Currie Cup winners down the years
The South African Rugby Board was founded in 1889 with a twofold task – to standardise the laws within South Africa and to establish a provincial competition for South Africa.
The first competition was in 1890. The trophy was presented by the SA Rugby Board and Western Province were the winners. Then came the British in 1891 with the Currie Cup. The first time it was in provincial competition was in 1892.
Before 1939 and in 1957-59, 1964 and 1966 the Currie Cup was decided at a tournament or by way of logs. In 1939 there was a final, as there has been every year since 1968.
Currie Cup Winners Down the Years
1892: Western Province
1894: Western Province
1895: Western Province
1897: Western Province
1898: Western Province
1899: Griquas
1904: Western Province
1906: Western Province
1908: Western Province
1911: Griquas
1914: Western Province
1920: Western Province
1922: Transvaal
1925: Western Province
1927: Western Province
1929: Western Province
1932: Western Province & Border
1934: Western Province & Border
1936: Western Province
1939: Transvaal
1946: Northern Transvaal
1947: Western Province
1950: Transvaal
1952: Transvaal
1954: Western Province
1956: Northern Transvaal
1957-59: Western Province
1964: Western Province
1966: Western Province
1968: Northern Transvaal
1969: Northern Transvaal
1970: Griquas
1971: Northern Transvaal & Transvaal
1972: Transvaal
1973: Northern Transvaal
1974: Northern Transvaal
1975: Northern Transvaal
1976: Free State
1977: Northern Transvaal
1978: Northern Transvaal
1979: Western Province & Northern Transvaal
1980: Northern Transvaal
1981: Northern Transvaal
1982: Western Province
1983: Western Province
1984: Western Province
1985: Western Province
1986: Western Province
1987: Northern Transvaal
1988: Northern Transvaal
1989: Northern Transvaal & Western Province
1990: Natal
1991: Northern Transvaal
1992: Natal
1993: Transvaal
1994: Transvaal
1995: Natal
1996: Natal
1997: Western Province
1998: Blue Bulls
1999: Lions
2000: Western Province
2001: Western Province
2002: Blue Bulls
2003: Blue Bulls
2004: Blue Bulls
2005: Free State
2006: Blue Bulls & Free State
2007: Free State
2008: Natal Sharks
2009: Blue Bulls
2010: Natal Sharks
2011: Golden Lions
2012: Western Province
Number of Titles
32 Western Province including 4 shared
23 Blue Bulls including 4 shared
10 Golden Lions including 1 shared
6 Natal
4 Free State including 1 shared
3 Griquas
2 Border both shared
