1996 Currie Cup

Domestic rugby union competition July 2023 July 2023 1996 Currie Cup South Africa 30 May – 24 October 1996 Natal 4 Transvaal 91 1995 1997 The 1996 Currie Cup was the 58th season of the Currie Cup, South Africa's premier domestic rugby union competition, since it started in 1889. The competition was known as the Bankfin Currie Cup for sponsorship reasons and was contested from 30 May to 24 October 1996. This was also the first season since the advent of professionalism in South African rugby union, which led to a major restructuring in several facets of the sport. The number of provincial unions were reduced from 22 to 14, all of which participated in a single Currie Cup tournament. The competition was won by the Natal for the fourth time in their history; they beat the Transvaal 33–15 in the final played on 24 October 1996. Competition rules and information There were fourteen participating teams in the 1996 Currie Cup. These teams were divided into two sections, Section A and Section B. Teams played all the other teams in their section twice over the course of the season, once at home and once away. Teams received two points for a win and one point for a draw. The top four teams in each section qualified for the title play-offs. In the quarter finals, the teams that finished first in each section had home advantage against the teams that finished fourth in the other section, while the teams that finished second in each section had home advantage against the teams that finished third in the other section. The winners of these quarter finals advanced to the semi-finals and semi-final winners advanced to the final, in both rounds at the home venue of the higher-placed team. Teams South Africa right 350 Location of teams in the 1996 Currie Cup 8px Section A 8px Section B South Africa Red pog.svg -33.644158 19.010478 Boland right South Africa Red pog.svg -33.008331 27.907403 Border South Africa Red pog.svg -33.982102 25.639485 Eastern Province South Africa Blue pog.svg -26.229164 28.363287 Eastern Transvaal bottom South Africa Blue pog.svg -29.117326 26.208749 Free State South Africa Blue pog.svg -28.755045 24.757959 Griqualand West left South Africa Red pog.svg -29.824870 31.029714 Natal bottom South Africa Blue pog.svg -27.976771 26.693140 Northern Free State South Africa Blue pog.svg -25.753273 28.222919 Northern Transvaal top South Africa Red pog.svg -25.883832 29.214460 South Eastern Transvaal right South Africa Blue pog.svg -33.953195 22.447649 South Western Districts bottom South Africa Red pog.svg -26.197500 28.060785 Transvaal left South Africa Blue pog.svg -33.970414 18.468554 Western Province bottom South Africa Red pog.svg -26.710853 27.086430 Western Transvaal left Team Listing 1996 Currie Cup teams Team Sponsored Name Stadium/s Sponsored Name Boland Boland Boland Stadium Boland Stadium Border Border Waverley Park Waverley Park Eastern Province Eastern Province PE Stadium PE Stadium Eastern Transvaal Eastern Transvaal Bosman Stadium Bosman Stadium Free State Free State Free State Stadium Vodacom Park Griqualand West Griqualand West Griqua Park ABSA Park Natal Natal University of Natal University of Natal Northern Free State Northern Free State North West Stadium North West Stadium Northern Transvaal Northern Transvaal Loftus Versfeld Minolta Loftus South Eastern Transvaal South Eastern Transvaal Johann van Riebeeck Stadium Johann van Riebeeck Stadium South Western Districts South Western Districts Outeniqua Park