# Women's Premier Division

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).

## History

The first South African Inter-Provincial Women's Rugby tournament was held in August 2002 in Port Elizabeth 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.
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.
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.

## Teams

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 |
| Bulls Daisies | 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 | Johannesburg and the West Rand |
| 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 |

## List of winners
### SARU Women's Interprovincial Tournament winners

| Season | Winners | Score | Runner-up | Venue |
| 2002 | Falcons | – | KwaZulu-Natal | Port Elizabeth |

### SARU Women's Interprovincial Championship winners

| 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 | | – | | |

### Women's Premier Division winners

| Season | Winners | Score | Runner-up | Venue |
| 2019 | Western Province | – | Border Ladies | |
| 2020 | Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa | Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa | Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa | Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa |
| 2021 | Border Ladies | 24–15 | Western Province | Newlands Stadium, Cape Town |
| 2022 | Border Ladies | 19–16 | Western Province | Hamilton Rugby Club, Cape Town |
| 2023 | Bulls Daisies | 69–8 | Western Province | Loftus Versfeld B field, Pretoria |
| 2024 | Bulls Daisies | 36–17 | Western Province | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria |