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2002 Currie Cup#Qualification

{{Short description|Domestic rugby union competition}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}}

{{Use South African English|date=July 2023}}

{{Infobox rugby union season

| name = 2002 Currie Cup

| image =

| imagesize =

| caption =

| countries = South Africa

| date = 19 July – 26 October 2002

| champions = {{Rut|Blue Bulls}}

| count = 19

| runnersup = {{Rut|Golden Lions}}

| promoted =

| relegated =

| matches =

| attendance =

| tries =

| top point scorer =

| top try scorer =

| prevseason = 2001

| nextseason = 2003

}}

The 2002 Currie Cup was the 2002 season of the South African domestic rugby union competition, the Absa Currie Cup premier division, played from 19 July 2002 – 26 October 2002. The finals were played at Ellis Park Stadium where the Blue Bulls beat the Golden Lions 31–7 to win the Cup. This would be the first win for the Blue Bulls in a streak of 3 consecutive Currie Cup wins from 2002-2004.{{cite web|title=Currie Cup Finals History - SuperSport - Rugby|url=http://www.supersport.com/rugby/currie-cup/finals|website=www.supersport.com|access-date=7 January 2016}}

South African pay TV channel SuperSport obtained exclusive rights to broadcast the 2002 Currie Cup. The public broadcaster, the South African Broadcasting Corporation could only begin broadcasting the matches 2 hours after SuperSport began their broadcast.{{cite web|url=http://www.news24.com/xArchive/Sport/Rugby/Deal-struck-on-rugby-broadcasts-20020422|title= Deal struck on rugby broadcasts|date=22 April 2002|website=News24|access-date=11 January 2016}}

Qualification

The final log of the 2002 Currie Cup qualification series:{{SA Rugby Log | id=247 | comp=2002 Bankfin Currie Cup | date=20 May 2016}}{{cite web | url=http://www.rugbyarchive.net/Pagine/StagioneCompetizioni.aspx?ID=101&Stagione=2002 | title=Currie Cup 2002 - Qualifiers | publisher=rugbyarchive.net | access-date=13 January 2016}}

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=Rugby

| res_col_header = Q

| title = Section X

| team1 = WPR | name_WPR = {{Rut|Western Province}}

| team2 = FSC | name_FSC = {{Rut|Free State Cheetahs}}

| team3 = FAL | name_FAL = {{Rut|Falcons}}

| team4 = GRQ | name_GRQ = {{Rut|Griquas}}

| team5 = BBD | name_BBD = {{Rut|Border Bulldogs}}

| team6 = BCA | name_BCA = {{Rut|Boland Cavaliers}}

| team7 = GRF | name_GRF = {{Rut|Griffons}}

| win_WPR = 5 | draw_WPR =0| loss_WPR =1| pf_WPR =253| pa_WPR =113| tf_WPR =33| ta_WPR =13| tb_WPR =4 | lb_WPR =1

| win_FSC = 5 | draw_FSC =0| loss_FSC =1| pf_FSC =239| pa_FSC =122| tf_FSC =29| ta_FSC =13| tb_FSC =4 | lb_FSC =1

| win_FAL = 3 | draw_FAL =0| loss_FAL =3| pf_FAL =195| pa_FAL =154| tf_FAL =24| ta_FAL =17| tb_FAL =2 | lb_FAL =2

| win_GRQ = 3 | draw_GRQ =0| loss_GRQ =3| pf_GRQ =207| pa_GRQ =228| tf_GRQ =30| ta_GRQ =32| tb_GRQ =3 | lb_GRQ =0

| win_BBD = 3 | draw_BBD =0| loss_BBD =3| pf_BBD =136| pa_BBD =155| tf_BBD =16| ta_BBD =18| tb_BBD =2 | lb_BBD =0

| win_BCA = 2 | draw_BCA =0| loss_BCA =4| pf_BCA =136| pa_BCA =194| tf_BCA =20| ta_BCA =27| tb_BCA =2 | lb_BCA =0

