1996 Currie Cup
{{Short description|Domestic rugby union competition}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Use South African English|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox rugby union season
| name = 1996 Currie Cup
| image =
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| countries = South Africa
| date = 30 May – 24 October 1996
| champions = {{Rut|Natal}}
| count = 4
| runnersup = {{Rut|Transvaal}}
| promoted =
| relegated =
| matches = 91
| attendance =
| tries =
| top point scorer =
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| prevseason = 1995
| nextseason = 1997
}}
{{1996 in South African rugby union}}
The 1996 Currie Cup was the 58th 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 30 May to 24 October 1996. This was also the first season since the advent of professionalism in South African rugby union, which led to a major restructuring in several facets of the sport. The number of provincial unions were reduced from 22 to 14, all of which participated in a single Currie Cup tournament.
The competition was won by the {{Rut|Natal}} for the fourth time in their history; they beat the {{Rut|Transvaal}} 33–15 in the final played on 24 October 1996.
Competition rules and information
There were fourteen participating teams in the 1996 Currie Cup. These teams were divided into two sections, Section A and Section B. Teams played all the other teams in their section twice over the course of the season, once at home and once away.
Teams received two points for a win and one point for a draw. The top four teams in each section qualified for the title play-offs. In the quarter finals, the teams that finished first in each section had home advantage against the teams that finished fourth in the other section, while the teams that finished second in each section had home advantage against the teams that finished third in the other section. The winners of these quarter finals advanced to the semi-finals and semi-final winners advanced to the final, in both rounds at the home venue of the higher-placed team.
Teams
{{Location map+ | South Africa | float=right | width=350 | caption=Location of teams in the 1996 Currie Cup
8px Section A
8px Section B | places=
{{Location map~ | South Africa | mark=Red pog.svg | lat=-33.644158 | long=19.010478 | label={{Rut|Boland}} | position=right }}
{{Location map~ | South Africa | mark=Red pog.svg | lat=-33.008331 | long=27.907403 | label={{Rut|Border}} }}
{{Location map~ | South Africa | mark=Red pog.svg | lat=-33.982102 | long=25.639485 | label={{Rut|Eastern Province}} }}
{{Location map~ | South Africa | mark=Blue pog.svg | lat=-26.229164 | long=28.363287 | label={{Rut|Eastern Transvaal}} | position=bottom }}
{{Location map~ | South Africa | mark=Blue pog.svg | lat=-29.117326 | long=26.208749 | label={{Rut|Free State}} }}
{{Location map~ | South Africa | mark=Blue pog.svg | lat=-28.755045 | long=24.757959 | label={{Rut|Griqualand West}} | position=left }}
{{Location map~ | South Africa | mark=Red pog.svg | lat=-29.824870 | long=31.029714 | label={{Rut|Natal}} | position=bottom }}
{{Location map~ | South Africa | mark=Blue pog.svg | lat=-27.976771 | long=26.693140 | label={{Rut|Northern Free State}} }}
{{Location map~ | South Africa | mark=Blue pog.svg | lat=-25.753273 | long=28.222919 | label={{Rut|Northern Transvaal}} | position=top }}
{{Location map~ | South Africa | mark=Red pog.svg | lat=-25.883832 | long=29.214460 | label={{Rut|South Eastern Transvaal}} | position=right }}
{{Location map~ | South Africa | mark=Blue pog.svg | lat=-33.953195 | long=22.447649 | label={{Rut|South Western Districts}} | position=bottom }}
{{Location map~ | South Africa | mark=Red pog.svg | lat=-26.197500 | long=28.060785 | label={{Rut|Transvaal}} | position=left }}
{{Location map~ | South Africa | mark=Blue pog.svg | lat=-33.970414 | long=18.468554 | label={{Rut|Western Province}} | position=bottom }}
{{Location map~ | South Africa | mark=Red pog.svg | lat=-26.710853 | long=27.086430 | label={{Rut|Western Transvaal}} | position=left }}
}}
=Team Listing=
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left; line-height:110%; font-size:90%; width:70%;" | |||
| colspan="100%" align=center | 1996 Currie Cup teams | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| width="20%" | Team
! width="25%" | Sponsored Name ! width="30%" | Stadium/s ! width="25%" | Sponsored Name | |||
| {{Rut|Boland}} | Boland | {{Rus|Boland Stadium}} | Boland Stadium |
