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Mpumalanga Rugby Union runs the Airlink Pumas from Mbombela Stadium and develops rugby across the Lowveld. Founded in 1969 as the South Eastern Transvaal Rugby Union and re‑branded after 1995 as the Mpumalanga Rugby Union, the organisation governs rugby across the Lowveld and Highveld districts. Headquartered at Mbombela Stadium, it fields the Airlink Pumas in the Currie Cup Premier Division and nurtures talent through a respected academy that draws from schools in Nelspruit, Witbank and Middelburg. The union is renowned for punching above its weight, capturing a historic Currie Cup title in 2022 and providing a vital pathway for rural players.(Base:Nelspruit; Professional team:Pumas)

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