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| Sport | Rugby union |
|---|---|
| Founded | 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).
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]
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| Season | Winners | Score | Runner-up | Venue |
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| 2002 | Falcons | – | KwaZulu-Natal | Port Elizabeth |
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| Season | Winners | Score | Runner-up | Venue |
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| 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 | – |
| Season | Winners | Score | Runner-up | Venue |
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| 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 |
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