2020–21 Currie Cup Premier Division

2020–21 Currie Cup Premier Division
Countries	South Africa
Date	27 November 2020 – 30 January 2021
Champions	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] (24th title)
Runners-up	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]
Matches played	22
Tries scored	115 (average 5.227 per match)
Top point scorer	Curwin Bosch (Sharks, 84)
Top try scorer	Eduan Keyter (Griquas, 4)
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The 2020–21 Currie Cup Premier Division was the 82nd edition of the top tier of the Currie Cup, the premier domestic rugby union competition in South Africa. It was sponsored by beer brand Carling Black Label and organised by the South African Rugby Union. The competition was won by the [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]], who beat the [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] 26–19 after extra time in the final played at [[{{{san}}}|{{{s}}}]], [[{{{slan}}}|{{{sl}}}]] on 30 January 2021.

Traditionally played in winter, the Currie Cup began later than usual in the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and extended into summer. The tournament was scheduled to start in late August, subject to government approval, but no rugby was allowed to be played in South Africa between mid March and late September 2020.

To satisfy commercial partners, a combined Currie Cup and domestic Super Rugby Unlocked tournament was created for the seven Premier Division teams. It was played over 16 weeks with all regular season matches counting towards one combined log of the team's standings. The Super Rugby Unlocked competition began in October and was played as a seven-week round-robin. All tournament points were then carried forward to the Currie Cup Premier Division, played from November 2020 to January 2021 and incorporating a return round-robin of matches followed by cup playoffs.

There was no First Division of the Currie Cup played in 2020. It was provisionally scheduled to be played in June and July, but was cancelled due to financial stress caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Teams

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Team locations in the 2020–21 Currie Cup Premier Division

The seven competing teams were:

2020–21 Currie Cup Premier Division

Team	Sponsored name
[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]	Vodacom Blue Bulls
[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]	Toyota Free State Cheetahs
[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]	Xerox Golden Lions
[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]	Tafel Lager Griquas
[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]	Phakisa Pumas
[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]	Cell C Sharks
[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]	DHL Western Province

Regular season

Format

The Currie Cup Premier Division competition began with a seven-week round-robin stage. Each team started with the log points from the final position of their union in the Super Rugby Unlocked competition that was played over the preceding seven weeks. The top four teams on the combined standings log at the end of the regular season qualified for the semifinals, which was followed by a final.

Tournament points in the standings were awarded to teams as follows:

• 4 points for a win.
• 2 points for a draw.
• 1 bonus point for a loss in a match by seven points or under.
• 1 bonus point for scoring three tries more than the opponent.

Teams were ranked in the standings firstly by tournament points then by: (a) points difference from all matches (points scored less points conceded); (b) tries difference from all matches (tries scored less tries conceded); (c) points difference from the matches between the tied teams; (d) points scored in all matches; (e) tries scored in all matches; and, if needed, (f) a coin toss.

Standings

Combined log of the regular season Currie Cup and Super Rugby Unlocked matches:

2020–21 Currie Cup standings
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
1	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]	12	8	1	3	305	216	+89	32	22	3	2	39
2	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]	12	7	2	3	272	216	+56	32	21	3	2	37
3	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]	12	7	2	3	274	244	+30	31	26	3	0	35
4	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]	12	6	2	4	275	221	+54	29	20	2	4	34
5	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]	12	6	1	5	285	275	+10	30	28	3	2	31
6	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]	12	3	1	8	265	351	−86	34	48	1	2	17
7	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]	12	0	1	11	211	364	−153	24	47	0	6	8
Source: springboks.rugby (Archived) Key: P = matches played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, PF = Points for, PA = Points against, PD = Points difference, TF = Tries for, TA = Tries against, TB = Tries bonus, LB = Loss Bonus, Pts = Tournament points The top four teams qualified for the semifinals

Round-by-round

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.

All teams started with the log points carried over from their union's final position in the Super Rugby Unlocked competition.

