Airlink Pumas is a rugby union team from Mpumalanga, South Africa, known as the Pumas. The organisation behind the team calls itself Mpumalanga Rugby (Pty) Ltd and the Pumas Rugby Union. The team plays its home matches at Mbombela Stadium and competes in the 2026 Carling Currie Cup Premier Division.
History
The side emerged in Witbank in 1969 as South Eastern Transvaal, became the Mpumalanga Pumas in 1997 and relocated in 2012. The team calls its history one of battling against the odds. The Pumas won their first Currie Cup title in 2022.
The Pumas qualified for the 2026 Carling Currie Cup Premier Division. By May 2026 the Airlink Pumas, Suzuki Griquas, Toyota Cheetahs and Sanlam Boland Kavaliers had booked places in the SA Cup semi-finals.
Honours
Honours:
- Currie Cup: 2022, the team's first title
- First Division: 2005, 2009
Ground
Mbombela Stadium, 1 Bafana Road, Mataffin, Mbombela, Mpumalanga 1200, serves as the Pumas' home field.
Club life
Mpumalanga Rugby supports community programmes in four areas: club league support, youth development, professional pathways and women's rugby. It invites the Mpumalanga rugby community to take part.