The lions powered their way into the currie cup final despite making. Girls rugby jumping high for the ball, washington, april 2010. This page is about currie cup 2019, rugby unionsouth africa. In that maiden season only four teams took part western province. Currie cup 2019 results, live scores rugby, south africa. The sponsor was a ship owner and mining magnate, donald currie, and the cup was from. History and statistics currie cup steeped in history and tradition, the absa currie cup dates back to 1889 and is one of the oldest rugby competitions in the world. Lambies famous handoff of schalk burger has become part of currie cup final folklore. There was a kind of hush all over this creaky old stadium around the 54th minute of the currie cup final. For example the pages given over to the history of the currie cup again far too brief. The 1976 final is in my book probably the worst final ive had the privileged of witnessing western province play.
The sharks booked the last semifinal berth in the currie cup with a bonuspoint 4840 victory against a gutsy blue bulls outfit at loftus versfeld in pretoria on saturday. Weekend round up ultimate rugby players, news, fixtures and. The currie cup is one of the oldest rugby competitions, with the first games played in 1889 but it was only in 1892 that it became officially known as the currie cup. Western province western province news, scores, stats. See also the morokabaloyi cup and the sam china cup. But logically it does, that logic being provided by both the team sheets and the form book.
Cricket in south africa was established by the british, and the first tour by a side from england took place in 188889. The winners of each region played in the currie cup final, the first final for the competition. Weekend round up ultimate rugby players, news, fixtures. The currie cup is one of the oldest rugby competitions, with the first games played in 1889 but it was only in 1892 that it became officially known as the currie. As the sharks and western province prepare to face off in the final of the oldest provincial rugby competition in the world, we take a look back at the previous eight currie cup finals courtesy of real. The tournament is regarded as the cornerstone of south africas rugby heritage, and the coveted gold trophy remains the most prestigious prize in south african domestic rugby. All results listed for the northern transvaal and blue bulls in the currie cup 1979. History currie cup finals results 19392019 every final of the currie cup was special. Incomplete results for northern transvaal 19391978 in the currie cup. Among the bags, boots and balls was a golden cup given to the british isles squad by sir donald currie, owner of unioncastle lines, the shipping company that transported them to.
The currie cup, an interprovincial competition, was first held in 1892 and last in 1990. Western provinces last two currie cup wins were in 2000 and 2001. It was the 79th edition of the competition and was contested between 21 july and 28 october 2017. Currie cup 2017 ultimate rugby players, news, fixtures and. Currie cup 2019 scores, rugby union south africa flashscore. For records versus each team go to our stats vs opponents page for full currie cup results list 19792015 go to our results page thank you to the rugby archive for historical results the blue bulls made 55 scores of over 50 points in the currie cup since 1979 the most points for the blue bulls was the 1478 victory over swd eagles in the 1996 currie cup season. The first time it was in provincial competition was in 1892. Dream currie cup final comes true super rugby super 15. In earlier times, competition for the currie cup was infrequent. South africa currie cupcastle cupsupersport series. Ultimate rugby is a dynamic rugby website and mobile app containing the latest news, realtime live scores, videos, competitions, social media and player interaction for all tierone rugby worldwide. A home victory against the cheetahs followed by away wins to the.
Sep 6, 19 781 views currie cup, general news, national, south africa shaun liddle no comments. Province was annihilated by the free state who won the cup for the first time in their history. Cheetahs top currie cup log, lions, sharks and griquas into semis. This score remains the highest ever score in currie cup history. The 2010 super 14 rugby final is going to be played at the orlando stadium, soweto, tomorrow my thoughts drift back in time, 20 years ago. The wp victories over transvaal and natal, in that year, were in essence accomplished. The currie cup originated as a intertoen competition in 1884 before it became an interprovincial competition in 1889 when the south african rugby board sarb was formed. Tho 35 for rhodesian scores, sin 83, bak 01, raa 02 thanks to ian king and steve hall. Western province currie cup rugby news, log, fixtures and. A history of sharks v western province currie cup finals. The under19 final kicksoff at 12pm, followed by the u21 final at 2pm and then the absa currie cup premier division final between the sharks and the vodacom blue bulls at 4. They were split into 3 sections and there were semifinals for the first time. The tournament is regarded as the cornerstone of south africas rugby heritage, and the coveted gold trophy remains the most prestigious prize.
