Villager Sevens on Friday
It is believed to be the second longest-running Sevens tournament in rugby history, second only to the Melrose Sevens and fair Melrose is where Sevens started.
The Sevens was the brain child of Dave Stewart, Villagers, Western Province and South Africa. If you want to hear rugby idealism, talk to him, and this tournament owes him so much for the spirit in which it happens and for the way the men of Villagers have run it.
It used to be a night on which foul weather was a certainty, but, it seems, not this year. There is no rain forecast just a partly could day with a high of 19°C, dropping to 12°C.
The Sevens will actually be a two-day affair, for on Thursday evening the Old Boys of Bishops, Rondebosch, SACS and Wynberg will reminisce with a tournament of their own.
The traditional Sevens will be on the Friday, 2 September 2016, starting at 14.40..
Paarl Gim, winner in 2015 will be back again.
The teams taking part are Bishops A, Bishops B, Excelsior, Fish Hoek, HTS Bellville, Jag Malibu, Langa, Milnerton, Paarl Gym A, Paarl Gym B, Rondebosch A, Rondebosch B, SACS A, SACS B, Tygerberg A, Tygerberg B, Tygerberg RFC, Usasazo Secondary, Villager Invitational, Voortrekker, Westerford, Western Cape Sports School, Wynberg A, Zishukanyo Secondary.
Live streaming of the games can be seen on the links below:
Rugby: Villager Old Boys’ Sevens, 1 September 2016 (from 18.30
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxYzjMzobz0
and
Rugby: Villager School Sevens, 2nd September 2016 (1.40)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciHcBTvYDjw
Winners Down the Years
Villager Sevens Trophy
1969: Wynberg
1970: Rondebosch
1971: Plumstead
1972: Rondebosch
1973: SACS
1974: Wynberg
1975: Rondebosch
1976: Bishops
1977: Rondebosch
1978: Bishops
1979: Bishops
1980: Plumstead
1981: Bishops
1982: Bishops B
1983: Bishops
1984: Rondebosch
1985: Bishops
1986: Bishops
1987: Bishops
1988: Bishops
1989: Bishops
1990: Wynberg
1991: Rondebosch
1992: Bishops
1993: Bishops
1994: Wynberg
1995: Kings College, New Zealand
1996: Bishops
1997: Northerns
1998: SACS
1999: Bishops
2000: Rondebosch
2001: Rondebosch
2002: Bishops
2003: Bishops
2004: Tygerberg RFC
2005: Bishops
2006: Bishops
2007: SACS
2008: Wynberg
2009: Bishops
2010: Tygerberg Hoërskool
2011: Wynberg
2012: Tygerberg Hoërskool
2013: Tygerberg Hoërskool
2014: Tygerberg Hoërskool
2015: Paarl Gim
Plate Competition
1975: Westerford A
1976: Lansdowne
1977: Fish Hoek
1978: Pinelands
1979: Westerford A
1980: Bergvliet
1981: Rondebosch B
1982: Camps Bay
1983: Voortrekker
1984: Northerns B
1985: St George’s
1986: Voortrekker
1987: Rondebosch B
1988: Plumstead A
1989: St George’s
1990: SACS B
1991: Lagunya
1992: Windsor
1993: Fish Hoek A
1994: Primrose
1995: Primrose
1996: Lagunya
1997: Bishops B
1998: Voortrekker
1999: Fish Hoek A
2000: Groote Schuur
2001: Lagunya
2002: Jan van Riebeeck
2003: SACS B
2004: Fish Hoek
2005: Reddam
2006: Tygerberg B
2007: No Plate Competition
2008: Zwaanswyk
2009: Excelsior
2010: Temperance
2011: Bishops C
2012: Tygerberg Hoërskool B
2013: Wynberg
2014: Milnerton
2015: SACS B
