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{{Short description|Domestic rugby union competition}}
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{{Infobox rugby union season
| name                = 2006 Currie Cup Premier Division
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| countries           = [[South Africa]]
| date                = 23 June – 14 October 2006
| champions           = Joint champions: <br/> {{Rut|Blue Bulls}} (22nd title) <br/> {{Rut|Free State Cheetahs}} (3rd title)
| count               = 
| runnersup           = {{Rut|Blue Bulls}}
| promoted            = 
| relegated           = 
| matches             = 
| attendance          = 
| tries               = 
| top point scorer    = 
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| prevseason          = [[2005 Currie Cup Premier Division|2005]]
| nextseason          = [[2007 Currie Cup Premier Division|2007]]
}}

The '''2006 [[Absa Group Limited|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 Rugby|Super 14]] and Currie Cup continuing.

The final was drawn between the [[Free State Cheetahs]] and the [[Blue Bulls]] 28-all at [[Free State Stadium|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.
{{wikinews|Cheetahs and Blue Bulls draw 28-28 in Currie Cup rugby final}}

==Competition==

===Changes from previous season===
The structure of the competition changed for 2006. In [[2005 Currie Cup|2005]], all fourteen provincial teams played in the qualifying rounds of the Currie Cup, with the top eight teams going through to the Premier Division competition and the bottom six teams going through to the First Division tournament.

For 2006, it was decided to reduce the number of teams to just eight. The five provincial teams directly affiliated to the [[2006 Super 14 season|Super 14]] franchises - the {{Rut|Blue Bulls}}, {{Rut|Free State Cheetahs}}, {{Rut|Golden Lions}}, {{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)}} and {{Rut|Western Province}}, called "entrenched" teams – got automatic qualification to the Currie Cup Premier Division for five seasons, from 2006 until 2010.

The two best non-entrenched teams in the [[2006 Vodacom Cup]] competition would also participate in the Premier Division. The {{Rut|Falcons}} won the Vodacom Cup competition and the {{Rut|Pumas}} finished fifth to secure their places in the Premier Division.

In addition, the South Eastern Cape would be named as an entrenched team for 2006 only, as preparation for the [[Southern Spears]]' entry into the [[2007 Super 14 season]].<ref name="SEC to play in Premier Division">{{cite web|url=http://www.planet-rugby.com/Tournaments/Currie_Cup/story_47559.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060206100118/http://www.planet-rugby.com/Tournaments/Currie_Cup/story_47559.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 February 2006 |title=SEC to play in Premier Division |work=Planet Rugby |date=21 November 2005 |access-date=1 August 2013 }}</ref> However, the [[Southern Spears]] were later denied entry into the Super 14 competition<ref name="Spears placed under provisional liquidation">{{cite web | url=http://mg.co.za/article/2007-02-15-spears-placed-under-provisional-liquidation | title=Spears placed under provisional liquidation | work=Mail & Guardian | date=15 February 2007 | access-date=1 August 2013}}</ref> and the South Eastern Cape's spot were given to {{Rut|Griquas}} instead.

===Format===
All eight teams played a double round robin, meaning every team played fourteen matches in total.

Teams received four points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus points were awarded to teams that scored 4 or more tries in a game, as well as to teams that lost a match by 7 points or less. Teams were ranked by points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).

The top four teams qualified to the semi-finals.

===Teams===
{{Location map+ |South Africa |float=right |width=425 |caption=Location of teams in '''2005 Currie Cup Premier Division''' |places=
{{Location map~ |South Africa |mark=Blue pog.svg |lat=-25.753333 |long=28.186944 |label=<small>{{Rut|Blue Bulls}}</small>          |position=top    }}
{{Location map~ |South Africa |mark=Blue pog.svg |lat=-26.104849 |long=28.213320 |label=<small>{{Rut|Falcons}}</small>             |position=right  }}
{{Location map~ |South Africa |mark=Red pog.svg  |lat=-29.117292 |long=26.208847 |label=<small>{{Rut|Free State Cheetahs}}</small>                  }}
{{Location map~ |South Africa |mark=Blue pog.svg |lat=-26.234797 |long=27.982353 |label=<small>{{Rut|Golden Lions}}</small>        |position=bottom }}
{{Location map~ |South Africa |mark=Red pog.svg  |lat=-28.754944 |long=24.758008 |label=<small>{{Rut|Griquas}}</small>             |position=left   }}
{{Location map~ |South Africa |mark=Red pog.svg  |lat=-25.461737 |long=30.929722 |label=<small>{{Rut|Pumas}}</small>               |position=right  }}
{{Location map~ |South Africa |mark=Blue pog.svg |lat=-29.829444 |long=31.030278 |label=<small>{{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)}}</small>        |position=bottom }}
{{Location map~ |South Africa |mark=Red pog.svg  |lat=-33.903461 |long=18.411153 |label=<small>{{Rut|Western Province}}</small>    |position=left   }}
}}

