They are governed by the eastern province rugby union epru or ep rugby. It dates back to 1889 when the first provincial tournament was held. The sharks are the current representative team of the natal rugby union, founded in 1890. Alem do torneio domestico, equipes da africa do sul tambem disputam o super rugby com seis equipes. The team have consistently boasted average crowds in excess of 20,000 in recent currie cup seasons whilst the sharks super rugby team have averaged crowds of 27,000 in recent super rugby seasons. Where is the best place to learn the history and culture. In 2019 there were 8 teams in the currie cup first division. Eastern province rugby project gutenberg selfpublishing. Former hurricanes and all black centre alama ieremia wrote his name into the history books as the firstever tryscorer in vodacom super rugby.
From rugby for dummies, 3rd edition north american edition. The currie cup is not only the oldest domestic competition in the game. If youre searching for results from an other competition with the name currie cup, please select your sport in the top menu or a category country on the left. The currie cup is the oldest provincial rugby competition in the world and still produces brandnew springboks every season. The 2019 currie cup premier division known as the currie cup sponsored by directaxis financial services for sponsorship reasons was the top tier of the currie cup, the premier domestic rugby union competition in south africa. Archie has played cricket in south africa and india and gave the bowling term military medium a new and more pacifist interpretation. The story of how the currie cup came to be comes from the first overseas rugby team to tour south africa in 1891, the british isles. The team represents the western half of the eastern cape province, and they play their home games at the nelson mandela bay stadium in port elizabeth. Nov 22, 2017 the last time the all blacks suffered a defeat to wales was back in 1953. Dhl western province broke an 11year drought on saturday, their 2518 win over the sharks in durban seeing them crowned as 2012 absa currie cup champions.
Paul roos weekly 260 km cycle to pretoria to play club rugby. In this video, ill have a look at the teams that made it this far and give you my predictions for this weekend. The sharks are a south african rugby union team that participates in the annual currie cup tournament. His previous books include rugbys great split, rugby league in twentieth century britain, and a social history of english rugby union, each of which won the aberdare prize for sports history book of the year. This competition was won by western province, who received the raadsbeker as the prize. The eastern province kings are a south african rugby union team that participates in the annual currie cup and vodacom cup competitions. Jordie barrett into kiwi history books for longest penalty. Proud sponsor this is malleny join our clan next fixture all rugby activities suspended until further notice because of coronavirus measures. The story of how the currie cup came to be comes from the first overseas rugby team to tour south africa in 1891, the british isles, who carried with them a particularly precious bit of cargo. Western province were crowned south african provincial rugby champions for the first time since 2001 after an upset 2518 defeat of the natal sharks in the absa currie cup final in durban on saturday night. Whitelock not fazed by history books new zealand rugby365. The tournament is regarded as the cornerstone of south africas rugby heritage, and the coveted gold trophy remains the most prestigious prize in south african domestic rugby. While joining the many who keenly wish it to succeed, rob houwing fears the 2018 currie cup could be bedevilled by a shortage of genuine player quality. It is often disputed who first won the currie cup as its now know.
Currie cup currie cup semifinals down the years its time for the currie cup semifinals this weekend at kings park and newlands. Sep 06, 2019 its time for the final of the currie cup 2019. Griquas stun wp, book currie cup semifinal spot sport24. To this day the trophy remains the holy grail of south african rugby. Currie cup set for south american flavour bloemfontein. From south africas darkest era to its powerful public healing to the futurerugby represents south africas ability to prosper while asserting itself across the globe as an international presence. This page is about currie cup 2019, rugby unionsouth africa. Relive the moments when wings makazole mapimpi and cheslin kolbe scored the springboks two tries against england in the world cup final on saturday. I received a call from ian mcintosh, the coach of the natal rugby team. This makes it not only a powerful instrument for each rugby team, but also for the nation to support and thus, for political use. Jordie barretts fifth minute penalty against the jaguares saw him displace dan carter as the record holder for the longest goal kicked by a new zealander. In 2016, the evolution of super rugby continued with three new sides introduced to an expanded fourconference 18team.
When sir nicholas shehadie received a latenight phone call from his cochairman of the organising committee on the eve of the inaugural rugby world cup in 1987, he was expecting the worst. The currie cup could be in for some international flavour next year with the addition of a team from argentina. In what is one of the great upsets in recent npc history, northland have rewritten the history books with a 355 victory over wellington, the greatest. The gold trophy was donated by sir donald currie in 1891. Additionally, clubs across south africa compete for the currie cup the nations elite provincial cup. It was a tight but deserved win for allister coetzees charges. After marginal gains, where now for super rugby in. Pdf the random history of rugby download full pdf book.
