1946 Currie Cup
# 1946 Currie Cup

The 1946 Currie Cup was the 21st edition of the Currie Cup, the premier domestic rugby union competition in South Africa.

The tournament was won by Northern Transvaal for the first time; they beat Western Province 11–9 in the final in Pretoria.

## Tables

### Northern Section

| 1946 Currie Cup |
| - |
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Western Province | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 42 | +48 | 10 |
| 2 | Eastern Province | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 76 | 58 | +18 | 8 |
| 3 | Border | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 63 | 65 | -2 | 7 |
| 4 | Boland | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 47 | 75 | -28 | 4 |
| 5 | Rhodesia | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 40 | 78 | -38 | 2 |
| 6 | South Western Districts | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 71 | -49 | 2 |
| 7 | North Eastern Districts | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 38 | 117 | -79 | 1 |
| Source: rugbyarchive.net Key: P = matches played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, PF = Points for, PA = Points against, PD = Points difference, Pts = Tournament points The top-placed team advanced to the Currie Cup grand final |

### Southern Section

| 1946 Currie Cup |
| - |
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Northern Transvaal | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 50 | +109 | 10 |
| 2 | Transvaal | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 49 | +32 | 6 |
| 3 | Natal | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 66 | 68 | -2 | 6 |
| 4 | Griqualand West | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 92 | 68 | +24 | 6 |
| 5 | Western Transvaal | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 53 | 69 | -16 | 2 |
| 6 | Orange Free State | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 55 | 72 | -17 | 0 |
| Source: rugbyarchive.net Key: P = matches played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, PF = Points for, PA = Points against, PD = Points difference, Pts = Tournament points The top-placed team advanced to the Currie Cup grand final |