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed sortable" style="text-align:left; line-height:110%; font-size:100%; width:60%;"
|-
| colspan=4 align=center | '''2005 Currie Cup Premier Division teams'''
|-
! width="20%" | Team
! width="20%" | Sponsored Name
! width="35%" | Stadium/s
! width="25%" | Sponsored Name
|-
| {{Rut|Blue Bulls}}             || Vodacom Blue Bulls          || {{Rus|Loftus Versfeld}}            || Loftus Versfeld
|-
| {{Rut|Falcons}}                || Medicover Falcons           || {{Rus|Bosman Stadium}}             || Bosman Stadium
|-
| {{Rut|Free State Cheetahs}}    || Vodacom Free State Cheetahs || {{Rus|Free State Stadium}}         || Vodacom Park
|-
| {{Rut|Golden Lions}}           || Golden Lions                || {{Rus|Ellis Park Stadium}}         || Ellis Park Stadium
|-
| {{Rut|Griquas}}                || Wildeklawer Griquas         || {{Rus|Griqua Park}}         || ABSA Park
|-
| {{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)}}    || Sharks                      || {{Rus|Kings Park Stadium}}         || ABSA Stadium
|-
| {{Rut|Pumas}}                  || @lantic Pumas               || {{Rus|Puma Stadium}}               || @lantic Park
|-
| {{Rut|Western Province}}       || Vodacom Western Province    || {{Rus|Newlands Stadium}}           || Newlands Stadium
|}

==Fixtures and results==
{{s-start}}
|-
! width="100"|
! width="120"|Date
! width="100"|
! width="120"|Date
|- align=center bgcolor="#cedff2"
|'''[[#Round 1|Round 1]]'''
| ''June 23–24''
|'''[[#Round 9|Round 9]]'''
| ''August 25–26''
|- align=center bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'''[[#Round 2|Round 2]]'''
| ''June 30 - July 1''
|'''[[#Round 10|Round 10]]'''
| ''September 1–2''
|- align=center bgcolor="#cedff2"
|'''[[#Round 3|Round 3]]'''
| ''July 7–8''
|'''[[#Round 11|Round 11]]'''
| ''September 8''
|- align=center bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'''[[#Round 4|Round 4]]'''
| ''July 14–15''
|'''[[#Round 12|Round 12]]'''
| ''September 15–16''
|- align=center bgcolor="#cedff2"
|'''[[#Round 5|Round 5]]'''
| ''July 21–22''
|'''[[#Round 13|Round 13]]'''
| ''September 22–23''
|- align=center bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'''[[#Round 6|Round 6]]'''
| ''July 28–29''
|'''[[#Round 14|Round 14]]'''
| ''September 29–30''
|- align=center bgcolor="#cedff2"
|'''[[#Round 7|Round 7]]'''
| ''August 4–12''
|'''[[#Semi-Finals|Semi-Finals]]'''
| ''October 7''
|- align=center bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'''[[#Round 8|Round 8]]'''
| ''August 18–19''
|'''[[#Final|Final]]'''
| ''14 October''
{{s-end}}