The currie cup would be played for on a league basis, over 2. The sponsor was a ship owner and mining magnate, donald currie, and the cup was from its very start named after him. Jul 11, 2019 the currie cup was, from the start, a sponsors trophy. Sharks 1825 western province, durban this game will go down as one of the great upsets in currie. Oct 22, 20 then came the british in 1891 with the currie cup. Aug 26, 2019 the sharks booked the last semi final berth in the currie cup with a bonuspoint 4840 victory against a gutsy blue bulls outfit at loftus versfeld in pretoria on saturday. Ultimate rugby players, news, fixtures and live results. Condors 2, gulls 1 2ot game 5 josh currie scores his first of the calder cup playoffs in double overtime, staving off elimination for the condors with a 21 win to force game 6.
Oct 28, 2017 there was a kind of hush all over this creaky old stadium around the 54th minute of the currie cup final. Before 1939 and in 195759, 1964 and 1966 the currie cup was decided at a tournament or by way of logs. Currie cup 2018 ultimate rugby players, news, fixtures and. Ultimate rugby is a dynamic rugby website and mobile app containing the latest news, realtime live scores, videos, competitions. A history of wp v sharks currie cup finals sport24. The 2017 currie cup premier division was the top tier of the 2017 currie cup competition, an annual south african rugby union competition organised by the south african rugby union. The hosts edged their way to a 2115 halftime lead to the delight of a passionate home crowd of 32 562 people at. This was the first extra time 10 minutes each way in a currie cup final.
History of the currie cup rugby news, live scores, results. Play on the web or download our ios and android apps. The first final was at newlands in 1939, when transvaal, captained by fanie louw, beat western province. I received a call from ian mcintosh, the coach of the natal rugby team. Find currie cup 2019 latest results, ladder, fixtures, h2h stats and odds comparison. The tournament was won by western province for the 17th time. Posted in currie cup, match centre tagged currie cup, sharks, western province. The currie cup originated as a intertoen competition in 1884 before it became an interprovincial competition in 1889 when. Western province stormed into the 2015 currie cup final with a 2318 win over archrivals blue bulls at loftus versfeld on friday evening, after scores. In 1954 there were further changes made, with 15 teams being involved.
That is surprising considering the aggressive amateurism of the 1890s, at a time when rugby league was being born of men who wanted a little bit of monetary compensation for taking time off work. Aug 10, 2015 history and statistics currie cup steeped in history and tradition, the absa currie cup dates back to 1889 and is one of the oldest rugby competitions in the world. Junior pokomela scores his first try cheetahs late show floors sharks. The toyota free state cheetahs will be facing the xerox golden lions on saturday, 7 september 2019 in the currie cup final at 17. The most points for the blue bulls was the 1478 victory over swd eagles in the 1996 currie cup season. Currie cup 2018 ultimate rugby players, news, fixtures. Who is your favourite world cupwinning springbok coach. The story of how the currie cup came to be comes from the first.
Superbru currie cup premier division 2019 predictor game. Free state cheetahs late show floors sharks in currie cup semifinal. Cheetahs top currie cup log, lions, sharks and griquas. Western province produced a strong secondhalf display and held their nerve late in the hardfought currie cup final in durban on saturday for a 3321 victory, and their first title since 2014. Western province reach currie cup final by rugby week on 16th october 2015. This currie cup final was new the first to produce extra time. Golden lions down griquas, book currie cup final spot. The banana boys gave a good account of themselves in the 1984 final, but western province were too good, winning 199 at newlands in cape town. As a result, the currie cup defending champions will travel to bloemfontein next week to take on the logleaders, the free state cheetahs, in their semifinal.
Western provinces redoubtable inside centre huw jones again, without seemingly much. The free state chetahs top the currie cup log at the end of the 2019 roundrobin phase and will face the sharks in their semi final in bloemfontein. Just click on the sport name in the top menu or country name on the left and select your competition. So how did south africa win the rugby world cup final.