| win_GRF = 0 | draw_GRF =0| loss_GRF =6| pf_GRF =107| pa_GRF =307| tf_GRF =11| ta_GRF =43| tb_GRF =0 | lb_GRF =0

| col_QC = green2 | text_QC = 2002 Currie Cup Top 8

| result1 = QC | result2 = QC | result3 = QC | result4 = QC

| col_QB = inherit | text_QB = 2002 Bankfin Cup

| result5 = QB | result6 = QB | result7 = QB

| class_rules = 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

| update = complete|source =

}}

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=Rugby

| res_col_header = Q

| title = Section Y

| team1 = SHA | name_SHA = {{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)}}

| team2 = BLB | name_BLB = {{Rut|Blue Bulls}}

| team3 = GLI | name_GLI = {{Rut|Golden Lions}}

| team4 = PUM | name_PUM = {{Rut|Pumas}}

| team5 = SWD | name_SWD = {{Rut|SWD Eagles}}

| team6 = LEO | name_LEO = {{Rut|Leopards}}

| team7 = MEL | name_MEL = {{Rut|Mighty Elephants}}

| win_SHA = 4 | draw_SHA =1| loss_SHA =1| pf_SHA =257| pa_SHA =125| tf_SHA =34| ta_SHA =14| tb_SHA =4 | lb_SHA =0

| win_BLB = 4 | draw_BLB =1| loss_BLB =1| pf_BLB =185| pa_BLB =125| tf_BLB =21| ta_BLB =14| tb_BLB =3 | lb_BLB =1

| win_GLI = 4 | draw_GLI =0| loss_GLI =2| pf_GLI =227| pa_GLI =189| tf_GLI =28| ta_GLI =19| tb_GLI =4 | lb_GLI =1

| win_PUM = 2 | draw_PUM =0| loss_PUM =4| pf_PUM =189| pa_PUM =220| tf_PUM =25| ta_PUM =29| tb_PUM =5 | lb_PUM =2

| win_SWD = 3 | draw_SWD =0| loss_SWD =3| pf_SWD =152| pa_SWD =194| tf_SWD =14| ta_SWD =26| tb_SWD =2 | lb_SWD =1

| win_LEO = 2 | draw_LEO =0| loss_LEO =4| pf_LEO =131| pa_LEO =216| tf_LEO =16| ta_LEO =27| tb_LEO =2 | lb_LEO =1

| win_MEL = 1 | draw_MEL =0| loss_MEL =5| pf_MEL =158| pa_MEL =230| tf_MEL =19| ta_MEL =28| tb_MEL =2 | lb_MEL =2

| col_QC = green2 | text_QC = 2002 Currie Cup Top 8

| result1 = QC | result2 = QC | result3 = QC | result4 = QC

| col_QB = inherit | text_QB = 2002 Bankfin Cup

| result5 = QB | result6 = QB | result7 = QB

| class_rules = 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

| update = complete|source =

}}

The following matches were played in the 2002 Currie Cup qualification series:{{cite web | url=http://www.rugbyarchive.net/compseasons/103?Stagione=2002 | title=South Africa - Currie Cup South Africa - Qualifiers | work=rugbyarchive.net | access-date=21 October 2021}}

