1999 Currie Cup

1999 Currie Cup
Countries	South Africa
Date	2 June – 9 September 1999
Champions	Golden Lions (9th title)
Runners-up	Sharks
Matches played	94
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The 1999 Currie Cup was the 61st 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 2 June to 9 September 1999.^{[note 1]}

The competition was won by the Golden Lions for the ninth time in their history; they beat Sharks 32–9 in the final played on 9 September 1999.

Competition rules and information

There were fourteen participating teams in the 1999 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

1999 Currie Cup teams
Team	Sponsored Name	Stadium/s	Sponsored Name
Blue Bulls	Blue Bulls	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Minolta Loftus
Boland Cavaliers	Boland Cavaliers	Boland Stadium, Wellington	Boland Stadium
Border Bulldogs	Border Bulldogs	Waverley Park, East London	Waverley Park
Falcons	MTN Falcons	Bosman Stadium, Brakpan	Bosman Stadium
Free State Cheetahs	Free State Cheetahs	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein	Vodacom Park
Golden Lions	Golden Lions	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg	Ellis Park Stadium
Griffons	Griffons	North West Stadium, Welkom	North West Stadium
Griqualand West	Griqualand West	Griqua Park, Kimberley	ABSA Park
Mighty Elephants	Callmore Mighty Elephants	PE Stadium, Port Elizabeth	PE Stadium
Mpumalanga Pumas	Mpumalanga Pumas	Johann van Riebeeck Stadium, Witbank	Johann van Riebeeck Stadium
North West	North West	Olën Park, Potchefstroom	Olën Park
		Rustenburg Platina, Rustenburg	Rustenburg Platina
Sharks	Sharks	Kings Park Stadium, Durban	Kings Park Stadium
		University of Natal, Durban	xUniversity of Natal
SWD Eagles	SWD Eagles	Outeniqua Park, George	Outeniqua Park
Western Province	Fedsure Western Province	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town	Fedsure Park Newlands
		Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch	Danie Craven Stadium

Changes from 1998

There were name changes prior to this season:

• Eastern Province were renamed the Mighty Elephants
• Northern Free State were renamed the Griffons
• Border were renamed the Border Bulldogs

Log

The final log of the round-robin stage of the 1999 Currie Cup:^{[1][2] [note 2]}

1999 Currie Cup log
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
1	Golden Lions	13	11	0	2	457	239	+218			7	0	51
2	Sharks	13	10	0	3	458	272	+186			8	3	51
3	Free State Cheetahs	13	10	0	3	512	285	+227			7	0	47
4	SWD Eagles	13	9	0	4	450	295	+155			7	2	45
5	Blue Bulls	13	8	1	4	483	346	+137			5	2	41
6	Griqualand West	13	7	0	6	441	328	+113			8	3	39
7	Mighty Elephants	13	7	1	5	302	287	+15			2	3	35
8	Border Bulldogs	13	7	0	6	313	323	−10			3	3	34
9	Mpumalanga Pumas	13	6	0	7	344	362	−18			5	3	32
10	Falcons	13	5	1	7	332	341	−9			5	3	30
11	Western Province	13	5	1	7	358	365	−7			5	2	29
12	Boland Cavaliers	13	3	0	10	319	518	−199			8	2	22
13	Griffons	13	1	0	12	302	726	−424			4	1	9
14	North West	13	0	0	13	228	612	−384			1	3	4
Final standings.

Legend and Competition rules
Legend:
	Qualify to the 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 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

Matches

The following matches were played in the 1999 Currie Cup:^{[3][note 1]}

Round One

	2 June 1999	Sharks	17–12	Falcons	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
			Scoreboard[4]

	3 June 1999	Blue Bulls	89–31	Griffons	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
			Scoreboard[5]

	3 June 1999	Boland Cavaliers	47–24	North West	Boland Stadium, Wellington
			Scoreboard[6]

	3 June 1999	Free State Cheetahs	41–22	Griqualand West	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
			Scoreboard[7]

	3 June 1999	Western Province	21–19	Border Bulldogs	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
			Scoreboard[8]

	4 June 1999	Mighty Elephants	16–22	Golden Lions	PE Stadium, Port Elizabeth
			Scoreboard[9]

Round Two

	9 June 1999	Free State Cheetahs	82–0	Boland Cavaliers	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
			Scoreboard[10]

