2003 Currie Cup
| 2003 Currie Cup Premier Division | |
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| Countries | South Africa |
| Date | 26 July – 1 November 2003 |
| Champions | Blue Bulls (20th title) |
| Runners-up | Sharks |
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 to 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]
Team Standings
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| Pos | Team | Pl | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts | ||
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| 1 | Blue Bulls | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 538 | 372 | +166 | 73 | 44 | 9 | 2 | 55 | ||
| 2 | Sharks | 14 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 462 | 329 | +133 | 61 | 45 | 9 | 3 | 52 | ||
| 3 | Western Province | 14 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 576 | 447 | +129 | 79 | 48 | 12 | 1 | 51 | ||
| 4 | Golden Lions | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 530 | 428 | +102 | 63 | 52 | 7 | 3 | 44 | ||
| 5 | Free State Cheetahs | 14 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 530 | 470 | +60 | 66 | 55 | 9 | 2 | 35 | ||
| 6 | Pumas | 14 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 447 | 488 | −41 | 47 | 69 | 7 | 2 | 33 | ||
| 7 | Griquas | 14 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 355 | 613 | −258 | 48 | 80 | 7 | 1 | 20 | ||
| 8 | SWD Eagles | 14 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 382 | 673 | −291 | 48 | 92 | 7 | 2 | 17 | ||
| * Legend: Pos = Position, Pl = Played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, PD = Points Difference, TF = Tries For, TA = Tries Against, TB = Try Bonus Points, LB = Losing Bonus Points, Pts = Log Points Blue Bulls and Sharks directly qualified to the grand Final. Points breakdown: *4 points for a win *2 points for a draw *1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less *1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match | |||||||||||||||
Fixtures
Round one
Source of matches [4]
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
Grand Final
Final squads
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References
- ^ "Currie Cup format revised". News24. 27 June 2002. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- ^ "Currie Cup Finals History - SuperSport - Rugby". www.supersport.com. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
- ^ "Ten Currie Cup final facts". News24. 29 October 2009. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
- ^ "2003 Currie Cup Premier Division". globalrugbyresults.com. Retrieved 21 October 2021.