1939 Currie Cup
Domestic rugby union competition
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The 1939 Currie Cup was the 20th edition of the Currie Cup, the premier domestic rugby union competition in South Africa.
| 1939 Currie Cup | |
|---|---|
| Countries | South Africa |
| Champions | Transvaal (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Western Province |
The tournament was won by Transvaal for the second time; they beat Western Province 17â6 in the final in Cape Town.[1] This was the first time in the history of the competition that a final was held to determine the winner.[citation needed]
Tables
Northern Section
| 1939 Currie Cup | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Transvaal | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 110 | 63 | +47 | 8 |
| 2 | Natal | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 73 | 52 | +21 | 7 |
| 3 | Griqualand West | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 62 | 76 | -14 | 5 |
| 4 | Northern Transvaal | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 53 | -5 | 4 |
| 5 | Free State | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 57 | 67 | -10 | 4 |
| 6 | Western Transvaal | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 49 | 88 | -39 | 2 |
Source: rugbyarchive.net
Key: P = matches played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, PF = Points for, PA = Points against, PD = Points difference, Pts = Tournament points The top-placed teams advanced to the Currie Cup grand final |
Southern Section
| 1939 Currie Cup | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Western Province | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 29 | +84 | 10 |
| 2 | Border | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 112 | 31 | +81 | 6 |
| 3 | Boland | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 30 | +30 | 6 |
| 4 | Eastern Province | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 63 | -8 | 6 |
| 5 | South Western Districts | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 120 | -98 | 2 |
| 6 | North Eastern Districts | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 101 | -89 | 0 |
Source: rugbyarchive.net
Key: P = matches played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, PF = Points for, PA = Points against, PD = Points difference, Pts = Tournament points The top-placed teams advanced to the Currie Cup grand final |
Fixtures and Results
Northern Section
| 20 May 1939 | Northern Transvaal | 12 - 3 | Orange Free State | Pretoria | ||
| Referee: Nico Bosman |
| 26 August 1939 | Griqualand West | 10 - 3 | Northern Transvaal | Kimberley | ||
| Referee: JT Thompson |
| 1939 | Griqualand West | 13 - 13 | Natal | |||
| 1939 | Griqualand West | 15 - 10 | Orange Free State | |||
| 1939 | Natal | 14 - 3 | Western Transvaal | |||
| 1939 | Natal | 18 - 8 | Transvaal | |||
| 12 August 1939 | Northern Transvaal | 8 - 15 | Natal | Pretoria | ||
| Referee: Nico Bosman |
| 13 June 1939 | Northern Transvaal | 16 - 8 | Western Transvaal | Potchefstroom | ||
| Referee: U Schmidt |
| 1939 | Orange Free State | 20 - 13 | Natal | |||
| 1939 | Orange Free State | 11 - 3 | Western Transvaal | |||
| 10 June 1939 | Transvaal | 17 - 9 | Northern Transvaal | Johannesburg | ||
| Referee: Ivan Marais |
| 1939 | Transvaal | 29 - 9 | Griqualand West | |||
| 1939 | Transvaal | 24 - 13 | Orange Free State | |||
| 1939 | Transvaal | 32 - 14 | Western Transvaal | |||
| 1939 | Western Transvaal | 21 - 15 | Griqualand West | |||
Southern Section
| 1939 | Boland | 11 - 0 | Border | |||
| 1939 | Boland | 16 - 0 | North Eastern Districts | |||
| 1939 | Boland | 24 - 3 | South Western Districts | |||
| 1939 | Border | 33 - 3 | Eastern Province | |||
| 1939 | Border | 32 - 0 | North Eastern Districts | |||
| 1939 | Border | 40 - 0 | South Western Districts | |||
| 1939 | Eastern Province | 11 - 0 | Boland | |||
| 1939 | Eastern Province | 16 - 3 | North Eastern Districts | |||
| 1939 | Eastern Province | 17 - 3 | South Western Districts | |||
| 1939 | South Western Districts | 11 - 9 | North Eastern Districts | |||
| 1939 | Western Province | 16 - 9 | Boland | |||
| 1939 | Western Province | 17 - 7 | Border | |||
| 1939 | Western Province | 24 - 8 | Eastern Province | |||
| 1939 | Western Province | 26 - 0 | North Eastern Districts | |||
| 1939 | Western Province | 30 - 5 | South Western Districts | |||
Final
| 1939 | Western Province | 6 - 17 | Transvaal | Cape Town | ||
