2016 SARU Gold Cup

2016 SARU Gold Cup
Countries South Africa,
Namibia,
Zimbabwe
Date 10 September – 29 October 2016
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The 2016 SARU Gold Cup will be the fourth season of the SARU Gold Cup competition, but the first season that it will be known as the Gold Cup, having previously been known as the Community Cup. The tournament is the top competition for non-university rugby union clubs in South Africa, Namibia and Zimbabwe.[1]

While previous editions of the competition were held over the Easter weekend, it was confirmed that the 2016 tournament will take place later in the year, with the matches in the competition taking place between 10 September and 29 October 2016. Also, the champion clubs from Namibia and Zimbabwe will take part in the competition for the first time.[2]

Competition rules and information

The format of the Gold Cup is the same as the Rugby World Cup. The teams will be divided into four pools, each containing five teams. They will then play four pool games, playing other teams in their respective pools once. Each team will play two home games and two away games.

The winner and runner-up of each pool will enter the play-off stage, to be held at a central venue over the Easter long weekend each year. The play-offs will consist of quarter finals, semi-finals and the final. The winner of each pool will meet the runner-up of a different pool in a quarter final. The winner of each quarter-final will go on to the semi-finals and the semi-final winners to the final, to be held at a neutral venue.

The losing semi-finalists will play each other in the Plate final. The losing quarter finalists will meet in the Bowl semi-final, the winners of which will play in the Bowl final, the losers playing in the Shield final.[3]

Qualification

The highest-placed non-university clubs in the 2015 season of each of the fifteen provincial unions' club leagues, as well as defending champions Durbanville-Bellville will all qualify to the 2016 SARU Gold Cup competition.

Teams

The following teams qualified for the 2016 SARU Gold Cup:

Location of teams in the 2016 SARU Gold Cup
South Africa South Africa
Bloemfontein Police
Old Selbornians
Northam Rhinos
Port Elizabeth Police
Rustenburg Impala
Sishen
Welkom Rovers
White River
Gauteng Western Cape
Pretoria Police
Pirates
Durbanville-
Bellville
Evergreens
False Bay
Namibia Namibia Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
Windhoek
Wanderers
Teams in Pool A, Pool B, Pool C and Pool D

Team Listing

Team Sponsored Name Union Pool
Bloemfontein Police Bloemfontein Police Free State Pool D
Durban Collegians Durban Collegians KwaZulu-Natal Pool C
Durbanville-Bellville Durbanville-Bellville Western Province Pool A
Evergreens Evergreens SWD Pool B
False Bay False Bay Western Province Pool C
Northam Rhinos Northam Rhinos Limpopo Blue Bulls Pool B
Old Selbornians Old Selbornians Border Pool A
Pirates Pirates Golden Lions Pool B
Port Elizabeth Police Port Elizabeth Police Eastern Province Pool D
Pretoria Police Pretoria Police Blue Bulls Pool D
Rustenburg Impala Rustenburg Impala Leopards Pool B
Sishen Sishen Griquas Pool D
Villagers Worcester Villagers Worcester Boland Pool A
Windhoek Wanderers Windhoek Wanderers Namibia Pool B
Welkom Rovers Welkom Rovers Griffons Pool A
White River White River Mpumalanga Pool C
To be confirmed Valke Pool C
To be confirmed Zimbabwe Pool C
Qualifier Pool A
Qualifier Pool D

Pool Stages

In the draw made in February 2016, the twenty teams were drawn in four pools.[4]

Pool A

The current log of the 2016 SARU Gold Cup Pool A is:

2016 SARU Gold Cup Pool A standings
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 Durbanville-Bellville 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Old Selbornians 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Villagers Worcester 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Welkom Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Qualifier 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

The following matches will be played in the 2016 SARU Gold Cup Pool A:

Round One

Bye/s:

Round Two

Bye/s:

Round Three

Bye/s:

Round Four

Bye/s:

Round Five

Bye/s:

Pool B

The current log of the 2016 SARU Gold Cup Pool B is:

2016 SARU Gold Cup Pool B standings
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 Evergreens 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Pirates 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Rustenburg Impala 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Northam Rhinos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Windhoek Wanderers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

The following matches will be played in the 2016 SARU Gold Cup Pool B:

Round One

Bye/s:

Round Two

Bye/s:

Round Three

Bye/s:

Round Four

Bye/s:

Round Five

Bye/s:

Pool C

The current log of the 2016 SARU Gold Cup Pool C is:

2016 SARU Gold Cup Pool C standings
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 Durban Collegians 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 False Bay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 White River 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 to be confirmed (Valke) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 to be confirmed (Zimbabwe) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

The following matches will be played in the 2016 SARU Gold Cup Pool C:

Round One

Bye/s:

Round Two

Bye/s:

Round Three

Bye/s:

Round Four

Bye/s:

Round Five

Bye/s:

Pool D

The current log of the 2016 SARU Gold Cup Pool D is:

2016 SARU Gold Cup Pool D standings
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 Bloemfontein Police 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Port Elizabeth Police 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Pretoria Police 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Sishen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Qualifier 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

The following matches will be played in the 2016 SARU Gold Cup Pool D:

Round One

Bye/s:

Round Two

Bye/s:

Round Three

Bye/s:

Round Four

Bye/s:

Round Five

Bye/s:

Play-offs

Quarter Finals

Semi-Finals

Final

External links

References

  1. ↑ "Club rugby in South Africa receives a major boost". South Africa Rugby Union. 21 September 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
  2. ↑ "Club rugby revival enters new 'Golden' era" (Press release). South African Rugby Union. 14 December 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "Competition Format and General Rules 2015" (PDF). South African Rugby Union. SuperSport. 11 December 2014. pp. 13–22. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  4. ↑ "Pools for 2016 Gold Cup confirmed". Rugby15. 11 February 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
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