For the cricket competition originally known as the Currie Cup, see 4-Day Domestic Series.
The Currie Cup is South Africa's premier domestic rugby union competition, played each winter and spring (June to October), featuring teams representing either entire provinces or substantial regions within provinces. Although it is the premier domestic competition, four South African franchises also compete in the United Rugby Championship competition, including for the 'South African Shield'. for the highest placed South African team.
Steeped in history and tradition, the Currie Cup dates back to 1891. The tournament is regarded as the cornerstone of South Africa's rugby heritage, and the coveted gold trophy remains the most prestigious prize in South African domestic rugby.[1]
The Currie Cup is one of the oldest rugby competitions,[2] with the first games played in 1889 but it was only in 1892 that it became officially known as the Currie Cup. The competition had its humble beginnings as an inter-province competition in 1884, but when the South African Rugby Board was founded in 1889 it decided to organize a national competition that would involve representative teams from all the major unions. 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. For a prize they received a silver cup donated by the South African Rugby Board, now displayed at the SA Rugby Museum in Cape Town. The story of how the Currie Cup came to be comes from the first overseas rugby team to tour South Africa in 1891, The British Isles, who carried with them a particularly precious bit of cargo. Among the bags, boots and balls was a golden cup given to them 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 the best game; and after a spirited display where the unbeaten British Lions narrowly won 3–0, Griqualand West became the first ever holders of the Currie Cup. They then handed the trophy over to the South African rugby board and it became the floating trophy for the Currie Cup competition. The inaugural Currie Cup tournament was thus held in 1892 with Western Province earning the honour of holding it aloft as the first official winners.
The Currie Cup trophy
The competition missed a few years here and there for reasons such as war and the like, but in 1968 it became a fully fledged annual showpiece. Western Province dominated the competition's early years, and by 1920 the team from Cape Town had already secured the trophy 10 times. Only Griqualand West could halt the rampant WP side and win the trophy in 1899 and 1911. In 1922 the Transvaal won the competition for the first time, however Western Province would continue to dominate the Currie Cup throughout the 1920s and 1930s, winning the trophy a further 4 times and sharing it twice with Border. In 1939 the trophy returned to Johannesburg for only the second time after Transvaal defeated Western Province in Cape Town. This was the first time WP had lost a final at their home ground Newlands. The Currie Cup went into hiatus during the Second World War but resumed in 1946 when Northern Transvaal claimed their first ever trophy by beating Western Province 11–9 in the final at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria. The late 1940s and early 1950s were dominated by Transvaal who would win the trophy in 1950 and 1952, however in 1954 the Currie Cup would finally return south following Western Province's narrow 11–8 victory over Northern Transvaal in the final at Newlands in Cape Town.
At the end of the apartheid 1980s, South African rugby supporters were treated to two of the most memorable Currie Cup finals. In 1989 winger Carel du Plessis scored a last-minute try as WP managed to draw with Northern Transvaal 16-all, Riaan Gouws missed the conversion which would have given WP its 6th title of the decade a feat which has never been achieved. The following year the Blue Bulls slipped up, though, and Natal sneaked home 18–12, inspired by fly-half Joel Stransky. The 1990s saw further improvement by Natal and the rise of Francois Pienaar's Transvaal. Since the end of apartheid in 1990–4, and the age of professionalism in rugby union in the early 1990s, the Currie Cup has become much more competitive with no team able to carve out an era of dominance like that of WP in the early years or Northern Transvaal in the 1970s and 1980s. All five of the so-called 'big unions' have won the Currie Cup on at least one occasion in the last 20 years; the Golden Lions (formerly Transvaal) have won the trophy 3 times in 1999, 2011 and 2015; Western Province have won the trophy on six occasions in 1997, 2000, 2001, 2012, 2014, and 2017;[3] the Blue Bulls (formerly Northern Transvaal) have won the trophy 6 times in 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009 and 2020/21; the Free State Cheetahs have won the trophy 3 times in 2005, 2007 and 2016 and the Sharks have won the trophy 4 times in 2008, 2010, 2013 and 2018. In 2006 the trophy was shared by the Free State Cheetahs and Blue Bulls following their 28-28 all draw in a tense final in Bloemfontein. Whilst these days the competition lags behind Super Rugby and The Rugby Championship (previously the Tri-Nations) in the order of importance, the Currie Cup still holds a special place amongst South African rugby supporters and players, with the trophy very much still the holy grail of the South African domestic rugby.[4]
Teams
From 1996 to 2015, the following 14 provincial unions participated in the Currie Cup:
Map of South Africa displaying the borders of the 14 teams in the Currie Cup
Between 1892 and 1920, the competition was held as a centralised tournament, with the team with the best record crowned as the winner. Between 1922 and 1936 (as well as in three tournaments between 1957 and 1966), the winner was the team with the best record following a round-robin competition. In all the other seasons, a final was played to determine the champion.
