2002 Currie Cup

2002 Currie Cup
2002 Currie Cup
Countries	South Africa
Date	19 July – 26 October 2002
Champions	Blue Bulls (19th title)
Runners-up	Golden Lions

The 2002 Currie Cup was the 2002 season of the South African domestic rugby union competition, the Absa Currie Cup premier division, played from 19 July 2002 - 26 October 2002. The finals were played at Ellis Park Stadium where the Blue Bulls beat the Golden Lions 31-7 to win the Cup. This would be the first win for the Blue Bulls in a streak of 3 consecutive Currie Cup wins from 2002-2004.[1] South African pay TV channel SuperSport obtained exclusive rights to broadcast the 2002 Currie Cup. The public broadcaster, the South African Broadcasting Corporation could only begin broadcasting the matches 2 hours after SuperSport began their broadcast.[2]

Qualification

The final log of the 2002 Currie Cup qualification series:[3][4]

2002 Currie Cup qualification log

Section X

Pos

Team

P

W

D

L

PF

PA

PD

TF

TA

TB

LB

Pts

1

Western Province

6

5

0

1

253

113

+140

33

13

4

1

25

2

Free State Cheetahs

6

5

0

1

239

122

+117

29

13

4

1

25

3

Falcons

6

3

0

3

195

154

+41

24

17

2

16

4

Griquas

6

3

0

3

207

228

−21

30

32

3

0

15

5

Border Bulldogs

6

3

0

3

136

155

−19

16

18

2

0

14

6

Boland Cavaliers

6

2

1

4

136

194

−58

20

27

2

0

10

7

Griffons

6

0

6

107

307

−200

11

43

0

Section Y

Pos

Team

P

W

D

L

PF

PA

PD

TF

TA

TB

LB

Pts

1

Sharks

6

4

1

257

125

+132

34

14

4

0

22

2

Blue Bulls

6

4

1

185

125

+60

21

14

3

1

22

3

Golden Lions

6

4

0

2

227

189

+38

28

19

4

1

21

4

Pumas

6

2

0

4

189

220

−31

25

29

5

2

15

5

SWD Eagles

6

3

0

3

152

194

−42

14

26

2

1

15

6

Leopards

6

2

0

4

131

216

−85

16

27

2

1

11

7

Mighty Elephants

6

1

0

5

158

230

−72

19

28

2

8

Final standings.

Legend and Competition rules

Legend:
	Qualify to the 2002 Currie Cup Top 8.	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
	Qualify to the 2002 Bankfin Cup.

Competition rules:
Qualification: The top four teams in each section qualified to the 2002 Currie Cup Top 8. The bottom three teams in each section qualified to the 2002 Bankfin Cup.
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

The following matches were played in the 2002 Currie Cup qualification series:[5]

