2021 Currie Cup Premier Division

The 2021 Currie Cup Premier Division was the 83rd 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]

2021 Currie Cup Premier Division
Countries	South Africa
Date	18 June – 11 September
Champions	Blue Bulls (25th title)
Runners-up	Sharks
Matches played	45
Attendance	0 (average 0 per match)
Tries scored	301 (average 6.7 per match)
Top point scorer	George Whitehead (Griquas, 165)
Top try scorer	Evan Roos (Western Province) & Simon Westraadt (Pumas) (both 8)
← 2020–21 2022 →

The tournament returned to its usual dates, following being played from November to January in 2020/21 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The tournament also returned to its usual length of 14 rounds followed by finals, following a shortened 7 round competition in 2020/21.

The First Division of the Currie Cup also returned in 2021, having been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.^[2]

Teams

Blue Bulls

Free State Cheetahs

Golden Lions

Griquas

Pumas

Sharks

Western Province

Team locations in the 2021 Currie Cup Premier Division

The seven competing teams were:

2021 Currie Cup Premier Division

Team	Sponsored name
Blue Bulls	Vodacom Blue Bulls
Free State Cheetahs	Toyota Free State Cheetahs
Golden Lions	Xerox Golden Lions (until 1 July) Sigma Golden Lions (from 1 July)
Griquas	Tafel Lager Griquas
Pumas	New Nation Pumas
Sharks	Cell C Sharks
Western Province	DHL Western Province

Regular season

Standings

2021 Currie Cup Premier Division standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts	Qualification[a]
1	Blue Bulls	12	7	3	2	334	260	+74	46	30	8	1	49	Semifinals
2	Sharks	12	5	4	3	288	223	+65	38	26	7	1	40
3	Griquas	12	5	2	5	343	324	+19	39	44	6	2	35
4	Western Province	12	6	1	5	386	380	+6	46	49	7	2	35
5	Pumas	12	4	4	4	274	256	+18	33	32	3	3	34
6	Free State Cheetahs	12	3	3	6	297	336	−39	39	41	7	2	28
7	Golden Lions	12	2	3	7	270	413	−143	37	56	5	1	24

Source: springboks.rugby
Rules for classification: 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.
Notes:

1. Seven fixtures were cancelled where the match was declared a draw with both teams awarded four tournament points,
   bar the Free State Cheetahs match with the Blue Bulls, where only the Blue Bulls were awarded 4 tournament points,
   and the Pumas match with the Sharks, where only the Pumas were awarded 4 tournament points.

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.

2021 Currie Cup team progression
Team	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	R12	R13	R14	Semi	Final
Blue Bulls	1 (4th)	6 (3rd)	10 (3rd)	10 (5th)	14 (4th)	18 (3rd)	23 (2nd)	28 (1st)	29 (2nd)	34 (1st)	39 (1st)	44 (1st)	44 (1st)	49 (1st)	Won	Won
Free State Cheetahs	0 (5th)	0 (7th)	0 (7th)	4 (7th)	8 (7th)	13 (6th)	14 (6th)	14 (7th)	16 (7th)	19 (7th)	21 (7th)	26 (6th)	26 (6th)	28 (6th)	DNQ	DNQ
Golden Lions	0 (7th)	5 (6th)	5 (6th)	9 (6th)	13 (5th)	14 (5th)	14 (7th)	16 (6th)	21 (5th)	24 (5th)	24 (6th)	24 (7th)	24 (7th)	24 (7th)	DNQ	DNQ
Griquas	0 (6th)	5 (5th)	6 (5th)	10 (4th)	14 (3rd)	19 (2nd)	19 (3rd)	24 (3rd)	26 (3rd)	26 (3rd)	26 (4th)	28 (5th)	33 (3rd)	35 (3rd)	Lost	DNQ
Pumas	5 (1st)	6 (2nd)	10 (2nd)	11 (2nd)	15 (1st)	15 (4th)	15 (5th)	20 (4th)	20 (6th)	24 (4th)	27 (3rd)	28 (4th)	32 (4th)	34 (5th)	DNQ	DNQ
Sharks	5 (3rd)	5 (4th)	7 (4th)	11 (3rd)	15 (2nd)	19 (1st)	24 (1st)	25 (2nd)	30 (1st)	30 (2nd)	35 (2nd)	35 (2nd)	40 (2nd)	40 (2nd)	Won	Lost
Western Province	5 (2nd)	7 (1st)	11 (1st)	12 (1st)	12 (6th)	12 (7th)	17 (4th)	17 (5th)	22 (4th)	22 (6th)	25 (5th)	30 (3rd)	30 (5th)	35 (4th)	Lost	DNQ
Key:	Win	Draw	Loss	No match	Bye

Matches

Listed below are all matches for the double round-robin, played for the 2021 Currie Cup Premier Division.^[3]

Round 1

	18 June 2021	Pumas	39–10	Golden Lions	Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela
	19:00	Try: Taljaard 33' c Westraadt 39' m Engelbrecht 47' c D. Maritz 60' c Smuts 68' c Con: Fouché (4/5) 34', 48', 61', 69' Pen: Fouché (2/2) 27', 31'	Report	Try: Sangweni 22' c Con: Zeilinga (1/1) 23' Pen: Zeilinga (1/1) 32'	Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni

