Carling Currie Cup Premier Division 2026
Complete results from the 2026 Carling Currie Cup Premier Division: eight provincial teams, seven single-round-robin matchdays and the championship knockouts. Suzuki Griquas successfully defended their title in Kimberley on 12 September.
2026 champions · Suzuki Griquas
Griquas 23–16 Airlink Pumas · 12 September 2026 · Suzuki Stadium, Kimberley. A successful title defence after topping the league stage with 31 points.
2026 season is complete
The final has been played and there are no remaining 2026 Currie Cup Premier Division matches. Select any of the seven league rounds, the two semi-finals or the final in Match Centre. The next season’s fixtures have not been announced here.
2026 final league standings
After all seven league rounds · 30 August 2026 · play-off games do not affect league points
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suzuki Griquas | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 271 | 143 | +128 | 7 | 31 |
| 2 | Toyota Cheetahs | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 245 | 226 | +19 | 7 | 27 |
| 3 | Airlink Pumas | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 201 | 195 | +6 | 6 | 22 |
| 4 | Fidelity ADT Lions | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 227 | 180 | +47 | 6 | 20 |
| 5 | Hollywoodbets Sharks XV | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 190 | 214 | -24 | 4 | 18 |
| 6 | Sanlam Boland Kavaliers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 171 | 162 | +9 | 4 | 16 |
| 7 | DHL Stormers XXIII | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 159 | 210 | -51 | 4 | 16 |
| 8 | Vodacom Bulls XV | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 186 | 320 | -134 | 6 | 6 |
Standings show the completed round-robin phase, not knockout results. The top two clubs hosted the semi-finals, and the top-ranked surviving finalist hosted the championship match. BP is bonus points calculated from each team’s published final points.
2026 · All results & knockouts
28 completed round-robin games, two semi-finals and one final. Every result is displayed as a completed score. The competition is concluded, so the final is selected when the page loads.
Eight Premier Division teams
Each card shows the team’s final league record. Use the team selector or a standing link to find a club. The round-robin table is separate from the knockout results.
Airlink Pumas
4W · 0D · 3L · 22 points · PD +6
Semi-finalist · 2026
DHL Stormers XXIII
3W · 0D · 4L · 16 points · PD -51
League stage · 2026
Fidelity ADT Lions
3W · 1D · 3L · 20 points · PD +47
Semi-finalist · 2026
Hollywoodbets Sharks XV
3W · 1D · 3L · 18 points · PD -24
League stage · 2026
Sanlam Boland Kavaliers
3W · 0D · 4L · 16 points · PD +9
League stage · 2026
Suzuki Griquas
6W · 0D · 1L · 31 points · PD +128
Champion · 2026
Toyota Cheetahs
5W · 0D · 2L · 27 points · PD +19
Semi-finalist · 2026
Vodacom Bulls XV
0W · 0D · 7L · 6 points · PD -134
League stage · 2026
How the Carling Currie Cup works
The 2026 Premier Division featured eight provincial sides. Four teams entered through the SA Cup qualification pathway, joining the Bulls, Sharks, Lions and Western Province/Stormers programme. Every team played the other seven once, making 28 league matches over seven rounds.
The four highest-ranked sides reached the semi-finals: Griquas hosted Lions, while Cheetahs hosted Pumas. The winners advanced to the final, hosted by Griquas as the higher-ranked qualifier. The Currie Cup First Division and SA Cup are separate tournaments; their results do not count towards this league table.
2026 season in context
Griquas finished top after six wins from seven matches and a +128 points difference, then defeated the Lions 52–12 in the semi-final. Pumas overturned Cheetahs 27–24 away in Bloemfontein, but Griquas prevailed 23–16 in the Kimberley final. Sharks XV and Lions each recorded one drawn league match; Bulls XV finished without a win.
2026 knockout results
Sources & editorial verification
All 28 league scores and the three knockout scores were checked against published 2026 match results. The league standings were recalculated directly from those results and cross-checked with the final log. Championship outcome, dates and 2026 eligibility were verified against South African Rugby Union sources. The data is historical and is not a live feed.
- SA Rugby · official Currie Cup overview
- SA Rugby · 2026 domestic competition format
- Sky Sports · complete 2026 match results
- Sofascore · final 2026 standings
- Toyota Cheetahs · semi-final review
Checked 14 October 2026 · 2026 competition completed