The SA Cup is a South African domestic rugby union cup competition held since 2024. It was created to replace the Mzanzi Challenge, which was played for only one season in 2023, and serves as qualification to the Currie Cup Premier Division and First Division."SA Cup to lift off in Kimberley on Human Rights Day", sarugby.co.za, 22 May 2024"Good Fortune guides Valke to Mzansi glory", sarugby.co.za, 23 May 2024 The domestic teams with a place in the United Rugby Championship, namely the , , and , are excluded from the SA Cup."The conundrum of the SA Cup: Is anyone benefitting?", citizen.co.za, 8 June 2024
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."Currie Cup gets new window in major revamp for local season", sarugby.co.za, 22 May 2024
Teams
SA Cup teams Team Sponsored name Sanlam Boland Cavaliers Border Bulldogs Eastern Province Toyota Cheetahs Griffons Suzuki Griquas Leopards Airlink Pumas SWD Eagles Valke
Finals
The results of the finals played in the SA Cup competition are as follows:
Rugby Challenge finals Season Winner Score Runner-Up 2024 46–24 2025 39–14 2026 38–35
Overall record
The overall record for the teams in the SA Cup competition is as follows:
SA Cup overall record Team Name Champions Runner-Up Semi-FinalNo semi-final in 2024 Years Champion 2 1 0 2025, 2026 1 2 0 2024 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Top point scorers
Top point scorers Season Team Name Points 2024 George Whitehead 150 2025 Danrich Visagie 112 2026 George Whitehead 83
Top try scorers
Top try scorers Season Team Name Tries 2024 Darnell Osuagwu 11 2025 Gurshwin Wehr 15 2026 Connor Mahoney 14
See also Rugby union in South Africa Currie Cup SA Rugby Under-23 Cup Mzanzi Challenge SuperSport Rugby Challenge Vodacom Cup Bankfin Nite Series
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