2003 Currie Cup

2003 Currie Cup Premier Division
Countries	South Africa
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The 2003 Currie Cup was the 2003 season of the South African domestic rugby union competition, the Absa Currie Cup premier divisison, 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 2 divisions, the Premier Division and a lower division. The Premier Division consisting of the 6 top provincial teams and the lower division consisting of 8 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 Securicor Loftus Stadium where the Blue Bulls beat the Sharks 40-19 to win the Cup. This would be the second win for the Blue Bulls in a streak of 3 consecutive Currie Cup wins from 2002-2004.^[2] The Blue Bull's Ettienne Botha scored two tries in the final. This equaled the record for tries scored in a Currie Cup final at the time.^[3]

Round one

26 July 2003

Blue Bulls	64 – 29	Western Province

Securicor Loftus

Round two

1 August 2003

SWD Eagles	23 – 32	Blue Bulls

Outeniqua Park

Round three

9 August 2003

Lions	23 – 28	Blue Bulls

Ellis Park

Round four

16 August 2003

Blue Bulls	36 – 19	Free State Cheetahs

Securicor Loftus

Round five

23 August 2003

Sharks	35 – 28	Blue Bulls

Absa Stadium

Round six

29 August 2003

Blue Bulls	15 – 19	Griquas

Securicor Loftus

Round seven

6 September 2003

Pumas	22 – 41	Blue Bulls

@lantic Park

Round eight

13 September 2003

Western Province	63 – 26	Blue Bulls

Newlands

Round nine

20 September 2003

Blue Bulls	61 – 20	SWD Eagles

Securicor Loftus

Round ten

27 September 2003

Blue Bulls	52 – 40	Lions

Securicor Loftus

Round eleven

4 October 2003

Free State Cheetahs	24 – 51	Blue Bulls

Vodacom Park

Round twelve

11 October 2003

Blue Bulls	20 – 15	Sharks

Securicor Loftus

Round thirteen

18 October 2003

Griquas	22 – 45	Blue Bulls

Absa Park

Round fourteen

25 October 2003

Blue Bulls	39 – 18	Pumas

Securicor Loftus

Grand final

1 November 2003

Blue Bulls	40 – 19	Sharks

Securicor Loftus

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.