South african rugby in 2003 home brand south africa. Currie cup results and history latest world rugby results. Tennents premiership 2018 19 currie chieftains fixtures proud sponsor for more info please email. Who remembers athletic park, or carisbrook, or lancaster park, famous rugby grounds now consigned to memory and the history books. New zealand has the national provincial championship and south africa has the currie cup, both highstandard provincial competitions with a lot of. Cheetahs utility back, clayton blommetjies, will leave the bloemfontein pro 14 side at the end of the season after signing a contract with the scarlets. The 2010 super 14 rugby final is going to be played at the orlando stadium, soweto, tomorrow my thoughts drift back in time, 20 years ago. The currie cup tournament also known as the absa currie cup for sponsorship reasons is south africas premier domestic rugby. As a result, since the mid 1990s the sharks have become one of the most wellrecognised and popular unions in the south african rugby landscape. Vodacom blue bulls, previously known a northern transvaal, have enjoyed not only success at currie cup level, but also boast a rich vodacom super rugby history. He was an under11 tournamentwinning tennis player as a boy, but left the game when he discovered rugby where he was one of the worst flyhalves he can remember. The lions have come back from another significant deficit to win a third straight currie cup match. Absa currie cup currie cup currie cup sport rugby a xv creation 1892 wikipedia en francais. Udzial w nielegalnych grach hazardowych grozi konsekwencjami prawnymi.
The currie cup is an annual domestic competition for provincial rugby union teams in south africa. Steeped in history and tradition, the currie cup dates back to 1889 and is one of the oldest rugby competitions in the world. This cheat sheet explains key rugby terms, rugby positions and scoring, and the laws of rugby, as well as listing important tournaments worldwide. Currie cup 2017 ultimate rugby players, news, fixtures and. The competition was won by the free state cheetahs, who beat the golden lions 3128 in the final played on 7 september 2019. This day in sporting history involved sharky waters, a short boxing victor and a kick in the face. A matter of weeks rather than months, dr woods third definitive history of postww2 rhodesiazimbabwe.
Western province lift currie cup brand south africa. It was a week before the 1990 currie cup final against the blue bulls northern transvaal, the powerhouse team. The 1894 currie cup was the second edition of the currie cup, the premier domestic rugby union competition in south africa. Currie cup first division results latest world rugby results. The sharks kept their currie cup playoff hopes alive with a nailbiting 3028 win over the golden lions at ellis park in johannesburg on sunday.
Aside from the political discussions, the book revolves around each of the two teams. For whitelock, it was especially poignant because his grandfather nelson dalzell played in that 8 loss at cardiff arms park six days before christmas in 1953. Before 1939 and in 195759, 1964 and 1966 the currie cup was decided at a tournament or by way of logs. The extraordinary book of south african rugby will hook any rugby fanatic. The currie cup is steeped in history and tradition and dates back to 1889 and as such is one of the oldest rugby competitions in the world. The visitors produced an incredibly passionate and wise performance to edge out their opponents by one try to zero, with flyhalf demetri catrakilis slotting a handy 17 points on the night too. Natal won its first currie cup competition in 1990, the same year the union c. It is the pride of south african rugby and the envy of the rugbyplaying world.
The trophy was presented by the sa rugby board and western province were the winners. The competition had its humble beginnings as an interprovince competition in 1884, but when the south african rugby board was founded in 1889 it decided to organize a national competition that would involve representative teams. Sa rugby stands to lose millions of rand per month if the national lockdown is not lifted by may and the 2020 rugby season does not resume by june at the earliest. Debutant flanker frederik eksteen was redcarded after only 18 minutes for a shoulder charge to. Cape town the general consensus is that the free state cheetahs will go into saturdays currie cup final against the blue bulls as favourites, but a quick glance through the history books. The first time it was in provincial competition was in 1892. This is a excellent and very detailed book of 736 pages which covers the history, not only of the south african rugby football board but also the history of the various provincial rugby unions aswell as detailed histories of the international tours to and from south africa and the history of the currie cup. Facebook community page for the currie cup rugby tournament in south africa.
This currie cup final was new the first to produce extra time. This trophy now resides in the south african rugby museum in cape town. On 19 june 1891, the dunottar castle left southampton with precious cargo the touring british rugby team and the currie cup with the same conditions as had applied to the cricket cup. The currie cup trophy was donated to the rugby board and it became the prize for the currie cup competition. The joy in a box of rugby books last word on rugby. The kwazulu natal rugby union kznru may have been formed as far back as 1890, but it took 66 years for the union to enjoy its first currie cup final.
The springboks failed to fire during the course of the season, and only in a 6010 victory over samoa during the world cup did they look like a worldclass outfit. They draw most of their players from the kwazulunatal province. He has contributed to numerous magazines and newspapers over the past 40 years. In the interim, the province did produce its fair share of quality players, including springboks bill payne, wally clarkson and philip nel, who led south africa on the.
It seems strange to have the currie cup occupy such a space, especially when there is so much love attached to its existence, to the pride of being champions and the despair. Aled walters is the man responsible for the fitness and conditioning of the springboks and during the covid19 lockdown in sa, he and his springbok coaching colleagues have to come up with innovative ideas to keep the players going whilst they are staying at home. Kings hooker to play for blue bulls in currie cup by rugby week on 20th july 2016. Griquas stunned western province in their currie cup encounter at tafel lager park in kimberley. Being mostly new zealand rugby books, the focus on the all blacks is selfevident. Jake white was a coach who knew how to bring out the best in his players and chose an inspirational leader john smit who led a talented crop of players to the finals and clinched the 2007 rugby world cup on french soil. Western province vs bulls sports betting south africa. A team from argentina, the jaguares xv, was included for the first time. Currie cup 2019 scores, rugby union south africa flashscore. The kings from south africa returned to the fray, along with new teams. This is the fourth video in our series on the history of the currie cup. The history of south african rugby henri steenkamp.