| {{Rut|Border}} | Border | {{Rus|Waverley Park}} | Waverley Park |
| {{Rut|Eastern Province}} | Eastern Province | {{Rus|PE Stadium}} | PE Stadium |
| {{Rut|Eastern Transvaal}} | Eastern Transvaal | {{Rus|Bosman Stadium}} | Bosman Stadium |
| {{Rut|Free State}} | Free State | {{Rus|Free State Stadium}} | Vodacom Park |
| {{Rut|Griqualand West}} | Griqualand West | {{Rus|Griqua Park}} | ABSA Park |
| {{Rut|Natal}} | Natal | {{Rus|University of Natal}} | University of Natal |
| {{Rut|Northern Free State}} | Northern Free State | {{Rus|North West Stadium}} | North West Stadium |
| {{Rut|Northern Transvaal}} | Northern Transvaal | {{Rus|Loftus Versfeld}} | Minolta Loftus |
| {{Rut|South Eastern Transvaal}} | South Eastern Transvaal | {{Rus|Johann van Riebeeck Stadium}} | Johann van Riebeeck Stadium |
| rowspan=3 | {{Rut|South Western Districts}} | rowspan=3 | South Western Districts | {{Rus|Outeniqua Park}} | Outeniqua Park |
| {{Rus|REC Ground}} | REC Ground | ||
| {{Rus|Van Riebeeck Stadium}} | Van Riebeeck Stadium | ||
| {{Rut|Transvaal}} | Transvaal | {{Rus|Ellis Park Stadium}} | Ellis Park Stadium |
| {{Rut|Western Province}} | Norwich Western Province | {{Rus|Newlands Stadium}} | Fedsure Park Newlands |
| {{Rut|Western Transvaal}} | Western Transvaal | {{Rus|Olën Park}} | Olën Park |
=Changes from 1995=
Following the 1995 Rugby World Cup, rugby union was declared in a professional sport in South Africa. This caused a major restructuring in the rugby unions, which saw the total number of unions reduced from 22 to 14. All of these teams played in the 1996 Currie Cup, which was increased from 6 teams to 14.
Promoted teams:
- {{Rut|Boland}}
- {{Rut|Border}}
- {{Rut|Eastern Transvaal}}
- {{Rut|Griqualand West}}
- {{Rut|Western Transvaal}}
- {{Rut|Northern Free State}}
- {{Rut|South Eastern Transvaal}}
- {{Rut|South Western Districts}}
Dissolved teams:
- {{Rut|Eastern Free State}} (absorbed into {{Rut|Northern Free State}})
- {{Rut|Far North}} (absorbed into {{Rut|Northern Transvaal}})
- {{Rut|Lowveld}} (absorbed into {{Rut|South Eastern Transvaal}})
- {{Rut|North Eastern Cape}} (absorbed into {{Rut|Border}} and {{Rut|Eastern Province}})
- {{Rut|North Western Cape}} (absorbed into {{Rut|Griqualand West}})
- {{Rut|Northern Natal}} (absorbed into {{Rut|Natal}})
- {{Rut|Stellaland}} (absorbed into {{Rut|Western Transvaal}})
- {{Rut|Vaal Triangle}} (absorbed into {{Rut|Eastern Transvaal}})
Log
The final log of the round-robin stage of the 1996 Currie Cup:{{SA Rugby Log | id=241 | comp=1996 Bankfin Currie Cup | date=20 May 2016}}{{cite web | url=http://152.111.1.88/argief/berigte/beeld/1996/10/11/16/2.html | title=Die finale puntestand | publisher=Beeld | date=11 October 1996 | access-date=6 January 2016 | language=af}} {{refn | group=note | name="Log discrepancy" | The log on the South African Rugby Union's page includes title play-off results.}}
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=Rugby
| res_col_header = Q
| title = Section A
| winpoints = 2|drawpoints=1|losspoints=0
| show_bonus = no
| team1 = NAT | name_NAT = {{Rut|Natal}}
| team2 = TRA | name_TRA = {{Rut|Transvaal}}
| team3 = PUM | name_PUM = {{Rut |t=South Eastern Transvaal|tan=Pumas (Currie Cup)}}
| team4 = BOL | name_BOL = {{Rut|Boland}}
| team5 = EPR | name_EPR = {{Rut|Eastern Province}}
| team6 = BRD | name_BRD = {{Rut|Border}}
| team7 = WTR | name_WTR = {{Rut|Western Transvaal}}
| win_NAT = 12 | draw_NAT =0| loss_NAT =0| pf_NAT =673| pa_NAT =212| tf_NAT =97| ta_NAT =20
| win_TRA = 9 | draw_TRA =1| loss_TRA =2| pf_TRA =456| pa_TRA =252| tf_TRA =53| ta_TRA =25
| win_PUM = 6 | draw_PUM =2| loss_PUM =4| pf_PUM =292| pa_PUM =363| tf_PUM =30| ta_PUM =42
| win_BOL = 6 | draw_BOL =0| loss_BOL =6| pf_BOL =250| pa_BOL =308| tf_BOL =25| ta_BOL =35
| win_EPR = 3 | draw_EPR =1| loss_EPR =8| pf_EPR =245| pa_EPR =341| tf_EPR =25| ta_EPR =38
| win_BRD = 2 | draw_BRD =2| loss_BRD =8| pf_BRD =244| pa_BRD =422| tf_BRD =26| ta_BRD =50
| win_WTR = 1 | draw_WTR =0| loss_WTR =11| pf_WTR =268| pa_WTR =530| tf_WTR =22| ta_WTR =68
| col_QF = green2 | text_QF = quarter-finals
| result1 = QF | result2 = QF | result3 = QF | result4 = QF
| class_rules = 2 points for a win; 1 point for a draw
}}
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=Rugby
| res_col_header = Q
| title = Section B
| winpoints = 2|drawpoints=1|losspoints=0
| show_bonus = no
| team1 = NTR | name_NTR = {{Rut|Northern Transvaal}}
| team2 = FST | name_FST = {{Rut|Free State}}
