The 2002 Currie Cup qualification series was the first stage of the 2002 Currie Cup, known in 2002 as the Bankfin Currie Cup.
There were two sections of 7 teams and each team played the others in their section once. The top 4 teams in each section qualified for the Currie Cup Top 8 and the bottom 3 teams qualified for the 2002 Bankfin Cup.
| Section X | ||||||||
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | BP | Points |
| Western Province | 6 | 5 | 1 | 253 | 113 | 5 | 25 | |
| Free State Cheetahs | 6 | 5 | 1 | 239 | 122 | 5 | 25 | |
| Falcons | 6 | 3 | 3 | 195 | 154 | 4 | 16 | |
| Griquas | 6 | 3 | 3 | 207 | 228 | 3 | 15 | |
| Border Bulldogs | 6 | 3 | 3 | 136 | 155 | 2 | 14 | |
| Boland Cavaliers | 6 | 2 | 4 | 136 | 194 | 2 | 10 | |
| Griffons | 6 | 0 | 6 | 107 | 307 | 0 | 0 | |
| Section Y | ||||||||
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | BP | Points |
| Natal Sharks | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 257 | 1125 | 4 | 22 |
| Blue Bulls | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 185 | 125 | 4 | 22 |
| Golden Lions | 6 | 4 | 2 | 227 | 189 | 5 | 21 | |
| Pumas | 6 | 2 | 4 | 189 | 220 | 7 | 15 | |
| SWD Eagles | 6 | 3 | 3 | 152 | 194 | 3 | 15 | |
| Leopards | 6 | 2 | 4 | 131 | 215 | 3 | 11 | |
| Mighty Elephants | 6 | 1 | 5 | 158 | 230 | 4 | 8 | |
| Qualify for the Currie Cup Top 8 | ||||||||
| Qualify for the Bankfin Cup | ||||||||
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July 20
July 26 July 27
August 2
August 3
August 23 August 24
August 30
August 31
September 6 September 7
September 13
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Leopards Border Bulldogs Mighty Elephants SWD Eagles Boland Cavaliers Griffons
Natal Sharks Golden Lions Pumas Free State Cheetahs Falcons Western Province
Boland Cavaliers Border Bulldogs Griquas Blue bulls Leopards Mighty Elephants
Western Province Free State Cheetahs Griffons Golden Lions Natal Sharks SWD Eagles
Leopards Pumas Blue Bulls Boland Cavaliers Griquas Falcons
Western Province Border Bulldogs Griffons Mighty Elephants Natal Sharks SWD Eagles
Pumas Griquas Blue Bulls Golden Lions Free State Cheetahs Falcons |
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Blue Bulls Falcons Pumas Golden Lions Griquas Free State Cheetahs
SWD Eagles Mighty Elephants Leopards Border Bulldogs Boland Cavaliers Griffons
Free State Cheetahs Western Province Falcons Pumas Golden Lions Natal Sharks
Boland Cavaliers Griquas Border Bulldogs Blue Bulls Leopards Mighty Elephants
SWD Eagles Golden Lions Natal Sharks Griffons Western Province Free State Cheetahs
Falcons Boland Cavaliers Griquas Leopards Pumas Blue Bulls
SWD Eagles Border Bulldogs Mighty Elephants Natal Sharks Western Province Griffons |
Potchefstroom East London Port Elizabeth George Wellington Welkom
Durban Johannesburg Witbank Bloemfontein Kempton Park Cape Town
Wellington East London Kimberley Pretoria Potchefstroom Port Elizabeth
Cape Town Bloemfontein Wellington Johannesburg Durban George
Potchefstroom Witbank Pretoria Wellington Kimberley Kempton Park
Cape Town East London Welkom Port Elizabeth Durban George
Witbank Kimberley Pretoria Johannesburg Bloemfontein Kempton Park |
15 12 20 44 45 23
52 55 35 31 49 47
10 8 29 37 24 16
41 57 23 20 52 32
10 35 17 44 24 15
29 33 12 29 69 13
48 27 48 46 31 51 |
32 25 35 39 28 49
10 16 42 33 17 10
24 42 28 10 31 30
13 15 32 33 10 27
37 36 17 19 68 47
27 7 84 30 26 18
16 18 50 37 26 20 |