1987 Currie Cup Division A
CountriesSouth Africa
ChampionsNorthern Transvaal (14th title)
Runners-upTransvaal
RelegatedNorthern Free State
1987 Currie Cup Division B
ChampionsSouth West Africa
Runners-upWestern Transvaal
PromotedSouth West Africa
RelegatedNone

The 1987 Currie Cup was the 49th edition of the Currie Cup, the premier annual domestic rugby union competition in South Africa.

The tournament was won by Northern Transvaal for the 14th time; they beat Transvaal 24–18 in the final at the Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg.[1]

Naas Botha scored all the points for Northern Transvaal by kicking 4 penalties and 4 drop-goals.[2]

Teams

1987 Currie Cup Division A
Eastern Province
Free State
Natal
Northern Free State
Northern Transvaal
Transvaal
Western Province
1987 Currie Cup Division B
Eastern Transvaal
Griqualand West
South West Africa
Vaal Triangle
Western Transvaal

Competition

Regular season and title play-offs

There were seven participating teams in the 1987 Currie Cup Division A and five in the Division B. These teams played each other twice over the course of the season, once at home and once away. Teams received two points for a win and one points for a draw. The top two teams in Division A qualified for the title play-offs, along with the top team from Division B. In the semi-finals, the team that finished second in Division A had to play against the team that finished top of Division B, while the team that finished top of Division A had a bye through to the final. The top two teams in Division B qualified for the Division B finals.

The venue for the semi-final and the finals are determined by a rotation system. For example, if Team A and Team B played the final at the home venue of Team A on the previous occasion they met in a final, then Team B will host the next final, irrespective of log positions.

Promotion – Relegation play-offs

The bottom team on the respective logs qualified for the relegation play-offs. The Division A team played off against the team placed top in Division B. The winner of this match qualified for the 1988 Currie Cup Division A, while the losing team qualified for the 1988 Currie Cup Division B.

The bottom team on the Division B log qualified for the relegation play-offs. That team played off against the team that won the 1987 Santam Bank Trophy Division A over two legs. The winner over these two ties qualified for the 1988 Currie Cup Division B, while the losing team qualified for the 1988 Santam Bank Trophy Division A.

Log

Division A

1987 Currie Cup Division A Log
Pos Team Pl W D L PF PA PD TF TA Pts
1Northern Transvaal121002331146+185291620
2Transvaal12912320203+11736819
3Free State12804228244−16182616
4Western Province12525242210+32291812
5Eastern Province12507205296−91183110
6Natal12219185272−8715275
7Northern Free State121011162302−14013322
Northern Transvaal qualified for the Currie Cup final and Transvaal qualified for the Currie Cup semi-final.
Northern Free State qualified for the promotion/relegation play-off game.

* 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, Pts = Log points

Points breakdown:
*2 points for a win
*1 point for a draw

Division B

1987 Currie Cup Division B Log
Pos Team Pl W D L PF PA PD TF TA Pts
1South West Africa8701201111+140221014
2Western Transvaal8602245131+240301212
3Vaal Triangle8404135151+5611138
4Eastern Transvaal8206118202−6111214
5Griqualand West8107101205−4346242
South West Africa qualified for the Currie Cup semi-finals.
South West Africa and Western Transvaal qualified for the final.
South West Africa qualified for the promotion play-off game.
Griqualand West qualified for the relegation play-off game.

* 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, Pts = Log points

Points breakdown:
*2 points for a win
*1 point for a draw

Division A: Finals and play-offs

Semi-final

As champions of Division B, South West Africa qualified to the semi-finals of the Currie Cup competition, where they met Division A runners-up Transvaal.

Final

26 September 1987
Transvaal18–24Northern Transvaal
Try: Hempas Rademeyer
Schalk Naude
Con: Liaan Kirkham 2
Pen: Liaan Kirkham 2		Report[4]Pen: Naas Botha 4
Drop: Naas Botha 4
Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
Attendance: 67,000
Referee: Freek Burger

Relegation play-offs

In the relegation play-offs, South West Africa beat Northern Free State and won promotion to the Division A. Northern Free State were relegated to Division B.

Division B: Final and play-offs

Final

Relegation play-offs

In the relegation play-offs, Griqualand West beat Eastern Free State on aggregate to retain their place in the 1988 Currie Cup Division B.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Currie Cup Finals History". SuperSport. 27 October 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  2. ↑ jpsinnet (19 December 2011), 1987 Currie Cup Final Noord Transvaal vs Transvaal, retrieved 24 July 2017
  3. ↑ Van Rooyen, Quintus (1988). S.A. Rugby Writers Annual 1988. Verwoerdburg: SA Rugby Writers' Society. p. 98. ISBN 0620117222.
  4. ↑ Van Rooyen, Quintus (1988). S.A. Rugby Writers Annual 1988. Verwoerdburg: SA Rugby Writers' Society. pp. 89, 97. ISBN 0620117222.
  5. ↑ Van Rooyen, Quintus (1988). S.A. Rugby Writers Annual 1988. Verwoerdburg: SA Rugby Writers' Society. p. 108. ISBN 0620117222.
  6. ↑ Van Rooyen, Quintus (1988). S.A. Rugby Writers Annual 1988. Verwoerdburg: SA Rugby Writers' Society. p. 98. ISBN 0620117222.
  7. ↑ Van Rooyen, Quintus (1988). S.A. Rugby Writers Annual 1988. Verwoerdburg: SA Rugby Writers' Society. p. 98. ISBN 0620117222.


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