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, the addition of the Mzanzi Challenge comprising five international teams, as well as plenty provincial women’s and age-group rugby.and European participation by the South African franchises already in full swing, SA Rugby have now confirmed the competitions structure for the rest of the local rugby calendar, which will include an eight-team Currie Cup Premier Division competition starting in the second week of March, and no fewer than 11 participants in the Mzanzi Challenge.
The addition of the Griffons, last year’s First Division champions, means the Pumas will have to defend their Currie Cup Premier Division title against seven other teams, over a double round of matches.Meanwhile, six local teams will contest the Currie Cup First Division, which starts on 10 February, and they will be joined later by five international teams – the Diables , Simbas , Welwitschias , Tel-Aviv Heat and Goshawks – when the new Mzanzi Challenge kicks off on 24 March.
On the provincial women’s rugby front, the Border Ladies will defend their Premier Division title against WP – runners up against the Eastern Cape side the last two years – the Golden Lions Women, EP Queens, Boland Dames, Blue Bulls Women and Sharks Women.
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