About
The Toyota Cheetahs dethroned the Airlink Pumas - the 2022 champions from Mbombela - by winning South Africa's oldest and premier provincial competition in 2023, winning a superb final at home in Bloemfontein. The Pretoria-based Vodacom Bulls won the title in 2020 and 2021, but lost in the semi-finals in 2022 and 2023. These four sides were joined in the Premier Division by the Hollywoodbets Sharks (Durban), DHL Western Province (Cape Town), Fidelity ADT Lions (Johannesburg) and the Novavit Griffons (Welkom), who were promoted after winning the First Division in 2022.
The history
The Currie Cup is one of the oldest rugby competitions in the world, with the first games played in 1889, but it was only in 1892 that it became officially known as the Currie Cup. The original participating unions were Western Province, Griqualand West, Transvaal and Eastern Province. The first tournament was held in Kimberley and was won by Western Province. The Currie Cup trophy was donated to South Africa in 1891 by the touring British Isles team - it was given to the tourists by Sir Donald Currie, owner of Union-Castle Lines, the shipping company that transported them to the southern tip of Africa. Sir Donald was clear with his instructions – hand this trophy over to the team in South Africa that gives you the best game. After a spirited display where the unbeaten British Lions narrowly won 3-0, Griqualand West became the first ever holders of the Currie Cup.
Pos | Team | PL | W | L | D | PF | PA | DIFF | TF | TA | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Toyota Cheetahs
|
14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 439 | 324 | 115 | 63 | 39 | 51 |
2 |
Hollywoodbets Sharks
|
14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 370 | 310 | 60 | 50 | 37 | 48 |
3 |
Airlink Pumas
|
14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 436 | 292 | 144 | 58 | 38 | 40 |
4 |
Vodacom Bulls
|
14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 399 | 415 | -16 | 57 | 53 | 38 |
5 |
DHL Western Province
|
14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 377 | 335 | 42 | 49 | 47 | 37 |
6 |
Fidelity ADT Lions
|
14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 386 | 390 | -4 | 52 | 51 | 36 |
7 |
Suzuki Griquas
|
14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 364 | 399 | -35 | 45 | 53 | 35 |
8 |
NovaVit Griffons
|
14 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 288 | 594 | -306 | 33 | 89 | 10 |
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SA Cup
Griquas and Pumas in battle for SA Cup summitThe SA Cup will kick into a higher gear this weekend when the two top teams on the table, Suzuki Griquas and the Airlink Pumas, will battle it out for top spot in Kimberley on Friday afternoon.
News
Match official appointments to 5 May 2024Match official appointments for the next few days have been made, with Griffin Colby in action in the opening round of the U20 Rugby Championship in Queensland. The Investec Champions and EPCR Challenge Cup move into their semi-final stage.
Vodacom United Rugby Championship
Munster looking in build-up to Vodacom URC playoffsLast season one of the reasons Munster's success in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship was seen as a fairytale, was because they had to play all their play-off games away from home, but it looks likely they will have a much easier route to this year’s final if they get there.
Vodacom United Rugby Championship
Bulls and Stormers keep home playoff hopes aliveThe Vodacom Bulls and DHL Stormers kept alive their aspirations to host Vodacom United Rugby Championship playoffs in a largely rewarding weekend for the South African teams, with the only blemish being the Emirates Lions’ defeat against defending champions, Munster.
Women's Premier Division
Bulls and Boland surge ahead in Women’s Premier DivisionThe Bulls Daisies and Sanlam Boland Dames kept their unbeaten records intact in the third round of the Women’s Premier Division with big victories over EP Queens and Golden Lions Women respectively on Saturday, while Border Ladies and DHL Western Province remained in the top four with wins over the Sharks and Free State Women.