2003 Currie Cup

The 2003 Currie Cup was the 2003 season of the South African domestic rugby union competition, the Absa Currie Cup premier division, played from 26 July 2003 - 1 November 2003. The 2003 Currie Cup saw the implementation of a new format for the tournament with the Cup being split into 2 divisions, the Premier Division and a lower division. The Premier Division consisting of the 6 top provincial teams and the lower division consisting of 8 teams for a total of 14 teams participating in the Currie Cup. The teams in the divisions played matches among themselves with top teams progressing to the finals.[1] The finals were played at Securicor Loftus Stadium where the Blue Bulls beat the Sharks 40-19 to win the Cup. This would be the second win for the Blue Bulls in a streak of 3 consecutive Currie Cup wins from 2002-2004.[2] The Blue Bull's Ettienne Botha scored two tries in the final. This equaled the record for tries scored in a Currie Cup final at the time.[3]

2003 Currie Cup Premier Division
CountriesSouth Africa

Round one
26 July 2003
Blue Bulls 64 – 29 Western Province
Securicor Loftus

Round two
1 August 2003
SWD Eagles 23 – 32 Blue Bulls

Round three
9 August 2003
Golden Lions 23 – 28 Blue Bulls

Round four
16 August 2003
Blue Bulls 36 – 19 Free State Cheetahs
Securicor Loftus

Round five
23 August 2003
Sharks 35 – 28 Blue Bulls
Absa Stadium

Round six
29 August 2003
Blue Bulls 15 – 19 Griquas
Securicor Loftus

Round seven
6 September 2003
Pumas 22 – 41 Blue Bulls

Round eight
13 September 2003
Western Province 63 – 26 Blue Bulls

Round nine
20 September 2003
Blue Bulls 61 – 20 SWD Eagles
Securicor Loftus

Round ten
27 September 2003
Blue Bulls 52 – 40 Golden Lions
Securicor Loftus

Round eleven
4 October 2003
Free State Cheetahs 24 – 51 Blue Bulls
Vodacom Park

Round twelve
11 October 2003
Blue Bulls 20 – 15 Sharks
Securicor Loftus

Round thirteen
18 October 2003
Griquas 22 – 45 Blue Bulls

Round fourteen
25 October 2003
Blue Bulls 39 – 18 Pumas
Securicor Loftus

Grand final
1 November 2003
Blue Bulls 40 – 19 Sharks
Securicor Loftus

References
  1. "Currie Cup format revised". News24. 27 June 2002. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  2. "Currie Cup Finals History - SuperSport - Rugby". www.supersport.com. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  3. "Ten Currie Cup final facts". News24. 29 October 2009. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
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