PE Metro Sub Union launch Northern Areas Rugby Tournament
Eastern Province Rugby’s Port Elizabeth Sub Union has launched a new rugby tournament for clubs in and around the Northern Areas as a response to the current wave of violent gang activity that is sweeping through the area.
The tournament, which will be known as the Super 14, will see 14 rugby clubs play against each other in a single round, starting this weekend at the Adcock Stadium and concluding at the end of March.
“We chose the Northern Areas deliberately to showcase the brilliant sporting talent that comes from this area, despite all the violence that has featured so prominently in the media recently,” said PE Sub Union Chairman, Stag Mitchell.
“We believe that sport can bring communities together and, through this tournament, we are extending a hand to the Northern Areas community to show them that there are other options to youngsters, other than this violence,” he said. “At the same time we are also showing the rest of Port Elizabeth that there is more to the Northern Areas than gangs and violence.”
Mitchell said the tournament would kick off with a family day of rugby at the Adcock Stadium, with the first match between Booysens Pride and Young Collegians kicking off at 1pm.
“This tournament is also a tribute to the players who have come before and who have gone on to make a success from their rugby careers, the likes of Desmond Booysen from Arcadia, the best wing to ever don the SARU jersey, Desmond Kramer from Gelvandale, who became the ultimate Springbok warrior and SARU powerhouse, Peter Slabbert, EP and SARU captain from Windvogel Rugby Club and Harold Wilson, former president of both EP and SARU and honorary vice president of EP, from the Shauderville community,” he said.
Mitchell said the tournament was geared at renewing the passion for rugby in the area.
“This tournament will showcase the clubs from these communities and hopefully act as a catalyst to guide our sons back to sport and away from other influences, we therefore appeal to the community to come out in support of this tournament and enjoy the rugby with our players.”
The clubs participating in the competition are:
Group A:
African Bombers, St Marks, Suburban, Gelvan Wallabies, Missionvale, Kwaru, Glen Roses
Group B:
PE Harlequins, Parks, Booysen Pride, Young Collegians, Motherwell, Zwide and Helenvale
The fixtures:
| DATE | TIME | ACTIVITY | VENUE |
| 31 January | 13:00 | Booysens Pride vs Young Collegians | ADCOCK |
| 14:10 | African Bombers vs Kwaru | ||
| 15:30 | Parks vs Motherwell | ||
| 17:00 | St Marks vs Missionvale | ||
| 19:00 | Suburban vs Gelvan Wallabies | ||
| 21:00 | PE Harlequins vs Zwide | ||
| BYE: | Glen Roses and Helenvale | ||
| 7 February | 14h00 | Glen Roses vs Missionvale | KLEINSKOOL |
| 15h30 | Bombers vs Gelvan Wallabies | ||
| 17h00 | St Marks vs Suburban | ||
| BYE | Kwaru | ||
| 7 February | 14h00 | Helenvale vs Motherwell | ADCOCK |
| 15h30 | Parks vs Booysens Pride | ||
| 17h00 | PE Harlequins vs Young Collegians | ||
| BYE | Zwide | ||
| 14 February | 14h00 | Kwaru vs Gelvan Wallabies | WOLFSON |
| 15h30 | Glen Roses vs Suburban | ||
| 17h00 | African Bombers vs St Marks | ||
| BYE | Missionvale | ||
| 14 February | 14h00 | Zwide vs Young Collegians | ADCOCK |
| 15h30 | Helenvale vs Booysens Pride | ||
| 17h00 | PE Harlequins vs Parks | ||
| BYE | Motherwell | ||
| 21 February | 14h00 | Kwaru vs St Marks | MISSIONVALE |
| 15h30 | Glen Roses vs African Bombers | ||
| 17h00 | Missionvale vs Suburban | ||
| BYE | Gelvan Wallabies | ||
| 21 February | 14h00 | Helenvale vs PE Harlequins | WOLFSON |
| 15h30 | Motherwell vs Booysens Pride | ||
| 17h00 | Zwide vs Parks | ||
| BYE | Young Collegians | ||
| 28 February | 14h00 | Gelvan Wallabies vs St Marks | DAN QUEQUE |
| 15h30 | Missionvale vs African Bombers | ||
| 17h00 | Kwaru vs Glen Roses | ||
| BYE | Suburban | ||
| 28 February | 14h00 | Zwide vs Helenvale | LONDT PARK |
| 15h30 | Motherwell vs PE Harlequins | ||
| 17h00 | Young Collegians vs Parks | ||
| BYE | Booysens Pride | ||
| 7 March | 14h00 | Suburban vs African Bombers | ADCOCK |
| 15h30 | Missionvale vs Kwaru | ||
| 17h00 | Gelvan Wallabies vs Glen Roses | ||
| BYE | St Marks | ||
| 7 March | 14h00 | Booysens Pride vs PE Harlequins | WOLFSON |
| 15h30 | Young Collegians vs Helenvale | ||
| 17h00 | Motherwell vs Zwide | ||
| BYE | Parks | ||
| 14 March | 14h00 | Suburban vs Kwaru | ADCOCK |
| 15h30 | Missionvale vs Gelvan Wallabies | ||
| 17h00 | St Marks vs Glen Roses | ||
| BYE | African Bombers | ||
| 14 March | 14h00 | Parks vs Helenvale | WOLFSON |
| 15h30 | Booysens Pride vs Zwide | ||
| 17h00 | Young Collegians vs Motherwell | ||
| BYE | Harlequins | ||
| 21 March | 15h00 | A 1 vs B 2 | ADCOCK |
| 16h30 | B 1 vs A 2 | ||
| 28 March | 15h00 | THIRD AND FOURTH PLACE | ADCOCK |
| 16h00 | FINAL | ||
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