Section X

=Round one=

{{Rugbybox

| date = 19/07/2002

| home = Border Bulldogs

| away = {{Rut|Falcons}}

| score = 12 – 25

| stadium =

}}

{{Rugbybox

| date = 20/07/2002

| home = Boland Cavaliers

| away = {{Rut|Griquas}}

| score = 45 – 28

| stadium =

}}

{{Rugbybox

| date = 20/07/2002

| home = Griffons

| away = Free State Cheetahs

| score = 23 – 49

| stadium =

}}

=Round two=

{{Rugbybox

| date = 27/07/2002

| home = Free State Cheetahs

| away = Border Bulldogs

| score = 31 – 33

| stadium =

}}

{{Rugbybox

| date = 27/07/2002

| home = Falcons

| away = Boland Cavaliers

| score = 49 – 17

| stadium =

}}

{{Rugbybox

| date = 27/07/2002

| home = Western province

| away = Griffons

| score = 47 – 10

| stadium =

}}

=Round three=

{{Rugbybox

| date = 02/08/2002

| home = Boland Cavaliers

| away = Free State Cheetahs

| score = 10 – 24

| stadium =

}}

{{Rugbybox

| date = 02/08/2002

| home = Border Bulldogs

| away = {{Rut|Western Province}}

| score = 8 – 42

| stadium =

}}

{{Rugbybox

| date = 03/08/2002

| home = {{Rut|Griquas}}

| away = {{Rut|Falcons}}

| score = 29 – 28

| stadium =

}}

=Round four=

{{Rugbybox

| date = 23/08/2002

| home = {{Rut|Western Province}}

| away = {{Rut|Boland Cavaliers}}

| score = 41 – 13

| stadium =

}}

{{Rugbybox

| date = 24/08/2002

| home = {{Rut|Free State Cheetahs}}

| away = {{Rut|Griquas}}

| score = 57 – 15

| stadium =

}}

{{Rugbybox

| date = 24/08/2002

| home = {{Rut|Griffons}}

| away = {{Rut|Border Bulldogs}}

| score = 23 – 32

| stadium =

}}

=Round five=

{{Rugbybox

| date = 31/08/2002

| home = Boland Cavaliers

| away = {{Rut|Griffons}}

| score = 44 – 19

| stadium =

}}

{{Rugbybox

| date = 31/08/2002

| home = {{Rut|Griquas}}

| away = {{Rut|Western Province}}

| score = 24 – 68

| stadium =

}}

{{Rugbybox

| date = 31/08/2002

| home = {{Rut|Falcons}}

| away = Free State Cheetahs

| score = 15 – 47

| stadium =

}}

=Round six=

{{Rugbybox

| date = 06/09/2002

| home = {{Rut|Western Province}}

| away = {{Rut|Falcons}}

| score = 29 – 27

| stadium =

}}

{{Rugbybox

| date = 07/09/2002

| home = {{Rut|Border Bulldogs}}

| away = {{Rut|Boland Cavaliers}}

| score = 33 – 7

| stadium =

}}

{{Rugbybox

| date = 07/09/2002

| home = {{Rut|Griffons}}

| away = {{Rut|Griquas}}

| score = 12 – 84

| stadium =

}}

=Round seven=

{{Rugbybox

| date = 13/09/2002

| home = {{Rut|Griquas}}

| away = {{Rut|Border Bulldogs}}

| score = 27 – 18

| stadium =

}}

{{Rugbybox

| date = 14/09/2002

| home = {{Rut|Free State Cheetahs}}

| away = {{Rut|Western Province}}

| score = 31 – 26

| stadium =

}}

{{Rugbybox

| date = 14/09/2002

| home = {{Rut|Falcons}}

| away = {{Rut|Griffons}}

| score = 51 – 20

| stadium =

}}

Section Y

=Round one=

{{Rugbybox

| date = 19/07/2002

| home = Leopards

| away = Blue Bulls

| score = 15 – 32

| stadium =

}}

{{Rugbybox

| date = 20/07/2002

| home = Mighty Elephants

| away = Pumas

| score = 20 – 35

| stadium =

}}

{{Rugbybox

| date = 20/07/2002

| home = SWD Eagles

| away = Golden Lions

| score = 44 – 39

| stadium =

}}

=Round two=

{{Rugbybox

| date = 19/07/2002

