2022 Currie Cup Premier Division

2022 Currie Cup Premier Division
2022 Currie Cup Premier Division
Countries	South Africa
Date	14 January – 25 June
Champions	Pumas (1st title)
Runners-up	Griquas
Matches played	44
Tries scored	318 ; (average 7.2 per match)
Top point scorer	Ruan Pienaar ; (Free State Cheetahs, 115)
Top try scorer	Louis van der Westhuizen ; (Free State Cheetahs, 14)
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The 2022 Currie Cup Premier Division was the 84th edition of the top tier of the Currie Cup, the premier domestic rugby union competition in South Africa. It was sponsored by beer brand Carling Black Label and organised by the South African Rugby Union.^[1]

The tournament was played from January to June in 2022, following the realignment of the South African domestic rugby union calendar to dovetail with the northern hemisphere and the United Rugby Championship, which features four South African sides.

The competition again featured seven sides, with SA Rugby rejecting a proposal from the Eastern Province Elephants to join the competition immediately, however the winner of the 2022 Currie Cup First Division would be promoted to the Premier Division for 2023, forming an eight team competition. The 2022 Currie Cup First Division began later in the year.

Teams

Team locations in the 2022 Currie Cup Premier Division

The seven competing teams are:

2022 Currie Cup Premier Division
Team	Sponsored name	Stadium	Capacity
Blue Bulls	Vodacom Blue Bulls	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	51,762
Free State Cheetahs	Free State Cheetahs	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein	48,000
Golden Lions	Sigma Golden Lions	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg Wits Rugby Stadium, Johannesburg	62,567 5,000
Griquas	Griquas	Griqua Park, Kimberley	11,000
Pumas	Airlink Pumas	Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela	40,929
Sharks	Cell C Sharks	Kings Park Stadium, Durban	52,000
Western Province	Western Province	Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch	55,000 16,000

Regular season

Standings

2022 Currie Cup Premier Division standings
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts	Qualification
1	Free State Cheetahs	12	10	0	2	403	250	+153	54	30	7	1	48	Semifinals
2	Blue Bulls	12	9	1	2	398	306	+92	56	42	9	0	47
3	Griquas	12	7	0	5	383	345	+38	48	42	6	2	36
4	Pumas	12	5	0	7	334	293	+41	43	32	6	3	29
5	Sharks	12	5	1	6	255	284	−29	26	34	3	2	27
6	Western Province	12	3	0	9	294	381	−87	36	52	3	4	19
7	Golden Lions	12	2	0	10	278	486	−208	35	66	5	2	15

Source: springboks.rugby

Tournament points in the standings were awarded to teams as follows:

4 points for a win.
2 points for a draw.
1 bonus point for a loss in a match by seven points or under.
1 bonus point for scoring four tries or more.

Teams were ranked in the standings firstly by tournament points then by: (a) points difference from all matches (points scored less points conceded); (b) tries difference from all matches (tries scored less tries conceded); (c) points difference from the matches between the tied teams; (d) points scored in all matches; (e) tries scored in all matches; and, if needed, (f) a coin toss.

Round-by-round

The table below shows the progression of all teams throughout the Currie Cup season. Each team's tournament points on the standings log is shown for each round, with the overall log position in brackets.

2022 Currie Cup team progression
Team	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	R12	R13	R14	Semi	Final
Blue Bulls	5 (1st)	10 (1st)	10 (1st)	10 (3rd)	15 (3rd)	20 (2nd)	25 (2nd)	30 (1st)	32 (1st)	37 (1st)	42 (1st)	47 (1st)	47 (1st)	47 (2nd)	Lost	DNQ
Free State Cheetahs	4 (3rd)	4 (4th)	9 (2nd)	13 (2nd)	18 (1st)	22 (1st)	26 (1st)	26 (2nd)	31 (2nd)	36 (2nd)	41 (2nd)	41 (2nd)	43 (2nd)	48 (1st)	Lost	DNQ
Golden Lions	1 (4th)	1 (7th)	1 (7th)	2 (7th)	2 (7th)	2 (7th)	2 (7th)	2 (7th)	3 (7th)	3 (7th)	5 (7th)	10 (7th)	15 (7th)	15 (7th)	DNQ	DNQ
Griquas	0 (6th)	1 (6th)	5 (4th)	9 (4th)	10 (4th)	15 (4th)	15 (4th)	16 (4th)	20 (4th)	21 (4th)	21 (4th)	26 (3rd)	31 (3rd)	36 (3rd)	Won	Lost
Pumas	0 (7th)	5 (2nd)	5 (5th)	5 (6th)	5 (6th)	5 (6th)	10 (5th)	15 (5th)	15 (5th)	19 (5th)	20 (5th)	22 (5th)	27 (4th)	29 (4th)	Won	Won
Sharks	0 (5th)	4 (5th)	9 (3rd)	14 (1st)	18 (2nd)	18 (3rd)	18 (3rd)	22 (3rd)	24 (3rd)	24 (3rd)	24 (3rd)	24 (4th)	26 (5th)	27 (5th)	DNQ	DNQ
Western Province	5 (2nd)	5 (3rd)	5 (6th)	6 (5th)	6 (5th)	7 (5th)	7 (6th)	8 (6th)	9 (6th)	9 (6th)	13 (6th)	13 (6th)	15 (6th)	19 (6th)	DNQ	DNQ

Key:	Win	Draw	Loss	No match	Bye

Matches

Listed below are all matches for the double round-robin, played for the 2022 Currie Cup Premier Division.^[2]

