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Currie Cup Fixtures
ABSA Currie Cup Rugby: all the details on where, when and ticket prices
Not to be confused with the fragrant Indian dish, the Currie Cup (played between July and October) is South Africa’s foremost provincial rugby competition and the oldest of its kind in the world; it was first played in 1889.
This year, the popular tournament undergoes a few changes. With six teams starting in the Premier Division, eight teams in the lesser First Division, and one completely new team (Namibia’s Welwitchias) the ultimate goals are the same as usual: teams contend for the coveted golden trophy. All 15 teams play against each other in the same pool for the first round of the tournament.
Each side will play each other twice in the first round, once at home and once away. At the end of the first round, nine teams will qualify for the Premier Division, and the remaining six teams will be relegated to the First Division. No points from the first round will be carried over to the next stage.
The next round will see each team from the Premier Division playing four home, and four away games, whilst the teams in the First Division will play a mix (home or away) of three matches. The top four teams in each division will then contest the semi-finals, where the winners of the two games will advance to the final. Simple as that.
The teams taking part in this year’s tournament will comprise of Golden Lions, who are the defending 2015 champions, along with the Sharks, Griquas, Free State Cheetahs, Western Province, Blue Bulls, EP Kings, Pumas, Eagles, Leopards, Valke, Boland Kavaliers, Border Bulldogs, Griffons and Welwitchias.
The tourney is scheduled to start on Thursday, 7 July 2016.
Take a look at our Currie Cup schedule for dates, times and venues for home and away games during the 2016 season. Also, if you’re in Cape Town and you want to catch one of the matches, Rick’s Café Americain screens the games and offers wallet-friendly drinks and specials as well as the camaraderie of fellow rugger lovers.
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2016 CURRIE CUP FIRST ROUND RUGBY SCHEDULE |
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DATE |
MATCH |
TIME |
VENUE |
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JULY 2016 |
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7 Jul |
Griquas vs. Pumas |
7pm |
Griqua Park, Kimberley |
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8 Jul |
Eagles vs. Cheetahs |
7pm |
Outeniqua Park, George |
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9 Jul |
Leopards vs. EP Kings |
3pm |
Olen Park, Potchefstroom |
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9 Jul |
Valke vs. Golden Lions |
3pm |
Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park |
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9 Jul |
Boland Kavaliers vs. Western Province |
4pm |
Piketberg |
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9 Jul |
Border Bulldogs vs. Blue Bulls |
5pm |
Buffalo City Stadium, East London |
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15 Jul |
Blue Bulls vs. Namibia |
1pm |
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria |
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15 Jul |
Sharks vs. Valke |
4:15pm |
Kings Park Stadium, Durban |
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15 Jul |
EP Kings vs. Griffons |
6pm |
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth |
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16 Jul |
Western Province vs. Border Bulldogs |
2:15pm |
Newlands Stadium, Cape Town |
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16 Jul |
Golden Lions vs. Eagles |
3pm |
Roodepoort Rugby Club |
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16 Jul |
Cheetahs vs. Boland Kavaliers |
4:15pm |
Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein |
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16 Jul |
Pumas vs. Leopards |
7pm |
Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit |
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22 Jul |
Eagles vs. Sharks |
7pm |
Outeniqua Park, George |
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23 Jul |
Griffons vs. Pumas |
1pm |
HT Pelatona Projects Stadium, Welkom |
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23 Jul |
Valke vs. EP Kings |
3pm |
Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park |
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23 Jul |
Namibia vs. Western Province |
3pm |
Hage Geingob, Windhoek |
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23 Jul |
Leopards vs. Griquas |
3:30pm |
Olen Park, Potchefstroom |
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23 Jul |
Boland Kavaliers vs. Golden Lions |
4pm |
Grabouw |
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23 Jul |
Border Bulldogs vs. Free State Cheetahs |
5pm |
Buffalo City Stadium, East London |
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AUGUST 2016 |
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5 Aug |
Boland Kavaliers vs. Cheetahs |
3pm |
Boland Stadium, Wellington |
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5 Aug |
Blue Bulls vs. Western Province |
5:10pm |
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria |
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5 Aug |
Pumas vs. Sharks |
7:20pm |
Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit |
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6 Aug |
Griquas vs. Golden Lions |
3pm |
Griqua Park, Kimberley |
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12 Aug |