| home = Natal Sharks

| away = SWD Eagles

| score = 52 – 10

| stadium =

}}

{{Rugbybox

| date = 20/07/2002

| home = Golden Lions

| away = Mighty Elephants

| score = 55 – 16

| stadium =

}}

{{Rugbybox

| date = 20/07/2002

| home = Pumas

| away = Leopards

| score = 35 – 42

| stadium =

}}

=Round three=

{{Rugbybox

| date = 03/08/2002

| home = Blue Bulls

| away = Pumas

| score = 37 – 10

| stadium =

}}

{{Rugbybox

| date = 03/08/2002

| home = {{Rut|Leopards}}

| away = Golden Lions

| score = 24 – 31

| stadium =

}}

{{Rugbybox

| date = 03/08/2002

| home = Mighty Elephants

| away = Natal Sharks

| score = 16 – 30

| stadium =

}}

=Round four=

{{Rugbybox

| date = 24/08/2002

| home = Golden Lions

| away = Blue Bulls

| score = 20 – 33

| stadium =

}}

{{Rugbybox

| date = 24/08/2002

| home = Natal Sharks

| away = {{Rut|Leopards}}

| score = 52 – 10

| stadium =

}}

{{Rugbybox

| date = 24/08/2002

| home = SWD Eagles

| away = Mighty Elephants

| score = 32 – 27

| stadium =

}}

=Round five=

{{Rugbybox

| date = 30/08/2002

| home = {{Rut|Leopards}}

| away = {{Rut|SWD Eagles}}

| score = 10 – 37

| stadium =

}}

{{Rugbybox

| date = 30/08/2002

| home = {{Rut|Pumas}}

| away = {{Rut|Golden Lions}}

| score = 35 – 36

| stadium =

}}

{{Rugbybox

| date = 31/08/2002

| home = Blue Bulls

| away = {{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)}}

| score = 17 – 17

| stadium =

}}

=Round six=

{{Rugbybox

| date = 07/09/2002

| home = Mighty Elephants

| away = {{Rut|Leopards}}

| score = 29 – 30

| stadium =

}}

{{Rugbybox

| date = 07/09/2002

| home = Natal Sharks

| away = {{Rut|Pumas}}

| score = 69 – 26

| stadium =

}}

{{Rugbybox

| date = 07/09/2002

| home = SWD Eagles

| away = Blue Bulls

| score = 13 – 18

| stadium =

}}

=Round seven=

{{Rugbybox

| date = 13/09/2002

| home = {{Rut|Pumas}}

| away = SWD Eagles

| score = 48 – 16

| stadium =

}}

{{Rugbybox

| date = 14/09/2002

| home = Blue Bulls

| away = Mighty Elephants

| score = 48 – 50

| stadium =

}}

{{Rugbybox

| date = 14/09/2002

| home = Golden Lions

| away = Natal Sharks

| score = 46 – 37

| stadium =

}}

Log

The final log of the 2002 Currie Cup Top 8 series:{{cite web | url=http://www.rugbyarchive.net/compseasons/101?Stagione=2002 | title=Currie Cup 2002 - Currie Cup | publisher=rugbyarchive.net | access-date=21 October 2021}}

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=Rugby

| title = 2002 Currie Cup Top 8 log

| res_col_header = Q

| team1 = SHA | name_SHA = {{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)}}

| team2 = FSC | name_FSC = {{Rut|Free State Cheetahs}}

| team3 = GLI | name_GLI = {{Rut|Golden Lions}}

| team4 = BLB | name_BLB = {{Rut|Blue Bulls}}

| team5 = WPR | name_WPR = {{Rut|Western Province}}

| team6 = PUM | name_PUM = {{Rut|Pumas}}

| team7 = GRI | name_GRI = {{Rut|Griquas}}

| team8 = FAL | name_FAL = {{Rut|Falcons}}

| win_SHA = 5| draw_SHA = 1| loss_SHA = 1| pf_SHA = 324| pa_SHA = 160| tf_SHA = 43| ta_SHA = 14 | tb_SHA = 6 | lb_SHA = 0

| win_FSC = 6| draw_FSC = 0| loss_FSC = 1| pf_FSC = 273| pa_FSC = 181| tf_FSC = 33| ta_FSC = 19 | tb_FSC = 3 | lb_FSC = 0