	19 June 2021	Griquas	16–30	Sharks	Tafel Lager Park, Kimberley
	13:30	Try: Keyter 53' m Kasende 74' m Pen: Whitehead (2/2) 2', 12' Cards: Sirgel 65' to 75'	Report	Try: Buthelezi 20' c J. Ward 47' c Andrews 50' m Van Vuuren 78' m Con: Chamberlain (2/4) 21', 49' Pen: Chamberlain (1/2) 43' Drop: Chamberlain 6' Cards: Gumede 61' to 72'	Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

	19 June 2021	Blue Bulls	24–48	Western Province	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	16:00	Try: Mahlo 3' c R. Kriel 37' m Donald 70' c Labuschagne 80' m Con: F. du Plessis (1/2) 3' J. Burger (1/2) 70' Cards: Matanzima 40' to 49'	Report	Try: Njezula 10' c Kotze (4) 15' c, 27' c, 40+2' c, 49' m Roos 52' m D. du Plessis 68' c Con: Van Reenen (4/5) 11', 16', 27', 40+3' Swiel (1/2) 68' Pen: Swiel (1/1) 60' Cards: Petersen  74'	Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

Bye/s: Free State Cheetahs

Round 2

	23 June 2021	Golden Lions	38–32	Western Province	Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg
	19:00	Try: Sangweni 6' m Maxwane (2) 13' m, 47' c Botha (2) 24' c, 43' c Schoeman 39' c Con: Zeilinga (4/6) 25', 40', 44', 48' Cards: Visagie 67' to 77' Schoeman 68' to 79'	Report	Try: Augustus 19' c Penalty try 70' De Wet 71' c Smit 73' m Con: Swiel (2/3) 20', 71' Pen: Swiel (2/2) 28', 76' Cards: Roos 38' to 48'	Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: AJ Jacobs

	25 June 2021	Blue Bulls	32–27	Pumas	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	19:00	Try: Vorster 14' c Tambwe 34' c Hendricks 54' m D. Kriel 70' c Con: Smith (3/4) 14', 35', 71' Pen: Smith (2/2) 28', 49'	Report	Try: Taljaard 44' c Fouché 57' c Mafura 63' c Con: Fouché (3/3) 45', 58', 64' Pen: Fouché (2/4) 11', 74'	Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

	26 June 2021	Griquas	31–10	Free State Cheetahs	Tafel Lager Park, Kimberley
	13:00	Try: Banda 37' c Nel 52' c Zito 65' c Keyter 72' c Con: Whitehead (4/4) 38', 53', 66', 73' Pen: Whitehead (1/2) 71' Cards: Sirgel 26' to 35'	Report	Try: G. van Wyk 45' Con: Pienaar (1/1) 46' Pen: Pienaar (1/1) 28'	Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: AJ Jacobs

Bye/s: Sharks

Round 3

	30 June 2021	Free State Cheetahs	0–0[n 1]	Blue Bulls	Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein
	16:45

	30 June 2021	Western Province	32–31	Sharks	Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
	17:00	Try: De Wet 12' c Roos 41' c Con: Swiel (2/2) 13', 41' Pen: Swiel (6/6) 5', 19', 23', 31', 45', 77'	Report	Try: Bholi 16' c Hendrikse (2) 27' c, 34' c Mbatha 50' c Con: Bosch (4/4) 17', 28', 35', 51' Pen: Bosch (1/2) 75'	Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

	2 July 2021	Pumas	26–22	Griquas	Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela
	16:00	Try: More 17' c Westraadt (2) 28' m, 52' m Con: Fouché (1/3) 18' Pen: Fouché (3/3) 7', 41', 47'	Report	Try: Nel 39' c Con: Whitehead (1/1) 39' Pen: Whitehead (5/5) 13', 34', 37', 58', 66'	Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Griffin Colby

Bye/s: Golden Lions

Round 4

	7 July 2021	Western Province	28–30	Griquas	Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
	15:45	Try: Kotze (2) 6' c, 17' m Petersen 39' c Con: Swiel (2/3) 7', 40' Pen: Swiel (3/3) 36', 42', 66' Cards: Mazibuko 32' to 42'	Report	Try: Davids 10' c Kasende 29' c Lindsay 80+1' c Con: Whitehead (3/3) 10', 30', 80+2' Pen: Whitehead (3/4) 22', 46', 70'	Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Aimee Barrett-Theron

	9 July 2021	Free State Cheetahs	17–16	Pumas	Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein
	16:00	Try: Pienaar 55' c Botha 61' c Con: Pienaar (2/2) 57', 62' Pen: Pienaar (1/3) 38' Cards: Rudolph 10' to 21' Van Vuuren 66' to 76'	Report	Try: Penalty try 66' Pen: Fouché (3/4) 11', 41', 59' Cards: Engelbrecht 44' to 55'	Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni

	10 July 2021	Sharks	0–0[n 2]	Golden Lions	Jonsson Kings Park, Durban
	14:30

Bye/s: Blue Bulls

Round 5

	16 July 2021	Sharks	0–0[n 3]	Pumas	Jonsson Kings Park, Durban

	17 July 2021	Griquas	0–0[n 4]	Blue Bulls	Tafel Lager Park, Kimberley
	12:15

	17 July 2021	Golden Lions	0–0[n 5]	Free State Cheetahs	Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg
	14:30

Bye/s: Western Province

Round 6

	21 July 2021	Golden Lions	31–41	Griquas	Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg
	14:30	Try: Van den Berg 27' m Sithole 33' c Maxwane 45' c Dreyer 63' c Gordon 78' m Con: Hendrikse (3/4) 34', 46', 64' Cards: Viljoen  53' Matthews  72'	Report	Try: Van der Merwe 1' c Keyter (4) 35' c, 54' c, 65' c, 69' c Con: Whitehead (5/5) 1', 37', 55', 67', 70' Pen: Whitehead (2/4) 20', 50'	Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

