2023 Currie Cup First Division

In 2023 the Currie Cup First Division was extended to incorporate a new competition called the Mzansi Challenge.

The six local teams would contest the Currie Cup First Division and then would be joined by 4 international teams for the Mzansi Challenge. 

The new teams were;

  • Diables Barcelona (Spain) (withdrawn)
  • San Clemente Rhinos (USA)
  • Simbas (Kenya)
  • Welwitschias (Namibia)
  • Zimbabwe Goshawks (Zimbabwe)

A 5th team, the Tel-Aviv Heat were to be a part of the competition but their invitation to join was withdrawn by SARU for political reasons.

The Diables Barcelona pulled out at the last moment, for logistical reasons. They were replaced by the San Clemente Rhinos team from the USA.

The 10 teams will play each other once before a finals series.

The matches between the SA teams will also count towards the Currie Cup First Division. The top 2 teams will play in a finals match to determine the winner.


Click this link for more about the Currie Cup and results for previous years


Click this link for the Currie Cup Premier Division results

2023 Currie Cup First Division

CC First Div
Team Played Won Lost Drawn For Against BP Points
Boland Cavaliers 10 7 3 355 197 10 38
Falcons 10 7 3 390 300 10 38
SWD Eagles 10 6 4 328 252 9 33
EP Elephants 10 7 3 264 251 5 33
Leopards 10 3 7 255 288 6 18
Border Bulldogs 10 10 172 476 2 2

2023 Mzansi Challenge

Mzansi
Team Played Won Lost Drawn For Against BP Points
Falcons 9 8 1 323 208 9 41
SWD Eagles 9 8 1 223 174 8 40
Boland Cavaliers 9 7 2 232 146 8 36
Leopards 9 5 4 190 170 6 26
EP Elephants 9 5 4 191 211 5 25
San Clemente Rhinos 9 4 5 209 226 8 24
Welwitschias 9 3 6 241 274 5 17
Simbas 9 2 7 135 119 4 12
Border Bulldogs 9 2 7 197 352 4 12
Zimbabwe Goshawks 9 1 8 106 167 4 8


2023 Fixtures and Results

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February 18

  

  

  

February 24

February 25

  

   

March 4

  

   

  

March 11

  

  

  

March 25

   

  

  

  

April 1

  

  

   

    

April 8  

  

  


  

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April 22

   

   

  

  

April 29

   

  

  

   

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May 20

  

   


   

May 27

  

  

  

  

  

June 3

  

  

  

   

   

June 10

  

  

  

June 17



June 24

Leopards

EP Elephants

Boland Cavaliers

  

Leopards

SWD Eagles

Border Bulldogs

  

SWD Eagles

EP Elephants

Boland Cavaliers

  

Falcons

Border Bulldogs

Boland Cavaliers

  

EP Elephants

Leopards

Falcons

  

Falcons

Leopards

Border Bulldogs

SWD Eagles

  

Simbas

Falcons

Welwitschias

EP Elephants

  

SWD Eagles

Boland Cavaliers

Leopards

Welwitschias

  

SWD Eagles

EP Elephants

San Clemente Rhinos

Zimbabwe Goshawks

  

Welwitschias

Border Bulldogs

Leopards

Falcons

  

SWD Eagles

EP Elephants

San Clemente Rhinos

Boland Cavaliers

  

Simbas

Zimbabwe Goshawks

San Clemente Rhinos

Welwitschias

  

Zimbabwe Goshawks

EP Elephants

San Clemente Rhinos

Welwitschias

     

Simbas

Border Bulldogs

Falcons

Boland Cavaliers

  

Border Bulldogs

Welwitschias

San Clemente Rhinos

Simbas

Zimbabwe Goshawks

  

Border Bulldogs

Leopards

Welwitschias   

Simbas

   

Mzansi Semi-Finals

Falcons

SWD Eagles

    

Mzansi Final

Falcons

  

1st Division Final

Boland Cavaliers

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Border Bulldogs

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Falcons 

  

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Boland Cavaliers

Falcons

  

Leopards

Falcons

Border Bulldogs

  

Leopards

SWD Eagles

EP Elephants

  

Border Bulldogs

Boland Cavaliers

SWD Eagles

  

San Clemente Rhinos

Zimbabwe Goshawks

Welwitschias

EP Elephants

  

Boland Cavaliers

Border Bulldogs

SWD Eagles

Zimbabwe Goshawks

  

San Clemente Rhinos

Zimbabwe Goshawks

Simbas

Falcons

  

Falcons

Leopards

Simbas

Welwitschias

  

San Clemente Rhinos

EP Elephants

SWD Eagles

Boland Cavaliers

  

Border Bulldogs

Simbas

Zimbabwe Goshawks

Leopards

  

Border Bulldogs

Falcons

Boland Cavaliers

Leopards

  

Border Bulldogs

Boland Cavaliers

Leopards

Simbas

  

Zimbabwe Goshawks

San Clemente Rhinos

EP Elephants

SWD Eagles

  

Leopards

Boland Cavaliers

EP Elephants

Falcons

SWD Eagles

  

Boland Cavaliers

Falcons

EP Elephants

SWD Eagles

  

  

Leopards

Boland Cavaliers

  

  

SWD Eagles

  

  

Falcons

Potchefstroom

Gqeberha

Wellington

  

Potchefstroom

Oudtshoorn

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George

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Wellington

  

Brakpan

Mdantsane

Wellington


Despatch

Potchefstroom

Kempton Park

  

Kempton Park

Potchefstroom

Mdantsane

Riversdale

   

Cape Town

Kempton Park

Windhoek

Gqeberha

  

George

Ceres 

Potchefstroom

Windhoek

  

George

Despatch

Strand 

Harare

    

Windhoek

East London

Potchefstroom

Kempton Park

   

George

Port Alfred

Strand

Bredasdorp

    

Cape Town

Harare

Strand

Windhoek

  

  

Despatch

Strand

Windhoek

  

Nakuru

Mdantsane

Kempton Park

Porterville

      

East London 

Windhoek

Strand

Kempton Park

Harare

    

Mdantsane

Potchefstroom

Windhoek

Nairobi

  

  

Kempton Park

George

   

   

Kempton Park

  

  

Wellington

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48

  

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31

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47

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48

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35

  

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30

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27

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The Zimbabwe Goshawks team withdrew from the first 3 weeks of the competition due to financial pressures. Their opposition in those games was awarded 5 points.

There were a number of games that were cancelled, usually for financial reasons, and generally the other team involved were awarded 5 competition points.

   

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