===Round 1===
{| style="width: 100%; background: ;" cellspacing="0"
|-
|align=right valign=top rowspan=3 width=15%|2006-06-23
|-
|width=24% align=right|'''[[Blue Bulls]]'''
|align=center width=13%|'''18&ndash;16'''
|width=24%|'''[[Falcons (rugby team)|Falcons]]'''
|style=font-size:85% rowspan=3 valign=top|[[Loftus Versfeld]], [[Pretoria]]<br />Attendance: <br />Referee: [[Craig Joubert]]
|- style=font-size:85%
|align=right valign=top|'''Tries:''' [[JP Nel]], [[Stefan Basson]]<br>'''Con:''' [[Morné Steyn]]<br>'''Pens:''' Morné Steyn (2)<br>'''Card:''' [[JP Nel]] {{sin bin|1|11}}
|
|valign=top|'''Try:''' [[Riaan Viljoen]] <br>'''Con:''' [[Louis Strydom]]<br>'''Pens:''' Louis Strydom (3)<br>'''Card:''' [[Dewald Senekal]] {{sin bin|26|36}}
|}
* Friday 23 June Pumas '''18-25''' Western Province [[Witbank]]
<br>
{| style="width: 100%; background: ;" cellspacing="0"
|-
|align=right valign=top rowspan=3 width=15%|2006-06-23
|-
|width=24% align=right|'''{{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)}}'''
|align=center width=13%|'''33&ndash;22'''
|width=24%|'''[[Golden Lions]]'''
|style=font-size:85% rowspan=3 valign=top|[[ABSA Stadium]], [[Durban]]<br />Attendance: <br />Referee: [[Jonathan Kaplan (rugby union)|Jonathan Kaplan]]
|- style=font-size:85%
|align=right valign=top|'''Tries:''' [[Carl Bezuidenhout]], [[Jacques Botes]], [[Andries Strauss]], [[Bismarck du Plessis]]<br>'''Cons:''' [[Butch James]] (2)<br>'''Pens:''' Butch James (3)<br>'''Card:''' [[Johann Muller (rugby player)|Johann Muller]] {{sin bin|77|80}}
|
|valign=top|'''Tries:''' [[Wylie Human]] (3), [[Jaco Pretorius]] <br>'''Con:''' [[Rory Kockott]]
|}
* Saturday 24 June Cheetahs '''55-14''' Griquas [[Bloemfontein]]

===Round 2===
* Friday 30 June Falcons '''9-66''' Cheetahs [[Brakpan]]
<br>
{| style="width: 100%; background: ;" cellspacing="0"
|-
|align=right valign=top rowspan=3 width=15%|2006-07-01
|-
|width=24% align=right|'''[[Griquas (rugby)|Griquas]]'''
|align=center width=13%|'''60&ndash;26'''
|width=24%|'''[[Pumas (Currie Cup)|Pumas]]'''
|style=font-size:85% rowspan=3 valign=top|[[ABSA Park]], [[Kimberley, Northern Cape|Kimberley]]<br />Attendance: <br />Referee: [[Willie Roos]]
|- style=font-size:85%
|align=right valign=top|'''Tries:''' [[Heinrich Stride]] (2), [[Zane Kirchner]] (2), [[Lafras Uys]], [[Gareth Krause]], [[Vuyani Dlomo]]<br>'''Cons:''' [[Conrad Barnard]] (5)<br>'''Pens:''' Conrad Barnard (5)
|
|valign=top|'''Tries:''' [[Pieter Benadé]] (2), [[Hendrik Meyer]], [[Jacques Muller (rugby union)|Jacques Muller]]<br>'''Cons:''' [[Jeandré Fourie]] (3)
|}

* 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, Northern Cape|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, Northern Cape|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, Northern Cape|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, Northern Cape|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]]
<br>
{| style="width: 100%; background: ;" cellspacing="0"
|-
|align=right valign=top rowspan=3 width=15%|2006-09-01
|-
|width=24% align=right|'''[[Golden Lions]]'''
|align=center width=13%|'''39&ndash;28'''
|width=24%|'''[[Free State Cheetahs]]'''
|style=font-size:85% rowspan=3 valign=top|[[Coca-Cola Park (Johannesburg)|Ellis Park]], [[Johannesburg]]<br>Attendance: <br>Referee: [[Jonathan Kaplan (rugby union)|Jonathan Kaplan]]
|- style=font-size:85%
|align=right valign=top|'''Tries:''' [[Jaco Pretorius]], [[Ricky Januarie]], [[Wikus van Heerden]], [[Wylie Human]], [[Jaco van Schalkwyk]]<br>'''Cons:''' [[Earl Rose (rugby union player)|Earl Rose]] (4)<br>'''Pens:''' Earl Rose, [[Mark Harris (rugby union)|Mark Harris]]<br>'''Card:''' [[Ricky Januarie]] {{sin bin|54|64}}
|
|valign=top|'''Tries:''' [[Philip Burger]] (2), [[Kabamba Floors]], [[Ryno van der Merwe]]<br>'''Cons:''' [[Willem de Waal]] (4)
|}
<br>
{| style="width: 100%; background: ;" cellspacing="0"
|-
|align=right valign=top rowspan=3 width=15%|2006-09-01
|-
|width=24% align=right|'''[[Western Province (rugby team)|Western Province]]'''
|align=center width=13%|'''23&ndash;12'''
|width=24%|'''[[Blue Bulls]]'''
|style=font-size:85% rowspan=3 valign=top|[[Newlands Stadium]], [[Cape Town]]<br>Attendance: ~36,000<br>Referee: [[Mark Lawrence (rugby union)|Mark Lawrence]]
|- style=font-size:85%
|align=right valign=top|'''Tries:''' [[Gio Aplon]] (2)<br>'''Cons:''' [[Naas Olivier]] (2)<br>'''Pens:''' Naas Olivier (3)<br>'''Card:''' [[De Wet Barry]] {{sin bin|6|16}}
|
|valign=top|'''Tries:''' [[Frikkie Welsh]], [[Morné Steyn]]<br>'''Con:''' Morné Steyn<br>'''Card:''' [[Francois van Schouwenburg]] {{sin bin|9|19}}
|}

