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2003 Currie Cup Premier Division
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The 2003 Currie Cup was the 2003 season of the South African domestic rugby union competition, the Absa Currie Cup premier divisison, 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 Template:Rut Sharks (Currie Cup) 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]

Round one

Round two

Round three

9 August 2003
Lions23 – 28Blue Bulls
Ellis Park

Round four

Round five

23 August 2003
Sharks35 – 28Blue Bulls
Absa Stadium

Round six

29 August 2003
Blue Bulls15 – 19Griquas
Securicor Loftus

Round seven

6 September 2003
Pumas22 – 41Blue Bulls
@lantic Park

Round eight

13 September 2003
Western Province63 – 26Blue Bulls
Newlands

Round nine

20 September 2003
Blue Bulls61 – 20SWD Eagles
Securicor Loftus

Round ten

27 September 2003
Blue Bulls52 – 40Lions
Securicor Loftus

Round eleven

Round twelve

11 October 2003
Blue Bulls20 – 15Sharks
Securicor Loftus

Round thirteen

18 October 2003
Griquas22 – 45Blue Bulls
Absa Park

Round fourteen

25 October 2003
Blue Bulls39 – 18Pumas
Securicor Loftus

Grand final

1 November 2003
Blue Bulls40 – 19Sharks
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.