Outeniqua Park REC Ground REC Ground Van Riebeeck Stadium Van Riebeeck Stadium Transvaal Transvaal Ellis Park Stadium Ellis Park Stadium Western Province Norwich Western Province Newlands Stadium Fedsure Park Newlands Western Transvaal Western Transvaal Olën Park Olën Park Changes from 1995 Following the 1995 Rugby World Cup, rugby union was declared in a professional sport in South Africa. This caused a major restructuring in the rugby unions, which saw the total number of unions reduced from 22 to 14. All of these teams played in the 1996 Currie Cup, which was increased from 6 teams to 14. Promoted teams: Boland Border Eastern Transvaal Griqualand West Western Transvaal Northern Free State South Eastern Transvaal South Western Districts Dissolved teams: Eastern Free State (absorbed into Northern Free State) Far North (absorbed into Northern Transvaal) Lowveld (absorbed into South Eastern Transvaal) North Eastern Cape (absorbed into Border and Eastern Province) North Western Cape (absorbed into Griqualand West) Northern Natal (absorbed into Natal) Stellaland (absorbed into Western Transvaal) Vaal Triangle (absorbed into Eastern Transvaal) Log The final log of the round-robin stage of the 1996 Currie Cup:241 1996 Bankfin Currie Cup 20 May 2016http://152.111.1.88/argief/berigte/beeld/1996/10/11/16/2.html Die finale puntestand Beeld 11 October 1996 6 January 2016 af note "Log discrepancy" The log on the South African Rugby Union's page includes title play-off results. main Rugby Q Section A 2 1 0 no NAT Natal TRA Transvaal PUM South Eastern Transvaal Pumas (Currie Cup) BOL Boland EPR Eastern Province BRD Border WTR Western Transvaal 12 0 0 673 212 97 20 9 1 2 456 252 53 25 6 2 4 292 363 30 42 6 0 6 250 308 25 35 3 1 8 245 341 25 38 2 2 8 244 422 26 50 1 0 11 268 530 22 68 green2 quarter-finals QF QF QF QF 2 points for a win; 1 point for a draw complete main Rugby Q Section B 2 1 0 no NTR Northern Transvaal FST Free State WPR Western Province GWE Griqualand West ETR Eastern Transvaal NFS Northern Free State SWD South Western Districts 11 0 1 707 207 93 23 9 1 2 558 280 75 28 8 0 4 537 249 74 27 7 1 4 437 322 58 31 3 0 9 281 552 34 77 3 0 9 243 529 24 73 0 0 12 216 840 23 122 green2 quarter-finals QF QF QF QF 2 points for a win; 1 point for a draw complete Matches The following matches were played in the 1996 Currie Cup:241 1996 Bankfin Currie Cup 6 May 2016note "Discrepancy" There are some discrepancies. The match dates all fall on Thursdays, which is unlikely, since matches are generally played on Saturdays. It is also unlikely that the Sharks would have played all their matches at the University of Natal, rather than their traditional home, the Kings Park Stadium. Section A Round one 30 May 1996 Border 20–53 Scoreboard4975 2999 3374 241 Border 20 53 Gauteng Lions 30 May 1996 6 May 2016 Transvaal Waverley Park 30 May 1996 South Eastern Transvaal 32–18 Scoreboard4978 3652 3140 241 Mpumalanga Pumas 32 18 Eastern Province 30 May 1996 6 May 2016 Eastern Province Johann van Riebeeck Stadium 30 May 1996 Western Transvaal 13–62 Scoreboard4980 3794 3707 241 North West 13 62 Natal Sharks 30 May 1996 6 May 2016 Natal Olën Park Boland Round two 6 June 1996 Boland 31–10 Scoreboard4982 2958 2999 241 Boland 31 10 Border 6 June 1996 6 May 2016 Border Boland Stadium 6 June 1996 Natal 90–9 Scoreboard4983 3707 3652 241 Natal Sharks 90 9 Mpumalanga Pumas 6 June 1996 6 May 2016 South Eastern Transvaal University of Natal 6 June 1996 Transvaal 98–12 Scoreboard4985 3374 