| 2022 Currie Cup First Division | |
| Countries: | South Africa |
| Date: | 1 April – 24 June |
| Count: | 5 |
| Matches: | 45 |
| Tries: | 351 |
| Top Point Scorer: | Jaywinn Juries (Griffons, 169) |
| Top Try Scorer: | Jaiden Baron (Boland Cavaliers, 12) |
| Prevseason: | 2021 |
| Nextseason: | 2023 |
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 South African Rugby Union.[1]
The tournament was played from April to June in a single round-robin format, 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 ten sides, the seven sides who competed in the 2021 Currie Cup First Division, and teams from Georgia, Kenya and Zimbabwe. The top South African side in the 2022 Currie Cup First Division was promoted to the Premier Division for 2023, forming an eight team competition. The 2022 Currie Cup Premier Division began in January and was completed in June.
The ten competing teams are:
| + 2022 Currie Cup First Division | ||
| Team | Sponsored name | |
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| Black Lion | ||
| Boland Kavaliers | ||
| Border Bulldogs | ||
| Eastern Province Elephants | ||
| Valke | ||
| Down Touch Griffons | ||
| Leopards | ||
| Simbas | ||
| SWD Eagles | ||
| Zimbabwe Goshawks |
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.
| 2022 Currie Cup team progression | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | Semi | Final | ||||||||||||
| Black Lion | style="background:#E8FFD8;" | 5 (1st) | style="background:#E8FFD8;" | 9 (1st) | style="background:#ADFF2D;" | 9 (3rd) | style="background:#ADFF2D;" | 9 (4th) | style="background:#ADFF2D;" | 14 (4th) | style="background:#E8FFD8;" | 19 (4th) | style="background:#FFCCCC;padding:0;" | 19 (6th) | style="background:#FFCCCC;padding:0;" | 19 (6th) | style="background:#E8FFD8;" | 24 (4th) | style="background:#E8FFD8;" | 29 (4th) | style="background:#FFCCCC;padding:0;" | Lost | style="line-height:1.2;padding:3px;" | DNQ |
| Boland Cavaliers | style="background:#FFCCCC;padding:0;" | 2 (6th) | style="background:#FFCCCC;padding:0;" | 4 (7th) | style="background:#FFCCCC;padding:0;" | 4 (8th) | style="background:#E8FFD8;" | 9 (6th) | style="background:#FFCCCC;padding:0;" | 11 (7th) | style="background:#E8FFD8;" | 17 (6th) | style="background:#E8FFD8;" | 21 (5th) | style="background:#E8FFD8;" | 21 (5th) | style="background:#E8FFD8;" | 26 (3rd) | style="background:#ECECEC;" | 26 (6rd) | style="line-height:1.2;padding:3px;" | DNQ | style="line-height:1.2;padding:3px;" | DNQ |
| Border Bulldogs | style="background:#FFCCCC;padding:0;" | 0 (10th) | style="background:#FFCCCC;padding:0;" | 0 (10th) | style="background:#FFCCCC;padding:0;" | 0 (10th) | style="background:#FFCCCC;padding:0;" | 0 (10th) | style="background:#FFCCCC;padding:0;" | 0 (10th) | style="background:#FFCCCC;padding:0;" | 0 (10th) | style="background:#FFCCCC;padding:0; | 0 (10th) | style="background:#ECECEC;" | 0 (10th) | style="background:#FFCCCC;padding:0;" | 0 (10th) | style="background:#FFCCCC;padding:0;" | 0 (10th) | style="line-height:1.2;padding:3px;" | DNQ | style="line-height:1.2;padding:3px;" | DNQ |
| EP Elephants | style="background:#E8FFD8;" | 5 (4th) | style="background:#FFCCCC;padding:0;" | 6 (4th) | style="background:#E8FFD8;" | 11 (4th) | style="background:#E8FFD8;" | 16 (1st) | style="background:#E8FFD8;" | 21 (3rd) | style="background:#E8FFD8;" | 26 (2nd) | style="background:#FFCCCC;padding:0;" | 26 (2nd) | style="background:#FFCCCC;padding:0;" | 26 (2nd) | style="background:#E8FFD8;" | 31 (2nd) | style="background:#FFCCCC;padding:0;" | 32 (2nd) | style="background:#E8FFD8;" | Won | style="background:#FFCCCC;padding:0;" | Lost |