In addition to the winners above, Western Province also won the South African Rugby Board Trophy in 1889. This tournament was effectively the precursor to the Currie Cup, which started in 1892.
1 Western Province and Transvaal did not compete. 2 Contested over two seasons. 3 Transvaal were renamed the Gauteng Lions; now known as Golden Lions. 4 Orange Free State were renamed the Free State Cheetahs. 5 Northern Transvaal were renamed the Blue Bulls. 6 Natal were renamed the Sharks. 7 Contested between November and January due to COVID-19 pandemic. 8 Final went to extra-time.
Currie Cup First Division
Currie Cup First Division Champions and Finals Results
Naas Botha 11 (Northern Transvaal—between 1977 and 1991)
Broadcasting rights
SuperSport broadcasts live Currie Cup matches in South Africa.
Sky Sports broadcasts live Currie Cup matches in Ireland and the United Kingdom.
FloSports airs live Currie Cup matches in the Americas via online streaming.
Nine Network airs Currie Cup matches live in Australia through streaming service Stan. Previously matches were aired on Fox Sports.[6]
RugbyPass airs live Currie Cup matches via online streaming in certain countries in Asia (Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, East Timor, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam), European Economic Area (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Malta, Netherlands, Noway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden), and Eastern Europe (Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia, & Herzegovina, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Russia, Serbia, Turkey, Ukraine).[7]
^"Currie Cup Far From Dead". www.news24.com. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
^"Cheetahs beat Lions to bag sixth Currie Cup title". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
^"Nine agrees to 'landmark deal' with Rugby Australia". wwos.nine.com.au. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
^"Terms and Conditions | Rugbypass". www.rugbypass.com. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
External links
Thau, Chris (6 November 2006). . irb.com. Archived from the original on 8 June 2007. Retrieved 25 May 2007.
. sarugby.com. 11 October 2006. Archived from the original on 19 February 2007. Retrieved 25 May 2007.
. sarugby.com. 30 November 2006. Archived from the original on 17 May 2007. Retrieved 25 May 2007.
Official site
January 14, 2023
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For the cricket competition originally known as the Currie Cup see 4 Day Domestic Series The Currie Cup is South Africa s premier domestic rugby union competition played each winter and spring June to October featuring teams representing either entire provinces or substantial regions within provinces Although it is the premier domestic competition four South African franchises also compete in the United Rugby Championship competition including for the South African Shield for the highest placed South African team Currie CupCurrent season or competition 2022 Currie Cup Premier DivisionSportRugby unionInstituted1891Inaugural season1892Number of teamsPremier Division 7 First Division 10Country South AfricaHoldersPumas 2022 Most titlesWestern Province 34 Four shared 4 Broadcast partnerSuperSport SABC 2 FloSports Sky Sports Stan RugbyPass Star Related competitionRugby ChallengeSteeped in history and tradition the Currie Cup dates back to 1891 The tournament is regarded as the cornerstone of South Africa s rugby heritage and the coveted gold trophy remains the most prestigious prize in South African domestic rugby 1 Contents 1 History 2 Teams 3 Champions and Finals 3 1 Currie Cup 3 2 Currie Cup First Division 4 Overall winners 4 1 Currie Cup Premier Division 4 2 Currie Cup First Division 5 Records and statistics 6 Broadcasting rights 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksHistory EditThe Currie Cup is one