2016 Gold Cup (rugby union)

2016 SARU Gold Cup
2016 SARU Gold Cup
Countries	South Africa, ; Namibia, ; Zimbabwe
Date	10 September – 29 October 2016
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Template:Navbox vertical The 2016 SARU Gold Cup will be the fourth season of the SARU Gold Cup competition, but the first season that it will be known as the Gold Cup, having previously been known as the Community Cup. The tournament is the top competition for non-university rugby union clubs in South Africa, Namibia and Zimbabwe.^[1]

While previous editions of the competition were held over the Easter weekend, it was confirmed that the 2016 tournament will take place later in the year, with the matches in the competition taking place between 10 September and 29 October 2016. Also, the champion clubs from Namibia and Zimbabwe will take part in the competition for the first time.^[2]

Competition rules and information

The format of the Gold Cup is the same as the Rugby World Cup. The teams will be divided into four pools, each containing five teams. They will then play four pool games, playing other teams in their respective pools once. Each team will play two home games and two away games.

The winner and runner-up of each pool will enter the play-off stage, to be held at a central venue over the Easter long weekend each year. The play-offs will consist of quarter finals, semi-finals and the final. The winner of each pool will meet the runner-up of a different pool in a quarter final. The winner of each quarter-final will go on to the semi-finals and the semi-final winners to the final, to be held at a neutral venue.

The losing semi-finalists will play each other in the Plate final. The losing quarter finalists will meet in the Bowl semi-final, the winners of which will play in the Bowl final, the losers playing in the Shield final.^[3]

Qualification

The highest-placed non-university clubs in the 2015 season of each of the fifteen provincial unions' club leagues, as well as defending champions Durbanville-Bellville will all qualify for the 2016 SARU Gold Cup competition.

To cater for the switching the tournament from the first half of the year to the second half, all non-university clubs that won their leagues in the 2016 season qualified to a playoff for two additional spots in the 2016 Gold Cup. These play-offs matches were:^[4]

Round One	20 August 2016	Centurion (Blue Bulls)	24–15	Wesbank (Boland)	Centurion
	15:00

Round One	20 August 2016	College Rovers (KwaZulu-Natal)	32–16	Raiders (Golden Lions)	Durban
	15:00

Round One	20 August 2016	Gardens (Eastern Province)	17–24	East London Police (Border)	Uitenhage
	15:00

Round One	20 August 2016	Vaal Reefs (Leopards)	18–17	Potgietersrus (Blue Bulls Limpopo)	Klerksdorp
	15:00

Round Two	27 August 2016	Vaal Reefs (Leopards)	23–32	East London Police (Border)	Klerksdorp
	15:30

Round Two	27 August 2016	Centurion (Blue Bulls)	37–40	College Rovers (KwaZulu-Natal)	Centurion
	15:30

Teams

The following teams qualified for the 2016 SARU Gold Cup:

Location of teams in the 2016 SARU Gold Cup
South Africa
Bloemfontein Police College Rovers Durban Collegians East London Police Old Selbornians Northam Rhinos Port Elizabeth Police Rustenburg Impala Sishen Welkom Rovers White River Gauteng Namibia Western Cape Zimbabwe
Gauteng	Western Cape
Brakpan Pretoria Police Pirates	Durbanville- Bellville Evergreens False Bay Villagers Worcester
Namibia	Zimbabwe
Windhoek Wanderers	Old Georgians
Teams in Pool A, Pool B, Pool C and Pool D

