Currie Cup fixtures for 2019 announced
The defending Currie Cup champions, the Cell C Sharks, will get the 2019 edition of the competition underway in front of their home crowd in Durban when they host Tafel Lager Griquas on Friday, 12 July.
The fixtures of the Currie Cup Premier and First Division, sponsored by DirectAxis Financial Services, were announced by SA Rugby on Wednesday.
The Currie Cup First Division will kick off on the weekend of 5/6 July, with the Border Bulldogs coming into the competition for the Namibian team, who have decided to withdraw.
The defending First Division champions, the SWD Eagles, start their campaign with a tough trip to the East Rand to face the Valke.
The Jaguares XV from Argentina, who start their campaign with a trip to Welkom to face the Down Touch Griffons, will be based in Potchefstroom.
The Currie Cup Premier Division will culminate in the semi-finals on the last weekend of August, while the Final will take place on Saturday, 7 September. The First Division Final is scheduled for Friday, 30 August.
Currie Cup Premier Division:
Home teams named first, all fixtures subject to change
Friday 12 July
19h15: Cell C Sharks v Tafel Lager Griquas
Saturday 13 July
15h00: Xerox Golden Lions v iSG Pumas
17h15: DHL Western Province v Vodacom Blue Bulls
Friday 19 July
17h00: Tafel Lager Griquas v iSG Pumas
19h15: Vodacom Blue Bulls v Toyota Free State Cheetahs
Saturday 20 July
14h00: Cell C Sharks v DHL Western Province
Friday 26 July
19h15: iSG Pumas v Vodacom Blue Bulls
Saturday 27 July
15h00: Toyota Free State Cheetahs v Tafel Lager Griquas
17h15: DHL Western Province v Xerox Golden Lions
Friday 2 August
19h15: Toyota Free State Cheetahs v Xerox Golden Lions
Saturday 3 August
15h00: iSG Pumas v Cell C Sharks
17h15: Vodacom Blue Bulls v Tafel Lager Griquas
Friday 9 August
15h00: DHL Western Province v iSG Pumas
Saturday 10 August
15h00: Cell C Sharks v Toyota Free State Cheetahs
17h15: Xerox Golden Lions v Vodacom Blue Bulls
Friday 16 August
19h00: Tafel Lager Griquas v DHL Western Province
Saturday 17 August
14h00: iSG Pumas v Toyota Free State Cheetahs
Sunday 18 August
14h00: Xerox Golden Lions v Cell C Sharks
Saturday 24 August
15h00: Tafel Lager Griquas v Xerox Golden Lions
17h15: Toyota Free State Cheetahs v DHL Western Province
19h30: Vodacom Blue Bulls v Cell C Sharks
Saturday 31 August – Semi-finals
Saturday 7 September – Final
Currie Cup First Division:
Home teams named first, all fixtures subject to change
5/6 July
Valke v SWD Eagles
Leopards v Multisure EP Elephants
Down Touch Griffons v Jaguares XV
Boland Cavaliers v Border Bulldogs
12/13 July
SWD Eagles v Leopards
Jaguares XV v Boland Cavaliers
Multisure EP Elephants v Down Touch Griffons
Border Bulldogs v Valke
19/20 July
Leopards v Valke
Down Touch Griffons v SWD Eagles
Boland Cavaliers v Multisure EP Elephants
Border Bulldogs v Jaguares XV
26/27 July
SWD Eagles v Boland Cavaliers
Valke v Down Touch Griffons
Leopards v Border Bulldogs
Multisure EP Elephants v Jaguares XV
2/3 August
Down Touch Griffons v Leopards
Boland Cavaliers v Valke
Jaguares XV v SWD Eagles
Border Bulldogs v Multisure EP Elephants
9/10 August
SWD Eagles v Multisure EP Elephants
Valke v Jaguares XV
Leopards v Boland Cavaliers
Down Touch Griffons v Border Bulldogs
16/17 August
Boland Cavaliers v Down Touch Griffons
Jaguares XV v Leopards
Multisure EP Elephants v Valke
Border Bulldogs v SWD Eagles
23/24 August – Semi-finals
Friday, 30 August – Final
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