The Currie Cup is South Africa's premier club competition and is one of the oldest tournaments in the world. In 1891 the touring British Isles awarded the Currie Cup to Griqualand West after they provided the sternest test for the tourists. The Cup had been given to the Lions by Sir Donald Currie, owner of the shipping company that had transported the squad to Africa.

Local unions battled for the Cup from 1892 onwards, with Western Province dominating, until a formal competition was introduced in 1968. In the current format the competition is split into two divisions, with the Premier Division, comprising the top eight sides, contesting the Currie Cup. The second division sides vie with each other for promotion into the Premier division.

Year Winners
1889 Western Province
1892 Western Province
1894 Western Province
1895 Western Province
1897 Western Province
1898 Western Province
1899 Griqualand West
1904 Western Province
1906 Western Province
1908 Western Province
1911 Griqualand West
1914 Western Province
1920 Western Province
1922 Transvaal
1925 Western Province
1927 Western Province
1929 Western Province
1932 Border/Western Province
1934 Border/Western Province
1936 Western Province
1939 Transvaal 17-6 Western Province
1946 Northern Transvaal 11-9 Western Province
1947 Western Province 16-12 Transvaal
1950 Transvaal 22-11 Western Province
1952 Transvaal 11-9 Boland
1954 Western Province 11-8 Northern Transvaal
1956 Northern Transvaal 9-8 Natal Sharks
1957 - 59 Western Province (contested over two seasons)
1968 Northern Transvaal 16-3 Transvaal
1969 Northern Transvaal 28-13 Western Province
1970 Griqualand West 11-9 Northern Transvaal
1971 Transvaal 14-14 Northern Transvaal
1972 Golden Lions 25-19 Falcons
1973 Northern Transvaal 30-22 Orange Free State
1974 Northern Transvaal 17-15 Transvaal
1975 Northern Transvaal 12-6 Orange Free State
1976 Orange Free State 33 - 16 Western Province
1977 Northern Transvaal 27-12 Orange Free State
1978 Northern Transvaal 13-9 Orange Free State
1979 Western Province 15-15 Northern Transvaal
1980 Northern Transvaal 39-9 Western Province
1981 Northern Transvaal 23-6 Orange Free State
1982 Western Province 24-7 Northern Transvaal
1983 Western Province 9-3 Northern Transvaal
1984 Western Province 19-9 Natal
1985 Western Province 22-15 Northern Transvaal
1986 Western Province 22-9 Transvaal
1987 Northern Transvaal 24-18 Transvaal
1988 Northern Transvaal 19-18 Western Province
1989 Northern Transvaal 16-16 Western Province
1990 Natal Sharks 18-12 Northern Transvaal
1991 Blue Bulls 27-15 Transvaal
1992 Natal Sharks 14-13 Transvaal
1993 Transvaal 21-15 Natal Sharks
1994 Transvaal 56-33 Orange Free State
1995 Natal Sharks 25-17 Western Province
1996 Natal Sharks 33-15 Golden Lions
1997 Western Province 14-12 Free State Cheetahs
1998 Blue Bulls 24-20 Western Province
1999 Golden Lions 32-9 Natal Sharks
2000 Western Province 25-15 Natal Sharks
2001 Western Province 29-24 Natal Sharks
2002 Blue Bulls 31-7 Golden Lions
2003 Blue Bulls 40-19 Natal Sharks
2004 Blue Bulls 42-33 Free State Cheetahs
2005 Free State Cheetahs 29-25 Blue Bulls
2006 Free State Cheetahs 28-28 Blue Bulls
2007 Free State Cheetahs 20-18 Golden Lions
2008 Natal Sharks 14-9 Blue Bulls
2009 Blue Bulls 36-24 Free State Cheetahs
2010 Natal Sharks 30-10 Western Province
2011 Golden Lions 42-16 Natal Sharks
2012 Natal Sharks 18-25 Western Province

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