| team3 = WPR | name_WPR = {{Rut|Western Province}}
| team4 = GWE | name_GWE = {{Rut|Griqualand West}}
| team5 = ETR | name_ETR = {{Rut|Eastern Transvaal}}
| team6 = NFS | name_NFS = {{Rut|Northern Free State}}
| team7 = SWD | name_SWD = {{Rut|South Western Districts}}
| win_NTR = 11 | draw_NTR =0| loss_NTR =1| pf_NTR =707| pa_NTR =207| tf_NTR =93| ta_NTR =23
| win_FST = 9 | draw_FST =1| loss_FST =2| pf_FST =558| pa_FST =280| tf_FST =75| ta_FST =28
| win_WPR = 8 | draw_WPR =0| loss_WPR =4| pf_WPR =537| pa_WPR =249| tf_WPR =74| ta_WPR =27
| win_GWE = 7 | draw_GWE =1| loss_GWE =4| pf_GWE =437| pa_GWE =322| tf_GWE =58| ta_GWE =31
| win_ETR = 3 | draw_ETR =0| loss_ETR =9| pf_ETR =281| pa_ETR =552| tf_ETR =34| ta_ETR =77
| win_NFS = 3 | draw_NFS =0| loss_NFS =9| pf_NFS =243| pa_NFS =529| tf_NFS =24| ta_NFS =73
| win_SWD = 0 | draw_SWD =0| loss_SWD =12| pf_SWD =216| pa_SWD =840| tf_SWD =23| ta_SWD =122
| col_QF = green2 | text_QF = quarter-finals
| result1 = QF | result2 = QF | result3 = QF | result4 = QF
| class_rules = 2 points for a win; 1 point for a draw
}}
Matches
The following matches were played in the 1996 Currie Cup:{{SA Rugby Results | id=241 | comp=1996 Bankfin Currie Cup | date=6 May 2016}}{{refn | group=note | name="Discrepancy" | There are some discrepancies. The match dates all fall on Thursdays, which is unlikely, since matches are generally played on Saturdays. It is also unlikely that the Sharks would have played all their matches at the University of Natal, rather than their traditional home, the Kings Park Stadium.}}
=Section A=
==Round one==
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| date = 30 May 1996
| time =
| home = {{Rut|Border}}
| score = 20–53
| away = {{Rut|Transvaal}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Waverley Park}}
| attendance =
| referee =
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| date = 30 May 1996
| time =
| home = {{Rut|South Eastern Transvaal}}
| score = 32–18
| away = {{Rut|Eastern Province}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Johann van Riebeeck Stadium}}
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
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| date = 30 May 1996
| time =
| home = {{Rut|Western Transvaal}}
| score = 13–62
| away = {{Rut|Natal}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Olën Park}}
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{Rubye|{{Rut|Boland}}}}
==Round two==
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| date = 6 June 1996
| time =
| home = {{Rut|Boland}}
| score = 31–10
| report = Scoreboard{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=4982 | homeid=2958 | awayid=2999 | leagueid=241 | hometeam=Boland | homescore=31 | awayscore=10 | awayteam=Border | matchdate=6 June 1996 | date=6 May 2016}}
| away = {{Rut|Border}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Boland Stadium}}
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
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| date = 6 June 1996
| time =
| home = {{Rut|Natal}}
| score = 90–9
| away = {{Rut|South Eastern Transvaal}}
| stadium = {{Rus|University of Natal}}
| attendance =
| referee =
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| date = 6 June 1996
| time =
| home = {{Rut|Transvaal}}
| score = 98–12
| away = {{Rut|Western Transvaal}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Ellis Park Stadium}}
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{Rubye|{{Rut|Eastern Province}}}}
==Round three==
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| date = 13 June 1996
| time =
| home = {{Rut|Eastern Province}}
| score = 36–23
| away = {{Rut|Boland}}
| stadium = {{Rus|PE Stadium}}
| attendance =
| referee =
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| date = 13 June 1996
| time =
| home = {{Rut|Natal}}
| score = 34–24
| away = {{Rut|Transvaal}}
| stadium = {{Rus|University of Natal}}
| attendance =
| referee =
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| date = 13 June 1996
| time =
| home = {{Rut|South Eastern Transvaal}}
| score = 41–22
| away = {{Rut|Border}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Johann van Riebeeck Stadium}}
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{Rubye|{{Rut|Western Transvaal}}}}
==Round four==
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| date = 20 June 1996
| time =
| home = {{Rut|Boland}}
| score = 23–13