of the oldest rugby competitions 2 with the first games played in 1889 but it was only in 1892 that it became officially known as the Currie Cup The competition had its humble beginnings as an inter province competition in 1884 but when the South African Rugby Board was founded in 1889 it decided to organize a national competition that would involve representative teams from all the major unions 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 For a prize they received a silver cup donated by the South African Rugby Board now displayed at the SA Rugby Museum in Cape Town The story of how the Currie Cup came to be comes from the first overseas rugby team to tour South Africa in 1891 The British Isles who carried with them a particularly precious bit of cargo Among the bags boots and balls was a golden cup given to them 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 the best game and after a spirited display where the unbeaten British Lions narrowly won 3 0 Griqualand West became the first ever holders of the Currie Cup They then handed the trophy over to the South African rugby board and it became the floating trophy for the Currie Cup competition The inaugural Currie Cup tournament was thus held in 1892 with Western Province earning the honour of holding it aloft as the first official winners The Currie Cup trophy The competition missed a few years here and there for reasons such as war and the like but in 1968 it became a fully fledged annual showpiece Western Province dominated the competition s early years and by 1920 the team from Cape Town had already secured the trophy 10 times Only Griqualand West could halt the rampant WP side and win the trophy in 1899 and 1911 In 1922 the Transvaal won the competition for the first time however Western Province would continue to dominate the Currie Cup throughout the 1920s and 1930s winning the trophy a further 4 times and sharing it twice with Border In 1939 the trophy returned to Johannesburg for only the second time after Transvaal defeated Western Province in Cape Town This was the first time WP had lost a final at their home ground Newlands The Currie Cup went into hiatus during the Second World War but resumed in 1946 when Northern Transvaal claimed their first ever trophy by beating Western Province 11 9 in the final at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria The late 1940s and early 1950s were dominated by Transvaal who would win the trophy in 1950 and 1952 however in 1954 the Currie Cup would finally return south following Western Province s narrow 11 8 victory over Northern Transvaal in the final at Newlands in Cape Town At the end of the apartheid 1980s South African rugby supporters were treated to two of the most memorable Currie Cup finals In 1989 winger Carel du Plessis scored a last minute try as WP managed to draw with Northern Transvaal 16 all Riaan Gouws missed the conversion which would have given WP its 6th title of the decade a feat which has never been achieved The following year the Blue Bulls slipped up though and Natal sneaked home 18 12 inspired by fly half Joel Stransky The 1990s saw further improvement by Natal and the rise of Francois Pienaar s Transvaal Since the end of apartheid in 1990 4 and the age of professionalism in rugby union in the early 1990s the Currie Cup has become much more competitive with no team able to carve out an era of dominance like that of WP in the early years or Northern Transvaal in the 1970s and 1980s All five of the so called big unions have won the Currie Cup on at least one occasion in the last 20 years the Golden Lions formerly Transvaal have won the trophy 3 times in 1999 2011 and 2015 Western Province have won the trophy on six occasions in 1997 2000 2001 2012 2014 and 2017 3 the Blue Bulls formerly Northern Transvaal have won the trophy 6 times in 1998 2002 2003 2004 2009 and 2020 21 the Free State Cheetahs have won the trophy 3 