2020–21 Currie Cup team progression
Team	SR	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	RM	R7	Semi	Final
Blue Bulls	23 (1st)	27 (1st)	32 (1st)	33 (1st)	35 (1st)	35 (1st)	35 (1st)	39 (1st)	39 (1st)	Won	Won
Western Province	19 (2nd)	20 (3rd)	21 (3rd)	26 (3rd)	26 (4th)	31 (2nd)	35 (2nd)	35 (2nd)	37 (2nd)	Lost	N/A
Sharks	19 (3rd)	24 (2nd)	24 (2nd)	28 (2nd)	28 (4th)	28 (4th)	33 (4th)	33 (4th)	35 (3rd)	Won	Lost
Golden Lions	12 (5th)	16 (5th)	20 (4th)	25 (4th)	29 (3rd)	29 (3rd)	33 (3rd)	34 (3rd)	34 (4th)	Lost	N/A
Cheetahs	17 (4th)	17 (4th)	17 (5th)	17 (5th)	21 (5th)	26 (5th)	27 (5th)	27 (5th)	31 (5th)	N/A	N/A
Pumas	7 (6th)	7 (6th)	11 (6th)	11 (6th)	12 (6th)	12 (6th)	12 (6th)	12 (6th)	17 (6th)	N/A	N/A
Griquas	3 (7th)	4 (7th)	5 (7th)	5 (7th)	7 (7th)	7 (7th)	7 (7th)	7 (7th)	8 (7th)	N/A	N/A
Key:	Win	Draw	Loss	No match	Bye	SR = Super Rugby Unlocked points, RM = Rescheduled match

Matches

For matches carried-over from the first round-robin, see Super Rugby Unlocked.

For the first half of the provincial season, a round-robin of matches was played for Super Rugby Unlocked honours, with all tournament points carried forward to the Premier Division of the Currie Cup.

Listed below are all matches for the return round-robin, played for the 2020–21 Currie Cup Premier Division.

Round 1

	27 November 2020	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]	45–10	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]	[[{{{san}}}|{{{s}}}]], [[{{{slan}}}|{{{sl}}}]]
	19:00	Try: Ward (2) 7' c, 23' Nkosi (2) 51' c 70' c Nohamba 17' c Van Vuuren 32' Richardson 38' c Con: Bosch (5/7) 8' 18' 39' 53' 71' Cards: Bholi (YC) 64'	Summary Report	Try: Maqondwana 50' c Con: Smuts (1/1) 50' Pen: Smuts (1/1) 28'	Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa)

	28 November 2020	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]	17–20	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]	[[{{{san}}}|{{{s}}}]], [[{{{slan}}}|{{{sl}}}]]
	16:30	Try: Luus 7' Keyter 23' Verity-Amm 28' c Con: De Beer (1/3) 29' Pen: De Beer (0/1)	Summary Report	Try: Skosan (2) 35' 37' penalty try 44' Con: Jantjies (0/2) Pen: Jantjies (1/1) 26'	Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa)

	28 November 2020	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]	20–22	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]	[[{{{san}}}|{{{s}}}]], [[{{{slan}}}|{{{sl}}}]]
	19:00	Try: Augustus 31' c Davids 58' Van Rhyn 69' Con: Willemse (1/2) 32' Swiel (0/1) Pen: Willemse (1/3) 14'	Summary Report	Try: Arendse (2) 7', 67' c Jansen van Vuren 76' c Con: Smith (2/3) 68' 77' Pen: Smith (1/2) 43' Cards: Van Rooyen (RC) 48'	Referee: AJ Jacobs (South Africa)

Bye/s: [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]

Round 2

	4 December 2020	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]	22–17	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]	[[{{{san}}}|{{{s}}}]], [[{{{slan}}}|{{{sl}}}]]
	19:00	Try: penalty try 20' Obi 32' m Maartens 72' c Con: Smuts (1/2) 73' Pen: Smuts (1/1) 12'	Summary	Try: Keyter 25' c, 77' c Con: de Beer (2/2) 26', 77' Pen: de Beer (1/2) 44'	Referee: Stuart Berry (South Africa)

	5 December 2020	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]	40–13	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]	[[{{{san}}}|{{{s}}}]], [[{{{slan}}}|{{{sl}}}]]
	16:30	Try: Papier 6' c van Staden (2) 51' c, 78' c Smith 67' c Con: Steyn (2/2) 7', 52' Smith (2/2) 69', 79' Pen: Steyn (4/4) 3', 21', 57', 62'	Summary	Try: Fortuin 36' c Con: Steyn (1/1) 37' Pen: Steyn (2/3) 14', 27'	Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)

