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1997 Currie Cup
CountriesSouth Africa
Date28 May – 23 October 1997
ChampionsTemplate:Rut Western Province (29th title)
Runners-upTemplate:Rut Free State Cheetahs
Matches played94
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Template:Navbox vertical The 1997 Currie Cup was the 59th 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 Currie Cup for sponsorship reasons and was contested from 28 May to 23 October 1997.[note 1]

The competition was won by Template:Rut Western Province for the 29th time in their history; they beat the Template:Rut Free State Cheetahs 14–12 in the final played on 23 October 1997.[note 1]

Competition rules and information

There were fourteen participating teams in the 1997 Currie Cup. These teams played all the other teams once over the course of the season, 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 4 teams qualified for the title play-offs. In the semi-finals, the team that finished first had home advantage against the team that finished fourth, while the team that finished second had home advantage against the team that finished third. The winners of these semi-finals advanced to the final, at the home venue of the higher-placed team.

Teams

Team Listing

1997 Currie Cup teams
Team Sponsored Name Stadium/s Sponsored Name
Template:Rut Boland Bokomo Boland Template:Rus Boland Stadium Boland Stadium
Template:Rut Border Border Template:Rus Waverley Park Waverley Park
Template:Rut Eastern Province Eastern Province Template:Rus PE Stadium PE Stadium
Template:Rut Free State Cheetahs Free State Cheetahs Template:Rus Free State Stadium Vodacom Park
Template:Rut Gauteng Falcons Gauteng Falcons Template:Rus Bosman Stadium Bosman Stadium
Template:Rus Isak Steyl Stadium Isak Steyl Stadium
Template:Rut Gauteng Lions Gauteng Lions Template:Rus Ellis Park Stadium Ellis Park Stadium
Template:Rut Griqualand West Griqualand West Template:Rus Griqua Park ABSA Park
Template:Rut Mpumalanga Pumas Mpumalanga Pumas Template:Rus Johann van Riebeeck Stadium Johann van Riebeeck Stadium
Template:Rut North West North West Template:Rus Olën Park Olën Park
Template:Rut Northern Free State Northern Free State Template:Rus North West Stadium North West Stadium
Template:Rut Northern Transvaal Northern Transvaal Template:Rus Loftus Versfeld Minolta Loftus
Pietersburg Pietersburg
Template:Rut Sharks (Currie Cup) Sharks Template:Rus University of Natal University of Natal
Template:Rut SWD Eagles SWD Eagles Template:Rus Outeniqua Park Outeniqua Park
Template:Rut Western Province Norwich Western Province Template:Rus Newlands Stadium Fedsure Park Newlands

Changes from 1996

The two sections used in 1996, Section A and Section B, were merged into a single division for 1997, with all teams playing each other once. The team also adopted the new rugby union bonus points system, which was previously used in the 1996 Super 12 season.

Also, there were several name changes:

Log

Template:1997 Currie Cup log

Matches

The following matches were played in the 1997 Currie Cup:[6][note 1]

Round One

28 May 1997 Template:Rut Griqualand West 43–17 Template:Rut SWD Eagles Template:Rus Griqua Park  
Scoreboard[7]
Bye/s: Template:Rut Boland, Template:Rut Border, Template:Rut Eastern Province, Template:Rut Free State Cheetahs, Template:Rut Gauteng Falcons, Template:Rut Gauteng Lions, Template:Rut Mpumalanga Pumas, Template:Rut North West, Template:Rut Northern Free State, Template:Rut Northern Transvaal, Template:Rut Sharks (Currie Cup), Template:Rut Western Province

Round Two

4 June 1997 Template:Rut Gauteng Falcons 39–31 Template:Rut North West Template:Rus Bosman Stadium  
Scoreboard[8]


4 June 1997 Template:Rut Northern Free State 31–18 Template:Rut Eastern Province Template:Rus North West Stadium  
Scoreboard[9]


5 June 1997 Template:Rut Boland 33–35 Template:Rut Gauteng Lions Template:Rus Boland Stadium  
Scoreboard[10]


6 June 1997 Template:Rut Sharks (Currie Cup) 34–22 Template:Rut Western Province Template:Rus University of Natal  
Scoreboard[11]
Bye/s: Template:Rut Border, Template:Rut Free State Cheetahs, Template:Rut Griqualand West, Template:Rut Mpumalanga Pumas, Template:Rut Northern Transvaal, Template:Rut SWD Eagles

