2006 Currie Cup Premier Division

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.

Fixtures and Results

Round 1

* 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

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

tandings

Final

External links

* [http://www.sarugby.co.za/tournaments.asp?cat=sarugby/curriecup&id=414 Currie Cup] on SARugby.co.za
* [http://www.european-rugby.com/Tournaments/Currie_Cup/Fixtures/index.shtml 2006 Currie Cup fixtures and match reports]