List of South African rugby union teams | |
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Country | South Africa |
Governing body | South African Rugby Union |
National team(s) | [[South Africa national {{{sport}}} team|South Africa]] |
Nickname(s) | Springboks |
National competitions | |
Club competitions | |
Rugby union in South Africa is centrally administered by the South African Rugby Union, which consists of fourteen provincial unions – the Blue Bulls Rugby Union, the Boland Rugby Union, the Border Rugby Football Union, the Eastern Province Rugby Union, the Free State Rugby Union, the Golden Lions Rugby Union, the Griffons Rugby Union, the Griqualand West Rugby Union, the KwaZulu-Natal Rugby Union, the Leopards Rugby Union, the Mpumalanga Rugby Union, the South Western Districts Rugby Football Union, the Valke Rugby Union and the Western Province Rugby Football Union. [1]
Each of these unions administers a senior professional rugby team that participates in the domestic Currie Cup and Rugby Challenge (previously Vodacom Cup) competitions. In addition, these unions are responsible for amateur club rugby in their region. Clubs participate in provincial leagues organised by the unions; university sides also participate in the annual Varsity Cup competition, while non-university sides participate in the annual Gold Cup.
The eight franchises – teams that will participate in professional international competitions – and their constituent rugby unions are:
United Rugby Championship Franchises | |||
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Franchise | Base | Rugby union | |
Bulls | Pretoria | Blue Bulls Rugby Union | |
Lions | Johannesburg | Golden Lions Rugby Union | |
Sharks | Durban | KwaZulu-Natal Rugby Union | |
Stormers | Cape Town | Western Province Rugby Union | |
Other Franchises | |||
Franchise | Base | Rugby union | |
Cheetahs | Bloemfontein | Free State Rugby Union | |
Southern Kings | Port Elizabeth | Eastern Province Rugby Union | |
Griquas | Kimberley | Griqualand West Rugby Union | |
Pumas | Nelspruit | Mpumalanga Rugby Union |
The fourteen provincial unions each have a professional team that play in the annual Currie Cup and Rugby Challenge (previously Vodacom Cup) competitions, plus youth sides in the Under-21 and Under-19 provincial competitions and youth tournaments such as the Under-18 and Under-13 Craven Week tournaments, the Under-18 Academy Week tournament and the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week tournament.
South African provincial teams | |||||||
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Union | Base | Professional team | |||||
Blue Bulls Rugby Union | Pretoria | Blue Bulls | |||||
Boland Rugby Union | Wellington | Boland Cavaliers | |||||
Border Rugby Football Union | East London | Border Bulldogs | |||||
Eastern Province Rugby Union | Port Elizabeth | Eastern Province Kings | |||||
Free State Rugby Union | Bloemfontein | Free State Cheetahs | |||||
Golden Lions Rugby Union | Johannesburg | Golden Lions | |||||
Griffons Rugby Union | Welkom | Griffons | |||||
Griqualand West Rugby Union | Kimberley | Griquas | |||||
KwaZulu-Natal Rugby Union | Durban | Sharks | |||||
Leopards Rugby Football Union | Potchefstroom | Leopards | |||||
Mpumalanga Rugby Union | Nelspruit | Pumas | |||||
South Western Districts Rugby Football Union | George | SWD Eagles | |||||
Valke Rugby Union | Kempton Park | Falcons | |||||
Western Province Rugby Union | Cape Town | Western Province |
From 2013 to 2015, a Limpopo Blue Bulls team participated in the Vodacom Cup competition. Limpopo Blue Bulls were a sub-union that formed part of the Blue Bulls Rugby Union.
In 2008, a Varsity Cup competition was created, with eight universities competing. In 2011, a second tier called the Varsity Shield was added, consisting of a further five side and the collective was rebranded as "Varsity Rugby". In addition to playing in the Varsity Rugby competitions, these sides also take part in the provincial unions' championships.
Varsity Rugby teams | |||||||
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University | Team | Union | |||||
Central University of Technology | CUT Ixias | Free State Rugby Union | |||||
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University | NMMU Madibaz | Eastern Province Rugby Union | |||||
North-West University | NWU Pukke | Leopards Rugby Union | |||||
Tshwane University of Technology | TUT Vikings | Blue Bulls Rugby Union | |||||
University of Cape Town | UCT Ikey Tigers | Western Province Rugby Union | |||||
University of Fort Hare | UFH Blues | Border Rugby Football Union | |||||
University of Johannesburg | UJ | Golden Lions Rugby Union | |||||
University of KwaZulu-Natal | UKZN Impi | KwaZulu-Natal Rugby Union | |||||
University of Pretoria | UP Tuks | Blue Bulls Rugby Union | |||||
University of Stellenbosch | Maties | Western Province Rugby Union | |||||
University of the Free State | UFS Shimlas | Free State Rugby Union | |||||
University of the Western Cape | UWC | Western Province Rugby Union | |||||
University of the Witwatersrand | Wits | Golden Lions Rugby Union |
Each of the provincial unions have a number of amateur clubs playing in the respective club championships. The highest-placed non-university sides qualify to the annual Gold Cup.
