1939 Currie Cup

1939 Currie Cup
Countries	South Africa
Champions	Transvaal (2nd title)
Runners-up	Western Province

The 1939 Currie Cup was the 20th edition of the Currie Cup, the premier domestic rugby union competition in South Africa.

The tournament was won by Transvaal for the second time; they beat Western Province 17–6 in the final in Cape Town. This was the first time in the history of the competition that a final was held to determine the winner.

Tables

Northern Section

1939 Currie Cup
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Transvaal	5	4	0	1	110	63	+47	8
2	Natal	5	3	1	1	73	52	+21	7
3	Griqualand West	5	2	1	2	62	76	-14	5
4	Northern Transvaal	5	2	0	3	48	53	-5	4
5	Free State	5	2	0	3	57	67	-10	4
6	Western Transvaal	5	1	0	4	49	88	-39	2
Source: rugbyarchive.net Key: P = matches played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, PF = Points for, PA = Points against, PD = Points difference, Pts = Tournament points The top-placed teams advanced to the Currie Cup grand final

Southern Section

1939 Currie Cup
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Western Province	5	5	0	0	113	29	+84	10
2	Border	5	3	0	2	112	31	+81	6
3	Boland	5	3	0	2	60	30	+30	6
4	Eastern Province	5	3	0	2	55	63	-8	6
5	South Western Districts	5	1	0	4	22	120	-98	2
6	North Eastern Districts	5	0	0	5	12	101	-89	0
Source: rugbyarchive.net Key: P = matches played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, PF = Points for, PA = Points against, PD = Points difference, Pts = Tournament points The top-placed teams advanced to the Currie Cup grand final

Fixtures and Results

Northern Section

	1939	Griqualand West	10 - 3	Northern Transvaal

	1939	Griqualand West	13 - 13	Natal

	1939	Griqualand West	15 - 10	Orange Free State

	1939	Natal	14 - 3	Western Transvaal

	1939	Natal	18 - 8	Transvaal

	1939	Northern Transvaal	8 - 15	Natal

	1939	Northern Transvaal	12 - 3	Orange Free State

	1939	Northern Transvaal	16 - 8	Western Transvaal

	1939	Orange Free State	20 - 13	Natal

	1939	Orange Free State	11 - 3	Western Transvaal

	1939	Transvaal	17 - 9	Northern Transvaal

	1939	Transvaal	29 - 9	Griqualand West

	1939	Transvaal	24 - 13	Orange Free State

	1939	Transvaal	32 - 14	Western Transvaal

	1939	Western Transvaal	21 - 15	Griqualand West

Southern Section

	1939	Boland	11 - 0	Border

	1939	Boland	16 - 0	North Eastern Districts

	1939	Boland	24 - 3	South Western Districts

	1939	Border	33 - 3	Eastern Province

	1939	Border	32 - 0	North Eastern Districts

	1939	Border	40 - 0	South Western Districts

	1939	Eastern Province	11 - 0	Boland

	1939	Eastern Province	16 - 3	North Eastern Districts

	1939	Eastern Province	17 - 3	South Western Districts

	1939	South Western Districts	11 - 9	North Eastern Districts

	1939	Western Province	16 - 9	Boland

	1939	Western Province	17 - 7	Border

	1939	Western Province	24 - 8	Eastern Province

	1939	Western Province	26 - 0	North Eastern Districts

	1939	Western Province	30 - 5	South Western Districts

Final

	1939	Western Province	6 - 17	Transvaal	Cape Town

See also

• Currie Cup