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]

Section X
Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts	Qualification
1	Western Province	6	5	1	253	113	+140	33	13	4	1	25	2002 Currie Cup Top 8
2	Free State Cheetahs	6	5	1	239	122	+117	29	13	4	1	25
3	Falcons	6	3	3	195	154	+41	24	17	2	2	16
4	Griquas	6	3	3	207	228	−21	30	32	3	0	15
5	Border Bulldogs	6	3	3	136	155	−19	16	18	2	0	14	2002 Bankfin Cup
6	Boland Cavaliers	6	2	4	136	194	−58	20	27	2	0	10
7	Griffons	6	0	6	107	307	−200	11	43	0	0	0

Source:
Rules for classification: 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

Section Y
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts	Qualification
1	Sharks	6	4	1	1	257	125	+132	34	14	4	0	22	2002 Currie Cup Top 8
2	Blue Bulls	6	4	1	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	2002 Bankfin Cup
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	2	8

Source:
Rules for classification: 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
		Pen: Willem de Waal (4) Drop: Pietie Meyer		Try: Pedrie Wannenburg, Tiaan Joubert, Gavin September, Jaco van der Westhuyzen Con: Derick Hougaard, Jaco van der Westhuyzen (2) Pen: Jaco van der Westhuyzen Drop: Johan Roets

	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	Leopards

Round three

	03/08/2002	Blue Bulls	37 – 10	Pumas
		Try: Danie Coetzee, Richard Bands, Geo Cronje, Wessel Roux, Johan Wasserman Con: Jaco van der Westhuyzen (3) Pen: Jaco van der Westhuyzen (2)		Try: Franco Smith Con: Marius Goosen Pen: Marius Goosen

	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
		Try: Johann van Niekerk, Grant Esterhuizen Con: Louis Koen (2) Pen: Louis Koen (2)		Try: Dries Scholtz, Richard Bands, Johan Wasserman Con: Jaco van der Westhuyzen (3) Pen: Jaco van der Westhuyzen (4)

	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	Loftus Versveld
		Try: Dries Scholtz Pen: Jaco van der Westhuizen (4)		Try: Stefan Terblanche, Penalty try Con: Butch James (2) Pen: Butch James

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
		Try: Jaco Gouws Con: Rynhard van As Pen: Rynhard van As (2)		Try: Wessel Roux, Derick Hougaard Con: Derick Hougaard Pen: Jaco van der Westhuyzen (2)

Round seven

	13/09/2002	Pumas	48 – 16	SWD Eagles

	14/09/2002	Blue Bulls	48 – 50	Mighty Elephants
		Try: Pedrie Wannenburg, Dries Scholtz, Wylie Human, Danie Rossouw, Derick Hougaard, Norman Jordaan Con: Derick Hougaard (6) Pen: Derick Hougaard Drop: Derick Hougaard		Try: Fabian Juries (2), Sam Gerber (2), Paul Treu (2), Tjaart Coetzee, Wayne van Heerden Con: Clinton van Rensburg (4), Brett Hennessey

	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	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts	Qualification
1	Sharks	7	5	1	1	324	160	+164	43	14	6	0	28	2002 Currie Cup Top 8 semi-finals
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	1	225	136	+89	21	13	2	1	25
5	Western Province	7	3	0	4	228	239	−11	24	23	2	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	0	7	146	279	−133	18	34	1	3	4

Source: ^[6]
Rules for classification: 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
		Try: Kennedy Tsimba, Boela du Plooy Con: Kennedy Tsimba (2) Pen: Kennedy Tsimba (7)		Try: Pedrie Wannenburg, Danie Coetzee Con: Derick Hougaard (2) Pen: Derick Hougaard (5)

	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
		Try: Norman Jordaan Pen: Derick Hougaard (9) Drop: Derick Hougaard		Try: Neil de kock, Egon Seconds Con: Chris Rossouw (2) Pen: Chris Rossouw (4)

	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
		Try: Paul de koker, Louis Loubser, Jearus Nichols, Jannie Bornman Con: Quintin van Tonder Pen: Quintin van Tonder, Corrie Avenant		Try: Danie Coetzee, Jaco van der Westhuyzen, Frikkie Welsh Con: Derick Hougaard Pen: Derick Hougaard (3) Drop: Derick Hougaard

	05/10/2002	Falcons	19 – 44	Natal Sharks

Round four

	11/10/2002	Blue Bulls	45 – 0	Falcons
		Try: Jaco van der Westhuyzen (3), Wylie Human, Richard Bands, Anton Leonard Con: Derick Hougaard (2), Jaco van der Westhuyzen Pen: Derick Hougaard (3)

	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
		Try: Butch James Con: Butch James Pen: Butch James (4)		Try: Dries Scholtz Con: Derick Hougaard Pen: Derick Hougaard (4) Drop: Derick Hougaard

Grand final

	26/10/2002	Golden Lions	7 – 31	Blue Bulls
		Try: Andre Pretorius Con: Andre Pretorius	Report	Try: Pedrie Wannenburg Derick Hougaard Pen: Derick Hougaard (5) Drop: Derick Hougaard (2)

Final squads


Golden Lions:
FB	15	Jacque Fourie
RW	14	John Daniels
OC	13	Grant Esterhuizen
IC	12	Jorrie Muller
LW	11	Jaco Booysen
FH	10	André Pretorius
SH	9	Bennie Nortje
N8	8	Russel Winter
BF	7	Andre Vos (c)
OF	6	Wikus van Heerden
RL	5	Jannes Labuschagne
LL	4	Kleinjan Tromp
TP	3	Willie Meyer
HK	2	Delarey du Preez
LP	1	Lawrence Sephaka
Substitutes:
HK	16	James van der Walt
PR	17	Pietman van Niekerk
PR	18	Willem Stoltz
BR	19	Joe van Niekerk
BR	20	Deon de Kock
SH	21	Louis Koen
OB	22	Jaco Pretorius
Coach:
Frans Ludeke


Blue Bulls:
FB	15	Jaco van der Westhuyzen
RW	14	Wylie Human
OC	13	Dries Scholtz
IC	12	Tiaan Joubert
LW	11	Gavin Passens
FH	10	Derick Hougaard
SH	9	Joost van der Westhuizen (c)
N8	8	Anton Leonard
BF	7	Johan Wasserman
OF	6	Pedrie Wannenburg
RL	5	Victor Matfield
LL	4	Bakkies Botha
TP	3	Richard Bands
HK	2	Danie Coetzee
LP	1	Wessel Roux
Substitutes:
HK	16	Gary Botha
PR	17	Sias Wagner
PR	18	Geo Cronje
BR	19	Ruan Vermeulen
SH	20	Norman Jordaan
CE	21	JP Nel
OB	22	Johan Roets
Coach:
Heyneke Meyer

Referees:
Jonathan Kaplan
Andre Watson Assistant
Mark Lawrence Assistant
Television match official:
Steve Strydom

References

^ "Currie Cup Finals History - SuperSport - Rugby". www.supersport.com. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
^ "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.
^ "South Africa - Currie Cup South Africa - Qualifiers". rugbyarchive.net. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Currie Cup 2002 - Currie Cup". rugbyarchive.net. Retrieved 21 October 2021.

[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.

[South_Africa_-_Currie_Cup_South_Africa_-_Qualifiers-5] "South Africa - Currie Cup South Africa - Qualifiers". rugbyarchive.net. Retrieved 21 October 2021.

[Currie_Cup_2002_-_Currie_Cup-6] "Currie Cup 2002 - Currie Cup". rugbyarchive.net. Retrieved 21 October 2021.

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