| Falcons | style="background:#E8FFD8;" | 5 (5th) | style="background:#E8FFD8;" | 10 (3rd) | style="background:#E8FFD8;" | 15 (1st) | style="background:#ADFF2D;" | 15 (3rd) | style="background:#FFCCCC;padding:0;" | 22 (2nd) | style="background:#FFCCCC;padding:0;" | 22 (3rd) | style="background:#ECECEC;" | 22 (4th) | style="background:#ECECEC;" | 22 (4th) | style="background:#FFCCCC;padding:0;" | 23 (6th) | style="background:#E8FFD8;" | 28 (5th) | style="line-height:1.2;padding:3px;" | DNQ | style="line-height:1.2;padding:3px;" | DNQ |
| Griffons | style="background:#E8FFD8;" | 5 (2nd) | style="background:#E8FFD8;" | 10 (2nd) | style="background:#E8FFD8;" | 10 (3rd) | style="background:#ADFF2D;" | 15 (3rd) | style="background:#E8FFD8;" | 30 (1st) | style="background:#E8FFD8;" | 35 (1st) | style="background:#E8FFD8;" | 39 (1st) | style="background:#E8FFD8;" | 39 (1st) | style="background:#E8FFD8;" | 44 (1st) | style="background:#ECECEC;" | 44 (1st) | style="background:#E8FFD8;" | Won | style="background:#E8FFD8;" | Won |
| Leopards | style="background:#ADFF2D;" | 0 (6th) | style="background:#E8FFD8;" | 4 (6th) | style="background:#FFCCCC;padding:0;" | 5 (6th) | style="background:#FFCCCC;padding:0;" | 6 (7th) | style="background:#E8FFD8;" | 12 (6th) | style="background:#FFCCCC;padding:0;" | 12 (8th) | style="background:#FFCCCC;padding:0;" | 12 (7th) | style="background:#E8FFD8;" | 17 (7th) | style="background:#FFCCCC;padding:0;" | 18 (7th) | style="background:#FFCCCC;padding:0;" | 18 (7th) | style="line-height:1.2;padding:3px;" | DNQ | style="line-height:1.2;padding:3px;" | DNQ |
| Simbas | style="background:#ADFF2D;" | 0 (7th) | style="background:#FFCCCC;padding:0;" | 0 (8th) | style="background:#FFCCCC;padding:0;" | 1 (9th) | style="background:#FFCCCC;padding:0;" | 2 (9th) | style="background:#ADFF2D;" | 7 (9th) | style="background:#FFCCCC;padding:0;" | 8 (9th) | style="background:#FFCCCC;padding:0;" | 8 (9th) | style="background:#FFCCCC;padding:0;" | 8 (9th) | style="background:#E8FFD8;" | 13 (8th) | style="background:#E8FFD8;" | 18 (8th) | style="line-height:1.2;padding:3px;" | DNQ | style="line-height:1.2;padding:3px;" | DNQ |
| SWD Eagles | style="background:#FFCCCC;padding:0;" | 0 (8th) | style="background:#E8FFD8;" | 5 (5th) | style="background:#E8FFD8;" | 9 (5th) | style="background:#ADFF2D;" | 9 (5th) | style="background:#FFCCCC;padding:0;" | 9 (5th) | style="background:#E8FFD8;" | 14 (5th) | style="background:#E8FFD8;" | 19 (3rd) | style="background:#E8FFD8;" | 24 (3rd) | style="background:#FFCCCC;padding:0;" | 24 (5th) | style="background:#E8FFD8;" | 29 (3th) | style="background:#FFCCCC;padding:0;" | Lost | style="line-height:1.2;padding:3px;" | DNQ |
| Zimbabwe Goshawks | style="background:#FFCCCC;padding:0;" | 0 (9th) | style="background:#FFCCCC;padding:0;" | 0 (9th) | style="background:#E8FFD8;" | 4 (7th) | style="background:#ADFF2D;" | 4 (8th) | style="background:#E8FFD8;" | 12 (8th) | style="background:#FFCCCC;padding:0;" | 12 (7th) | style="background:#FFCCCC;padding:0;" | 12 (8th) | style="background:#FFCCCC;padding:0;" | 12 (8th) | style="background:#FFCCCC;padding:0;" | 12 (9th) | style="background:#FFCCCC;padding:0;" | 12 (9th) | style="line-height:1.2;padding:3px;" | DNQ | style="line-height:1.2;padding:3px;" | DNQ |
| Key: | Win | Draw | Loss | No match | Bye | Posp. |
Listed below are all matches for the round-robin, played for the 2022 Currie Cup First Division.[2]
The respective team squads for the 2022 Currie Cup First Division are:
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The following referees officiated matches in the competition: