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    Boland Cavaliers

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    Boland Cavaliers
    Full nameBoland Cavaliers
    UnionBoland Rugby Union
    Founded1939
    RegionCape Winelands and West Coast districts of Western Cape Province
    Ground(s)Boland Stadium (Capacity: 12 000)
    PresidentBennie van Rooi
    Coach(es)Hawies Fourie[1]
    Captain(s)Marlyn Williams
    League(s)Currie Cup Premier Division
    2024Champions
    1st on log
    Team kit
    Official website
    www.bolandrugby.co.za
    Current season

    The Boland Cavaliers (Afrikaans: Boland Kavaliers) are a South African rugby union team that participates in the annual SA Cup and Currie Cup tournament. They draw players from the Cape Winelands and West Coast districts of Western Cape Province, and play out of Wellington at Boland Stadium.

    In October 2023 Boland announced a partnership with the Stellenbosch Academy of Sport and a consortium comprising companies controlled by South African billionaires Patrice Motsepe and Johann Rupert.

    The partnership sees the Motsepe consortium and SAS own 74% of the Boland rugby professional arm with the Boland Rugby Union retaining 26%.[2]

    On the 10th of May 2025 The Sanlam Boland Cavaliers qualified for the semifinal of the SA Cup after beating Eastern Province Elephants 36-22 in a Round Nine SA Cup clash at the Nelson Mandela University stadium in Gqeberha. The victory meant that the Cavaliers finished in the top 4 of the SA Cup and by doing that they qualified for the Currie Cup Premier Division and ended a nine-year wait to play in the Currie Cup Premier Division. They last had the honour of taking on the country's best provincial sides in 2016 before being relegated to the Currie Cup First Division.

    Honours

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    Currie Cup First Division

    • Champions: 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2011, 2023, 2024[3]

    Vodacom Cup

    • Runner-up: 2001

    Vodacom Shield

    • Champions: 2004

    Bankfin Nite Series

    • Runner-up: 1997

    Current squad

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    The following players have been included so far in the Boland Cavaliers squad for the 2025 Currie Cup Premier Division:[4]

    Boland Cavaliers Currie Cup squad

    Props

    • South Africa Andrew Beerwinkel
    • South Africa Doctor Booysen
    • South Africa Mthokozisi Gumede ADD
    • South Africa Wayrin Losper
    • South Africa Lamla Nunu
    • South Africa Dayan van der Westhuizen
    • South Africa Laurence Victor

    Hookers

    • South Africa Emile Booysen
    • South Africa Llewellyn Classen
    • South Africa Sidney Tobias
    • South Africa HP van Schoor

    Locks

    • South Africa Michael Benadie
    • South Africa Ameer Hendricks
    • South Africa Khwezi Mafu
    • South Africa Thurlow Marsh
    • South Africa Schalk Oelofse
    • South Africa Marlyn Williams (c)

    Loose forwards

    • South Africa Sauleigh Arendse
    • South Africa Taine-Randall Booysen
    • South Africa Gift Dlamini
    • South Africa Keenan Opperman
    • South Africa Sibusiso Sangweni
    • South Africa Jurie van Vuuren
    • South Africa Ludio Williams

    Scrum-halves

    • South Africa Bentley Geldenhuys
    • South Africa Aphelele Madaka
    • South Africa Godlen Masimla
    • South Africa Louis Schreuder
    • South Africa Chriswill September

    Fly-halves

    • South Africa Ashlon Davids
    • South Africa Darian Hock
    • South Africa Juan Mostert
    • South Africa James Tedder

    Centres

    • South Africa David Brits
    • South Africa Erik Lambrecht
    • South Africa Jurick Lewis
    • South Africa Xavier Mitchell
    • South Africa Lunathi Nxele

    Wingers

    • South Africa Donovan Don
    • South Africa Cornell Engelbrecht
    • South Africa Riaan Louw
    • South Africa Marcqiewn Titus
    • South Africa Renaldo Young

    Fullbacks

    • South Africa Duren Hoffman
    • South Africa Domenic Smit
    (c) Denotes team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped, denotes a player ruled out for the season through injury and ADD denotes an additional player from outside the main squad.

    References

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    1. ^ Tshwaku, Khanyiso. "CURRIE CUP PREVIEW - Tournament fights for relevance as big guns withdraw URC stars". News24. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
    2. ^ "Ground-breaking equity deal for Boland". rugby365.com. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
    3. ^ "MSN". www.msn.com. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
    4. ^ "YOUR @sanlam_boland_cavaliers for the 2025 Carling Currie Cup Premier Division competition". Boland Cavaliers on Facebook. 22 July 2025. Retrieved 24 July 2025.


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