Currie Cup

Template:Short description Template:For Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use South African English Template:Infobox rugby league cup The Currie Cup (Template:Langx) is South Africa's premier domestic rugby union competition 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

History

The Currie Cup is one of the oldest rugby competitions,<ref name="ABSA Currie Cup Records">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.

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The Currie Cup trophy

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 Template:Rut 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 Template:Rut in the final at Newlands in Cape Town. The competition missed a few years here for reasons such as war and the like, but in 1968 it became a fully fledged annual showpiece.

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 Template:Rut 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 Template:Rut in the 1970s and 1980s. Whilst these days the competition lags behind the United Rugby Championship 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 South African domestic rugby.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In order to adjust to the European competition calendar, from the 2024 season the Currie Cup takes place in a new window between July and late September.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Teams

The following 14 provincial unions participate in the Currie Cup:

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Map of South Africa displaying the borders of the 14 teams in the Currie Cup

Currie Cup teams
Team	Home base	Region	Last appearance in Premier Division
File:600px solid HEX-2385C6.svg Template:Rut	Pretoria	The Pretoria metropolitan area and the entire Limpopo province	2024
File:600px Nero e Oro.svg Template:Rut	Wellington	Northern and central districts of the Western Cape province	2016
File:Flag maroon HEX-7B1018.svg Template:Rut	East London	Eastern districts of the Eastern Cape province	1999
File:600px Rosso e Nero con striscia bianca.png Template:Rut	Gqeberha	Western districts of the Eastern Cape province	2016
File:600px bisection horizontal HEX-FF221A White.svg Template:Rut	Kempton Park	The East Rand and other municipalities to the east and south of Johannesburg	2008
File:600px Arancione con strisce Bianche.svg Template:Rut	Bloemfontein	Central and western districts of the Free State province	2024
File:600px Horizontal White Red HEX-DD0000.svg Template:Rut	Johannesburg	Johannesburg and the West Rand	2024
File:600px Viola con strisce Gialle e Bianche.svg Template:Rut	Welkom	Northern and eastern districts of the Free State province	2024
File:600px Horizontal Aquamarine HEX-02898F thin White Red HEX-F31021.svg Template:Rut	Kimberley	The entire Northern Cape province	2024
File:600px Verde bottiglia con strisce bianco e rosso.svg Template:Rut	Potchefstroom	The entire North West province	2011
File:600px bisection Black HEX-FF0080.svg Template:Rut	Mbombela	The entire Mpumalanga province	2024
File:600px Nero con strisce Bianche e Grigie.svg Template:Rut	Durban	The entire KwaZulu-Natal province	2024
File:600px Verde e Nero e striscia orizzontale bianca.svg Template:Rut	George	Eastern districts of the Western Cape province	2004
File:600px Horizontal White Blue HEX-0434B1.svg Template:Rut	Cape Town	Cape Town metropolitan area	2024

Champions and Finals

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.