Round Three

11 June 1997 Template:Rut Griqualand West 63–18 Template:Rut Northern Free State Template:Rus Griqua Park  
Scoreboard[12]


11 June 1997 Template:Rut Northern Transvaal 18–30 Template:Rut SWD Eagles Template:Rus Loftus Versfeld  
Scoreboard[13]


12 June 1997 Template:Rut Mpumalanga Pumas 19–56 Template:Rut Free State Cheetahs Template:Rus Johann van Riebeeck Stadium  
Scoreboard[14]


12 June 1997 Template:Rut North West 66–15 Template:Rut Border Template:Rus Olën Park  
Scoreboard[15]


12 June 1997 Template:Rut Western Province 75–32 Template:Rut Gauteng Falcons Template:Rus Newlands Stadium  
Scoreboard[16]


13 June 1997 Template:Rut Eastern Province 23–29 Template:Rut Boland Template:Rus PE Stadium  
Scoreboard[17]
Bye/s: Template:Rut Gauteng Lions, Template:Rut Sharks (Currie Cup)

Round Four

18 June 1997 Template:Rut SWD Eagles 22–26 Template:Rut Sharks (Currie Cup) Template:Rus Outeniqua Park  
Scoreboard[18]


20 June 1997 Template:Rut Border 41–23 Template:Rut Mpumalanga Pumas Template:Rus Waverley Park  
Scoreboard[19]
Bye/s: Template:Rut Boland, Template:Rut Eastern Province, Template:Rut Free State Cheetahs, Template:Rut Gauteng Falcons, Template:Rut Gauteng Lions, Template:Rut Griqualand West, Template:Rut North West, Template:Rut Northern Free State, Template:Rut Northern Transvaal, Template:Rut Western Province

Round Five

27 June 1997 Template:Rut Border 5–13 Template:Rut Griqualand West Template:Rus Waverley Park  
Scoreboard[20]
Bye/s: Template:Rut Boland, Template:Rut Eastern Province, Template:Rut Free State Cheetahs, Template:Rut Gauteng Falcons, Template:Rut Gauteng Lions, Template:Rut Mpumalanga Pumas, Template:Rut Sharks (Currie Cup), Template:Rut North West, Template:Rut Northern Free State, Template:Rut Northern Transvaal, Template:Rut SWD Eagles, Template:Rut Western Province

Round Six

9 July 1997 Template:Rut Free State Cheetahs 75–19 Template:Rut Eastern Province Template:Rus Free State Stadium  
Scoreboard[21]


10 July 1997 Template:Rut Boland 54–23 Template:Rut North West Template:Rus Boland Stadium  
Scoreboard[22]


10 July 1997 Template:Rut Border 16–20 Template:Rut SWD Eagles Template:Rus Waverley Park  
Scoreboard[23]


10 July 1997 Template:Rut Gauteng Falcons 26–23 Template:Rut Northern Transvaal Template:Rus Bosman Stadium  
Scoreboard[24]


10 July 1997 Template:Rut Griqualand West 13–24 Template:Rut Sharks (Currie Cup) Template:Rus Griqua Park  
Scoreboard[25]


10 July 1997 Template:Rut Northern Free State 24–43 Template:Rut Western Province Template:Rus North West Stadium  
Scoreboard[26]


11 July 1997 Template:Rut Gauteng Lions 27–26 Template:Rut Mpumalanga Pumas Template:Rus Ellis Park Stadium  
Scoreboard[27]

Round Seven

17 July 1997 Template:Rut SWD Eagles 22–13 Template:Rut Eastern Province Template:Rus Outeniqua Park  
Scoreboard[28]
Bye/s: Template:Rut Boland, Template:Rut Border, Template:Rut Free State Cheetahs, Template:Rut Gauteng Falcons, Template:Rut Gauteng Lions, Template:Rut Griqualand West, Template:Rut Mpumalanga Pumas, Template:Rut Sharks (Currie Cup), Template:Rut North West, Template:Rut Northern Free State, Template:Rut Northern Transvaal, Template:Rut Western Province

