SA Rugby confirmed that the status quo will remain for the 2026 edition of the SA Cup. This means the same 10 teams will return for another exciting instalment, with the format remaining unchanged. This competition will kick off on 7 March with a single round of matches, and the final will be staged on 23 May.
The top four teams at the end of the SA Cup league phase will again qualify for the Carling Currie Cup Premier Division, where they will be joined by the Vodacom Bulls, Hollywoodbets Sharks, Fidelity ADT Lions and DHL Western Province. The other six teams from the SA Cup will then contest the annual Carling Currie Cup First Division.
06 March 2026
17:00 Eastern Province vs Valke (NMB Stadium, Gqeberha)
18:00 SWD Eagles vs Airlink Pumas (Outeniqua Park Stadium, George)
18:00 Toyota Cheetahs vs Sanlam Boland Kavaliers (Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein)
07 March 2026
15:00 Suzuki Griquas vs Leopards (Suzuki Stadium, Kimberley)
15:00 Griffons vs Border Bulldogs (Down Investment Stadium, Welkom)
13 March 2026
18:30 Leopards vs Toyota Cheetahs (Olen Park Stadium, Potchefstroom)
19:00 Airlink Pumas vs Eastern Province (Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit)
14 March 2026
15:00 Valkevs Suzuki Griquas (Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park)
15:30 Border Bulldogs vs SWD Eagles (Sisa Dukashe Stadium, Mdantsane)
15 March 2026
16:00 Sanlam Boland Kavaliers vs Griffons (Boland Rugby Stadium, Wellington)
20 March 2026
18:00 Toyota Cheetahs vs Airlink Pumas (Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein)
21 March 2026
15:00 Sanlam Boland Kavaliers vs Valke (Boland Rugby Stadium, Wellington)
15:00 Suzuki Griquas vs Border Bulldogs (Suzuki Stadium, Kimberley)
15:00 Griffons vs Leopards (Down Investment Stadium, Welkom)
17:00 Eastern Province vs SWD Eagles (NMB Stadium, Gqeberha)
27 March 2026
19:00 Airlink Pumas vs Valke (Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit)
28 March 2026
15:00 SWD Eagles vs Sanlam Boland Kavaliers (Outeniqua Park Stadium, George)
15:00 Leopards vs Border Bulldogs (Olen Park Stadium, Potchefstroom)
15:00 Toyota Cheetahsvs Eastern Province (Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein)
15:00 Suzuki Griquas vs Griffons (Suzuki Stadium, Kimberley)
11 April 2026
15:00 Leopards vs Eastern Province (Olen Park Stadium, Potchefstroom)
15:00 Valke vs SWD Eagles (Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park)
15:00 Sanlam Boland Kavaliers vs Suzuki Griquas (Boland Rugby Stadium, Wellington)
15:00 Griffons vs Toyota Cheetahs (Down Investment Stadium, Welkom)
15:30 Border Bulldogs vs Airlink Pumas (Sisa Dukashe Stadium, Mdantsane)
17 April 2026
19:00 Airlink Pumas vs Leopards (Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit)
18 April 2026
15:00 SWD Eagles vs Toyota Cheetahs (Outeniqua Park Stadium, George)
15:00 Sanlam Boland Kavaliers Border Bulldogs (Boland Rugby Stadium, Wellington)
15:00 Griffons vs Valke (Down Investment Stadium, Welkom)
17:00 Eastern Province vs Suzuki Griquas (NMB Stadium, Gqeberha)
24 April 2026
17:00 Eastern Province vs Border Bulldogs (NMB Stadium, Gqeberha)
18:30 Leopards vs Sanlam Boland Kavaliers (Olen Park Stadium, Potchefstroom)
25 April 2026
15:00 SWD Eagles vs Griffons (Outeniqua Park Stadium, George)
15:00 Valke vs Toyota Cheetahs (Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park)
26 April 2026
15:00 Suzuki Griquas vs Airlink Pumas (Suzuki Stadium, Kimberley)
02 May 2026
15:00 Suzuki Griquas vs SWD Eagles (Suzuki Stadium, Kimberley)
15:00 Valke vs Leopards (Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park)
15:00 Griffons vs Eastern Province (Down Investment Stadium, Welkom)
15:30 Border Bulldogs vs Toyota Cheetahs (Sisa Dukashe Stadium, Mdantsane)
03 May 2026
15:00 Airlink Pumas vs Sanlam Boland Kavaliers (Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit)
08 May 2026
18:00 Toyota Cheetahs vs Suzuki Griquas (Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein)
19:00 Airlink Pumas vs Griffons (Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit)
09 May 2026
15:00 SWD Eagles vs Leopards (Outeniqua Park Stadium, George)
15:00 Sanlam Boland Kavaliers vs Eastern Province (Boland Rugby Stadium, Wellington)
15:30 Border Bulldogs vs Valke (Sisa Dukashe Stadium, Mdantsane)
16 May 2026
SA Cup - semi-finals
24 May 2026
SA Cup - Final