2003 Currie Cup Premier Division
CountriesSouth Africa
Date26 July – 1 November 2003
ChampionsBlue Bulls (20th title)
Runners-upSharks

The 2003 Currie Cup was the 2003 season of the South African domestic rugby union competition, the Absa Currie Cup premier division, played from 26 July 2003 – 1 November 2003. The 2003 Currie Cup saw the implementation of a new format for the tournament with the Cup being split into two divisions, the Premier Division and a lower division. The Premier Division consisting of the top six provincial teams and the lower division consisting of eight teams for a total of 14 teams participating in the Currie Cup. The teams in the divisions played matches among themselves with top teams progressing to the finals.[1] The finals were played at Loftus Versfeld Stadium where the Blue Bulls beat the Sharks 40–19 to win the cup. This was the second in a streak of three consecutive Currie Cup wins for the Blue Bulls between 2002 and 2004.[2] The Blue Bulls' Ettienne Botha scored two tries in the final. This equalled the record for tries scored in a Currie Cup final at the time.[3]

Team standings

2003 Currie Cup Premier Division standings
Pos Team Pl W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1Blue Bulls141103538372+16673449255
2Sharks141005462329+13361459352
3Western Province14835576447+129794812151
4Golden Lions14815530428+10263527344
5Free State Cheetahs14528530470+6066559235
6Pumas14609447488−4147697233
7Griquas14309355613−25848807120
8SWD Eagles142012382673−29148927217
* Legend: Pos = Position, Pl = Played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, PF = Points for, PA = Points against, PD = Points difference, TF = Tries for, TA = Tries against, TB = Try bonus points, LB = Losing bonus points, Pts = Log points

Blue Bulls and Sharks directly qualified to the grand Final.

Points breakdown:
*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

Fixtures

Round 1

Source of matches [4]

25 July 2003
Natal Sharks45–13SWD Eagles
Durban

Round 2

2 August 2003
Griquas32–47Natal Sharks
Kimberley

Round 3

8 August 2003
Griquas24–47SWD Eagles
Kimberley
9 August 2003
Natal Sharks44–20Pumas
Durban

Round 4

15 August 2003
Pumas40–26Griquas
Witbank
16 August 2003
SWD Eagles29–52Golden Lions
George

Round 5

23 August 2003
Sharks35–28Blue Bulls
Absa Stadium
23 August 2003
Pumas49–17SWD Eagles
Witbank

Round 6

30 August 2003
Western Province44–20Pumas
Cape Town

Round 7

6 September 2003
Griquas25–24Golden Lions
Kimberley
6 September 2003
SWD Eagles41–59Western Province
George
6 September 2003
Pumas22–41Blue Bulls
@lantic Park

Round 8

13 September 2003
Pumas31–33Golden Lions
Witbank
13 September 2003
Griquas19–75Free State Cheetahs
Kimberley
13 September 2003
SWD Eagles29–37Natal Sharks
George
13 September 2003
Western Province63–26Blue Bulls
Newlands

Round 9

20 September 2003
Free State Cheetahs37–40Pumas
Bloemfontein
20 September 2003
Natal Sharks48–15Griquas
Durban
20 September 2003
Blue Bulls61–20SWD Eagles
Securicor Loftus

Round 10

26 September 2003
SWD Eagles37–32Griquas
George
27 September 2003
Pumas35–27Natal Sharks
Witbank

Round 11

3 October 2003
Griquas31–22Pumas
Kimberley

Round 12

10 October 2003
SWD Eagles27–37Pumas
Outeniqua Park
11 October 2003
Western Province57–34Griquas
Cape Town
11 October 2003
Blue Bulls20–15Sharks
Securicor Loftus

Round 13

17 October 2003
Natal Sharks17–20Golden Lions
Durban
18 October 2003
Griquas22–45Blue Bulls
Griqua Park
18 October 2003
Pumas24–38Western Province
Witbank

Round 14

25 October 2003
Golden Lions42–19Griquas
Johannesburg
25 October 2003
Blue Bulls39–18Pumas
Securicor Loftus

Grand Final

1 November 2003
Blue Bulls40–19Sharks
Securicor Loftus
Referee: Shaun Veldsman
FB15Johan Roets
RW14Gavin Passens
OC13JP Nel
IC12Ettiene Botha
LW11John Mametsa
FH10Louis Strydom
SH9Fourie du Preez
N88Anton Leonard (c)
BF7Johan Wasserman
OF6Jacques Cronjé
RL5Geo Cronjé
LL4Pedrie Wannenburg
TP3Andries Human
HK2Gary Botha
LP1Wessel Roux
Substitutes:
HK16Kobus van der Walt
PR17Sias Wagner
PR18Piet Krause
BR19Ruan Vermeulen
BR20Norman Jordaan
SH21Francois Swart
OB22Frikkie Welsh
Coach:
Heyneke Meyer
FB15Justin Swart
RW14Deon Kayser
OC13André Snyman
IC12Rudi Keil
LW11Brent Russell
FH10Butch James
SH9Craig Davidson
N88Brad MacLeod-Henderson
BF7Shaun Sowerby (c)
OF6Solly Tyibilika
RL5Charl van Rensburg
LL4Philip Smit
TP3BJ Botha
HK2Lukas van Biljon
LP1Ollie le Roux
Substitutes:
HK16Deon Carstens
PR17Eduard Coetzee
PR18AJ Venter
BR19Luke Watson
SH20Dave von Hoesslin
CE21Henno Mentz
OB22Enrico Swartz
Coach:

References

  1. ↑ "Currie Cup format revised". News24. 27 June 2002. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "Currie Cup Finals History - SuperSport - Rugby". www.supersport.com. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "Ten Currie Cup final facts". News24. 29 October 2009. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "2003 Currie Cup Premier Division". globalrugbyresults.com. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
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