3794 241 Gauteng Lions 98 12 North West 6 June 1996 6 May 2016 Western Transvaal Ellis Park Stadium Eastern Province Round three 13 June 1996 Eastern Province 36–23 Scoreboard4987 3140 2958 241 Eastern Province 36 23 Boland 13 June 1996 6 May 2016 Boland PE Stadium 13 June 1996 Natal 34–24 Scoreboard4989 3707 3374 241 Natal Sharks 34 24 Gauteng Lions 13 June 1996 6 May 2016 Transvaal University of Natal 13 June 1996 South Eastern Transvaal 41–22 Scoreboard4991 3652 2999 241 Mpumalanga Pumas 41 22 Border 13 June 1996 6 May 2016 Border Johann van Riebeeck Stadium Western Transvaal Round four 20 June 1996 Boland 23–13 Scoreboard4994 2958 3652 241 Boland 23 13 Mpumalanga Pumas 20 June 1996 6 May 2016 South Eastern Transvaal Boland Stadium 20 June 1996 Border 43–37 Scoreboard4995 2999 3794 241 Border 43 37 North West 20 June 1996 6 May 2016 Western Transvaal Waverley Park 20 June 1996 Transvaal 22–14 Scoreboard4998 3374 3140 241 Gauteng Lions 22 14 Eastern Province 20 June 1996 6 May 2016 Eastern Province Ellis Park Stadium Natal Round Five 27 June 1996 Eastern Province 21–60 Scoreboard4999 3140 3707 241 Eastern Province 21 60 Natal Sharks 27 June 1996 6 May 2016 Natal PE Stadium 27 June 1996 South Eastern Transvaal 15–15 Scoreboard5001 3652 3374 241 Mpumalanga Pumas 15 15 Gauteng Lions 27 June 1996 6 May 2016 Transvaal Johann van Riebeeck Stadium 27 June 1996 Western Transvaal 22–32 Scoreboard5003 3794 2958 241 North West 22 32 Boland 27 June 1996 6 May 2016 Boland Olën Park Border Round Six 4 July 1996 Boland 12–36 Scoreboard5004 2958 3707 241 Boland 12 36 Natal Sharks 4 July 1996 6 May 2016 Natal Boland Stadium 4 July 1996 Border 19–19 Scoreboard5005 2999 3140 241 Border 19 19 Eastern Province 4 July 1996 6 May 2016 Eastern Province Waverley Park 4 July 1996 Western Transvaal 31–40 Scoreboard5009 3794 3652 241 North West 31 40 Mpumalanga Pumas 4 July 1996 6 May 2016 South Eastern Transvaal Olën Park Transvaal Round Seven 11 July 1996 Eastern Province 25–27 Scoreboard5010 3140 3794 241 Eastern Province 25 27 North West 11 July 1996 6 May 2016 Western Transvaal PE Stadium 11 July 1996 Natal 64–17 Scoreboard5012 3707 2999 241 Natal Sharks 64 17 Border 11 July 1996 6 May 2016 Border University of Natal 11 July 1996 Transvaal 41–10 Scoreboard5064 3374 2958 241 Gauteng Lions 41 10 Boland 11 July 1996 6 May 2016 Boland Ellis Park Stadium South Eastern Transvaal Round Eight 18 July 1996 Eastern Province 16–26 Scoreboard5014 3140 3652 241 Eastern Province 16 26 Mpumalanga Pumas 18 July 1996 6 May 2016 South Eastern Transvaal PE Stadium 18 July 1996 Natal 71–15 Scoreboard5017 3707 3794 241 Natal Sharks 71 15 North West 18 July 1996 6 May 2016 Western Transvaal University of Natal 18 July 1996 Transvaal 32–12 Scoreboard5019 3374 2999 241 Gauteng Lions 32 12 Border 18 July 1996 6 May 2016 Border Ellis Park Stadium Boland Round Nine 25 July 1996 Border 17–29 Scoreboard5020 2999 2958 241 Border 17 29 Boland 25 July 1996 6 May 2016 Boland Waverley Park 25 July 1996 South Eastern Transvaal 25–59 Scoreboard5022 3652 3707 241 Mpumalanga Pumas 25 59 Natal Sharks 25 July 1996 6 May 2016 Natal Johann van Riebeeck Stadium 25 July 1996 Western Transvaal 28–53 Scoreboard5025 3794 3374 241 North West 28 53 Gauteng Lions 25 July 1996 6 May 2016 Transvaal Olën Park Eastern Province Round Ten 5 September 1996 Boland 16–11 Scoreboard5028 2958 3794 241 Boland 16 11 North West 5 September 1996 6 May 2016 Western Transvaal Boland Stadium 5 September 1996 Natal 53–9 