SA Cup

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SA Cup
Current season or competition:
Rugby football current event.svg 2025 SA Cup
Sport Rugby union
Instituted2024
Inaugural season 2024
Number of teams10
CountryFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Holders Griquas (2024)
Most titles Griquas (1 title)
Related competition Currie Cup, Mzanzi Challenge

The SA Cup was created to replace the Mzanzi Challenge which was played for only one season in 2023 and was won by the Falcons. [1] [2] The inaugural 2024 SA Cup competition was contested between 21 March 2024 - 25 May 2024 and the primary function of the SA Cup is to serve as qualification to the Currie Cup Premier Division and Currie Cup First Division respectively. The domestic teams with a place in the United Rugby Championship, namely the Blue Bulls, Western Province, Sharks and Golden Lions are excluded from the SA Cup. [3]

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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. [4]


Teams

SA Cup teams
TeamSponsored name
Boland Cavaliers colours.svg Boland Cavaliers Sanlam Boland Cavaliers
Border Bulldogs colours.svg Border Bulldogs Border Bulldogs
EP Kings colours.svg Eastern Province Elephants Eastern Province Elephants
FS Cheetahs colours.svg Free State XV Toyota Free State XV
Falcons colours.svg Falcons Hino Valke
Griffons colours.svg Griffons Down Touch Griffons
Griquas colours.svg Griquas Suzuki Griquas
Leopards colours.svg Leopards Leopards
Pumas colours.svg Pumas Steval Pumas
SWD Eagles colours.svg SWD Eagles Phangela SWD Eagles

Overall record

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

SA Cup overall record
Team NameChampionsRunner-Up
Griquas 10
Pumas 01
Boland Cavaliers 00
Eastern Province Elephants 00
Falcons 00
Free State Cheetahs 00
Leopards 00
SWD Eagles 00
Border Bulldogs 00
Griffons 00

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