The 2019 Currie Cup Premier Division was the 81st edition of the top tier of the

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and ran from 12 July to 7 September 2019. The competition was won by the , who beat the 31–28 in the final played on 7 September 2019.

Competition rules and information

There were seven participating teams in the 2019 Currie Cup Premier Division. They played each other once during the pool stage, either at home or away. Teams received four points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus points were awarded to teams that scored four or more tries in a game, as well as to teams that lost a match by seven points or less. Teams were ranked by log points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded). The top four teams in the pool stage qualified for the

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Teams

The teams that competed in the 2019 Currie Cup Premier Division are:

Regular season

Standings

The current standings in the 2019 Currie Cup Premier Division is:

Round-by-round

The table below shows each team's progression throughout the season. For each round, each team's cumulative points total is shown with the overall log position in brackets.

Matches

The following matches were played in the 2019 Currie Cup Premier Division:

Round One

Round Two

Round Three

Round Four

Round Five

Round Six

Round Seven

Play-offs

Title play-offs

Semi-finals

Final

Honours

The honour roll for the 2019 Currie Cup Premier Division was:

Players

The squads and player appearance and scoring statistics for the 2019 Currie Cup Premier Division are as follows: ( c) denotes the team captain. For each match, the player's squad number is shown. Starting players are numbered 1 to 15, while the replacements are numbered 16 to 23. If a replacement made an appearance in the match, it is indicated by . "App" refers to the number of appearances made by the player, "Try" to the number of tries scored by the player, "Con" to the number of conversions kicked, "Pen" to the number of penalties kicked, "DG" to the number of drop goals kicked and "Pts" refer to the total number of points scored by the player.

Referees

The following referees officiated matches in the 2019 Currie Cup Premier Division:

References

External links

SARU website
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