Team Listing

Team	Sponsored Name	Union	Pool
Bloemfontein Police	Bloemfontein Police	Free State	Pool D
Brakpan	Siyaya Brakpan	Valke	Pool C
College Rovers	Your Communications College Rovers	KwaZulu-Natal	Pool A
Durban Collegians	SA Home Loans Durban Collegians	KwaZulu-Natal	Pool C
Durbanville-Bellville	Durbanville-Bellville	Western Province	Pool A
East London Police	East London Police	Border	Pool D
Evergreens	Evergreens	SWD	Pool B
False Bay	Direct Axis False Bay	Western Province	Pool C
Northam Rhinos	Northam Platinum Rhinos	Limpopo Blue Bulls	Pool B
Old Georgians	Old Georgians	Zimbabwe	Pool C
Old Selbornians	Mike Pendock Motors Old Selbornians	Border	Pool A
Pirates	Pirates	Golden Lions	Pool B
Port Elizabeth Police	Don's Pawn Shop Port Elizabeth Police	Eastern Province	Pool D
Pretoria Police	Pretoria Police	Blue Bulls	Pool D
Rustenburg Impala	Rustenburg Impala	Leopards	Pool B
Sishen	Belaz Sishen	Griquas	Pool D
Villagers Worcester	Onelogix United Bulk Villagers Worcester	Boland	Pool A
Windhoek Wanderers	FNB Windhoek Wanderers	Namibia	Pool B
Welkom Rovers	Tiger Wheel & Tyre Welkom Rovers	Griffons	Pool A
White River	White River	Mpumalanga	Pool C

Pool Stages

In the draw made in February 2016, the twenty teams were drawn in four pools.^[5]

Pool A

The final log of the 2016 SARU Gold Cup Pool A is:

2016 SARU Gold Cup Pool A standings
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
1	Durbanville-Bellville	4	4	0	0	171	83	+88	23	10	3	0	19
2	College Rovers	4	3	0	1	157	88	+69	25	10	3	1	16
3	Old Selbornians	4	2	0	2	87	94	−7	11	13	1	1	10
4	Welkom Rovers	4	1	0	3	93	124	−31	11	18	1	1	6
5	Villagers Worcester	4	0	0	4	74	193	−119	10	29	1	0	1

Legend and Competition rules

Legend:
	Top two teams; qualified to the quarter finals.	P = Games Played, W = Games Won, D = Games Drawn, L = Games Lost, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, PD = Points Difference, TF = Tries For, TA = Tries Against, TB = Try Bonus Points, LB = Losing Bonus Points, Pts = Log Points

Competition rules:
Play-offs: The top two teams qualified to the quarter finals, where the pool winner hosted a runner-up from another pool. Points breakdown: * 4 points for a win * 2 points for a draw * 1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less * 1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match

The following matches were played in the 2016 SARU Gold Cup Pool A:

Round One

	10 September 2016	Durbanville-Bellville	40–14	Old Selbornians	Durbanville-Bellville Rugby Club

	10 September 2016	Villagers Worcester	29–39	Welkom Rovers	Template:Rus Boland Park

Bye/s: College Rovers

Round Two

	17 September 2016	Welkom Rovers	24–32	Durbanville-Bellville	Template:Rus Welkom Rovers Rugby Club

	17 September 2016	College Rovers	53–10	Villagers Worcester	KP3, Kings Park, Durban

Bye/s: Old Selbornians

Round Three

	24 September 2016	Old Selbornians	27–12	Villagers Worcester	Template:Rus Kempston Park

	24 September 2016	Welkom Rovers	22–48	College Rovers	Template:Rus Welkom Rovers Rugby Club

Bye/s: Durbanville-Bellville

Round Four

	1 October 2016	Villagers Worcester	23–74	Durbanville-Bellville	Template:Rus Boland Park

	1 October 2016	College Rovers	34–31	Old Selbornians	KP3, Kings Park, Durban

Bye/s: Welkom Rovers

Round Five

	8 October 2016	Durbanville-Bellville	25–22	College Rovers	Durbanville-Bellville Rugby Club

	8 October 2016	Old Selbornians	15–8	Welkom Rovers	Template:Rus Kempston Park

Bye/s: Villagers Worcester

Pool B

The final log of the 2016 SARU Gold Cup Pool B is:

