1996 Currie Cup

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CountriesSouth Africa
Date30 May – 24 October 1996
ChampionsNatal (4th title)
Runners-upTransvaal
1996 Currie Cup
CountriesSouth Africa
Date30 May – 24 October 1996
ChampionsNatal (4th title)
Runners-upTransvaal
Matches played91
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The 1996 Currie Cup was the 58th 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 30 May to 24 October 1996. This was also the first season since the advent of professionalism in South African rugby union, which led to a major restructuring in several facets of the sport. The number of provincial unions were reduced from 22 to 14, all of which participated in a single Currie Cup tournament.

The competition was won by the Natal for the fourth time in their history; they beat the Transvaal 33–15 in the final played on 24 October 1996.

There were fourteen participating teams in the 1996 Currie Cup. These teams were divided into two sections, Section A and Section B. Teams played all the other teams in their section twice over the course of the season, once at home and once away.

Teams received two points for a win and one point for a draw. The top four teams in each section qualified for the title play-offs. In the quarter finals, the teams that finished first in each section had home advantage against the teams that finished fourth in the other section, while the teams that finished second in each section had home advantage against the teams that finished third in the other section. The winners of these quarter finals advanced to the semi-finals and semi-final winners advanced to the final, in both rounds at the home venue of the higher-placed team.

Teams

Team Listing

1996 Currie Cup teams
Team Sponsored Name Stadium/s Sponsored Name
BolandBolandBoland Stadium, WellingtonBoland Stadium
BorderBorderWaverley Park, East LondonWaverley Park
Eastern ProvinceEastern ProvincePE Stadium, Port ElizabethPE Stadium
Eastern TransvaalEastern TransvaalBosman Stadium, BrakpanBosman Stadium
Free StateFree StateFree State Stadium, BloemfonteinVodacom Park
Griqualand WestGriqualand WestGriqua Park, KimberleyABSA Park
NatalNatalUniversity of Natal, DurbanUniversity of Natal
Northern Free StateNorthern Free StateNorth West Stadium, WelkomNorth West Stadium
Northern TransvaalNorthern TransvaalLoftus Versfeld, PretoriaMinolta Loftus
South Eastern TransvaalSouth Eastern TransvaalJohann van Riebeeck Stadium, WitbankJohann van Riebeeck Stadium
South Western DistrictsSouth Western DistrictsOuteniqua Park, GeorgeOuteniqua Park
REC Ground, OudtshoornREC Ground
Van Riebeeck Stadium, Mossel BayVan Riebeeck Stadium
TransvaalTransvaalEllis Park Stadium, JohannesburgEllis Park Stadium
Western ProvinceNorwich Western ProvinceNewlands Stadium, Cape TownFedsure Park Newlands
Western TransvaalWestern TransvaalOlën Park, PotchefstroomOlën Park

Changes from 1995

Following the 1995 Rugby World Cup, rugby union was declared in a professional sport in South Africa. This caused a major restructuring in the rugby unions, which saw the total number of unions reduced from 22 to 14. All of these teams played in the 1996 Currie Cup, which was increased from 6 teams to 14.

Promoted teams:

Dissolved teams:

Log

The final log of the round-robin stage of the 1996 Currie Cup:[1][2] [note 1]

Section A
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA Pts Qualification
1 Natal 12 12 0 0 673 212 +461 97 20 24 quarter-finals
2 Transvaal 12 9 1 2 456 252 +204 53 25 19
3 South Eastern Transvaal 12 6 2 4 292 363 −71 30 42 14
4 Boland 12 6 0 6 250 308 −58 25 35 12
5 Eastern Province 12 3 1 8 245 341 −96 25 38 7
6 Border 12 2 2 8 244 422 −178 26 50 6
7 Western Transvaal 12 1 0 11 268 530 −262 22 68 2
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 2 points for a win; 1 point for a draw
Section B
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA Pts Qualification
1 Northern Transvaal 12 11 0 1 707 207 +500 93 23 22 quarter-finals
2 Free State 12 9 1 2 558 280 +278 75 28 19
3 Western Province 12 8 0 4 537 249 +288 74 27 16
4 Griqualand West 12 7 1 4 437 322 +115 58 31 15
5 Eastern Transvaal 12 3 0 9 281 552 −271 34 77 6
6 Northern Free State 12 3 0 9 243 529 −286 24 73 6
7 South Western Districts 12 0 0 12 216 840 −624 23 122 0
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 2 points for a win; 1 point for a draw