Scoreboard5031 3707 3140 241 Natal Sharks 53 9 Eastern Province 5 September 1996 6 May 2016 Eastern Province University of Natal 5 September 1996 Transvaal 29–26 Scoreboard5032 3374 3652 241 Gauteng Lions 29 26 Mpumalanga Pumas 5 September 1996 6 May 2016 South Eastern Transvaal Ellis Park Stadium Border Round Eleven 12 September 1996 Eastern Province 20–23 Scoreboard5034 3140 3374 241 Eastern Province 20 23 Gauteng Lions 12 September 1996 6 May 2016 Transvaal PE Stadium 12 September 1996 South Eastern Transvaal 22–19 Scoreboard5036 3652 2958 241 Mpumalanga Pumas 22 19 Boland 12 September 1996 6 May 2016 Boland Johann van Riebeeck Stadium 12 September 1996 Western Transvaal 26–33 Scoreboard5038 3794 2999 241 North West 26 33 Border 12 September 1996 6 May 2016 Border Olën Park Natal Round Twelve 19 September 1996 Boland 18–17 Scoreboard5039 2958 3140 241 Boland 18 17 Eastern Province 19 September 1996 6 May 2016 Eastern Province Boland Stadium 19 September 1996 Border 20–20 Scoreboard5040 2999 3652 241 Border 20 20 Mpumalanga Pumas 19 September 1996 6 May 2016 South Eastern Transvaal Waverley Park 19 September 1996 Transvaal 36–37 Scoreboard5043 3374 3707 241 Gauteng Lions 36 37 Natal Sharks 19 September 1996 6 May 2016 Natal Ellis Park Stadium Western Transvaal Round Thirteen 26 September 1996 Eastern Province 16–13 Scoreboard5045 3140 2999 241 Eastern Province 16 13 Border 26 September 1996 6 May 2016 Border PE Stadium 26 September 1996 Natal 53–13 Scoreboard5047 3707 2958 241 Natal Sharks 53 13 Boland 26 September 1996 6 May 2016 Boland University of Natal 26 September 1996 South Eastern Transvaal 23–21 Scoreboard5048 3652 3794 241 Mpumalanga Pumas 23 21 North West 26 September 1996 6 May 2016 Western Transvaal Johann van Riebeeck Stadium Transvaal Round Fourteen 3 October 1996 Boland 24–30 Scoreboard5050 2958 3374 241 Boland 24 30 Gauteng Lions 3 October 1996 6 May 2016 Transvaal Boland Stadium 3 October 1996 Border 18–54 Scoreboard5051 2999 3707 241 Border 18 54 Natal Sharks 3 October 1996 6 May 2016 Natal Waverley Park 3 October 1996 Western Transvaal 25–34 Scoreboard5055 3794 3140 241 North West 25 34 Eastern Province 3 October 1996 6 May 2016 Eastern Province Olën Park South Eastern Transvaal Section B Round one 30 May 1996 Free State 83–28 Scoreboard4976 3346 3371 241 Free State Cheetahs 83 28 Gauteng Falcons 30 May 1996 6 May 2016 Eastern Transvaal Free State Stadium 30 May 1996 Northern Transvaal 47–17 Scoreboard4977 2928 3435 241 Blue Bulls 47 17 Griqualand West 30 May 1996 6 May 2016 Griqualand West Dawie du Toit, Andre Snyman, Jannie Claassens (2), Hannes Venter Theo van Rensburg (2) Theo van Rensburg (2), Dawie du Toit (4) Luther Bakkes, Boeta Wessels Edrich Lubbe (2) Edrich Lubbe Loftus Versfeld 30 May 1996 Western Province 73–12 Scoreboard4979 3818 3802 241 Norwich Western Province 73 12 Northern Free State 30 May 1996 6 May 2016 Northern Free State Newlands Stadium South Western Districts Round two 5 June 1996 Griqualand West 59–38 Scoreboard4981 3435 4061 241 Griqualand West 59 38 South Western Districts Eagles 5 June 1996 6 May 2016 South Western Districts Griqua Park 6 June 1996 Northern Free State 8–53 Scoreboard4984 3802 2928 241 Northern Free State 8 53 Blue Bulls 6 June 1996 6 May 2016 Northern Transvaal Leon van Zyl Tommie de Beer Jannie Claassens (3), Jannie Brooks (2), Schutte Bekker, Dawie Du Toit Theo van Rensburg (6) Theo van Rensburg (2) North West Stadium 6 June 1996 Western Province 13–24 Scoreboard4986 3818 3346 