Round 1

	14 January 2022	Pumas	19–33	Blue Bulls	Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela
	19:00	Try: Penalty try 75' Pen: De Beer (4/5) 29', 45', 59', 62'	Report	Try: Papier 5' m Nortjé 54' c Grobbelaar 67' m WJ Steenkamp 78' c Con: Smith (2/4) 55', 79' Pen: Smith (3/4) 20', 22', 48' Cards: Gqoboka 75' Manjezi 80+1'	Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni

	15 January 2022	Free State Cheetahs	30–20	Griquas	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
	14:30	Try: M. van der Merwe 30' c Brits 37' c Van der Westhuizen 55' c Con: Pienaar (3/3) 35', 38', 57' Pen: Pienaar (3/3) 11', 17', 35'	Report	Try: Steenkamp 42' c Obi 77' c Con: Du Plessis (2/2) 43', 78' Pen: Du Plessis (2/2) 7', 53'	Referee: Jaco Peyper

	15 January 2022	Western Province	48–36	Golden Lions	Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
	17:00	Try: Smith 2' c Davids (3) 23' c, 40' c, 60' m Solomon 31' m Dayimani 46' c Fourie 68' c Con: Swiel (4/6) 3', 24', 40+1', 47' Schreuder (1/1) 69' Pen: Swiel (1/1) 14' Cards: Smith 34' to 42' Masimla 74'	Report	Try: D. Venter 10' m Snyman 37' c Strydom 50' c Hansen 62' c Osuagwu 78' c Con: Isaacs (4/5) 38', 51', 64', 78' Pen: Isaacs (1/1) 22' Cards: Ncube 43' to 54'	Referee: AJ Jacobs

Bye/s: Sharks

Round 2

	19 January 2022	Golden Lions	9–50	Pumas	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
	15:30	Pen: Isaacs (3/4) 26', 38', 41'	Report	Try: Williams 16' c Maartens 28' c Fourie 40+2' c De Beer 44' c Raw 63' m Classen 68' c Valentyn 78' c Con: De Beer (6/7) 17', 30', 40+3', 45', 69', 79' Pen: De Beer (1/2) 14'	Referee: Aimee Barrett-Theron

	19 January 2022	Sharks	24–23	Griquas	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
	17:45	Try: Wright 27' c Jooste 41' m Con: Chait (1/1) 28' Pen: Chait (1/2) 20' Koster (1/2) 51' Nohamba (2/2) 68', 77' Cards: Noah 61'	Report	Try: Forwood 61' c Xamlashe 79' c Con: Du Plessis (2/2) 62', 80' Pen: Du Plessis (3/6) 30', 37', 72'	Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

	19 January 2022	Western Province	19–40	Blue Bulls	Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
	20:00	Try: Xaba 65' c Leyds 77' c Theunissen 80+1' m Con: Swiel (2/3) 66', 78' Cards: Morabe 18' to 29'	Report	Try: Verity-Amm 2' c Moodie 14' c Matanzima 20' c Brink 28' c B. du Plessis 43' m Jansen van Vuren 57' c Con: Steyn (5/6) 3', 15', 21', 28', 58' Cards: Wessels 79'	Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

Bye/s: Free State Cheetahs

Round 3

	2 February 2022	Griquas	41–20	Pumas	Griqua Park, Kimberley
	15:30	Try: Penalty try 26' Van Rooyen 40' m Hartzenberg 66' m Pen: Du Plessis (8/8) 1', 9', 36', 43', 50', 59', 65', 69'	Report	Try: Fourie 5' m Stighling 28' m Raw 56' c Con: Fouché (1/1) 57' Pen: De Beer (1/1) 19' Cards: Maartens 26' to 36' 79' Prinsloo 39' to 48' Valentyn 59' to 70' Mgijima 76'	Referee: Aimee Barrett-Theron

	2 February 2022	Blue Bulls	25–38	Free State Cheetahs	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	17:45	Try: Hanekom 8' c Jacobs 14' c Novuka 68' m Con: Smith (2/3) 9', 15' Pen: Smith (1/2) 3' Drop: Smith 18' Cards: Ludwig 55' to 66' Gqoboka 64' to 75'	Report	Try: Specman 6' c Van der Westhuizen (2) 11' c, 57' c Blommetjies 20' m Davis 46' c Ntsila 65' m Con: Pienaar (4/6) 7', 12', 47', 58' Cards: G. van der Merwe 62' to 73'	Referee: Paul Mente

	2 February 2022	Sharks	35–20	Western Province	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
	20:00	Try: Radebe 25' c Gumede 43' c Mbatha 48' m Potgieter 53' c Con: Bosch (3/4) 27', 44', 55' Pen: Bosch (3/4) 21', 39', 52' Cards: Penxe 29' to 40'	Report	Try: Zas 34' c Wolhuter 71' c Con: Swiel (2/2) 34', 72' Pen: Swiel (2/2) 10', 34' Cards: Swiel 39' to 50'	Referee: Griffin Colby

Bye/s: Golden Lions

Round 4

	18 February 2022	Griquas	22–20	Western Province	Griqua Park, Kimberley
	19:00	Try: Schutte 56' m Du Rand 71' m Pen: Du Plessis (3/4) 6', 11', 20' Cards: Dube 79'	Report	Try: Zas (2) 8' c, 79' c Con: Swiel (2/2) 9', 79' Pen: Swiel (2/3) 39', 52' Cards: Dixon 23' to 34'	Referee: Jaco Peyper

