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Watch South Africa’s finest rugby union teams battle in the Currie Cup, which is one of the oldest rugby tournaments in existence.
The history of the Currie Cup dates all the way back to 1891. However, it wasn’t until 1968 that the competition became an annual showpiece occasion. Between 1996 and 2015, 14 provincial unions all competed for the Currie Cup. However, the competition has expanded even further since. In 2016 and 2017, a Namibian team called Welwitschias joined the tournament (although they sadly left due to financial worries). Similarly, in 2019, Jaguares XV from Argentina joined the Currie Cup. Now, 15 teams battle for supremacy.
Read on to discover even more about the Currie Cup, including all the latest news, results and upcoming Currie Cup fixtures.
Table Standings 2023
Currie Cup
P
W
L
D
PF
PA
PD
BP T
BP-7
BP
Total
1
Cheetahs
14
9
4
1
439
324
115
11
2
13
51
2
Sharks
14
10
4
0
370
310
60
7
1
8
48
3
Pumas
14
8
6
0
436
292
144
5
3
8
40
4
Blue Bulls
14
7
7
0
399
415
-16
8
2
10
38
5
Western Province
14
7
7
0
377
335
42
7
2
9
37
6
Golden Lions
14
6
8
0
386
390
-4
8
4
12
36
7
Griquas
14
7
6
1
364
399
-35
5
0
5
35
8
Griffons
14
1
13
0
288
594
-306
5
1
6
10
Fixtures & Results
There are no games scheduled for this week.
Currie Cup History
In its current format, Currie Cup sides are split into two divisions. The top seven teams play in the Premier Division, where teams battle for the Currie Cup itself. The remaining teams play in the First Division, where they compete for promotion to the Premier Division.
In the Premier Division and the First Division, each team plays each other once in a round-robin format and then the top four teams enter the play-offs. A semi-final and a final then follow in each division. The winner of the Currie Cup final is then crowned as the champion, while the winner of the First Division plays the bottom-placed Premier Division side in a promotion/relegation play-off match.
More Currie Cup History
In 2020, a modified version of the Currie Cup was played due to the coronavirus pandemic. No First Division Currie Cup fixtures were played in the tournament and instead a combined Currie Cup and Super Rugby Unlocked tournament was created instead.
Since the Currie Cup became an annual competition in 1968, the Blue Bulls have been the tournament’s most successful side. They’ve won the Currie Cup final on 21 occasions. They’re followed on the honours board by the Western Province who have won 13 titles and the Sharks, who have won eight Currie Cup finals. However, if we look at overall winners of the competition, Western Province top the leader board with 34 victories. This is because the team won 16 of the first 20 competitions, including two shared titles.