	21 July 2021	Free State Cheetahs	38–21	Western Province	Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein
	16:45	Try: Saal 1' m Brits 46' c Pienaar 49' c Jasper 77' c Con: Pienaar (2/3) 46', 49' Fortuin (1/1) 78' Pen: Pienaar (4/4) 37', 40+1', 55', 74'	Report	Try: Roos (2) 44' c, 52' c Bursey 80+1' c Con: Swiel (2/2) 45', 53' Mngomezulu (1/1) 80+2'	Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Morné Ferreira

	21 July 2021	Sharks	0–0[n 6]	Blue Bulls	Jonsson Kings Park, Durban
	19:00

Bye/s: Pumas

Round 7

	24 July 2021	Free State Cheetahs	30–47	Sharks	Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein
	14:30	Try: Specman (2) 4' m, 62' c Thomson 48' c Saal 53' m Con: Pienaar (1/3) 49' Fortuin (1/1) 63' Pen: Thomson (1/1) 25' Pienaar (1/2) 32' Cards: Pienaar 16' to 26'	Report	Try: Kok 20' c Williams (2) 29' c, 56' c Volmink 39' c Van Vuuren 70' c Con: Bosch (5/5) 21', 30', 40', 57', 71' Pen: Bosch (4/5) 34', 43', 65', 80'	Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

	25 July 2021	Pumas	23–37	Western Province	Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela
	13:00	Try: Penalty try 35' Westraadt 70' m Fouché 80+3' m Pen: Labuschagné (1/1) 18' Marais (1/1) 45' Cards: Jansen van Vuren 11' to 22' Westraadt 57' to 68'	Report	Try: Leyds (2) 25' c, 61' c De Wet 52' c Roos 66' c Con: Swiel (4/4) 26', 52', 62', 67' Pen: Swiel (3/3) 12', 23', 30' Cards: Sandi 35' to 46'	Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni

	25 July 2021	Blue Bulls	40–21	Golden Lions	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	15:15	Try: Vorster 2' c Z. Burger 5' c, 34' c Grobbelaar 21' c R. Kriel 54' m D. Kriel 60' c Con: Goosen (5/6) 3', 6', 21', 35', 62' Cards: Botha 45' to 50'	Report	Try: V. Tshituka 8' c Skosan 30' c Sithole 72' c Con: Hendrikse (3/3) 9', 31', 72'	Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Paul Mente

Bye/s: Griquas

Round 8

	30 July 2021	Golden Lions	33–36	Pumas	Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg
	16:45	Try: Maxwane 11' c Penalty try 25' Botha 31' c Skosan 64' c Sithole 69' m Con: Hendrikse (2/2) 12', 32' Zeilinga (1/2) 65' Cards: F. Pelser 49' to 59'	Report	Try: Williams 17' c Kirkwood 43' c Taljaard (2) 48' c, 57' c Cronjé 53' m Con: Fouché (4/5) 19', 44', 50', 58' Pen: Fouché (1/3) 6' Cards: Engelbrecht 9' to 19' Jansen van Vuren 30' to 41'	Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

	30 July 2021	Western Province	13–34	Blue Bulls	DHL Newlands, Cape Town
	19:00	Try: De Wet 1' c Con: Swiel (1/1) 1' Pen: Swiel (2/3) 6', 26' Cards: Ntubeni  35'	Report	Try: R. Kriel 3' c Grobbelaar 13' c Z. Burger 49' c Hendricks 74' c Con: Goosen (3/3) 4', 13', 49' Smith (1/1) 75' Pen: Goosen (2/2) 24', 68'	Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni

	31 July 2021	Sharks	27–37	Griquas	Jonsson Kings Park, Durban
	14:30	Try: Gumede 31' m Hugo 65' m Penxe 69' c Bholi 77' c Con: Bosch (2/4) 70', 77' Pen: Bosch (1/1) 4' Cards: Nohamba 34' to 45'	Report	Try: Kasende 1' c Uys 37' c Arendse 39' c Qoma 45' c Con: Whitehead (4/4) 2', 38', 40', 47' Pen: Whitehead (3/3) 53', 68', 75' Cards: Botha 19' to 30' Ungerer 20' to 33' Smith 60' to 70' Qoma 62' to 72' Luus 65' to 75'	Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Aimee Barrett-Theron

Bye/s: Free State Cheetahs

Round 9

	6 August 2021	Griquas	42–45	Golden Lions	Tafel Lager Park, Kimberley
	14:30	Try: Brandt 13' c Mxoli 46' c Oranje 55' c Sirgel 66' c Arendse 74' c Keyter 79' c Con: Whitehead (6/6) 14', 47', 56', 67', 75', 79'	Report	Try: Warner 11' c Matthews (2) 22' c, 32' c Sadie 27' c Hendrikse 58' c Straeuli 71' c Con: Hendrikse (6/6) 12', 23', 28', 33', 59', 72' Pen: Hendrikse (1/2) 51' Cards: Dreyer 54' to 65' Maxwane  75'	Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Griffin Colby

