2025 SA Cup

2025 SA Cup
2025 SA Cup
Champions	Pumas (1)
Runners-up	Griquas
Top point scorer	Danrich Visagie 112
Top try scorer	Gurswhin Wehr 15
	← 2024 2026 →

Last updated July 15, 2025

The 2025 SA Cup is the second edition of this annual domestic rugby union cup competition. The SA Cup is played between provincial teams in South Africa and the competition serves as qualification to the Currie Cup Premier Division and Currie Cup First Division respectively.^[1]

Competition

10 teams are participating in the 2025 SA Cup, as in 2024. The top four teams qualified to 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.^[3]

Standings

Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	Pts
2025 SA Cup
Pumas	9	9	0	0	545	192	353	81	25	45
Griquas	9	8	0	1	533	184	349	80	26	42
Free State Cheetahs	9	6	0	3	502	227	275	77	30	34
Boland Cavaliers	9	5	0	4	413	232	181	59	33	32
Valke	9	6	0	3	337	350	-13	48	51	30
Griffons	9	4	0	5	354	309	45	53	44	26
Eastern Province	9	4	0	5	252	327	-75	34	46	21
Leopards	9	2	0	7	150	505	-355	19	77	10
SWD Eagles	9	1	0	8	202	474	-272	29	70	8
Border Bulldogs	9	0	0	9	142	630	-488	18	96	3

Green background (rows 1 to 2) indicates qualification places for the SA Cup grand final and 2026 Currie Cup Premier Division.
Blue background (rows 3 to 4) indicates other teams qualified for the 2026 Currie Cup Premier Division.
Plain background (row 5-10) indicates other teams qualified for the 2026 Currie Cup First Division.

Source = springboks.rugby

Teams

Boland

Border

Eastern Province

Leopards

Griquas

Griffons

Pumas

Valke

SWD Eagles

Free State Cheetahs

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Location of teams in 2025 SA Cup

Fixtures and results

Regular season

Round one

	7 March 2025	Pumas	75-7	SWD Eagles	Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela
			Report

	8 March 2025	Boland Cavaliers	45-29	Free State Cheetahs	Boland Stadium, Wellington
			Report

	8 March 2025	Border Bulldogs	32-55	Griffons	Sisa Dukashe Stadium, Mdantsane
			Report

	8 March 2025	Valke	41-30	Eastern Province	Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park
			Report

	8 March 2025	Leopards	7-64	Griquas	Olen Park, Potchefstroom
			Report

^[4]

Round two

	14 March 2025	Free State Cheetahs	69-0	Leopards	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
			Report

	14 March 2025	SWD Eagles	48-22	Border Bulldogs	Outeniqua Park, George
			Report

	15 March 2025	Griffons	38-35	Boland Cavaliers	North West Stadium, Welkom
			Report

	15 March 2025	Eastern Province	22-61	Pumas	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Gqeberha
			Report

	15 March 2025	Griquas	68-15	Valke	Griqua Park, Kimberley
			Report

^[5]

Round three

	21 March 2025	SWD Eagles	26-39	Eastern Province	Outeniqua Park, George
			Report

	21 March 2025	Border Bulldogs	3-118	Griquas	Sisa Dukashe Stadium, Mdantsane
		Pen: Maxwell Klaasen	Report	Try: Gurshwin Wehr (4) Dylan Maart (3) Gustav du Rand (3) Sako Makata (2) Dandre Delport (2) Athenkosi Khethani Stephan Smit Marco de Witt Connor Mahoney Con: Thomas Bursey (7) George Whitehead (6) Gurshwin Wehr

	21 March 2025	Pumas	46-38	Free State Cheetahs	Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela
			Report

	22 March 2025	Leopards	10-79	Griffons	Olen Park, Potchefstroom
			Report

	22 March 2025	Valke	43-26	Boland Cavaliers	Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park
			Report

^[6]

