South Africa Super 14

The unions linked to each franchise are:

* Bulls
+ Blue Bulls (Pretoria and Limpopo Province; home matches in Pretoria)
+ Falcons (East Rand; home matches in Brakpan)
* Central Cheetahs
+ Free State Cheetahs (central and western Free State; home matches in Bloemfontein)
+ Griffons (northern Free State; home matches in Welkom)
+ Griquas (Northern Cape; home matches in Kimberley)
* Lions (known as Cats through the 2006 season)
+ Golden Lions (Johannesburg)
+ Leopards (North West; home matches in Potchefstroom)
+ Pumas (Mpumalanga; home matches in Witbank)
* Sharks
+ Natal Sharks (KwaZulu-Natal; home matches in Durban)
* Stormers
+ Boland Cavaliers (northern Western Cape; home matches in Wellington)
+ Western Province (Cape Town)

* Not yet participating in Super 14, the Southern Kings are intended to draw players from the following unions:
+ Border Bulldogs (eastern Eastern Cape; home matches in East London)
+ Eagles (Western Cape east of Cape Town; home matches in George)
+ Mighty Elephants (western Eastern Cape; home matches in Port Elizabeth)