	6 August 2021	Blue Bulls	28–35	Sharks	Jonsson Kings Park, Durban
	19:00	Try: Louw 3' c Gqoboka 26' c Botha 78' m Con: Goosen (2/2) 4', 27' Pen: Goosen (2/3) 14', 30' Smith (1/1) 80+2' Cards: Gans 46' to 57'	Report	Try: Roets 10' c Van Vuuren 49' c Williams 52' m Koster 55' c Con: Cronjé (3/4) 10', 50', 57' Pen: Cronjé (3/3) 16', 32', 70' Cards: Richardson 29' to 39' Bholi  76'	Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

	7 August 2021	Western Province	40–39	Free State Cheetahs	DHL Newlands, Cape Town
	14:30	Try: Petersen 4' c Roos 50' c Senatla 62' c Masimla 68' c Con: Swiel (4/4) 5', 51', 62', 69' Pen: Swiel (4/4) 12', 23', 35', 73' Cards: Xaba 27' to 39'	Report	Try: Rudolph (2) 6' c, 28' c Jasper 19' c Meyer 37' c Smit 65' m Con: Pienaar (4/5) 7', 21', 30', 38' Pen: Pienaar (2/2) 42', 62'	Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

Bye/s: Pumas

Round 10

	11 August 2021	Pumas	0–0[n 7]	Sharks	Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela
	14:30

	11 August 2021	Blue Bulls	56–33	Griquas	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	16:45	Try: Goosen 16' c Erasmus (2) 25' m, 65' c Arendse (2) 26' m, 74' c W. Steenkamp 44' c Louw 58' c Wessels 71' m Con: Goosen (4/6) 17', 45, 59', 66' Smith (1/2) 75' Pen: Goosen (2/2) 13', 51' Cards: Smith 9' to 20' Arendse 53' to 64'	Report	Try: Ungerer 40' c Penalty try 53' Uys 79' c Con: Whitehead (2/2) 40+1', 79' Pen: Whitehead (4/4) 3', 6', 35', 42'	Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

	11 August 2021	Free State Cheetahs	44–44	Golden Lions	Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein
	19:00	Try: Pienaar 8' c Brits 12' m Barry 35' m Van der Westhuizen 52' c Jaer 59' c Ntsila 68' c Con: Pienaar (4/6) 10', 54', 60', 69' Pen: Pienaar (2/2) 6', 26'	Report	Try: Straeuli 15' m Maxwane (2) 18' m, 65' c Visagie 21' c Pienaar 47' c Odendaal 56' c Con: Hendrikse (4/6) 22', 48', 58', 66' Pen: Hendrikse (2/2) 45', 78' Cards: Sangweni 30' to 40+1'	Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

Bye/s: Western Province

Round 11

	14 August 2021	Golden Lions	21–48	Blue Bulls	Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg
	13:30	Try: Steenkamp 33' c McBeth 67' m Con: Hendrikse (1/2) 34' Pen: Hendrikse (3/3) 7', 9', 17'	Report	Try: Swanepoel 21' c WJ Steenkamp 28' c Smith 45' m Steenekamp 50' c Goosen 60' c Tambwe 64' m Z. Burger 75' c Con: Smith (5/7) 22', 30', 51', 61', 76' Pen: Smith (1/1) 4' Cards: Wessels 17' to 27'	Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

	15 August 2021	Sharks	38–31	Free State Cheetahs	Jonsson Kings Park, Durban
	13:30	Try: Abrahams (2) 11' m, 65' m Van Vuuren (2) 25' c, 59' c H. Venter 29' c Wright 43' c Con: Chamberlain (3/4) 26', 30', 43' Cronjé (1/2) 60' Cards: H. Venter  74' E. van Heerden  75'	Report	Try: Boshoff 6' c Barry 38' m Dawson 62' m Ebersohn 78' m Con: Thomson (1/2) 7' Pen: Thomson (3/4) 17', 22', 46' Cards: J. Potgieter  42'	Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Stuart Berry

	15 August 2021	Western Province	40–40	Pumas	DHL Newlands, Cape Town
	16:00	Try: Van der Merwe 2' c Du Plessis 12' c Senatla (2) 15' m, 46' c Sandi 35' c Leyds 66' c Con: Swiel (5/6) 3', 13', 37', 47', 67'	Report	Try: Fouché 9' c Westraadt 31' c Maartens 39' m Kirkwood 53' c Cronjé 73' c Swart 77' c Con: Fouché (5/6) 10', 32', 54', 74', 78'	Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Griffin Colby

Bye/s: Griquas

Round 12

	18 August 2021	Pumas	26–33	Blue Bulls	Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela
	14:30	Try: Otto 4' c De Klerk 44' c Con: Marais (1/1) 5' Fouché (1/1) 45' Pen: Marais (1/1) 9' Fouché (3/3) 35', 40+1', 55'	Report	Try: Erasmus 19' c Jacobs 29' c Wessels 59' m Penalty try 65' Smith 71' c Con: Goosen (3/4) 20', 30', 72'	Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Aimee Barrett-Theron

	18 August 2021	Free State Cheetahs	33–32	Griquas	Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein
	16:45	Try: Brits 2' m Barry 9' c Van der Merwe 17' c Van Vuuren 64' c Pokomela 68' c Con: Pienaar (4/5) 10', 19', 65', 69'	Report	Try: Whitehead 15' c Hollis 20' m Verity-Amm 26' c Sirgel 37' c Con: Whitehead (3/4) 16', 27', 38' Pen: Whitehead (2/3) 6', 63'	Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Griffin Colby