	9 June 1999	Golden Lions	40–3	Border Bulldogs	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
			Scoreboard[11]

	9 June 1999	Mpumalanga Pumas	43–24	Griffons	Johann van Riebeeck Stadium, Witbank
			Scoreboard[12]

	9 June 1999	Sharks	54–15	North West	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
			Scoreboard[13]

	9 June 1999	Western Province	24–33	Blue Bulls	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
			Scoreboard[14]

	11 June 1999	Griqualand West	27–39	SWD Eagles	Griqua Park, Kimberley
			Scoreboard[15]

Round Three

	16 June 1999	Border Bulldogs	16–17	Free State Cheetahs	Waverley Park, East London
			Scoreboard[16]

	16 June 1999	Falcons	13–15	Mpumalanga Pumas	Bosman Stadium, Brakpan
			Scoreboard[17]

	16 June 1999	Griffons	33–48	Golden Lions	North West Stadium, Welkom
			Scoreboard[18]

	16 June 1999	Griqualand West	29–23	Sharks	Griqua Park, Kimberley
			Scoreboard[19]

	16 June 1999	North West	23–58	Blue Bulls	Rustenburg Platina Rugby Club, Rustenburg
			Scoreboard[20]

	16 June 1999	SWD Eagles	45–22	Mighty Elephants	Outeniqua Park, George
			Scoreboard[21]

	17 June 1999	Boland Cavaliers	0–9	Western Province	Boland Stadium, Wellington
			Scoreboard[22]

Round Four

	23 June 1999	Falcons	65–15	North West	Bosman Stadium, Brakpan
			Scoreboard[23]

	23 June 1999	SWD Eagles	36–24	Western Province	Outeniqua Park, George
			Scoreboard[24]

	24 June 1999	Boland Cavaliers	30–26	Mpumalanga Pumas	Boland Stadium, Wellington
			Scoreboard[25]

	24 June 1999	Border Bulldogs	15–26	Mighty Elephants	Waverley Park, East London
			Scoreboard[26]

	24 June 1999	Golden Lions	14–23	Free State Cheetahs	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
			Scoreboard[27]

	25 June 1999	Blue Bulls	16–27	Sharks	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
			Scoreboard[28]

Round Five

	30 June 1999	Mighty Elephants	15–15	Western Province	PE Stadium, Port Elizabeth
			Scoreboard[29]

	1 July 1999	Boland Cavaliers	23–29	Falcons	Boland Stadium, Wellington
			Scoreboard[30]

	1 July 1999	Border Bulldogs	46–22	Griffons	Waverley Park, East London
			Scoreboard[31]

	1 July 1999	Free State Cheetahs	47–25	SWD Eagles	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
			Scoreboard[32]

	1 July 1999	North West	13–65	Griqualand West	Olën Park, Potchefstroom
			Scoreboard[33]

	2 July 1999	Mpumalanga Pumas	35–38	Blue Bulls	Johann van Riebeeck Stadium, Witbank
			Scoreboard[34]

Round Six

	7 July 1999	Sharks	30–22	Free State Cheetahs	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
			Scoreboard[35]

	8 July 1999	Blue Bulls	19–28	Golden Lions	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
			Scoreboard[36]

	8 July 1999	Falcons	33–30	Border Bulldogs	Bosman Stadium, Brakpan
			Scoreboard[37]

	8 July 1999	Griqualand West	69–15	Griffons	Griqua Park, Kimberley
			Scoreboard[38]

	8 July 1999	Mighty Elephants	22–20	North West	PE Stadium, Port Elizabeth
			Scoreboard[39]

	8 July 1999	SWD Eagles	31–19	Boland Cavaliers	Outeniqua Park, George
			Scoreboard[40]

	9 July 1999	Western Province	15–22	Mpumalanga Pumas	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
			Scoreboard[41]

Round Seven

	11 July 1999	Border Bulldogs	20–15	Blue Bulls	Waverley Park, East London
			Scoreboard[42]

	11 July 1999	Falcons	19–41	SWD Eagles	Bosman Stadium, Brakpan
			Scoreboard[43]

	11 July 1999	Golden Lions	35–31	Griqualand West	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
			Scoreboard[44]

	11 July 1999	Griffons	19–45	Sharks	North West Stadium, Welkom
			Scoreboard[45]

	11 July 1999	Mpumalanga Pumas	43–26	Mighty Elephants	Johann van Riebeeck Stadium, Witbank
			Scoreboard[46]

	11 July 1999	North West	19–62	Free State Cheetahs	Olën Park, Potchefstroom
			Scoreboard[47]

Round Eight

	14 July 1999	Boland Cavaliers	28–34	Sharks	Boland Stadium, Wellington
			Scoreboard[48]

	15 July 1999	Free State Cheetahs	17–38	Blue Bulls	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
			Scoreboard[49]

	15 July 1999	Griffons	20–47	Falcons	North West Stadium, Welkom
			Scoreboard[50]

	15 July 1999	Griqualand West	13–15	Mighty Elephants	Griqua Park, Kimberley
			Scoreboard[51]

	15 July 1999	North West	15–48	Mpumalanga Pumas	Olën Park, Potchefstroom
			Scoreboard[52]

	15 July 1999	Western Province	22–37	Golden Lions	Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch
			Scoreboard[53]

	16 July 1999	Border Bulldogs	23–18	SWD Eagles	Waverley Park, East London
			Scoreboard[54]

Round Nine

	21 July 1999	Golden Lions	56–20	North West	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
			Scoreboard[55]

	21 July 1999	Mighty Elephants	21–6	Falcons	PE Stadium, Port Elizabeth
			Scoreboard[56]

	22 July 1999	Blue Bulls	56–24	Boland Cavaliers	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
			Scoreboard[57]

	22 July 1999	Free State Cheetahs	54–42	Western Province	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
			Scoreboard[58]

