1992 Currie Cup / Central Series Explained

The 1992 Currie Cup / Central Series was a rugby union competition held between the teams in the 1992 Currie Cup and 1992 Currie Cup Central A competitions, the top two tiers of the premier domestic competition in South Africa. This formed part of the 54th Currie Cup season since the competition started in 1889.

Teams

Changes between 1991 and 1992 seasons

• Following the merger of all rugby governing bodies in South Africa, were dissolved and replaced them in the Currie Cup Central A.^{[1] [2]}

Changes between 1992 and 1993 seasons

• None

Competition

There were ten participating teams in the 1992 Currie Cup / Central Series, the six teams from the 1992 Currie Cup and the four teams from the 1992 Currie Cup Central A. These teams played the teams from the other league once over the course of the season, either at home or away. Teams received two points for a win and one points for a draw.^[3]

The Currie Cup team with the best record would win the Percy Frames Trophy, the Central A team with the best record would win the W.V. Simkins Trophy.

For the 1992 Currie Cup / Central A series, SARU introduced a handicap system, where the Currie Cup Central A sides would get a points head-start in each game. The handicaps were as follows:^[4]

1992 Currie Cup / Central A handicaps
Team
align=left		11	10	9	8	7	6
align=left		12	11	10	9	8	7
align=left		13	12	11	10	9	8
align=left		14	13	12	11	10	9

Log

1992 Currie Cup / Central Series — Currie Cup teams
Pos	Team	Pl	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	Pts<	--	Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	Pts-->
1	align=left		4	4	0	0	255	84	+171			8
2	align=left		4	4	0	0	190	50	+140			8
3	align=left		4	4	0	0	206	85	+121			8
4	align=left		4	4	0	0	105	69	+36			8
5	align=left		4	3	0	1	170	100	+70			6
6	align=left		4	2	0	2	117	120	–3			4
1992 Currie Cup / Central Series — Currie Cup Central teams
1	align=left		6	1	0	5	141	202	–61			2
2	align=left		6	1	0	5	127	240	–113			2
3	align=left		6	1	0	5	128	248	–120			2
4	align=left		6	0	0	6	112	353	–241			0
Legend: Pos = Position, Pl = Played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, PF = Points for, PA = Points against, PD = Points difference, TF = Tries for, TA = Tries against, Pts = Log points Points breakdown: *2 points for a win *1 point for a draw

Fixtures and results

Round eleven

See also

• 1992 Currie Cup
• 1992 Currie Cup Central A
• 1992 Currie Cup Central B
• 1992 Currie Cup Central / Rural Series
• 1992 Currie Cup Rural A & B
• 1992 Currie Cup Rural B
• 1992 Lion Cup

Notes and References

1. Web site: Drie spanne verdwyn . Beeld . Media24 . 11 January 1992 . 2 December 2013 . Afrikaans . https://web.archive.org/web/20131202224305/http://152.111.1.88/argief/berigte/beeld/1992/01/11/16/18.html . 2 December 2013 . dead .
2. Web site: Vaarwel aan WP-Liga, Wynland en Sara . Die Burger . Media24 . 14 January 1992 . 2 December 2013 . Afrikaans . https://web.archive.org/web/20131203002701/http://152.111.1.87/argief/berigte/dieburger/1992/01/14/16/2.html . 3 December 2013 . dead .
3. Web site: Nuwe indeling goedgekeur . Die Burger . Media24 . 1 August 1990 . 24 October 2013 . Afrikaans . https://web.archive.org/web/20131029191658/http://152.111.1.87/argief/berigte/dieburger/1990/08/01/16/1.html . 29 October 2013 . dead .
4. Web site: Ligbloues pak Ooste met agterstand . Die Burger . Media24 . 31 March 1992 . 2 December 2013 . Afrikaans . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304022829/http://152.111.1.87/argief/berigte/dieburger/1992/03/31/17/1.html . 4 March 2016 . dead .