	18 August 2021	Western Province	35–13	Golden Lions	DHL Newlands, Cape Town
	19:00	Try: Masimla 18' c Roos (2) 41' c, 64' c A. Venter 79' m Con: Swiel (3/4) 19', 42', 65' Pen: Swiel (3/3) 8', 27', 37' Cards: Fouché  71'	Report	Try: Viljoen 22' c Con: Hendrikse (1/1) 23' Pen: Hendrikse (2/2) 12', 32'	Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

Bye/s: Sharks

Round 13

	21 August 2021	Pumas	28–19	Free State Cheetahs	Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela
	11:45	Try: Westraadt (2) 4' m, 40' c Penalty try 68' Con: Fouché (1/2) 40+1' Pen: Fouché (3/3) 10', 24', 60' Cards: Engelbrecht  74'	Report	Try: Sekekete 27' c Ntsila 64' c Blommetjies 74' m Con: Pienaar (2/3) 28', 65' Cards: Coetzee 31' to 40' Saal 67' to 77' Ntsila 69' to 78'	Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Aimee Barrett-Theron

	21 August 2021	Golden Lions	14–56	Sharks	Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg
	14:10	Try: E. Tshituka 58' c Visagie 68' c Con: Hendrikse (2/2) 59', 69' Cards: Botha 23' to 33' Pienaar 40+1' to 52'	Report	Try: Louw 18' c Abrahams (3) 22' c, 44' c, 71' c Buthelezi 32' c Volmink (2) 40+2' c, 79' c Nohamba 63' c Con: Cronjé (5/5) 19', 23', 33', 40+3', 44' Chamberlain (3/3) 64', 72', 80'	Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

	22 August 2021	Griquas	46–25	Western Province	Tafel Lager Park, Kimberley
	13:30	Try: Van der Merwe 18' c Sirgel 27' c Smith 40+1' c Steenkamp 41' c Verity-Amm (2) 50' m, 75' c Con: Whitehead (5/6) 19', 28', 40+2', 42', 77' Pen: Whitehead (2/3) 6', 71' Cards: Verity-Amm 23' to 34'	Report	Try: Petersen 25' c Nel 30' m Fouché 63' c Con: Swiel (2/3) 26', 65' Pen: Swiel (2/2) 3', 37' Cards: De Wet 27' to 38'	Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Stuart Berry

Bye/s: Blue Bulls

Round 14

	28 August 2021	Griquas	13–13	Pumas	Tafel Lager Park, Kimberley
	14:30	Try: Hollis 71' c Con: Whitehead (1/1) 73' Pen: Whitehead (2/3) 4', 50' Cards: Smith 12' to 24'	Report	Try: Mafura 27' m De Klerk 52' m Pen: Fouché (1/2) 44'	Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni

	28 August 2021	Blue Bulls	39–36	Free State Cheetahs	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	16:45	Try: Jansen van Vuren 3' c Louw 15' c Wessels (2) 37' c, 47' m Tambwe 61' c Con: Goosen (4/5) 4', 16', 38', 62' Pen: Goosen (2/2) 26', 67' Cards: Botha 22' to 33' Combrinck  75'	Report	Try: Mosi 7' c Saal 11' c Penalty try 22' Jasper 71' c Jaer 75' m Con: Pienaar (3/4) 9', 13', 72' Pen: Pienaar (1/2) 40+1' Cards: Sekekete 47' to 57'	Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: AJ Jacobs

	28 August 2021	Sharks	24–35	Western Province	Jonsson Kings Park, Durban
	19:00	Try: Penxe (2) 20' c, 70' c Buthelezi 31' c Con: Bosch (3/3) 21', 31', 71' Pen: Bosch (1/2) 12'	Report	Try: Du Plessis (2) 7' c, 13' c De Wet 45' c Kotze 73' c Van der Merwe 80+2' c Con: Swiel (5/5) 8', 15', 45', 75', 80+3'	Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

Bye/s: Golden Lions

Play-offs

Semifinals

	3 September 2021	Bulls	48–31	Western Province	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	19:00	Try: Hendricks (2) 5' c, 67' c Goosen 7' c Botha 15' c Mapoe 28' c Coetzee 35' c Con: Goosen (6/6) 5', 7', 16', 30', 36', 68' Pen: Goosen (2/2) 1', 53'	Report	Try: Van der Merwe (3) 11' m, 46' c, 79' c Dayimani 18' c A. Venter 70' m Con: Swiel (3/5) 20', 46', 79'	Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: AJ Jacobs

	4 September 2021	Sharks	28–24	Griquas	Jonsson Kings Park, Durban
	17:00	Try: Van Vuuren (2) 30' c, 52' m Louw 36' c Con: Bosch (2/3) 31', 37' Pen: Bosch (3/4) 3', 43', 72' Cards: Louw 69' to 79'	Report	Try: Smith 48' m Momsen 78' c Con: Whitehead (1/2) 78' Pen: Whitehead (4/5) 13', 19', 25', 41'	Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

Final

The Blue Bulls became the first team in the 130-year history of the Currie Cup competition to lift the trophy twice in the same year having beaten the Sharks in the final of last season’s competition that was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic to January 2021. The Blue Bulls led 19–3 at halftime and also went on to record the biggest margin of victory ever in a Currie Cup final, beating their 39–9 win over Western Province in 1980. The Blue Bulls managed 44 points in this final which is their highest ever points tally in a Currie Cup final beating their previous highest 42 in the 42–33 win against the Free State Cheetahs in 2004.^[10]