| away = {{Rut|South Eastern Transvaal}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Boland Stadium}}
| attendance =
| referee =
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{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 20 June 1996
| time =
| home = {{Rut|Border}}
| score = 43–37
| away = {{Rut|Western Transvaal}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Waverley Park}}
| attendance =
| referee =
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{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 20 June 1996
| time =
| home = {{Rut|Transvaal}}
| score = 22–14
| away = {{Rut|Eastern Province}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Ellis Park Stadium}}
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{Rubye|{{Rut|Natal}}}}
==Round Five==
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| date = 27 June 1996
| time =
| home = {{Rut|Eastern Province}}
| score = 21–60
| away = {{Rut|Natal}}
| stadium = {{Rus|PE Stadium}}
| attendance =
| referee =
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| date = 27 June 1996
| time =
| home = {{Rut|South Eastern Transvaal}}
| score = 15–15
| away = {{Rut|Transvaal}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Johann van Riebeeck Stadium}}
| attendance =
| referee =
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{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 27 June 1996
| time =
| home = {{Rut|Western Transvaal}}
| score = 22–32
| away = {{Rut|Boland}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Olën Park}}
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{Rubye|{{Rut|Border}}}}
==Round Six==
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| date = 4 July 1996
| time =
| home = {{Rut|Boland}}
| score = 12–36
| away = {{Rut|Natal}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Boland Stadium}}
| attendance =
| referee =
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{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 4 July 1996
| time =
| home = {{Rut|Border}}
| score = 19–19
| away = {{Rut|Eastern Province}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Waverley Park}}
| attendance =
| referee =
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{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 4 July 1996
| time =
| home = {{Rut|Western Transvaal}}
| score = 31–40
| away = {{Rut|South Eastern Transvaal}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Olën Park}}
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{Rubye|{{Rut|Transvaal}}}}
==Round Seven==
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| date = 11 July 1996
| time =
| home = {{Rut|Eastern Province}}
| score = 25–27
| away = {{Rut|Western Transvaal}}
| stadium = {{Rus|PE Stadium}}
| attendance =
| referee =
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| date = 11 July 1996
| time =
| home = {{Rut|Natal}}
| score = 64–17
| away = {{Rut|Border}}
| stadium = {{Rus|University of Natal}}
| attendance =
| referee =
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{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 11 July 1996
| time =
| home = {{Rut|Transvaal}}
| score = 41–10
| away = {{Rut|Boland}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Ellis Park Stadium}}
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{Rubye|{{Rut|South Eastern Transvaal}}}}
==Round Eight==
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| date = 18 July 1996
| time =
| home = {{Rut|Eastern Province}}
| score = 16–26
| away = {{Rut|South Eastern Transvaal}}
| stadium = {{Rus|PE Stadium}}
| attendance =
| referee =
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| date = 18 July 1996
| time =
| home = {{Rut|Natal}}
| score = 71–15
| away = {{Rut|Western Transvaal}}
| stadium = {{Rus|University of Natal}}
| attendance =
| referee =
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{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 18 July 1996
| time =
| home = {{Rut|Transvaal}}
| score = 32–12
| away = {{Rut|Border}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Ellis Park Stadium}}
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{Rubye|{{Rut|Boland}}}}
==Round Nine==
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| date = 25 July 1996
| time =
| home = {{Rut|Border}}
| score = 17–29
| report = Scoreboard{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=5020 | homeid=2999 | awayid=2958 | leagueid=241 | hometeam=Border | homescore=17 | awayscore=29 | awayteam=Boland | matchdate=25 July 1996 | date=6 May 2016}}