| win_GLI = 5| draw_GLI = 0| loss_GLI = 2| pf_GLI = 250| pa_GLI = 184| tf_GLI = 28| ta_GLI = 20 | tb_GLI = 5 | lb_GLI = 1

| win_BLB = 5| draw_BLB = 1| loss_BLB = 1| pf_BLB = 225| pa_BLB = 136| tf_BLB = 21| ta_BLB = 13 | tb_BLB = 2 | lb_BLB = 1

| win_WPR = 3| draw_WPR = 0| loss_WPR = 4| pf_WPR = 228| pa_WPR = 239| tf_WPR = 24| ta_WPR = 23 | tb_WPR = 2 | lb_WPR = 2

| win_PUM = 2| draw_PUM = 0| loss_PUM = 5| pf_PUM = 213| pa_PUM = 298| tf_PUM = 22| ta_PUM = 41 | tb_PUM = 4 | lb_PUM = 2

| win_GRI = 1| draw_GRI = 0| loss_GRI = 6| pf_GRI = 134| pa_GRI = 316| tf_GRI = 17| ta_GRI = 42 | tb_GRI = 2 | lb_GRI = 1

| win_FAL = 0| draw_FAL = 0| loss_FAL = 7| pf_FAL = 146| pa_FAL = 279| tf_FAL = 18| ta_FAL = 34 | tb_FAL = 1 | lb_FAL = 3