	19 February 2022	Pumas	17–28	Free State Cheetahs	Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela
	14:30	Try: Swart 50' m Pen: Fouché (4/4) 2', 21', 26', 36'	Report	Try: G. van der Merwe 12' m Blommetjies 17' c Van der Westhuizen 45' c Con: Pienaar (2/3) 17', 46' Pen: Pienaar (2/2) 4', 62' Steyn (1/1) 77'	Referee: Morné Ferreira

	19 February 2022	Golden Lions	31–43	Sharks	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
	17:00	Try: Hansen 8' c E. Tshituka 48' m D. Rossouw 54' c M. Brandon 70' c Mollentze 77' m Con: Isaacs (3/4) 9', 55', 71'	Report	Try: Potgieter 10' c Wright 26' c Bholi 44' m Gumede 51' m Jooste 66' c Con: Chamberlain (2/4) 11', 27' Nohamba (1/1) 67' Pen: Chamberlain (2/2) 31', 40+1' Nohamba (2/2) 57', 63' Cards: Wright 46' to 56' Gertse 68' to 78' Noah 75'	Referee: AJ Jacobs

Bye/s: Blue Bulls

Round 5

	4 March 2022	Pumas	10–24	Sharks	Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela
	19:00	Try: Lungisa 37' c Con: De Beer (1/1) 38' Pen: De Beer (1/2) 35'	Report	Pen: Chamberlain (8/8) 9', 14', 17', 31', 47', 71', 76', 80' Cards: Koster 34' to 44'	Referee: Jaco Peyper

	5 March 2022	Griquas	27–53	Blue Bulls	Griqua Park, Kimberley
	14:30	Try: Du Plessis (2) 13' c, 57' c Sirgel 36' m Amiras 77' m Con: Du Plessis (2/4) 14', 58' Drop: Boshoff 21'	Report	Try: Matanzima 9' c Hendricks 24' m W. Steenkamp 28' c Botha 43' c Moodie 53' c Du Plessis 62' c Johannes 73' c Con: Smith (6/7) 10', 29', 44', 54', 63', 74' Pen: Smith (2/2) 23', 58'	Referee: AJ Jacobs

	5 March 2022	Free State Cheetahs	66–14	Golden Lions	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
	17:00	Try: Jaer 9' m Kasende (2) 12' c, 76' c Arnoldi (2) 16' m, 20' c Penalty try 27' G. van der Merwe 39' c Van der Westhuizen 47' c Van Vuuren 58' c Rudolph 64' c Con: Pienaar (5/7) 13', 22', 40', 48', 60' Steyn (1/1) 65' Fortuin (1/1) 78'	Report	Try: Cairns 29' c Botha 43' c Con: Swanepoel (2/2) 29', 44' Cards: Sangweni 27' to 37'	Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni

Bye/s: Western Province

Round 6

	16 March 2022	Griquas	49–17	Golden Lions	Griqua Park, Kimberley
	15:30	Try: Hartzenberg 16' c Mulder 34' c Xamlashe 44' c Dube 52' c Zito 55' c Jonker 67' c Sirgel 76' c Con: Du Plessis (5/5) 17', 35', 45', 53', 58' Davids (2/2) 68', 78' Cards: Pretorius 38' to 49'	Report	Try: Mollentze 63' c D. Rossouw 70' c Con: Tedder (2/2) 64', 71' Pen: Tedder (1/1) 5'	Referee: Griffin Colby

	16 March 2022	Free State Cheetahs	24–17	Western Province	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
	17:45	Try: M. van der Merwe 46' c G. van der Merwe 52' c Fortuin 70' c Con: Pienaar (3/3) 47', 54', 72' Pen: Pienaar (1/1) 70'	Report	Try: Davids 67' c Smit 80+2' c Con: Wolhuter (2/2) 68', 80+3' Pen: Wolhuter (1/2) 16' Cards: Xaba 69'	Referee: Morné Ferreira

	16 March 2022	Blue Bulls	35–21	Sharks	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	20:00	Try: Tambwe 8' c Penalty try 16' Johannes 45' c Botha 59' c Louw 72' c Con: Steyn (4/4) 10', 45', 60', 72'	Report	Try: Koster 1' m Potgieter 31' c Con: Chait (1/2) 32' Pen: Chait (1/3) 13' Radebe (1/1) 48' Cards: Gumede 15' to 26' Andrews 16' to 27'	Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

Bye/s: Pumas

Round 7

	23 March 2022	Western Province	11–37	Pumas	Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
	15:00	Try: Davids 9' m Pen: Wolhuter (2/2) 18', 50' Cards: Masimla 43' to 53'	Report	Try: De Klerk (2) 3' m, 51' c Lungisa 43' c Engelbrecht 63' c Mafura 72' m Con: Fouché (3/5) 44', 53', 64' Pen: Fouché (2/3) 7', 47'	Referee: Griffin Colby

	23 March 2022	Sharks	15–29	Free State Cheetahs	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
	17:45	Try: Mbatha 38' c Jooste 49' m Con: Díaz Bonilla (1/2) 39' Pen: Díaz Bonilla (1/1) 32'	Report	Try: Ntsila 22' c Van der Westhuizen 64' m G. van der Merwe 69' m Con: Pienaar (1/3) 23' Pen: Pienaar (2/3) 9', 53' Steyn (2/2) 12', 20' Cards: Van Vuuren 47' to 59'	Referee: Morné Ferreira

	23 March 2022	Golden Lions	10–40	Blue Bulls	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
	20:00	Try: Claasens 56' c Con: Tedder (1/1) 56' Pen: Tedder (1/2) 42' Cards: Ncube 27' to 38' Ndlovu 66' to 77'	Report	Try: Penalty try 31' Verity-Amm 36' c Steyn 51' c Uys 59' c Van Zyl 69' m C. Dlamini 73' c Con: Mostert (1/1) 38' Steyn (3/4) 53', 60', 74'	Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

