three draws (1971, 1979 and 1989), the trophy was shared. This Currie Cup Final
was new - the first to produce extra time. This was the first extra time (10 minutes each
way) in a Currie Cup Final. |
Currie Cup Semi-finals
(1954-2012) |
Year |
Winners |
|
Losers |
|
Venue |
1954 |
Northern
Transvaal |
9 |
Free State |
8 |
Free State
Stadium, Bloemfontein |
1956 |
Natal |
11 |
Western
Province |
10 |
Newlands, cape
Town |
1969 |
Western
Province |
13 |
Boland |
11 |
Newlands, Cape
Town |
1970 |
Northern
Transvaal |
24 |
Natal |
8 |
King's Park
Stadium, Durban |
1971 |
Transvaal |
23 |
Natal |
10 |
Ellis Park,
Johannebsurg |
1973 |
Free State
Northern Transvaal |
19
20 |
Western
Province
Rhodesia |
15
7 |
Newlands, Cape
Town
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria |
1974 |
Transvaal |
30 |
Eastern
Province |
6 |
Ellis Park,
Johannesburg |
1979 |
Northern
Transvaal
Western Province |
16
20 |
Eastern
Province
Griqualand West |
6
15 |
Boet Erasmus
Stadium, Port Elizabeth
De Beers Stadium, Kimberley |
1980 |
Northern
Transvaal
Western Province |
49
21 |
South Eastern
Transvaal
Eastern Province |
6
13 |
Loftus
Versfeld, Pretoria
Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth |
1981 |
Northern
Transvaal
Free State |
36
28 |
Northern Free
State
Eastern Transvaal |
12
15 |
Loftus
Versfeld, Pretoria
Pam Brink Stadium, Springs |
1982 |
Western
Province
Northern Transvaal |
47
24 |
Natal
Northern Free State |
18
21 |
Newlands, Cape
Town
North West Stadium, Welkom |
1983 |
Western
Province
Northern Transvaal |
7
32 |
Natal
Northern Free State |
3
15 |
King's Park,
Durban
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria |
1984 |
Natal
Western Province |
26
53 |
Free State
Eastern Transvaal |
15
0 |
King's Park,
Durban
Newlands, Cape Town |
1986 |
Transvaal |
18 |
Natal |
4 |
King's Park,
Durban |
1987 |
Transvaal |
12 |
South West
Africa |
9 |
National
Stadium, Windhoek |
1988 |
Western
Province |
26 |
Northern Free
State |
9 |
North West
Stadium, Welkom |
1989 |
Western
Province |
71 |
Western
Transvaal |
9 |
Ol ën Park, Potchefstroom |
1996 |
Natal
Transvaal |
35
31 |
Free State
Northern Transvaal |
20
21 |
King's Park,
Durban
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria |
1997 |
Western
Province
Cheetahs |
38
40 |
Lions
Natal |
18
22 |
Newlands, Cape
Town
King's Park, Durban |
1998 |
Western
Province
Blue Bulls |
27
31 |
Griqualand West
Natal Sharks |
11
17 |
Hoffe Park,
Kimberley
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria |
1999 |
Lions
Natal Sharks |
81
45 |
South Western
Districts Eagles
Cheetahs |
21
8 |
Ellis Park,
Johannesburg
King's Park, Durban |
2000 |
Natal Sharks
Western Province |
29
43 |
Cheetahs
Lions |
15
22 |
Absa Stadium,
Durban
Newlands, Cape Town |
2001 |
Western
Province
Natal Sharks |
40
16 |
Cheetahs
Lions |
18
9 |
Newlands, Cape
Town
Absa Stadium, Durban |
2002 |
Lions
Blue Bulls |
43
22 |
Cheetahs
Natal Sharks |
29
19 |
Vodacom Park,
BLoemfontein
Absa Stadium, Durban |
2003 |
Lions
Blue Bulls |
20
47 |
Cheetahs
Leopards |
16
19 |
Vodacom Park,
BLoemfontein
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria |
2004 |
Blue Bulls
Cheetahs |
40
17 |
Lions
Western Province |
33
11 |
Loftus
Versfeld, Pretoria
Newlands, Cape Town |
2005 |
Cheetahs
Blue Bulls |
16
31 |
Western
Province
Lions |
11
23 |
Newlands, Cape
Town
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria |
2006 |
Blue Bulls
Cheetahs |
