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Sep 13, 23 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Sixteen clubs left standing after cracking start to African Rainbow Community Gold Cup
Northam Rhinos and Sasol Secunda romped to big victories in the North section of the African Rainbow Community Gold Cup last weekend, while former champions False Bay, Progress and Crusaders were among the most prolific teams in the South in the Round of 32....
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Apr 9, 19 •
8531 Views •
Club Rugby, General News, Varsity & Club •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on SSG Gold Cup Final details confirmed
• Newrak Rustenburg Impala to face Durbanville-Bellville • Rustenburg to host third Final in four years...
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Apr 2, 19 •
5612 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on SSG Gold Cup semi-finals and final details confirmed
• Durbanville & Rustenburg to host semi-finals on Saturday, 6 April • SuperSport to televise Final on Sunday, 14 April The semi-finals of the SSG...
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Mar 29, 19 •
5356 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Final four beckons for SSG Gold Cup hopefuls
• Dynamic South African companies SSG Holdings, Blu Approved & M4Jam have teamed up to sponsor SA Rugby’s flagship national championship for non-university clubs...
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Mar 22, 19 •
5241 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Knockout rounds a week early in SSG Gold Cup
The knockout rounds in the new-look SSG Gold Cup, presented by Blu Approved & M4Jam, have arrived a week early, with all 16 clubs still in the running for the eight quarter-final slots going into Saturday’s final round. SA Rugby’s flagship national...
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Mar 15, 19 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Do-or-die weekend for SSG Gold Cup hopefuls
• Dynamic South African companies SSG Holdings, Blu Approved & M4Jam have teamed up to sponsor SA Rugby’s flagship national championship for non-university clubs...
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Mar 5, 19 •
5135 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Springboks’ World Cup-winning captain Smit sets sights on club rugby revival
· Dynamic South African companies SSG Holdings, Blu Approved & M4Jam team up to sponsor SA Rugby’s flagship national championship for non-university clubs...
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Feb 7, 19 •
8330 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on 2019 Gold Cup fixtures confirmed
• New-look 16-team strength-versus-strength format • ‘Lean & mean’ six-week, 32-match competition kicks off on 9 March...
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Nov 14, 18 •
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Club Rugby, General News, National, Varsity & Club •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on 2019 Gold Cup line-up confirmed
The final line-up for the 2019 Gold Cup has been confirmed following a nailbiting conclusion to the domestic club season in the Boland town of Worcester on Saturday. An intercept try deep into injury time gave Onelogix United Bulk Worcester Villagers a 36-29...
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Oct 30, 17 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Gold Cup triumph for False Bay
DirectAxis False Bay buried the ghosts of 2016 as they surged to their maiden Gold Cup triumph in front of a record home crowd at the Phillip Herbstein Field in Cape Town on Saturday. ‘The Bay’, runners-up to Newrak Rustenburg Impala last year,...
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Oct 16, 17 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on QBR, False Bay to host Gold Cup semi-finals
The semi-final line-up for the Gold Cup has been confirmed following a dramatic quarter-final weekend in SA Rugby’s three-nation champions’ league for non-university clubs, with QBR and DirectAxis False Bay hosting the top-four round in Pretoria and Cape...
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Oct 9, 17 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Gold Cup quarter-finalists confirmed
The quarter-final line-up for the Gold Cup has been confirmed following a weekend of high drama in the final round of the pool stages of SA Rugby’s three-nation champions’ league for non-university clubs. Four metro-based and four district-based clubs...
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Sep 6, 17 •
2677 Views •
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Comments Off on Champion clubs aiming for Gold
The captain of this year’s Gold Cup winners will become the first to hoist aloft the remastered version of the tournament’s iconic trophy, after it was painstakingly restored by the same company that manufactured it almost a century ago. The...
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Aug 2, 17 •
1427 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Golden tickets for Tygerberg, Swallows
Two of the biggest crowd-pullers in South African club rugby will go head to head against the best non-university clubs from South Africa, Namibia and Zimbabwe in the fifth edition of the Gold Cup, which kicks off next month. The participation of Western...
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Oct 28, 16 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on All roads lead to Rustenburg for Gold Cup Final
The Gold Cup – SA Rugby’s three-nation championship for non-university clubs – will reach its climax in Rustenburg on the Platinum Belt on Saturday in a titanic North v South Final between home side Impala and Western Province champions DirectAxis False...
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Oct 18, 16 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Gold Cup to pioneer live Sunday rugby
Television history will be made this weekend in a massive boost for club rugby when both semi-finals in the Gold Cup – SA Rugby’s three-nation championship for non-university clubs – are broadcast back-to-back on Sunday afternoon. The Sunday...
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Oct 13, 16 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Nothing to choose between Gold Cup Quarter-finalists
THERE IS nothing to choose between the eight remaining Gold Cup teams after a dramatic final round of pool stages in SA Rugby’s three-nation championship for non-university clubs confirmed a quarterfinal line-up that’s too close to call. The weekend’s...
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Oct 7, 16 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Gold Cup: All eyes – and cameras – on Rustenburg
All eyes will be on the North West city of Rustenburg on Saturday when the drama of the final round of the Gold Cup – SA Rugby’s three-nation championship for non-university clubs – is broadcast to an international television audience. Unbeaten Pool B...
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Sep 30, 16 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Race for Gold Cup play-off spots hots up
THE RACE for quarter-final spots in the 2016 Gold Cup – SA Rugby’s national championship for non-university clubs – is hotting up with two rounds remaining, following a dramatic third week that saw almost 500 points scored in eight matches and three...
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Sep 22, 16 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Gold Cup enters international territory
History will be made on Saturday when the Gold Cup – SA Rugby’s national championship for non-university clubs – takes its first international strides with matches being staged concurrently in three different countries. Western Province champions...
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Sep 15, 16 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Gold Cup kicks off in style
The Gold Cup – SA Rugby’s three-nation championship for non-university clubs – kicked off in style last Saturday when visitors Tiger Wheel & Tyre Welkom Rovers upset hosts OneLogix United Bulk Worcester Villagers 39-29 in the tournament’s...
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Sep 9, 16 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on All systems go for Gold Cup kick-off
The Gold Cup – SA Rugby’s three-nation championship for non-university clubs – kicks off on Saturday with eight eagerly-awaited first-round matches being hosted at club venues across the length and breadth of South Africa. In the Western Cape, all roads...
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Sep 2, 16 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Final Teams for Gold Cup confirmed
East London Police and Your Communications College Rovers were confirmed as the final two qualifiers for the Gold Cup after two nailbiting play-off finals last weekend that were decided only in the dying seconds. Veteran flyhalf Chris Jordaan ensured that he...
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Aug 25, 16 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Gold Cup play-offs reach climax
The respective winners of two of the most famous trophies in South African club rugby go head to head on Saturday as the race for the last two places in the upcoming Gold Cup reaches its climax. Matleng Centurion, who recently lifted the Blue Bulls’ iconic...
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Aug 18, 16 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Gold Cup Qualifying Fixtures Confirmed
GARDENS Rugby Club of Uitenhage grabbed the final spot in this weekend’s Gold Cup qualifying play-offs when they recorded an historic first-ever EP Grand Challenge title on Wednesday night. Gardens beat Port Elizabeth Harlequins 27-13 in front of 3,000...