2006 Currie Cup Premier Division

2006 Currie Cup Premier Division
Countries	South Africa
Date	23 June – 14 October 2013
Champions	Joint champions: Blue Bulls (22nd title) Free State Cheetahs (3rd title)
Runners-up	Blue Bulls
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The 2006 ABSA Currie Cup season was contested from June through to October. The Currie Cup is an annual domestic competition for rugby union clubs in South Africa. The tournament was controversial before it even began, with the Southern Spears saga regarding entry into the Super 14 and Currie Cup continuing.

The final was drawn between the Free State Cheetahs and the Blue Bulls 28-all at Vodacom Park. It was the first drawn final since the 1989 season. The 2006 final was the third Free State/Blue Bulls final in succession.

Wikinews has related news: Cheetahs and Blue Bulls draw 28-28 in Currie Cup rugby final

Competition

Changes from previous season

The structure of the competition changed for 2006. In 2005, all fourteen provincial teams played in the qualifying rounds of the Currie Cup, with the top eight teams going through to the Premier Division competition and the bottom six teams going through to the First Division tournament.

For 2006, it was decided to reduce the number of teams to just eight. The five provincial teams directly affiliated to the Super 14 franchises - the Blue Bulls, Free State Cheetahs, Golden Lions, Sharks and Western Province, called "entrenched" teams – got automatic qualification to the Currie Cup Premier Division for five seasons, from 2006 until 2010.

The two best non-entrenched teams in the 2006 Vodacom Cup competition would also participate in the Premier Division. The Falcons won the Vodacom Cup competition and the Pumas finished fifth to secure their places in the Premier Division.

In addition, the South Eastern Cape would be named as an entrenched team for 2006 only, as preparation for the Southern Spears' entry into the 2007 Super 14 season.^[1] However, the Southern Spears were later denied entry into the Super 14 competition^[2] and the South Eastern Cape's spot were given to Griquas instead.

Format

All eight teams played a double round robin, meaning every team played fourteen matches in total.

Teams received four points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus points were awarded to teams that scored 4 or more tries in a game, as well as to teams that lost a match by 7 points or less. Teams were ranked by points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).

The top four teams qualified to the semi-finals.

Teams

Location of teams in 2005 Currie Cup Premier Division

Team	Sponsored Name	Stadium/s	Sponsored Name
2005 Currie Cup Premier Division teams
Blue Bulls	Vodacom Blue Bulls	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Loftus Versfeld
Falcons	Medicover Falcons	Bosman Stadium, Brakpan	Bosman 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	Wildeklawer Griquas	Griqua Park, Kimberley	ABSA Park
Sharks	Sharks	Kings Park Stadium, Durban	ABSA Stadium
Pumas	@lantic Pumas	Puma Stadium, Witbank	@lantic Park
Western Province	Vodacom Western Province	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town	Newlands Stadium

Fixtures and results

	Date		Date
Round 1	June 23–24	Round 9	August 25–26
Round 2	June 30 - July 1	Round 10	September 1–2
Round 3	July 7–8	Round 11	September 8
Round 4	July 14–15	Round 12	September 15–16
Round 5	July 21–22	Round 13	September 22–23
Round 6	July 28–29	Round 14	September 29–30
Round 7	August 4–12	Semi-Finals	October 7
Round 8	August 18–19	Final	14 October

Round 1

2006-06-23
	Blue Bulls	18–16	Falcons	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Attendance: Referee: Craig Joubert
	Tries: JP Nel, Stefan Basson Con: Morné Steyn Pens: Morné Steyn (2) Card: JP Nel 1' to 11'		Try: Riaan Viljoen Con: Louis Strydom Pens: Louis Strydom (3) Card: Dewald Senekal 26' to 36'