Golden Lions vs. Boland Kavaliers |
5pm |
Emirates Airlines Park, Johannesburg |
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12 Aug |
Sharks vs. Griquas |
7:10pm |
Kings Park, Durban |
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13 Aug |
EP Kings vs. Pumas |
3pm |
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth |
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13 Aug |
Cheetahs vs. Blue Bulls |
5:10pm |
Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein |
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19 Aug |
Western Province vs. Cheetahs |
5pm |
Newlands Stadium, Cape Town |
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19 Aug |
Blue Bulls vs. Golden Lions |
7:20pm |
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria |
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20 Aug |
Griquas vs. EP Kings |
2:10pm |
Griqua Park, Kimberley |
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20 Aug |
Boland Kavaliers vs. Sharks |
3pm |
Boland Stadium, Wellington |
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26 Aug |
EP Kings vs. Boland Kavaliers |
5pm |
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth |
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26 Aug |
Pumas vs. Griquas |
7:10pm |
Griqua Park, Kimberley |
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27 Aug |
Golden Lions vs. Western Province |
4pm |
Emirates Airlines Park, Johannesburg |
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27 Aug |
Sharks vs. Blue Bulls |
6:10pm |
Kings Park, Durban |
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SEPTEMBER 2016 |
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2 Sep |
Boland Kavaliers vs. Pumas |
3pm |
Boland Stadium, Wellington |
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2 Sep |
Blue Bulls vs. EP Kings |
7pm |
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria |
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3 Sep |
Cheetahs vs. Golden Lions |
2:45pm |
Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein |
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3 Sep |
Western Province vs. Sharks |
5pm |
Newlands Stadium, Cape Town |
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9 Sep |
EP Kings vs. Western Province |
7pm |
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth |
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10 Sep |
Griquas vs. Boland Kavaliers |
TBC |
Griqua Park, Kimberley |
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10 Sep |
Sharks vs. Cheetahs |
5pm |
Kings Park Stadium, Durban |
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10 Sep |
Pumas vs. Blue Bulls |
7:10pm |
Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit |
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15 Sep |
Cheetahs vs. EP Kings |
7pm |
Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein |
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16 Sep |
Blue Bulls vs. Griquas |
7pm |
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria |
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17 Sep |
Golden Lions vs. Sharks |
3pm |
Emirates Airlines Park, Johannesburg |
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17 Sep |
Western Province vs. Pumas |
5:10pm |
Newlands Stadium, Cape Town |
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23 Sep |
Boland Kavaliers vs. Blue Bulls |
3pm |
Boland Stadium, Wellington |
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23 Sep |
Griquas vs. Western Province |
7pm |
Griqua Park, Kimberley |
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24 Sep |
Pumas vs. Cheetahs |
3pm |
Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit |
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24 Sep |
EP Kings vs. Golden Lions |
5:10pm |
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth |
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30 Sep |
Golden lions vs. Pumas |
5pm |
Emirates Airlines Park, Johannesburg |
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30 Sep |
Western Province vs. Boland Kavaliers |
7:10pm |
Newlands Stadium, Cape Town |
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OCTOBER 2016 |
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1 Oct |
Cheetahs vs. Griquas |
2pm |
Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein |
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2 Oct |
Sharks vs. EP Kings |
2:30pm |
Kings Park Stadium, Durban |
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7 Oct |
Semi-final 1 |
TBC |
TBC |
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8 Oct |
Semi-final 2 |
1:30pm |
TBC |
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15 Oct |
Final |
5pm |
TBC |
TICKETS FOR THE 2016 CURRIE CUP RUGBY MATCHES IN SOUTH AFRICA
Western Province rugger fans can buy tickets via Ticketpros.co.za, and tickets are priced depending on your proximity to the field.
If you’re attending ABSA Currie Cup matches in the Mother City, tickets are also available at the DHL Newlands Stadium and via Spar and PostNet stores. For all the other teams’ match tickets, please visit the respective team website.
Side note: if you’re looking to impress your new rugby-loving significant other, and don’t know what the difference is between the Western Province team and the Stormers, then sit down for lesson. In the Currie Cup competition, Western Province and the Boland Kavaliers play as separate teams, but when the Super Rugby tourney takes place, the teams combine forces to form the DHL Stormers; act like you know.
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