Boland Cavaliers

South African rugby union team

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Rugby team

Boland Cavaliers

Full name| Boland Cavaliers
Union| Boland Rugby Union
Founded| 1939
Region| Cape Winelands and West Coast districts of Western Cape Province
Ground(s)| Boland Stadium (Capacity: 12 000)
President| Bennie van Rooi
Coach(es)| Hawies Fourie[1]
Captain(s)| Marlyn Williams
League(s)| Currie Cup Premier Division
2024| Champions
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

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

Hookers

* Emile Booysen
* Llewellyn Classen
* Sidney Tobias
* HP van Schoor

Locks

* Michael Benadie
* Ameer Hendricks
* Khwezi Mafu
* Thurlow Marsh
* Schalk Oelofse
* Marlyn Williams (c)

Loose forwards

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

Scrum-halves

* Bentley Geldenhuys
* Aphelele Madaka
* Godlen Masimla
* Louis Schreuder
* Chriswill September

Fly-halves

* Ashlon Davids
* Darian Hock
* Juan Mostert
* James Tedder

Centres

* David Brits
* Erik Lambrecht
* Jurick Lewis
* Xavier Mitchell
* Lunathi Nxele

Wingers

* Donovan Don
* Cornell Engelbrecht
* Riaan Louw
* Marcqiewn Titus
* Renaldo Young

Fullbacks

* Duren Hoffman
* 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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Boland Cavaliers - current squad

Forwards|

* Sauleigh Arendse
* Andrew Beerwinkel
* Michael Benadie
* Doctor Booysen
* Emile Booysen
* Taine-Randall Booysen
* Llewellyn Classen
* Gift Dlamini
* Mthokozisi Gumede
* Ameer Hendricks
* Wayrin Losper
* Khwezi Mafu
* Thurlow Marsh
* Lamla Nunu
* Schalk Oelofse
* Keenan Opperman
* Sibusiso Sangweni
* Sidney Tobias
* Dayan van der Westhuizen
* HP van Schoor
* Jurie van Vuuren
* Laurence Victor
* Ludio Williams
* Marlyn Williams

Backs|

* David Brits
* Ashlon Davids
* Donovan Don
* Cornell Engelbrecht
* Bentley Geldenhuys
* Darian Hock
* Duren Hoffman
* Erik Lambrecht
* Jurick Lewis
* Riaan Louw
* Aphelele Madaka
* Godlen Masimla
* Xavier Mitchell
* Juan Mostert
* Lunathi Nxele
* Louis Schreuder
* Chriswill September
* Domenic Smit
* James Tedder
* Marcqiewn Titus
* Renaldo Young

Coach|

* Hawies Fourie

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Currie Cup

Teams|

| Premier Division:|

* Blue Bulls
* Boland Cavaliers
* Free State Cheetahs
* Golden Lions
* Griquas
* Pumas
* Sharks
* Western Province

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First Division:|

* Border Bulldogs
* Eastern Province Elephants
* Griffons
* Leopards
* SWD Eagles
* Valke

Seasons|

| Board Trophy:|

* 1889

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Amateur era:|

* 1892
* 1894
* 1895
* 1897
* 1898
* 1899
* 1904
* 1906
* 1908
* 1911
* 1914
* 1920
* 1922
* 1925
* 1927
* 1929
* 1932
* 1934
* 1936
* 1939
* 1946
* 1947
* 1950
* 1952
* 1954
* 1956
* 1957–1959
* 1964
* 1966
* 1968
* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* Div A
* Div B
* Tphy A
* Tphy B
* 1989
* Div A
* Div B
* Tphy A
* Tphy B
* 1990
* Div A
* Div B
* Tphy
* 1991
* CC
* CC/Ce
* Div A
* Div B
* Ce/Ru
* Div C
* Div D
* 1992
* CC
* CC/Ce
* Cen A
* Cen B
* Ce/Ru
* Rur A/B
* Rur B
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995

Professional era:|

* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* Top 8
* Bf Cup
* Qual
* 2001
* Top 8
* Bf Cup
* Qual
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* Prem
* 1st
* 2005
* Prem
* 1st
* 2006
* Prem
* 1st
* 2007
* Prem
* 1st
* 2008
* Prem
* 1st
* 2009
* Prem
* 1st
* 2010
* Prem
* 1st
* 2011
* Prem
* 1st
* 2012
* Prem
* 1st
* 2013
* Prem
* 1st
* 2014
* Prem
* 1st
* Qual
* 2015
* Prem
* 1st
* Qual
* 2016
* Prem
* 1st
* Qual
* 2017
* Prem
* 1st
* 2018
* Prem
* 1st
* 2019
* Prem
* 1st
* 2020–21
* Prem
* 2021
* Prem
* 1st
* 2022
* Prem
* 1st
* 2023
* Prem
* 1st
* 2024
* Prem
* 1st
* 2025
* Prem
* 1st

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Rugby Challenge

Teams|

* Blue Bulls XV
* Boland Cavaliers
* Border Bulldogs
* Eastern Province Elephants
* Falcons
* Free State XV
* Golden Lions XV
* Griffons
* Griquas
* Leopards
* Pumas
* Sharks XV
* SWD Eagles
* Welwitschias
* Western Province
* Zimbabwe

Seasons|

* 2017
* 2018
* 2019

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Vodacom Cup (defunct)

Teams|

* Blue Bulls
* Boland Cavaliers
* Border Bulldogs
* Eastern Province Kings
* Falcons
* Free State XV
* Golden Lions
* Griffons
* Griquas
* Leopards XV
* Limpopo Blue Bulls
* Pampas XV
* Pumas
* Sharks XV
* Simba XV
* SWD Eagles
* Welwitschias
* Western Province

Seasons|

* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015

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Rugby union in South Africa

Governing body|

* South African Rugby Union

National teams|

| Men's|

* Springboks
* 'A'
* 7's
* Amateurs
* U-20
* Schoolboys

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Women's|

* Women's
* 7's

Competitions|

| International|

* South Africa at the Rugby World Cup
* World Rugby Sevens Series
* South Africa Sevens
* South Africa Women's Sevens
* World Rugby U20 Championship
* United Rugby Championship
* The Rugby Championship

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Provincial|

* Currie Cup
* SA Cup

Club|

* Gold Cup
* Varsity Rugby
* Women's Varsity Cup

Women's clubs|

* Women's Premier Division

Youth rugby|

* Craven Week

Defunct|

* Vodacom Cup
* Rugby Challenge
* Mzanzi Challenge

Related articles|

* International players
* Rugby union and apartheid
* Springbok colours

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