1992 Currie Cup

The 1992 Currie Cup (known as the Bankfin Currie Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the top division of the Currie Cup competition, the premier domestic rugby union competition in South Africa. This was the 54th season since the competition started in 1889.

1992 Currie Cup
Countries	South Africa
Date	2 May – 12 September 1992
Champions	Natal (2nd title)
Runners-up	Transvaal
Matches played	31

Teams

Eastern Province

Free State

Natal

Northern Transvaal

Transvaal

Western Province

Location of teams in the 1992 Currie Cup

1992 Currie Cup
Eastern Province
Free State
Natal
Northern Transvaal
Transvaal
Western Province

Changes between 1991 and 1992 seasons

• None

Changes between 1992 and 1993 seasons

• None

Competition

There were six participating teams in the 1992 Currie Cup. 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 qualified for the final.

In addition, all the Currie Cup teams also played in the 1992 Currie Cup / Central Series.

Log

1992 Currie Cup
Pos	Team	Pl	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	Pts
1	Natal	10	8	1	1	246	175	+71	25	11	17
2	Transvaal	10	6	2	2	373	267	+106	43	24	14
3	Northern Transvaal	10	5	0	5	242	218	+24	18	17	10
4	Western Province	10	4	0	6	205	280	-75	15	27	8
5	Free State	10	3	1	6	236	248	-12	21	27	7
6	Eastern Province	10	2	0	8	152	266	–114	9	25	4
Natal and Transvaal qualified to the Currie Cup final. * 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

Fixtures and Results

Round One

	2 May 1992	Free State	22–14	Northern Transvaal	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
			Report[1]

	2 May 1992	Natal	31–19	Western Province	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
			Report[2]

	2 May 1992	Transvaal	35–29	Eastern Province	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
			Report[3]

Round Two

	16 May 1992	Northern Transvaal	27–24	Natal	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
			Report[4]

	16 May 1992	Western Province	14–35	Transvaal	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
			Report[5]

Bye/s: Eastern Province, Free State

Round Three

	23 May 1992	Eastern Province	17–15	Western Province	Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth
			Report[6]

	23 May 1992	Natal	16–13	Free State	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
			Report[7]

	23 May 1992	Transvaal	41–20	Northern Transvaal	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
			Report[8]

Round Four

	30 May 1992	Free State	36–43	Transvaal	Bloemfontein
			Report[9]

	30 May 1992	Northern Transvaal	24–9	Eastern Province	Pretoria
			Report[10]

Bye/s: Natal, Western Province

Round Five

	6 June 1992	Eastern Province	18–16	Free State	Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth
			Report[11]

	6 June 1992	Western Province	15–14	Northern Transvaal	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
			Report[12]

Bye/s: Natal, Transvaal

Round Six

	13 June 1992	Free State	37–19	Western Province	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
			Report[13]

	13 June 1992	Natal	31–16	Eastern Province	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
			Report[14]

Bye/s: Northern Transvaal, Transvaal

Round Seven

	20 June 1992	Eastern Province	9–41	Transvaal	Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth
			Report[15]

	20 June 1992	Northern Transvaal	39–16	Free State	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
			Report[16]

	20 June 1992	Western Province	11–19	Natal	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
			Report[17]

Round Eight

	27 June 1992	Natal	17–12	Northern Transvaal	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
			Report[18]

	27 June 1992	Transvaal	66–30	Western Province	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
			Report[19]

Bye/s: Eastern Province, Free State

Round Nine

	4 July 1992	Free State	12–25	Natal	Bloemfontein
			Report[20]

	4 July 1992	Northern Transvaal	36–28	Transvaal	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
			Report[21]

	4 July 1992	Western Province	20–15	Eastern Province	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
			Report[22]

Round Ten

	11 July 1992	Natal	16–16	Transvaal	Durban
			Report[23]

Bye/s: Eastern Province, Free State, Northern Transvaal, Western Province

Round Eleven

	18 July 1992	Transvaal	38–47	Natal	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
			Report[24]

Bye/s: Eastern Province, Free State, Northern Transvaal, Western Province

Round Twelve

	25 July 1992	Eastern Province	13–33	Northern Transvaal	Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth
			Report[25]

	25 July 1992	Transvaal	30–30	Free State	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
			Report[26]

Bye/s: Natal, Western Province

Round Thirteen

	1 August 1992	Free State	31–15	Eastern Province	Bloemfontein
			Report[27]

	1 August 1992	Northern Transvaal	23–33	Western Province	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
			Report[28]

Bye/s: Natal, Transvaal

Round Fourteen

	29 August 1992	Western Province	29–23	Free State	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
			Report[29]

	29 August 1992	Eastern Province	11–20	Natal	Port Elizabeth
			Report[30]

Bye/s: Northern Transvaal, Transvaal

Final

	12 September 1992	Transvaal	13–14	Natal	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
			Report[31]

See also

• 1992 Currie Cup / Central Series
• 1992 Currie Cup Central A
• 1992 Currie Cup Central B
• 1992 Currie Cup Central / Rural Series
• 1992 Currie Cup Rural A & B
• 1992 Currie Cup Rural B
• 1992 Lion Cup

External links

• "Currie Cup Log 1992". South African Rugby Union. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2013.

References

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