2001 Bankfin Cup

2001 Bankfin Cup
Countries	South Africa
Date	19 September – 17 October 2001
Champions	Template:Rut Boland Cavaliers (1st title)
Runners-up	Template:Rut Leopards
Matches played	12

Template:Navbox vertical The 2001 Bankfin Cup was the second tier of the second stage of the 63rd season of the Currie Cup, South Africa's premier domestic rugby union competition, since it started in 1889. The competition was known as the Bankfin Cup for sponsorship reasons and this stage was contested from 19 September to 17 September 2001.

The Bankfin Cup was won by Template:Rut Boland Cavaliers for the first time in their history; they beat the Template:Rut Leopards 41–27 in the final played on 17 October 2001.

Competition rules and information

There were six participating teams in the 2001 Bankfin Cup. These teams qualified from a qualification series by finishing in the bottom three teams in one of two sections. The points accumulated against the two other teams that qualified were carried forward to the Bankfin Cup stage. In this stage, teams played the three teams from the opposite qualification section once, either at home or away.

Teams received four points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus points were awarded to teams that scored four or more tries in a game, as well as to teams that lost a match by seven points or less. Teams were ranked by log points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded). The top four teams qualified for the semi-finals.

Teams

Template:Rut Boland Cavaliers

Template:Rut Border Bulldogs

Template:Rut Golden Lions

Template:Rut Griffons

Template:Rut Leopards

Template:Rut Mighty Elephants

Template:Rut SWD Eagles

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Location of teams in the 2001 Bankfin Cup

Team Listing

2001 Bankfin Cup teams
Team	Sponsored Name	Stadium/s	Sponsored Name
Template:Rut Boland Cavaliers	Boland Cavaliers	Template:Rus Boland Stadium	Boland Stadium
Template:Rut Border Bulldogs	Spoornet Bulldogs	Template:Rus Waverley Park	ABSA Stadium
Template:Rut Griffons	Griffons	Template:Rus North West Stadium	North West Stadium
Template:Rut Leopards	Leopards	Template:Rus Olën Park	Olën Park
Template:Rut Mighty Elephants	Mighty Elephants	Template:Rus PE Stadium	PE Stadium
Template:Rut SWD Eagles	Vodacom Eagles	Template:Rus Outeniqua Park	Outeniqua Park

Matches

The following matches were played in the 2001 Bankfin Cup:

Round One

	19 September 2001	Template:Rut Boland Cavaliers	47–36	Template:Rut SWD Eagles	Template:Rus Boland Stadium
	16:00		Scoreboard

	20 September 2001	Template:Rut Mighty Elephants	27–17	Template:Rut Border Bulldogs	Template:Rus PE Stadium
	15:30		Scoreboard

	20 September 2001	Template:Rut Leopards	29–21	Template:Rut Griffons	Template:Rus Olën Park
	16:00		Scoreboard

Round Two

	26 September 2001	Template:Rut Border Bulldogs	10–14	Template:Rut Boland Cavaliers	Template:Rus Waverley Park
	19:30		Scoreboard

	27 September 2001	Template:Rut Griffons	41–25	Template:Rut SWD Eagles	Template:Rus North West Stadium
	15:00		Scoreboard

	27 September 2001	Template:Rut Leopards	25–19	Template:Rut Mighty Elephants	Template:Rus Olën Park
	16:00		Scoreboard

Round Three

	4 October 2001	Template:Rut Boland Cavaliers	36–30	Template:Rut Leopards	Template:Rus Boland Stadium
	15:30		Scoreboard

	4 October 2001	Template:Rut SWD Eagles	26–31	Template:Rut Mighty Elephants	Template:Rus Outeniqua Park
	15:30		Scoreboard

	4 October 2001	Template:Rut Border Bulldogs	36–22	Template:Rut Griffons	Template:Rus Waverley Park
	15:45		Scoreboard

Semi-finals

	11 October 2001	Template:Rut Boland Cavaliers	68–29	Template:Rut Border Bulldogs	Template:Rus Boland Stadium
	15:30		Scoreboard

	11 October 2001	Template:Rut Leopards	43–42	Template:Rut Mighty Elephants	Template:Rus Olën Park
	13:30		Scoreboard

Final

	17 October 2001	Template:Rut Boland Cavaliers	41–27	Template:Rut Leopards	Template:Rus Boland Stadium
	16:30		Scoreboard