Round Eight

23 July 1997 Template:Rut North West 24–38 Template:Rut Free State Cheetahs Template:Rus Olën Park  
Scoreboard[29]


24 July 1997 Template:Rut Eastern Province 13–46 Template:Rut Gauteng Lions Template:Rus PE Stadium  
Scoreboard[30]


24 July 1997 Template:Rut Griqualand West 28–28 Template:Rut Boland Template:Rus Griqua Park  
Scoreboard[31]


24 July 1997 Template:Rut Sharks (Currie Cup) 56–10 Template:Rut Gauteng Falcons Template:Rus University of Natal  
Scoreboard[32]


24 July 1997 Template:Rut Northern Transvaal 34–36 Template:Rut Northern Free State Pietersburg  
Scoreboard[33]


25 July 1997 Template:Rut Western Province 56–15 Template:Rut Border Template:Rus Newlands Stadium  
Scoreboard[34]
Bye/s: Template:Rut Mpumalanga Pumas, Template:Rut SWD Eagles

Round Nine

30 July 1997 Template:Rut Free State Cheetahs 38–24 Template:Rut Griqualand West Template:Rus Free State Stadium  
Scoreboard[35]


31 July 1997 Template:Rut Boland 29–30 Template:Rut Western Province Template:Rus Boland Stadium  
Scoreboard[36]


31 July 1997 Template:Rut Gauteng Falcons 22–34 Template:Rut SWD Eagles Template:Rus Bosman Stadium  
Scoreboard[37]


31 July 1997 Template:Rut Gauteng Lions 60–34 Template:Rut North West Template:Rus Ellis Park Stadium  
Scoreboard[38]


31 July 1997 Template:Rut Mpumalanga Pumas 28–20 Template:Rut Eastern Province Template:Rus Johann van Riebeeck Stadium  
Scoreboard[39]


31 July 1997 Template:Rut Northern Free State 17–61 Template:Rut Sharks (Currie Cup) Template:Rus North West Stadium  
Scoreboard[40]


1 August 1997 Template:Rut Border 20–39 Template:Rut Northern Transvaal Template:Rus Waverley Park  
Scoreboard[41]

Round Ten

6 August 1997 Template:Rut Northern Transvaal 26–23 Template:Rut Boland Template:Rus Loftus Versfeld  
Scoreboard[42]


7 August 1997 Template:Rut Free State Cheetahs 22–31 Template:Rut Western Province Template:Rus Free State Stadium  
Scoreboard[43]


7 August 1997 Template:Rut Sharks (Currie Cup) 76–6 Template:Rut Border Template:Rus University of Natal  
Scoreboard[44]


7 August 1997 Template:Rut North West 30–3 Template:Rut Mpumalanga Pumas Template:Rus Olën Park  
Scoreboard[45]


7 August 1997 Template:Rut SWD Eagles 64–31 Template:Rut Northern Free State Template:Rus Outeniqua Park  
Scoreboard[46]


8 August 1997 Template:Rut Gauteng Lions 46–37 Template:Rut Griqualand West Template:Rus Ellis Park Stadium  
Scoreboard[47]
Bye/s: Template:Rut Eastern Province, Template:Rut Gauteng Falcons

Round Eleven

13 August 1997 Template:Rut Eastern Province 18–7 Template:Rut North West Template:Rus PE Stadium  
Scoreboard[48]


13 August 1997 Template:Rut Northern Free State 51–25 Template:Rut Gauteng Falcons Template:Rus North West Stadium  
Scoreboard[49]


14 August 1997 Template:Rut Boland 31–42 Template:Rut Sharks (Currie Cup) Template:Rus Boland Stadium  
Scoreboard[50]


14 August 1997 Template:Rut Free State Cheetahs 57–27 Template:Rut Northern Transvaal Template:Rus Free State Stadium  
Scoreboard[51]


14 August 1997 Template:Rut Mpumalanga Pumas 13–36 Template:Rut Griqualand West Template:Rus Johann van Riebeeck Stadium  
Scoreboard[52]


15 August 1997 Template:Rut Western Province 53–16 Template:Rut Gauteng Lions Template:Rus Newlands Stadium  
Scoreboard[53]
Bye/s: Template:Rut Border, Template:Rut SWD Eagles