All blacks were required to carry pass books containing fingerprints, photo and. A comprehensive history of the rugby world cup note. Herman mostert looks back at the history of currie cup finals. Just click on the sport name in the top menu or country name on the left and select your competition. Rugby is a game of passion thats full of action, excitement, and beauty, as. This book brings together the original rules of the game drawn up at rugby school in 1845 and the first rules of the rugby football union in 1871, showing how the sport started and how it was first properly codified. View the webs most comprehensive bibliography of books about the history of rhodesia and zimbabwe a must for scholars. Southern kings hooker and sa a selection, edgar marutlulle will play currie cup rugby for the blue bulls in pretoria while adendorff will return to. The team is the fourth most successful provincial union in the country, having won the currie cup title eight times. The last time the all blacks suffered a defeat to wales was back in 1953.
Yes, the world cup is the overall biggest prize, but theres also the british and irish lions scalp, the bledisloe cup, the 6 nations grand slam, the rugby championship. Bantu barbarians beat bennie osler blacks bloemfontein boks boland burger cape town caps captain centre club coach competition cricket currie cup currie cup final danie craven danie gerber dropped goal durban east london ellis park england errol tobias federation fly half. Northland rewrite the history books new zealand rugby365. This was the first extra time 10 minutes each way in a currie cup final.
In 2018 he became the most capped prop in springbok history, earning his. From those modest beginnings, vodacom super rugby has since been played in 10 countries across europe, south america, africa, asia and oceania, and continues to access new territories and cities. Welcome to the website of dr jrt wood, one of the leading historians of rhodesia and zimbabwe. It was the 81st edition of the competition organised by the south african rugby union and was played between 12 july and 7 september 2019. The griqualand rugby union immediately handed this over to the south african rugby. Athletic park, atop a hill between island bay and newtown and a veritable magnet for the slightest of breezes, saw the last of its 42 test matches in 1999 when replaced. Sabc will no longer cover super rugby and currie cup matches. Archie henderson has won no awards, written no books and never played any representative sport.
Steeped in history and tradition, the absa currie cup dates back to 1889 and is one of the oldest rugby competitions in the world. Tendai mtawarira is known throughout the rugby world simply as beast. He has been involved in rugby as a player, referee, coach, manager and club administrator. More than was anticipated, and the below listing of titles is just a highlights package of what was received. This is a matchup that western province has dominated in recent years. Aug 10, 2015 steeped in history and tradition, the absa currie cup dates back to 1889 and is one of the oldest rugby competitions in the world. Great moments in currie cup history launched in johannesburg. The currie cup tournament is south africas premier domestic rugby union competition, played each winter and spring june to october. Super rugby tournament 2020 super rugby tournament 2019 super rugby tournament 2018 super rugby tournament 2017 super rugby tournament 2016 super rugby tournament 2015 super rugby tournament 2014 super rugby tournament 20. In terms of the titles, subjects, and authors, this was a plethora. In recent years the currie cup, who was once the countrys proud competition, has been reduced to junk status as the sa rugby modified the tournament year after year. The 1982 currie cup was the 44th edition of the currie cup, the premier annual domestic rugby union competition in south africa.
Teams played each other once and at the completion of these games, the top 4 teams play in semifinals, with the winners progressing on to the final. A history of sharks v western province currie cup finals. Currie cup tournament also known as the absa currie cup for sponsorship reasons is south africas premier domestic rugby union competition. Whether its the world cup or a local club game, playing rugby satisfies the soul like nothing else. The 2007 rugby world cup was another iconic moment in our sporting history. The books homepage helps you explore earths biggest bookstore without ever leaving the comfort of your couch. The tournament was won by western province for the 23rd time. This week we feature the first half of the 1980s when western province dominated the local scene in south africa. The currie cup is one of the oldest rugby competitions, with the first games played in 1889 but it was only in 1892 that it became officially known as the currie cup. For years not the worlds oldest domestic rugby competition has taken the back seat to the super rugby and to a certain extent, the varsity cup, which.
Manie libbok was the 21point star as the blue bulls beat the golden lions 3126 saturday in a south african currie cup thriller despite twice being reduced to men. In 2018 it hit an alltime low when, the competition steeped in history and tradition was reduced to a shortened, singleround format with seven teams in the. Currie cup history the kwazulu natal rugby union kznru may have been formed as far back as 1890, but it took 66 years for the union to enjoy its first currie cup final. The pretoria union have won the currie cup on 23 occasions and have been runnersup on 8 occasions. The currie cup became the holy grail of south african rugby, especially during the years when few tests were played. Among the bags, boots and balls was a golden cup given to them by sir donald currie, owner of unioncastle lines, the shipping company that transported them to the southern tip of africa. Much like 2002, 2003 will go down in the history books as a poor year for south african rugby.
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