Round four

	29 March 2025	Valke	35-50	Pumas	Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park
			Report

	29 March 2025	Boland	71-21	SWD Eagles	Boland Stadium, Wellington
			Report

	29 March 2025	Border	25-28	Leopards	Sisa Dukashe Stadium, Mdantsane
			Report

	29 March 2025	Griffons	33-52	Griquas	North West Stadium, Welkom
			Report

	29 March 2025	Eastern Province	35-47	Free State Cheetahs	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Gqeberha
			Report

^[7]

Round five

	4 April 2025	SWD Eagles	18-24	Valke	Outeniqua Park, George
			Report

	4 April 2025	Pumas	110-7	Border Bulldogs	Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela
		Try: Tino Swanepoel (4), Andre Fouche (2), Marvelous Mashimbyi (2), Sango Xamlashe, Darnell Osuagwu, Danrich Visagie, Lundi Msenge, Eddie Swart, Carlton Banies, Kabelo Mokoena, Russwill Fredericks Con: Danrich Visagie (15)	Report	Try: Sibusiso Lali Con: Maxwell Klaasen

	5 April 2025	Griquas	42-36	Boland Cavaliers	Griqua Park, Kimberley
			Report

	5 April 2025	Free State Cheetahs	38-31	Griffons	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
			Report

	5 April 2025	Eastern Province	26-17	Leopards	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Gqeberha
			Report

^[8]

Round six

	11 April 2025	Griquas	70-17	Eastern Province	Griqua Park, Kimberley
			Report

	12 April 2025	Leopards	10-80	Pumas	Olen Park, Potchefstroom
			Report

	12 April 2025	Valke	45-40	Griffons	Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park
			Report

	12 April 2025	Free State Cheetahs	87-15	SWD Eagles	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
			Report

	12 April 2025	Border Bulldogs	3-52	Boland Cavaliers	Police Park, East London
			Report

^[9]

Round seven

	25 April 2025	Border Bulldogs	15-41	Eastern Province	Police Park, East London
			Report

	25 April 2025	Pumas	39-34	Griquas	Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela
			Report

	26 April 2025	Boland Cavaliers	80-0	Leopards	Boland Stadium, Wellington
			Report

	26 April 2025	Griffons	57-27	SWD Eagles	North West Stadium, Welkom
			Report

	14 March 2025	Free State Cheetahs	59-17	Valke	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
			Report

^[10]

Round eight

	2 May 2025	SWD Eagles	5-52	Griquas	Outeniqua Park, George
			Report

	3 May 2025	Eastern Province	20-14	Griffons	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Gqeberha
			Report

	3 May 2025	Free State Cheetahs	106-7	Border	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
			Report

	3 May 2025	Leopards	31-45	Valke	Olen Park, Potchefstroom
			Report

	3 May 2025	Boland Cavaliers	32-34	Free State Cheetahs	Boland Stadium, Wellington
			Report

^[11]

Round nine

	10 May 2025	Griffons	7-50	Pumas	North West Stadium, Welkom
			Report

	10 May 2025	Leopards	47-35	SWD Eagles	Olen Park, Potchefstroom
			Report

	10 May 2025	Valke	72-28	Border	Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park
			Report

	10 May 2025	Griquas	31-29	Free State Cheetahs	Griqua Park, Kimberley
			Report

	10 May 2025	Eastern Province	22-36	Boland Cavaliers	Madibaz Stadium, Gqeberha
			Report

^[12]

Semi-finals

	16 May 2025	Pumas	31–29	Boland Cavaliers	Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela
	19:00		Report		Referee: Sean Muller

	17 May 2025	Griquas	41–38	Free State Cheetahs	Griqua Park, Kimberley
	15:00		Report		Referee: Dylen November

Grand Final

	24 May 2025	Pumas	39-14	Griquas	Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
		Try: Sango Xamlashe (2) Eddie Swart Willie Engelbrecht Dewald Maritz Con: Danrich Visagie (4) Pen: Danrich Visagie (2)	Report	Try: Gurswhin Wehr Mnombo Zwelendaba Con: George Whitehead (2)	Referee: Stephan Geldenhuys

References

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