* Saturday 2 September Griquas '''36-27''' Falcons [[Kimberley, Northern Cape|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 '''12-68''' Cheetahs [[Witbank]]
* Saturday 16 September Golden Lions '''66-13''' Griquas [[Coca-Cola Park (Johannesburg)|Ellis Park]]
* Saturday 16 September Sharks '''32-50''' Blue Bulls [[Durban]]

===Round 13===
{| style="width: 100%; background: ;" cellspacing="0"
|-
|align=right valign=top rowspan=3 width=15%|2006-09-23
|-
|width=24% align=right|'''[[Griquas (rugby)|Griquas]]'''
|align=center width=13%|'''22&ndash;60'''
|width=24%|'''[[Blue Bulls]]'''
|style=font-size:85% rowspan=3 valign=top|[[ABSA Park]], [[Kimberley, Northern Cape|Kimberley]]<br />Attendance: <br />Referee: [[Craig Joubert]]
|Report<ref name="Wildeklawer Griquas 22-60 Vodacom Blue Bulls">{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=13408 | homeid=5641 | awayid=5914 | leagueid=414 | hometeam=Wildeklawer Griquas | homescore=22 | awayscore=60 | awayteam=Vodacom Blue Bulls | matchdate=23 September 2006 | date=21 June 2016}}</ref>
|- style=font-size:85%
|align=right valign=top|'''Tries:''' [[Vuyani Dlomo]] (2), [[Frans Viljoen]] <br>'''Cons:''' [[Conrad Barnard]] (2) <br>'''Pen:''' Conrad Barnard
|
|valign=top|'''Tries:''' [[Akona Ndungane]] (2), [[Stefan Basson]] (2), [[Derick Kuün]], [[Morné Steyn]], [[Heini Adams]], [[Danie Rossouw]], [[Dries Scholtz]]<br>'''Cons:''' Morné Steyn (7) <br>'''Pen:''' Morné Steyn
|}
<br>
{| style="width: 100%; background: ;" cellspacing="0"
|-
|align=right valign=top rowspan=3 width=15%|2006-09-23
|-
|width=24% align=right|'''[[Falcons (rugby team)|Falcons]]'''
|align=center width=13%|'''64&ndash;41'''
|width=24%|'''[[Pumas (Currie Cup)|Pumas]]'''
|style=font-size:85% rowspan=3 valign=top|[[Bosman Stadium]], [[Brakpan]]<br />Attendance: <br />Referee: [[Deon van Blommestein]]
|- style=font-size:85%
|align=right valign=top|'''Tries:''' [[Nico Luus]] (2), [[Jovan Bowles]] (2), [[Piet Krause]], [[Riaan Hefer]], [[Michael Vermaak]], [[Mpho Matsaung]], [[Attie Pienaar]] <br>'''Cons:''' [[Louis Strydom]] (7), [[Riaan Viljoen]] <br>'''Pen:''' Louis Strydom
|
|valign=top|'''Tries:''' [[Darryl Coeries]] (2), [[Pieter Benadé]] (2), [[Jacques Lombaard]]<br>'''Cons:''' [[Jeandre Fourie]] (5) <br>'''Pens:''' Jeandre Fourie (2)
|}
<br>
{| style="width: 100%; background: ;" cellspacing="0"
|-
|align=right valign=top rowspan=3 width=15%|2006-09-23
|-
|width=24% align=right|'''[[Free State Cheetahs]]'''
|align=center width=13%|'''37&ndash;35'''
|width=24%|'''{{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)}}'''
|style=font-size:85% rowspan=3 valign=top|[[Vodacom Park]], [[Bloemfontein]]<br />Attendance: <br />Referee: [[Willie Roos]]
|- style=font-size:85%
|align=right valign=top|'''Tries:''' [[Richardt Strauss]], [[Jannie du Plessis]], [[Ryno van der Merwe]]<br>'''Cons:''' [[Willem de Waal]] (2)<br>'''Pens:''' Willem de Waal (5)<br>'''Drop''': Willem de Waal
|
|valign=top|'''Tries:''' [[Odwa Ndungane]], [[Ryan Kankowski]], [[Waylon Murray]], [[Keegan Daniel]] <br>'''Cons:''' [[Ruan Pienaar]] (3)<br>'''Pens:''' Ruan Pienaar (3)
|}
<br>
{| style="width: 100%; background: ;" cellspacing="0"
|-
|align=right valign=top rowspan=3 width=15%|2006-09-23
|-
|width=24% align=right|'''[[Golden Lions]]'''
|align=center width=13%|'''42&ndash;36'''
|width=24%|'''[[Western Province (rugby team)|Western Province]]'''
|style=font-size:85% rowspan=3 valign=top|[[Coca-Cola Park (Johannesburg)|Ellis Park]], [[Johannesburg]]<br />Attendance: <br />Referee: [[Marius Jonker]]
|- style=font-size:85%
|align=right valign=top|'''Tries:''' [[Jaco Pretorius]] (3), [[Earl Rose (rugby union player)|Earl Rose]] <br>'''Cons:''' [[André Pretorius]] (2) <br>'''Pens:''' André Pretorius (5)
|
|valign=top|'''Tries:''' [[Sireli Naqelevuki]] (3), [[Luke Watson]], [[Corne Uys]] <br>'''Cons:''' [[Naas Olivier]] <br>'''Pens:''' Naas Olivier (3)
|}

