The 2025 Currie Cup Premier Division has already kicked off, featuring eight teams and a packed schedule with notable recent results and upcoming fixtures[1][5][6].
Recent Results:
- 25 July 2025: Pumas 49-28 Griquas (Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit)
- 26 July 2025: Lions 46-5 Sharks (Ellis Park, Johannesburg)
- 26 July 2025: Western Province 23-48 Blue Bulls (DHL Stadium, Cape Town)
- 27 July 2025: Boland Cavaliers 37-35 Toyota Cheetahs (Boland Rugby Stadium, Wellington)
Upcoming Fixtures:
- 1 August 2025: Toyota Cheetahs vs. Airlink Pumas, 19:00 (Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein)
- 2 August 2025: Fidelity ADT Lions vs. DHL Western Province, 15:00 (Ellis Park)
- 2 August 2025: Vodacom Bulls vs. Hollywoodbets Sharks, 17:10 (Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria)
- 3 August 2025: Suzuki Griquas vs. Sanlam Boland Kavaliers, 15:00 (Suzuki Stadium, Kimberley)
- 9 August 2025: Blue Bulls vs. Pumas, 15:00 (Loftus Versfeld) and Natal Sharks vs. Free State Cheetahs (Kings Park Stadium)
- 10 August 2025: Boland Cavaliers vs. Golden Lions (Boland Stadium)
- 15 August 2025: Griquas vs. Natal Sharks (Suzuki Stadium), Pumas vs. Golden Lions (Mbombela Stadium)
- 17 August 2025: Sanlam Boland Cavaliers vs. Vodacom Bulls, 15:00
- 22 August 2025: Airlink Pumas vs. Sanlam Boland Cavaliers, 17:00, Hollywoodbets Sharks vs. DHL Western Province, 19:10
- 23 August 2025: Toyota Cheetahs vs. Fidelity ADT Lions, 14:00
- 24 August 2025: Vodacom Bulls vs. Suzuki Griquas, 15:00
- 29 August 2025: Toyota Cheetahs vs. Suzuki Griquas, 17:00, DHL Western Province vs. Airlink Pumas, 19:10
- 30 August 2025: Fidelity ADT Lions vs. Vodacom Bulls, 15:00, Hollywoodbets Sharks vs. Sanlam Boland Cavaliers, 17:10
- 5 September 2025: Hollywoodbets Sharks vs. Airlink Pumas, 19:00
- 6 September 2025: DHL Western Province vs. Airlink Pumas, 14:45; Fidelity ADT Lions vs. Suzuki Griquas, 17:00; Vodacom Bulls vs. Toyota Cheetahs, 19:05
Playoff Dates:
- Semi-Finals: 13 September 2025
- Final: 20 September 2025
This year, the Boland Cavaliers have returned to the top division for the first time since 2016, joining the Bulls, Lions, Sharks, Western Province, Cheetahs, Pumas, and Suzuki Griquas. The Sharks enter this campaign as defending champions after edging the Lions in the final last season[4][6].