241 Norwich Western Province 13 24 Free State Cheetahs 6 June 1996 6 May 2016 Free State Newlands Stadium Eastern Transvaal Round three 13 June 1996 Griqualand West 60–29 Scoreboard4988 3435 3371 241 Griqualand West 60 29 Gauteng Falcons 13 June 1996 6 May 2016 Eastern Transvaal Griqua Park 13 June 1996 Northern Transvaal 51–20 Scoreboard4990 2928 3818 241 Blue Bulls 51 20 Norwich Western Province 13 June 1996 6 May 2016 Western Province Hannes Venter (2), Chivago Breda, Ruben Kruger, Krynauw Otto, Penalty try Theo van Rensburg (6) Theo van Rensburg (3) Joel Stransky, Rhys Botha Joel Stransky (2) Joel Stransky (2) Loftus Versfeld 13 June 1996 South Western Districts 14–16 Scoreboard4992 4061 3802 241 South Western Districts Eagles 14 16 Northern Free State 13 June 1996 6 May 2016 Northern Free State Van Riebeeck Stadium Free State Round four 19 June 1996 Northern Free State 22–32 Scoreboard4993 3802 3435 241 Northern Free State 22 32 Griqualand West 19 June 1996 6 May 2016 Griqualand West North West Stadium 20 June 1996 Eastern Transvaal 65–17 Scoreboard4996 3371 4061 241 Gauteng Falcons 65 17 South Western Districts Eagles 20 June 1996 6 May 2016 South Western Districts Bosman Stadium 20 June 1996 Free State 27–25 Scoreboard4997 3346 2928 241 Free State Cheetahs 27 25 Blue Bulls 20 June 1996 6 May 2016 Northern Transvaal Werner Swanepoel, Charl van Rensburg MJ Smith MJ Smith (5) Andre Snyman, Hannes Venter, Henry Tromp Rynhardt van As (2) Theo van Rensburg (2) Free State Stadium Western Province Round Five 27 June 1996 Northern Transvaal 80–22 Scoreboard5000 2928 3371 241 Blue Bulls 80 22 Gauteng Falcons 27 June 1996 6 May 2016 Eastern Transvaal Hannes Venter (2), Chivago Breda (2), Derick Grobbelaar, Conrad Breytenbach, Adriaan Richter, Ralf Schroeder, Dawie du Toit, Andre Snyman, Theo van Rensburg Theo van Rensburg (8) Theo van Rensburg (3) AC Prinsloo, Jaco Viljoen, Johnny Fourie Jaco Viljoen (2) Jaco Viljoen Loftus Versfeld 27 June 1996 South Western Districts 20–53 Scoreboard5002 4061 3346 241 South Western Districts Eagles 20 53 Free State Cheetahs 27 June 1996 6 May 2016 Free State Van Riebeeck Stadium Griqualand West, Northern Free State, Western Province Round Six 4 July 1996 Eastern Transvaal 15–6 Scoreboard5006 3371 3802 241 Gauteng Falcons 15 6 Northern Free State 4 July 1996 6 May 2016 Northern Free State Bosman Stadium 4 July 1996 Free State 12–25 Scoreboard5007 3346 3435 241 Free State Cheetahs 12 25 Griqualand West 4 July 1996 6 May 2016 Griqualand West Free State Stadium 4 July 1996 Western Province 64–13 Scoreboard5008 3818 4061 241 Norwich Western Province 64 13 South Western Districts Eagles 4 July 1996 6 May 2016 South Western Districts Newlands Stadium Northern Transvaal Round Seven 11 July 1996 Griqualand West 17–33 Scoreboard5011 3435 3818 241 Griqualand West 17 33 Norwich Western Province 11 July 1996 6 May 2016 Western Province Griqua Park 11 July 1996 Northern Free State 25–65 Scoreboard5013 3802 3346 241 Northern Free State 25 65 Free State Cheetahs 11 July 1996 6 May 2016 Free State North West Stadium 11 July 1996 South Western Districts 13–56 Scoreboard5065 4061 2928 241 South Western Districts Eagles 13 56 Blue Bulls 11 July 1996 6 May 2016 Northern Transvaal Jerome Muller Jurie Coetzee Jurie Coetzee (2) Chivago Breda, Conrad Stoltz, Andre Snyman, Adriaan Richter, Ralf Schroder, Dewald Kamffer, Penalty try Theo van Rensburg (6) Theo van Rensburg (3) REC Ground Eastern Transvaal Round Eight 18 July 1996 Eastern