	5 December 2020	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]	22–19	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]	[[{{{san}}}|{{{s}}}]], [[{{{slan}}}|{{{sl}}}]]
	19:00	Try: Pienaar 71' c Con: Jantjies (1/1) 71' Pen: Swanepoel (5/6) 18', 29', 50', 67', 80' Jantjies (0/1)	Summary	Try: Senatla 52' c Con: Swiel (1/1) 53' Pen: Swiel (4/5) 7', 23', 38', 42'	Referee: Griffin Colby (South Africa)

Bye/s: [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]

Round 3

	11 December 2020	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]	28–14	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]	[[{{{san}}}|{{{s}}}]], [[{{{slan}}}|{{{sl}}}]]
	19:00	Try: Ntubeni (2) 38' m, 48' m Davids 42' m Kitshoff 80' c Con: Wolhuter (1/4) 80' Pen: Wolhuter (2/2) 31', 55'	Summary	Try: Cronjé 15' m Pen: Williams (3/3) 51', 61', 79'	Referee: Paul Mente (South Africa)

	12 December 2020	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]	32–29	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]	[[{{{san}}}|{{{s}}}]], [[{{{slan}}}|{{{sl}}}]]
	14:00	Try: Am 29' m van Vuuren 66' m Penxe 74' c Con: Bosch (1/3) 76' Pen: Bosch (5/5) 13', 15', 26', 44', 58'	Summary	Try: van Staden 48' c Hendricks 62' c Con: Steyn (2/2) 49', 63' Pen: Steyn (5/7) 8', 17', 38', 54', 56'	Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa)

	12 December 2020	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]	23–39	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]	[[{{{san}}}|{{{s}}}]], [[{{{slan}}}|{{{sl}}}]]
	16:30	Try: de Haas 53' c van der Merwe 69' c Con: Schoeman (1/1) 55' Steyn (1/1) 70' Pen: Schoeman (2/2) 2', 16' Steyn (1/1) 6'	Summary	Try: Alberts 26' c Warner (2) 41' m, 48' c du Plessis 50' c Orie 63' c Con: Jantjies (4/5) 27', 48', 51', 64' Pen: Jantjies (2/4) 11', 36'	Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa)

Bye/s: [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]

Round 4

	18 December 2020	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]	31–35	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]	[[{{{san}}}|{{{s}}}]], [[{{{slan}}}|{{{sl}}}]]
	19:00	Try: Westraadt 9' Roets 31' c Maartens 44' Engelbrecht 73' c Le Roux 80+1' c Con: Williams (1/3) 31' Smuts (2/2) 73' 80+3' Pen: Williams (0/2)	Summary	Try: Ntsila (2) 51' c, 58' c Small-Smith 26' c v.d. Westhuizen 64' c Meyer 76' c Con: Steyn (5/5) 27' 52' 59' 66' 78' Pen: Steyn (0/1)	Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa)

	19 December 2020	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]	0–0	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]	[[{{{san}}}|{{{s}}}]], [[{{{slan}}}|{{{sl}}}]]
	16:30		Summary

	19 December 2020	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]	27–12	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]	[[{{{san}}}|{{{s}}}]], [[{{{slan}}}|{{{sl}}}]]
	19:00	Try: Skosan 13' m Swanepoel 72' c Con: Jantjies (1/2) 74' Pen: Jantjies (3/3) 2', 35', 62' Swanepoel (2/2) 28', 52'	Summary	Pen: Bosch (4/4) 19', 22', 44', 62'	Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)

Bye/s: [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]

Round 5

	26 December 2020	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]	34–17	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]	[[{{{san}}}|{{{s}}}]], [[{{{slan}}}|{{{sl}}}]]
	16:30		Summary		Referee: AJ Jacobs (South Africa)

	27 December 2020	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]	37–10	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]	[[{{{san}}}|{{{s}}}]], [[{{{slan}}}|{{{sl}}}]]
	16:30		Summary		Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa)

	6 January 2021	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]	22–15	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]	[[{{{san}}}|{{{s}}}]], [[{{{slan}}}|{{{sl}}}]]
	16:00		Summary		Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni (South Africa)

Bye/s: [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]

Round 6

	2 January 2021	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]	25–33	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]	[[{{{san}}}|{{{s}}}]], [[{{{slan}}}|{{{sl}}}]]
	14:00		Summary		Referee: AJ Jacobs (South Africa)

