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The Bankfin Nite Series was a

Bankfin, who also sponsored the Currie Cup competitions. After two seasons, it was succeeded by the Vodacom Cup competition.[1]

In 1996, there were twelve competing teams – ten of the fourteen provincial unions, plus teams from Namibia and Zimbabwe. The four provincial unions that took part in the 1996 Super 12 season - Natal, Northern Transvaal, Transvaal and Western Province – did not play in the competition. Free State won the competition, beating Border 46–34 in the final.[1][2]

Namibia and Zimbabwe withdrew from the 1997 competition, while Western Province replaced defending champions Free State, who in turn replaced Western Province in the 1997 Super 12 season. Western Province won the competition, beating Western Cape rivals Boland Cavaliers 36–25 in the final.[1][3]

Season Summary

The summaries for the two Bankfin Nite Series seasons are as follows:

Year Winner Score Runner-up Losing semi-finalists
1996 Free State 46–34 Border Griqualand West, South Eastern Transvaal
1997 Western Province 36–25 Boland Cavaliers Griquas, Pumas

Each team's results in the competition are listed below:

Bankfin Nite Series 1996–1997
Team name Former Name 1996 1997
Boland Cavaliers Boland 4th (Section A) Lost in Final
Border Bulldogs Border Lost in Final 8th
Falcons Eastern Transvaal 3rd (Section B) 10th
Free State Cheetahs Free State Champions —
Griffons Northern Free State 4th (Section B) 9th
Griquas Griqualand West Lost in semi-final Lost in semi-final
Leopards North West 5th (Section A) 6th
Mighty Elephants Eastern Province 3rd (Section A) 7th
Namibia XV Namibia XV 6th (Section A) —
Pumas South Eastern Transvaal Lost in semi-final Lost in semi-final
SWD Eagles South Western Districts 5th (Section B) 5th
Western Province Western Province — Champions
Zimbabwe XV Zimbabwe XV 6th (Section B) —

Seasons

1996 Bankfin Nite Series

There were twelve teams in the 1996 Bankfin Nite Series. They were divided into two sections of six teams each. Each team played all the teams in the other section twice over the course of the season, once at home and once away.

Teams received five points for a win, two points for a draw and one point for a loss. Bonus points were also awarded based on the number of tries scored – 4 bonus points were awarded for scoring ten or more tries in a match, 3 bonus points for scoring six to nine tries, 2 bonus points for scoring four or five tries and 1 bonus point for scoring two or three tries in a match. Teams were ranked by log points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).

The top two teams in each section qualified for the title play-off semi-finals. The team that finished first in each section had home advantage against the team that the team that finished second in the other section, with the semi-final winners advancing to the final.

1996 Bankfin Nite Series
Section A
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 Border 12 7 1 4 475 344 +131 66
2 South Eastern Transvaal 12 9 0 3 395 234 +161
3 Eastern Province 12 8 0 4 390 171 +219 61
4 Boland 12 6 1 5 470 359 +111
5 North West 12 6 0 6 358 393 −35
6 Namibia 12 2 0 10 147 516 −369
Section B
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 Free State 12 11 0 1 632 218 +414 84
2 Griqualand West 12 12 0 0 404 184 +220 84
3 Eastern Transvaal 12 3 2 7 331 393 −62
4 Northern Free State 12 4 0 8 317 323 −6
5 South Western Districts 12 1 0 11 205 513 −308
6 Zimbabwe 12 1 0 11 128 604 −476
Final standings.[2]

The following fixtures were played in the 1996 Bankfin Nite Series:[2]

1996 Bankfin Nite Series
Section A
Team ETv FrS GrW NFS SWD Zim
Boland 27–27 16–36 21–23 66–23 34–23 96–5
Border 53–12 29–37 22–34 40–23 48–24 85–3
Eastern Province 67–8 11–14 6–16 19–13 64–13 64–3
Namibia 16–46 13–71 13–15 27–15 13–15
North West 42–29 16–47 18–38 33–20 28–20 77–9
South Eastern Transvaal 23–15 27–26 11–16 25–23 54–5 95–13
Section B
Team Bol Bor EPr Nam NWe SET
Eastern Transvaal 30–34 31–31 17–25 57–23 37–29 22–23
Free State 83–22 86–24 35–16 111–7 63–23 23–14
Griqualand West 53–26 58–32 17–14 75–0 52–17 22–17
Northern Free State 32–25 16–20 15–22 55–3 54–25 28–32
South Western Districts 12–54 8–66 6–47 38–13 16–24 25–54
Zimbabwe 12–49 12–25 14–35 18–19 8–26 16–20

Semi-finals

22 May 1996 Free State 52–7 South Eastern Transvaal  


22 May 1996 Border 20–8 Griqualand West  

Final

24 May 1996 Free State 46–34 Border  

1997 Bankfin Nite Series

There were ten teams in the 1997 Bankfin Nite Series. Each team played all the other teams once over the course of the season, either at home or away.

Teams received four points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus points were awarded to teams that scored four or more tries in a game, as well as to teams that lost a match by seven points or less. Teams were ranked by log points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).

The top four teams qualified for the title play-off semi-finals. The team that finished first had home advantage against the team that finished fourth, while the team that finished second had home advantage against the team that finish third, with the semi-final winners advancing to the final.

1997 Bankfin Nite Series
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 Western Province 9 9 0 0 429 160 +269 44
2 Boland Cavaliers 9 8 0 1 315 173 +142 38
3 Pumas 9 7 0 2 219 221 −2 30
4 Griquas 9 5 0 4 281 199 +82 27
5 SWD Eagles 9 5 0 4 282 212 +70 26
6 Leopards 9 4 0 5 239 236 +3 19
7 Mighty Elephants 9 3 0 6 195 232 −37 17
8 Border Bulldogs 9 2 0 7 131 305 −174 10
9 Griffons 9 1 0 8 194 367 −173 6
10 Falcons 9 1 0 8 144 324 −180 5
Final standings.[3]

The following fixtures were played in the 1997 Bankfin Nite Series:[3]

1997 Bankfin Nite Series
Team BOL BDR FAL GRF GRQ LEO ELE PMA SWD WPr
Boland Cavaliers — — — 41–17 26–20 — 32–14 — 38–23 —
Border Bulldogs 3–12 — 28–13 — — 17–35 — — — 13–59
Falcons 12–40 — — 25–32 — — 19–17 — — 16–61
Griffons — 18–28 — — 22–53 — — 22–23 19–41 —
Griquas — 58–17 45–26 — — 27–13 — 19–27 — —
Leopards 17–35 — 52–5 29–26 — — 24–0 — — 26–47
Mighty Elephants — 29–10 — 50–17 18–27 — — 19–20 36–27 —
Pumas 32–57 17–15 19–9 — — 42–19 — — — 17–31
SWD Eagles — 64–0 30–19 — 23–18 37–24 — 20–22 — —
Western Province 35–24 — — 77–21 27–14 — 56–12 — 36–17 —

Semi-finals

7 May 1997 Western Province 39–13 Griquas  


7 May 1997 Boland Cavaliers 28–15 Pumas  

Final

14 May 1997 Western Province 36–25 Boland Cavaliers  

References

  1. ^ a b c "Vodacom Cup Overall Records". SuperSport. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  2. ^ a b c "Bankfin Nite Series 1996". Rugby Archive. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  3. ^ a b c "Bankfin Nite Series 1997". Rugby Archive. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
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