Matches

The following matches were played in the 1996 Currie Cup:[3][note 2]

Section A

Round one

30 May 1996 Border 20–53 Transvaal Waverley Park, East London  
Scoreboard[4]
30 May 1996 South Eastern Transvaal 32–18 Eastern Province Johann van Riebeeck Stadium, Witbank  
Scoreboard[5]
30 May 1996 Western Transvaal 13–62 Natal Olën Park, Potchefstroom  
Scoreboard[6]
Bye/s: Boland

Round two

6 June 1996 Boland 31–10 Border Boland Stadium, Wellington  
Scoreboard[7]
6 June 1996 Natal 90–9 South Eastern Transvaal University of Natal, Durban  
Scoreboard[8]
6 June 1996 Transvaal 98–12 Western Transvaal Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg  
Scoreboard[9]
Bye/s: Eastern Province

Round three

13 June 1996 Eastern Province 36–23 Boland PE Stadium, Port Elizabeth  
Scoreboard[10]
13 June 1996 Natal 34–24 Transvaal University of Natal, Durban  
Scoreboard[11]
13 June 1996 South Eastern Transvaal 41–22 Border Johann van Riebeeck Stadium, Witbank  
Scoreboard[12]
Bye/s: Western Transvaal

Round four

20 June 1996 Boland 23–13 South Eastern Transvaal Boland Stadium, Wellington  
Scoreboard[13]
20 June 1996 Border 43–37 Western Transvaal Waverley Park, East London  
Scoreboard[14]
20 June 1996 Transvaal 22–14 Eastern Province Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg  
Scoreboard[15]
Bye/s: Natal

Round Five

27 June 1996 Eastern Province 21–60 Natal PE Stadium, Port Elizabeth  
Scoreboard[16]
27 June 1996 South Eastern Transvaal 15–15 Transvaal Johann van Riebeeck Stadium, Witbank  
Scoreboard[17]
27 June 1996 Western Transvaal 22–32 Boland Olën Park, Potchefstroom  
Scoreboard[18]
Bye/s: Border

Round Six

4 July 1996 Boland 12–36 Natal Boland Stadium, Wellington  
Scoreboard[19]
4 July 1996 Border 19–19 Eastern Province Waverley Park, East London  
Scoreboard[20]
4 July 1996 Western Transvaal 31–40 South Eastern Transvaal Olën Park, Potchefstroom  
Scoreboard[21]
Bye/s: Transvaal

Round Seven

11 July 1996 Eastern Province 25–27 Western Transvaal PE Stadium, Port Elizabeth  
Scoreboard[22]
11 July 1996 Natal 64–17 Border University of Natal, Durban  
Scoreboard[23]
11 July 1996 Transvaal 41–10 Boland Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg  
Scoreboard[24]
Bye/s: South Eastern Transvaal

Round Eight

18 July 1996 Eastern Province 16–26 South Eastern Transvaal PE Stadium, Port Elizabeth  
Scoreboard[25]
18 July 1996 Natal 71–15 Western Transvaal University of Natal, Durban  
Scoreboard[26]
18 July 1996 Transvaal 32–12 Border Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg  
Scoreboard[27]
Bye/s: Boland

Round Nine

25 July 1996 Border 17–29 Boland Waverley Park, East London  
Scoreboard[28]
25 July 1996 South Eastern Transvaal 25–59 Natal Johann van Riebeeck Stadium, Witbank  
Scoreboard[29]
25 July 1996 Western Transvaal 28–53 Transvaal Olën Park, Potchefstroom  
Scoreboard[30]
Bye/s: Eastern Province

Round Ten

5 September 1996 Boland 16–11 Western Transvaal Boland Stadium, Wellington  
Scoreboard[31]
5 September 1996 Natal 53–9 Eastern Province University of Natal, Durban  
Scoreboard[32]
5 September 1996 Transvaal 29–26 South Eastern Transvaal Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg  
Scoreboard[33]
Bye/s: Border

