The South Western Districts Eagles are a

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team that participates in the annual

Currie Cup The Currie Cup is South Africa's premier domestic rugby union competition, played each winter and spring (June to October), featuring teams representing either entire provinces or substantial regions within provinces. Although it is the premi ...

and Vodacom Cup tournament. They represent the Southern Cape (Garden Route & Klein Karoo regions) and play out of

Outeniqua Park Outeniqua Park is a multi-purpose stadium in George, South Africa. It is currently used mostly for rugby union matches and was the home stadium of the South African leg of the IRB Sevens World Series from 2001 through 2010, after which it move ...

in George.

History

The South Western Districts Rugby Football Union was established in 1899. Initially, home matches were held in Mossel Bay,

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and George, but in 1996, the SWDRFU made

in George its home base. They have never won the

, but they did win the Bankfin Cup in 2002 and the Currie Cup First Division in 2007 and 2018 Currie Cup First Division. They also reached the semi-finals of the Currie Cup in their centenary season in 1999 under

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Honors

* Three Currie Cup First Division titles: 2002, 2007, 2018 * Currie Cup First Division Runner-up: 2009, 2010, 2015

Sevens

The SWDRFU also hosted the South Africa Sevens leg of the IRB Sevens World Series for several seasons at Outeniqua Park. In 2012, they also launched the

7s Premier League The 7s Premier League (known as the NBM 7s Premier League for sponsorship reasons) is an annual rugby union sevens competition in South Africa. It is organised by the South Western Districts Rugby Union and is contested in December at and is an ...

tournament in 2012 held at the same venue.

Current squad

The following players were included in the SWD Eagles squad for the

2022 Currie Cup First Division The 2022 Currie Cup First Division was the 84th edition of the Currie Cup. As the second-tier of the competition, it ran alongside the 2022 Currie Cup Premier Division. It was sponsored by beer brand Carling Black Label and organised by the Sout ...

References

External links

*
sport.iafrica.com profile
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