1987 Currie Cup

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1987 Currie Cup Division A
Countries South Africa
Champions Northern Transvaal (14th title)
Runners-up Transvaal
Relegated Northern Free State
  1986
1988  
1987 Currie Cup Division B
Champions South West Africa
Runners-up Western Transvaal
Promoted South West Africa
RelegatedNone
  1986
1988  

The 1987 Currie Cup was the 49th edition of the Currie Cup, the premier annual domestic rugby union competition in South Africa.

Contents

The tournament was won by Northern Transvaal for the 14th time; they beat Transvaal 24–18 in the final at the Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg. [1]

Naas Botha scored all the points for Northern Transvaal by kicking 4 penalties and 4 drop-goals. [2]

Teams

1987 Currie Cup Division A
Eastern Province
Free State
Natal
Northern Free State
Northern Transvaal
Transvaal
Western Province
1987 Currie Cup Division B
Eastern Transvaal
Griqualand West
South West Africa
Vaal Triangle
Western Transvaal

Competition

Regular season and title play-offs

There were seven participating teams in the 1987 Currie Cup Division A and five in the Division B. These teams played each other twice over the course of the season, once at home and once away. Teams received two points for a win and one points for a draw. The top two teams in Division A qualified for the title play-offs, along with the top team from Division B. In the semi-finals, the team that finished second in Division A had to play against the team that finished top of Division B, while the team that finished top of Division A had a bye through to the final. The top two teams in Division B qualified for the Division B finals.

The venue for the semi-final and the finals are determined by a rotation system. For example, if Team A and Team B played the final at the home venue of Team A on the previous occasion they met in a final, then Team B will host the next final, irrespective of log positions.

Promotion – Relegation play-offs

The bottom team on the respective logs qualified for the relegation play-offs. The Division A team played off against the team placed top in Division B. The winner of this match qualified for the 1988 Currie Cup Division A, while the losing team qualified for the 1988 Currie Cup Division B.

The bottom team on the Division B log qualified for the relegation play-offs. That team played off against the team that won the 1987 Santam Bank Trophy Division A over two legs. The winner over these two ties qualified for the 1988 Currie Cup Division B, while the losing team qualified for the 1988 Santam Bank Trophy Division A.

Log

Division A

1987 Currie Cup Division A log
PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDTFTAPtsQualification
1 Northern Transvaal 121002331146+185291620Currie Cup final
2 Transvaal 12912320203+11736819Currie Cup semi-final
3 Free State 1280422824416182616
4 Western Province 12525242210+32291812
5 Eastern Province 1250720529691183110
6 Natal 122191852728715275
7 Northern Free State 12101116230214013322Relegation play-off
Source: [ citation needed ]
Rules for classification: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw

Division B

1987 Currie Cup Division B log
PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDTFTAPtsQualification
1 South West Africa 8701201111+90221014Currie Cup semi-finals
Division B finals
Promotion play-off
2 Western Transvaal 8602245131+114301212Division B finals
3 Vaal Triangle 84041351511611138
4 Eastern Transvaal 82061182028411214
5 Griqualand West 81071012051046242Relegation play-off
Source: [ citation needed ]
Rules for classification: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw

Division A: Finals and play-offs

Semi-final

As champions of Division B, South West Africa qualified to the semi-finals of the Currie Cup competition, where they met Division A runners-up Transvaal.

19 September 1987
South West Africa 9–12 Transvaal
Report [3]
South West Stadium, Windhoek

Final

26 September 1987
Transvaal 18–24 Northern Transvaal
Try: Hempas Rademeyer
Schalk Naude
Con: Liaan Kirkham 2
Pen: Liaan Kirkham 2
Report [4] Pen: Naas Botha 4
Drop: Naas Botha 4
Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
Attendance: 67,000
Referee: Freek Burger

Relegation play-offs

In the relegation play-offs, South West Africa beat Northern Free State and won promotion to the Division A. Northern Free State were relegated to Division B.

Division B: Final and play-offs

Final

Relegation play-offs

In the relegation play-offs, Griqualand West beat Eastern Free State on aggregate to retain their place in the 1988 Currie Cup Division B.

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References

  1. "Currie Cup Finals History". SuperSport. 27 October 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  2. jpsinnet (19 December 2011), 1987 Currie Cup Final Noord Transvaal vs Transvaal , retrieved 24 July 2017
  3. Van Rooyen, Quintus (1988). S.A. Rugby Writers Annual 1988. Verwoerdburg: SA Rugby Writers' Society. p. 98. ISBN   0620117222.
  4. Van Rooyen, Quintus (1988). S.A. Rugby Writers Annual 1988. Verwoerdburg: SA Rugby Writers' Society. pp. 89, 97. ISBN   0620117222.
  5. Van Rooyen, Quintus (1988). S.A. Rugby Writers Annual 1988. Verwoerdburg: SA Rugby Writers' Society. p. 108. ISBN   0620117222.
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  7. Van Rooyen, Quintus (1988). S.A. Rugby Writers Annual 1988. Verwoerdburg: SA Rugby Writers' Society. p. 98. ISBN   0620117222.