Transvaal 21–44 Scoreboard5015 3371 3346 241 Gauteng Falcons 21 44 Free State Cheetahs 18 July 1996 6 May 2016 Free State Bosman Stadium 18 July 1996 Griqualand West 15–42 Scoreboard5016 3435 2928 241 Griqualand West 15 42 Blue Bulls 18 July 1996 6 May 2016 Northern Transvaal Wessels, Phillip Smith Franco Smith Franco Smith Thys Stoltz, Hannes Venter, Dawie Du Toit (2), Adriaan Richter Jannie Kruger (4) Jannie Kruger (2) Jannie Kruger Griqua Park 18 July 1996 Northern Free State 20–56 Scoreboard5018 3802 3818 241 Northern Free State 20 56 Norwich Western Province 18 July 1996 6 May 2016 Western Province North West Stadium South Western Districts Round Nine 25 July 1996 Northern Transvaal 56–7 Scoreboard5021 2928 3802 241 Blue Bulls 56 7 Northern Free State 25 July 1996 6 May 2016 Northern Free State FA Meiring (3), Nickie van der Walt, Krynauw Otto, Schutte Bekker, Conrad Breytenbach, Henry Tromp Jannie Kruger (5) Jannie Kruger (2) Thys Badenhorst Len van Riek Loftus Versfeld 25 July 1996 South Western Districts 20–62 Scoreboard5023 4061 3435 241 South Western Districts Eagles 20 62 Griqualand West 25 July 1996 6 May 2016 Griqualand West REC Ground 25 July 1996 Western Province 58–7 Scoreboard5024 3818 3371 241 Norwich Western Province 58 7 Gauteng Falcons 25 July 1996 6 May 2016 Eastern Transvaal Newlands Stadium Free State Round Ten 21 August 1996 Eastern Transvaal 14–51 Scoreboard5026 3371 3818 241 Gauteng Falcons 14 51 Norwich Western Province 21 August 1996 6 May 2016 Western Province Bosman Stadium Northern Transvaal, Free State, Griqualand West, Northern Free State, South Western Districts Round Eleven 4 September 1996 Northern Free State 67–19 Scoreboard5027 3802 4061 241 Northern Free State 67 19 South Western Districts Eagles 4 September 1996 6 May 2016 South Western Districts North West Stadium 5 September 1996 Eastern Transvaal 24–72 Scoreboard5029 3371 2928 241 Gauteng Falcons 24 72 Blue Bulls 5 September 1996 6 May 2016 Northern Transvaal Jaco Viljoen (2), Eugene Meyer Jaco Viljoen (2) Jaco Viljoen Thys Stoltz, Nicky van der Walt, Willie Enslin, Dawie du Toit, Hannes Venter (2), Conrad Breytenbach (2), FA Meiring (2) Rynhard van As (8) Rynhard van As (2) Bosman Stadium 5 September 1996 Free State 25–16 Scoreboard5030 3346 3818 241 Free State Cheetahs 25 16 Norwich Western Province 5 September 1996 6 May 2016 Western Province Free State Stadium Griqualand West Round Twelve 11 September 1996 Griqualand West 78–10 Scoreboard5033 3435 3802 241 Griqualand West 78 10 Northern Free State 11 September 1996 6 May 2016 Northern Free State Griqua Park 12 September 1996 Northern Transvaal 51–30 Scoreboard5035 2928 3346 241 Blue Bulls 51 30 Free State Cheetahs 12 September 1996 6 May 2016 Free State Joost van der Westhuizen (2), Hannes Venter, Danie van Schalkwyk, Ruben Kruger Lance Sherrell (4) Lance Sherrell (6) Braam Els, Helgard Muller, Charl Marais MJ Smith (2), Andre Fourie MJ Smith (3) Loftus Versfeld 12 September 1996 South Western Districts 20–31 Scoreboard5037 4061 3371 241 South Western Districts Eagles 20 31 Gauteng Falcons 12 September 1996 6 May 2016 Eastern Transvaal Outeniqua Park Western Province Round Thirteen 19 September 1996 Eastern Transvaal 11–28 Scoreboard5041 3371 3435 241 Gauteng Falcons 11 28 Griqualand West 19 September 1996 6 May 2016 Griqualand West Bosman Stadium 19 September 1996 Free State 113–11 Scoreboard5042 3346 4061 241 Free State Cheetahs 113 11 South Western Districts Eagles 19 September 1996 6 May 2016 