The 2026 Currie Cup Premier Division is the 88th edition of the Currie Cup, the premier domestic rugby union competition in South Africa, and the oldest provincial rugby competition in the world. The competition is sponsored by beer brand Carling Black Label and organized by the South African Rugby Union.
The competition featured the four teams associated with the teams playing in the United Rugby Championship, as well as the four teams finishing top of the 2026 SA Cup. The same teams that qualified for the 2025 Currie Cup Premier Division all qualified again. The competition's most successful team, Western Province, was rebranded as the , to consolidate their United Rugby Championship and Currie Cup brands.
Teams
The eight competing teams are: + 2026 Currie Cup Premier Division Team Sponsored name Stadium Sponsored stadia name Capacity Sanlam Boland Kavaliers 12,000 Vodacom Bulls XV 51,762 Toyota Cheetahs Toyota Stadium 48,000 Suzuki Griquas Suzuki Stadium 11,000 Fidelity ADT Lions 10bet Ellis Park N/A N/A 62,567 5,000 8,000 Airlink Pumas 43,500 Hollywoodbets Sharks XV N/A N/A 54,000 12,000 12,000 DHL Stormers XXIII DHL Stadium N/A 55,000 34,000
Regular season Standings
Tournament points in the standings were awarded to teams as follows: 4 points for a win. 2 points for a draw. 1 bonus point for a loss in a match by seven points or under. 1 bonus point for scoring four tries or more.
Teams were ranked in the standings by tournament points. Had two or more teams tied on points the tie would have been broken by: (a) points difference from all matches (points scored less points conceded); (b) tries difference from all matches (tries scored less tries conceded); (c) points difference from the matches between the tied teams; (d) points scored in all matches; (e) tries scored in all matches; and, if needed, (f) a coin toss.
Fixtures
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Semi Finals
Final
Griquas: FB 15 Stefan Coetzee RW 14 Dylan Maart OC 13 Zane Bester IC 12 Mnombo Zwelendaba LW 11 Sako Makata FH 10 George Whitehead SH 9 Bobby Alexander N8 8 Carl Els BF 7 Marco de Witt OF 6 Lourens Oosthuizen RL 5 Albert Liebenberg (c) LL 4 Malembe Mpofu TP 3 Ig Prinsloo HK 2 Tiaan Lange LP 1 Leon Lyons Substitutes: HK 16 Janco Uys PR 17 Eddie Davids PR 18 Ntobeko Shezi LK 19 Derik Pretorius BR 20 Carel van der Merwe SH 21 Jack Hart FH 22 Liam Koen FB 23 Connor Mahoney Coach:Pieter BerghPumas: FB 15 Jay-Cee Nel RW 14 Darren Adonis OC 13 Sango Xamlashe IC 12 Wian van Niekerk LW 11 Banie Britz FH 10 Clinton Swart SH 9 Thomas Bursey N8 8 Willie Engelbrecht (c) BF 7 Andre Goedhals OF 6 Ntsika Fisanti RL 5 Tiaan de Klerk LL 4 JJ Scheepers TP 3 Sampie Swiegers HK 2 Chyle van Zyl LP 1 Etienne Janeke Substitutes: HK 16 Gustav du Rand PR 17 Zukisa Sali PR 18 Junior Banda LK 19 Stephan Krugel BR 20 Ruwald van der Merwe BR 21 Thabo Ndimande FB 22 Tino Swanepoel SH 23 Ruswill Fredericks Coach:Jimmy Stonehouse Assistant Referees: Stephan Geldenhuys Jonathan Lottering Television match official: Marius van der Westhuizen
See also 2026 Currie Cup First Division 2026 SA Cup
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