2025 Currie Cup Premier Division

2025 Currie Cup Premier Division
CountriesSouth Africa
Date25 July – 20 September
ChampionsGriquas (4th title)
Runners-upGolden Lions
Matches played31
Tries scored250
(average 8.1 per match)
Top point scorerGeorge Whitehead
(Griquas, 64)
Top try scorerDonovan Don
(Boland Cavaliers) 9 tries

The 2025 Currie Cup Premier Division is the 87th edition of the Currie Cup, the premier domestic rugby union competition in South Africa, and the oldest provincial rugby competition in the world. The competition is sponsored by beer brand Carling Black Label and organized by the South African Rugby Union.[1]

The competition features the four teams associated with the teams playing in the United Rugby Championship, as well as the four teams finishing top of the 2025 SA Cup.[2] There was one change from the 2024 Currie Cup Premier Division, with the Boland Cavaliers qualifying for the first time since 2016.[3]

Teams

Team locations in the 2025 Currie Cup Premier Division

The eight competing teams are:[4]

2025 Currie Cup Premier Division
Team Sponsored name Stadium Sponsored stadia name Capacity
Blue Bulls Vodacom Blue Bulls Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Tuine Sportklub 		— 51,762
1,000
Boland Cavaliers Sanlam Boland Kavaliers Boland Stadium, Wellington — 12,000
Free State Cheetahs Toyota Free State Cheetahs Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein Toyota Stadium 48,000
Golden Lions Fidelity ADT Golden Lions Ellis Park, Johannesburg Emirates Airline Park 62,567
Griquas Suzuki Griquas Griqua Park, Kimberley Suzuki Stadium 11,000
Pumas Airlink Pumas Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela
Nelspruit Rugby Club, Mbombela 		— 43,500
5,000
Sharks Hollywoodbets Sharks XV Kings Park Stadium, Durban
Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium, Clermont
Woodburn Stadium, Pietermaritzburg 		Hollywoodbets Kings Park
N/A
N/A 		54,000
6,500
12,000
Western Province DHL Western Province Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town DHL Stadium 55,000

Regular season

Standings

2025 Currie Cup Premier Division standings
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA B Pts Qualification
1 Golden Lions 7 5 0 2 244 147 +97 36 22 6 26 Semifinals
2 Griquas 7 5 0 2 238 190 +48 35 27 5 25
3 Free State Cheetahs 7 4 0 3 203 197 +6 31 29 7 23
4 Boland Cavaliers 7 4 0 3 215 212 +3 30 31 7 23
5 Pumas 7 3 0 4 228 174 +54 31 23 9 21
6 Blue Bulls 7 3 0 4 200 209 −9 29 29 3 15
7 Sharks 7 3 0 4 108 208 −100 14 30 2 14
8 Western Province 7 1 0 6 157 256 −99 21 36 2 6
Updated to match(es) played on 6 September 2025. Source: https://www.sarugby.co.za/tournaments/carling-currie-cup-premier-division/

Tournament points in the standings were awarded to teams as follows:

  • 4 points for a win.
  • 2 points for a draw.
  • 1 bonus point for a loss in a match by seven points or under.
  • 1 bonus point for scoring four tries or more.

Teams were ranked in the standings by tournament points. Had two or more teams tied on points the tie would have been broken by: (a) points difference from all matches (points scored less points conceded); (b) tries difference from all matches (tries scored less tries conceded); (c) points difference from the matches between the tied teams; (d) points scored in all matches; (e) tries scored in all matches; and, if needed, (f) a coin toss.

