Currie Cup Final history snippets
Year and there down the years
The first Currie Cup Final was played in 1939, at Newlands when Transvaal beat Western Province. That was the last time Western Province lost a final at Newlands.
There have been ten Currie Cup Finals at Newlands. Western Province have won seven, two have been drawn and then there was the defeat in 1939.
There have been Currie Cup Finals at eight different cities/towns and at 10 different venues. Loftus Versfeld has played host to most – 16 in all, of which the Blue Bulls (Northern Transvaal) have won 13.
Cities/towns: Cape Town, Pretoria, Johannesburg, Wellington, Durban, Kimberley, Springs, Bloemfontein.
Venues: Newlands, Loftus Versfeld, Ellis Park, Boland Stadium, Kingsmead and King's Park, De Beers, Pam Brink, Free State Stadium and Springbok Park. (The names have not always been stable.)
Of the 45 finals, the home team has won 25, the away team 17 and three have been drawn.
The venue for the final used to be determined by seniority or by where the final was last played between the two teams involved. Now the team that finishes higher on the log gets the final.
In the three draws so far (1971, 1979 and 1989), the trophy was shared. Now, in the event of a draw , extra time of ten minutes each way will be played. If the teams are still drawn at the end of extra time, the Currie Cup will be shared.
In Bloemfontein, scene of the 2006 final, Free State/Cheetahs have won oneand lost three. They lost to Northern Transvaal/Blue Bulls twice..
Natal have won the Currie Cup Final four times, but only one of those victories has been at home. They thus have the best away record. Natal’s only home victory was over Western Province, in 1995. That means one home victory in five attempts.
The following are the results of all the Currie Cup Finals played:
1939: Transvaal vs Western Province, 17-6 at Newlands
1946: Northern Transvaal vs Western Province, 11-9 in Pretoria
1947: Western Province vs Transvaal, 16-12 at Newlands
1950: Transvaal vs Western Province, 22-11 in Johannesburg
1952: Transvaal vs Boland, 11-9 in Wellington
1954: Western Province vs Northern Transvaal, 11-8 at Newlands
1956: Northern Transvaal vs Natal, 9-8 at the Old Kingsmead in Durban
1968: Northern Transvaal vs Transvaal, 16-3 in Pretoria
1969: Northern Transvaal vs Western Province, 28-3 in Pretoria
1970: Griqualand West vs Northern Transvaal, 11-9 in Kimberley
1971: Transvaal vs Northern Transvaal, 14-14 in Johannesburg
1972: Transvaal vs Eastern Transvaal, 25-19 at Pam Brink Stadium in Springs
1973: Northern Transvaal vs Orange Free State, 30-23 in Pretoria
1974: Northern Transvaal vs Transvaal, 17-15 in Pretoria
1975: Northern Transvaal vs Orange Free State, 12-6 in Bloemfontein
1976: Orange Free State vs Western Province, 33-16 in Bloemfontein
1977: Northern Transvaal vs Orange Free State, 27-12 in Pretoria
1978: Northern Transvaal vs Orange Free State, 13-9 in Bloemfontein
1979: Western Province vs Northern Transvaal , 15-15 at Newlands
1980: Northern Transvaal vs Western Province, 39-9 in Pretoria
1981: Northern Transvaal vs Orange Free State, 23-6 in Pretoria
1982: Western Province vs Northern Transvaal, 24-9 at Newlands
1983: Western Province vs Northern Transvaal, 9-3 in Pretoria
1984: Western Province vs Natal, 19-9 at Newlands
1985: Western Province vs Northern Transvaal, 22-15 at Newlands
1986: Western Province vs Transvaal, 22-9 at Newlands
1987: Northern Transvaal vs Transvaal, 24-18 in Johannesburg
1988: Northern Transvaal vs Western Province, 19-18 in Pretoria
1989: Western Province vs Northern Transvaal, 16-16 at Newlands
1990: Natal vs Northern Transvaal, 18-12 in Pretoria
1991: Northern Transvaal vs Transvaal, 27-15 in Pretoria
1992: Natal vs Transvaal, 14-13 in Johannesburg
1993: Transvaal vs Natal, 21-15 at King's Park
1994: Transvaal vs Orange Free State, 56-33 at Springbok Park in Bloemfontein
1995: Natal vs Western Province, 25-17 at Kings' Park
1996: Natal vs Transvaal, 33-15 in Johannesburg
1997: Western Province vs Free State, 14-12 at Newlands
1998: Blue Bulls (Northern Transvaal) vs Western Province, 24-20 in Pretoria
1999: Lions (Transvaal) vs Natal, 32-9 at King's Park
2000: Western Province vs Natal, 25-15 at King's Park
2001: Western Province vs Natal, 29-24 at Newlands
2002: Blue Bulls vs Lions, 31-7 in Johannesburg
2003: Blue Bulls vs Natal, 40-19 in Pretoria
2004: Blue Bulls vs Cheetahs, 42-33 in Pretoria
2005: Cheetahs vs Blue Bulls, 29-25 in Pretoria
Number of Finals: 45
Number of Times in a Final:
Blue Bulls: 28
Western Province: 22
Lions: 17
Natal: 10
Cheetahs: 10
Boland: 1
Valke (Eastern Transvaal): 1
Griqualand West: 1
Number of victories in Finals:
Blue Bulls: 21 (including three draws)
Western Province: 11 (including two draws)
Lions: 8 (including a draw)
Natal: 4
Free State: 2
Griqualand West: 1
Records:
Highest Score: 56 (Transvaal 1994)
Lowest Score 3 (Transvaal 1968, Western Province 1969, Northern Transvaal 1983)
Lowest winning score: 9 (Northern Transvaal 1956, Western Province 1983)
Highest match score: 89 (1994)
Lowest match score: 12 (1983)
Biggest margin of victory: 30 (1980)
Highest individual score: 26 (Derick Hougaard, 2002)
Most team tries: 7 (Transvaal 1994)
Most appearances: 11 (Burger Geldenhuys, Naas Botha)
Overall Currie Cup victories (this includes tournaments, league format and finals):
Western Province: 32 (including four shares)
Blue Bulls: 21 (including three shares)
Lions: 9 (including one share)
Natal: 4
Griqualand West: 3
Border: 2 (both shares)
Cheetahs: 2
