Rugby - Currie Cup
South Africa's premier men's rugby tournament was first held in 1892. It features provincial sides. It is named after Donald Currie, who was the owner of a shipping line that transported the first British Isles team to South Africa in 1891. Currie gave a golden cup to the team and instructed them to award it to the opponents who "gave the best game". Griqualand West were the recipients, they gave it to the South African Rugby Board and the governing body decided to organise an annual competition for its member provinces with the winners lifting the Currie Cup.
| YEAR | WINNERS | RUNNERS-UP |
| 1892 | WESTERN PROVINCE | - |
| 1893 | Not held | - |
| 1894 | WESTERN PROVINCE | - |
| 1895 | WESTERN PROVINCE | - |
| 1896 | Not held | - |
| 1897 | WESTERN PROVINCE | - |
| 1898 | WESTERN PROVINCE | - |
| 1899 | GRIQUALAND WEST | |
| 1900 | Not held | - |
| 1901 | Not held | - |
| 1902 | Not held | - |
| 1903 | Not held | - |
| 1904 | WESTERN PROVINCE | - |
| 1905 | Not held | - |
| 1906 | WESTERN PROVINCE | - |
| 1907 | Not held | - |
| 1908 | WESTERN PROVINCE | - |
| 1909 | Not held | - |
| 1910 | Not held | - |
| 1911 | GRIQUALAND WEST | - |
| 1912 | Not held | - |
| 1913 | Not held | - |
| 1914 | WESTERN PROVINCE | - |
| 1915 | Not held | - |
| 1916 | Not held | - |
| 1917 | Not held | - |
| 1918 | Not held | - |
| 1919 | Not held | - |
| 1920 | WESTERN PROVINCE | - |
| 1921 | Not held | - |
| 1922 | TRANSVAAL | - |
| 1923 | Not held | - |
| 1924 | Not held | - |
| 1925 | WESTERN PROVINCE | - |
| 1926 | Not held | - |
| 1927 | WESTERN PROVINCE | - |
| 1928 | Not held | - |
| 1929 | WESTERN PROVINCE | - |
| 1930 | Not held | - |
| 1931 | Not held | - |
| 1932 | BDR & WP* | - |
| 1933 | Not held | - |
| 1934 | BDR & WP* | - |
| 1935 | Not held | - |
| 1936 | WESTERN PROVINCE | - |
| 1937 | Not held | - |
| 1938 | Not held | - |
| 1939 | TRANSVAAL | W Province |
| 1940 | Not held | - |
| 1941 | Not held | - |
| 1942 | Not held | - |
| 1943 | Not held | - |
| 1944 | Not held | - |
| 1945 | Not held | - |
| 1946 | NORTHERN TRANSVAAL | W Province |
| 1947 | WESTERN PROVINCE | Transvaal |
| 1948 | Not held | - |
| 1949 | Not held | - |
| 1950 | TRANSVAAL | W Province |
| 1951 | Not held | - |
| 1952 | TRANSVAAL | Boland |
| 1953 | Not held | - |
| 1954 | WESTERN PROVINCE | N Transvaal |
| 1955 | Not held | - |
| 1956 | NORTHERN TRANSVAAL | Natal |
| 1957-9 | WESTERN PROVINCE^ | - |
| 1960 | Not held | - |
| 1961 | Not held | - |
| 1962 | Not held | - |
| 1963 | Not held | - |
| 1964 | WESTERN PROVINCE | - |
| 1965 | Not held | - |
| 1966 | WESTERN PROVINCE | - |
| 1967 | Not held | - |
| 1968 | NORTHERN TRANSVAAL | Transvaal |
| 1969 | NORTHERN TRANSVAAL | W Province |
| 1970 | GRIQUALAND WEST | N Transvaal |
| 1971 | NTV & TVL* | Toulon |
| 1972 | TRANSVAAL | E Transvaal |
| 1973 | NORTHERN TRANSVAAL | Free State |
| 1974 | NORTHERN TRANSVAAL | Transvaal |
| 1975 | NORTHERN TRANSVAAL | Free State |
| 1976 | FREE STATE | W Province |