Fixtures

Round 1

25 July 2025 Pumas (1 BP) 49–28 Griquas Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela  
19:00 SAST Try: Xamlashe 3'
Visagie 15'
E. Swart 40+4'
Van Niekerk 52'
Scheepers 74'
Adonis 80+1'
Con: Visagie (5/6) 3', 40+4', 52', 74', 80+1
Pen: Visagie (3) 28', 34', 50'
Cards: Scheepers  76' 		Report Try: Erlank 12'
Whitehead 37'
Zwelendaba 71'
Con: Whitehead (2/3) 13', 37'
Pen: Whitehead (3) 2', 23', 25'
Cards: Abrahams  44'
Whitehead  46'
Wehr  54' 		Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen
26 July 2025 Golden Lions (1 BP) 46–5 Sharks Ellis Park, Johannesburg  
15:00 SAST Try: Cairns 10'
Maxwane (2) 22', 39'
Penalty try 34'
Davids 50'
Jonker 71'
L. Horn 74'
Con: Dobela (2/4) 40', 51'
Wolhuter (1/2) 75'
Pen: Dobela 43'
 Report Try: Sobahle 68'
Con: Smith (0/1)
Cards: Sobahle  34'
Smith  45' 		Referee: Dylen November
26 July 2025 Western Province 23–48 Blue Bulls (1 BP) Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town  
17:10 SAST Try: S. van Wyk 14'
Skosan 48'
Con: Smith (2/2) 14', 49'
Pen: Smith (3) 7', 13', 38'
Cards: Davids  9'
Porter  27'
Groves  30' 		Report Try: Van Zyl 5'
Burger (2) 10', 39'
Manjezi 17'
Rudolph (2) 31', 64'
Con: Chamberlain (6/6) 6', 11', 18', 31', 40', 65'
Pen: Chamberlain (2) 40+2', 78'
Cards: Ch. Smit  36' 		Attendance: 14,000[5]
Referee: Sean Muller
27 July 2025 Boland Cavaliers (1 BP) 37–35 Free State Cheetahs (2 BP) Boland Stadium, Wellington  
15:00 SAST Try: Davids (2) 16', 34'
Brits 32'
Titus 80'
Don 80+8'
Con: Tedder (3/3) 17', 33', 35'
Mostert (0/2)
Pen: Tedder (2) 6', 12'
 Report Try: Janse van Rensburg 21'
Kruger 26'
C. Coetzee 58'
G. van der Merwe 64'
Paulo 74'
Con: Jasper (2/2) 22', 27'
Makhaza (3/3) 59', 65', 75'
Cards: G. van der Merwe  30'
Paulo  79' 		Referee: Stephan Geldenhuys

Round 2

1 August 2025 Free State Cheetahs (1 BP) 42–25 Pumas (1 BP) Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein  
19:00 SAST Try: Ja. Nel (4) 18', 23', 29', 78'
Volschenk 40+5'
C. Coetzee 48'
Con: Swanepoel (5/5) 19', 24', 30', 40+6', 49'
Jasper (1/1) 79'
 Report Try: Braude (2) 15', 32'
Xamlashe 54'
Van Niekerk 76'
Con: Visagie (1/4) 77'
Pen: Visagie 21'
 Referee: Hanru van Rooyen
2 August 2025 Golden Lions (1 BP) 40–19 Western Province Ellis Park, Johannesburg  
15:00 SAST Try: Dobela 6'
Penalty try 16'
Maxwane 23'
Steenkamp 48'
Visagie (2) 63', 68'
Con: Dobela (4/5) 7', 24', 49', 64'
Cards: Steyn  35' 		Report Try: Nel (2) 6', 53'
G. van Wyk 37'
Con: Smith (2/3) 38', 54'
Cards: Sithole  16' 		Referee: Christopher Allison
2 August 2025 Blue Bulls (1 BP) 64–0 Sharks Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria  
17:10 SAST Try: Else (2) 3', 36'
D. Smith 10'
Ch. Smit (2) 27', 33'
Rudolph (2) 43', 52'
Jacobs 48'
Co. Smit 57'
J. Theron 64'
Con: Chamberlain (7/10) 4', 11', 28', 33', 37', 49', 53'
 Report Referee: Sean Muller
3 August 2025 Griquas (1 BP) 48–39 Boland Cavaliers (1 BP) Griqua Park, Kimberley  
15:00 SAST Try: Maart 6'
Oosthuizen 17'
Wehr (2) 30', 51'
Abrahams (2) 45', 47'
Lange 69'
Pretorius 76'
Con: Whitehead (4/8) 18', 31', 48', 77'
 Report Try: Nxele 11'
Brits 32'
Don (3) 35', 40', 59'
Titus 37'
Con: Tedder (3/6) 12', 38', 40+1'
Pen: Tedder 20'
 Referee: AJ Jacobs

