| SA Cup | |
| Current Season: | 2024 SA Cup |
| Founded: | 2024 |
| Inaugural: | 2024 |
| Teams: | 10 |
| Count: | 1 |
| Season: | 2024 |
| Related Comps: | Currie Cup, Mzanzi Challenge |
The SA Cup was created to replace the Mzanzi Challenge which was played for only one season in 2023 and was won by the .[1] [2] The inaugural SA Cup competition was contested between 21 March 2024 - 25 May 2024 and the primary function of the SA Cup is to serve as qualification to the Currie Cup Premier Division and Currie Cup First Division respectively. The domestic teams with a place in the United Rugby Championship, namely the,, and are excluded from the SA Cup. [3]
The top four teams in the 2024 SA Cup will join the four United Rugby Championship teams in the 2025 Currie Cup Premier Division and the remaining six teams will battle it out for the 2025 Currie Cup First Division title.[4]
The Griquas beat the Pumas 46-24 in the final to take the first SA Cup title.[5]
George Whitehead top scored in the tournament with 150 points and Darnell Osaugwu scored 11 tries.[6]
| 2024 SA Cup | |||||||||||
| Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Griquas | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 577 | 173 | 404 | 85 | 20 | 45 | |
| Pumas | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 488 | 80 | 408 | 70 | 11 | 41 | |
| 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 329 | 273 | 56 | 48 | 40 | 35 | ||
| Free State Cheetahs | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 394 | 208 | 186 | 61 | 30 | 32 | |
| 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 345 | 260 | 85 | 51 | 37 | 27 | ||
| 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 276 | 400 | -124 | 39 | 58 | 18 | ||
| 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 215 | 458 | -243 | 33 | 71 | 16 | ||
| 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 248 | 391 | -143 | 36 | 56 | 14 | ||
| 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 203 | 374 | -171 | 28 | 56 | 14 | ||
| 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 105 | 563 | -458 | 13 | 85 | 0 | ||
Source = springboks.rugby
The Cheetahs vs Griquas was the last competitive rugby match of Ruan Pienaar before retirement.[7]