	11 September 2021	Blue Bulls	44–10	Sharks	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	17:00	Try: Vorster 3' m Mapoe 22' c Coetzee 33' c Swanepoel 47' c Z. Burger 55' c Hendricks 78' m Con: Smith (4/6) 23', 35', 49', 56' Pen: Smith (2/2) 41', 68'	Report Summary	Try: Du Toit 65' c Con: Bosch (1/1) 66' Pen: Bosch (1/1) 31' Cards: Kok  78'	Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

Blue Bulls

Sharks

Bulls: FB 15 David Kriel RW 14 Cornal Hendricks OC 13 Lionel Mapoe IC 12 Harold Vorster LW 11 Madosh Tambwe FH 10 Chris Smith SH 9 Zak Burger  71' N8 8 Elrigh Louw BF 7 Arno Botha  71' OF 6 Marcell Coetzee (c) RL 5 Ruan Nortjé LL 4 Janko Swanepoel  63' TP 3 Mornay Smith  61' HK 2 Joe van Zyl  61' LP 1 Gerhard Steenekamp  61' Substitutes: HK 16 Jan-Hendrik Wessels  61' PR 17 Simphiwe Matanzima  61' PR 18 Jacques van Rooyen  61' BR 19 Jacques du Plessis  63' BR 20 WJ Steenkamp  71' SH 21 Keagan Johannes  71' OB 22 Ruan Combrinck OB 23 Stravino Jacobs Coach: Jake White

Sharks: FB 15 Curwin Bosch RW 14 Yaw Penxe OC 13 Werner Kok  78' IC 12 Jeremy Ward LW 11 Thaakir Abrahams FH 10 Lionel Cronjé  67' SH 9 Sanele Nohamba N8 8 Phepsi Buthelezi (c) BF 7 Henco Venter  61' OF 6 Dylan Richardson RL 5 Gerbrandt Grobler  57' LL 4 Le Roux Roets TP 3 Thomas du Toit  66' HK 2 Kerron van Vuuren  67' LP 1 Khwezi Mona  57' Substitutes: HK 16 Dan Jooste  67' PR 17 Ntuthuko Mchunu  57' PR 18 Khutha Mchunu  66' BR 19 Thembelani Bholi  61' LK 20 Reniel Hugo  57' SH 21 Lucky Dlepu CE 22 Murray Koster OB 23 Anthony Volmink  67' Coach: Sean Everitt

Assistant Referees: AJ Jacobs Aimee Barrett-Theron Television match official: Stuart Berry

Players

Player statistics

Top 10 point scorers  [11]
No	Player	Team	Points
1	George Whitehead	Griquas	165
2	Tim Swiel	Western Province	150
3	Eddie Fouché	Pumas	107
4	Johan Goosen	Blue Bulls	99
5	Ruan Pienaar	Free State Cheetahs	97
6	Jordan Hendrikse	Golden Lions	73
7	Curwin Bosch	Sharks	67
8	Chris Smith	Blue Bulls	51
9	Evan Roos	Western Province	40
	Simon Westraadt	Pumas

Top 5 try scorers  [11]
No	Player	Team	Tries
1	Evan Roos	Western Province	8
	Simon Westraadt	Pumas
3	Eduan Keyter	Griquas	7
	JJ Kotze	Western Province
	Kerron van Vuuren	Sharks

Team rosters

The respective team squads for the 2021 Currie Cup Premier Division are:

Blue Bulls squad ^[12]

Forwards	Henco Beukes Jaco Bezuidenhout Arno Botha Nizaam Carr Llewelyn Classen Marcell Coetzee Louis Conradie Tiaan de Klerk Ruan Delport Mhleli Dlamini Dewald Donald Jacques du Plessis Schalk Erasmus Werner Fourie Lizo Gqoboka Johan Grobbelaar Robert Hunt Francois Klopper Jaco Labuschagne Elrigh Louw Eduan Lubbe Reinhardt Ludwig Simphiwe Matanzima Louis Meiring Ruan Nortjé Nolan Pienaar Theuns Reynolds Raynard Roets JJ Scheepers Mornay Smith Gerhard Steenekamp Walt Steenkamp WJ Steenkamp Janko Swanepoel Uzile Tele Sidney Tobias Muller Uys Jacques van Rooyen Griffith van Wyk Joe van Zyl Adolph Visser Jan-Hendrik Wessels
Backs	Gio Aplon Kurt-Lee Arendse Niel Beukes Jandre Burger Zak Burger David Coetzer Ruan Combrinck FC du Plessis Tiaan Fourie Stedman Gans Johan Goosen Cornal Hendricks Stravino Jacobs Marco Jansen van Vuren Sebastian Jobb Keagan Johannes Dawid Kellerman David Kriel Richard Kriel Kefentse Mahlo Lionel Mapoe Kabelo Mokoena Johan Mulder Sibongile Novuka Chris Smith Madosh Tambwe Louritz van der Schyff Ivan van Zyl Harold Vorster Sango Xamlashe
Coach	Jake White

Free State Cheetahs squad ^[13]