Currie Cup

Currie Cup Champions and Finals Results
Season	Champions	Runner-Up	Score	Final Venue
1892	Template:Rut	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	Template:N/A
1894	Template:Rut	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	Template:N/A
1895	Template:Rut	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	Template:N/A
1897	Template:Rut	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	Template:N/A
1898	Template:Rut	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	Template:N/A
18991	Template:Rut	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	Template:N/A
1904	Template:Rut	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	Template:N/A
1906	Template:Rut	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	Template:N/A
1908	Template:Rut	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	Template:N/A
1911	Template:Rut	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	Template:N/A
1914	Template:Rut	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	Template:N/A
1920	Template:Rut	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	Template:N/A
1922	Template:Rut	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	Template:N/A
1925	Template:Rut	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	Template:N/A
1927	Template:Rut	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	Template:N/A
1929	Template:Rut	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	Template:N/A
1932	Template:Rut & Template:Rut (shared)	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	Template:N/A
1934	Template:Rut & Template:Rut (shared)	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	Template:N/A
1936	Template:Rut	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	Template:N/A
1939	Template:Rut	Template:Rut	17–6	Template:Rus
1946	Template:Rut	Template:Rut	11–9	Template:Rus
1947	Template:Rut	Template:Rut	16–12	Template:Rus
1950	Template:Rut	Template:Rut	22–11	Template:Rus
1952	Template:Rut	Template:Rut	11–9	Wellington
1954	Template:Rut	Template:Rut	11–8	Template:Rus
1956	Template:Rut	Template:Rut	9–8	Template:Rus
1957–19592	Template:Rut	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	Template:N/A
1964	Template:Rut	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	Template:N/A
1966	Template:Rut	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	Template:N/A
1968	Template:Rut	Template:Rut	16–3	Template:Rus
1969	Template:Rut	Template:Rut	28–13	Template:Rus
1970	Template:Rut	Template:Rut	11–9	De Beers, Kimberley
1971	Template:Rut & Template:Rut (shared)	Template:N/A	14–14	Template:Rus
1972	Template:Rut	Template:Rut	25–19	Template:Rus
1973	Template:Rut	Template:Rut	30–22	Template:Rus
1974	Template:Rut	Template:Rut	17–15	Template:Rus
1975	Template:Rut	Template:Rut	12–6	Template:Rus
1976	Template:Rut	Template:Rut	33–16	Template:Rus
1977	Template:Rut	Template:Rut	27–12	Template:Rus
1978	Template:Rut	Template:Rut	13–9	Template:Rus
1979	Template:Rut & Template:Rut (shared)	Template:N/A	15–15	Template:Rus
1980	Template:Rut	Template:Rut	39–9	Template:Rus
1981	Template:Rut	Template:Rut	23–6	Template:Rus
1982	Template:Rut	Template:Rut	24–7	Template:Rus
1983	Template:Rut	Template:Rut	9–3	Template:Rus
1984	Template:Rut	Template:Rut	19–9	Template:Rus
1985	Template:Rut	Template:Rut	22–15	Template:Rus
1986	Template:Rut	Template:Rut	22–9	Template:Rus
1987	Template:Rut	Template:Rut	24–18	Template:Rus
1988	Template:Rut	Template:Rut	19–18	Template:Rus
1989	Template:Rut & Template:Rut (shared)	Template:N/A	16–16	Template:Rus
1990	Template:Rut	Template:Rut	18–12	Template:Rus
1991	Template:Rut	Template:Rut	27–15	Template:Rus
1992	Template:Rut	Template:Rut	14–13	Template:Rus
1993	Template:Rut	Template:Rut	21–15	Template:Rus
1994	Template:Rut	Template:Rut	56–33	Springbok Park, Bloemfontein
1995	Template:Rut	Template:Rut	25–17	Template:Rus
1996	Template:Rut6	Template:Rut3	33–15	Template:Rus
1997	Template:Rut	Template:Rut4	14–12	Template:Rus
1998	Template:Rut5	Template:Rut	24–20	Template:Rus
1999	Template:Rut	Template:Rut	32–9	Template:Rus
2000	Template:Rut	Template:Rut	25–15	Template:Rus
2001	Template:Rut	Template:Rut	29–24	Template:Rus
2002	Template:Rut	Template:Rut	31–7	Template:Rus
2003	Template:Rut	Template:Rut	40–19	Template:Rus
2004	Template:Rut	Template:Rut	42–33	Template:Rus
2005	Template:Rut	Template:Rut	29–25	Template:Rus
2006	Template:Rut & Template:Rut (shared)	Template:N/A	28–28	Template:Rus
2007	Template:Rut	Template:Rut	20–18	Template:Rus
2008	Template:Rut	Template:Rut	14–9	Template:Rus
2009	Template:Rut	Template:Rut	36–24	Template:Rus
2010	Template:Rut	Template:Rut	30–10	Template:Rus
2011	Template:Rut	Template:Rut	42–16	Template:Rus
2012	Template:Rut	Template:Rut	25–18	Template:Rus
2013	Template:Rut	Template:Rut	33–19	Template:Rus
2014	Template:Rut	Template:Rut	19–16	Template:Rus
2015	Template:Rut	Template:Rut	32–24	Template:Rus
2016	Template:Rut	Template:Rut	36–16	Template:Rus
2017	Template:Rut	Template:Rut	33–21	Template:Rus
2018	Template:Rut	Template:Rut	17–12	Template:Rus
2019	Template:Rut	Template:Rut	31–28<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> || Template:Rus
2020–217	Template:Rut	Template:Rut	26–198	Template:Rus
2021	Template:Rut	Template:Rut	44–10	Template:Rus
2022	Template:Rut	Template:Rut	26–19	Template:Rus
2023	Template:Rut	Template:Rut	25–17	Template:Rus
2024	Template:Rut	Template:Rut	16–14	Template:Rus