Round 3

8 August 2025 Griquas (1 BP) 47–17 Western Province Griqua Park, Kimberley  
15:00 SAST Try: Liebenberg 12'
Bester 18'
Abrahams 33'
Wehr 48'
Pretorius 68'
Els 77'
Bursey 79'
Con: Whitehead (6/7) 13', 19', 34', 49', 69', 80'
 Report Try: Da Costa 21'
Ntubeni 63'
Ngobeni 74'
Con: Matthee (1/3) 22'
 Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni
9 August 2025 Blue Bulls 7–41 Pumas (1 BP) Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
15:00 SAST Try: Bam 29'
Con: Chamberlain (1/1) 30'
 Report Try: E. Swart 38'
Engelbrecht 45'
De Klerk 51'
Braude 63'
Theunissen 77'
Fouché 80'
Con: Visagie (4/6) 38', 46', 64', 80+1'
Pen: Visagie 22'
 Referee: Morné Ferreira
9 August 2025 Sharks (1 BP) 5–7 Free State Cheetahs Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium, Clermont  
17:10 SAST Try: Ganyane 66'
Con: Smith (0/1)
Cards: Rahl  15' 		Report Try: Volschenk 15'
Con: Makhaza (1/1) 16'
 Referee: AJ Jacobs
10 August 2025 Boland Cavaliers (1 BP) 29–10 Golden Lions Boland Stadium,Wellington  
15:00 SAST Try: Don (2) 9', 32'
Mitchell 67'
Mostert 80+5'
Con: Tedder (3/4) 33', 68', 80+6'
Pen: Tedder 27'
Cards: Nxele  4'
Tedder  47' 		Report Try: Wolhuter 19'
G. Lombard 59'
Con: Wolhuter (0/2)
Cards: Steyn  35' 		Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

Round 4

15 August 2025 Griquas (1 BP) 26–17 Sharks Griqua Park, Kimberley  
15:00 SAST Try: Abrahams 20'
Oosthuizen 55'
Maart 61'
Hufke 75'
Con: Whitehead (3/4) 21', 62', 75'
Cards: Oosthuizen  59' 		Report Try: Everson 33'
Appollis 59'
Con: Moyo (2/2) 34', 60'
Pen: Moyo 15'
Cards: Hatton  19'
Romao  54'
Smith  73' 		Referee: Griffin Colby
16 August 2025 Free State Cheetahs (1 BP) 31–24 Western Province (1 BP) Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein  
14:00 SAST Try: Jasper 9'
Mosi 24'
Britz 44'
Venter 48'
Volschenk 56'
Con: Jasper (3/5) 10', 49', 57'
Cards: M. Jansen van Vuren  33'  73'
Janse van Rensburg  75' 		Report Try: S. van Wyk 37'
Africa 65'
Ndiao 71'
Con: Matthee (1/1) 37'
Leyds (2/2) 66', 72'
Pen: Matthee 16'
 Referee: Stephan Geldenhuys
16 August 2025 Pumas (2 BP) 35–36 Golden Lions (1 BP) Nelspruit Rugby Club, Mbombela  
14:00 SAST Try: Van der Merwe 12'
Braude 18'
Adonis 26'
Campher 73'
Ti. Pretorius 80+5'
Con: Visagie (5/5) 13', 19', 27', 74', 80+6'
 Report Try: Mpeku 15'
Davids 22'
R. du Plessis (2) 32', 60'
Sjoblom 49'
Con: Dobela (4/5) 16', 23', 33', 50'
Pen: Dobela 46'
 Referee: Christopher Allison
17 August 2025 Boland Cavaliers (1 BP) 28–20 Blue Bulls Boland Stadium, Wellington  
15:00 SAST Try: Tobias 40'
Don 47'
Mafu 61'
Van der Westhuizen 72'
Con: Davids (4/4) 40+1', 48', 62', 73'
Cards: D. Booysen  13'
Schreuder  49'
Benadie  51'
Masimla  78' 		Report Try: J. Erasmus 14'
Ja. Grobbelaar 32'
Xaba 53'
Con: Chamberlain (1/2) 33'
Van der Walt (0/1)
Pen: Chamberlain 45'
Cards: Co. Smit  55'
Mnebelele  67' 		Attendance: 11,000[6]
Referee: Robbie Jenkinson