Bye/s: Griquas

Round 8

	6 April 2022	Pumas	45–10	Golden Lions	Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela
	15:30	Try: Swart 6' m De Klerk 13' c Fourie 22' c De Beer 27' c Williams 55' c Engelbrecht 58' m Visagie 74' c Con: Fouché (5/7) 14', 23', 28', 56', 76'	Report	Try: Du Toit 38' m Ndlovu 62' m	Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni

	6 April 2022	Griquas	6–13	Sharks	Griqua Park, Kimberley
	17:45	Pen: Whitehead (2/2) 16', 40'	Report	Try: Mbatha 8' c Con: Díaz Bonilla (1/1) 9' Pen: Díaz Bonilla (2/3) 22', 77' Cards: J. Venter 35' to 48'	Referee: AJ Jacobs

	6 April 2022	Blue Bulls	45–34	Western Province	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	20:00	Try: Hunt 21' c Johannes 29' c D. Kriel (2) 48' c, 58' c Gqoboka 70' c Penalty try 75' Con: Steyn (5/5) 22', 30', 49', 60', 71' Pen: Steyn (1/1) 10'	Report	Try: Kotze 18' m Theunissen 38' c Smit 51' c Leyds 72' m Davids 78' c Con: Swiel (2/3) 39', 52' Wolhuter (1/2) 79' Pen: Swiel (1/1) 40+1' Cards: Smit 28' to 39' Taylor 60' to 71' Xaba 75'	Referee: Griffin Colby

Bye/s: Free State Cheetahs

Round 9

	14 April 2022	Golden Lions	17–23	Griquas	Wits Rugby Stadium, Johannesburg
	15:00	Try: Swanepoel 59' c Hansen 72' c Con: Swanepoel (2/2) 60', 73' Pen: Swanepoel (1/2) 34'	Report	Try: Hartzenberg 18' c A. Davids 78' c Con: Whitehead (2/2) 19', 79' Pen: Whitehead (3/3) 4', 29', 45' Cards: Du Plessis 53' to 64' Whitehead 69' to 79'	Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni

	15 April 2022	Western Province	21–28	Free State Cheetahs	Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
	16:45	Try: Leyds 35' c Davids 42' m Con: Swiel (1/2) 36' Pen: Swiel (3/3) 17', 24', 39'	Report	Try: Tshakweni 13' c Van der Westhuizen (2) 47' c, 70' c Brits 51' c Con: Pienaar (4/4) 14', 48', 52', 71' Cards: Tshakweni 23' to 38'	Referee: AJ Jacobs

	16 April 2022	Sharks	0–0^{[n 1]}	Blue Bulls	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
	17:00

Bye/s: Pumas

Round 10

	6 May 2022	Sharks	10–20	Pumas	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
	16:45	Try: Mbatha 47' c Con: Chamberlain (1/1) 48' Drop: Chamberlain 28'	Report	Try: Williams (2) 8' c, 35' c Con: Fouché (2/2) 9', 35' Pen: Fouché (2/3) 3', 59'	Referee: AJ Jacobs

	6 May 2022	Golden Lions	26–35	Free State Cheetahs	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
	19:00	Try: Pienaar 10' c Ncusane 40+1' c Con: Swanepoel (2/2) 11', 40+2' Pen: Swanepoel (4/7) 15', 23', 46', 55' Cards: White 69' Sangweni 78'	Report	Try: G. van der Merwe 26' c M. van der Merwe (2) 36' c, 74' m Saal 64' c Con: Pienaar (3/4) 27', 37', 66' Pen: Pienaar (3/4) 49', 68', 78' Cards: G. van der Merwe 40+1' to 51'	Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni

	7 May 2022	Blue Bulls	48–38	Griquas	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	17:00	Try: Jacobs (2) 5' m, 20' c Brink 18' c Ludwig 29' c Moodie 37' c Wessels 43' m Vorster 63' c Con: Smith (5/7) 18', 21', 29', 39', 64' Pen: Smith (1/1) 11' Cards: Gqoboka 51' to 62' Tambwe 52' to 62'	Report	Try: Xamlashe 9' m Penalty try 51' Hartzenberg 54' c Sirgel (2) 60' m, 69' c Hollis 73' c Con: Du Plessis (3/4) 54', 69', 74' Cards: Obi 78'	Referee: Morné Ferreira

Bye/s: Western Province

Round 11

	13 May 2022	Pumas	17–23	Western Province	Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela
	19:00	Try: Swart 19' m Fourie 26' m September 58' c Con: Fouché (1/3) 58' Cards: Lungisa 41' to 51'	Report	Try: Masimla 9' c Fouché 14' m Petersen 29' m Con: Swiel (1/3) 10' Pen: Swiel (2/3) 23', 59' Cards: Dixon 40+1' to 49' Van Rhyn 51' to 62'	Referee: Morné Ferreira

	14 May 2022	Free State Cheetahs	44–15	Sharks	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
	14:30	Try: Sekekete 2' c M. van der Merwe 11' m Jasper 26' m Ntsila 40+1' c Mosi 47' c Van der Westhuizen 73' c Con: Pienaar (3/5) 4', 40+2', 48' Masuku 74' Pen: Pienaar (1/1) 57' Masuku (1/1) 68' Cards: Dawson 51' to 62'	Report	Try: Wright 15' c Jooste 52' m Con: Chamberlain (1/2) 16' Pen: Chamberlain (1/2) 7'	Referee: Jaco Peyper