times in 2005 2007 and 2016 and the Sharks have won the trophy 4 times in 2008 2010 2013 and 2018 In 2006 the trophy was shared by the Free State Cheetahs and Blue Bulls following their 28 28 all draw in a tense final in Bloemfontein Whilst these days the competition lags behind Super Rugby and The Rugby Championship previously the Tri Nations in the order of importance the Currie Cup still holds a special place amongst South African rugby supporters and players with the trophy very much still the holy grail of the South African domestic rugby 4 Teams EditFrom 1996 to 2015 the following 14 provincial unions participated in the Currie Cup Map of South Africa displaying the borders of the 14 teams in the Currie Cup Currie Cup teamsTeam Home base Region Previously in Premier DivisionBlue Bulls Pretoria The Pretoria metropolitan area and the entire Limpopo province 2022Boland Cavaliers Wellington Northern and central districts of the Western Cape province 2016Border Bulldogs East London Eastern districts of the Eastern Cape province 1999Eastern Province Elephants Port Elizabeth Western districts of the Eastern Cape province 2016Falcons Kempton Park The East Rand and other municipalities to the east and south of Johannesburg 2008Free State Cheetahs Bloemfontein Central and western districts of the Free State province 2022Golden Lions Johannesburg Johannesburg and the West Rand 2022Griffons Welkom Northern and eastern districts of the Free State province 1999Griquas Kimberley The entire Northern Cape province 2022Leopards Potchefstroom The entire North West province 2011Pumas Mbombela The entire Mpumalanga province 2022Sharks Durban The entire KwaZulu Natal province 2022SWD Eagles George Eastern districts of the Western Cape province 2004Western Province Cape Town Cape Town metropolitan area 2022Other Currie Cup teamsTeam Home base Region Years competedWelwitschias Windhoek Namibia 2016 2017Jaguares XV Argentina Argentina 2019Black Lion Georgia Georgia 2022Simbas Kenya Kenya 2022Zimbabwe Goshawks Zimbabwe Zimbabwe 2022Champions and Finals EditBetween 1892 and 1920 the competition was held as a centralised tournament with the team with the best record crowned as the winner Between 1922 and 1936 as well as in three tournaments between 1957 and 1966 the winner was the team with the best record following a round robin competition In all the other seasons a final was played to determine the champion Currie Cup Edit Currie Cup Champions and Finals ResultsSeason Champions Runner Up Score Final Venue1892 Western Province 1894 Western Province 1895 Western Province 1897 Western Province 1898 Western Province 18991 Griqualand West 1904 Western Province 1906 Western Province 1908 Western Province 1911 Griqualand West 1914 Western Province 1920 Western Province 1922 Transvaal 1925 Western Province 1927 Western Province 1929 Western Province 1932 Border amp Western Province shared 1934 Border amp Western Province shared 1936 Western Province 1939 Transvaal Western Province 17 6 Newlands Stadium Cape Town1946 Northern Transvaal Western Province 11 9 Loftus Versfeld Pretoria1947 Western Province Transvaal 16 12 Newlands Stadium Cape Town1950 Transvaal Western Province 22 11 Ellis Park Stadium Johannesburg1952 Transvaal Boland 11 9 Wellington1954 Western Province Northern Transvaal 11 8 Newlands Stadium Cape Town1956 Northern Transvaal Natal 9 8 Kings Park Stadium Durban1957 19592 Western Province 1964 Western Province 1966 Western Province 1968 Northern Transvaal Transvaal 16 3 Loftus Versfeld Pretoria1969 Northern Transvaal Western Province 28 13 Loftus Versfeld Pretoria1970 Griqualand West Northern Transvaal 11 9 De Beers Kimberley1971 Northern Transvaal amp Transvaal shared 14 14 Ellis Park Stadium Johannesburg1972 Transvaal Eastern Transvaal 25 19 Pam Brink Stadium Springs1973 Northern Transvaal Free State 30 22 Loftus Versfeld Pretoria1974 Northern Transvaal Transvaal 17 15 Loftus