Round 5

22 August 2025 Pumas (2 BP) 26–29 Boland Cavaliers (1 BP) Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela  
17:00 SAST Try: Braude (2) 10', 19'
E. Swart (2) 16', 47'
Con: Visagie (3/4) 11', 17', 20'
Cards: Adonis  77' 		Report Try: Titus 51'
Mitchell 60'
Van der Westhuizen 67'
Penalty try 78'
Con: Tedder (2/3) 61', 68'
Pen: Tedder 7'
Cards: Mafu  9'
Tedder  15' 		Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni
22 August 2025 Sharks (1 BP) 29–21 Western Province Kings Park Stadium, Durban  
19:10 SAST Try: Sobahle 30'
J. Williams 40+1'
Mazibuko 44'
Hlekani 62'
Con: Smith (3/4) 40+2', 45', 63'
Pen: Smith 73'
 Report Try: De Villiers 21'
Ngobeni 26'
B. Venter 67'
Con: Smith (2/2) 22', 27'
Brown (1/1) 68'
 Referee: Robbie Jenkinson
23 August 2025 Free State Cheetahs (1 BP) 47–31 Golden Lions (1 BP) Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein  
14:00 SAST Try: Janse van Rensburg (2) 4', 11'
Nkabinde 17'
Blommetjies 34'
Annies 31'
Penalty try 70'
Ja. Nel 77'
Con: Jasper (2/3) 5', 18'
Blommetjies (3/3) 34', 50', 78'
Cards: Smith  66' 		Report Try: G. Lombard 36'
Brandon 45'
Davids 54'
Steyn 59'
Jonker 63'
Con: Francis (3/5) 45', 55', 59'
Cards: Dobela  3'
Ru. Schoeman  31'
G. Lombard  70' 		Referee: Dylen November
24 August 2025 Blue Bulls 21–42 Griquas (1 BP) Tuine Sport Klub, Pretoria  
15:00 SAST Try: Jacobs 6'
Pokomela 76'
Letebele 80+2'
Con: Chamberlain (3/3) 6', 76', 80+2'
Cards: Xaba  41' 		Report Try: Wehr (3) 12', 15', 42'
Dlamini 24'
Uys 45'
Bester 70'
Con: Whitehead (6/6) 13', 16', 25', 43', 46', 71'
Cards: Prinsloo  73' 		Referee: AJ Jacobs