Forwards	Wilmar Arnoldi Rynier Bernardo Aranos Coetzee George Cronjé Aidon Davis Cameron Dawson Jean Droste Schalk Ferreira Chris Massyn Oupa Mohojé Mihlali Mosi Andisa Ntsila Junior Pokomela Jacques Potgieter Lohan Potgieter Derik Pretorius Jeandré Rudolph Victor Sekekete Alulutho Tshakweni Marnus van der Merwe Louis van der Westhuizen Conraad van Vuuren Gideon van Wyk Hencus van Wyk Janus Venter Reinier Viljoen
Backs	Dian Badenhorst Craig Barry Clayton Blommetjies Zenedine Booysen Evardi Boshoff Lesley Botha David Brits Branden de Kock Robert Ebersohn Reinhardt Fortuin Malcolm Jaer Cohen Jasper Siya Masuku Tian Meyer Howard Mnisi Marcell Muller Ruan Pienaar Duncan Saal Chris Smit Rosko Specman François Steyn Brandon Thomson
Coach	Hawies Fourie

Golden Lions squad ^[14]

Forwards	Herman Agenbag Willem Alberts Kabous Bezuidenhout PJ Botha Justin Brandon Morné Brandon Ebot Buma Jarod Cairns Ruan Dreyer Jannie du Plessis Izan Esterhuizen Chergin Fillies Keagan Glade Travis Gordon Francke Horn Jaco Kriel Len Massyn Nathan McBeth Banele Mthenjane Oupa Mthiyane Lunga Ncube Lindo Ncusane Reinhard Nothnagel Asenathi Ntlabakanye FP Pelser MJ Pelser Carlü Sadie Sibusiso Sangweni Ruben Schoeman Sibusiso Shongwe Sti Sithole Roelof Smit Mark Snyman PJ Steenkamp Ruhan Straeuli Emmanuel Tshituka Vincent Tshituka Wilhelm van der Sluys Dameon Venter Jaco Visagie Edward Ronald White
Backs	Ross Cronjé Aidynn Cupido Boldwin Hansen Jordan Hendrikse Elton Jantjies Dan Kriel Gianni Lombard Duncan Matthews Rabz Maxwane James Mollentze Burger Odendaal Stean Pienaar Mannie Rass Divan Rossouw Luke Rossouw Ngia Selengbe Wandisile Simelane Courtnall Skosan Dillon Smit Tiaan Swanepoel Boitumelo Tsatsane Jamba Ulengo Morné van den Berg Henco van Wyk EW Viljoen André Warner Kurt Webster Fred Zeilinga
Coach	Ivan van Rooyen

Griquas squad ^[15]

Forwards	Andrew Beerwinkel Henco Beukes Janu Botha Luyolo Dapula Erich de Jager Carl Els Andrew Kuhn Jeandré Leonard Cameron Lindsay HJ Luus Madot Mabokela Johan Momsen Nqoba Mxoli Sibabalo Qoma Andries Schutte Hanru Sirgel Adré Smith Ruan Steenkamp Janco Uys Gideon van der Merwe Tiaan van der Merwe Ewald van der Westhuizen Alandré van Rooyen Tijde Visser Stefan Willemse Mzwanele Zito
Backs	Ederies Arendse Masixole Banda Theo Boshoff Enver Brandt Ashlon Davids Tinus de Beer Zander du Plessis Johnathan Francke Michal Haznar Christopher Hollis Daniel Kasende Eduan Keyter Harlon Klaasen Jay-Cee Nel Raegan Oranje André Swarts Stefan Ungerer James Verity-Amm George Whitehead
Coach	Scott Mathie

Pumas squad ^[16]

Forwards	Christo Bezuidenhout Llewelyn Classen Marné Coetzee Kwanda Dimaza Willie Engelbrecht Corné Fourie Etienne Janeke Pieter Jansen van Vuren Shane Kirkwood Francois Kleinhans Ruan Kramer Darrien Landsberg AJ le Roux Daniel Maartens Khwezi Mafu Phumzile Maqondwana Dewald Maritz Morgan Naudé Niel Otto Ewart Potgieter Ig Prinsloo Eduan Swart Brandon Valentyn HP van Schoor Simon Westraadt Jaco Willemse
Backs	Tiaan Botes Erich Cronjé Sebastian de Klerk Eddie Fouché Ruwellyn Isbell Japie Kleinhans Gerrie Labuschagné Tapiwa Mafura Niel Marais Neil Maritz Ali Mgijima Matt More Luther Obi Chriswill September Ginter Smuts Giovan Snyman Jade Stighling Etienne Taljaard Wayne van der Bank Alwayno Visagie Devon Williams
Coach	Jimmy Stonehouse

Sharks squad ^[17]

Forwards	Lourens Adriaanse Hyron Andrews Thembelani Bholi Phepsi Buthelezi Thomas du Toit Gerbrandt Grobler Mpilo Gumede Wiehahn Herbst Reniel Hugo Hanro Jacobs Dan Jooste Siya Kolisi Michael Kumbirai Jeandre Labuschagne Mzamo Majola Fez Mbatha Khutha Mchunu Ntuthuko Mchunu Khwezi Mona Ox Nché Sikhumbuzo Notshe Dylan Richardson Le Roux Roets JJ van der Mescht Emile van Heerden Ruben van Heerden Kerron van Vuuren Henco Venter James Venter
Backs	Thaakir Abrahams Lukhanyo Am Curwin Bosch Jordan Chait Boeta Chamberlain Lionel Cronjé Caleb Dingaan Lucky Dlepu Aphelele Fassi Jaden Hendrikse Rynhardt Jonker Werner Kok Murray Koster Manie Libbok Marius Louw Makazole Mapimpi Sbu Nkosi Sanele Nohamba Yaw Penxe Marnus Potgieter Anthony Volmink Jeremy Ward Grant Williams Cameron Wright
Coach	Sean Everitt

