2026 SA Cup

The 2026 SA Cup will be the third edition of this annual domestic rugby union cup competition. The SA Cup is played between provincial teams in South Africa and the competition serves as qualification to the Currie Cup Premier Division and Currie Cup First Division respectively.^[1]

The Pumas are the current defending champions.^[2]

Competition

The same 10 teams will compete in the 2026 SA Cup. The top four teams qualify to join the four United Rugby Championship teams in the 2026 Currie Cup Premier Division and the remaining six teams will battle it out for the 2026 Currie Cup First Division title.^[3]

Standings

Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	Pts
2025 SA Cup
Pumas	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Griquas	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cheetahs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Boland Cavaliers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Valke	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Griffons	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Eastern Province	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Leopards	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
SWD Eagles	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Border Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Green background (rows 1 to 2) indicates qualification places for the SA Cup grand final and 2026 Currie Cup Premier Division.
Blue background (rows 3 to 4) indicates other teams qualified for the 2026 Currie Cup Premier Division.
Plain background (row 5–10) indicates other teams qualified for the 2026 Currie Cup First Division.

Source = springboks.rugby