45
30 |
Western
Province
Natal Sharks |
30
14 |
Loftus
Versfeld, Pretoria
Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein |
2007 |
Lions
Cheetahs |
19
11 |
Sharks
Blue Bulls |
12
6 |
Absa Stadium,
Durban
Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein |
2008 |
Sharks
Blue Bulls |
29
31 |
Lions
Cheetahs |
14
19 |
Absa Stadium,
Durban
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria |
2009 |
Cheetahs
Blue Bulls |
23
21 |
Sharks
Western Province |
21
19 |
Absa Stadium,
Durban
Newlands, Cape Town |
2010 |
Sharks
Western Province |
16
31 |
Blue Bulls
Cheetahs |
12
7 |
Absa Stadium,
Durban
Newlands, Cape Town |
2011 |
Sharks
Lions |
20
29 |
Cheetahs
Western Province |
13
20 |
Absa Stadium,
Durban
Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg |
2012 |
Sharks
Lions |
20
16 |
Blue Bulls
Western Province |
3
21 |
Mr Price King's
Park, Durban
Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg |
Performances in Currie Cup Finals |
Total Finals |
Province |
Won |
Drew |
Lost |
31 |
Blue Bulls |
19 |
2 |
10 |
23 |
Western Province |
12 |
1 |
10 |
19 |
Lions |
9 |
0 |
10 |
15 |
Sharks |
6 |
0 |
9 |
13 |
Cheetahs |
3 |
1 |
9 |
1 |
Griquas |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Boland |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Eastern Transvaal |
0 |
0 |
1 |
- |
Unbeaten in a
Currie Cup season |
|
|
|
1892 |
Western
Province (4 wins) |
|
|
|
1894 |
Western
Province (3 wins 1 draw) |
|
|
|
1895 |
Western
Province (5 wins) |
|
|
|
1897 |
Western
Province (4 wins) |
|
|
|
1898 |
Western
Province (5 wins) |
|
|
|
1899 |
Griqualand
West (3 wins 1 draw) - Western Province did not participate |
|
|
|
1904 |
Western
Province (6 wins) |
|
|
|
1906 |
Western
Province (7 wins) |
|
|
|
1908 |
Western
Province (7 wins 1 draw) |
|
|
|
1911 |
Griqualand
West (6 wins 1 draw) |
|
|
|
1914 |
Western
Province (9 wins) |
|
|
|
1920 |
None |
|
|
|
1922 |
Transvaal
(6 wins 1 draw) |
|
|
|
1925 |
Western
Province (8 wins) |
|
|
|
1927 |
Western
Province (9 wins) |
|
|
|
1929-1934 |
None |
|
|
|
1936 |
Western
Province (6 wins 1 draw) |
|
|
|
1939 |
None |
|
|
|
1946 |
Northern
Transvaal (8 wins) |
|
|
|
1947 |
None |
|
|
|
1950 |
Transvaal
(9 wins) |
|
|
|
1952-1969 |
None |
|
|
|
1970 |
Griquas
(7 wins) |
|
|
|
1971 |
Northern
Transvaal (6 wins, 1 draw) |
|
|
|
1972 |
None |
|
|
|
1973 |
Northern
Transvaal (6 wins, 1 draw) |
|
|
|
1974 |
Northern
Transvaal (6 wins, 1 draw) |
|
|
|
1975 |
Northern
Transvaal (9 wins) |
|
|
|
1976 - 1977 |
None |
|
|
|
1978 |
Northern
Transvaal (9 wins) |
|
|
|
1979 - 1988 |
None |
|
|
|
1989 |
Northern
Transvaal (14 wins, 1 draw) |
|
|
|
1990 - 1995 |
None |
|
|
|
1996 |
Natal
(15 wins) |
|
|
|
1997 - 2011 |
None |
|
|
|
2012 |
EP
Kings (13 wins, 2 draws) |
|
|
|
- |
Most Consecutive matches unbeaten in the Currie Cup |
48 |
Western
Province (12/9/1892 to 26/7/1911:
46 wins 2 draws: 1002 points against 82) |
29 |
Northern
Transvaal (1988 to 1990: 28 wins, 1 draw) |
27 |
Western
Province (28/6/1925 to 27/7/1929: 27 wins) |
26 |
Northern
Transvaal (1972 to 1976: 24 wins, 2 draws) |
19 |
Natal (1995 to
1997: 19 wins) |
17 |
Western
Province (29/7/1911 to 22/7/1920: 16 wins) |
15 |
EP Kings
(29/6/2012 to 13/10/2012: 13 wins) |
- |
Lost all their League matches in a season |
1892 |
Border (3
matches) |
1894 |
Orange Free
State (4) |
1897 |
Eastern
Province (4) |
1898 |
Orange Free
State (5) |
1899 |
Border (3) |
1904 |
