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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 | Ellis Park

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|Ellis Park

Fidelity ADT Lions

14 - 16

Hollywoodbets Sharks

14 Sep|Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria

Vodacom Bulls

40 - 40

Hollywoodbets Sharks

14 Sep|Ellis Park

Fidelity ADT Lions

43 - 34

Toyota Cheetahs

08 Sep|Hollywoodbets Kings Park, Durban

Hollywoodbets Sharks

24 - 18

Vodacom Bulls

CARLING CURRIE CUP PREMIER DIVISION

Carling Currie Cup

The 2025 Carling Currie Cup Bulletin #9

The Carling Currie Cup First Division will go down to the wire on Friday when five of the six teams will set their sights on finishing as high as possible on the standings as the playoffs move into view.

FNB Youth Weeks

Southern teams impress as FNB U18 Craven Week heats up

DHL Western Province and Eastern Province claimed crucial derby wins on the fourth day of the FNB U18 Craven Week at Hoërskool Middelburg.

FNB Youth Weeks

Eagles, WP XV continue to soar at FNB U18 Craven Week

South Western Districts and the DHL Western Province XV extended their winning records on the third day of the FNB U18 Craven Week at Hoërskool Middelburg on Wednesday.

FNB Youth Weeks

WP, Sharks bank big wins at FNB U18 Craven Week

DHL Western Province powered past Sanlam Boland while the Sharks High Schools side put Eastern Province to the sword at the FNB U18 Craven Week at Hoërskool Middelburg on Tuesday.

FNB Youth Weeks

Lions, SWD edge tight contests at FNB Craven Week

South Western Districts and the Obaro Golden Lions claimed one-point victories while the DHL Western Province XV and the Hollywood Foundation Pumas were also among the winners on the first day of the FNB U18 Craven Week at Hoërskool Middelburg.