Versfeld Pretoria1975 Northern Transvaal Free State 12 6 Free State Stadium Bloemfontein1976 Free State Western Province 33 16 Free State Stadium Bloemfontein1977 Northern Transvaal Free State 27 12 Loftus Versfeld Pretoria1978 Northern Transvaal Free State 13 9 Free State Stadium Bloemfontein1979 Northern Transvaal amp Western Province shared 15 15 Newlands Stadium Cape Town1980 Northern Transvaal Western Province 39 9 Loftus Versfeld Pretoria1981 Northern Transvaal Free State 23 6 Loftus Versfeld Pretoria1982 Western Province Northern Transvaal 24 7 Newlands Stadium Cape Town1983 Western Province Northern Transvaal 9 3 Loftus Versfeld Pretoria1984 Western Province Natal 19 9 Newlands Stadium Cape Town1985 Western Province Northern Transvaal 22 15 Newlands Stadium Cape Town1986 Western Province Transvaal 22 9 Newlands Stadium Cape Town1987 Northern Transvaal Transvaal 24 18 Ellis Park Stadium Johannesburg1988 Northern Transvaal Western Province 19 18 Loftus Versfeld Pretoria1989 Northern Transvaal amp Western Province shared 16 16 Newlands Stadium Cape Town1990 Natal Northern Transvaal 18 12 Loftus Versfeld Pretoria1991 Northern Transvaal Transvaal 27 15 Loftus Versfeld Pretoria1992 Natal Transvaal 14 13 Ellis Park Stadium Johannesburg1993 Transvaal Natal 21 15 Kings Park Stadium Durban1994 Transvaal Free State 56 33 Springbok Park Bloemfontein1995 Natal Western Province 25 17 Kings Park Stadium Durban1996 Sharks6 Golden Lions3 33 15 Ellis Park Stadium Johannesburg1997 Western Province Free State Cheetahs4 14 12 Newlands Stadium Cape Town1998 Blue Bulls5 Western Province 24 20 Loftus Versfeld Pretoria1999 Golden Lions Sharks 32 9 Kings Park Stadium Durban2000 Western Province Sharks 25 15 Kings Park Stadium Durban2001 Western Province Sharks 29 24 Newlands Stadium Cape Town2002 Blue Bulls Golden Lions 31 7 Ellis Park Stadium Johannesburg2003 Blue Bulls Sharks 40 19 Loftus Versfeld Pretoria2004 Blue Bulls Free State Cheetahs 42 33 Loftus Versfeld Pretoria2005 Free State Cheetahs Blue Bulls 29 25 Loftus Versfeld Pretoria2006 Blue Bulls amp Free State Cheetahs shared 28 28 Free State Stadium Bloemfontein2007 Free State Cheetahs Golden Lions 20 18 Free State Stadium Bloemfontein2008 Sharks Blue Bulls 14 9 Kings Park Stadium Durban2009 Blue Bulls Free State Cheetahs 36 24 Loftus Versfeld Pretoria2010 Sharks Western Province 30 10 Kings Park Stadium Durban2011 Golden Lions Sharks 42 16 Ellis Park Stadium Johannesburg2012 Western Province Sharks 25 18 Kings Park Stadium Durban2013 Sharks Western Province 33 19 Newlands Stadium Cape Town2014 Western Province Golden Lions 19 16 Newlands Stadium Cape Town2015 Golden Lions Western Province 32 24 Ellis Park Stadium Johannesburg2016 Free State Cheetahs Blue Bulls 36 16 Free State Stadium Bloemfontein2017 Western Province Sharks 33 21 Kings Park Stadium Durban2018 Sharks Western Province 17 12 Newlands Stadium Cape Town2019 Free State Cheetahs Golden Lions 31 28 5 Free State Stadium Bloemfontein2020 217 Blue Bulls Sharks 26 198 Loftus Versfeld Pretoria2021 Blue Bulls Sharks 44 10 Loftus Versfeld Pretoria2022 Pumas Griquas 26 19 Tafel Lager Park KimberleyIn addition to the winners above Western Province also won the South African Rugby Board Trophy in 1889 This tournament was effectively the precursor to the Currie Cup which started in 1892 1 Western Province and Transvaal did not compete 2 Contested over two seasons 3 Transvaal were renamed the Gauteng Lions now known as Golden Lions 4 Orange Free State were renamed the Free State Cheetahs 5 Northern Transvaal were renamed the Blue Bulls 6 Natal were renamed the Sharks 7 Contested between November and January due to COVID 19 pandemic 8 Final went to extra time Currie Cup First Division Edit Currie Cup First Division Champions and Finals ResultsSeason Champions Runner Up Score Final Venue2000 Blue Bulls Mighty Elephants 41 20 Telkom Park Port Elizabeth2001 Boland Cavaliers Leopards 