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

1992 Currie Cup / Central Series

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.

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 point for a draw.

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:

1992 Currie Cup / Central A handicaps Team 11 10 9 8 7 6 12 11 10 9 8 7 13 12 11 10 9 8 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 1 4 4 0 0 255 84 +171 8 2 4 4 0 0 190 50 +140 8 3 4 4 0 0 206 85 +121 8 4 4 4 0 0 105 69 +36 8 5 4 3 0 1 170 100 +70 6 6 4 2 0 2 117 120 –3 4 1992 Currie Cup / Central Series — Currie Cup Central teams 1 6 1 0 5 141 202 –61 2 2 6 1 0 5 127 240 –113 2 3 6 1 0 5 128 248 –120 2 4 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 pointsPoints breakdown:*2 points for a win*1 point for a draw

Fixtures and results

Round one

Round two

Round three

Round four

Round five

Round six

Round seven

Round eight

Round nine

Round ten

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

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