Western Province squad ^[18]

Forwards	Jason Alexander Juarno Augustus Justin Basson Dian Bleuler Kwenzo Blose Hacjivah Dayimani Johan du Toit Neethling Fouché Deon Fourie JJ Kotze Leon Lyons De Wet Marais Lee-Marvin Mazibuko David Meihuizen Simon Miller Salmaan Moerat Scarra Ntubeni Marvin Orie Niel Otto Evan Roos Sazi Sandi JD Schickerling Chad Solomon Marcel Theunissen Ernst van Rhyn Andre-Hugo Venter Reinach Venter Ali Vermaak Nama Xaba
Backs	Thomas Bursey Angelo Davids Juan de Jongh Paul de Wet Dan du Plessis Warrick Gelant Lyle Hendricks Tristan Leyds Godlen Masimla Sacha Mngomezulu Ruhan Nel Sihle Njezula Sergeal Petersen Rikus Pretorius Seabelo Senatla Chris Schreuder Cornel Smit Tim Swiel Edwill van der Merwe Abner van Reenen Sibabalwe Xamlashe Leolin Zas
Coach	John Dobson

Referees

The following referees officiated matches in the competition:

2021 Currie Cup Premier Division referees

Aimee Barrett-Theron Stuart Berry Griffin Colby Morné Ferreira AJ Jacobs Cwengile Jadezweni Paul Mente Rasta Rasivhenge Marius van der Westhuizen

Champions Match

On 6 October, the South African Rugby Union announced that fans would get a chance to vote and select their own Currie Cup Select XV.^[19] The invitational side played Kenya who used the match a preparation ahead of their international matches in November 2021. The selected Currie Cup XV side was announced on 4 November.^[20]

6 November 2021 13:00 SAST (UTC+2)

Currie Cup Select XV	85–17	Kenya
Try: Smit Hugo (2) Erasmus Botha Johannes (2) Coetzee Gans Maqondwana (2) Xaba Theunissen Con: Thomson (5) Whitehead (5)	Report	Try: Kubu Tanga Con: Kubu (2) Pen: Kubu (1)

Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria[21][22] Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni (South Africa)

Team details

FB 15 Sibongile Novuka RW 14 Werner Kok OC 13 Chris Smit IC 12 Howard Mnisi LW 11 Stravino Jacobs FH 10 Brandon Thomson SH 9 Keagan Johannes N8 8 Arno Botha BF 7 Phumzile Maqondwana (c) OF 6 Nama Xaba RL 5 Reniel Hugo LL 4 PJ Steenkamp TP 3 Aranos Coetzee HK 2 Schalk Erasmus LP 1 Simphiwe Matanzima Replacements: HK 16 Joe van Zyl PR 17 Gerhard Steenekamp PR 18 Mhleli Dlamini LK 19 Reinhardt Ludwig FL 20 Marcel Theunissen SH 21 Paul de Wet FH 22 George Whitehead CE 23 Stedman Gans Coach: Jake White FB 15 Darwin Mukidza RW 14 Jacob Ojee OC 13 Vincent Onyala IC 12 John Okoth LW 11 Brian Tanga FH 10 John Kubu SH 9 Samwel Asati N8 8 Stephen Sakari OF 7 Dan Sikuta (c) BF 6 Joshua Chisanga RL 5 Thomas Okeyo LL 4 Malcolm Onsando TP 3 Patrick Oyugi HK 2 Eugene Sifuna LP 1 Ian Njenga Replacements: HK 16 Bonface Ochieng PR 17 Andrew Siminyu PR 18 Melvin Thairu LK 19 Bethwel Anami FL 20 Fidel Oloo SH 21 Barry Robinson WG 22 Derrick Ashihundu FB 23 Andrew Matoka Coach: Paul Odera Assistant referees: Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa) Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa) Television match official: Stuart Berry (South Africa)

See also

• 2021 Currie Cup First Division

Notes

1. The match between the Free State Cheetahs and Blue Bulls was cancelled after players from the Free State Cheetahs returned positive tests for COVID-19 during the week before the game. The match was declared a draw, with the Blue Bulls awarded 4 points on the standings log.^[4]
2. The match between the Sharks and Golden Lions was cancelled due to the British & Irish Lions scheduling a match against the Sharks on the same day. Both sides are awarded 4 log points.^[5]
3. The match between the Sharks and Pumas was cancelled due to civil unrest in South Africa. Both sides are awarded 4 log points.^[6]
4. The match between the Griquas and Blue Bulls was cancelled due to civil unrest in South Africa. Both sides are awarded 4 log points.^[6]
5. The match between the Golden Lions and Free State Cheetahs was cancelled due to civil unrest in South Africa. Both sides are awarded 4 log points.^[7]
6. The match between the Sharks and Blue Bulls was cancelled due to civil unrest in South Africa. Both sides are awarded 4 log points.^[8]
7. The match between the Pumas and Sharks was cancelled due to positive COVID-19 results within the Sharks team. The match was declared a draw with the Pumas awarded 4 log points.^[9]