2019 Currie Cup First Division

The 2019 Currie Cup First Division – known as the Currie Cup sponsored by DirectAxis Financial Services for sponsorship reasons – was the second tier of the Currie Cup, the premier domestic rugby union competition in South Africa. It was the 81st edition of the competition organised by the South African Rugby Union and was played between 6 July and 31 August 2019.

2019 Currie Cup First Division
CountriesSouth Africa,
Argentina
Date6 July – 31 August 2019
ChampionsJaguares XV (1st title)
Runners-upGriffons
Matches played31
Tries scored270
(average 8.7 per match)
Top point scorerDomingo Miotti
(Jaguares XV, 94)
Top try scorerCody Basson
(Griffons),
Julián Domínguez
(Jaguares XV) and
Athi Mayinje
(Eastern Province Elephants, 8)

The competition was won by the Jaguares, who beat the Griffons 27–13 in the final played on 31 August 2019.

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