2021 Currie Cup First Division

The 2021 Currie Cup First Division was the 83rd edition of the Currie Cup. As the second-tier of the competition, it ran alongside the 2021 Currie Cup Premier Division. It was sponsored by beer brand Carling Black Label and organised by the South African Rugby Union.

The First Division was cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As such, the 2021 season was the first time any of the First Division teams had played competitively since the 2019 edition of the tournament, barring the who participated in the 2021 Preparation series. The , who took part and won the 2019 Currie Cup First Division, did not take part in the 2021 edition of the tournament.

Teams

The seven competing teams were:

+ 2021 Currie Cup First Division Team Sponsored name Boland Kavaliers Border Bulldogs Eastern Province Elephants Down Touch Griffons Leopards SWD Eagles Valke

Regular season Standings

Round-by-round The table below shows the progression of all teams throughout the Currie Cup season. Each team's tournament points on the standings log is shown for each round, with the overall log position in brackets.

2020–21 Currie Cup team progressionTeam R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7SemiFinal 0 (5th) 5 (4th) 5 (5th) 10 (3rd) 15 (3rd) 16 (3rd) 16 (4th) Lost DNQ 0 (6th) 0 (7th) 0 (7th) 5 (6th) 6 (6th) 11 (5th) 11 (6th) DNQ DNQ 1 (4th) 1 (5th) 6 (4th) 6 (5th) 6 (7th) 11 (6th) 11 (5th) DNQ DNQ 5 (3rd) 10 (1st) 14 (1st) 19 (1st) 20 (1st) 20 (2nd) 25 (2nd) Won Lost 5 (2nd) 9 (2nd) 11 (2nd) 11 (2nd) 16 (2nd) 21 (1st) 26 (1st) Won Won 0 (7th) 0 (6th) 0 (6th) 1 (7th) 6 (5th) 6 (7th) 6 (7th) DNQ DNQ 5 (1st) 5 (3rd) 10 (3rd) 10 (4th) 12 (4th) 13 (4th) 18 (3rd) Lost DNQKey: Win Draw Loss No match Bye

Matches The following matches were played in the round-robin stage of the 2021 Currie Cup First Division.

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Play-offs

Semifinals

Final

Players The respective team squads for the 2021 Currie Cup First Division were:

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Referees The following referees officiated matches in the competition:

+ 2021 Currie Cup First Division referees

See also 2021 Currie Cup Premier Division

Notes

References

External links SARU website