Round 6

29 August 2025 Free State Cheetahs 10–40 Griquas (1 BP) Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein  
17:00 SAST Try: Janse van Rensburg 26'
Maartens 72'
Con: Jasper (0/2)
 Report Try: Whitehead 3'
Bester 6'
Abrahams 15'
Wehr (2) 29', 63'
Hufke 40'
Con: Whitehead (5/6) 4', 7', 16', 30', 64'
Cards: Lyons  67'
Abrahams  71'
Liebenberg  71' 		Referee: Christopher Allison
30 August 2025 (1 BP) Golden Lions 44–5 Blue Bulls Ellis Park, Johannesburg  
15:00 SAST Try: C. Smith 14'
Kotze 27'
Botha 47'
Kriel 68'
Francis 71'
Pead 80+2'
Con: C. Smith (2/4) 15', 27'
Francis (1/1) 72'
Kriel (1/1) 80+3'
Pen: C. Smith (2) 2', 21'
Cards: R. Venter  66' 		Report Try: Van der Walt 16'
Con: Chamberlain (0/1)
Cards: Matanzima  45'
Co. Smit  65'
Ferreira  73' 		Referee: Sean Muller
30 August 2025 Sharks 33–31 Boland Cavaliers (2 BP) Woodburn Stadium, Pietermaritzburg  
17:10 SAST Try: Marais (2) 25', 56'
A. Bester 30'
Con: Smith (3/3) 26', 31', 57'
Pen: Smith (3) 37', 47', 66'
Masuku 80+6'
Cards: Le Roux  33'
Fourie  76' 		Report Try: Arendse 33'
Don 50'
Van der Westhuizen 61'
Van Schoor 72'
Con: Tedder (4/4) 34', 50', 62', 72'
Pen: Tedder 78'
Cards: Schreuder  2'
Nxele  45' 		Referee: Dylen November
30 August 2025 Western Province 13–39 Pumas (1 BP) Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town  
19:20 SAST Try: Evans 1'
Con: Smith (1/1) 2'
Pen: Smith (2) 26', 55'
 Report Try: Fouché 38'
De Klerk 46'
Xamlashe 50'
Adonis 69'
Banda 79'
Con: C. Swart (4/5) 39', 51', 70', 80'
Pen: C. Swart (2) 43', 64'
 Referee: Stephan Geldenhuys

Round 7

5 September 2025 Sharks 19–13 Pumas (1 BP) Kings Park Stadium, Durban  
19:00 SAST Try: Penxe 46'
Buthelezi 59'
F. Venter 69'
Con: Masuku (2/3) 60', 70'
 Report Try: Msenge 64'
Con: C. Swart (1/1) 65'
Pen: C. Swart (2) 19', 24'
Cards: E. Swart  13' 		Referee: Griffin Colby
6 September 2025 Western Province (1 BP) 40–22 Boland Cavaliers Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town  
14:45 SAST Try: Matongo 24'
A. Smith (2) 44', 62'
Zas 48'
Roche 53'
Theunissen 70'
Con: Matthee (5/6) 25', 44', 54', 62', 70'
Cards: Eloff  73' 		Report Try: Van der Westhuizen 18'
Don 66'
Classen 74'
Con: Bantom (1/1) 66'
Lambrecht (1/1) 75'
Mostert (0/1)
Pen: Mostert 30'
Cards: Arendse  24'
Van der Westhuizen  43'
Bantom  69' 		Referee: Morné Ferreira
6 September 2025 Golden Lions (1 BP) 37–7 Griquas Ellis Park, Johannesburg  
17:00 SAST Try: Van Wyk 23'
Kriel 27'
Steyn 50'
Davids 57'
Q. Horn 65'
Con: C. Smith (3/5) 24', 50', 66'
Pen: C. Smith (2) 39', 55'
 Report Try: Oosthuizen 5'
Con: Whitehead (1/1) 6'
Cards: Zwelendaba  38' 		Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni
6 September 2025 Blue Bulls (1 BP) 35–31 Free State Cheetahs (2 BP) Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
19:05 SAST Try: Coetzee 3'
Jooste (2) 10', 42'
Gumede 30'
Kriel 38'
Con: Johannes (5/5) 4', 10', 30', 38', 43'
Cards: Coetzee  51' 		Report Try: Coetzee 16'
Ja. Nel 61'
Nkabinde 67'
Paulo 72'
P. Uys 79'
Con: Jasper (3/5) 62', 67', 79'
Cards: P. Uys  32' 		Referee: Hanru van Rooyen