	14 May 2022	Blue Bulls	43–37	Golden Lions	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	17:00	Try: Gqoboka 10' c B. du Plessis 16' c D. Kriel 20' c Swanepoel 30' c Gans 33' c R. Kriel 76' m Con: Mostert (4/4) 12', 18', 21', 34' Johannes (1/2) 31' Pen: Johannes (1/1) 58' Cards: Ludwig 38' to 47' B. du Plessis 51' to 61'	Report	Try: Schoeman 13' c Odendaal 40+2' c F. Horn 54' m Hendrikse 60' m Sangweni 71' c Con: Hendrikse (3/5) 14', 40+3', 72' Pen: Hendrikse (2/2) 27', 74' Cards: Odendaal 19' to 29' Pienaar 32' to 42'	Referee: Griffin Colby

Bye/s: Griquas

Round 12

	27 May 2022	Blue Bulls	31–26	Pumas	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	19:00	Try: Penalty try 17' D. Kriel (2) 33' m, 59' m Vermaak 45' c Verity-Amm 54' c Con: Steyn (2/3) 46', 55' Cards: Du Plessis 78'	Report	Try: De Klerk (3) 5' m, 12' c, 37' c Swart 19' c Con: E. Fouché (3/4) 14', 20', 38' Cards: De Klerk 17' to 30' De Beer 33' Mafura 67' to 78'	Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

	28 May 2022	Griquas	46–18	Free State Cheetahs	Griqua Park, Kimberley
	14:30	Try: Xamlashe 1' c Mulder 8' m Uys 18' m Obi (2) 29' c, 41' c Du Rand 48' m Penalty try 68' Con: Du Plessis (3/6) 2', 30', 43' Pen: Whitehead (1/1) 74'	Report	Try: Mosi 36' m Rudolph 70' m Van der Westhuizen 78' m Pen: Pienaar (1/1) 22' Cards: Masuku 17' to 28' Van Vuuren 69' to 80+1'	Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni

	28 May 2022	Golden Lions	33–10	Western Province	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
	17:00	Try: Brandon 3' m Pienaar 8' c Q. Horn 22' m Swanepoel 71' c Con: Swanepoel (2/4) 10', 72' Pen: Swanepoel (3/3) 35', 64', 68' Cards: Schoeman 47' to 58'	Report	Try: Xaba 47' c Con: Swiel (1/1) 48' Pen: Swiel (1/1) 8'	Referee: Stephan Geldenhuys

Bye/s: Sharks

Round 13

	3 June 2022	Western Province	41–43	Griquas	Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch
	16:00	Try: Leyds 1' c Van Zyl 6' c De Jongh 10' c Davids 20' c Swiel 23' c Con: Swiel (5/5) 2', 7', 11', 21', 24' Pen: Swiel (2/3) 43', 53' Cards: Vermaak 58' to 69'	Report	Try: Jonker 15' c Xamlashe 32' c Hartzenberg 37' m Uys 59' m Obi (2) 69' c, 80+5' c Sirgel 76' m Con: Whitehead (4/7) 15', 33', 69', 80+6'	Referee: Morné Ferreira

	3 June 2022	Free State Cheetahs	28–29	Pumas	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
	19:00	Try: Van der Westhuizen (2) 16' c, 54' c G. van der Merwe 45' c Kasende 72' c Con: Pienaar (4/4) 17', 46', 55', 74'	Report	Try: Williams (2) 7' c, 40' m De Beer 32' c Swart 50' c Con: Fouché (3/4) 7', 33', 51' Pen: Fouché (1/2) 59' Cards: Maqondwana 53' to 65'	Referee: AJ Jacobs

	4 June 2022	Sharks	32–38	Golden Lions	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
	17:00	Try: Bholi 5' c Alexander (2) 36' c, 40' m Potgieter 59' c Con: Díaz Bonilla (3/4) 5', 38', 60' Pen: Díaz Bonilla (1/1) 2' Drop: Díaz Bonilla 79' Cards: Bholi 51' to 62'	Report	Try: Van Wyk (2) 10' c, 19' c Penalty try (2) 46', 52' Schoeman 55' c Con: Swanepoel (3/3) 11', 20', 56' Pen: Swanepoel (1/1) 71' Cards: Nohamba 36' to 45'	Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni

Bye/s: Blue Bulls

Round 14

	10 June 2022	Western Province	28–21	Sharks	Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch
	16:00	Try: Petersen 30' m Bursey 34' c Alexander 54' c Con: Smit (2/3) 35', 55' Pen: Smit (3/3) 24', 69', 80'	Report	Try: Notshe 46' c Roets 52' c Potgieter 61' c Con: Chamberlain (3/3) 46', 53', 62'	Referee: AJ Jacobs

	10 June 2022	Pumas	44–45	Griquas	Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela
	19:00	Try: Mafura (2) 30' c, 52' c Prinsloo 36' c September 38' c Stighling 64' c Con: E. Fouché (5/5) 31', 37', 40', 54', 65' Pen: E. Fouché (2/2) 7', 18' Drop: De Beer 33' Cards: Maqondwana 24' to 34' Engelbrecht 46' to 56'	Report	Try: Ungerer 12' c Sirgel 24' c Mulder 42' c Hartzenberg 56' c Jonker 62' c Gouws 77' c Con: Whitehead (2/2) 14', 25' Boshoff (4/4) 43', 57', 63', 77' Pen: Boshoff (1/1) 80'	Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

