Women's Premier Division

Women's Premier Division

Sport	Rugby union
Founded	2003;22 years ago (2003)
No. of teams	8
Country	South Africa
Most recent champion(s)	Bulls Daisies
Relegation to	Women's First Division
Official website	sarugby.co.za

The Women's Premier Division is a rugby union club competition for women that is played in South Africa. it is supported by the South African Rugby Union (SARU).

History

The first South African Inter-Provincial Women's Rugby tournament was held in August 2002 in Port Elizabeth ^[1] and was won by Falcons. The first women rugby union championship was launched in April 2003 under the name of SARU Women's Interprovincial Championship. ^{[2] [3]}

In 2018 SARU decided to reform the Championship which was renamed the Women's Premier Division. Western Province won in 2019 and Border Ladies won in 2021 for the fifth time. ^[4]

In May 2023, the Bulls Daisies became the first professional women's rugby side in South Africa. They swept to the 2023 title, winning all 14 games. ^[5]

Teams

Women's Premier Division Team Home base Region Boland Dames Wellington Northern and central districts of the Western Cape province Border Ladies East London Eastern districts of the Eastern Cape province Bulls Daisies Pretoria City of Tshwane Eastern Province Queens Gqeberha Western districts of the Eastern Cape province Free State Women Bloemfontein Central and western districts of the Free State province Golden Lions Women Johannesburg Johannesburg and the West Rand Sharks Women Durban The entire KwaZulu-Natal province Western Province Cape Town Cape Town metropolitan area

Women's First Division Team Home base Region Limpopo Blue Bulls Women Polokwane The entire Limpopo province Griffons Women Welkom Northern and eastern districts of the Free State province Griquas Women Kimberley The entire Northern Cape province Leopards Women Potchefstroom The entire North West province Pumas Women Mbombela The entire Mpumalanga province SWD Eagirls George Eastern districts of the Western Cape province Valke Women Kempton Park The East Rand and other municipalities to the east and south of Johannesburg

List of winners

SARU Women's Interprovincial Tournament winners

Season	Winners	Score	Runner-up	Venue
2002	Falcons	–	KwaZulu-Natal	Port Elizabeth

SARU Women's Interprovincial Championship winners

Season	Winners	Score	Runner-up	Venue
2003	Blue Bulls	39–0	Eastern Province	Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
2004	Blue Bulls	–	Mighty Elephants	Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
2005		–
2006		–
2007		–
2008		–
2009		–
2010		–
2011	Western Province	–	Blue Bulls	Theo Marais Stadium, Cape Town
2012	Western Province	–
2013	Border Ladies	41–8	Western Province	Buffalo City Stadium, East London
2014	Border Ladies	–		Buffalo City Stadium, East London
2015	Border Ladies	20–9	Blue Bulls	Buffalo City Stadium, East London
2016		–
2017		–
2018		–

Women's Premier Division winners

Season	Winners	Score	Runner-up	Venue
2019	Western Province	–	Border Ladies
2020	Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa
2021 [6]	Border Ladies	24–15	Western Province	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
2022 [7]	Border Ladies	19–16	Western Province	Hamilton Rugby Club, Cape Town
2023 [8]	Bulls Daisies	69–8	Western Province	Loftus Versfeld B field, Pretoria
2024 [9]	Bulls Daisies	36–17	Western Province	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
2025 [10]	Bulls Daisies	46–31	Western Province	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria

References

1. "SA Women "Scrum" together". News 24. 8 August 2005.
2. "South Africa: Women's Team Eyes World Cup". All Africa. Said Puzi. 23 April 2003.
3. "Rugby women debut for SA". Mail & Guardian. Phumzile Twabu. 30 May 2003.
4. "Border Ladies Clinch 2021 Women's Premier Division". NTU News. Jaco Gangat-Duvenage. 17 July 2021.
5. Adams, Mariette (3 May 2023). "HISTORY: Bulls unveil South Africa's first-ever professional women's rugby side". The South African. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
6. "WOMEN'S PREMIER DIVISION - SA Rugby". www.sarugby.co.za. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
7. "Border Ladies retain Premier Division crown in thrilling fashion". HeraldLIVE. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
8. "Fourteen straight as Bulls Daisies claim Women's Premier Division title". SA Rugby. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
9. koosventer (12 August 2024). "Relief and gratitude from Bulls Daisies trophy winning coach". Rekord. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
10. Sibembe, Yanga (31 March 2025). "Bulls Daisies cap off dominant season with gold, focus now on World Cup". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 31 March 2025.

External links

• Women's Premier Division - sarugby.co.za