Women's Premier Division

Sport	Rugby union
Founded	2003; 22 years ago (2003)
No. of teams	8
Country	South Africa
Most recent champion	Bulls Daisies
Relegation to	Women's First Division
Official website	sarugby.co.za

TheWomen's Premier Division is arugby union club competition for women that is played in South Africa. it is supported by theSouth African Rugby Union (SARU).

The first South African Inter-Provincial Women's Rugby tournament was held in August 2002 inPort 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 theWestern Cape province Border Ladies East London Eastern districts of theEastern Cape province Bulls Daisies Pretoria City of Tshwane Eastern Province Queens Gqeberha Western districts of theEastern Cape province Free State Women Bloemfontein Central and western districts of theFree State province Golden Lions Women Johannesburg Johannesburg and theWest Rand Sharks Women Durban The entireKwaZulu-Natal province Western Province Cape Town Cape Town metropolitan area

Women's First Division Team Home base Region Limpopo Blue Bulls Women Polokwane The entireLimpopo province Griffons Women Welkom Northern and eastern districts of theFree State province Griquas Women Kimberley The entireNorthern Cape province Leopards Women Potchefstroom The entireNorth West province Pumas Women Mbombela The entireMpumalanga province SWD Eagirls George Eastern districts of theWestern Cape province Valke Women Kempton Park TheEast Rand and other municipalities to the east and south of Johannesburg

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