In addition to the winners above, Template:Rut also won the South African Rugby Board Trophy in 1889. This tournament was effectively the precursor to the Currie Cup, which started in 1892.

Template:Refbegin 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. Template:Refend

Currie Cup First Division

Currie Cup First Division Champions and Finals Results
Season	Champions	Runner-Up	Score	Final Venue
2000	Template:Rut	Template:Rut	41–20	Telkom Park, Port Elizabeth
2001	Template:Rut	Template:Rut	41–27	Template:Rus
2002	Template:Rut	Template:Rut	29–20	Template:Rus
2003	Template:Rut	Template:Rut	27–25	Template:Rus
2004	Template:Rut	Template:Rut	23–22	Template:Rus
2005	Template:Rut	Template:Rut	25–16	Template:Rus
2006	Template:Rut	Template:Rut	37–13	Template:Rus
2007	Template:Rut	Template:Rut	38–3	Template:Rus
2008	Template:Rut	Template:Rut	31–26	Template:Rus
2009	Template:Rut	Template:Rut	47–19	Template:Rus
2010	Template:Rut	Template:Rut	16–12	Template:Rus
2011	Template:Rut	Template:Rut	43–12	Template:Rus
2012	Template:Rut	Template:Rut	26–25	Template:Rus
2013	Template:Rut	Template:Rut	53–30	Template:Rus
2014	Template:Rut	Template:Rut	23–21	Template:Rus
2015	Template:Rut	Template:Rut	44–20	Template:Rus
2016	Template:Rut	Template:Rut	44–25	Template:Rus
2017	Template:Rut	Template:Rut	60–36	Template:Rus
2018	Template:Rut	Template:Rut	36–27	Template:Rus
2019	Template:Rut	Template:Rut	49–5	Template:Rus
20201	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	Template:N/A
2021	Template:Rut	Template:Rut	19–18	Template:Rus
2022	Template:Rut	Template:Rut	45–16	Template:Rus
2023	Template:Rut	Template:Rut	43–21	Template:Rus
2024	Template:Rut	Template:Rut	27–272	Template:Rus

Template:Refbegin ¹ The 2020 Currie Cup First Division was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
² The final went into extra time. It remained 27 all after the time was up and Boland was determined champions due to scoring more tries in the final.
Template:Refend

SA Cup

SA Cup Champions and Finals Results
Season	Champions	Runner-Up	Score	Final Venue
2024	Template:Rut	Template:Rut	46–24	Suzuki Stadium, Kimberley

Mzansi Challenge

Mzansi Challenge Champions and Finals Results
Season	Champions	Runner-Up	Score	Final Venue
2023	Template:Rut	Template:Rut	55–38	Template:Rus

Champions Match

South African Rugby Union announced that fans would get a chance to vote and select their own Currie Cup Select XV. Two matches were played in 2021 and 2022.