| away = {{Rut|Boland}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Waverley Park}}
| attendance =
| referee =
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{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 25 July 1996
| time =
| home = {{Rut|South Eastern Transvaal}}
| score = 25–59
| away = {{Rut|Natal}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Johann van Riebeeck Stadium}}
| attendance =
| referee =
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{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 25 July 1996
| time =
| home = {{Rut|Western Transvaal}}
| score = 28–53
| away = {{Rut|Transvaal}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Olën Park}}
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{Rubye|{{Rut|Eastern Province}}}}
==Round Ten==
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| date = 5 September 1996
| time =
| home = {{Rut|Boland}}
| score = 16–11
| away = {{Rut|Western Transvaal}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Boland Stadium}}
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 5 September 1996
| time =
| home = {{Rut|Natal}}
| score = 53–9
| away = {{Rut|Eastern Province}}
| stadium = {{Rus|University of Natal}}
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 5 September 1996
| time =
| home = {{Rut|Transvaal}}
| score = 29–26
| away = {{Rut|South Eastern Transvaal}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Ellis Park Stadium}}
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{Rubye|{{Rut|Border}}}}
==Round Eleven==
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| date = 12 September 1996
| time =
| home = {{Rut|Eastern Province}}
| score = 20–23
| away = {{Rut|Transvaal}}
| stadium = {{Rus|PE Stadium}}
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 12 September 1996
| time =
| home = {{Rut|South Eastern Transvaal}}
| score = 22–19
| away = {{Rut|Boland}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Johann van Riebeeck Stadium}}
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 12 September 1996
| time =
| home = {{Rut|Western Transvaal}}
| score = 26–33
| away = {{Rut|Border}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Olën Park}}
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{Rubye|{{Rut|Natal}}}}
==Round Twelve==
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| date = 19 September 1996
| time =
| home = {{Rut|Boland}}
| score = 18–17
| away = {{Rut|Eastern Province}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Boland Stadium}}
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 19 September 1996
| time =
| home = {{Rut|Border}}
| score = 20–20
| away = {{Rut|South Eastern Transvaal}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Waverley Park}}
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 19 September 1996
| time =
| home = {{Rut|Transvaal}}
| score = 36–37
| away = {{Rut|Natal}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Ellis Park Stadium}}
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{Rubye|{{Rut|Western Transvaal}}}}
==Round Thirteen==
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| date = 26 September 1996
| time =
| home = {{Rut|Eastern Province}}
| score = 16–13
| away = {{Rut|Border}}
| stadium = {{Rus|PE Stadium}}
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 26 September 1996
| time =
| home = {{Rut|Natal}}
| score = 53–13
| away = {{Rut|Boland}}
| stadium = {{Rus|University of Natal}}
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 26 September 1996
| time =
| home = {{Rut|South Eastern Transvaal}}
| score = 23–21
| away = {{Rut|Western Transvaal}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Johann van Riebeeck Stadium}}
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{Rubye|{{Rut|Transvaal}}}}
==Round Fourteen==
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| date = 3 October 1996
| time =
| home = {{Rut|Boland}}
| score = 24–30
| away = {{Rut|Transvaal}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Boland Stadium}}
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 3 October 1996
| time =
| home = {{Rut|Border}}
| score = 18–54
| away = {{Rut|Natal}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Waverley Park}}
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 3 October 1996
| time =
| home = {{Rut|Western Transvaal}}
| score = 25–34
| away = {{Rut|Eastern Province}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Olën Park}}
