2002 Currie Cup

2002 Currie Cup
Countries	South Africa
Date	19 July – 26 October 2002
Champions	Blue Bulls (19th title)
Runners-up	Golden Lions
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The 2002 Currie Cup was the 2002 season of the South African domestic rugby union competition, the Absa Currie Cup premier division, played from 19 July 2002 - 26 October 2002. The finals were played at Ellis Park Stadium where the Blue Bulls beat the Golden Lions 31-7 to win the Cup. This would be the first win for the Blue Bulls in a streak of 3 consecutive Currie Cup wins from 2002-2004.^[1] South African pay TV channel SuperSport obtained exclusive rights to broadcast the 2002 Currie Cup. The public broadcaster, the South African Broadcasting Corporation could only begin broadcasting the matches 2 hours after SuperSport began their broadcast.^[2]

Qualification[]

The final log of the 2002 Currie Cup qualification series:^[3][4]

2002 Currie Cup qualification log · · discuss
Section X
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
1	Western Province	6	5	0	1	253	113	+140	33	13	4	1	25
2	Free State Cheetahs	6	5	0	1	239	122	+117	29	13	4	1	25
3	Falcons	6	3	0	3	195	154	+41	24	17	2	2	16
4	Griquas	6	3	0	3	207	228	−21	30	32	3	0	15
5	Border Bulldogs	6	3	0	3	136	155	−19	16	18	2	0	14
6	Boland Cavaliers	6	2	1	4	136	194	−58	20	27	2	0	10
7	Griffons	6	0	0	6	107	307	−200	11	43	0	0	0
Section Y
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
1	Sharks	6	4	1	1	257	125	+132	34	14	4	0	22
2	Blue Bulls	6	4	1	1	185	125	+60	21	14	3	1	22
3	Golden Lions	6	4	0	2	227	189	+38	28	19	4	1	21
4	Pumas	6	2	0	4	189	220	−31	25	29	5	2	15
5	SWD Eagles	6	3	0	3	152	194	−42	14	26	2	1	15
6	Leopards	6	2	0	4	131	216	−85	16	27	2	1	11
7	Mighty Elephants	6	1	0	5	158	230	−72	19	28	2	2	8
Final standings.

Legend and Competition rules
Legend:
	Qualify to the .		P = Games Played, W = Games Won, D = Games Drawn, L = Games 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
	Qualify to the .
Competition rules:
Qualification: The top four teams in each section qualified to the . The bottom three teams in each section qualified to the .
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

The following matches were played in the 2002 Currie Cup qualification series:^[5]

Section X[]

Round One[]

Round Two[]

Round Three[]

Round Four[]

Round Five[]

Round Six[]

Round Seven[]

Section Y[]

Round One[]

Round Two[]

Round Three[]

Round Four[]

Round Five[]

Round Six[]

Round Seven[]

Log[]

The final log of the 2002 Currie Cup Top 8 series:^[6]

2002 Currie Cup Top 8 log · ·
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
1	Sharks	7	5	1	1	324	160	+164	43	14	6	0	28
2	Free State Cheetahs	7	6	0	1	273	181	+92	33	19	3	0	27
3	Golden Lions	7	5	0	2	250	184	+66	28	20	5	1	26
4	Blue Bulls	7	5	1	1	225	136	+89	21	13	2	1	25
5	Western Province	7	3	0	4	228	239	-11	24	23	2	2	16
6	Pumas	7	2	0	5	213	298	-85	22	41	4	2	14
7	Griquas	7	1	0	6	134	316	-182	17	42	2	1	7
8	Falcons	7	0	0	7	146	279	-133	18	34	1	3	4
Final standings.

Legend and Competition rules
Legend:
	Qualify to the 2002 Currie Cup Top 8 Semi-finals.		P = Games Played, W = Games Won, D = Games Drawn, L = Games 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
Competition rules:
Qualification: The top four teams qualified to the 2002 Currie Cup Top 8 Semi-finals .
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

Currie Cup Top 8[]

Round One[]

Round Two[]

Round Three[]

Round Four[]

Semifinals[]

Grand final[]

References[]