Round Eleven

12 September 1996 Eastern Province 20–23 Transvaal PE Stadium, Port Elizabeth  
Scoreboard[34]
12 September 1996 South Eastern Transvaal 22–19 Boland Johann van Riebeeck Stadium, Witbank  
Scoreboard[35]
12 September 1996 Western Transvaal 26–33 Border Olën Park, Potchefstroom  
Scoreboard[36]
Bye/s: Natal

Round Twelve

19 September 1996 Boland 18–17 Eastern Province Boland Stadium, Wellington  
Scoreboard[37]
19 September 1996 Border 20–20 South Eastern Transvaal Waverley Park, East London  
Scoreboard[38]
19 September 1996 Transvaal 36–37 Natal Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg  
Scoreboard[39]
Bye/s: Western Transvaal

Round Thirteen

26 September 1996 Eastern Province 16–13 Border PE Stadium, Port Elizabeth  
Scoreboard[40]
26 September 1996 Natal 53–13 Boland University of Natal, Durban  
Scoreboard[41]
26 September 1996 South Eastern Transvaal 23–21 Western Transvaal Johann van Riebeeck Stadium, Witbank  
Scoreboard[42]
Bye/s: Transvaal

Round Fourteen

3 October 1996 Boland 24–30 Transvaal Boland Stadium, Wellington  
Scoreboard[43]
3 October 1996 Border 18–54 Natal Waverley Park, East London  
Scoreboard[44]
3 October 1996 Western Transvaal 25–34 Eastern Province Olën Park, Potchefstroom  
Scoreboard[45]
Bye/s: South Eastern Transvaal

Section B

Round one

30 May 1996 Free State 83–28 Eastern Transvaal Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein  
Scoreboard[46]
30 May 1996 Northern Transvaal 47–17 Griqualand West Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
Try: Dawie du Toit, Andre Snyman, Jannie Claassens (2), Hannes Venter
Con: Theo van Rensburg (2)
Pen: Theo van Rensburg (2), Dawie du Toit (4)		 Scoreboard[47] Try: Luther Bakkes, Boeta Wessels
Con: Edrich Lubbe (2)
Pen: Edrich Lubbe
30 May 1996 Western Province 73–12 Northern Free State Newlands Stadium, Cape Town  
Scoreboard[48]
Bye/s: South Western Districts

Round two

5 June 1996 Griqualand West 59–38 South Western Districts Griqua Park, Kimberley  
Scoreboard[49]
6 June 1996 Northern Free State 8–53 Northern Transvaal North West Stadium, Welkom  
Try: Leon van Zyl
Pen: Tommie de Beer		 Scoreboard[50] Try: Jannie Claassens (3), Jannie Brooks (2), Schutte Bekker, Dawie Du Toit
Con: Theo van Rensburg (6)
Pen: Theo van Rensburg (2)
6 June 1996 Western Province 13–24 Free State Newlands Stadium, Cape Town  
Scoreboard[51]
Bye/s: Eastern Transvaal

Round three

13 June 1996 Griqualand West 60–29 Eastern Transvaal Griqua Park, Kimberley  
Scoreboard[52]
13 June 1996 Northern Transvaal 51–20 Western Province Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
Try: Hannes Venter (2), Chivago Breda, Ruben Kruger, Krynauw Otto, Penalty try
Con: Theo van Rensburg (6)
Pen: Theo van Rensburg (3)		 Scoreboard[53] Try: Joel Stransky, Rhys Botha
Con: Joel Stransky (2)
Pen: Joel Stransky (2)
13 June 1996 South Western Districts 14–16 Northern Free State Van Riebeeck Stadium, Mossel Bay  
Scoreboard[54]
Bye/s: Free State

Round four

19 June 1996 Northern Free State 22–32 Griqualand West North West Stadium, Welkom  
Scoreboard[55]
20 June 1996 Eastern Transvaal 65–17 South Western Districts Bosman Stadium, Brakpan  
Scoreboard[56]
20 June 1996 Free State 27–25 Northern Transvaal Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein  
Try: Werner Swanepoel, Charl van Rensburg
Con: MJ Smith
Pen: MJ Smith (5)		 Scoreboard[57] Try: Andre Snyman, Hannes Venter, Henry Tromp
Con: Rynhardt van As (2)
Pen: Theo van Rensburg (2)
Bye/s: Western Province