2016 SARU Gold Cup Pool B standings
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
1	Rustenburg Impala	4	4	0	0	194	99	+95	30	14	4	0	20
2	Evergreens	4	3	0	1	116	122	−6	16	17	3	0	15
3	Pirates	4	2	0	2	141	142	−1	16	20	2	1	11
4	Windhoek Wanderers	4	1	0	3	152	154	−2	23	21	4	1	9
5	Northam Rhinos	4	0	0	4	107	193	−86	15	28	2	1	3

Legend and Competition rules

Legend:
	Top two teams; qualified to the quarter finals.	P = Games Played, W = Games Won, D = Games Drawn, L = Games Lost, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, PD = Points Difference, TF = Tries For, TA = Tries Against, TB = Try Bonus Points, LB = Losing Bonus Points, Pts = Log Points

Competition rules:
Play-offs: The top two teams qualified to the quarter finals, where the pool winner hosted a runner-up from another pool. Points breakdown: * 4 points for a win * 2 points for a draw * 1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less * 1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match

The following matches were played in the 2016 SARU Gold Cup Pool B:

Round One

	10 September 2016	Pirates	28–26	Windhoek Wanderers	Pirates Rugby Club, Greenside

	10 September 2016	Northam Rhinos	19–46	Rustenburg Impala	Northam Rugby Club, Northam

Bye/s: Evergreens

Round Two

	17 September 2016	Evergreens	10–29	Rustenburg Impala	Pacaltsdorp Sports Ground, Pacaltsdorp

	17 September 2016	Pirates	51–24	Northam Rhinos	Pirates Rugby Club, Greenside

Bye/s: Windhoek Wanderers

Round Three

	24 September 2016	Windhoek Wanderers	60–29	Northam Rhinos	Wanderers Club, Windhoek

	24 September 2016	Evergreens	35–31	Pirates	Pacaltsdorp Sports Ground, Pacaltsdorp

Bye/s: Rustenburg Impala

Round Four

	1 October 2016	Northam Rhinos	35–36	Evergreens	Northam Rugby Club, Northam

	1 October 2016	Rustenburg Impala	62–39	Windhoek Wanderers	Template:Rus Rustenburg Impala Rugby Club

Bye/s: Pirates

Round Five

	8 October 2016	Rustenburg Impala	57–31	Pirates	Template:Rus Rustenburg Impala Rugby Club

	8 October 2016	Windhoek Wanderers	27–35	Evergreens	Wanderers Club, Windhoek

Bye/s: Northam Rhinos

Pool C

The final log of the 2016 SARU Gold Cup Pool C is:

2016 SARU Gold Cup Pool C standings
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
1	Brakpan	4	4	0	0	129	80	+49	17	9	3	0	19
2	False Bay	4	3	0	1	188	77	+111	27	10	3	1	16
3	Old Georgians	4	2	0	2	99	107	−8	8	11	0	0	8
4	Durban Collegians	4	1	0	3	110	128	−18	16	17	2	1	7
5	White River	4	0	0	4	54	188	−134	5	26	0	1	1

Legend and Competition rules

Legend:
	Top two teams; qualified to the quarter finals.	P = Games Played, W = Games Won, D = Games Drawn, L = Games Lost, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, PD = Points Difference, TF = Tries For, TA = Tries Against, TB = Try Bonus Points, LB = Losing Bonus Points, Pts = Log Points

Competition rules:
Play-offs: The top two teams qualified to the quarter finals, where the pool winner hosted a runner-up from another pool. Points breakdown: * 4 points for a win * 2 points for a draw * 1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less * 1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match

The following matches were played in the 2016 SARU Gold Cup Pool C:

Round One

	10 September 2016	False Bay	37–19	Durban Collegians	Philip Herbstein Field, Constantia

	10 September 2016	White River	18–20	Old Georgians	White River Rugby Club, White River

Bye/s: Brakpan

Round Two

	17 September 2016	Durban Collegians	36–17	White River	KP10, Kings Park, Durban

	17 September 2016	Brakpan	26–19	False Bay	Template:Rus Bosman Stadium

Bye/s: Old Georgians

Round Three

	24 September 2016	Durban Collegians	33–36	Brakpan	KP10, Kings Park, Durban

	24 September 2016	Old Georgians	25–38	False Bay	Old Georgians Sports Club, Harare

Bye/s: White River

Round Four

	1 October 2016	White River	12–38	Brakpan	White River Rugby Club, White River

	1 October 2016	Old Georgians	38–22	Durban Collegians	Old Georgians Sports Club, Harare

Bye/s: False Bay

Round Five

	8 October 2016	False Bay	94–7	White River	Philip Herbstein Field, Constantia

	8 October 2016	Brakpan	29–16	Old Georgians	Template:Rus Bosman Stadium

Bye/s: Durban Collegians

Pool D

The final log of the 2016 SARU Gold Cup Pool D is:

2016 SARU Gold Cup Pool D standings
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
1	Pretoria Police	4	4	0	0	195	70	+125	29	10	4	0	20
2	Port Elizabeth Police	4	3	0	1	103	87	+16	15	12	1	0	13
3	Sishen	4	2	0	2	128	103	+25	19	15	2	1	11
4	East London Police	4	1	0	3	62	144	−82	10	21	1	1	6
5	Bloemfontein Police	4	0	0	4	71	155	−84	10	25	1	1	2

Legend and Competition rules

Legend:
	Top two teams; qualified to the quarter finals.	P = Games Played, W = Games Won, D = Games Drawn, L = Games Lost, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, PD = Points Difference, TF = Tries For, TA = Tries Against, TB = Try Bonus Points, LB = Losing Bonus Points, Pts = Log Points

Competition rules:
Play-offs: The top two teams qualified to the quarter finals, where the pool winner hosted a runner-up from another pool. Points breakdown: * 4 points for a win * 2 points for a draw * 1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less * 1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match

The following matches were played in the 2016 SARU Gold Cup Pool D:

Round One

	10 September 2016	Sishen	17–44	Pretoria Police	Template:Rus Sivos Rugby Stadium

	10 September 2016	Port Elizabeth Police	35–11	Bloemfontein Police	Kemsley Park, Port Elizabeth

Bye/s: East London Police

Round Two

	17 September 2016	Pretoria Police	40–24	Port Elizabeth Police	Template:Rus Police Fields

	17 September 2016	East London Police	18–30	Sishen	Police Park, East London

Bye/s: Bloemfontein Police

Round Three

	24 September 2016	Port Elizabeth Police	20–17	East London Police	Kemsley Park, Port Elizabeth

	24 September 2016	Bloemfontein Police	24–36	Pretoria Police	Bobbies Park, Bloemfontein

Bye/s: Sishen

Round Four

	1 October 2016	East London Police	22–19	Bloemfontein Police	Police Park, East London

	1 October 2016	Sishen	19–24	Port Elizabeth Police	Template:Rus Sivos Rugby Stadium

Bye/s: Pretoria Police

Round Five

	8 October 2016	Bloemfontein Police	17–62	Sishen	Bobbies Park, Bloemfontein

	8 October 2016	Pretoria Police	75–5	East London Police	Template:Rus Police Fields

Bye/s: Port Elizabeth Police

Play-offs

Quarter Finals

	15 October 2016	Brakpan	61–3	Port Elizabeth Police	Template:Rus Bosman Stadium
	15:00

	15 October 2016	Rustenburg Impala	52–19	College Rovers	Template:Rus Rustenburg Impala Rugby Club
	15:00

	15 October 2016	Durbanville-Bellville	27–19	Evergreens	Durbanville-Bellville Rugby Club
	15:00

	15 October 2016	Pretoria Police	12–40	False Bay	Template:Rus Police Fields
	15:15

Semi-Finals

	23 October 2016	Durbanville-Bellville	v	False Bay	Durbanville-Bellville Rugby Club
	13:00

	23 October 2016	Rustenburg Impala	v	Brakpan	Template:Rus Rustenburg Impala Rugby Club
	15:30

Final

	29 October 2016		v

External links

"SA Rugby Competition – 2016 Gold Cup". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
Gold Cup on Twitter

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