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Victories for EL Police and Rovers

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Friday 2 Sep 2016

Veteran flyhalf Chris Jordaan ensured that he would play in his 10th national club tournament when he scored a try off the last scrum of the match to give College Rovers a heartstopping 40-37 away victory over Matleng Centurion.

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Rovers will join fellow Durban Collegians, the reigning KZN Murray Cup knockout champions, in SA Rugby's three-nation championship for non-university clubs, which kicks off next Saturday, September 10.

Rovers will join defending champions Durbanville-Bellville, Worcester Villagers, Old Selbornians and Welkom Rovers in what is set to be an unpredictable and highly competitive Pool A.

In the other play-off final, East London Police, who went unbeaten this year en route to winning the Border Super League, came from behind to beat Vaal Reefs 32-23 in Klerksdorp to qualify for the Gold Cup for the first time.

The Bobbies' victory means that Pool D becomes an intriguing and unprecedented tournament within a tournament, with no less than four Police teams – namely East London, Pretoria, Bloemfontein and Port Elizabeth – set to do battle alongside Griquas champions Belaz Sishen. 

 

The Gold Cup kicks off next weekend with 20 clubs once again competing in a Rugby World Cup-style format consisting of eight pool matches per week for five weeks up until October 8. The top two from each group will progress to the quarterfinals a week later. All knockout matches, including the semifinals (October 22) and final (October 22) will be hosted at participating clubs.

The rugby-mad Boland town of Worcester will host the televised opening match of the tournament when Worcester Villagers – at 133 years, the oldest club in the Gold Cup having been founded in 1883 – host Welkom Rovers in Pool A.

Full fixtures:

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Round One (Saturday, September 10):

Worcester Villagers v Welkom Rovers (Boland Park, Worcester)

Durbanville-Bellville v Old Selbornians (Durbell Rugby Club, Cape Town)

Pirates v Wanderers Windhoek (Pirates Rugby Club, Johannesburg)

Rhinos v Rustenburg (Northam Rugby Club, Limpopo)

False Bay v Durban Collegians (Philip Herbstein Field, Constantia, Cape Town)

White River v Old Georgians Harare (White River Rugby Club, Mpumalanga)

Belaz Sishen v Pretoria Police (Sivos Stadium, Kathu)

PE Police v Bloemfontein Police (Kemsley Park, Port Elizabeth)

Round Two (Saturday, September 17):

Welkom Rovers v Durbanville-Bellville (Rovers Rugby Club, Welkom)

College Rovers v Worcester Villagers (venue & time TBC)

Pacaltsdorp Evergreens v Rustenburg (Pacaltsdorp Sports Ground, George)

Pirates v Rhinos (Pirates Rugby Club, Johannesburg)

Durban Collegians v White River (Growth-Point Kings Park Stadium, Durban, 13h00)

Siyaya Brakpan v False Bay (Bosman Stadium, Brakpan)

Pretoria Police v PE Police (Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria, Fri 16 September, 16h45)

East London Police v Belaz Sishen (Police Park, East London)

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Round Three (Saturday, September 24):

Old Selbornians v Worcester Villagers (Mike Pendock Motors Park, East London)

Welkom Rovers v College Rovers – Rovers Rugby Club, Welkom

Wanderers Windhoek v Rhinos (Wanderers Club, Windhoek)

Pacaltsdorp Evergreens v Pirates (Pacaltsdorp Sports Ground, George)

Old Georgians v False Bay (Police Grounds, Harare)

Durban Collegians v Siyaya Brakpan – KP 10, Kings Park, Durban

PE Police v East London Police – Kemsley Park, Port Elizabeth

Bloemfontein Police v Pretoria Police (Bobbies Park, Bloemfontein)

Round Four (Saturday, October 1):

College Rovers v Old Selbornians (KP3, Kings Park, Durban)

Worcester Villagers v Durbanville-Bellville (Boland Park, Worcester)

Rhinos v Pacaltsdorp Evergreens (Northam Rugby Club, Limpopo)

Rustenburg v Wanderers Windhoek (Impala Rugby Club, Rustenburg)

White River v Siyaya Brakpan – White River Rugby Club

Old Georgians v Durban Collegians (OGSC, Harare)

East London Police v Bloemfontein Police (Police Park, East London)

Belaz Sishen v PE Police (Sivos Stadium, Kathu)

Round Five (Saturday, October 8):

Durbanville-Bellville v College Rovers – Durbell Rugby Club, Cape Town

Old Selbornians v Welkom Rovers (Mike Pendock Motors Park, East London)

Rustenburg v Pirates (Impala Rugby Club, Rustenburg)

Wanderers Windhoek v Pacaltsdorp Evergreens (Wanderers Club, Windhoek)

Siyaya Brakpan v Old Georgians Harare – Bosman Stadium, Brakpan

False Bay v White River (Philip Herbstein Field, Constantia, Cape Town)

Bloemfontein Police v Belaz Sishen (Bobbies Park, Bloemfontein)

Pretoria Police v East London Police – Police Rugby Club, Pretoria

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