	2 January 2021	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]	47–19	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]	[[{{{san}}}|{{{s}}}]], [[{{{slan}}}|{{{sl}}}]]
	16:30		Summary		Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni (South Africa)

	2 January 2021	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]	29–31	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]	[[{{{san}}}|{{{s}}}]], [[{{{slan}}}|{{{sl}}}]]
	16:30		Summary		Referee: Stuart Berry (South Africa)

Bye/s: [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]

Round 7

	9 January 2021	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]	0–0	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]	[[{{{san}}}|{{{s}}}]], [[{{{slan}}}|{{{sl}}}]]
	14:15		Summary

	9 January 2021	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]	18–22	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]	[[{{{san}}}|{{{s}}}]], [[{{{slan}}}|{{{sl}}}]]
	16:30		Summary		Referee: Aimee Barrett-Theron (South Africa)

	10 January 2021	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]	44–14	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]	[[{{{san}}}|{{{s}}}]], [[{{{slan}}}|{{{sl}}}]]
	16:00		Summary		Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)

Bye/s: [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]

Play-offs

The play-off matches were rescheduled for a week later than previously planned to observe COVID-19 isolation protocols and maintain tournament integrity for the competing teams.

Semifinals

	23 January 2021	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]	26–21	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]	[[{{{san}}}|{{{s}}}]], [[{{{slan}}}|{{{sl}}}]]
	14:00	Try: Jacobs 10' m, 62' m Grobbelaar 56' c Con: Steyn (1/3) 57' Pen: Steyn (3/4) 29', 40', 42'	Summary	Try: Alberts 44' c Simelane 46' c Odendaal 80' c Con: Jantjies (3/3) 45', 47', 80'	Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

	23 January 2021	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]	9–19	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]	[[{{{san}}}|{{{s}}}]], [[{{{slan}}}|{{{sl}}}]]
	16:30	Pen: Swiel (3/3) 32', 38', 41'	Summary	Try: Van der Mescht 72' c Con: Bosch (1/1) 73' Pen: Bosch (3/4) 3', 10', 12' Drop: Bosch (1/2) 47'	Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

Final

	30 January 2021	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]	26–19 (a.e.t.)	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]	[[{{{san}}}|{{{s}}}]], [[{{{slan}}}|{{{sl}}}]]
	15:00	Try: Botha 64' c, 99' c Con: Steyn (1/1) 64' C. Smith (1/1) 100+1' Pen: Steyn (3/4) 15', 24', 34' C. Smith (1/2) 79' Drop: C. Smith (0/1)	Summary Report	Try: Nkosi 39' Con: Bosch (1/1) 40' Pen: Bosch (4/9) 6', 29', 43', 55' Drop: Bosch (0/2)	Referee: Jaco Peyper

Blue Bulls

Sharks

Blue Bulls: FB 15 David Kriel RW 14 Kurt-Lee Arendse OC 13 Marco Jansen van Vuren IC 12 Cornal Hendricks LW 11 Stravino Jacobs FH 10 Morné Steyn  74' SH 9 Ivan van Zyl  59' N8 8 Duane Vermeulen (c) BF 7 Elrigh Louw  55' OF 6 Marco van Staden RL 5 Ruan Nortjé LL 4 Sintu Manjezi  59' TP 3 Trevor Nyakane  59' HK 2 Johan Grobbelaar  90' LP 1 Lizo Gqoboka  59' Substitutes: HK 16 Schalk Erasmus  90' PR 17 Jacques van Rooyen  59' PR 18 Mornay Smith  59' LK 19 Jan Uys  59' BR 20 Arno Botha  55' SH 21 Embrose Papier  59' FH 22 Chris Smith  74' OB 23 Marnus Potgieter Coach: Jake White

Sharks: FB 15 Aphelele Fassi RW 14 Sbu Nkosi OC 13 Lukhanyo Am (c) IC 12 Marius Louw  80' LW 11 Yaw Penxe FH 10 Curwin Bosch SH 9 Jaden Hendrikse  80' N8 8 Sikhumbuzo Notshe BF 7 Henco Venter OF 6 Dylan Richardson  64' RL 5 Ruben van Heerden  64' LL 4 JJ van der Mescht TP 3 Thomas du Toit  88' HK 2 Fez Mbatha  51' LP 1 Ox Nché  79' Substitutes: HK 16 Dan Jooste  51' PR 17 Mzamo Majola  79' PR 18 Michael Kumbirai  88' LK 19 Hyron Andrews  64' FL 20 Thembelani Bholi  64' SH 21 Sanele Nohamba  80' CE 22 Jeremy Ward  80' FB 23 Manie Libbok Coach: Sean Everitt

