1992 Currie Cup / Central Series
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(Percy Frames Trophy)
Western Transvaal
(W.V. Simkins Trophy)
| 1992 Currie Cup / Central Series | |
|---|---|
| Countries | South Africa |
| Date | 3 April – 29 August 1992 |
| Champions | Northern Transvaal (6th title) (Percy Frames Trophy) Western Transvaal (W.V. Simkins Trophy) |
| Matches played | 24 |
The 1992 Currie Cup / Central Series was a rugby union competition held between the teams in the 1992 Currie Cup and 1992 Currie Cup Central A competitions, the top two tiers of the premier domestic competition in South Africa. This formed part of the 54th Currie Cup season since the competition started in 1889.
Changes between 1991 and 1992 seasons
Currie Cup teams
Currie Cup Central A teams| 1992 Currie Cup / Central Series |
|---|
| Border |
| Eastern Province |
| Eastern Transvaal |
| Free State |
| Natal |
| Northern Free State |
| Northern Transvaal |
| Transvaal |
| Western Province |
| Western Transvaal |
- Following the merger of all rugby governing bodies in South Africa, Western Province League were dissolved and Border replaced them in the Currie Cup Central A.[1][2]
Changes between 1992 and 1993 seasons
- None
Competition
There were ten participating teams in the 1992 Currie Cup / Central Series, the six teams from the 1992 Currie Cup and the four teams from the 1992 Currie Cup Central A. These teams played the teams from the other league once over the course of the season, either at home or away. Teams received two points for a win and one points for a draw.[3]
The Currie Cup team with the best record would win the Percy Frames Trophy, the Central A team with the best record would win the W.V. Simkins Trophy.
For the 1992 Currie Cup / Central A series, SARU introduced a handicap system, where the Currie Cup Central A sides would get a points head-start in each game. The handicaps were as follows:[4]
| 1992 Currie Cup / Central A handicaps | |||||||||||
| Team | NTv | Tvl | FSt | WPr | Ntl | EPr | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Transvaal | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | |||||
| Northern Free State | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | |||||
| Border | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | |||||
| Eastern Transvaal | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | |||||
Log
| 1992 Currie Cup / Central Series — Currie Cup teams | |||||||||||
| Pos | Team | Pl | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Transvaal | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 255 | 84 | +171 | 8 | ||
| 2 | Natal | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 50 | +140 | 8 | ||
| 3 | Western Province | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 206 | 85 | +121 | 8 | ||
| 4 | Eastern Province | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 69 | +36 | 8 | ||
| 5 | Transvaal | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 170 | 100 | +70 | 6 | ||
| 6 | Free State | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 117 | 120 | –3 | 4 | ||
| 1992 Currie Cup / Central Series — Currie Cup Central teams | |||||||||||
| 1 | Western Transvaal | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 141 | 202 | –61 | 2 | ||
| 2 | Border | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 127 | 240 | –113 | 2 | ||
| 3 | Northern Free State | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 128 | 248 | –120 | 2 | ||
| 4 | Eastern Transvaal | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 112 | 353 | –241 | 0 | ||
| * Legend: Pos = Position, Pl = Played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, PF = Points for, PA = Points against, PD = Points difference, TF = Tries for, TA = Tries against, Pts = Log points Points breakdown: *2 points for a win *1 point for a draw | |||||||||||