The club sides that form part of the Blue Bulls Rugby Union are: [2]
The club sides that form part of the Blue Bulls Limpopo Sub-Union are: [3]
Updated 8 May 2014.
The club sides that form part of the Boland Rugby Union are: [4]
Updated 8 May 2014.
The club sides that recently played in the top-level domestic competition organized by the Border Rugby Football Union are: [5] [6]
Updated 12 May 2014.
The club sides that form part of the Eastern Province Rugby Union are: [7]
Updated 8 May 2014.
The club sides that form part of the Free State Rugby Union are: [8] [9] [10]
Reserve teams also play in the league, as well as youth sides of CUT and UFS.
Updated 6 May 2015.
The club sides that form part of the Golden Lions Rugby Union are: [11]
Updated 8 May 2014.
The club sides that recently played in the top two domestic competitions organised by the Griffons Rugby Union are: [12] [13]
Updated 12 May 2014.
The club sides that form part of the Griqualand West Rugby Union are: [14]
Updated 8 May 2014.
The club sides that form part of the KwaZulu-Natal Rugby Union are:
Updated 8 May 2014.
The club sides that recently played in the top-level domestic competition organised by the Leopards Rugby Football Union (or teams from the region playing in other competitions) are: [15]
1
NWU Pukke play club rugby in the Golden Lions Pirates Grand Challenge.
2 Klerksdorp and Vaal Reefs play club rugby in the Valke Peregrine League.
3 Rustenburg Impala play club rugby in the Blue Bulls Carlton League.
The club sides that recently played in the top-level domestic competition organised by the Mpumalanga Rugby Union are: [16]
Updated 12 May 2014.
The club sides that form part of the South Western Districts Rugby Football Union are: [17]
Updated 6 May 2014.
The club sides that form part of the Valke Rugby Union are: [18]
Updated 8 May 2014.
The club sides that form part of the Western Province Rugby Union are: [19]
Updated 8 May 2014.
List of South African rugby union teams | |
---|---|
Country | South Africa |
Governing body | South African Rugby Union |
National team(s) | [[South Africa national {{{sport}}} team|South Africa]] |
Nickname(s) | Springboks |
National competitions | |
Club competitions | |
Rugby union in South Africa is centrally administered by the South African Rugby Union, which consists of fourteen provincial unions – the Blue Bulls Rugby Union, the Boland Rugby Union, the Border Rugby Football Union, the Eastern Province Rugby Union, the Free State Rugby Union, the Golden Lions Rugby Union, the Griffons Rugby Union, the Griqualand West Rugby Union, the KwaZulu-Natal Rugby Union, the Leopards Rugby Union, the Mpumalanga Rugby Union, the South Western Districts Rugby Football Union, the Valke Rugby Union and the Western Province Rugby Football Union. [1]
Each of these unions administers a senior professional rugby team that participates in the domestic Currie Cup and Rugby Challenge (previously Vodacom Cup) competitions. In addition, these unions are responsible for amateur club rugby in their region. Clubs participate in provincial leagues organised by the unions; university sides also participate in the annual Varsity Cup competition, while non-university sides participate in the annual Gold Cup.
The eight franchises – teams that will participate in professional international competitions – and their constituent rugby unions are:
United Rugby Championship Franchises | |||
---|---|---|---|
Franchise | Base | Rugby union | |
Bulls | Pretoria | Blue Bulls Rugby Union | |
Lions | Johannesburg | Golden Lions Rugby Union | |
Sharks | Durban | KwaZulu-Natal Rugby Union | |
Stormers | Cape Town | Western Province Rugby Union | |
Other Franchises | |||
Franchise | Base | Rugby union | |
Cheetahs | Bloemfontein | Free State Rugby Union | |
Southern Kings | Port Elizabeth | Eastern Province Rugby Union | |
Griquas | Kimberley | Griqualand West Rugby Union | |
Pumas | Nelspruit | Mpumalanga Rugby Union |
The fourteen provincial unions each have a professional team that play in the annual Currie Cup and Rugby Challenge (previously Vodacom Cup) competitions, plus youth sides in the Under-21 and Under-19 provincial competitions and youth tournaments such as the Under-18 and Under-13 Craven Week tournaments, the Under-18 Academy Week tournament and the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week tournament.
