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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 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 final was drawn between the Free State Cheetahs and the Blue Bulls 28-all at Vodacom Park. 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

Points Breakdown

Table Notes

Fixtures and Results

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

Statistics

Top point scorers

Top try scorers

External links

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

★ Four points for a win

★ Two points for a draw

★ One bonus point for a loss by seven points or less

★ One bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match

Table Notes

★ P = Played

★ W = Won

★ D = Draw

★ L = Lost

★ PF = Points For

★ PA = Points Against

★ PD = Points Difference (PF - PA)

★ TF = Tries For

★ TA = Tries Against

★ BP = Bonus points

★ Pts = Total Points

Fixtures and Results

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

Round 1

★ Friday 23 June Blue Bulls '18-16' Falcons Pretoria

★ Friday 23 June Pumas '18-25' Western Province Witbank

★ Friday 23 June Sharks '33-22' Golden Lions Durban

★ Saturday 24 June Cheetahs '55-14' Griquas Bloemfontein

Round 2

★ Friday 30 June Falcons '9-66' Cheetahs Brakpan

★ Saturday 1 July Griquas '60-26' Pumas Kimberley

★ Saturday 1 July Western Province '25-28' Sharks Cape Town

★ Saturday 1 July Golden Lions '24-39' Blue Bulls Johannesburg

Round 3

★ Friday 7 July Sharks '34-16' Pumas Durban

★ Saturday 8 July Cheetahs '59-5' Golden Lions Bloemfontein

★ Saturday 8 July Falcons '23-8' Griquas Brakpan

★ Saturday 8 July Blue Bulls '10-15' Western Province Pretoria

Round 4

★ Friday 14 July Lions '32-19' Falcons Johannesburg

★ Saturday 15 July Griquas '23-22' Sharks Kimberley

★ Saturday 15 July Pumas '17-48' Blue Bulls Witbank

★ Saturday 15 July Western Province '20-13' Cheetahs Cape Town

Round 5

★ Friday 21 July Falcons '31-40' Western Province Brakpan

★ Friday 21 July Blue Bulls '28-37' Sharks Pretoria

★ Saturday 22 July Griquas '27-23' Golden Lions Kimberley

★ Saturday 22 July Cheetahs '42-27' Pumas Bloemfontein

Round 6

★ Friday 28 July Pumas '8-36' Falcons Witbank

★ Saturday 29 July Blue Bulls '39-20' Griquas Pretoria

★ Saturday 29 July Western Province '30-28' Golden Lions Cape Town

★ Saturday 29 July Sharks '19-31' Cheetahs Durban

Round 7

★ Friday 4 August Falcons '17-46' Sharks Brakpan

★ Saturday 5 August Griquas '23-27' Western Province Kimberley

★ Saturday 5 August Cheetahs '12-24' Blue Bulls Bloemfontein

★ Saturday 5 August Golden Lions '74-15' Pumas Johannesburg

★ Saturday 12 August Blue Bulls '17-19' Golden Lions Pretoria

Round 8

★ Friday 18 August Falcons '13-27' Blue Bulls Brakpan

★ Saturday 19 August Griquas '20-31' Cheetahs Kimberley

★ Saturday 19 August Golden Lions '22-21' Sharks Johannesburg

★ Saturday 19 August Western Province '43-10' Pumas Cape Town

Round 9

★ Saturday 25 August Sharks '16-6' Western Province Durban

★ Saturday 25 August Pumas '27-60' Griquas Witbank

★ Sunday 26 August Cheetahs '78-8' Falcons Bloemfontein

Round 10

★ Friday 1 September Pumas '14-82' Sharks Witbank

★ Friday 1 September Golden Lions '39-28' Cheetahs Johannesburg

★ Friday 1 September Western Province '23-12' Blue Bulls Cape Town

★ Saturday 2 September Griquas '36-27' Falcons Kimberley

Round 11

★ Friday 8 September Blue Bulls '66-3' Pumas Pretoria

★ Friday 8 September Cheetahs '28-13' Western Province Bloemfontein

★ Friday 8 September Sharks '60-8' Griquas Durban

★ Friday 8 September Falcons '17-32' Golden Lions Brakpan

Round 12

★ Friday 15 September Western Province '68-12' Falcons Cape Town

★ Saturday 16 September Pumas '34-32' Cheetahs Witbank

★ Saturday 16 September Golden Lions '66-13' Griquas Ellis Park

★ Saturday 16 September Sharks '32-50' Blue Bulls Durban

Round 13

★ Friday 22 September Griquas '22-62' Blue Bulls Kimberley

★ Saturday 23 September Falcons '64-41' Pumas Brakpan

★ Saturday 23 September Cheetahs '37-35' Sharks Bloemfontein

★ Saturday 23 September Golden Lions '42-36' Western Province Johannesburg

Round 14

★ Friday 29 September Pumas '10-89' Golden Lions Witbank

★ Saturday 30 September Western Province '55-17' Griquas Cape Town

★ Saturday 30 September Sharks '48-10' Falcons Durban

★ Saturday 30 September Blue Bulls '41-31' Cheetahs Pretoria

Semi-Finals

★ Saturday 7 October Blue Bulls '45-30' Western Province Pretoria

★ Saturday 7 October Cheetahs '30-14' Sharks Bloemfontein

Final

2006-10-14
	''	'28–28' ('a.e.t.')	''	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 , Dries Scholtz

With regular time ending with the scores level at 25-all, the match went into extra-time for the first time in the Currie Cup's 127 year history[1]. With both sides only managing a penalty goal in the 20 minutes of extra-time, the cup was drawn between the two teams. This was the first drawn final since 1989.

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

External links

★ Currie Cup on SARugby.co.za