• The 2005 Currie Cup (known as the ABSA Currie Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 67th season in the South African Currie Cup competition since it started...
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  • The Currie Cup is South Africa's premier domestic rugby union competition featuring teams representing either entire provinces or substantial regions within...
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  • They won the Currie Cup First Division (the second tier competition) in 2005 and 2009, both times earning promotion to the Currie Cup Premier Division...
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  • Bulls) is a South African rugby union team that participates in the annual Currie Cup tournament and the United Rugby Championship. They are governed by the...
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  • The 2006 ABSA Currie Cup season was contested from June through to October. The Currie Cup is an annual domestic competition for rugby union clubs in South...
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    Franco Smith (category Pumas (Currie Cup) players)
    in their squad for the 2005 Currie Cup Premier Division, but failed to make an appearance. He retired at the end of 2005 to become the backline coach...
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    Darren Paul Currie (born 29 November 1974) is an English former footballer who made over 600 appearances in The Football League. He is assistant head coach...
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    Juan Smith (category 2003 Rugby World Cup players)
    Cheetahs in the Super Rugby competition, and the Free State Cheetahs in the Currie Cup. He mainly played as a blindside flanker, although he has also played...
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  • based in Kimberley in Northern Cape, that participates in the annual Currie Cup tournament. Their home ground is Griqua Park in Kimberley and they draw...
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    CJ van der Linde (category 2007 Rugby World Cup players)
    Vodacom Cup and Currie Cup competitions during his spell there. Van der Linde was a member of the Free State Cheetahs side that won the 2005 Currie Cup, also...
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  • teams from all nine provinces of South Africa. First contested as the Currie Cup from 1889–90, the tournament has undergone many changes and modifications...
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  • several injuries prevented him from making his debut for them until the 2005 Currie Cup competition, starting their match against the Mighty Elephants. He...
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    Makybe Diva (category Melbourne Cup winners)
    three Melbourne Cups and the only mare to win it more than once. She achieved the feat in 2003, 2004, and 2005. She also won the 2005 Cox Plate. She was...
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  • have won the Currie Cup six times, with five of the wins coming since 2005, including winning the cup three times consecutively from 2005 to 2007. Since...
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  • André Watson (category Currie Cup referees)
    referee. He officiated a record number of finals in the Rugby World Cup (two), the Currie Cup (seven) and Super Rugby (five). Watson was born in Germiston,...
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  • years South Africa was represented in the competition by its top four Currie Cup sides from the previous season, instead of the modern Super Rugby teams...
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  • Sportsman of the Year 2001 and Currie Cup player of the Year 2003 in his 6 year spell at the Bloemfontein based team. In November 2005, after 6 years with Free...
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    Steven Kitshoff (category 2019 Rugby World Cup players)
    played for Bordeaux in the French Top 14 and Western Province in the Currie Cup. He joined Ulster for the 2023–24 season. Kitshoff was a member of the...
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    JP Pietersen (category Sharks (Currie Cup) players)
    made his provincial debut with the Sharks as a 19-year-old during the 2005 Currie Cup season. His 2006 Super 14 season was disrupted by injuries but despite...
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  • participates in the annual Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup tournaments. Founded in 1883, the team has won multiple titles, a record of 34 Currie Cup titles including...
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  • Rassie Erasmus (category 1999 Rugby World Cup players)
    2005, he made the step up to Currie Cup, leading the Free State to glory during the 2005 season. It was the Cheetahs first Cup title since 1976. The following...
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  • Ettienne Botha (category 2005 deaths)
    be a reliable Currie Cup try-scorer, playing initially with the Falcons, then the Blue Bulls from the 2002 season. He won three Currie Cup titles with the...
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    Bryan Habana (category 2007 Rugby World Cup players)
    Africa Sevens side in the 2003–2004 World Sevens Series. He made his Currie Cup debut for the Golden Lions in 2004, doing well enough to be voted the...
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  • 10 by their three top unions (top three teams from the previous years Currie Cup). Natal (as they were called then) qualified in 1993 and 1994. Natal were...
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    Ruan Pienaar (category Sharks (Currie Cup) players)
    has been part of u19 (2003), u21 (2005) and senior Rugby World Cup (2007) winning squads. He also won the Currie Cup in 2008, 2019 and 2023. Pienaar made...
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    just outside the QPR penalty box. His shot took a deflection (off Tony Currie) and found the right-hand corner of Hucker's goal. Not to be outdone, five...
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    Chester Williams (category 1995 Rugby World Cup players)
    and final. Domestically he played rugby for the Western Province in the Currie Cup. After retiring, Williams pursued a career in coaching, including a spell...
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  • and 2003 seasons. In 2005, he joined Port Elizabeth-based side the Mighty Elephants for the 2005 Vodacom Cup and 2005 Currie Cup competitions. He moved...
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  • Loftus Versfeld Stadium (category Rugby World Cup stadiums)
    of the United Rugby Championship, Blue Bulls union in South Africa's Currie Cup and African Football league champions Mamelodi Sundowns It also hosted...
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    the final. He returned to domestic action for the Leopards in the 2005 Currie Cup qualification series; he made four appearances and scored a try in...
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