	11 June 2022	Free State Cheetahs	35–5	Blue Bulls	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
	14:30	Try: Van der Westhuizen (2) 2' c, 14' c Kasende 25' c Brits 32' c Blommetjies 47' c Con: Pienaar (5/5) 3', 15', 27', 33', 48'	Report	Try: Gans 52' m Cards: Tobias 44' to 54'	Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni

Bye/s: Golden Lions

Play-offs

Semifinals

	17 June 2022	Blue Bulls	19–30	Griquas	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	19:00	Try: Gqoboka 24' c Van der Linde 71' c Mostert 79' m Con: Mostert (2/3) 25', 71' Cards: Van Rooyen 47' to 58' Smit 74'	Report	Try: Sirgel 53' c Whitehead 65' c Penalty try 74' Con: Whitehead (2/2) 55', 67' Pen: Whitehead (3/3) 40+2', 41', 50'	Referee: Griffin Colby

	18 June 2022	Free State Cheetahs	35–38	Pumas	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
	13:30	Try: Rudolph (2) 15' c, 41' m Penalty try 31' Blommetjies 39' c Con: Masuku (2/3) 16', 40' Pen: Masuku (3/3) 34', 47', 69' Cards: Specman 74'	Report	Try: E. Fouché 6' c De Klerk (2) 19' m, 24' m Snyman 62' c Raw 75' c Mgijima 78' c Con: E. Fouché (2/4) 7', 63' De Beer (2/2) 76', 80' Cards: Maartens 31' to 43'	Referee: Morné Ferreira

Final

	25 June 2022	Griquas	19–26	Pumas	Griqua Park, Kimberley
	15:00	Try: Hartzenberg 57' c Con: Whitehead (1/1) 58' Pen: Whitehead (4/5) 4', 20', 30', 78'	Report Match Summary	Try: Williams 22' c Swart 38' m Engelbrecht 49' m Con: E. Fouché (1/3) 23' Pen: E. Fouché (3/3) 2', 34', 45'	Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni

Griquas

Pumas


Griquas:
FB	15	George Whitehead
RW	14	Munier Hartzenberg
OC	13	Sango Xamlashe (c)
IC	12	Rynhardt Jonker
LW	11	Luther Obi
FH	10	Zander du Plessis	51'
SH	9	Stefan Ungerer	40'
N8	8	Sibabalo Qoma
BF	7	Hanru Sirgel
OF	6	Werner Gouws	51'
RL	5	Derik Pretorius
LL	4	Cameron Lindsay	40'
TP	3	Janu Botha	51'
HK	2	Janco Uys	68'
LP	1	Kudzwai Dube	51'
Substitutes:
HK	16	Simon Westraadt	68'
PR	17	Edward Davids	51'
PR	18	Andries Schutte	51'
LK	19	Johan Retief	40'
BR	20	Michael Amiras	51'
SH	21	Johan Mulder	40'
FH	22	Theo Boshoff	51'
CE	23	Christopher Hollis
Coach:
Pieter Bergh


Pumas:
FB	15	Devon Williams
RW	14	Tapiwa Mafura
OC	13	Sebastian de Klerk	77'
IC	12	Eddie Fouché	69'
LW	11	Jade Stighling
FH	10	Tinus de Beer
SH	9	Chriswill September	62'
N8	8	Andre Fouché
BF	7	Willie Engelbrecht (c)
OF	6	Daniel Maartens	68'
RL	5	Shane Kirkwood	68'
LL	4	Deon Slabbert
TP	3	Ig Prinsloo	58'
HK	2	Eduan Swart	58'
LP	1	Corné Fourie	66'
Substitutes:
HK	16	Llewelyn Classen	58'
PR	17	Dewald Maritz	66'
PR	18	Simon Raw	58'
BR	19	Kwanda Dimaza	68'
BR	20	Francois Kleinhans	68'
SH	21	Giovan Snyman	62'
CE	22	Ali Mgijima	69'
CE	23	Alwayno Visagie	77'
Coach:
Jimmy Stonehouse

Assistant Referees:
Morné Ferreira
Griffin Colby
Television match official:
Quinton Immelman

Players

Team rosters

The respective team squads for the 2022 Currie Cup Premier Division are:

Blue Bulls squad ^[4]
Forwards	Eric Basson Arno Botha Cyle Brink Marcell Coetzee Ruan Delport Cebo Dlamini Mhleli Dlamini Bismarck du Plessis Jacques du Plessis Schalk Erasmus Werner Gouws Lizo Gqoboka Johan Grobbelaar Cameron Hanekom Robert Hunt Francois Klopper Jaco Labuschagne Sebastian Lombard Elrigh Louw Reinhardt Ludwig Sintu Manjezi Simphiwe Matanzima Tielman Nieuwoudt Ruan Nortjé Willie Potgieter Raynard Roets Kowie Roos Stephan Smit Mornay Smith Gerhard Steenekamp Walt Steenkamp WJ Steenkamp Janko Swanepoel Sidney Tobias Muller Uys Jacques van Rooyen Joe van Zyl Ruan Vermaak Jan-Hendrik Wessels
Backs	Diego Appollis Kurt-Lee Arendse Niel Beukes Zak Burger FC du Plessis Tiaan Fourie Stedman Gans Johan Goosen Cornal Hendricks Stravino Jacobs Marco Jansen van Vuren Keagan Johannes David Kriel Richard Kriel Tharquinn Manuel Lionel Mapoe Kabelo Mokoena Canan Moodie Juan Mostert Quewin Nortje Sibongile Novuka Embrose Papier Chris Smith Morné Steyn Madosh Tambwe Bernard van der Linde James Verity-Amm Harold Vorster
Coach	Gert Smal

