Villagers Worcester

Villagers Worcester
Full name Villagers Worcester Rugby Football Club
Union Boland Rugby Union
Founded 1883
Ground(s) Boland Park, Worcester
Captain(s) Wayne Wilschut
League(s) Boland Premier League and SARU Community Cup
Official website
twitter.com/villagers_worc
Current season

Villagers Worcester Rugby Football Club – known as One Logix United Bulk Villagers Worcester for sponsorship reasons – is an amateur 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.

Origins

The club was founded in 1883 in Worcester and is one of the oldest rugby clubs in South Africa and one of the oldest from a formerly disadvantaged community.

Achievements

Notable members

Six players from Villagers had the honour of wearing the green and gold of SARU: Johnny Neethling, Isak Neethling, Abe Felix, Maurice Hankey, Christy Noble and Charles January.

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

References

  1. "Full log : Cell C Community Cup". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  2. "Full Log : 2015 Community Cup Qualifying - Boland Premier League". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  3. "Rustenburg to host Cell C Community Cup play-offs". South African Rugby Union. 12 January 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2015.

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