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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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.
Women's Premier Division
Big stadium exposure for Women’s Premier DivisionThe third round of the Women’s Premier Division will expose six of the eight teams in the competition to big stadium atmosphere this weekend and add to the exposure of the game to a wider rugby audience.
News
Leinster could drop in Vodacom URC round of jeopardyThe log battle has fast become the overriding narrative of this edition of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship, and it is rare indeed for Leinster’s top spot on the standings to be under threat this late in the season.
Vodacom United Rugby Championship
Pressure mounts on SA sides in Vodacom URCThe South African franchises will be under immense pressure to bounce back strongly from disappointing results in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship last week – apart from the Emirates Lions – as the competition reaches the fourth-last pool round and the scramble for quarter-final spots reaches boiling point.