South Western Districts Free State Stadium 19 September 1996 Western Province 16–27 Scoreboard5044 3818 2928 241 Norwich Western Province 16 27 Blue Bulls 19 September 1996 6 May 2016 Northern Transvaal Jaco Taute, Joggie Viljoen Louis Koen (2) Theo van Rensburg, Lourens Campher, FA Meiring Lance Sherrell (3) Lance Sherrell (2) Newlands Stadium Northern Free State Round Fourteen 25 September 1996 Northern Free State 33–14 Scoreboard5063 3802 3371 241 Northern Free State 33 14 Gauteng Falcons 25 September 1996 6 May 2016 Eastern Transvaal North West Stadium 26 September 1996 Griqualand West 28–28 Scoreboard5046 3435 3346 241 Griqualand West 28 28 Free State Cheetahs 26 September 1996 6 May 2016 Free State Griqua Park 26 September 1996 South Western Districts 23–107 Scoreboard5049 4061 3818 241 South Western Districts Eagles 23 107 Norwich Western Province 26 September 1996 6 May 2016 Western Province Van Riebeeck Stadium Northern Transvaal Round Fifteen 3 October 1996 Free State 54–17 Scoreboard5052 3346 3802 241 Free State Cheetahs 54 17 Northern Free State 3 October 1996 6 May 2016 Northern Free State Free State Stadium 3 October 1996 Northern Transvaal 147–8 Scoreboard5053 2928 4061 241 Blue Bulls 147 8 South Western Districts Eagles 3 October 1996 6 May 2016 South Western Districts Kobus Engelbrecht, FA Meiring, Jacques Olivier (7), Andre Snyman (3), Hannes Venter (2), Lance Sherrell (2), Joost van der Westhuizen (2), Schutte Bekker (2), Willie Enslin, Lourens Campher, Conrad Breytenbach Lance Sherrell (14), Kobus Engelbrecht (2) Paul Treu Jurie Coetzee Pietersburg 6000 3 October 1996 Western Province 30–16 Scoreboard5054 3818 3435 241 Norwich Western Province 30 16 Griqualand West 3 October 1996 6 May 2016 Griqualand West Newlands Stadium Eastern Transvaal Title play-offs Quarter-finals 9 October 1996 Free State 21–3 Scoreboard5059 3346 3652 241 Free State Cheetahs 21 3 Mpumalanga Pumas 9 October 1996 6 May 2016 South Eastern Transvaal Free State Stadium 10 October 1996 Natal 51–3 Scoreboard5056 3707 3435 241 Natal Sharks 51 3 Griqualand West 10 October 1996 6 May 2016 Griqualand West University of Natal 9 October 1996 Northern Transvaal 55–23 Scoreboard5058 2928 2958 241 Blue Bulls 55 23 Boland 9 October 1996 6 May 2016 Boland Joost van der Westhuizen, Henry Tromp, Krynauw Otto, Hannes Venter, FA Meiring, Kobus Engelbrecht, Willie Enslin Lance Sherrell (4) Lance Sherrell (4) Johnny Trytsman, Elmo Wolfaardt Francois Horn (2) Francois Horn (3) Loftus Versfeld 20000 This was the 100th match for FA Meiring. 10 October 1996 Transvaal 56–22 Scoreboard5057 3374 3818 241 Gauteng Lions 56 22 Norwich Western Province 10 October 1996 6 May 2016 Western Province Ellis Park Stadium Semi-finals 17 October 1996 Natal 35–20 Scoreboard5060 3707 3346 241 Natal Sharks 35 20 Free State Cheetahs 17 October 1996 6 May 2016 Free State University of Natal 17 October 1996 Northern Transvaal 21–31 Scoreboard5061 2928 3374 241 Blue Bulls 21 31 Gauteng Lions 17 October 1996 6 May 2016 Transvaal Jacques Olivier, Penalty try Lance Sherrell Lance Sherrell (3) Gavin Lawless, Japie Mulder, Rudolph Straeuli Gavin Lawless (2) Gavin Lawless (3) Hennie le Roux Loftus Versfeld Final 24 October 1996 Transvaal 15–33 Scoreboard5062 3374 3707 241 Gauteng Lions 15 33 Natal Sharks 24 October 1996 6 May 2016 Natal Ellis Park Stadium Honours The honour roll for the 1996 Currie Cup was: 1996 Currie Cup Honours Champions: Natal (4th title) Notes note References Currie Cup Currie Cup