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{Rubye|{{Rut|South Eastern Transvaal}}}}
=Section B=
==Round one==
{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 30 May 1996
| time =
| home = {{Rut|Free State}}
| score = 83–28
| away = {{Rut|Eastern Transvaal}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Free State Stadium}}
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 30 May 1996
| time =
| home = {{Rut|Northern Transvaal}}
| score = 47–17
| away = {{Rut|Griqualand West}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Loftus Versfeld}}
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 30 May 1996
| time =
| home = {{Rut|Western Province}}
| score = 73–12
| away = {{Rut|Northern Free State}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Newlands Stadium}}
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{Rubye|{{Rut|South Western Districts}}}}
==Round two==
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| date = 5 June 1996
| time =
| home = {{Rut|Griqualand West}}
| score = 59–38
| away = {{Rut|South Western Districts}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Griqua Park}}
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 6 June 1996
| time =
| home = {{Rut|Northern Free State}}
| score = 8–53
| away = {{Rut|Northern Transvaal}}
| stadium = {{Rus|North West Stadium}}
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 6 June 1996
| time =
| home = {{Rut|Western Province}}
| score = 13–24
| away = {{Rut|Free State}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Newlands Stadium}}
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{Rubye|{{Rut|Eastern Transvaal}}}}
==Round three==
{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 13 June 1996
| time =
| home = {{Rut|Griqualand West}}
| score = 60–29
| away = {{Rut|Eastern Transvaal}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Griqua Park}}
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 13 June 1996
| time =
| home = {{Rut|Northern Transvaal}}
| score = 51–20
| away = {{Rut|Western Province}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Loftus Versfeld}}
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 13 June 1996
| time =
| home = {{Rut|South Western Districts}}
| score = 14–16
| away = {{Rut|Northern Free State}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Van Riebeeck Stadium}}
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{Rubye|{{Rut|Free State}}}}
==Round four==
{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 19 June 1996
| time =
| home = {{Rut|Northern Free State}}
| score = 22–32
| away = {{Rut|Griqualand West}}
| stadium = {{Rus|North West Stadium}}
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 20 June 1996
| time =
| home = {{Rut|Eastern Transvaal}}
| score = 65–17
| away = {{Rut|South Western Districts}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Bosman Stadium}}
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 20 June 1996
| time =
| home = {{Rut|Free State}}
| score = 27–25
| away = {{Rut|Northern Transvaal}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Free State Stadium}}
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{Rubye|{{Rut|Western Province}}}}
==Round Five==
{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 27 June 1996
| time =
| home = {{Rut|Northern Transvaal}}
| score = 80–22
| away = {{Rut|Eastern Transvaal}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Loftus Versfeld}}
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 27 June 1996
| time =
| home = {{Rut|South Western Districts}}
| score = 20–53
| away = {{Rut|Free State}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Van Riebeeck Stadium}}
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{Rubye|{{Rut|Griqualand West}}, {{Rut|Northern Free State}}, {{Rut|Western Province}}}}
==Round Six==
{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 4 July 1996
| time =
| home = {{Rut|Eastern Transvaal}}
| score = 15–6
| away = {{Rut|Northern Free State}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Bosman Stadium}}
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 4 July 1996
| time =
| home = {{Rut|Free State}}
| score = 12–25
| away = {{Rut|Griqualand West}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Free State Stadium}}
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 4 July 1996
| time =
| home = {{Rut|Western Province}}