Assistant Referees: AJ Jacobs (South Africa) Griffin Colby (South Africa) Television match official: Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa)

Players

Player Statistics

Top point scorers
No	Player	Team	Points
1	Curwin Bosch	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]	84
2	François Steyn	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]	76
3	Tiaan Swanepoel	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]	63
4	Morné Steyn	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]	62
5	Tim Swiel	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]	53
6	Elton Jantjies	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]	42

Top try scorers
No	Player	Team	Tries
1	Eduan Keyter	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]	4
2	Willie Engelbrecht	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]	3
	Daniel Maartens	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]
	Bongi Mbonambi	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]
	Sbu Nkosi	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]
	Yaw Penxe	[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]

Team rosters

The respective team squads for the 2020–21 Currie Cup Premier Division were:

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Forwards	Tim Agaba Arno Botha Nizaam Carr Corniel Els Schalk Erasmus Lizo Gqoboka Johan Grobbelaar Elrigh Louw Sintu Manjezi Ruan Nortjé Trevor Nyakane Mornay Smith Gerhard Steenekamp Walt Steenkamp WJ Steenkamp Janko Swanepoel Jan Uys Muller Uys Marcel van der Merwe Jacques van Rooyen Marco van Staden Joe van Zyl Divan Venter Duane Vermeulen Jan-Hendrik Wessels
Backs	Gio Aplon Kurt-Lee Arendse Stedman Gans Cornal Hendricks Travis Ismaiel Stravino Jacobs Marco Jansen van Vuren Keagan Johannes Dawid Kellerman David Kriel Kabelo Mokoena Jay-Cee Nel Embrose Papier Marnus Potgieter Chris Smith Morné Steyn Jade Stighling Clinton Swart Ivan van Zyl
Coach	Jake White

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Forwards	Wilmar Arnoldi Aranos Coetzee George Cronjé Aidon Davis Cameron Dawson Erich de Jager Jacques du Toit Ian Groenewald Reniel Hugo Charles Marais Chris Massyn Khutha Mchunu Oupa Mohojé Andisa Ntsila Junior Pokomela Jeandré Rudolph Victor Sekekete Marnus van der Merwe Louis van der Westhuizen Conraad van Vuuren Hencus van Wyk Boan Venter Reinach Venter Carl Wegner
Backs	Craig Barry Clayton Blommetjies Adriaan Carelse Carel-Jan Coetzee Ruben de Haas Reinhardt Fortuin Malcolm Jaer Rewan Kruger Tian Meyer Howard Mnisi Ruan Pienaar Duncan Saal Tian Schoeman William Small-Smith Chris Smit Rhyno Smith Rosko Specman François Steyn Dries Swanepoel
Coach	Hawies Fourie

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Forwards	Andrew Beerwinkel Ewan Coetzee CJ Conradie Fred Eksteen Carl Els Monde Hadebe John-Roy Jenkinson Niell Jordaan Zandré Jordaan Cameron Lindsay HJ Luus Madot Mabokela Khwezi Mkhafu Johan Momsen Nqoba Mxoli Bandisa Ndlovu NJ Oosthuizen Shaine Orderson Sibabalo Qoma Adré Smith Gideon van der Merwe Ewald van der Westhuizen Alandré van Rooyen CJ Velleman Tijde Visser Wendal Wehr Stefan Willemse Mzwanele Zito
Backs	Ederies Arendse Masixole Banda Bjorn Basson Enver Brandt Zak Burger Ashlon Davids Tinus de Beer Earll Douwrie Johnathan Francke Daniel Kasende Eduan Keyter Berton Klaasen Harlon Klaasen Theo Maree Christiaan Meyer Raegan Oranje André Swarts James Verity-Amm George Whitehead
Coach	Scott Mathie

