2003 Currie Cup

2003 Currie Cup Premier Division
CountriesSouth Africa
Date26 July – 1 November 2003
ChampionsBlue Bulls (20th title)
Runners-upSharks

The 2003 Currie Cup was the 2003 season of the South African domestic rugby union competition, the Absa Currie Cup premier division, played from 26 July 2003 – 1 November 2003. The 2003 Currie Cup saw the implementation of a new format for the tournament with the Cup being split into two divisions, the Premier Division and a lower division. The Premier Division consisting of the top six provincial teams and the lower division consisting of eight teams for a total of 14 teams participating in the Currie Cup. The teams in the divisions played matches among themselves with top teams progressing to the finals.[1] The finals were played at Loftus Versfeld Stadium where the Blue Bulls beat the Sharks 40–19 to win the cup. This was the second in a streak of three consecutive Currie Cup wins for the Blue Bulls between 2002 and 2004.[2] The Blue Bulls' Ettienne Botha scored two tries in the final. This equalled the record for tries scored in a Currie Cup final at the time.[3]

Team standings

2003 Currie Cup Premier Division standings
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Qualification
1 Blue Bulls 14 11 0 3 538 372 +166 73 44 9 2 55 Grand Final
2 Sharks 15 10 0 5 462 329 +133 61 45 9 3 52
3 Western Province 16 8 3 5 576 447 +129 79 48 12 1 51
4 Golden Lions 14 8 1 5 530 428 +102 63 52 7 3 44
5 Free State Cheetahs 15 5 2 8 530 470 +60 66 55 9 2 35
6 Pumas 15 6 0 9 447 488 −41 47 69 7 2 33
7 Griquas 12 3 0 9 355 613 −258 48 80 7 1 20
8 SWD Eagles 14 2 0 12 382 673 −291 48 92 7 2 17
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

Fixtures

Round 1

Source of matches [4]


25 July 2003 Natal Sharks 45–13 SWD Eagles Durban  


26 July 2003 Free State Cheetahs 54–14 Griquas Bloemfontein  


26 July 2003 Blue Bulls 64–29 Western Province Securicor Loftus  
Try: Danie Rossouw, Derick Hougaard, Fourie du Preez, Frikkie Welsh, Johan Roets (3), Johan Wasserman
Con: Derick Hougaard (5), Francois (Swys) Swart
Pen: Derick Hougaard (2)
Drop: Derick Hougaard (2) 		Try: Leon Minnaar van den Heever, Neil de Kock, Pietie Ferreira, Quinton Davids
Con: Chris Rossouw (3)
Pen: Chris Rossouw 		Attendance: 18,744


27 July 2003 Golden Lions 38–34 Pumas Johannesburg  

Round 2

1 August 2003 SWD Eagles 23–32 Blue Bulls Outeniqua Park  
Try: Philip Burger (2), Willem (Willie) Nagel
Con: Rynhard van As
Pen: Rynhard van As (2) 		Try: Johan Roets, Norman Jordaan
Con: Derick Hougaard (2)
Pen: Derick Hougaard (5)
Drop: Derick Hougaard


2 August 2003 Pumas 55–46 Free State Cheetahs Witbank  


2 August 2003 Griquas 32–47 Natal Sharks Kimberley  


2 August 2003 Western Province 59–16 Golden Lions Cape Town  

Round 3

8 August 2003 Griquas 24–47 SWD Eagles Kimberley  


9 August 2003 Free State Cheetahs 36–36 Western Province Bloemfontein  


9 August 2003 Natal Sharks 44–20 Pumas Durban  


9 August 2003 Golden Lions 23–28 Blue Bulls Johannesburg  

Round 4

15 August 2003 Pumas 40–26 Griquas Witbank  


16 August 2003 Western Province 34–39 Natal Sharks Cape Town  


16 August 2003 SWD Eagles 29–52 Golden Lions George  


16 August 2003 Blue Bulls 36–19 Free State Cheetahs Securicor Loftus  

Round 5

23 August 2003 Sharks 35–28 Blue Bulls Absa Stadium  


23 August 2003 Pumas 49–17 SWD Eagles Witbank  


23 August 2003 Griquas 43–60 Western Province Kimberley  


23 August 2003 Free State Cheetahs 22–40 Golden Lions Bloemfontein  

Round 6

29 August 2003 Blue Bulls 15–19 Griquas Securicor Loftus  


30 August 2003 Golden Lions 42–38 Natal Sharks Johannesburg  


30 August 2003 Free State Cheetahs 67–23 SWD Eagles Bloemfontein  


30 August 2003 Western Province 44–20 Pumas Cape Town  

Round 7

6 September 2003 Natal Sharks 24–10 Free State Cheetahs Durban  


6 September 2003 Griquas 25–24 Golden Lions Kimberley  


6 September 2003 SWD Eagles 41–59 Western Province George  


6 September 2003 Pumas 22–41 Blue Bulls @lantic Park  

Round 8

13 September 2003 Pumas 31–33 Golden Lions Witbank  


13 September 2003 Griquas 19–75 Free State Cheetahs Kimberley  


13 September 2003 SWD Eagles 29–37 Natal Sharks George  


13 September 2003 Western Province 63–26 Blue Bulls Newlands  

Round 9

20 September 2003 Free State Cheetahs 37–40 Pumas Bloemfontein  


20 September 2003 Natal Sharks 48–15 Griquas Durban  


20 September 2003 Blue Bulls 61–20 SWD Eagles Securicor Loftus  


20 September 2003 Golden Lions 26–26 Western Province Johannesburg  

Round 10

26 September 2003 SWD Eagles 37–32 Griquas George  


27 September 2003 Western Province 36–36 Free State Cheetahs Cape Town  


27 September 2003 Pumas 35–27 Natal Sharks Witbank  


27 September 2003 Blue Bulls 52–40 Golden Lions Securicor Loftus  

Round 11

3 October 2003 Griquas 31–22 Pumas Kimberley  


4 October 2003 Free State Cheetahs 24–51 Blue Bulls Vodacom Park  


4 October 2003 Golden Lions 104–14 SWD Eagles Johannesburg  


4 October 2003 Natal Sharks 18–6 Western Province Durban  

Round 12

10 October 2003 SWD Eagles 27–37 Pumas Outeniqua Park  


11 October 2003 Golden Lions 30–34 Free State Cheetahs Johannesburg  


11 October 2003 Western Province 57–34 Griquas Cape Town  


11 October 2003 Blue Bulls 20–15 Sharks Securicor Loftus  

Round 13

17 October 2003 SWD Eagles 38–45 Free State Cheetahs Outeniqua Park  


17 October 2003 Natal Sharks 17–20 Golden Lions Durban  


18 October 2003 Griquas 22–45 Blue Bulls Griqua Park  


18 October 2003 Pumas 24–38 Western Province Witbank  

Round 14

25 October 2003 Golden Lions 42–19 Griquas Johannesburg  


25 October 2003 Blue Bulls 39–18 Pumas Securicor Loftus  


25 October 2003 Free State Cheetahs 25–28 Natal Sharks Bloemfontein  


25 October 2003 Western Province 29–24 SWD Eagles Cape Town  

Grand Final

1 November 2003 Blue Bulls 40–19 Sharks Securicor Loftus  
Referee: Shaun Veldsman

References

  1. ^ "Currie Cup format revised". News24. 27 June 2002. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Currie Cup Finals History - SuperSport - Rugby". www.supersport.com. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Ten Currie Cup final facts". News24. 29 October 2009. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  4. ^ "2003 Currie Cup Premier Division". globalrugbyresults.com. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
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