2022 Currie Cup Premier Division


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.
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 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

The seven competing teams are:
TeamSponsored nameStadiumCapacity
Vodacom Blue Bulls51,762
Free State Cheetahs48,000
Sigma Golden Lions
62,567
5,000
Windhoek Draught Griquas11,000
Airlink Pumas40,929
Cell C Sharks52,000
DHL Western Province
55,000
16,000

Regular season

Standings

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: points difference from all matches ; tries difference from all matches ; points difference from the matches between the tied teams; points scored in all matches; tries scored in all matches; and, if needed, 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.

Matches

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

Round 8


Players

Team rosters

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

Referees

The following referees officiated matches in the competition: