2002 Currie Cup

The 2002 Currie Cup was the 2002 season of the South African domestic rugby union competition, the Absa Currie Cup premier division, played from 19 July 2002 - 26 October 2002. The finals were played at Ellis Park Stadium where the Blue Bulls beat the Golden Lions 31-7 to win the Cup. This would be the first win for the Blue Bulls in a streak of 3 consecutive Currie Cup wins from 2002-2004.[1] South African pay TV channel SuperSport obtained exclusive rights to broadcast the 2002 Currie Cup. The public broadcaster, the South African Broadcasting Corporation could only begin broadcasting the matches 2 hours after SuperSport began their broadcast.[2]

Qualification

The final log of the 2002 Currie Cup qualification series:[3][4]

2002 Currie Cup qualification log
Section X
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1Western Province6501253113+14033134125
2Free State Cheetahs6501239122+11729134125
3Falcons6303195154+4124172216
4Griquas6303207228−2130323015
5Border Bulldogs6303136155−1916182014
6Boland Cavaliers6214136194−5820272010
7Griffons6006107307−2001143000
Section Y
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1Sharks6411257125+13234144022
2Blue Bulls6411185125+6021143122
3Golden Lions6402227189+3828194121
4Pumas6204189220−3125295215
5SWD Eagles6303152194−4214262115
6Leopards6204131216−8516272111
7Mighty Elephants6105158230−721928228
Final standings.

Round one

19/07/2002
Leopards 15 – 32 Blue Bulls

Round two

03/08/2002
Blue Bulls 37 – 10 Pumas

Round three

24/08/2002
Golden Lions 20 – 33 Blue Bulls

Round four

31/08/2002
Blue Bulls 17 – 17 Sharks

Round five

07/09/2002
SWD Eagles 13 – 18 Blue Bulls

Round six

14/09/2002
Blue Bulls 48 – 50 Mighty Elephants

Round seven

21/09/2002
Free State Cheetahs 35 – 29 Blue Bulls

Round eight

28/09/2002
Blue Bulls 35 – 26 Western Province

Round nine

05/10/2002
Griquas 28 – 29 Blue Bulls

Round ten

11/10/2002
Blue Bulls 45 – 0 Falcons

Semifinals

19/10/2002
Sharks 19 – 22 Blue Bulls

Grand final

26/10/2002
Golden Lions 7 – 31 Blue Bulls

References

  1. ↑ "Currie Cup Finals History - SuperSport - Rugby". www.supersport.com. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "Deal struck on rugby broadcasts". News24. 22 April 2002. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "SA Rugby Log – 2002 Bankfin Currie Cup". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "Currie Cup 2002 - Qualifiers". rugbyarchive.net. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
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