Western province coach john dobson believes his team has the ability to secure, at the least, a home final as they look defend their currie cup. Currie cup 2017 live results, fixtures and tables on ultimaterugby. Dec 19, 2011 1987 currie cup final noord transvaal vs transvaal ellispark 1987. Currie cup cheetahs bolster frontrow for sharks currie cup semifinal clash. Currie cup 2017 ultimate rugby players, news, fixtures. Among the bags, boots and balls was a golden cup given to the british isles squad by sir. Here is a comprehensive look at the currie cup and the history thereof up to 2011. Bloemfontein game will determine cup favourite supersport. Herman mostert looks back at the history of currie cup finals between free.
Between 1892 and 1934, there were 18 competitions for the currie cup. John smit on where currie cup final will be won cape town south africas premier domestic rugby tournament dates back some 129 years to 1889 the year in which the south african rugby board was. History also favours the bulls, with the men from pretoria winning seven of. The currie cup premier division is only a couple of weeks away with the first division already in full swing. Steeped in history and tradition, the currie cup dates back to 1889 and is one of the oldest rugby competitions in the world. All results listed for the northern transvaal and blue bulls in the currie cup 19792015. The competition had its humble beginnings as an interprovince competition in 1884, but when the south african rugby board was founded in 1889 it decided to organize a national. The free state chetahs top the currie cup log at the end of the 2019 roundrobin phase and will face the sharks in their semifinal in bloemfontein. The currie cup was, from the start, a sponsors trophy. The currie cup is one of the oldest rugby competitions, with the first games played in 1889 but it was only in 1892 that it became known as the currie cup. Western province currie cup rugby news, log, fixtures and results. The 1976 final is in my book probably the worst final ive had the privilege of. The referee was boy louw, the great springbok and fanies brother.
Western province crowned 2017 currie cup rugby champions. Sep 6, 19 781 views currie cup, general news, national, south africa shaun liddle no comments the 2019 currie cup final is in bloemfontein. Currie cup throughout the 1920s and 1930s, winning the trophy a. History of the currie cup trophy when the first overseas team to tour south africa stepped ashore in 1891 they carried with them a particularly precious bit of cargo. The competition had its humble beginnings as an interprovince competition in 1884, but when the south african rugby board was founded in 1889 it decided to organize a national competition that would involve representative teams. Follow currie cup 2019 for live scores, final results, fixtures and standings. Predict currie cup premier division scores and challenge your friends in superbrus free currie cup premier division predictor game. The 1947 currie cup was the 22nd edition of the currie cup, the premier domestic rugby union competition in south africa.
As a result, the currie cup defending champions will travel to bloemfontein next week to take on the logleaders, the free state cheetahs, in their semi final. The competition was won by western province, who beat the sharks 3321 in the final held in durban. Currie cup rugby gives you all the latest currie cup news on the blue bulls,sharks,western province,cheetahs,golden lions,boland cavaliers and swd,eagles. John mitchells bulls side have scored the most tries in the tournament 64 and lead the overall ballcarrying statistics in metres with 1508. The blue bulls made 55 scores of over 50 points in the currie cup since 1979. History currie and his cup the currie cup was, from the start, a sponsors trophy. That is surprising considering the aggressive amateurism of the 1890s, at a time when rugby league was being born of men who wanted a little bit of monetary compensation for taking time off work to play rugby. It was a week before the 1990 currie cup final against the blue bulls northern transvaal, the powerhouse team. Jul 31, 2012 the currie cup premier division is only a couple of weeks away with the first division already in full swing. Follow currie cup 2019 latest results, todays scores and all of the current seasons currie cup 2019 results. If youre searching for results from an other competition with the name currie cup, please select your sport in the top menu or a category country on the left. Jun 27, 2015 this video is about currie cup final 1990. The star man in this regard is fullback warrick gelant who is the most prolific tryscorer in the currie cup 10. This resulted in the first currie cup tournament being played in 1892.
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