2002 Currie Cup

The 2002 Currie Cup was the 2002 season of the South African domestic rugby union competition, the Absa Currie Cup premier divisison, played from 19 July 2002 - 26 October 2002. The finals were played at Ellis Park Stadium where the Blue Bulls beat the Golden Lions 31-7 to win the Cup. This would be the first win for the Blue Bulls in a streak of 3 consecutive Currie Cup wins from 2002-2004.^[1] South African pay TV channel SuperSport obtained exclusive rights to broadcast the 2002 Currie Cup. The public broadcaster, the South African Broadcasting Corporation could only begin broadcasting the matches 2 hours after SuperSport began their broadcast.^[2]

Round one

19/07/2002

Leopards	15 – 32	Blue Bulls

Round two

03/08/2002

Blue Bulls	37 – 10	Pumas

Round three

24/08/2002

Golden Lions	20 – 33	Blue Bulls

Round four

31/08/2002

Blue Bulls	17 – 17	Sharks

Round five

07/09/2002

SWD Eagles	13 – 18	Blue Bulls

Round six

14/09/2002

Blue Bulls	48 – 50	Mighty Elephants

Round seven

21/09/2002

Free State Cheetahs	35 – 29	Blue Bulls

Round eight

28/09/2002

Blue Bulls	35 – 26	Western Province

Round nine

05/10/2002

Griquas	28 – 29	Blue Bulls

Round ten

11/10/2002

Blue Bulls	45 – 0	Falcons

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Semifinals

19/10/2002

Sharks	19 – 22	Blue Bulls

Grand final

26/10/2002

Golden Lions	7 – 31	Blue Bulls

References

1. "Currie Cup Finals History - SuperSport - Rugby". www.supersport.com. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
2. "Deal struck on rugby broadcasts". News24. 22 April 2002. Retrieved 11 January 2016.