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1997 Northern Transvaal Currie Cup season

Northern Transvaal were one of fourteen teams that competed in the 1997 Currie Cup competition. They won eight out of their thirteen matches and ended the season in fifth position on the log, failing to qualify for the semi-finals.

1997 Currie Cup
CountriesSouth Africa
ChampionsWestern Province
Runners-upFree State Cheetahs
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At the conclusion of the season, the Northern Transvaal Rugby Union announced that they would change their name to the Blue Bulls for future seasons.[1]

Log edit

This section is transcluded from 1997 Currie Cup. (edit | history)

The final log of the round-robin stage of the 1997 Currie Cup:[2][3] [note 1]

1997 Currie Cup log
Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Qualification
1 Western Province 13 12 0 1 567 286 +281 79 30 0 0 48 semi-finals
2 Sharks 13 12 0 1 566 241 +325 76 24 0 0 48
3 Free State Cheetahs 13 11 0 2 651 234 +417 85 26 0 0 44
4 Gauteng Lions 13 9 0 4 562 399 +163 74 48 0 0 36
5 Northern Transvaal 13 8 0 5 382 341 +41 39 33 0 0 32
6 Griqualand West 13 7 1 5 410 313 +97 54 33 0 0 30
7 Boland Cavaliers 13 6 1 6 464 386 +78 66 43 0 0 26
8 SWD Eagles 13 7 0 6 362 365 −3 42 42 0 0 28
9 Mpumalanga Pumas 13 4 0 9 321 438 −117 36 53 0 0 16
10 Gauteng Falcons 13 3 0 10 349 600 −251 40 83 0 0 12
11 Border 13 3 0 10 277 569 −292 35 77 0 0 12
12 Northern Free State 13 3 0 10 344 744 −400 37 104 0 0 12
13 North West 13 3 0 10 346 507 −161 43 74 0 0 12
14 Eastern Province 13 2 0 11 284 462 −178 31 67 0 0 8
Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 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

Results edit

11 June 1997 Northern Transvaal 18–30 SWD Eagles Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
Scoreboard[4]


10 July 1997 Gauteng Falcons 26–23 Northern Transvaal Bosman Stadium, Brakpan  
Scoreboard[5]


24 July 1997 Northern Transvaal 34–36 Northern Free State Pietersburg  
Scoreboard[6]


1 August 1997 Border 20–39 Northern Transvaal Waverley Park, East London  
Scoreboard[7]


6 August 1997 Northern Transvaal 26–23 Boland Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
Scoreboard[8]


14 August 1997 Free State Cheetahs 57–27 Northern Transvaal Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein  
Scoreboard[9]


28 August 1997 Northern Transvaal 19–15 Gauteng Lions Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
Scoreboard[10]


4 September 1997 Mpumalanga Pumas 16–36 Northern Transvaal Johann van Riebeeck Stadium, Witbank  
Scoreboard[11]


10 September 1997 Northern Transvaal 40–9 Eastern Province Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
Scoreboard[12]


17 September 1997 North West 17–38 Northern Transvaal Olën Park, Potchefstroom  
Scoreboard[13]


25 September 1997 Northern Transvaal 15–12 Griqualand West Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
Scoreboard[14]


2 October 1997 Western Province 52–34 Northern Transvaal Newlands Stadium, Cape Town  
Scoreboard[15]


9 October 1997 Northern Transvaal 33–28 Sharks Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
Scoreboard[16]

Notes edit

  1. ^ The log on the South African Rugby Union's page seems to use the old points scoring system of two points for a win and one for a draw, instead of the system that has four points for a win, two points for a draw and bonus points for losing by less than seven points or scoring more than four tries in a match. The log also incorrectly includes the results of matches in the semi-final and final.

References edit

  1. ^ "Einde van 'n roemryke 6 dekades". 11 October 1997 (in Afrikaans). Retrieved 7 January 2016.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ a b "SA Rugby Log – 1997 Bankfin Currie Cup". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Curriebeker-puntestand" (in Afrikaans). Beeld. 27 October 1997. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  4. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Blue Bulls 18–30 South Western Districts Eagles". South African Rugby Union. 11 June 1997. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  5. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Gauteng Falcons 26–23 Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 10 July 1997. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  6. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Blue Bulls 34–36 Northern Free State". South African Rugby Union. 24 July 1997. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  7. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Border 20–39 Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 1 August 1997. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  8. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Blue Bulls 26–23 Boland". South African Rugby Union. 6 August 1997. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  9. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Free State Cheetahs 57–27 Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 14 August 1997. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  10. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Blue Bulls 19–15 Gauteng Lions". South African Rugby Union. 28 August 1997. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  11. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Mpumalanga Pumas 16–36 Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 4 September 1997. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  12. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Blue Bulls 40–9 Eastern Province". South African Rugby Union. 10 September 1997. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  13. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – North West 17–38 Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 17 September 1997. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  14. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Blue Bulls 15–12 Griqualand West". South African Rugby Union. 25 September 1997. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  15. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Norwich Western Province 52–34 Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 2 October 1997. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  16. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Blue Bulls 33–28 Natal Sharks". South African Rugby Union. 9 October 1997. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
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