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SA Cup

Domestic rugby union competition

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The SA Cup is a South African domestic rugby union cup competition held since 2024. It was created to replace the Mzanzi Challenge, which was played for only one season in 2023, and serves as qualification to the Currie Cup Premier Division and First Division. The domestic teams with a place in the United Rugby Championship, namely the Blue Bulls, Stormers, Sharks and Golden Lions, are excluded from the SA Cup.

The top four teams in the 2025 SA Cup will join the four United Rugby Championship teams in the 2025 Currie Cup Premier Division and the remaining six teams will battle it out for the 2025 Currie Cup First Division title.

01Teams

SA Cup teams
Team Sponsored name
Boland CavaliersSanlam Boland Cavaliers
Border BulldogsBorder Bulldogs
Eastern ProvinceEastern Province
CheetahsToyota Cheetahs
GriffonsGriffons
GriquasSuzuki Griquas
LeopardsLeopards
PumasAirlink Pumas
SWD EaglesSWD Eagles
ValkeValke

02Finals

The results of the finals played in the SA Cup competition are as follows:

Rugby Challenge finals
Season Winner Score Runner-Up
2024Griquas46-24Pumas
2025Pumas39-14Griquas
2026Pumas38-35Griquas

Overall record

The overall record for the teams in the SA Cup competition is as follows:

SA Cup overall record
Team Name Champions Runner-Up Semi-Final Years Champion
Pumas2102025, 2026
Griquas1202024
Boland Cavaliers002
Cheetahs002
Eastern Province000
Valke000
Leopards000
SWD Eagles000
Border Bulldogs000
Griffons000

Top point scorers

Top point scorers
Season Team Name Points
2024GriquasGeorge Whitehead150
2025PumasDanrich Visagie112
2026PumasGeorge Whitehead83

Top try scorers

Top try scorers
Season Team Name Tries
2024PumasDarnell Osuagwu11
2025GriquasGurshwin Wehr15
2026GriquasConnor Mahoney14
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