Semi Finals

13 September 2025 Golden Lions 67–19 Boland Cavaliers Ellis Park, Johannesburg  
17:00 SAST Try: Davids (4) 3', 13', 37', 55'
Van Wyk (2) 20', 23'
Kotze 30'
Penalty try 42'
Q. Horn 70'
Du Plessis 80'
Con: Smith (6/10) 14', 21', 24', 31', 70', 80+1'
Pen: Smith 9'
 Report Try: Tobias 33'
Bantom 67'
September 73'
Con: Mostert (1/1) 67'
Tedder (1/2) 73'
Cards: Tedder  42' 		Referee: Griffin Colby
13 September 2025 Griquas 25–5 Free State Cheetahs Griqua Park, Kimberley  
19:15 SAST Try: Liebenberg 7'
Maart (2) 9', 56'
Con: Whitehead (2/3) 8', 57'
Pen: Whitehead (2) 41', 80+1'
 Report Try: Nkabinde 13'
Con: Jasper (0/1)
 Referee: Stephan Geldenhuys

Final

20 September 2025 Golden Lions 25–27 Griquas Ellis Park, Johannesburg  
15:00 SAST Try: Mpeku 24'
Kriel 35'
Van Wyk 46'
Con: Smith (2/3) 25', 36'
Pen: Smith 21'
Dobela 79'
 Report Try: Hufke 2'
Oosthuizen 29'
Zwelendaba 73'
Con: Whitehead (3/3) 3', 30', 74'
Pen: Whitehead (2) 45', 80+3'
 Attendance: 12,501[7]
Referee: Christopher Allison
Golden Lions
Griquas
Golden Lions:
FB 15 Quan Horn (c)
RW 14 Kelly Mpeku
OC 13 Henco van Wyk
IC 12 Richard Kriel  75'
LW 11 Angelo Davids
FH 10 Chris Smith  43'
SH 9 Nico Steyn
N8 8 WJ Steenkamp  65'
BF 7 Ruan Venter
OF 6 Jarod Cairns
RL 5 Ruan Delport
LL 4 Dylan Sjoblom  52'
TP 3 Asenathi Ntlabakanye  50'
HK 2 Franco Marais  50'
LP 1 SJ Kotze  69'
Substitutes:
HK 16 Morné Brandon  50'
PR 17 Juan Schoeman  69'
PR 18 RF Schoeman  50'
LK 19 Darrien Landsberg  52'
BR 20 Renzo du Plessis  65'
SH 21 Haashim Pead
FH 22 Lubabalo Dobela  43'
CE 23 Rynhardt Jonker  75'
Coach:
Mzwakhe Nkosi &
Ivan van Rooyen
Griquas:
FB 15 Cameron Hufke
RW 14 Dylan Maart
OC 13 Zane Bester
IC 12 Mnombo Zwelendaba  74'
LW 11 Gurshwin Wehr
FH 10 George Whitehead
SH 9 Caleb Abrahams  75'
N8 8 Gustav Erlank
BF 7 Carl Els  7'
OF 6 Lourens Oosthuizen  77'
RL 5 Albert Liebenberg
LL 4 Derik Pretorius
TP 3 Cebo Dlamini (c)  49'
HK 2 Janco Uys  49'
LP 1 Edward Davids  62'
Substitutes:
HK 16 Tiaan Lange  49'
PR 17 Leon Lyons  62'
PR 18 Ig Prinsloo  49'
BR 19 Marco de Witt  7'
BR 20 Phumzile Maqondwana  77'
SH 21 Thomas Bursey  75'
CE 22 Tom Nel  74'
FB 23 Connor Mahoney
Coach:
Pieter Bergh

Assistant Referees:
Cwengile Jadezweni
Stephan Geldenhuys
Television match official:
Egon Seconds
Split Screen/FPRO:
Jonathan Lottering

See also

References

  1. ^ "Carling Currie Cup is Announced". WP Rugby. 30 January 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Currie Cup set for major shake-up". SABC. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  3. ^ "Cavaliers qualify for Currie Cup Premier Division". Supersport. 10 May 2025. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  4. ^ Content, Print (11 May 2025). "SA Cup: Kavaliers gallop into Currie Cup". Network News. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  5. ^ "Currie Cup: Less is more". Rugby365. 12 August 2025. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
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