Champions Match Results
Season	Winner	Runner-Up	Score	Final Venue
2021 Champions match	Currie Cup Select XV	Template:Ru	85–17	Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
2022 Champions match	Carling Champions team	Italy A	31–27	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Gqeberha

Overall winners

Currie Cup Premier Division

Overall record in the Currie Cup Premier Division
Team	Number of titles	Runner-up	Semi-Finalists	Notes	Most recent title
Western Province	34	13	11	Four titles shared	2017
Northern Transvaal/Blue Bulls	25	9	11	Four titles shared	2021
Transvaal/Gauteng Lions/Golden Lions	11	13	11	One title shared	2015
Natal/Sharks	9	12	14		2024
Orange Free State/Free State Cheetahs	7	9	14	One title shared	2023
Griqualand West/Griquas	3	1	4		1970
Border/Border Bulldogs	2	0	0	Two titles shared	1934
South Eastern Transvaal/Pumas	1	1	1		2022
Eastern Transvaal/Falcons	0	1	2
Boland	0	1	1
Northern Free State/Griffons	0	0	4
Eastern Province	0	0	3
South West Africa	0	0	1
SWD Eagles	0	0	1
Rhodesia	0	0	1
Western Transvaal/Leopards	0	0	1

• Correct as of 24 September 2024

Since 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-up
Northern 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, 2016
Western 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, 2018
Natal/Sharks	9	0	11	1990, 1992, 1995, 1996, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2018, 2024		1984, 1993, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2020–21, 2021
Transvaal/Gauteng Lions/Golden Lions	6	1	12	1972, 1993, 1994, 1999, 2011, 2015	1971	1968, 1974, 1986, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1996, 2002, 2007, 2014, 2019, 2024
Orange Free State/Free State Cheetahs	6	1	9	1976, 2005, 2007, 2016, 2019, 2023	2006	1973, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1994, 1997, 2004, 2009
Griqualand West/Griquas	1	0	1	1970		2022
Pumas	1	0	1	2022		2023
Eastern Transvaal/Falcons	0	0	1			1972

Currie Cup First Division

Overall winners in the Currie Cup First Division
Team	Number of wins	Runners-up	Years won	Year Runner-up	Secondary titles
Boland Cavaliers	7	0	2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2011, 2022, 2024
Griffons	5	2	2008, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2022	2019, 2021
SWD Eagles	3	3	2002, 2007, 2018	2009, 2010, 2015
Pumas	3	1	2005, 2009, 2013	2012
Leopards	2	6	2015, 2021	2001, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2016, 2017
Eastern Province Kings/Eastern Province Elephants	2	6	2010, 2012	2000, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2022, 2024
Blue Bulls	1	0	2000
Template:Rut	1	0	2019
Falcons	0	4		2005, 2014, 2018, 2023	2023 Mzanzi Challenge
Border	0	2		2002, 2004
Griquas	0	0			SA Cup 2024

Records and statistics

• Most career matches

Name	Team/s	Seasons	Games
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Jacques Botes	Pumas/Sharks	2002–2014	check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}
Helgard Müller	Free State Cheetahs	1983–1998	check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}
Rudi Visagie	Free State/Natal/Mpumalanga	1980–1996	check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}
Chris Badenhorst	Free State Cheetahs	1987–1999	check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}
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André Joubert	Free State/Natal	1986–1999	check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}

• Most 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 André 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 André 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

• 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• 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, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden), and Eastern Europe (Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia, & Herzegovina, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Russia, Serbia, Turkey, Ukraine).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Star+ airs live matches in Latin América, including Brazil.

See also

• Rugby union in South Africa
• Super Rugby
• Super Rugby franchise areas
• SA Cup
• Mzanzi Challenge
• Preparation Series
• SuperSport Rugby Challenge
• Vodacom Cup
• Bankfin Nite Series
• 2019 Currie Cup First Division
• Lion Cup
• Currie Cup / Central Series

External links

• Currie Cup records (correct to the end of 2006)
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