Posts Tagged ‘Gold Cup’

  • Sixteen clubs left standing after cracking start to African Rainbow Community Gold Cup

    Sep 13, 23 • 3165 Views • Club Rugby, General News, National, South Africa, South Africa, Varsity & ClubComments 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....

  • SSG Gold Cup Final details confirmed

    Apr 9, 19 • 8557 Views • Club Rugby, General News, Varsity & ClubComments Off on SSG Gold Cup Final details confirmed

    •         Newrak Rustenburg Impala to face Durbanville-Bellville •         Rustenburg to host third Final in four years...

  • SSG Gold Cup semi-finals and final details confirmed

    Apr 2, 19 • 5638 Views • Club Rugby, General News, National, South Africa, Varsity & ClubComments 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...

  • Final four beckons for SSG Gold Cup hopefuls

    Mar 29, 19 • 5377 Views • Club Rugby, General News, Varsity & ClubComments 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...

  • Knockout rounds a week early in SSG Gold Cup

    Mar 22, 19 • 5263 Views • Club Rugby, General News, Varsity & ClubComments 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...

  • Do-or-die weekend for SSG Gold Cup hopefuls

    Mar 15, 19 • 3860 Views • General News, Varsity & ClubComments 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...

  • Springboks’ World Cup-winning captain Smit sets sights on club rugby revival

    Mar 5, 19 • 5163 Views • Club Rugby, General News, National, South Africa, Varsity & ClubComments 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...

  • 2019 Gold Cup fixtures confirmed

    Feb 7, 19 • 8344 Views • Club Rugby, General News, Varsity & ClubComments 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...

  • 2019 Gold Cup line-up confirmed

    Nov 14, 18 • 8439 Views • Club Rugby, General News, National, Varsity & ClubComments 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...

  • Gold Cup triumph for False Bay

    Oct 30, 17 • 3184 Views • General News, NationalComments 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,...

  • QBR, False Bay to host Gold Cup semi-finals

    Oct 16, 17 • 3551 Views • General News, NationalComments 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...

  • Gold Cup quarter-finalists confirmed

    Oct 9, 17 • 3235 Views • General News, NationalComments 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...

  • Champion clubs aiming for Gold

    Sep 6, 17 • 2691 Views • Analysis, General NewsComments 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...

  • Golden tickets for Tygerberg, Swallows

    Aug 2, 17 • 1448 Views • General NewsComments 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...

  • All roads lead to Rustenburg for Gold Cup Final

    Oct 28, 16 • 1615 Views • General NewsComments 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...

  • Gold Cup to pioneer live Sunday rugby

    Oct 18, 16 • 2120 Views • General NewsComments 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...

  • Nothing to choose between Gold Cup Quarter-finalists

    Oct 13, 16 • 1426 Views • General NewsComments 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...

  • Gold Cup: All eyes – and cameras – on Rustenburg

    Oct 7, 16 • 1424 Views • General NewsComments 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...

  • Race for Gold Cup play-off spots hots up

    Sep 30, 16 • 1735 Views • General NewsComments 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...

  • Gold Cup enters international territory

    Sep 22, 16 • 1574 Views • General NewsComments 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...

  • Gold Cup kicks off in style

    Sep 15, 16 • 1496 Views • General NewsComments 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...

  • All systems go for Gold Cup kick-off

    Sep 9, 16 • 1758 Views • General NewsComments 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...

  • Final Teams for Gold Cup confirmed

    Sep 2, 16 • 4685 Views • General NewsComments 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...

  • Gold Cup play-offs reach climax

    Aug 25, 16 • 1594 Views • General NewsComments 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...

  • Gold Cup Qualifying Fixtures Confirmed

    Aug 18, 16 • 4905 Views • General News, NationalComments 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...