South African provincial teams | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Union | Base | Professional team | |||||
Blue Bulls Rugby Union | Pretoria | Blue Bulls | |||||
Boland Rugby Union | Wellington | Boland Cavaliers | |||||
Border Rugby Football Union | East London | Border Bulldogs | |||||
Eastern Province Rugby Union | Port Elizabeth | Eastern Province Kings | |||||
Free State Rugby Union | Bloemfontein | Free State Cheetahs | |||||
Golden Lions Rugby Union | Johannesburg | Golden Lions | |||||
Griffons Rugby Union | Welkom | Griffons | |||||
Griqualand West Rugby Union | Kimberley | Griquas | |||||
KwaZulu-Natal Rugby Union | Durban | Sharks | |||||
Leopards Rugby Football Union | Potchefstroom | Leopards | |||||
Mpumalanga Rugby Union | Nelspruit | Pumas | |||||
South Western Districts Rugby Football Union | George | SWD Eagles | |||||
Valke Rugby Union | Kempton Park | Falcons | |||||
Western Province Rugby Union | Cape Town | Western Province |
From 2013 to 2015, a Limpopo Blue Bulls team participated in the Vodacom Cup competition. Limpopo Blue Bulls were a sub-union that formed part of the Blue Bulls Rugby Union.
In 2008, a Varsity Cup competition was created, with eight universities competing. In 2011, a second tier called the Varsity Shield was added, consisting of a further five side and the collective was rebranded as "Varsity Rugby". In addition to playing in the Varsity Rugby competitions, these sides also take part in the provincial unions' championships.
Varsity Rugby teams | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
University | Team | Union | |||||
Central University of Technology | CUT Ixias | Free State Rugby Union | |||||
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University | NMMU Madibaz | Eastern Province Rugby Union | |||||
North-West University | NWU Pukke | Leopards Rugby Union | |||||
Tshwane University of Technology | TUT Vikings | Blue Bulls Rugby Union | |||||
University of Cape Town | UCT Ikey Tigers | Western Province Rugby Union | |||||
University of Fort Hare | UFH Blues | Border Rugby Football Union | |||||
University of Johannesburg | UJ | Golden Lions Rugby Union | |||||
University of KwaZulu-Natal | UKZN Impi | KwaZulu-Natal Rugby Union | |||||
University of Pretoria | UP Tuks | Blue Bulls Rugby Union | |||||
University of Stellenbosch | Maties | Western Province Rugby Union | |||||
University of the Free State | UFS Shimlas | Free State Rugby Union | |||||
University of the Western Cape | UWC | Western Province Rugby Union | |||||
University of the Witwatersrand | Wits | Golden Lions Rugby Union |
Each of the provincial unions have a number of amateur clubs playing in the respective club championships. The highest-placed non-university sides qualify to the annual Gold Cup.
The club sides that form part of the Blue Bulls Rugby Union are: [2]
The club sides that form part of the Blue Bulls Limpopo Sub-Union are: [3]
Updated 8 May 2014.
The club sides that form part of the Boland Rugby Union are: [4]
Updated 8 May 2014.
The club sides that recently played in the top-level domestic competition organized by the Border Rugby Football Union are: [5] [6]
Updated 12 May 2014.
The club sides that form part of the Eastern Province Rugby Union are: [7]
Updated 8 May 2014.
The club sides that form part of the Free State Rugby Union are: [8] [9] [10]
Reserve teams also play in the league, as well as youth sides of CUT and UFS.
Updated 6 May 2015.
The club sides that form part of the Golden Lions Rugby Union are: [11]
Updated 8 May 2014.
The club sides that recently played in the top two domestic competitions organised by the Griffons Rugby Union are: [12] [13]
Updated 12 May 2014.
The club sides that form part of the Griqualand West Rugby Union are: [14]
Updated 8 May 2014.
The club sides that form part of the KwaZulu-Natal Rugby Union are:
Updated 8 May 2014.
The club sides that recently played in the top-level domestic competition organised by the Leopards Rugby Football Union (or teams from the region playing in other competitions) are: [15]
1
NWU Pukke play club rugby in the Golden Lions Pirates Grand Challenge.
2 Klerksdorp and Vaal Reefs play club rugby in the Valke Peregrine League.
3 Rustenburg Impala play club rugby in the Blue Bulls Carlton League.
The club sides that recently played in the top-level domestic competition organised by the Mpumalanga Rugby Union are: [16]
Updated 12 May 2014.
The club sides that form part of the South Western Districts Rugby Football Union are: [17]
Updated 6 May 2014.
The club sides that form part of the Valke Rugby Union are: [18]
Updated 8 May 2014.
The club sides that form part of the Western Province Rugby Union are: [19]
Updated 8 May 2014.