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Which province set a record for the most consecutive Currie Cup final wins, when they won 5 in a row?

Western Province. They achieved this record of five consecutive final wins in the period from 1982 until 1986.

Which Union won the Currie Cup for the first time in their centenary year?

Natal. Natal was the big surprise of the 1990 season. They've beaten Northern Transvaal 18-12 in the final. They went on to win the Cup again in 1992, 1995 and in 1996.

Both the 1979 and 1989 finals ended in a draw. Which two provinces were involved in these two finals?

Northern Transvaal and Western Province. The 1979 final ended 15-15 after Naas Botha scored a drop goal late in the match. The 1989 final ended 16-16 after Carel Du Plessis scored the equiliser almost in injury time.

Freestate played in eight Currie Cup Finals from 1970 until 2002. How many times did they win the Cup in that period?

1. Freestate first won the Currie Cup in 1976 when they beat Western Province in the final 33-16. The score was a record at the time. They have lost in the finals against Northern Transvaal in 1973, 1975, 1977, 1978 and in 1981. They lost against Transvaal in 1994 and against Western Province in 1997.

The 1980 Currie Cup Finla established a record for the biggest winning margin in a Currie Cup Final: how many points was the margin?

30. Northern Transvaal (Blue Bulls) beat Western Province in the 1980 final 39-9.

Which captain of Transvaal played in Four finals, but never had the priviledge of lifting the cup?

Jannie Breedt. Jannie Breedt played in the 1986, 1987, 1991 and 1992 final for Transvaal in the loosing side. After Breedt's retirement, Transvaal won the Cup in 1993.

How many times during the 35 seasons from 1968 to 2002, have Northern Tranvaal/Blue Bulls and their arch rivals, Western Province contested the Currie Cup final?

9. They played in the final in 1969, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1998. Blue Bulls won four, Western Province won three and two were drawn.

How many times did Northern Transvaal/Blue Bulls played in the Currie Cup final in the twenty year period from 1983-2002?

9. Northern Transvaal/ Blue Bulls played in the finals of 1983, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1998, 2002. Of the nine finals they won five times, lost three times and played to a draw once.

Natal created an upset when they beat Freestate in the semi final. They went on to lose against Western Province in the final 19-9. What year am I talking about?

1984. The 1984 final was a great anti-climax. Everybody looked forward to a Western Province v. Freestate final. Natal, playing in the B section of the Currie Cup, created a upset though, when they beat Freestate in the semi-final. They were no match for the mighty Western Province who won their third consecutive Cup that year.

Who won the 2002 Currie Cup?

Blue Bulls. The Bulls defeated the Lions in the final on Ellis Park.