The defending Currie Cup champions, the Cell C Sharks, will get the 2019 edition of the competition underway in front of their home crowd in Durban when they host Tafel Lager Griquas on Friday, 12 July. The fixtures of the Currie Cup Premier and First Division, sponsored by DirectAxis Financial Services, were announced by SA Rugby on Wednesday. The Currie Cup First Division will kick off on the weekend of 5/6 July, with the Border Bulldogs coming into the competition for the Namibian team, who have decided to withdraw. The defending First Division champions, the SWD Eagles, start their campaign with a tough trip to the East Rand to face the Valke. The Jaguares XV from Argentina, who start their campaign with a trip to Welkom to face the Down Touch Griffons, will be based in Potchefstroom. The Currie Cup Premier Division will culminate in the semi-finals on the last weekend of August, while the Final will take place on Saturday, 7 September. The First Division Final is scheduled for Friday, 30 August. Currie Cup Premier Division: Home teams named first, all fixtures subject to change Friday 12 July 19h15: Cell C Sharks v Tafel Lager Griquas Saturday 13 July 15h00: Xerox Golden Lions v iSG Pumas 17h15: DHL Western Province v Vodacom Blue Bulls Friday 19 July 17h00: Tafel Lager Griquas v iSG Pumas 19h15: Vodacom Blue Bulls v Toyota Free State Cheetahs Saturday 20 July 14h00: Cell C Sharks v DHL Western Province Friday 26 July 19h15: iSG Pumas v Vodacom Blue Bulls Saturday 27 July 15h00: Toyota Free State Cheetahs v Tafel Lager Griquas 17h15: DHL Western Province v Xerox Golden Lions Friday 2 August 19h15: Toyota Free State Cheetahs v Xerox Golden Lions Saturday 3 August 15h00: iSG Pumas v Cell C Sharks 17h15: Vodacom Blue Bulls v Tafel Lager Griquas Friday 9 August 15h00: DHL Western Province v iSG Pumas Saturday 10 August 15h00: Cell C Sharks v Toyota Free State Cheetahs 17h15: Xerox Golden Lions v Vodacom Blue Bulls Friday 16 August 19h00: Tafel Lager Griquas v DHL Western Province Saturday 17 August 14h00: iSG Pumas v Toyota Free State Cheetahs Sunday 18 August 14h00: Xerox Golden Lions v Cell C Sharks Saturday 24 August 15h00: Tafel Lager Griquas v Xerox Golden Lions 17h15: Toyota Free State Cheetahs v DHL Western Province 19h30: Vodacom Blue Bulls v Cell C Sharks Saturday 31 August – Semi-finals Saturday 7 September – Final Currie Cup First Division: Home teams named first, all fixtures subject to change 5/6 July Valke v SWD Eagles Leopards v Multisure EP Elephants Down Touch Griffons v Jaguares XV Boland Cavaliers v Border Bulldogs 12/13 July SWD Eagles v Leopards Jaguares XV v Boland Cavaliers Multisure EP Elephants v Down Touch Griffons Border Bulldogs v Valke 19/20 July Leopards v Valke Down Touch Griffons v SWD Eagles Boland Cavaliers v Multisure EP Elephants Border Bulldogs v Jaguares XV 26/27 July SWD Eagles v Boland Cavaliers Valke v Down Touch Griffons Leopards v Border Bulldogs Multisure EP Elephants v Jaguares XV 2/3 August Down Touch Griffons v Leopards Boland Cavaliers v Valke Jaguares XV v SWD Eagles Border Bulldogs v Multisure EP Elephants 9/10 August SWD Eagles v Multisure EP Elephants Valke v Jaguares XV Leopards v Boland Cavaliers Down Touch Griffons v Border Bulldogs 16/17 August Boland Cavaliers v Down Touch Griffons Jaguares XV v Leopards Multisure EP Elephants v Valke Border Bulldogs v SWD Eagles 23/24 August – Semi-finals Friday, 30 August – Final
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