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Forwards	Willem Alberts PJ Botha Jan-Henning Campher Hacjivah Dayimani Ruan Dreyer Jannie du Plessis Wiehahn Herbst Francke Horn Jaco Kriel Len Massyn Nathan McBeth Reinhard Nothnagel Marvin Orie Asenathi Ntlabakanye MJ Pelser Carlü Sadie Marnus Schoeman Ruben Schoeman Sti Sithole Roelof Smit Dylan Smith Vincent Tshituka Wilhelm van der Sluys Dameon Venter Jaco Visagie
Backs	Ross Cronjé Elton Jantjies Dan Kriel Gianni Lombard Rabz Maxwane James Mollentze Burger Odendaal Stean Pienaar Mannie Rass Divan Rossouw Wandisile Simelane Courtnall Skosan Dillon Smit Tiaan Swanepoel Jamba Ulengo Morné van den Berg EW Viljoen André Warner
Coach	Ivan van Rooyen

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Forwards	Heath Backhouse Marné Coetzee Stephan de Jager Kwanda Dimaza Willie Engelbrecht Wikus Groenewald Liam Hendricks Pieter Jansen van Vuren Marko Janse van Rensburg Francois Kleinhans Ruan Kramer Darrien Landsberg AJ le Roux Daniel Maartens Phumzile Maqondwana Dewald Maritz Morgan Naudé Ewart Potgieter Ig Prinsloo Le Roux Roets Hanru Sirgel Eduan Swart Brandon Valentyn HP van Schoor Simon Westraadt
Backs	Dian Badenhorst Theo Boshoff Tiaan Botes Erich Cronjé Sebastian de Klerk Eddie Fouché Ruwellyn Isbell Morné Joubert Japie Kleinhans Tapiwa Mafura Niel Marais Neil Maritz Ali Mgijima Ryan Nell Luther Obi Chriswill September Ginter Smuts Giovan Snyman Etienne Taljaard Wayne van der Bank Alwayno Visagie Devon Williams
Coach	Jimmy Stonehouse

[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] squad 

Forwards	Hyron Andrews Thembelani Bholi Phepsi Buthelezi Zain Davids Thomas du Toit Andrew Evans Aston Fortuin Celimpilo Gumede Hanru Jacobs Dan Jooste Michael Kumbirai Cleopas Kundiona Mzamo Majola Fez Mbatha John-Hubert Meyer Khwezi Mona Ox Nché Sikhumbuzo Notshe Dylan Richardson Evan Roos Jordan Sesink-Clee JJ van der Mescht Emile van Heerden Ruben van Heerden Kerron van Vuuren Henco Venter James Venter
Backs	Thaakir Abrahams Lukhanyo Am Curwin Bosch Jordan Chait Boeta Chamberlain Caleb Dingaan Muller du Plessis Aphelele Fassi Jaden Hendrikse Werner Kok Murray Koster Manie Libbok Marius Louw Sbu Nkosi Sanele Nohamba Yaw Penxe JP Pietersen Madosh Tambwe Anthony Volmink Jeremy Ward Grant Williams Cameron Wright
Coach	Sean Everitt

[[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] squad 

Forwards	Juarno Augustus Kwenzo Blose Jaco Coetzee Ben-Jason Dixon Johan du Toit Pieter-Steph du Toit Neethling Fouché Steven Kitshoff Siya Kolisi JJ Kotze Leon Lyons Frans Malherbe Lee-Marvin Mazibuko Bongi Mbonambi David Meihuizen Salmaan Moerat Scarra Ntubeni Sazi Sandi JD Schickerling Chad Solomon Marcel Theunissen Ernst van Rhyn Chris van Zyl Ali Vermaak Nama Xaba
Backs	Angelo Davids Paul de Wet Dan du Plessis Warrick Gelant Michal Haznar Lyle Hendricks Herschel Jantjies Tristan Leyds Godlen Masimla Matt More Ruhan Nel Sihle Njezula Sergeal Petersen Rikus Pretorius Seabelo Senatla Christopher Schreuder Cornel Smit Tim Swiel Edwill van der Merwe Abner van Reenen Damian Willemse Kade Wolhuter Leolin Zas Mnombo Zwelendaba
Coach	John Dobson

Referees

The following referees officiated matches in the competition:

2020–21 Currie Cup Premier Division referees

Aimee Barrett-Theron Stuart Berry Griffin Colby AJ Jacobs Cwengile Jadezweni Paul Mente Jaco Peyper Rasta Rasivhenge Marius van der Westhuizen

See also

• Super Rugby Unlocked

External links

• SARU website