===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]]

==Standings==
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#ccffff"
| colspan="12" align="center" | '''2006 Premier Division'''
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
!Team!!P!!W!!D!!L!!PF!!PA!!PD!!TF!!TA!!BP!!Pts
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|align="left"| [[Free State Cheetahs]]
|14||10||0||4||579||286||293||76||33||10||50
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|align="left"| [[Blue Bulls]]
||14||10||0||4||479||284||195||63||32||10||50
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|align="left"| [[Western Province (rugby)|Western Province]]
|14||10||0||4||424||289||135||58||32||9||49
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|align="left"| {{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)}}
||14||9||0||5||513||309||204||68||35||12||48
|- align="center"
|align="left"| [[Golden Lions]]
|14||9||0||5||485||383||102||64||48||10||46
|- align="center"
|align="left"| [[Griquas (rugby)|Griquas]]
||14||5||0||9||370||509||-139||43||73||5||25
|- align="center"
|align="left"| [[Falcons (rugby team)|Falcons]]
||14||3||0||11||303||546||-243||37||77||5||17
|- align="center"
|align="left"| [[Pumas (Currie Cup)|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''' = Drew, '''L''' = Lost, '''PF''' = Points Scored (Points For), '''PA''' = Points Conceded (Points Against), '''PD''' = Points Difference (''Points For'' minus ''Points Against''), '''TF''' = Tries Scored, '''TA''' = Tries Conceded, '''BP''' = Bonus points, '''Pts''' = Total Points