Round Five

27 June 1996 Northern Transvaal 80–22 Eastern Transvaal Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
Try: Hannes Venter (2), Chivago Breda (2), Derick Grobbelaar, Conrad Breytenbach, Adriaan Richter, Ralf Schroeder, Dawie du Toit, Andre Snyman, Theo van Rensburg
Con: Theo van Rensburg (8)
Pen: Theo van Rensburg (3)		 Scoreboard[58] Try: AC Prinsloo, Jaco Viljoen, Johnny Fourie
Con: Jaco Viljoen (2)
Pen: Jaco Viljoen
27 June 1996 South Western Districts 20–53 Free State Van Riebeeck Stadium, Mossel Bay  
Scoreboard[59]
Bye/s: Griqualand West, Northern Free State, Western Province

Round Six

4 July 1996 Eastern Transvaal 15–6 Northern Free State Bosman Stadium, Brakpan  
Scoreboard[60]
4 July 1996 Free State 12–25 Griqualand West Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein  
Scoreboard[61]
4 July 1996 Western Province 64–13 South Western Districts Newlands Stadium, Cape Town  
Scoreboard[62]
Bye/s: Northern Transvaal

Round Seven

11 July 1996 Griqualand West 17–33 Western Province Griqua Park, Kimberley  
Scoreboard[63]
11 July 1996 Northern Free State 25–65 Free State North West Stadium, Welkom  
Scoreboard[64]
11 July 1996 South Western Districts 13–56 Northern Transvaal REC Ground, Oudtshoorn  
Try: Jerome Muller
Con: Jurie Coetzee
Pen: Jurie Coetzee (2)		 Scoreboard[65] Try: Chivago Breda, Conrad Stoltz, Andre Snyman, Adriaan Richter, Ralf Schroder, Dewald Kamffer, Penalty try
Con: Theo van Rensburg (6)
Pen: Theo van Rensburg (3)
Bye/s: Eastern Transvaal

Round Eight

18 July 1996 Eastern Transvaal 21–44 Free State Bosman Stadium, Brakpan  
Scoreboard[66]
18 July 1996 Griqualand West 15–42 Northern Transvaal Griqua Park, Kimberley  
Try: Wessels, Phillip Smith
Con: Franco Smith
Pen: Franco Smith		 Scoreboard[67] Try: Thys Stoltz, Hannes Venter, Dawie Du Toit (2), Adriaan Richter
Con: Jannie Kruger (4)
Pen: Jannie Kruger (2)
Drop: Jannie Kruger
18 July 1996 Northern Free State 20–56 Western Province North West Stadium, Welkom  
Scoreboard[68]
Bye/s: South Western Districts

Round Nine

25 July 1996 Northern Transvaal 56–7 Northern Free State Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
Try: FA Meiring (3), Nickie van der Walt, Krynauw Otto, Schutte Bekker, Conrad Breytenbach, Henry Tromp
Con: Jannie Kruger (5)
Pen: Jannie Kruger (2)		 Scoreboard[69] Try: Thys Badenhorst
Con: Len van Riek
25 July 1996 South Western Districts 20–62 Griqualand West REC Ground, Oudtshoorn  
Scoreboard[70]
25 July 1996 Western Province 58–7 Eastern Transvaal Newlands Stadium, Cape Town  
Scoreboard[71]
Bye/s: Free State

Round Ten

21 August 1996 Eastern Transvaal 14–51 Western Province Bosman Stadium, Brakpan  
Scoreboard[72]
Bye/s: Northern Transvaal, Free State, Griqualand West, Northern Free State, South Western Districts

Round Eleven

4 September 1996 Northern Free State 67–19 South Western Districts North West Stadium, Welkom  
Scoreboard[73]
5 September 1996 Eastern Transvaal 24–72 Northern Transvaal Bosman Stadium, Brakpan  
Try: Jaco Viljoen (2), Eugene Meyer
Con: Jaco Viljoen (2)
Pen: Jaco Viljoen		 Scoreboard[74] Try: Thys Stoltz, Nicky van der Walt, Willie Enslin, Dawie du Toit, Hannes Venter (2), Conrad Breytenbach (2), FA Meiring (2)
Con: Rynhard van As (8)
Pen: Rynhard van As (2)
5 September 1996 Free State 25–16 Western Province Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein  
Scoreboard[75]
Bye/s: Griqualand West

