2001 Currie Cup Top 8

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2001 Currie Cup Top 8
Countries South Africa
Date20 September – 25 October 2001
Champions Western Province (31st title)
Runners-up Sharks
Matches played19
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The 2001 Currie Cup Top 8 series was the top tier of the final stage of the 63rd 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 this stage was contested from 20 September to 25 September 2001.

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The Currie Cup was won by Western Province for the 31st time in their history; they beat the Sharks 29–24 in the final played on 25 October 2001.

Competition rules and information

There were eight participating teams in the 2001 Currie Cup Top 8 stage. These teams qualified from a qualification series by finishing in the top four teams in one of two sections. The points accumulated against the three other teams that qualified were carried forward to the Top 8 stage. In the Top 8 stage, teams played the four teams from the opposite qualification section once, 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 four teams qualified for the semi-finals.

Teams

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Location of teams in the 2001 Currie Cup Top 8
2001 Currie Cup Top 8 teams
TeamSponsored NameStadium/sSponsored Name
Blue Bulls Blue Bulls Loftus Versfeld , Pretoria Minolta Loftus
Falcons Falcons Barnard Stadium , Kempton Park Barnard Stadium
Free State Cheetahs Vodacom Free State Cheetahs Free State Stadium , Bloemfontein Vodacom Park
Golden Lions Golden Lions Ellis Park Stadium , Johannesburg Ellis Park Stadium
Griquas Nashua Griquas Griqua Park , Kimberley ABSA Park
Mpumalanga Pumas Mpumalanga Pumas Johann van Riebeeck Stadium , Witbank @lantic Park
Sharks Sharks University of Natal , Durban University of Natal
Western Province Fedsure Western Province Newlands Stadium , Cape Town Fedsure Park Newlands

Log

The final log of the 2001 Currie Cup Top 8 series: [1] [2]

2001 Currie Cup Top 8 log
PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDTBLBPtsQualification
1 Western Province 7601225177+481025 Semi-finals
2 Sharks 7502251141+1103124
3 Golden Lions 7502250187+634024
4 Free State Cheetahs 7403222212+103221
5 Falcons 7403223220+34020
6 Pumas 7205194246−524113
7 Blue Bulls 7205191187+42212
8 Griquas 7007184370−186224
Source: [1]
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

Matches

The following matches were played in the 2001 Currie Cup Top 8: [3]

Round One

20 September 2001 Blue Bulls 17–24 Sharks Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
15:00Scoreboard [4]
20 September 2001 Griquas 22–26 Free State Cheetahs Griqua Park, Kimberley  
15:00Scoreboard [5]
20 September 2001 Western Province 34–16 Golden Lions Newlands Stadium, Cape Town  
17:05Scoreboard [6]
21 September 2001 Mpumalanga Pumas 32–40 Falcons Johann van Riebeeck Stadium, Witbank  
15:00Scoreboard [7]

Round Two

26 September 2001 Sharks 65–17 Griquas University of Natal, Durban  
19:10Scoreboard [8]
27 September 2001 Falcons 26–35 Western Province Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park  
15:00Scoreboard [9]
27 September 2001 Free State Cheetahs 42–20 Blue Bulls Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein  
17:05Scoreboard [10]
28 September 2001 Golden Lions 49–29 Mpumalanga Pumas Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg  
15:00Scoreboard [11]

Round Three

3 October 2001 Blue Bulls 23–15 Falcons Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
20:00Scoreboard [12]
4 October 2001 Griquas 32–64 Golden Lions Griqua Park, Kimberley  
15:00Scoreboard [13]
4 October 2001 Mpumalanga Pumas 11–37 Sharks Johann van Riebeeck Stadium, Witbank  
17:05Scoreboard [14]
4 October 2001 Western Province 61–26 Free State Cheetahs Newlands Stadium, Cape Town  
19:10Scoreboard [15]

Round Four

10 October 2001 Falcons 65–30 Griquas Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park  
16:00Scoreboard [16]
10 October 2001 Free State Cheetahs 47–26 Mpumalanga Pumas Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein  
19:10Scoreboard [17]
11 October 2001 Golden Lions 32–22 Blue Bulls Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg  
15:00Scoreboard [18]
11 October 2001 Sharks 36–13 Western Province University of Natal, Durban  
17:05Scoreboard [19]

Semi-finals

18 October 2001 Sharks 16–9 Golden Lions Kings Park Stadium, Durban  
14:30Scoreboard [20]
18 October 2001 Western Province 40–18 Free State Cheetahs Newlands Stadium, Cape Town  
17:05Scoreboard [21]

Final

25 October 2001 Western Province 29–24 Sharks Newlands Stadium, Cape Town  
17:05Scoreboard [22]

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