The Women's Super League 1 (WSLR), currently known as Pick n Pay Women's Super League 1 for sponsorship purposes, 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.
The 2026 season begins in February 2026 with the newly rebranded Pick n Pay Women's Super League 1.
Teams
Women's Super League 1 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 Super League 2 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 SeasonWinnersScoreRunner-upVenue2002Falcons–KwaZulu-NatalPort Elizabeth
SARU Women's Interprovincial Championship winners SeasonWinnersScoreRunner-upVenue2003Blue Bulls39–0Eastern ProvinceLoftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria2004Blue Bulls48–0Eastern ProvinceLoftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria2005Blue Bulls22–3 Eastern Province2006Blue Bulls69–13 Western Province2007Eastern Province22–13 Blue Bulls2008Eastern Province32–8 Border Ladies2009Eastern Province29–0 Blue Bulls2010Western Province26–12 Golden Lions2011Eastern Province29–18Blue BullsTheo Marais Stadium, Cape Town2012Western Province26–20 Blue Bulls2013Border Ladies41–8Western ProvinceBuffalo City Stadium, East London2014Border Ladies32–14 Blue BullsBuffalo City Stadium, East London2015Border Ladies20–9Blue BullsBuffalo City Stadium, East London2016Border Ladies29–16 Western Province2017Western Province17–15 Border Ladies2018Western Province18–12 Border Ladies Source:
Women's Premier Division winners SeasonWinnersScoreRunner-upVenue2019Western Province38–32Border Ladies2020Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa2021Border Ladies24–15Western ProvinceNewlands Stadium, Cape Town2022Border Ladies19–16Western ProvinceHamilton Rugby Club, Cape Town2023Bulls Daisies69–8Western ProvinceLoftus Versfeld B field, Pretoria2024Bulls Daisies36–17Western ProvinceLoftus Versfeld, Pretoria2025Bulls Daisies46–31Western ProvinceLoftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Women's Super League 1 SeasonWinnersScoreRunner-upVenueRef2026Bulls Daisies36–15Boland DamesLoftus Versfeld, Pretoria Women's Super League 2 SeasonWinnersScoreRunner-upVenueRef2026Griquas31–25 PumasMbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
References
External links Women's Premier Division - sarugby.co.za