North Eastern
Districts (6) |
1906-1927 |
None |
1929 |
South Western
Districts (9) |
1932-1936 |
None |
1939 |
North Eastern
Districts (5) |
1946-1947 |
None |
1950 |
North Eastern
Districts (7) |
1952 |
None |
1970 |
South Western
Districts (4), North East Cape (5), North West Cape (5) |
1971 |
South Western
Districts (6), South West Africa (4) |
1972 |
South Western
Districts (7) |
1973 |
South Western
Districts (4) |
1974 |
South Western
Districts (7 = 28 matches without a win). They also lost their first three matches in 1975
in the lower Sport Pienaar competition) |
1975 |
Eastern
Transvaal (8) |
1976 |
Boland (10) |
1977 |
None |
1978 |
Western
Transvaal (8) |
1979 |
None |
1980 |
Zimbabwe (10) |
1981 |
None |
1982 |
South Eastern
Transvaal (10) |
1983 |
Eastern
Transvaal (10) |
1984-1985 |
None |
1986 |
Northern Free
State (8) |
1987 |
None |
1988 |
Eastern Free
State (12) |
1989-1995 |
None |
1996 |
South Western
Districts (12) |
1997-1998 |
None |
1999 |
North West (13) |
2000 |
Leopards (6),
Griffons (6) |
2001-2002 |
None |
2003 |
Griffons (10) |
2004-2006 |
None |
2007 |
Valke (14) |
2008 |
None |
2009 |
Valke (10) |
2010 |
Leopards (14) |
2011 |
None |
2012 |
Border Bulldogs
(14) |
- |
Most Consecutive losses in the Currie Cup Competition |
28 |
South West
Districts (1970 to 1975) |
26 |
North
West/Leopards (29/8/1998 to 16/9/2000) |
25 |
Valke
(25/7/2008 to 14/8/2010) |
23 |
North Eastern
Districts (31/5/1952 to 16/5/1959) |
20 |
Leopards
(30/10/2009-30/7/2011) |
19 |
Eastern Free
State (19/9/1987 to 17/6/1989)
Griffons (1/8/1998 to 24/7/1998) |
16 |
Pumas
(23/6/2006 to 39/5/2007) |
15 |
Valke
(30/9/2006 to 6/10/2007)
Leopards (30/10/2009 to 8/10/2010)
Border Bulldogs (30/9/2011-28/9/2012) |
- |
Currie Cup Semi-finals: First
Division
(2000-2012) |
Year |
Winners |
|
Losers |
|
Venue & City |
2000 |
E.Province
Blue Bulls |
39
57 |
Leopards
Valke |
21
27 |
EPRU, Port
Elizabeth
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria |
2001 |
Boland
Leopards |
68
43 |
Border
E.Province |
29
42 |
Boland Stadium,
Wellington
Olën Park, Potchefstroom |
2002 |
SWD Eagles
Border |
59
40 |
Leopards
E. Province |
17
32 |
Outeniqua Park,
George
BRU Stadium, East London |
2003 |
No Semi-finals |
- |
because of the |
- |
Rugby World Cup
Tournament |
2004 |
Boland
Border |
50
19 |
Valke
Leopards |
15
15 |
Boland Stadium,
Wellington
BRU Stadium, East London |
2005 |
Valke
Pumas |
35
40 |
E. Province
Griffons |
31
27 |
Barnard
Stadium, Kempton Park
Puma Stadium, Witbank |
2006 |
Leopards
Boland |
63
38 |
E. Province
SWD Eagles |
13
27 |
Olën Park,
Potchefstroom
Boland Stadium, Wellington |
2007 |
SWD Eagles
E. Province |
37
43 |
Pumas
Griffons |
12
30 |
Outeniqua Park,
George
EPRU Stadium, Port Elizabeth |
2008 |
Leopards
Griffons |
50
27 |
Pumas
SWD Eagles |
18
17 |
Olën Park,
Potchefstroom
North West Stadium, Welkom |
2009 |
Pumas
SWD Eagles |
31
31 |
E. Province
Griffons |
18
18 |
Puma Stadium,
Witbank
Outeniqua Park, George |
2010 |
SWD Eagles
EP Kings |
32
26 |
Griffons
Boland |
30
25 |
Outeniqua Park,
George
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, PE |
2011 |
Boland
Kavaliers
EP Kings |
50
48 |
Griffons
Valke |
20
17 |
Boland Stadium,
Wellington
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, PE |
2012 |
Pumas
EP Kings |
37
50 |
Griffons
Leopards |
30
27 |
Mbombela
Stadium, Nelspruit
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, PE |