| 1977 | NORTHERN TRANSVAAL | Free State |
| 1978 | NORTHERN TRANSVAAL | Free State |
| 1979 | NTV & WP* | - |
| 1980 | NORTHERN TRANSVAAL | W Province |
| 1981 | NORTHERN TRANSVAAL | Free State |
| 1982 | WESTERN PROVINCE | N Transvaal |
| 1983 | WESTERN PROVINCE | N Transvaal |
| 1984 | WESTERN PROVINCE | Natal |
| 1985 | WESTERN PROVINCE | N Transvaal |
| 1986 | WESTERN PROVINCE | Transvaal |
| 1987 | NORTHERN TRANSVAAL | Transvaal |
| 1988 | NORTHERN TRANSVAAL | W Province |
| 1989 | NTV & WP^ | - |
| 1990 | NATAL | N Transvaal |
| 1991 | NORTHERN TRANSVAAL | Transvaal |
| 1992 | NATAL | Transvaal |
| 1993 | TRANSVAAL | Natal |
| 1994 | TRANSVAAL | Free State |
| 1995 | NATAL | W Province |
| 1996 | SHARKS | Golden Lions |
| 1997 | WESTERN PROVINCE | Free State |
| 1998 | BLUE BULLS | W Province |
| 1999 | GOLDEN LIONS | Sharks |
| 2000 | WESTERN PROVINCE | Sharks |
| 2001 | WESTERN PROVINCE | Sharks |
| 2002 | BLUE BULLS | Golden Lions |
| 2003 | BLUE BULLS | Sharks |
| 2004 | BLUE BULLS | Free State |
| 2005 | FREE STATE | Blue Bulls |
| 2006 | BBS & FS* | - |
| 2007 | FREE STATE | Golden Lions |
| 2008 | SHARKS | Blue Bulls |
| 2009 | BLUE BULLS | Free State |
| 2010 | SHARKS | W Province |
| 2011 | GOLDEN LIONS | Sharks |
| 2012 | WESTERN PROVINCE | Sharks |
| 2013 | SHARKS | W Province |
| 2014 | WESTERN PROVINCE | Golden Lions |
| 2015 | GOLDEN LIONS | W Province |
| 2016 | FREE STATE | Blue Bulls |
| 2017 | WESTERN PROVINCE | Sharks |
| 2018 | SHARKS | W Province |
| 2019 | FREE STATE | Golden Lions |
| 2020 | BLUE BULLS | Sharks |
| 2021 | BLUE BULLS | Sharks |
| 2022 | MPUMALANGA | Sharks |
| 2023 | FREE STATE | Mpumalanga |
| 2024 | SHARKS | Golden Lions |
| 2025 | GRIQUAS | Golden Lions |
| 2026 | GRIQUAS | Montpellier |
* Cup shared after draw in final or tied on table points
Name Changes
Blue Bulls known as Borthern Transvaal until 1996
Golden Lions known as Transvaal until 1996
Griquas known as Griqualand West until 1998
Mpumalanga (often called Pumas) known as South Eastern Transvaal until 1996
Sharks known as Natal until 1996
Valke known as Eastern Transvaal until 1996
| Final Venues | |
| Newlands, Cape Town | 1939, 1947, 1954, 1979, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1997, 2001, 2013, 2014, 2018 |
| Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | 1946, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2020#, 2021 |
| Ellis Park, Johannesburg | 1950, 1971, 1987, 1992, 1996, 2002, 2011, 2015, 2024, 2025 |
| Boland Stadium, Wellington | 1952 |
| Kings Park, Durban | 1956, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2017 |
| Griquas Stadium, Kimberley | 1970, 2022, 2026 |
| Pam Brink Stadium, Springs | 1972 |
| Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | 1975, 1976, 1978, 1994, 2006, 2007, 2016, 2019, 2023 |
| Springbok Park, Bloemfontein | 1994 |
~ Staged in 2021 due to season delayed by Covid-19 pandemic
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