Free State Cheetahs squad ^[5]
Forwards	Wilmar Arnoldi Ockie Barnard Rynier Bernardo Aranos Coetzee Marné Coetzee George Cronjé Aidon Davis Dandrè Delport Cameron Dawson Schalk Ferreira Oupa Mohojé Sergio Moreira Mihlali Mosi Nqoba Mxoli Buhle Nojekwa Andisa Ntsila Jeandré Rudolph Victor Sekekete Alulutho Tshakweni Gideon van der Merwe Marnus van der Merwe Louis van der Westhuizen Conraad van Vuuren Janus Venter Reinier Viljoen
Backs	Craig Barry Clayton Blommetjies Zenedine Booysen Evardi Boshoff Enver Brandt David Brits Branden de Kock Robert Ebersohn Reinhardt Fortuin Daniel Kasende Rewan Kruger Malcolm Jaer Cohen Jasper John Lourens Siya Masuku Howard Mnisi Juan-Dee Olivier Ruan Pienaar Duncan Saal Chris Smit Rosko Specman François Steyn Brandon Thomson
Coach	Hawies Fourie

Golden Lions squad ^[6]
Forwards	Kabous Bezuidenhout PJ Botha Morné Brandon Ebot Buma Jarod Cairns Simon Dionisio Ruan Dreyer Jannie du Plessis Jacque-Louis du Toit Izan Esterhuizen Chergin Fillies Henk Gouws Francke Horn Pieter Jansen van Vuren Kayden Kiewit Banele Mthenjane Oupa Mthiyane Morgan Naudé Lunga Ncube Lindo Ncusane Sasko Ndlovu Reinhard Nothnagel Asenathi Ntlabakanye Darnell Osuagwu MJ Pelser Heiko Pohlman Carlü Sadie Sibusiso Sangweni Ruben Schoeman Sibusiso Shongwe Sti Sithole Okuhle Siyeni Cal Smid JP Smith Mark Snyman PJ Steenkamp Emmanuel Tshituka Vincent Tshituka Connor van Buuren Dameon Venter Ruan Venter Jaco Visagie Junior White
Backs	Tyler Bocks Jurich Claasens Aidynn Cupido Boldwin Hansen Jordan Hendrikse Quan Horn Vaughen Isaacs Josh Jonas Gianni Lombard Rabz Maxwane James Mollentze Matt More Ilunga Mukendi Sanele Nohamba Burger Odendaal Stean Pienaar Mannie Rass Divan Rossouw Luke Rossouw Ngia Selengbe Wandisile Simelane Ginter Smuts Nico Steyn Zeilinga Strydom Tiaan Swanepoel James Tedder Morné van den Berg Edwill van der Merwe Henco van Wyk EW Viljoen André Warner Fred Zeilinga
Coach	Mzwakhe Nkosi

Griquas squad ^[7]
Forwards	Michael Amiras Andrew Beerwinkel Janu Botha Luyolo Dapula Edward Davids Kudzwai Dube Gustav du Rand Carl Els Justin Forwood Werner Gouws Andrew Kuhn Jeandré Leonard Cameron Lindsay HJ Luus Niel Otto Derik Pretorius Sibabalo Qoma Johan Retief Andries Schutte Hanru Sirgel Ruan Steenkamp Janco Uys Tiaan van der Merwe Alandré van Rooyen Simon Westraadt Jaco Willemse Mzwanele Zito
Backs	Masixole Banda Theo Boshoff Ashlon Davids Zander du Plessis Johnathan Francke Munier Hartzenberg Christopher Hollis Rynhardt Jonker Jan-Louis la Grange Johan Mulder Jay-Cee Nel Prince Nkabinde Nathan Nkutu Luther Obi Raegan Oranje André Swarts Stefan Ungerer George Whitehead Sango Xamlashe
Coach	Pieter Bergh

Pumas squad ^[8]
Forwards	Tango Balekile Llewellyn Classen Kwanda Dimaza Willie Engelbrecht Andre Fouché Corné Fourie Njabulo Gumede Etienne Janeke Shane Kirkwood Francois Kleinhans Ruan Kramer Darrien Landsberg Anele Lungisa Daniel Maartens Khwezi Mafu Phumzile Maqondwana Dewald Maritz Malembe Mpofu Ig Prinsloo Simon Raw Deon Slabbert Eduan Swart Brandon Valentyn Boela Venter
Backs	Diego Appollis Tiaan Botes Tinus de Beer Sebastian de Klerk Lucky Dlepu Eddie Fouché Herschelle Goodman Morné Joubert Japie Kleinhans Tapiwa Mafura Ali Mgijima Lundi Msenge Sihle Njezula Robbie Petzer Chriswill September Giovan Snyman Jade Stighling Etienne Taljaard Andries Viljoen Alwayno Visagie Devon Williams
Coach	Jimmy Stonehouse