	22 July 1999	Mpumalanga Pumas	22–18	Griqualand West	Johann van Riebeeck Stadium, Witbank
			Scoreboard[59]

	22 July 1999	SWD Eagles	102–0	Griffons	Outeniqua Park, George
			Scoreboard[60]

	23 July 1999	Sharks	50–24	Border Bulldogs	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
			Scoreboard[61]

Round Ten

	28 July 1999	Blue Bulls	36–32	SWD Eagles	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
			Scoreboard[62]

	29 July 1999	Border Bulldogs	21–5	Griqualand West	Waverley Park, East London
			Scoreboard[63]

	29 July 1999	Griffons	20–19	North West	North West Stadium, Welkom
			Scoreboard[64]

	29 July 1999	Mighty Elephants	46–24	Boland Cavaliers	PE Stadium, Port Elizabeth
			Scoreboard[65]

	29 July 1999	Sharks	25–17	Golden Lions	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
			Scoreboard[66]

	29 July 1999	Western Province	28–27	Falcons	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
			Scoreboard[67]

	30 July 1999	Mpumalanga Pumas	20–37	Free State Cheetahs	Johann van Riebeeck Stadium, Witbank
			Scoreboard[68]

Round Eleven

	4 August 1999	Falcons	26–26	Blue Bulls	Bosman Stadium, Brakpan
			Scoreboard[69]

	4 August 1999	Free State Cheetahs	18–12	Mighty Elephants	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
			Scoreboard[70]

	4 August 1999	Golden Lions	44–21	Mpumalanga Pumas	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
			Scoreboard[71]

	4 August 1999	Griffons	23–49	Western Province	North West Stadium, Welkom
			Scoreboard[72]

	4 August 1999	Griqualand West	54–24	Boland Cavaliers	Griqua Park, Kimberley
			Scoreboard[73]

	4 August 1999	North West	26–32	Border Bulldogs	Olën Park, Potchefstroom
			Scoreboard[74]

	6 August 1999	SWD Eagles	24–18	Sharks	Outeniqua Park, George
			Scoreboard[75]

Round Twelve

	11 August 1999	Blue Bulls	26–32	Griqualand West	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
			Scoreboard[76]

	11 August 1999	Boland Cavaliers	33–42	Border Bulldogs	Boland Stadium, Wellington
			Scoreboard[77]

	11 August 1999	Free State Cheetahs	84–30	Griffons	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
			Scoreboard[78]

	11 August 1999	Golden Lions	52–12	Falcons	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
			Scoreboard[79]

	11 August 1999	Mpumalanga Pumas	17–26	SWD Eagles	Johann van Riebeeck Stadium, Witbank
			Scoreboard[80]

	12 August 1999	Western Province	52–3	North West	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
			Scoreboard[81]

	13 August 1999	Mighty Elephants	22–16	Sharks	PE Stadium, Port Elizabeth
			Scoreboard[82]

Round Thirteen

	18 August 1999	North West	16–31	SWD Eagles	Olën Park, Potchefstroom
			Scoreboard[83]

	19 August 1999	Border Bulldogs	22–17	Mpumalanga Pumas	Waverley Park, East London
			Scoreboard[84]

	19 August 1999	Falcons	26–45	Griqualand West	Bosman Stadium, Brakpan
			Scoreboard[85]

	19 August 1999	Griffons	17–32	Mighty Elephants	North West Stadium, Welkom
			Scoreboard[86]

	19 August 1999	Sharks	65–29	Western Province	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
			Scoreboard[87]

	20 August 1999	Boland Cavaliers	14–37	Golden Lions	Boland Stadium, Wellington
			Scoreboard[88]

Round Fourteen

	25 August 1999	Falcons	17–8	Free State Cheetahs	Bosman Stadium, Brakpan
			Scoreboard[89]

	26 August 1999	Blue Bulls	33–27	Mighty Elephants	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
			Scoreboard[90]

	26 August 1999	Griffons	48–53	Boland Cavaliers	North West Stadium, Welkom
			Scoreboard[91]

	26 August 1999	Griqualand West	31–28	Western Province	Griqua Park, Kimberley
			Scoreboard[92]

	26 August 1999	Sharks	54–15	Mpumalanga Pumas	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
			Scoreboard[93]

	27 August 1999	SWD Eagles	0–27	Golden Lions	Outeniqua Park, George
			Scoreboard[94]

Semi-Finals

	2 September 1999	Sharks	45–8	Free State Cheetahs	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
			Scoreboard[95]

	2 September 1999	Golden Lions	81–21	SWD Eagles	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
			Scoreboard[96]

Final

	9 September 1999	Sharks	9–32	Golden Lions	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
			Scoreboard[97]

Honours

The honour roll for the 1999 Currie Cup was:

1999 Currie Cup Honours
Champions:	Golden Lions (9th title)

Notes

References