Round Twelve

27 August 1997 Template:Rut Gauteng Falcons 57–29 Template:Rut Border Template:Rus Bosman Stadium  
Scoreboard[54]


27 August 1997 Template:Rut Griqualand West 43–34 Template:Rut Eastern Province Template:Rus Griqua Park  
Scoreboard[55]


28 August 1997 Template:Rut Northern Transvaal 19–15 Template:Rut Gauteng Lions Template:Rus Loftus Versfeld  
Scoreboard[56]


28 August 1997 Template:Rut SWD Eagles 17–24 Template:Rut Boland Template:Rus Outeniqua Park  
Scoreboard[57]


28 August 1997 Template:Rut Western Province 52–7 Template:Rut Mpumalanga Pumas Template:Rus Newlands Stadium  
Scoreboard[58]


29 August 1997 Template:Rut Sharks (Currie Cup) 23–11 Template:Rut Free State Cheetahs Template:Rus University of Natal  
Scoreboard[59]
Bye/s: Template:Rut North West, Template:Rut Northern Free State

Round Thirteen

3 September 1997 Template:Rut North West 21–47 Template:Rut Griqualand West Template:Rus Olën Park  
Scoreboard[60]


4 September 1997 Template:Rut Boland 59–33 Template:Rut Gauteng Falcons Template:Rus Boland Stadium  
Scoreboard[61]


4 September 1997 Template:Rut Border 56–23 Template:Rut Northern Free State Template:Rus Waverley Park  
Scoreboard[62]


4 September 1997 Template:Rut Free State Cheetahs 69–15 Template:Rut SWD Eagles Template:Rus Free State Stadium  
Scoreboard[63]


4 September 1997 Template:Rut Mpumalanga Pumas 16–36 Template:Rut Northern Transvaal Template:Rus Johann van Riebeeck Stadium  
Scoreboard[64]


4 September 1997 Template:Rut Sharks (Currie Cup) 41–17 Template:Rut Gauteng Lions Template:Rus University of Natal  
Scoreboard[65]


5 September 1997 Template:Rut Eastern Province 23–39 Template:Rut Western Province Template:Rus PE Stadium  
Scoreboard[66]

Round Fourteen

10 September 1997 Template:Rut Northern Free State 32–75 Template:Rut Boland Template:Rus North West Stadium  
Scoreboard[67]


10 September 1997 Template:Rut Northern Transvaal 40–9 Template:Rut Eastern Province Template:Rus Loftus Versfeld  
Scoreboard[68]


11 September 1997 Template:Rut Gauteng Falcons 3–38 Template:Rut Free State Cheetahs Template:Rus Isak Steyl Stadium  
Scoreboard[69]


11 September 1997 Template:Rut Sharks (Currie Cup) 29–19 Template:Rut Mpumalanga Pumas Template:Rus University of Natal  
Scoreboard[70]


11 September 1997 Template:Rut SWD Eagles 20–25 Template:Rut Gauteng Lions Template:Rus Outeniqua Park  
Scoreboard[71]


12 September 1997 Template:Rut Western Province 52–18 Template:Rut North West Template:Rus Newlands Stadium  
Scoreboard[72]
Bye/s: Template:Rut Border, Template:Rut Griqualand West

Round Fifteen

17 September 1997 Template:Rut Free State Cheetahs 106–0 Template:Rut Northern Free State Template:Rus Free State Stadium  
Scoreboard[73]


17 September 1997 Template:Rut North West 17–38 Template:Rut Northern Transvaal Template:Rus Olën Park  
Scoreboard[74]


18 September 1997 Template:Rut Boland 40–22 Template:Rut Border Template:Rus Boland Stadium  
Scoreboard[75]


18 September 1997 Template:Rut Gauteng Lions 79–32 Template:Rut Gauteng Falcons Template:Rus Ellis Park Stadium  
Scoreboard[76]


18 September 1997 Template:Rut Griqualand West 6–30 Template:Rut Western Province Template:Rus Griqua Park  
Scoreboard[77]


18 September 1997 Template:Rut Mpumalanga Pumas 29–30 Template:Rut SWD Eagles Template:Rus Johann van Riebeeck Stadium  
Scoreboard[78]