Friday 23 June Pumas 18-25 Western Province Witbank

2006-06-23
	Sharks	33–22	Golden Lions	ABSA Stadium, Durban Attendance: Referee: Jonathan Kaplan
	Tries: Carl Bezuidenhout, Jacques Botes, Andries Strauss, Bismarck du Plessis Cons: Butch James (2) Pens: Butch James (3) Card: Johann Muller 77' to 80'		Tries: Wylie Human (3), Jaco Pretorius Con: Rory Kockott

Saturday 24 June Cheetahs 55-14 Griquas Bloemfontein

Round 2

Friday 30 June Falcons 9-66 Cheetahs Brakpan

2006-07-01
	Griquas	60–26	Pumas	ABSA Park, Kimberley Attendance: Referee: Willie Roos
	Tries: Heinrich Stride (2), Zane Kirchner (2), Lafras Uys, Gareth Krause, Vuyani Dlomo Cons: Conrad Barnard (5) Pens: Conrad Barnard (5)		Tries: Pieter Benadé (2), Hendrik Meyer, Jacques Muller Cons: Jeandré Fourie (3)

Saturday 1 July Western Province 25-28 Sharks Cape Town
Saturday 1 July Golden Lions 24-39 Blue Bulls Johannesburg

Round 3

Friday 7 July Sharks 34-16 Pumas Durban
Saturday 8 July Cheetahs 59-5 Golden Lions Bloemfontein
Saturday 8 July Falcons 23-8 Griquas Brakpan
Saturday 8 July Blue Bulls 10-15 Western Province Pretoria

Round 4

Friday 14 July Lions 32-19 Falcons Johannesburg
Saturday 15 July Griquas 23-22 Sharks Kimberley
Saturday 15 July Pumas 17-48 Blue Bulls Witbank
Saturday 15 July Western Province 20-13 Cheetahs Cape Town

Round 5

Friday 21 July Falcons 31-40 Western Province Brakpan
Friday 21 July Blue Bulls 28-37 Sharks Pretoria
Saturday 22 July Griquas 27-23 Golden Lions Kimberley
Saturday 22 July Cheetahs 42-27 Pumas Bloemfontein

Round 6

Friday 28 July Pumas 8-36 Falcons Witbank
Saturday 29 July Blue Bulls 39-20 Griquas Pretoria
Saturday 29 July Western Province 30-28 Golden Lions Cape Town
Saturday 29 July Sharks 19-31 Cheetahs Durban

Round 7

Friday 4 August Falcons 17-46 Sharks Brakpan
Saturday 5 August Griquas 23-27 Western Province Kimberley
Saturday 5 August Cheetahs 12-24 Blue Bulls Bloemfontein
Saturday 5 August Golden Lions 74-15 Pumas Johannesburg
Saturday 12 August Blue Bulls 17-19 Golden Lions Pretoria

Round 8

Friday 18 August Falcons 13-27 Blue Bulls Brakpan
Saturday 19 August Griquas 20-31 Cheetahs Kimberley
Saturday 19 August Golden Lions 22-21 Sharks Johannesburg
Saturday 19 August Western Province 43-10 Pumas Cape Town

Round 9

Saturday 25 August Sharks 16-6 Western Province Durban
Saturday 25 August Pumas 27-60 Griquas Witbank
Sunday 26 August Cheetahs 78-8 Falcons Bloemfontein

Round 10

Friday 1 September Pumas 14-82 Sharks Witbank

2006-09-01
	Golden Lions	39–28	Free State Cheetahs	Ellis Park, Johannesburg Attendance: Referee: Jonathan Kaplan
	Tries: Jaco Pretorius, Enrico Januarie, Wikus van Heerden, Wylie Human, Jaco van Schalkwyk Cons: Earl Rose (4) Pens: Earl Rose, Mark Harris Card: Enrico Januarie 54' to 64'		Tries: Philip Burger (2), Kabamba Floors, Ryno van der Merwe Cons: Willem de Waal (4)

