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1997 Currie Cup

1997 rugby union competition

1997 rugby union competition

FieldValue
name1997 Currie Cup
countriesSouth Africa
date28 May – 25 October 1997
champions
count29
runnersup
matches94
prevseason1996
nextseason1998

The 1997 Currie Cup was the 59th 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 28 May to 25 October 1997.

The competition was won by for the 29th time in their history; they beat the 14–12 in the final played on 25 October 1997.

Competition rules and information

There were fourteen participating teams in the 1997 Currie Cup. These teams played all the other teams once over the course of the season, either at home or away.

Teams received four points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus points were awarded to teams that scored four or more tries in a game, as well as to teams that lost a match by seven points or less. Teams were ranked by log points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded). The top 4 teams qualified for the title play-offs. In the semi-finals, the team that finished first had home advantage against the team that finished fourth, while the team that finished second had home advantage against the team that finished third. The winners of these semi-finals advanced to the final, at the home venue of the higher-placed team.

Teams

Team listing

1997 Currie Cup teamsTeamSponsored NameStadium/sSponsored Name
Bokomo BolandBoland Stadium
BorderWaverley Park
Eastern ProvincePE Stadium
Free State CheetahsVodacom Park
Gauteng FalconsBosman Stadium
Isak Steyl Stadium
Gauteng LionsEllis Park Stadium
Griqualand WestABSA Park
Mpumalanga PumasJohann van Riebeeck Stadium
North WestOlën Park
Northern Free StateNorth West Stadium
Northern TransvaalMinolta Loftus
PietersburgPietersburg
SharksUniversity of Natal
SWD EaglesOuteniqua Park
Norwich Western ProvinceFedsure Park Newlands

Changes from 1996

The two sections used in 1996, Section A and Section B, were merged into a single division for 1997, with all teams playing each other once. The team also adopted the new rugby union bonus points system, which was previously used in the 1996 Super 12 season.

Also, there were several name changes:

  • were renamed the .
  • were renamed the .
  • were renamed the .
  • were renamed the .
  • were renamed the .
  • were renamed the .
  • were renamed .

Log

The final log of the round-robin stage of the 1997 Currie Cup:

Matches

The following matches were played in the 1997 Currie Cup:

Round one

Round two

Round three

Round four

Round five

Round six

Round seven

Round eight

Round nine

Round ten

Round eleven

Round twelve

Round thirteen

Round fourteen

Round fifteen

Round sixteen

Round seventeen

Round eighteen

Semi-finals

Final

Honours

The honour roll for the 1997 Currie Cup was:

1997 Currie Cup Honours
Champions:

Notes

References

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