| col_Q = #E8FFD8 | text_Q = 2002 Currie Cup Top 8 semi-finals

|result1 = Q|result2 = Q|result3 = Q|result4 = Q

|class_rules = 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

|update = complete | source =

}}

Currie Cup Top 8

=Round one=

{{Rugbybox

| date = 20/09/2002

| home = {{Rut|Falcons}}

| away = {{Rut|Pumas}}

| score = 32 – 38

| stadium =

}}

{{Rugbybox

| date = 21/09/2002

| home = Free State Cheetahs

| away = Blue Bulls

| score = 35 – 29

| stadium =

}}

{{Rugbybox

| date = 21/09/2002

| home = {{Rut|Griquas}}

| away = Golden Lions

| score = 12 – 29

| stadium =

}}

{{Rugbybox

| date = 21/09/2002

| home = {{Rut|Western Province}}

| away = Natal Sharks

| score = 29 – 36

| stadium =

}}

=Round two=

{{Rugbybox

| date = 27/09/2002

| home = Natal Sharks

| away = {{Rut|Free State Cheetahs}}

| score = 33 – 6

| stadium =

}}

{{Rugbybox

| date = 28/09/2002

| home = Blue Bulls

| away = Western Province

| score = 35 – 26

| stadium =

}}

{{Rugbybox

| date = 28/09/2002

| home = Golden Lions

| away = {{Rut|Falcons}}

| score = 47 – 25

| stadium =

}}

{{Rugbybox

| date = 28/09/2002

| home = {{Rut|Pumas}}

| away = {{Rut|Griquas}}

| score = 27 – 19

| stadium =

}}

=Round three=

{{Rugbybox

| date = 04/10/2002

| home = Western Province

| away = {{Rut|Pumas}}

| score = 37 – 36

| stadium =

}}

{{Rugbybox

| date = 05/10/2002

| home = Free State Cheetahs

| away = Golden Lions

| score = 29 – 22

| stadium =

}}

{{Rugbybox

| date = 05/10/2002

| home = Griquas

| away = Blue Bulls

| score = 28 – 29

| stadium =

}}

{{Rugbybox

| date = 05/10/2002

| home = {{Rut|Falcons}}

| away = Natal Sharks

| score = 19 – 44

| stadium =

}}

=Round four=

{{Rugbybox

| date = 11/10/2002

| home = Blue Bulls

| away = Falcons

| score = 45 – 0

| stadium =

}}

{{Rugbybox

| date = 12/10/2002

| home = Golden Lions

| away = Western Province

| score = 50 – 13

| stadium =

}}

{{Rugbybox

| date = 12/10/2002

| home = Natal Sharks

| away = Griquas

| score = 78 – 7

| stadium =

}}

{{Rugbybox

| date = 12/10/2002

| home = {{Rut|Pumas}}

| away = Free State Cheetahs

| score = 41 – 68

| stadium =

}}

=Semifinals=

{{Rugbybox

| date = 19/10/2002

| home = Free State Cheetahs

| away = Golden Lions

| score = 29 – 43

| stadium =

}}

{{Rugbybox

| date = 19/10/2002

| home = {{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)}}

| away = Blue Bulls

| score = 19 – 22

| stadium =

}}

=Grand final=

{{Rugbybox collapsible

| date = 26/10/2002

| home = Golden Lions

| away = Blue Bulls

| score = 7 – 31

| report = [https://mg.co.za/article/2002-10-26-hougaard-the-hero-as-bulls-trounce-lions/ Report]

| try1 = Andre Pretorius

| con1 = Andre Pretorius

| pen1 =

| try2 = Pedrie Wannenburg
Derick Hougaard

| con2 =

| pen2 = Derick Hougaard (5)

| drop2 = Derick Hougaard (2)

| stadium =

}}

=Final squads=

style="width:100%;"

| style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;" |

{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="font-size: 90%"

| colspan="4" |Golden Lions:

width="25" |

! width="25" |

FB

| 15

| Jacque Fourie

RW

| 14

| John Daniels

OC

| 13

| Grant Esterhuizen

IC

| 12

| Jorrie Muller

LW

| 11

| Jaco Booysen

FH

| 10

| André Pretorius

SH

| 9

| Bennie Nortje

N8

| 8

| Russel Winter

BF

| 7

| Andre Vos (c)

OF

| 6

| Wikus van Heerden

RL

| 5

| Jannes Labuschagne

LL

| 4

| Kleinjan Tromp

TP

| 3

| Willie Meyer

HK

| 2

| Delarey du Preez

LP

| 1

| Lawrence Sephaka

colspan="3" |Substitutes:
HK

| 16

| James van der Walt

PR

| 17

| Pietman van Niekerk

PR

| 18

| Willem Stoltz

BR

| 19

| Joe van Niekerk

BR

| 20

| Deon de Kock

SH

| 21

| Louis Koen

OB

| 22

| Jaco Pretorius

colspan="3" |Coach:
colspan="4" |Frans Ludeke

| style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;" |

cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="font-size:90%; margin:auto;"

| colspan="4" |Blue Bulls:

width="25" |

! width="25" |

FB

| 15

| Jaco van der Westhuyzen

RW

| 14

| Wylie Human

OC

| 13

| Dries Scholtz

IC

| 12

| Tiaan Joubert

LW

| 11

| Gavin Passens

FH

| 10

| Derick Hougaard

SH

| 9

| Joost van der Westhuizen (c)

N8

| 8

| Anton Leonard

BF

| 7

| Johan Wasserman

OF

| 6

| Pedrie Wannenburg

RL

| 5

| Victor Matfield

LL

| 4

| Bakkies Botha

TP

| 3

| Richard Bands

HK

| 2

| Danie Coetzee

LP

| 1

| Wessel Roux

colspan="3" |Substitutes:
HK

| 16

| Gary Botha

PR

| 17

| Sias Wagner

PR

| 18

| Geo Cronje

BR

| 19

| Ruan Vermeulen

SH

| 20

| Norman Jordaan

CE

| 21

| JP Nel

OB

| 22

| Johan Roets

colspan="3" |Coach:
colspan="4" |Heyneke Meyer

|}

style="width:100%; font-size:90%;"

|

Referees:


Jonathan Kaplan


Andre Watson Assistant


Mark Lawrence Assistant


Television match official:


Steve Strydom

References

{{Reflist}}

{{Currie Cup}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Currie Cup}}

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