41 27 Boland Stadium Wellington2002 SWD Eagles Border Bulldogs 29 20 Outeniqua Park George2003 Boland Cavaliers Leopards 27 25 Olen Park Potchefstroom2004 Boland Cavaliers Border Bulldogs 23 22 Boland Stadium Wellington2005 Pumas Falcons 25 16 Barnard Stadium Kempton Park2006 Boland Cavaliers Leopards 37 13 Olen Park Potchefstroom2007 SWD Eagles Mighty Elephants 38 3 Outeniqua Park George2008 Griffons Leopards 31 26 Olen Park Potchefstroom2009 Pumas SWD Eagles 47 19 Puma Stadium Witbank2010 Eastern Province Kings SWD Eagles 16 12 Outeniqua Park George2011 Boland Cavaliers Eastern Province Kings 43 12 Boland Stadium Wellington2012 Eastern Province Kings Pumas 26 25 Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Port Elizabeth2013 Pumas Eastern Province Kings 53 30 Mbombela Stadium Mbombela2014 Griffons Falcons 23 21 North West Stadium Welkom2015 Leopards SWD Eagles 44 20 Olen Park Potchefstroom2016 Griffons Leopards 44 25 Olen Park Potchefstroom2017 Griffons Leopards 60 36 North West Stadium Welkom2018 SWD Eagles Falcons 36 27 Outeniqua Park George2019 Jaguares XV Griffons 49 5 Mbombela Stadium Mbombela20201 2021 Leopards Griffons 19 18 Olen Park Potchefstroom2022 Griffons Eastern Province Elephants 45 16 HT Pelatona Projects Stadium Welkom1 The 2020 Currie Cup First Division was cancelled due to the COVID 19 pandemic Overall winners EditCurrie Cup Premier Division Edit Overall record in the Currie Cup Premier DivisionTeam Number of titles Runner up Semi Finalists Notes Most recent titleWestern Province 34 13 11 Four titles shared 2017Northern Transvaal Blue Bulls 25 9 9 Four titles shared 2021Transvaal Gauteng Lions Golden Lions 11 12 11 One title shared 2015Natal Sharks 8 12 13 2018Orange Free State Free State Cheetahs 6 9 13 One title shared 2019Griqualand West Griquas 3 1 4 1970Border Border Bulldogs 2 0 0 Two titles shared 1934South Eastern Transvaal Pumas 1 0 1 2022Eastern Transvaal Falcons 0 1 2Boland 0 1 1Northern Free State Griffons 0 0 4Eastern Province 0 0 3South West Africa 0 0 1SWD Eagles 0 0 1Rhodesia 0 0 1Western Transvaal Leopards 0 0 1Correct as of 25 June 2022Since the competition became established as an annual competition in 1968 see History above Team Number of wins Number shared Number runners up Years won Years shared Year runner upNorthern Transvaal Blue Bulls 19 4 8 1968 1969 1973 1974 1975 1977 1978 1980 1981 1987 1988 1991 1998 2002 2003 2004 2009 2020 21 2021 1971 1979 1989 2006 1970 1982 1983 1985 1990 2005 2008 2016Western Province 11 2 10 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1997 2000 2001 2012 2014 2017 1979 1989 1969 1976 1980 1988 1995 1998 2010 2013 2015 2018Natal Sharks 8 0 11 1990 1992 1995 1996 2008 2010 2013 2018 1984 1993 1999 2000 2001 2003 2011 2012 2017 2020 21 2021Transvaal Gauteng Lions Golden Lions 6 1 11 1972 1993 1994 1999 2011 2015 1971 1968 1974 1986 1987 1991 1992 1996 2002 2007 2014 2019Orange Free State Free State Cheetahs 5 1 9 1976 2005 2007 2016 2019 2006 1973 1975 1977 1978 1981 1994 1997 2004 2009Griqualand West Griquas 1 0 1 1970 2022Pumas 1 0 0 2022Eastern Transvaal Falcons 0 0 1 1972Currie Cup First Division Edit Overall winners in the Currie Cup First DivisionTeam Number of wins Runners up Years won Year Runner upGriffons 5 2 2008 2014 2016 2017 2022 2019 2021Boland Cavaliers 5 0 2001 2003 2004 2006 2011SWD Eagles 3 3 2002 2007 2018 2009 2010 2015Pumas 3 1 2005 2009 2013 2012Leopards 2 6 2015 2021 2001 2003 2006 2008 2016 2017Eastern Province Kings Eastern Province Elephants 2 5 2010 2012 2000 2007 2011 2013 2022Blue Bulls 1 0 2000Jaguares XV 1 0 2019Falcons 0 3 2005 2014 2018Border 0 2 2002 2004Records and statistics EditMost career matchesName Team s Seasons GamesHugh Reece Edwards Natal 1982 1995 165Jacques Botes Pumas Sharks 2002 2014 156Helgard Muller Free State Cheetahs 1983 1998 142Rudi Visagie Free State Natal Mpumalanga 1980 1996 141Chris Badenhorst Free State Cheetahs 1987 