| score = 64–13
| away = {{Rut|South Western Districts}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Newlands Stadium}}
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{Rubye|{{Rut|Northern Transvaal}}}}
==Round Seven==
{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 11 July 1996
| time =
| home = {{Rut|Griqualand West}}
| score = 17–33
| away = {{Rut|Western Province}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Griqua Park}}
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 11 July 1996
| time =
| home = {{Rut|Northern Free State}}
| score = 25–65
| away = {{Rut|Free State}}
| stadium = {{Rus|North West Stadium}}
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 11 July 1996
| time =
| home = {{Rut|South Western Districts}}
| score = 13–56
| away = {{Rut|Northern Transvaal}}
| stadium = {{Rus|REC Ground}}
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{Rubye|{{Rut|Eastern Transvaal}}}}
==Round Eight==
{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 18 July 1996
| time =
| home = {{Rut|Eastern Transvaal}}
| score = 21–44
| away = {{Rut|Free State}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Bosman Stadium}}
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 18 July 1996
| time =
| home = {{Rut|Griqualand West}}
| score = 15–42
| away = {{Rut|Northern Transvaal}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Griqua Park}}
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 18 July 1996
| time =
| home = {{Rut|Northern Free State}}
| score = 20–56
| away = {{Rut|Western Province}}
| stadium = {{Rus|North West Stadium}}
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{Rubye|{{Rut|South Western Districts}}}}
==Round Nine==
{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 25 July 1996
| time =
| home = {{Rut|Northern Transvaal}}
| score = 56–7
| away = {{Rut|Northern Free State}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Loftus Versfeld}}
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 25 July 1996
| time =
| home = {{Rut|South Western Districts}}
| score = 20–62
| away = {{Rut|Griqualand West}}
| stadium = {{Rus|REC Ground}}
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 25 July 1996
| time =
| home = {{Rut|Western Province}}
| score = 58–7
| away = {{Rut|Eastern Transvaal}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Newlands Stadium}}
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{Rubye|{{Rut|Free State}}}}
==Round Ten==
{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 21 August 1996
| time =
| home = {{Rut|Eastern Transvaal}}
| score = 14–51
| away = {{Rut|Western Province}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Bosman Stadium}}
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{Rubye|{{Rut|Northern Transvaal}}, {{Rut|Free State}}, {{Rut|Griqualand West}}, {{Rut|Northern Free State}}, {{Rut|South Western Districts}}}}
==Round Eleven==
{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 4 September 1996
| time =
| home = {{Rut|Northern Free State}}
| score = 67–19
| away = {{Rut|South Western Districts}}
| stadium = {{Rus|North West Stadium}}
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 5 September 1996
| time =
| home = {{Rut|Eastern Transvaal}}
| score = 24–72
| away = {{Rut|Northern Transvaal}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Bosman Stadium}}
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 5 September 1996
| time =
| home = {{Rut|Free State}}
| score = 25–16
| away = {{Rut|Western Province}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Free State Stadium}}
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{Rubye|{{Rut|Griqualand West}}}}
==Round Twelve==
{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 11 September 1996
| time =
| home = {{Rut|Griqualand West}}
| score = 78–10
| away = {{Rut|Northern Free State}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Griqua Park}}
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 12 September 1996
| time =
| home = {{Rut|Northern Transvaal}}
| score = 51–30
| away = {{Rut|Free State}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Loftus Versfeld}}
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 12 September 1996
| time =
| home = {{Rut|South Western Districts}}
| score = 20–31
| away = {{Rut|Eastern Transvaal}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Outeniqua Park}}
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{Rubye|{{Rut|Western Province}}}}
