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CARLING CURRIE CUP PREMIER DIVISION

The Hollywoodbets Sharks XV upset the odds when they edged the Fidelity ADT Lions in a pulsating final in Johannesburg in 2024, dethroning 2023 season champions, the Toyota Cheetahs. The Airlink Pumas (2022) and Vodacom Bulls (2020 and 2021) are other recent champions. These teams were joined in the 2024 Premier Division by the DHL WP, Suzuki Griquas and the Novavit Griffons, but in 2025, the Sanlam Boland Kavaliers will return to the competition for the first time since 2016, while the Griffons have dropped out after the SA Cup. This season, the teams will play a single round of matches, with the top four progressing to the semi-finals (weekend of 13 September) before the final, on Saturday, 20 September.

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.

TOP SCORERS

FIXTURES

Airlink Pumas

25 Jul | Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit

19:00

Suzuki Griquas

Fidelity ADT Lions

26 Jul | Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg

15:00

Hollywoodbets Sharks

DHL Western Province

26 Jul | DHL Stadium, Cape Town

17:10

Vodacom Bulls

Sanlam Boland Kavaliers

27 Jul | Boland Stadium, Wellington

15:00

Toyota Cheetahs

RESULTS

21 Sep|Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg

Fidelity ADT Lions

14 - 16

Hollywoodbets Sharks

14 Sep|Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria

Vodacom Bulls

40 - 40

Hollywoodbets Sharks

14 Sep|Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg

Fidelity ADT Lions

43 - 34

Toyota Cheetahs

08 Sep|Hollywoodbets Kings Park, Durban

Hollywoodbets Sharks

24 - 18

Vodacom Bulls

CARLING CURRIE CUP PREMIER DIVISION

News

SA Rugby charts bold path for inclusive growth and development

The development of women’s rugby to ensure the growth of the game, the important role of schools’ rugby and the FNB Youth Weeks, and the presentation of a unified tackle age framework were three of the main points on the agenda at SA Rugby’s second Community Rugby Workshop, which was held in Johannesburg earlier this week.

SA Rugby Under-21 Cup and Shield

WP stay on course for third SA Rugby U21 Cup title

Junior Springbok and Blitzbok speedster Gino Cupido scored four tries for the DHL Western Province Under-21 side in their 85-22 demolition of the Leopards in the fourth round of SA Rugby’s U21 Cup over the weekend in Potchefstroom.

Vodacom United Rugby Championship

Six from SA nominated for Next-Gen Player Award

Four capped Springboks and another two rising stars from three South African Vodacom United Rugby Championship franchises – the Vodacom Bulls, DHL Stormers, and Emirates Lions – featured among 16 nominees for the prestigious Vodacom URC Next-Gen Player of the Season Award named on Tuesday.

Vodacom United Rugby Championship

Nominees named for SA VURC Player of the Season

Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu of the DHL Stormers and the Vodacom Bulls duo of Cameron Hanekom and Wilco Louw were rewarded for their consistent good form during the season by grabbing the three nominations for the South African Vodacom United Rugby Championship Player of the Season Award.

SA Cup

Pumas dethrone Griquas to capture SA Cup

The Airlink Pumas captured their first SA Cup title when they defeated last year’s champions, Suzuki Griquas, by 39-14 in the final at the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit on Saturday evening. The hosts held a 19-7 advantage and kicked on the second half for a deserved win.