DHL Western Province will be looking to add to their record 34 Carling Currie Cup titles when action gets underway next week.

The world’s oldest domestic rugby competition will see DHL Western Province wear the iconic blue and white hoops in 10 league fixtures before the knock-outs.

Their first fixture is a north-south clash with the Vodacom Bulls at DHL Stadium, which kicks off at 15h00 on Sunday, 7 July. CLICK HERE to buy tickets now.

In an exciting new feature, the competition will be staged over one-and-a-half rounds, followed by two semi-finals and the grand finale.

The eight teams are divided into two pools of four each by virtue of last year’s standings. Pool A will consist of the Toyota Cheetahs (No 1 ranked last year), the Vodacom Bulls (4), DHL Western Province (5) and the NovaVit Griffons (8).

Pool B sees the Hollywoodbets Sharks (ranked No 2), Airlink Pumas (3), Fidelity ADT Lions (6) and Suzuki Griquas (7) grouped together. Teams will play home and away matches within their respective pools plus a single round of games against sides in the opposite pool.

The two top-ranked teams in each pool will progress to the semi-finals on 14 September, with the two winners set to battle it out for the famous Currie Cup in the 21 September final.

DHL WP Carling Currie Cup fixtures

Sunday, 7 July, 15h00
v Vodacom Bulls at DHL Stadium

Saturday, 13 July, 13h30
v Toyota Cheetahs (venue TBC)

Sunday,21 July, 15h00
v Novavit Griffons at Investment Stadium

Saturday, 27 July, 17h15
v Vodacom Bulls at Loftus Versfeld

Saturday, 3 August, 17h15
v Novavit Griffons at DHL Stadium

Saturday, 10 August, 19h10
v Toyota Cheetahs at DHL Stadium

Saturday, 17 August, 15h00
v Fidelity ADT Lions at Emirates Airlines Park

Saturday, 24 August, 15h00
v Hollywoodbets Sharks at DHL Stadium

Sunday, 1 September, 15h00
v Airlink Pumas (venue TBC)

Friday, 6 September, 15h00
v Suzuki Griquas at Suzuki Stadium