1999 Currie Cup

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.[note 1]

1999 Currie Cup
CountriesSouth Africa
Date2 June – 9 September 1999
ChampionsGolden Lions (9th title)
Runners-upSharks
Matches played94

The competition was won by the Golden Lions for the ninth time in their history; they beat Sharks 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
Team Sponsored Name Stadium/s Sponsored Name
Blue BullsBlue BullsLoftus Versfeld, PretoriaMinolta Loftus
Boland CavaliersBoland CavaliersBoland Stadium, WellingtonBoland Stadium
Border BulldogsBorder BulldogsWaverley Park, East LondonWaverley Park
FalconsMTN FalconsBosman Stadium, BrakpanBosman Stadium
Free State CheetahsFree State CheetahsFree State Stadium, BloemfonteinVodacom Park
Golden LionsGolden LionsEllis Park Stadium, JohannesburgEllis Park Stadium
GriffonsGriffonsNorth West Stadium, WelkomNorth West Stadium
Griqualand WestGriqualand WestGriqua Park, KimberleyABSA Park
Mighty ElephantsCallmore Mighty ElephantsPE Stadium, Port ElizabethPE Stadium
Mpumalanga PumasMpumalanga PumasJohann van Riebeeck Stadium, WitbankJohann van Riebeeck Stadium
North WestNorth WestOlën Park, PotchefstroomOlën Park
Rustenburg Platina, RustenburgRustenburg Platina
SharksSharksKings Park Stadium, DurbanKings Park Stadium
University of Natal, DurbanxUniversity of Natal
SWD EaglesSWD EaglesOuteniqua Park, GeorgeOuteniqua Park
Western ProvinceFedsure Western ProvinceNewlands Stadium, Cape TownFedsure Park Newlands
Danie Craven Stadium, StellenboschDanie 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][2] [note 2]

1999 Currie Cup log
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1Golden Lions131102457239+2187051
2Sharks131003458272+1868351
3Free State Cheetahs131003512285+2277047
4SWD Eagles13904450295+1557245
5Blue Bulls13814483346+1375241
6Griqualand West13706441328+1138339
7Mighty Elephants13715302287+152335
8Border Bulldogs13706313323−103334
9Mpumalanga Pumas13607344362−185332
10Falcons13517332341−95330
11Western Province13517358365−75229
12Boland Cavaliers133010319518−1998222
13Griffons131012302726−424419
14North West130013228612−384134
Final standings.

Matches

The following matches were played in the 1999 Currie Cup:[3][note 1]

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

Semi-Finals

Final

Honours

The honour roll for the 1999 Currie Cup was:

1999 Currie Cup Honours
Champions: Golden Lions (9th title)

Notes

  1. There are some discrepancies. The match dates are given to be Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, which is unlikely, since matches are generally played on Saturdays.
  2. The log on the South African Rugby Union's page seems to use the old points scoring system of two points for a win and one for a draw, instead of the system that has four points for a win, two points for a draw and bonus points for losing by less than seven points or scoring more than four tries in a match. The log also incorrectly includes the results of matches in the semi-final and final.

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