Villagers Worcester Rugby Football Club is a one of the best rugby union club based in Worcester, South Africa. They are a member of the Boland Rugby Union and can provide players to the Boland Cavaliers provincial team and the Bulls URC Rugby team.
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| Full name | Villagers Worcester Rugby Football Club |
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| Union | Boland Rugby Union |
| Founded | 1883 |
| Region | Breede Valley |
| Ground(s) | Boland Park (Capacity: 10000) |
| Director of Rugby | Alridge Mecuur |
| Coach(es) | Wylie Seroot |
| Captain(s) | Edward Haas |
| League(s) | Boland Grootuitdaag Championship and Gold Cup |
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Origins
editThe club was founded in 1883 in Worcester and is one of the oldest rugby clubs in South Africa and the oldest from a formerly disadvantaged community.
Achievements
edit- 2012: Villagers Worcester's sevens team won the Boland Union Provincial sevens tournament. Villagers Worcester won the Boland Premier League title in 2012 and represented the union in the inaugural SARU Community Cup competition in 2013, where they finished fourth in Pool A and failed to qualify to the finals tournament in George.[1]
- 2014: Villagers Worcester once again win the 2014 Boland Premier League[2] to qualify for the 2015 edition of the SARU Community Cup.[3]
Club honours
editVillager Worcester have won the Boland Big Challenge Club Rugby Championship title 4 times in 2012,2014,2015 and 2018.
Notable members
editSix players from Villagers had the honour of wearing the green and gold of SARU:[when?] Johnny Neethling, Isak Neethling, Abe Felix, Maurice Hankey, Christy Noble and Charles January. Other former notable players include Lindsey Eksteen, John Vergotini, Yashrie Karriem ,Jovelian DeKoker. The clubs most capped player is Moggamat Faeez "Fazli" Isaacs. [citation needed]Wayne Julies who was a part of the 2007 Rugby world cup squad also represented the club.
In 1931, Schalk du Toit and Alvi van der Merwe were selected to tour with Bennie Osler's Springbok side to the United Kingdom with Van der Merwe playing in the test against Wales. His son Johan became Boland captain and later played for Villagers Worcester.
Wendal Wehr, currently playing with Griquas, also played for Villagers Worcester.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "SA Rugby Log – 2013 Cell C Community Cup". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Log – 2014 2015 Community Cup Qualifying - Boland Premier League". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ^ "Rustenburg to host Cell C Community Cup play-offs". South African Rugby Union. 12 January 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
Sources
edit- Theron, Paul; de Jong, A.L. (1990). Boland Rugby 50: die Eerste Halfeeu [Boland Rugby 50: the first half-century] (in Afrikaans). Bolandse Rugby-Voetbalunien.
- Various articles from the Worcester Standard and Advertiser
- Greyvenstein, Chris (1989). Springbok Saga: 100 Years of Springbok Rugby. Don Nelson. ISBN 9781868060573.
External links
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