==Semi-finals==
{| style="width: 100%; background: ;" cellspacing="0"
|-
|align=right valign=top rowspan=3 width=15%|2006-10-07
|-
|width=24% align=right|'''[[Blue Bulls]]'''
|align=center width=13%|'''45&ndash;30'''
|width=24%|'''[[Western Province (rugby team)|Western Province]]'''
|style=font-size:85% rowspan=3 valign=top|[[Loftus Versfeld]], [[Pretoria]]<br />Attendance: 46,930<br />Referee: [[Marius Jonker]]
|- style=font-size:85%
|align=right valign=top|'''Tries:''' [[Derick Kuün]] (2), [[Marius Delport (rugby union)|Marius Delport]], [[Hilton Lobberts]], [[Hottie Louw]] <br>'''Cons:''' [[Derick Hougaard]] (4) <br>'''Pens:''' Derick Hougaard (3)<br>'''Drops:''' [[Morné Steyn]]
|
|valign=top|'''Tries:''' [[Gerrie Britz]] (2), [[Bolla Conradie]] <br>'''Cons:''' [[Naas Olivier]] (3)<br>'''Pens:''' Naas Olivier (3)
|}
<br>
{| style="width: 100%; background: ;" cellspacing="0"
|-
|align=right valign=top rowspan=3 width=15%|2006-10-07
|-
|width=24% align=right|'''[[Free State Cheetahs]]'''
|align=center width=13%|'''30&ndash;14'''
|width=24%|'''{{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)}}'''
|style=font-size:85% rowspan=3 valign=top|[[Vodacom Park]], [[Bloemfontein]]<br />Attendance: <br />Referee: [[JC Fortuin]]
|- style=font-size:85%
|align=right valign=top|'''Tries:''' [[Gavin Passens]] (2), [[Ryno van der Merwe]] <br>'''Cons:''' [[Willem de Waal]] (3) <br>'''Pens:''' Willem de Waal (2), [[Meyer Bosman]]
|
|valign=top|'''Tries:''' [[JP Pietersen]], [[Bismarck du Plessis]] <br>'''Cons:''' [[Ruan Pienaar]] (2) <br>'''Cards:''' [[Johan Ackermann]] {{sin bin|15|25}}
|}

==Final==
{| style="width: 100%; background: ;" cellspacing="0"
|-
|align=right valign=top rowspan=3 width=15%|2006-10-14
|-
|width=24% align=right|'''[[Free State Cheetahs]]'''
|align=center width=13%|'''28&ndash;28''' <br><small>('''[[extra-time|a.e.t.]]''')</small>
|width=24%|'''[[Blue Bulls]]'''
|style=font-size:85% rowspan=3 valign=top|[[Vodacom Park]], [[Bloemfontein]]<br />Attendance: <br />Referee: [[Jonathan Kaplan (rugby union)|Jonathan Kaplan]]
|- style=font-size:85%
|align=right valign=top|'''Tries:''' [[Philip Burger]], [[Kabamba Floors]] <br>'''Pens:''' [[Willem de Waal]] (5), [[Meyer Bosman]]
|
|valign=top|'''Tries:''' [[JP Nel]] (2), Marius Delport <br>'''Cons:''' [[Morné Steyn]] (2) <br>'''Pens:''' [[Derick Hougaard]], [[Morné Steyn]] (2) <br>'''Cards:''' [[Johan Roets]] {{sin bin|42|52}}<br> [[Dries Scholtz]] {{sin bin|52|62}}
|}
At the end of regular time the scores were level at 25-25 and the match went into extra-time for the first time in the Currie Cup's 127-year history. [https://archive.today/20130131125238/http://www.planet-rugby.com/Tournaments/Currie_Cup/story_54378.shtml] After 20 minutes of extra-time, the game was still tied, each team having managed to score no more than a penalty goal. In the absence of a tie-breaker, the match was drawn &mdash; the first time since 1989 that a final had been drawn &mdash; and, with no clear winner, the cup was shared by the two teams.

==Statistics==

===Top point scorers===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Name
! Tries
! Conversions
! Penalties
! Drop goals
! Total
|- bgcolor="#d0ffd0" align="center"
|-
| align="left" | [[Willem de Waal]] || 3 || 40 || 37 || 2 || 212
|-
| align="left" | [[Conrad Barnard]] || 1 || 31 || 27 || 2 || 154
|-
| align="left" | [[Morné Steyn]] || 6 || 30 || 14 || 2 || 138
|-
| align="left" | [[Naas Olivier]] || 1 || 36 || 20 || 0 || 137
|-
| align="left" | [[Louis Strydom]] || 0 || 18 || 21 || 3 || 108
|}

===Top try scorers===

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Name
! Tries
|- bgcolor="#d0ffd0" align="center"
|-
| align="left" | [[Philip Burger]] || 15
|-
| align="left" | [[Jaco Pretorius]] || 11
|-
| align="left" | [[Ryno van der Merwe]] || 9
|-
| align="left" | [[Luke Watson]] || 8
|-
| align="left" | [[Marius Delport (rugby union)|Marius Delport]] || 7
|}

==References==
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[[Category:Currie Cup Premier Division|2006]]
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