19 September 1997 Template:Rut Eastern Province 26–57 Template:Rut Sharks (Currie Cup) Template:Rus PE Stadium  
Scoreboard[79]

Round Sixteen

24 September 1997 Template:Rut Gauteng Falcons 29–35 Template:Rut Mpumalanga Pumas Template:Rus Bosman Stadium  
Scoreboard[80]


24 September 1997 Template:Rut Northern Free State 17–89 Template:Rut Gauteng Lions Template:Rus North West Stadium  
Scoreboard[81]


25 September 1997 Template:Rut Sharks (Currie Cup) 69–14 Template:Rut North West Template:Rus University of Natal  
Scoreboard[82]


25 September 1997 Template:Rut Northern Transvaal 15–12 Template:Rut Griqualand West Template:Rus Loftus Versfeld  
Scoreboard[83]


26 September 1997 Template:Rut Border 3–50 Template:Rut Free State Cheetahs Template:Rus Waverley Park  
Scoreboard[84]
Bye/s: Template:Rut Boland, Template:Rut Eastern Province, Template:Rut SWD Eagles, Template:Rut Western Province

Round Seventeen

1 October 1997 Template:Rut Gauteng Lions 83–21 Template:Rut Border Template:Rus Ellis Park Stadium  
Scoreboard[85]


1 October 1997 Template:Rut Mpumalanga Pumas 66–35 Template:Rut Northern Free State Template:Rus Johann van Riebeeck Stadium  
Scoreboard[86]


2 October 1997 Template:Rut Eastern Province 45–17 Template:Rut Gauteng Falcons Template:Rus PE Stadium  
Scoreboard[87]


2 October 1997 Template:Rut North West 17–45 Template:Rut SWD Eagles Template:Rus Olën Park  
Scoreboard[88]


2 October 1997 Template:Rut Western Province 52–34 Template:Rut Northern Transvaal Template:Rus Newlands Stadium  
Scoreboard[89]


3 October 1997 Template:Rut Free State Cheetahs 38–22 Template:Rut Boland Template:Rus Free State Stadium  
Scoreboard[90]
Bye/s: Template:Rut Griqualand West, Template:Rut Sharks (Currie Cup)

Round Eighteen

8 October 1997 Template:Rut Gauteng Falcons 24–45 Template:Rut Griqualand West Template:Rus Bosman Stadium  
Scoreboard[91]


8 October 1997 Template:Rut Northern Free State 29–44 Template:Rut North West Template:Rus North West Stadium  
Scoreboard[92]


8 October 1997 Template:Rut SWD Eagles 26–32 Template:Rut Western Province Template:Rus Outeniqua Park  
Scoreboard[93]


9 October 1997 Template:Rut Boland 17–37 Template:Rut Mpumalanga Pumas Template:Rus Boland Stadium  
Scoreboard[94]


9 October 1997 Template:Rut Border 28–23 Template:Rut Eastern Province Template:Rus Waverley Park  
Scoreboard[95]


9 October 1997 Template:Rut Gauteng Lions 24–53 Template:Rut Free State Cheetahs Template:Rus Ellis Park Stadium  
Scoreboard[96]


9 October 1997 Template:Rut Northern Transvaal 33–28 Template:Rut Sharks (Currie Cup) Template:Rus Loftus Versfeld  
Scoreboard[97]

Semi-Finals

16 October 1997 Template:Rut Sharks (Currie Cup) 22–40 Template:Rut Free State Cheetahs Template:Rus University of Natal  
Scoreboard[98]


16 October 1997 Template:Rut Western Province 38–18 Template:Rut Gauteng Lions Template:Rus Newlands Stadium  
Scoreboard[99]

Final

23 October 1997 Template:Rut Western Province 14–12 Template:Rut Free State Cheetahs Template:Rus Newlands Stadium  
Scoreboard[100]

Honours

The honour roll for the 1997 Currie Cup was:

1997 Currie Cup Honours
Champions: Template:Rut Western Province (29th title)

Notes

  1. ^ a b c There are some discrepancies. The match dates are given to be Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, which is unlikely, since matches are generally played on Saturdays. It is also unlikely that the Sharks would have played all their matches at the University of Natal, rather than their traditional home, the Kings Park Stadium.

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