==Round Thirteen==
{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 19 September 1996
| time =
| home = {{Rut|Eastern Transvaal}}
| score = 11–28
| away = {{Rut|Griqualand West}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Bosman Stadium}}
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 19 September 1996
| time =
| home = {{Rut|Free State}}
| score = 113–11
| away = {{Rut|South Western Districts}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Free State Stadium}}
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 19 September 1996
| time =
| home = {{Rut|Western Province}}
| score = 16–27
| away = {{Rut|Northern Transvaal}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Newlands Stadium}}
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{Rubye|{{Rut|Northern Free State}}}}
==Round Fourteen==
{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 25 September 1996
| time =
| home = {{Rut|Northern Free State}}
| score = 33–14
| away = {{Rut|Eastern Transvaal}}
| stadium = {{Rus|North West Stadium}}
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 26 September 1996
| time =
| home = {{Rut|Griqualand West}}
| score = 28–28
| away = {{Rut|Free State}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Griqua Park}}
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 26 September 1996
| time =
| home = {{Rut|South Western Districts}}
| score = 23–107
| away = {{Rut|Western Province}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Van Riebeeck Stadium}}
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{Rubye|{{Rut|Northern Transvaal}}}}
==Round Fifteen==
{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 3 October 1996
| time =
| home = {{Rut|Free State}}
| score = 54–17
| away = {{Rut|Northern Free State}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Free State Stadium}}
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 3 October 1996
| time =
| home = {{Rut|Northern Transvaal}}
| score = 147–8
| away = {{Rut|South Western Districts}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Loftus Versfeld}}
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 3 October 1996
| time =
| home = {{Rut|Western Province}}
| score = 30–16
| away = {{Rut|Griqualand West}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Newlands Stadium}}
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{Rubye|{{Rut|Eastern Transvaal}}}}
=Title play-offs=
==Quarter-finals==
{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 9 October 1996
| time =
| home = {{Rut|Free State}}
| score = 21–3
| away = {{Rut|South Eastern Transvaal}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Free State Stadium}}
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 10 October 1996
| time =
| home = {{Rut|Natal}}
| score = 51–3
| away = {{Rut|Griqualand West}}
| stadium = {{Rus|University of Natal}}
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 9 October 1996
| time =
| home = {{Rut|Northern Transvaal}}
| score = 50–23
| away = {{Rut|Boland}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Loftus Versfeld}}
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 10 October 1996
| time =
| home = {{Rut|Transvaal}}
| score = 56–22
| away = {{Rut|Western Province}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Ellis Park Stadium}}
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
==Semi-finals==
{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 17 October 1996
| time =
| home = {{Rut|Natal}}
| score = 35–20
| away = {{Rut|Free State}}
| stadium = {{Rus|University of Natal}}
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 17 October 1996
| time =
| home = {{Rut|Northern Transvaal}}
| score = 21–31
| away = {{Rut|Transvaal}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Loftus Versfeld}}
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
==Final==
{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 24 October 1996
| time =
| home = {{Rut|Transvaal}}
| score = 15–33
| away = {{Rut|Natal}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Ellis Park Stadium}}
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
Honours
The honour roll for the 1996 Currie Cup was:
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left; font-size:100%; width:40%; margin:1em auto 1em auto;" | |
| colspan=2 | 1996 Currie Cup Honours | |
|---|---|
| Champions: | {{Rut|Natal}} (4th title) |
Notes
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