Section X

Round One

19/07/2002

Border Bulldogs	12 – 25	Falcons

20/07/2002

Boland Cavaliers	45 – 28	Griquas

20/07/2002

Griffons	23 – 49	Free State Cheetahs

Round Two

27/07/2002

Free State Cheetahs	31 – 33	Border Bulldogs

27/07/2002

Falcons	49 – 17	Boland Cavaliers

27/07/2002

Western province	47 – 10	Griffons

Round Three

02/08/2002

Boland Cavaliers	10 – 24	Free State Cheetahs

02/08/2002

Border Bulldogs	8 – 42	Western Province

03/08/2002

Griquas	29 – 28	Falcons

Round Four

23/08/2002

Western Province	41 – 13	Boland Cavaliers

24/08/2002

Free State Cheetahs	57 – 15	Griquas

24/08/2002

Griffons	23 – 32	Border Bulldogs

Round Five

31/08/2002

Boland Cavaliers	44 – 19	Griffons

31/08/2002

Griquas	24 – 68	Western Province

31/08/2002

Falcons	15 – 47	Free State Cheetahs

Round Six

06/09/2002

Western Province	29 – 27	Falcons

07/09/2002

Border Bulldogs	33 – 7	Boland Cavaliers

07/09/2002

Griffons	12 – 84	Griquas

Round Seven

13/09/2002

Griquas	27 – 18	Border Bulldogs

14/09/2002

Free State Cheetahs	31 – 26	Western Province

14/09/2002

Falcons	51 – 20	Griffons

Section Y

Round One

19/07/2002

Leopards	15 – 32	Blue Bulls

20/07/2002

Mighty Elephants	20 – 35	Pumas

20/07/2002

SWD Eagles	44 – 39	Golden Lions

Round Two

19/07/2002

Natal Sharks	52 – 10	SWD Eagles

20/07/2002

Golden Lions	55 – 16	Mighty Elephants

20/07/2002

Pumas	35 – 42	Pumas

Round Three

03/08/2002

Blue Bulls	37 – 10	Pumas

03/08/2002

Leopards	24 – 31	Golden Lions

03/08/2002

Mighty Elephants	16 – 30	Natal Sharks

Round Four

24/08/2002

Golden Lions	20 – 33	Blue Bulls

24/08/2002

Natal Sharks	52 – 10	Leopards

24/08/2002

SWD Eagles	32 – 27	Mighty Elephants

Round Five

30/08/2002

Leopards	10 – 37	SWD Eagles

30/08/2002

Pumas	35 – 36	Golden Lions

31/08/2002

Blue Bulls	17 – 17	Sharks

Round Six

07/09/2002

Mighty Elephants	29 – 30	Leopards

07/09/2002

Natal Sharks	69 – 26	Pumas

07/09/2002

SWD Eagles	13 – 18	Blue Bulls

Round Seven

13/09/2002

Pumas	48 – 16	SWD Eagles

14/09/2002

Blue Bulls	48 – 50	Mighty Elephants

14/09/2002

Golden Lions	46 – 37	Natal Sharks

Log

The final log of the 2002 Currie Cup Top 8 series:[6]

2002 Currie Cup Top 8 log

Pos

Team

P

W

D

L

PF

PA

PD

TF

TA

TB

LB

Pts

1

Sharks

7

5

1

324

160

+164

43

14

6

0

28

2

Free State Cheetahs

7

6

0

1

273

181

+92

33

19

3

0

27

3

Golden Lions

7

5

0

2

250

184

+66

28

20

5

1

26

4

Blue Bulls

7

5

1

225

136

+89

21

13

2

1

25

5

Western Province

7

3

0

4

228

239

-11

24

23

2

16

6

Pumas

7

2

0

5

213

298

-85

22

41

4

2

14

7

Griquas

7

1

0

6

134

316

-182

17

42

2

1

7

8

Falcons

7

0

7

146

279

-133

18

34

1

3

4

Final standings.

Legend and Competition rules

Legend:
	Qualify to the 2002 Currie Cup Top 8 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

Competition rules:
Qualification: The top four teams qualified to the 2002 Currie Cup Top 8 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

Currie Cup Top 8

Round One

20/09/2002

Falcons	32 – 38	Pumas

21/09/2002

Free State Cheetahs	35 – 29	Blue Bulls

21/09/2002

Griquas	12 – 29	Golden Lions

21/09/2002

Western Province	29 – 36	Natal Sharks

Round Two

27/09/2002

Natal Sharks	33 – 6	Free State Cheetahs

28/09/2002

Blue Bulls	35 – 26	Western Province

28/09/2002

Golden Lions	47 – 25	Falcons

28/09/2002

Pumas	27 – 19	Griquas

Round Three

04/10/2002

Western Province	37 – 36	Pumas

05/10/2002

Free State Cheetahs	29 – 22	Golden Lions

05/10/2002

Griquas	28 – 29	Blue Bulls

05/10/2002

Falcons	19 – 44	Natal Sharks

Round Four

11/10/2002

Blue Bulls	45 – 0	Falcons

12/10/2002

Golden Lions	50 – 13	Western Province

12/10/2002

Natal Sharks	78 – 7	Griquas

12/10/2002

Pumas	41 – 68	Free State Cheetahs

Semifinals

19/10/2002

Free State Cheetahs	29 – 43	Golden Lions

19/10/2002

Sharks	19 – 22	Blue Bulls

Grand final

26/10/2002

Golden Lions	7 – 31	Blue Bulls

References

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"Deal struck on rugby broadcasts". News24. 22 April 2002. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
"SA Rugby Log – 2002 Bankfin Currie Cup". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
"Currie Cup 2002 - Qualifiers". rugbyarchive.net. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
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[1] "Currie Cup Finals History - SuperSport - Rugby". www.supersport.com. Retrieved 7 January 2016.

[2] "Deal struck on rugby broadcasts". News24. 22 April 2002. Retrieved 11 January 2016.

[SA_Rugby_Log_–_2002_Bankfin_Currie_Cup-3] "SA Rugby Log – 2002 Bankfin Currie Cup". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 20 May 2016.

[Currie_Cup_2002_-_Qualifiers-4] "Currie Cup 2002 - Qualifiers". rugbyarchive.net. Retrieved 13 January 2016.

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