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The 2006 ABSA Currie Cup season was contested from June through to October. The Absa Group Limited ( JSE: ASA (also known as ABSA or Absa) is the largest consumer Bank in South Africa. For the cricket competition originally known as the Currie Cup see SuperSport Series. The Currie Cup is an annual domestic competition for rugby union clubs in South Africa. Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of 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 Southern Spears, a South African Super 14 Rugby union franchise were originally intended to participate in that competition in 2007 The Super 14 is the largest Rugby union football club championship in the Southern hemisphere, consisting of four state teams from Australia (Queensland/Reds

The final was drawn between the Free State Cheetahs and the Blue Bulls 28-all at Vodacom Park. The Free State Cheetahs (formerly the Orange Free State) for sponsorship reasons named Vodacom Free State Cheetahs, are a South African The Blue Bulls, for sponsorship reasons named Vodacom Blue Bulls, or more popularly by the club's Afrikaans name die Blou Bulle, are The Free State Stadium, also known as Vodacom Park, is a stadium in Bloemfontein, South Africa, used It was the first drawn final since the 1989 season. The 2006 final was the third Free State/Blue Bulls final in succession.

Contents

Standings

2006 Premier Division
Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA BP Pts
Free State Cheetahs 14 10 0 4 579 286 293 76 33 10 50
Blue Bulls 14 10 0 4 479 284 195 63 32 10 50
Western Province 14 10 0 4 424 289 135 58 32 9 49
Natal Sharks 14 9 0 5 513 309 204 68 35 12 48
Golden Lions 14 9 0 5 485 383 102 64 48 10 46
Griquas 14 5 0 9 370 509 -139 43 73 5 25
Falcons 14 3 0 11 303 546 -243 37 77 5 17
Pumas 14 0 0 14 244 791 -547 31 110 4 4

Points Breakdown

Table Notes

Fixtures and Results

Date Date
Round 1 June 23-24 Round 9 August 25-26
Round 2 June 30 - July 1 Round 10 September 1-2
Round 3 July 7-8 Round 11 September 8
Round 4 July 14-15 Round 12 September 15-16
Round 5 July 21-22 Round 13 September 22-23
Round 6 July 28-29 Round 14 September 29-30
Round 7 August 4-12 Semi-Finals October 7
Round 8 August 18-19 Final 14 October

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Round 11

Round 12

Round 13

Round 14

Semi-Finals

Final

2006-10-14
Free State Cheetahs 28–28
(a.e.t.)		 Blue Bulls Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
Attendance:
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan
Tries: Phillip Burger, Kabamba Floors
Pen: Willem de Waal (5), Meyer Bosman		 Tries: JP Nel (2), Marius Delport
Con: Morné Steyn (2)
Pen: Derick Hougaard, Morné Steyn (2)
Cards: Johan Roets Yellow-carded 42' to 52' 42' to 52'
Dries Scholtz Yellow-carded 52' to 62' 52' to 62'

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In the absence of a tie-breaker, the match was drawn — the first time since 1989 that a final had been drawn — and, with no clear winner, the cup was shared by the two teams.

Statistics

Top point scorers

Top 3 overall point scorers
Name Tries Conversions Penalties Drop goals Total
Willem de Waal 3 40 37 2 212
Conrad Barnard 1 31 27 2 154
Morne Steyn 6 30 14 2 138
Naas Olivier 1 36 20 0 137
Louis Strydom 0 18 21 3 108

Top try scorers

Top 3 overall try scorers
Name Tries
Philip Burger 15
Jaco Pretorius 11
Ryno van der Merwe 9
Luke Watson 8
Marius Delport 7

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