2006-09-01
	Western Province	23–12	Blue Bulls	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town Attendance: ~36,000 Referee: Mark Lawrence
	Tries: Gio Aplon (2) Cons: Naas Olivier (2) Pens: Naas Olivier (3) Card: De Wet Barry 6' to 16'		Tries: Frikkie Welsh, Morné Steyn Con: Morné Steyn Card: Francois van Schouwenburg 9' to 19'

Saturday 2 September Griquas 36-27 Falcons Kimberley

Round 11

Friday 8 September Blue Bulls 66-3 Pumas Pretoria
Friday 8 September Cheetahs 28-13 Western Province Bloemfontein
Friday 8 September Sharks 60-8 Griquas Durban
Friday 8 September Falcons 17-32 Golden Lions Brakpan

Round 12

Friday 15 September Western Province 68-12 Falcons Cape Town
Saturday 16 September Pumas 12-68 Cheetahs Witbank
Saturday 16 September Golden Lions 66-13 Griquas Ellis Park
Saturday 16 September Sharks 32-50 Blue Bulls Durban

Round 13

2006-09-23
	Griquas	22–60	Blue Bulls	ABSA Park, Kimberley Attendance: Referee: Craig Joubert	Report^[3]
	Tries: Vuyani Dlomo (2), Frans Viljoen Cons: Conrad Barnard (2) Pen: Conrad Barnard		Tries: Akona Ndungane (2), Stefan Basson (2), Derick Kuün, Morné Steyn, Heini Adams, Danie Rossouw, Dries Scholtz Cons: Morné Steyn (7) Pen: Morné Steyn

2006-09-23
	Falcons	64–41	Pumas	Bosman Stadium, Brakpan Attendance: Referee: Deon van Blommestein
	Tries: Nico Luus (2), Jovan Bowles (2), Piet Krause, Riaan Hefer, Michael Vermaak, Mpho Matsaung, Attie Pienaar Cons: Louis Strydom (7), Riaan Viljoen Pen: Louis Strydom		Tries: Darryl Coeries (2), Pieter Benadé (2), Jacques Lombaard Cons: Jeandre Fourie (5) Pens: Jeandre Fourie (2)

2006-09-23
	Free State Cheetahs	37–35	Sharks	Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein Attendance: Referee: Willie Roos
	Tries: Richardt Strauss, Jannie du Plessis, Ryno van der Merwe Cons: Willem de Waal (2) Pens: Willem de Waal (5) Drop: Willem de Waal		Tries: Odwa Ndungane, Ryan Kankowski, Waylon Murray, Keegan Daniel Cons: Ruan Pienaar (3) Pens: Ruan Pienaar (3)

2006-09-23
	Golden Lions	42–36	Western Province	Ellis Park, Johannesburg Attendance: Referee: Marius Jonker
	Tries: Jaco Pretorius (3), Earl Rose Cons: André Pretorius (2) Pens: André Pretorius (5)		Tries: Sireli Naqelevuki (3), Luke Watson, Corne Uys Cons: Naas Olivier Pens: Naas Olivier (3)

Round 14

Friday 29 September Pumas 10-89 Golden Lions Witbank
Saturday 30 September Western Province 55-17 Griquas Cape Town
Saturday 30 September Sharks 48-10 Falcons Durban
Saturday 30 September Blue Bulls 41-31 Cheetahs Pretoria

Standings

Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	BP	Pts
2006 Premier Division
Free State Cheetahs	14	10	0	4	579	286	293	76	33	10	50
Blue Bulls	14	10	0	4	479	284	195	63	32	10	50
Western Province	14	10	0	4	424	289	135	58	32	9	49
Sharks	14	9	0	5	513	309	204	68	35	12	48
Golden Lions	14	9	0	5	485	383	102	64	48	10	46
Griquas	14	5	0	9	370	509	-139	43	73	5	25
Falcons	14	3	0	11	303	546	-243	37	77	5	17
Pumas	14	0	0	14	244	791	-547	31	110	4	4

Points Breakdown

Four points for a win
Two points for a draw
One bonus point for a loss by seven points or less
One bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match

