1996 Currie Cup

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1996 Currie Cup
Countries South Africa
Date 30 May – 24 October 1996
Champions Natal (4th title)
Runners-up Transvaal
Matches played 91
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The 1996 Currie Cup was the 58th season of the Currie Cup, South Africa's premier domestic rugby union competition, since it started in 1889. The competition was known as the Bankfin Currie Cup for sponsorship reasons and was contested from 30 May to 24 October 1996. This was also the first season since the advent of professionalism in South African rugby union, which led to a major restructuring in several facets of the sport. The number of provincial unions were reduced from 22 to 14, all of which participated in a single Currie Cup tournament.

The competition was won by the Natal for the fourth time in their history; they beat the Transvaal 33–15 in the final played on 24 October 1996.

Competition rules and information

There were fourteen participating teams in the 1996 Currie Cup. These teams were divided into two sections, Section A and Section B. Teams played all the other teams in their section twice over the course of the season, once at home and once away.

Teams received two points for a win and one point for a draw. The top four teams in each section qualified for the title play-offs. In the quarter finals, the teams that finished first in each section had home advantage against the teams that finished fourth in the other section, while the teams that finished second in each section had home advantage against the teams that finished third in the other section. The winners of these quarter finals advanced to the semi-finals and semi-final winners advanced to the final, in both rounds at the home venue of the higher-placed team.

Teams

Location of teams in the 1996 Currie Cup
Red pog.svg Section A
Blue pog.svg Section B

Team Listing

1996 Currie Cup teams
Team Sponsored Name Stadium/s Sponsored Name
Boland Boland Boland Stadium, Wellington Boland Stadium
Border Border Waverley Park, East London Waverley Park
Eastern Province Eastern Province PE Stadium, Port Elizabeth PE Stadium
Eastern Transvaal Eastern Transvaal Bosman Stadium, Brakpan Bosman Stadium
Free State Free State Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein Vodacom Park
Griqualand West Griqualand West Griqua Park, Kimberley ABSA Park
Natal Natal University of Natal, Durban University of Natal
Northern Free State Northern Free State North West Stadium, Welkom North West Stadium
Northern Transvaal Northern Transvaal Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Minolta Loftus
South Eastern Transvaal South Eastern Transvaal Johann van Riebeeck Stadium, Witbank Johann van Riebeeck Stadium
South Western Districts South Western Districts Outeniqua Park, George Outeniqua Park
REC Ground, Oudtshoorn REC Ground
Van Riebeeck Stadium, Mossel Bay Van Riebeeck Stadium
Transvaal Transvaal Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg Ellis Park Stadium
Western Province Norwich Western Province Newlands Stadium, Cape Town Fedsure Park Newlands
Western Transvaal Western Transvaal Olën Park, Potchefstroom Olën Park

Changes from 1995

Following the 1995 Rugby World Cup, rugby union was declared in a professional sport in South Africa. This caused a major restructuring in the rugby unions, which saw the total number of unions reduced from 22 to 14. All of these teams played in the 1996 Currie Cup, which was increased from 6 teams to 14.

Promoted teams:

Dissolved teams:

Log

The final log of the round-robin stage of the 1996 Currie Cup:[1][2] [note 1]

1996 Currie Cup log

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Section A
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA Pts
1 Natal 12 12 0 0 673 212 +461 97 20 24
2 Transvaal 12 9 1 2 456 252 +204 53 25 19
3 South Eastern Transvaal 12 6 2 4 292 363 +71 30 42 14
4 Boland 12 6 0 6 250 308 −58 25 35 12
5 Eastern Province 12 3 1 8 245 341 −96 25 38 7
6 Border 12 2 2 8 244 422 −178 26 50 6
7 Western Transvaal 12 1 0 11 268 530 −262 22 68 2
Section B
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA Pts
1 Northern Transvaal 12 11 0 1 707 207 +500 93 23 22
2 Free State 12 9 1 2 558 280 +278 75 28 19
3 Western Province 12 8 0 4 537 249 +288 74 27 16
4 Griqualand West 12 7 1 4 437 322 +115 58 31 15
5 Eastern Transvaal 12 3 0 9 281 552 −271 34 77 6
6 Northern Free State 12 3 0 9 243 529 −286 24 73 6
7 South Western Districts 12 0 0 12 216 840 −624 23 122 0
Final standings.

Matches

The following matches were played in the 1996 Currie Cup:[3][note 2]

Section A

Round One

Bye/s: Boland

Round Two

Bye/s: Eastern Province

Round Three

Bye/s: Western Transvaal

Round Four

Bye/s: Natal

Round Five

Bye/s: Border

Round Six

Bye/s: Transvaal

Round Seven

Bye/s: South Eastern Transvaal

Round Eight

Bye/s: Boland

Round Nine

Bye/s: Eastern Province

Round Ten

Bye/s: Border

Round Eleven

Bye/s: Natal

Round Twelve

Bye/s: Western Transvaal

Round Thirteen

Bye/s: Transvaal

Round Fourteen

Bye/s: South Eastern Transvaal

Section B

Round One

Bye/s: South Western Districts

Round Two

Bye/s: Eastern Transvaal

Round Three

Bye/s: Free State

Round Four

Bye/s: Western Province

Round Five

Bye/s: Griqualand West, Northern Free State, Western Province

Round Six

Bye/s: Northern Transvaal

Round Seven

Bye/s: Eastern Transvaal

Round Eight

Bye/s: South Western Districts

Round Nine

Bye/s: Free State

Round Ten

Bye/s: Northern Transvaal, Free State, Griqualand West, Northern Free State, South Western Districts

Round Eleven

Bye/s: Griqualand West

Round Twelve

Bye/s: Western Province

Round Thirteen

Bye/s: Northern Free State

Round Fourteen

Bye/s: Northern Transvaal

Round Fifteen

Bye/s: Eastern Transvaal

Title Play-Offs

Quarter Finals

Semi-Finals

Final

Honours

The honour roll for the 1996 Currie Cup was:

1996 Currie Cup Honours
Champions: Natal (4th title)

Notes

  1. ↑ The log on the South African Rugby Union's page includes title play-off results.
  2. ↑ There are some discrepancies. The match dates all fall on Thursdays, which is unlikely, since matches are generally played on Saturdays. It is also unlikely that the Sharks would have played all their matches at the University of Natal, rather than their traditional home, the Kings Park Stadium.

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