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SA Cup

Current season or competition: 2024 SA Cup
Sport	Rugby union
Instituted	2024
Inaugural season	2024
Number of teams	10
Country	South Africa
Holders	Griquas (2024)
Most titles	Griquas (1 title)
Related competition	Currie Cup, Mzanzi Challenge

The SA Cup was created to replace the Mzanzi Challenge which was played for only one season in 2023 and was won by the Falcons. ^{[1] [2]} The inaugural SA Cup competition was contested between 21 March 2024 - 25 May 2024 and the primary function of the SA Cup is to serve as qualification to the Currie Cup Premier Division and Currie Cup First Division respectively. The domestic teams with a place in the United Rugby Championship, namely the Blue Bulls, Western Province, Sharks and Golden Lions are excluded from the SA Cup. ^[3]

The top four teams in the 2024 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. ^[4]

The Griquas beat the Pumas 46-24 in the final to take the first SA Cup title. ^[5]

George Whitehead top scored in the tournament with 150 points and Darnell Osaugwu scored 11 tries. ^[6]

Standings

2024 SA Cup
Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	Pts
Griquas	9	9	0	0	577	173	404	85	20	45
Pumas	9	8	0	1	488	80	408	70	11	41
Griffons	9	7	0	2	329	273	56	48	40	35
Free State Cheetahs	9	6	0	3	394	208	186	61	30	32
Boland Cavaliers	9	5	0	4	345	260	85	51	37	27
Falcons	9	3	0	6	276	400	-124	39	58	18
Leopards	9	3	0	6	215	458	-243	33	71	16
SWD Eagles	9	2	0	7	248	391	-143	36	56	14
Eastern Province	9	2	0	7	203	374	-171	28	56	14
Border Bulldogs	9	0	0	9	105	563	-458	13	85	0

• Green background (rows 1 to 2) indicates qualification places for the SA Cup grand final and 2025 Currie Cup Premier Division.
• Blue background (rows 3 to 4) indicates other teams qualified for the 2025 Currie Cup Premier Division.
• Plain background (row 5-10) indicates other teams qualified for the 2025 Currie Cup First Division.

Source = springboks.rugby

Fixtures and results

Regular season

Round one

Round two

Round three

Round four

Round five

Round six

Round seven

Round eight

Round nine

The Cheetahs vs Griquas was the last competitive rugby match of Ruan Pienaar before retirement. ^[8]

Grand Final

See also

• Rugby union in South Africa
• Currie Cup
• Mzanzi Challenge
• SuperSport Rugby Challenge
• Vodacom Cup
• Bankfin Nite Series

References