1999 136Burger Geldenhuys Blue Bulls 1977 1989 128Andre Joubert Free State Natal 1986 1999 126Most career points 1 1699 Naas Botha Northern Transvaal 1977 1992 2 1412 Willem de Waal Leopards Free State WP 2002 2010 3 1402 Eric Herbert Northern Free State Griffons Free State 1986 2001 4 1210 De Wet Ras Free State Natal 1974 1986 5 1165 Andre Joubert Free State Natal 1986 1999 Most career tries 1 74 John Daniels Golden Lions Boland Cavaliers 2 66 Breyton Paulse Western Province 3 65 Chris Badenhorst Free State 4 58 Andre Joubert Free State Natal 5 51 Gerrie Germishuys Free State Transvaal 5 51 Carel du Plessis Western Province Transvaal 5 51 Niel Burger Western Province 5 51 Jan Harm Van Wyk Free State Pumas Most individual points in a season 1 268 Johan Heunis Northern Transvaal 1989 2 263 Gavin Lawless Golden Lions 1996 3 252 Casper Steyn Blue Bulls 1999 4 230 Kennedy Tsimba Cheetahs 2003 5 228 Kennedy Tsimba Cheetahs 2002 Most team points in a season Sharks 792 in 1996 Most individual tries in a season 1 21 Bjorn Basson Griquas 2010 2 19 Carel du Plessis Western Province 1989 2 19 Colin Lloyd Leopards 2006 4 18 Ettiene Botha Blue Bulls 2004 5 16 Jan Harm Van Wyk Free State 1997 6 15 Phillip Burger Cheetahs 2006 Most team tries in a season Sharks 112 in 1996 Most points in match Jannie de Beer 46 v Northern Free State in 1997 Most tries in a match Jacques Olivier 7 v SWD in 1996 Most final appearances Burger Geldenhuys 11 Northern Transvaal between 1977 and 1989 Naas Botha 11 Northern Transvaal between 1977 and 1991 Broadcasting rights EditSuperSport broadcasts live Currie Cup matches in South Africa Sky Sports broadcasts live Currie Cup matches in Ireland and the United Kingdom FloSports airs live Currie Cup matches in the Americas via online streaming Nine Network airs Currie Cup matches live in Australia through streaming service Stan Previously matches were aired on Fox Sports 6 RugbyPass airs live Currie Cup matches via online streaming in certain countries in Asia Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia China East Timor Hong Kong India Indonesia Laos Macau Malaysia Maldives Myanmar Nepal Pakistan Philippines Singapore South Korea Sri Lanka Taiwan Thailand and Vietnam European Economic Area Austria Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Malta Netherlands Noway Poland Romania Slovakia Slovenia Sweden and Eastern Europe Albania Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Bosnia amp Herzegovina Georgia Kazakhstan Kosovo Macedonia Moldova Montenegro Russia Serbia Turkey Ukraine 7 Star airs live matches in Latin America including Brazil See also EditRugby union in South Africa Super Rugby Super Rugby franchise areas Vodacom Cup 2019 Currie Cup First Division Lion Cup Currie Cup Central SeriesReferences Edit Currie Cup Far From Dead www news24 com Retrieved 16 May 2022 ABSA Currie Cup Records PDF Archived from the original PDF on 25 July 2011 Retrieved 18 December 2009 WP rock Sharks to win Currie Cup title Currie Cup Far From Dead www news24 com Retrieved 16 May 2022 Cheetahs beat Lions to bag sixth Currie Cup title www iol co za Retrieved 7 September 2019 Nine agrees to landmark deal with Rugby Australia wwos nine com au Retrieved 2 December 2020 Terms and Conditions Rugbypass www rugbypass com Retrieved 4 February 2022 External links EditCurrie Cup records correct to the end of 2006 Thau Chris 6 November 2006 100 years of South African rugby Part one irb com Archived from the original on 8 June 2007 Retrieved 25 May 2007 History of the Currie Cup sarugby com 11 October 2006 Archived from the original on 19 February 2007 Retrieved 25 May 2007 Good news for Currie Cup sarugby com 30 November 2006 Archived from the original on 17 May 2007 Retrieved 25 May 2007 SA Rugby Currie Cup News Official site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Currie Cup amp oldid 1132896351, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
