| Women's Premier Division | |
| Sport: | Rugby union |
| Founded: | 2003 |
| Teams: | 8 |
| Relegation: | Women's First Division |
| Champion: | Bulls Daisies |
| Website: | sarugby.co.za |
The Women's Premier Division is a rugby union club competition for women that is played in South Africa. it is supported by the South African Rugby Union (SARU).
The first South African Inter-Provincial Women's Rugby tournament was held in August 2002 in Port Elizabeth[1] and was won by Falcons.The first women rugby union championship was launched in April 2003 under the name of SARU Women's Interprovincial Championship.[2] [3]
In 2018 SARU decided to reform the Championship which was renamed the Women's Premier Division. Western Province won in 2019 and Border Ladies won in 2021 for the fifth time.[4]
In May 2023, the Bulls Daisies became the first professional women's rugby side in South Africa. They swept to the 2023 title, winning all 14 games.[5]
| Women's Premier Division | |||
| Team | Home base | Region | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boland Dames | Wellington | Northern and central districts of the Western Cape province | |
| Border Ladies | East London | Eastern districts of the Eastern Cape province | |
| Pretoria | City of Tshwane | ||
| Eastern Province Queens | Gqeberha | Western districts of the Eastern Cape province | |
| Free State Women | Bloemfontein | Central and western districts of the Free State province | |
| Golden Lions Women | Johannesburg | ||
| Sharks Women | Durban | The entire KwaZulu-Natal province | |
| Western Province | Cape Town | Cape Town metropolitan area |
| Women's First Division | |||
| Team | Home base | Region | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limpopo Blue Bulls Women | Polokwane | The entire Limpopo province | |
| Griffons Women | Welkom | Northern and eastern districts of the Free State province | |
| Griquas Women | Kimberley | The entire Northern Cape province | |
| Leopards Women | Potchefstroom | The entire North West province | |
| Pumas Women | Mbombela | The entire Mpumalanga province | |
| SWD Eagirls | George | Eastern districts of the Western Cape province | |
| Valke Women | Kempton Park | The East Rand and other municipalities to the east and south of Johannesburg |
| Season | Winners | Score | Runner-up | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Falcons | – | KwaZulu-Natal | Port Elizabeth |
| Season | Winners | Score | Runner-up | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Blue Bulls | 39–0 | Eastern Province | Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria | |
| 2004 | Blue Bulls | – | Mighty Elephants | Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria | |
| 2005 | – | ||||
| 2006 | – | ||||
| 2007 | – | ||||
| 2008 | – | ||||
| 2009 | – | ||||
| 2010 | – | ||||
| 2011 | Western Province | – | Blue Bulls | Theo Marais Stadium, Cape Town | |
| 2012 | Western Province | – | |||
| 2013 | Border Ladies | 41–8 | Western Province | Buffalo City Stadium, East London | |
| 2014 | Border Ladies | – | Buffalo City Stadium, East London | ||
| 2015 | Border Ladies | 20–9 | Blue Bulls | Buffalo City Stadium, East London | |
| 2016 | – | ||||
| 2017 | – | ||||
| 2018 | – |
| Season | Winners | Score | Runner-up | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Western Province | – | Border Ladies | |
| 2020 | Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa | |||
| 2021[6] | Border Ladies | 24–15 | Western Province | Newlands Stadium, Cape Town |
| 2022[7] | Border Ladies | 19–16 | Western Province | Hamilton Rugby Club, Cape Town |
| 2023[8] | Bulls Daisies | 69–8 | Western Province | Loftus Versfeld B field, Pretoria |
| 2024[9] | Bulls Daisies | 36–17 | Western Province | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria |