2016 SARU Gold Cup

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2016 SARU Gold Cup
Countries South Africa,
Namibia and
Zimbabwe
Date 10 September – 29 October 2016
Champions Rustenburg Impala (2nd title)
Runners-up False Bay
Matches played 47
Tries scored 395
(average 8.4 per match)
Top point scorer Cecil Dumond (102)
Top try scorer Tythan Adams (10)
  2015
2017  

The 2016 SARU Gold Cup was the fourth season of the SARU Gold Cup competition, but the first season that it was known as the Gold Cup, having previously been known as the Community Cup. The tournament was the top competition for non-university rugby union clubs in South Africa, Namibia and Zimbabwe. [1]

Rugby union Team sport, code of rugby football

Rugby union, commonly known in most of the world simply as rugby, is a contact team sport which originated in England in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its most common form, a game is between two teams of 15 players using an oval-shaped ball on a rectangular field with H-shaped goalposts on each try line.

Contents

While previous editions of the competition were held over the Easter weekend, the 2016 tournament took 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 took part in the competition for the first time. [2]

The competition was won by Rustenburg Impala for the second time in three years; they beat False Bay 48–24 in the final played on 29 October 2016.

Competition rules and information

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

Rugby World Cup international rugby union competition

The Rugby World Cup is a men's rugby union tournament contested every four years between the top international teams. The tournament was first held in 1987, when the tournament was co-hosted by New Zealand and Australia.

The winner and runner-up of each pool entered the play-off stage, which consisted of quarter finals, semi-finals and the final. The winner of each pool met the runner-up of a different pool in a quarter final, at the home venue of the pool winner. The winner of each quarter-final progressed to the semi-finals and the semi-final winners to the final, which was held at the home venue of the finalist with the best record in the pool stages.

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 all qualified 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: [3]

Teams

The following teams qualified for the 2016 SARU Gold Cup:

Location of teams in the 2016 SARU Gold Cup
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
South Africa adm location map.svg
Black pog.svg
Bloemfontein Police
Red pog.svg
College Rovers
Black pog.svg
East London Police
Red pog.svg
Old Selbornians
Blue pog.svg
Northam Rhinos
Black pog.svg
Port Elizabeth Police
Blue pog.svg
Rustenburg Impala
Black pog.svg
Sishen
Red pog.svg
Welkom Rovers
Green pog.svg
White River
GautengWestern Cape
South Africa Gauteng location map.svg
Green pog.svg
Brakpan
Black pog.svg
Pretoria Police
Blue pog.svg
Pirates
South Africa Western Cape location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Durbanville-
Bellville
Blue pog.svg
Evergreens
Green pog.svg
False Bay
Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe
Namibia location map.svg
Blue pog.svg
Windhoek
Wanderers
Zimbabwe adm location map.svg
Green pog.svg
Old Georgians
Teams in Red pog.svg Pool A, Blue pog.svg Pool B, Green pog.svg Pool C and Black pog.svg Pool D

Team Listing

TeamSponsored NameUnionPool
Bloemfontein PoliceBloemfontein PoliceFree StatePool D
BrakpanSiyaya BrakpanValkePool C
College RoversYour Communications College RoversKwaZulu-NatalPool A
Durban Collegians SA Home Loans Durban CollegiansKwaZulu-NatalPool C
Durbanville-BellvilleDurbanville-BellvilleWestern ProvincePool A
East London PoliceEast London PoliceBorderPool D
EvergreensEvergreensSWDPool B
False BayDirect Axis False BayWestern ProvincePool C
Northam RhinosNortham Platinum RhinosLimpopo Blue BullsPool B
Old GeorgiansOld GeorgiansZimbabwePool C
Old SelborniansMike Pendock Motors Old SelborniansBorderPool A
PiratesPiratesGolden LionsPool B
Port Elizabeth PoliceDon's Pawn Shop Port Elizabeth PoliceEastern ProvincePool D
Pretoria PolicePretoria PoliceBlue BullsPool D
Rustenburg ImpalaRustenburg ImpalaLeopardsPool B
SishenBelaz SishenGriquasPool D
Villagers Worcester Onelogix United Bulk Villagers WorcesterBolandPool A
Windhoek WanderersFNB Windhoek WanderersNamibiaPool B
Welkom RoversTiger Wheel & Tyre Welkom RoversGriffonsPool A
White RiverWhite RiverMpumalangaPool C

Pool Stages

In the draw made in February 2016, the twenty teams were drawn in four pools. [4]

Pool A

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

2016 SARU Gold Cup Pool A standings
PosTeamPWDLPFPAPDTFTATBLBPts
1Durbanville-Bellville440017183+8823103019
2College Rovers430115788+6925103116
3Old Selbornians42028794−711131110
4Welkom Rovers410393124−311118116
5 Villagers Worcester 400474193−1191029101

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

Round One

Bye/s: College Rovers

Round Two

Bye/s: Old Selbornians

Round Three

Bye/s: Durbanville-Bellville

Round Four

Bye/s: Welkom Rovers

Round Five

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
PosTeamPWDLPFPAPDTFTATBLBPts
1Rustenburg Impala440019499+9530144020
2Evergreens4301116122−616173015
3Pirates4202141142−116202111
4Windhoek Wanderers4103152154−22321419
5Northam Rhinos4004107193−861528213

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

Round One

Bye/s: Evergreens

Round Two

Bye/s: Windhoek Wanderers

Round Three

Bye/s: Rustenburg Impala

Round Four

Bye/s: Pirates

Round Five

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
PosTeamPWDLPFPAPDTFTATBLBPts
1Brakpan440012980+491793019
2False Bay430118877+11127103116
3Old Georgians420299107−8811008
4 Durban Collegians 4103110128−181617217
5White River400454188−134526011

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

Round One

Bye/s: Brakpan

Round Two

Bye/s: Old Georgians

Round Three

Bye/s: White River

Round Four

Bye/s: False Bay

Round Five

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
PosTeamPWDLPFPAPDTFTATBLBPts
1Pretoria Police440019570+12529104020
2Port Elizabeth Police430110387+1615121013
3Sishen4202128103+2519152111
4East London Police410362144−821021116
5Bloemfontein Police400471155−841025112

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

Round One

Bye/s: East London Police

Round Two

Bye/s: Bloemfontein Police

Round Three

Bye/s: Sishen

Round Four

Bye/s: Pretoria Police

Round Five

Bye/s: Port Elizabeth Police

Play-offs

Quarter Finals

Semi-Finals

Final

Honours

The honour roll for the 2016 SARU Gold Cup was:

2016 SARU Gold Cup Honours
Champions:Rustenburg Impala (2nd title)
Top Points Scorer: Cecil Dumond, Rustenburg Impala (102)
Top Try Scorers: Tythan Adams, College Rovers (10)

Players

Squads

The following squads were named for the 2016 SARU Gold Cup:

Points scorers

The following table contain points scored in the 2016 SARU Gold Cup: [72]

Top Ten point scorers
NoPlayerTeamTCPDGPts
1 Cecil Dumond Rustenburg Impala72650102
2Andri ClaassenFalse Bay12010075
3Lenience TambweraOld Georgians1220069
4 Gido Horn Brakpan2177065
5Leegan MoosEvergreens299055
6Tiaan RadynDurbanville-Bellville0912054
7 Tythan Adams College Rovers1000050
8Leon du PlessisRustenburg Impala800040
9Hanco DealePirates087037
Patrick HattinghNortham Rhinos1132037
Mustaqeem JappieFalse Bay710037

Referees

The following referees officiated matches in the 2016 SARU Gold Cup:

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