Sharks squad ^[9]
Forwards	Lourens Adriaanse Jason Alexander Hyron Andrews Thembelani Bholi Dian Bleuler Phepsi Buthelezi Thomas du Toit Ntsika Fisanti Keagan Glade Blaine Golden Gerbrandt Grobler Mpilo Gumede Nick Hatton Wiehahn Herbst Reniel Hugo Hanro Jacobs Dan Jooste Siya Kolisi Jeandre Labuschagne Jacques Marais Tinotenda Mavesere Fez Mbatha Bongi Mbonambi Khutha Mchunu Ntuthuko Mchunu Thabza Mdletshe Munashe Mhere Percy Mngadi Gopolang Molefe Khwezi Mona Josh Moon Ox Nché Siya Ningiza Olajuwon Noah Sikhumbuzo Notshe Corne Rahl Braam Reyneke Dylan Richardson Le Roux Roets Kyle Theron Emile van Heerden Ruben van Heerden George van Niekerk Kerron van Vuuren Ian van Wyk Henco Venter James Venter Ntokozo Vidima
Backs	Thaakir Abrahams Lukhanyo Am Curwin Bosch Jordan Chait Boeta Chamberlain Bradley Davids Joaquín Díaz Bonilla Caleb Dingaan Christian Els Aphelele Fassi Ethan Fisher Nevaldo Fleurs Jaden Hendrikse Gerado Jaars Onke Jiba Eduan Keyter Werner Kok Lloyd Koster Murray Koster Duran Krummeck Marius Louw Seun Maduna Makazole Mapimpi Josh Miller Zee Mkhabela Sbu Nkosi Sanele Nohamba Daimon O'Connell Yaw Penxe Marnus Potgieter Inny Radebe Jean Smith Anthony Volmink Jeremy Ward Grant Williams Cameron Wright Sivi Zondani
Coach	Etienne Fynn

Western Province squad ^[10]
Forwards	Keagen Blanckenberg Kwenzo Blose Mitchell Carstens Hacjivah Dayimani Dylan de Leeuw Ben-Jason Dixon Connor Evans Neethling Fouché Deon Fourie Jacques Goosen Hannes Gous JJ Kotze Christian Lamprecht Ruan Laubscher Hilton Lobberts Leon Lyons Lee-Marvin Mazibuko David Meihuizen Simon Miller Keke Morabe Siya Ngubelanga Romeo Ntumba Shaine Orderson Junior Pokomela Sazi Sandi Roelof Smit Adré Smith Chad Solomon Jarrod Taylor Marcel Theunissen Ernst van Rhyn HP van Schoor Jacques van Zyl Andre-Hugo Venter Ali Vermaak Lukhanyo Vokozela Corné Weilbach Nama Xaba
Backs	Bobby Alexander Thomas Bursey Angelo Davids Juan de Jongh Ricardo Duarttee Paschal Ekeji Ethan James Tristan Leyds André Manuel Godlen Masimla Mambo Mkhize Sacha Mngomezulu Sergeal Petersen Rikus Pretorius Jonathan Roche Seabelo Senatla Chris Schreuder Cornel Smit Tim Swiel Ebenezer Tshimanga Mario Wilson Kade Wolhuter Leolin Zas Mnombo Zwelendaba
Coach	Jerome Paarwater

Referees

The following referees officiated matches in the competition:

2022 Currie Cup Premier Division referees
Aimee Barrett-Theron Griffin Colby Morné Ferreira Stephan Geldenhuys AJ Jacobs Cwengile Jadezweni Paul Mente Jaco Peyper Rasta Rasivhenge Marius van der Westhuizen

Champions Match

2 July 2022
19:00

Carling Champions team	31–27	Italy A
Try: Daniel Kasende Siya Masuku Keagan Johannes Nama Xaba Dan Jooste Con: Siya Masuku (3)	Report	Try: Gesi Simone Cannone Lorenzo Di Bartolomeo Tommaso Con: Carna Carlo (3) Pen: Carna Carlo (2)

Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Gqeberha^[11]

Notes

^ The match between the Sharks and Blue Bulls was cancelled due to flooding in the KwaZulu-Natal region. The match is declared a draw and both sides are awarded 2 log points.^[3]

References

^ "Carling Currie Cup gets January kick off". SA Rugby. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
^ "Currie Cup to start in January, sticks to 7 team Premier Division format for 2022". News24. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
^ "Sharks vs Bulls clash in Durban called off". SA Rugby Magazine. 13 April 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
^ "Blue Bulls squad". SA Rugby. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
^ "Currie Cup Players". Free State Cheetahs. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
^ "Golden Lions squad". SA Rugby. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
^ "Griquas squad". @griquas_rugby on Instagram. 2 November 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
^ "Pumas squad". SA Rugby. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
^ "Sharks squad". SA Rugby. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
^ "Western Province squad". SA Rugby. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
^ "Carling Champions team dig deep to beat Italy A in Gqeberha". Times Live. 2 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.

External links

SARU website

[4] The match between the Sharks and Blue Bulls was cancelled due to flooding in the KwaZulu-Natal region. The match is declared a draw and both sides are awarded 2 log points.^[3]

[1] "Carling Currie Cup gets January kick off". SA Rugby. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.

[2] "Currie Cup to start in January, sticks to 7 team Premier Division format for 2022". News24. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.

[Sharks_vs_Bulls_clash_in_Durban_called_off-3] "Sharks vs Bulls clash in Durban called off". SA Rugby Magazine. 13 April 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2022.

[Blue_Bulls_squad-5] "Blue Bulls squad". SA Rugby. Retrieved 13 January 2022.

[Currie_Cup_Players-6] "Currie Cup Players". Free State Cheetahs. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

[Golden_Lions_squad-7] "Golden Lions squad". SA Rugby. Retrieved 16 January 2022.

[Griquas_squad-8] "Griquas squad". @griquas_rugby on Instagram. 2 November 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.

[Pumas_squad-9] "Pumas squad". SA Rugby. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

[Sharks_squad-10] "Sharks squad". SA Rugby. Retrieved 16 June 2021.

[Western_Province_squad-11] "Western Province squad". SA Rugby. Retrieved 14 January 2022.

[Carling_Champions_team-12] "Carling Champions team dig deep to beat Italy A in Gqeberha". Times Live. 2 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.

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