Steeped in history and tradition, the Currie Cup dates back to 1891 and remains the most prestigious prize in South African domestic rugby.
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in the world with the first matches played in 1889, but it was only in 1892 that it became officially known as the Currie Cup. The competition had its humble beginnings as an inter-province competition in 1884, but when the South African Rugby Board was founded in 1889 it decided to organise a national competition that would involve representative teams from all the major unions. The story of how the Currie Cup came to be comes from the first overseas rugby team to tour South Africa in 1891, The British Isles, who carried with them a particularly precious bit of cargo.
Sir Donald Currie was clear with his instructions – hand the trophy to the team in South Africa that gives the best game; and after a spirited display where the unbeaten British Lions narrowly won 3-0,They then handed the trophy over to the South African Rugby Board and it became the floating trophy for the Currie Cup competition.
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