1999 Currie Cup Explained

1999 Currie Cup
Countries:South Africa
Date:2 June – 9 September 1999
Count:9
Matches:94
Prevseason:1998
Nextseason:2000

The 1999 Currie Cup was the 61st 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 2 June to 9 September 1999.

The competition was won by the for the ninth time in their history; they beat 32–9 in the final played on 9 September 1999.

Competition rules and information

There were fourteen participating teams in the 1999 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 fewer 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

1999 Currie Cup teams
TeamSponsored NameStadium/sSponsored Name
Blue Bulls Minolta Loftus
Boland Cavaliers Boland Stadium
Border Bulldogs Waverley Park
MTN Falcons Bosman Stadium
Free State Cheetahs Vodacom Park
Golden Lions Ellis Park Stadium
Griffons North West Stadium
Griqualand West ABSA Park
Callmore Mighty Elephants PE Stadium
Mpumalanga Pumas Johann van Riebeeck Stadium
North West Olën Park
Rustenburg Platina
Sharks Kings Park Stadium
xUniversity of Natal
SWD Eagles Outeniqua Park
Fedsure Western Province Fedsure Park Newlands
Danie Craven Stadium

Changes from 1998

There were name changes prior to this season:

Log

The final log of the round-robin stage of the 1999 Currie Cup:[1]

Matches

The following matches were played in the 1999 Currie Cup:

Final

Honours

The honour roll for the 1999 Currie Cup was:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Currie Cup 1999 . rugbyarchive.net . 6 January 2016.