2025 SA Cup
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| 2025 SA Cup | |
|---|---|
| Date | 7 March – 24 May 2025 |
| Champions | Pumas (1) |
| Runners-up | Griquas |
| Top point scorer | Danrich Visagie 112 |
| Top try scorer | Gurshwin Wehr 15 |
The 2025 SA Cup was the second edition of this annual domestic rugby union cup competition. The SA Cup is played between provincial teams in South Africa and the competition serves as qualification to the Currie Cup Premier Division and Currie Cup First Division respectively.[1]
Danrich Visagie top scored in the tournament with 112 points and Gurshwin Wehr scored 15 tries.[2]
10 teams participated in the 2025 SA Cup, as in 2024. The top four teams qualified to join the four United Rugby Championship teams in the 2025 Currie Cup Premier Division and the remaining six teams battled it out for the 2025 Currie Cup First Division title.[3]
Standings
| 2025 SA Cup | |||||||||||
| Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pumas | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 545 | 192 | 353 | 81 | 25 | 45 | |
| Griquas | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 533 | 184 | 349 | 80 | 26 | 42 | |
| Free State Cheetahs | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 502 | 227 | 275 | 77 | 30 | 34 | |
| Boland Cavaliers | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 413 | 232 | 181 | 59 | 33 | 32 | |
| Valke | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 337 | 350 | −13 | 48 | 51 | 30 | |
| Griffons | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 354 | 309 | 45 | 53 | 44 | 26 | |
| Eastern Province | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 252 | 327 | −75 | 34 | 46 | 21 | |
| Leopards | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 150 | 505 | −355 | 19 | 77 | 10 | |
| SWD Eagles | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 202 | 474 | −272 | 29 | 70 | 8 | |
| Border Bulldogs | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 142 | 630 | −488 | 18 | 96 | 3 | |
- Green background (rows 1 to 2) indicates qualification places for the SA Cup grand final and 2026 Currie Cup Premier Division.
- Blue background (rows 3 to 4) indicates other teams qualified for the 2026 Currie Cup Premier Division.
- Plain background (row 5-10) indicates other teams qualified for the 2026 Currie Cup First Division.
Source = springboks.rugby
