1995 Currie Cup

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1995 Currie Cup
Champions Natal
Runners-up Western Province
Matches played31
  1994
1996  

The 1995 Currie Cup (known as the Bankfin Currie Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 57th season in the South African Currie Cup competition since it started in 1889.

Contents

Competition

Regular season and title playoffs

There were 6 participating teams in the 1995 Currie Cup. 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 qualified for the final.

Teams

Changes from 1994

Team Listing

TeamStadium
Eastern Province Boet Erasmus Stadium , Port Elizabeth
Natal Kings Park Stadium , Durban
Northern Transvaal Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
Orange Free State Free State Stadium , Bloemfontein
Transvaal Ellis Park Stadium , Johannesburg
Western Province Newlands Stadium , Cape Town

Log

1995 Currie Cup
PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDTFTAPtsQualification
1 Natal 10712273226+47262115Final
2 Western Province 10703256199+57251614Final
3 Northern Transvaal 10613287163+124321413
4 Transvaal 10505258229+29251810
5 Eastern Province 1021716230214013375
6 Orange Free State 1011820332011718333
Source: [ citation needed ]
Rules for classification: 2 points for a win; 1 point for a draw

Matches

The following matches were played in the 1995 Currie Cup:

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Round 11

Round 12

Final

14 October 1995
Natal 25 – 17 Western Province
Kings Park Stadium, Durban

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