Round Twelve

11 September 1996 Griqualand West 78–10 Northern Free State Griqua Park, Kimberley  
Scoreboard[76]
12 September 1996 Northern Transvaal 51–30 Free State Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
Try: Joost van der Westhuizen (2), Hannes Venter, Danie van Schalkwyk, Ruben Kruger
Con: Lance Sherrell (4)
Pen: Lance Sherrell (6)		 Scoreboard[77] Try: Braam Els, Helgard Muller, Charl Marais
Con: MJ Smith (2), Andre Fourie
Pen: MJ Smith (3)
12 September 1996 South Western Districts 20–31 Eastern Transvaal Outeniqua Park, George  
Scoreboard[78]
Bye/s: Western Province

Round Thirteen

19 September 1996 Eastern Transvaal 11–28 Griqualand West Bosman Stadium, Brakpan  
Scoreboard[79]
19 September 1996 Free State 113–11 South Western Districts Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein  
Scoreboard[80]
19 September 1996 Western Province 16–27 Northern Transvaal Newlands Stadium, Cape Town  
Try: Jaco Taute, Joggie Viljoen
Pen: Louis Koen (2)		 Scoreboard[81] Try: Theo van Rensburg, Lourens Campher, FA Meiring
Con: Lance Sherrell (3)
Pen: Lance Sherrell (2)
Bye/s: Northern Free State

Round Fourteen

25 September 1996 Northern Free State 33–14 Eastern Transvaal North West Stadium, Welkom  
Scoreboard[82]
26 September 1996 Griqualand West 28–28 Free State Griqua Park, Kimberley  
Scoreboard[83]
26 September 1996 South Western Districts 23–107 Western Province Van Riebeeck Stadium, Mossel Bay  
Scoreboard[84]
Bye/s: Northern Transvaal

Round Fifteen

3 October 1996 Free State 54–17 Northern Free State Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein  
Scoreboard[85]
3 October 1996 Northern Transvaal 147–8 South Western Districts Pietersburg  
Try: Kobus Engelbrecht, FA Meiring, Jacques Olivier (7), Andre Snyman (3), Hannes Venter (2), Lance Sherrell (2), Joost van der Westhuizen (2), Schutte Bekker (2), Willie Enslin, Lourens Campher, Conrad Breytenbach
Con: Lance Sherrell (14), Kobus Engelbrecht (2)		 Scoreboard[86] Try: Paul Treu
Pen: Jurie Coetzee		 Attendance: 6000
3 October 1996 Western Province 30–16 Griqualand West Newlands Stadium, Cape Town  
Scoreboard[87]
Bye/s: Eastern Transvaal

Title play-offs

Quarter-finals

9 October 1996 Free State 21–3 South Eastern Transvaal Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein  
Scoreboard[88]
10 October 1996 Natal 51–3 Griqualand West University of Natal, Durban  
Scoreboard[89]
9 October 1996 Northern Transvaal 55–23 Boland Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
Try: Joost van der Westhuizen, Henry Tromp, Krynauw Otto, Hannes Venter, FA Meiring, Kobus Engelbrecht, Willie Enslin
Con: Lance Sherrell (4)
Pen: Lance Sherrell (4)		 Scoreboard[90] Try: Johnny Trytsman, Elmo Wolfaardt
Con: Francois Horn (2)
Pen: Francois Horn (3)		 Attendance: 20000

This was the 100th match for FA Meiring.

10 October 1996 Transvaal 56–22 Western Province Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg  
Scoreboard[91]

Semi-finals

17 October 1996 Natal 35–20 Free State University of Natal, Durban  
Scoreboard[92]
17 October 1996 Northern Transvaal 21–31 Transvaal Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
Try: Jacques Olivier, Penalty try
Con: Lance Sherrell
Pen: Lance Sherrell (3)		 Scoreboard[93] Try: Gavin Lawless, Japie Mulder, Rudolph Straeuli
Con: Gavin Lawless (2)
Pen: Gavin Lawless (3)
Drop: Hennie le Roux

Final

24 October 1996 Transvaal 15–33 Natal Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg  
Scoreboard[94]

Honours

Notes

References

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