2016 SARU Community Cup
| 2016 SARU Community Cup | |
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| Countries | South Africa |
| Date | 2016 |
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The 2016 SARU Community Cup will be the fourth season of the SARU Community Cup competition. The qualification for the tournament will take place in 2015, while the competition proper will be contested in 2016. The tournament is the top competition for non-university rugby union clubs in South Africa.[1][2]
Competition rules and information
The format of the Community 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 and five play-off winners will all qualify to the 2016 SARU Community Cup competition.
Teams
The following teams qualified for the 2016 SARU Community Cup:
Team Listing
| Team | Sponsored Name | Union | Entry Type |
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| Durbanville-Bellville | Durbanville-Bellville | Western Province | Holders |
External links
- "Official site". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
- Cell C Community Cup on Twitter
References
- ↑ "Club rugby in South Africa receives a major boost". South Africa Rugby Union. 21 September 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
- ↑ "SARU unveils Community Cup". Sport24. 20 September 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
- ↑ "Competition Format and General Rules 2015" (PDF). South African Rugby Union. SuperSport. 11 December 2014. pp. 13–22. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
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