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Fixtures for the new eight-team Currie Cup and qualifying competition have been released.

The qualifying competition, which will be contested by Griquas, the Leopards, SWD Eagles, Boland Cavaliers, Griffons, Border Bulldogs and Falcons, will kick off on the first weekend of June and run until 19 July, when the top team on the log will be granted entry into the Currie Cup.

The start of the eight-team Currie Cup – contested by the Sharks, Western Province, EP Kings, Free State Cheetahs, Golden Lions, Blue Bulls, Pumas and the winner of the qualifying competition – is scheduled for the weekend of 8/9 August, a week after the Super Rugby Final. It will run until the final weekend of October, when the final will take place.

The eight teams will be divided into two sections on 2013 log positions: Section X (Western Province, Golden Lions, Blue Bulls, EP Kings) and Section Y (Sharks, Free State, Pumas, Qualifier). The teams will play home and away within their sections followed by a single cross-conference round before semifinals and final.

The fixtures for the Currie Cup First Division, which kicks off in the last weekend of August and runs until the second week of October, will be finalised at the conclusion of the qualifying competition.

In 2015, the Currie Cup will consist of the six franchise teams plus two non-franchise teams, which will be determined as follows:

*If the two non-franchise teams finish seventh and eighth in the 2014 Currie Cup they will both play in a 2015 qualification round of eight teams.

*If one non-franchise team finishes in the top six of the 2014 Currie Cup they will automatically qualify for the 2015 Currie Cup. The other non-franchise team will play in a 2015 qualifying round of seven teams.

*If both non-franchise teams finish in the top six of the 2014 Currie Cup, they will automatically qualify for the 2015 tournament and there will be no qualifying tournament in 2015.

Currie Cup qualifying competition fixtures:

(home teams named first, final dates and kick-off times TBC):

Round One – 6/7 June

Leopards v SWD Eagles

Griffons v Boland Cavaliers

Griquas v Border Bulldogs

Bye: Falcons

 

Round Two – 13/14 June

SWD Eagles v Griffons

Boland Cavaliers v Griquas

Falcons v Leopards

Bye: Border Bulldogs

Round Three – 20/21 June

SWD Eagles v Falcons

Border Bulldogs v Boland Cavaliers

Griquas vs Leopards

Bye: Griffons

Round Four – 27/28 June

Boland Cavaliers v SWD Eagles

Griffons v Griquas

Falcons v Border

Bye: Leopards

Round Five – 4/5 July

Leopards v Griffons

Border Bulldogs v SWD Eagles

Falcons v Boland Cavaliers

Bye: Griquas

Round Six – 11/12 July

Boland Cavaliers v Leopards

Border Bulldogs v Griffons

Griquas v Falcons

Bye: SWD Eagles

Round Seven –  18/19 July

Leopards v Border Bulldogs

SWD Eagles v Griquas

Griffons v Falcons

Bye: Boland Cavaliers

Currie Cup fixtures:

(home teams named first, final dates and kick-off times TBC):

Round One – 8/9 August

Blue Bulls v Golden Lions

EP Kings v Western Province

Pumas v Free State Cheetahs

Qualifier v Sharks

Round Two – 15/16 August

Western Province v Blue Bulls

Golden Lions v EP Kings

Sharks v Pumas

Free State Cheetahs v Qualifier

Round Three – 22/23 August

Blue Bulls v EP Kings

Western Province v Golden Lions

Sharks v Free State Cheetahs

Pumas v Qualifier

Round Four – 29/30 August

Blue Bulls v Western Province

EP Kings v Golden Lions

Pumas v Sharks

Qualifier v Free State Cheetahs

Round Five – 5/6 September

Western Province v EP Kings

Golden Lions v Blue Bulls

Sharks v Qualifier

Free State Cheetahs v Pumas

Round Six – 12/13 September

Golden Lions v Western Province

EP Kings v Blue Bulls

Free State Cheetahs v Sharks

Griquas v Qualifier

Round Seven – 19/20 September

Blue Bulls v Sharks

Western Province v Qualifier

Golden Lions v Pumas

EP Kings v Free State Cheetahs

Round Eight – 26/27 September

Qualifier v Golden Lions

Sharks v EP Kings

Free State Cheetahs v Blue Bulls

Pumas v Western Province

Round Nine – 3/4 October

Qualifier v EP Kings

Sharks v Golden Lions

Free State Cheetahs v Western Province

Pumas v Blue Bulls

Round 10 – 10/11 October

Blue Bulls v Qualifier

Western Province v Sharks

Golden Lions v Free State Cheetahs

EP Kings v Pumas

Semifinals – 17/18 October

Final – Saturday, 25 October

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