Table Notes

P = Played, W = Won, D = Drew, L = Lost, PF = Points Scored (Points For), PA = Points Conceded (Points Against), PD = Points Difference (Points For minus Points Against), TF = Tries Scored, TA = Tries Conceded, BP = Bonus points, Pts = Total Points

Semi-Finals

2006-10-07
	Blue Bulls	45–30	Western Province	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Attendance: 46,930 Referee: Marius Jonker
	Tries: Derick Kuün (2), Marius Delport, Hilton Lobberts, Hottie Louw Cons: Derick Hougaard (4) Pens: Derick Hougaard (3) Drops: Morné Steyn		Tries: Gerrie Britz (2), Bolla Conradie Cons: Naas Olivier (3) Pens: Naas Olivier (3)

2006-10-07
	Free State Cheetahs	30–14	Sharks	Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein Attendance: Referee: JC Fortuin
	Tries: Gavin Passens (2), Ryno van der Merwe Cons: Willem de Waal (3) Pens: Willem de Waal (2), Meyer Bosman		Tries: JP Pietersen, Bismarck du Plessis Cons: Ruan Pienaar (2) Cards: Johan Ackermann 15' to 25'

Final

2006-10-14
	Free State Cheetahs	28–28 (a.e.t.)	Blue Bulls	Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein Attendance: Referee: Jonathan Kaplan
	Tries: Philip Burger, Kabamba Floors Pens: Willem de Waal (5), Meyer Bosman		Tries: JP Nel (2), Marius Delport Cons: Morné Steyn (2) Pens: Derick Hougaard, Morné Steyn (2) Cards: Johan Roets 42' to 52' Dries Scholtz 52' to 62'

At the end of regular time the scores were level at 25-25 and the match went into extra-time for the first time in the Currie Cup's 127-year history. After 20 minutes of extra-time, the game was still tied, each team having managed to score no more than a penalty goal. In the absence of a tie-breaker, the match was drawn — the first time since 1989 that a final had been drawn — and, with no clear winner, the cup was shared by the two teams.

Statistics

Top point scorers

Name	Tries	Conversions	Penalties	Drop goals	Total
Willem de Waal	3	40	37	2	212
Conrad Barnard	1	31	27	2	154
Morné Steyn	6	30	14	2	138
Naas Olivier	1	36	20	0	137
Louis Strydom	0	18	21	3	108

Top try scorers

Name	Tries
Philip Burger	15
Jaco Pretorius	11
Ryno van der Merwe	9
Luke Watson	8
Marius Delport	7

References

↑ "SEC to play in Premier Division". Planet Rugby. 21 November 2005. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
↑ "Spears placed under provisional liquidation". Mail & Guardian. 15 February 2007. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Wildeklawer Griquas 22-60 Vodacom Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 23 September 2006. Retrieved 21 June 2016.

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Rugby union in South Africa

Governing body

South African Rugby Union

National teams

Men's	Springboks 'A' 7's Amateurs U-21 U-20 U-19 Schoolboys

Women's	Women's 7's

Competitions

International	South Africa at the Rugby World Cup World Rugby Sevens Series South Africa Sevens World Rugby Under 20 Championship Super Rugby

Provincial	Currie Cup Vodacom Cup

Club	SARU Gold Cup Varsity Rugby

Youth rugby	Craven Week

Rugby union schedule for 2006
Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Celtic League					Mid Year tests			Celtic League
H. Cup	Six Nations Championship		Heineken Cup						H. Cup		H. Cup
Guinness Premiership								Guinness Premiership
Top 14							Top 14
	Super 14					Tri Nations
			Shute Shield
	World Sevens Series										Sevens
		Powergen Cup		North America 4		North America 4				End of year tests
		GFI Hong Kong Tens			U21 World C'ship	Air New Zealand Cup
		Commonwealth Sevens	Pacific Rugby Cup		Churchill Cup			Australian Provincial C'ship
		European Challenge Cup			Pacific Five Nations		Currie Cup
		2007 Rugby World Cup qualifying

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