Villagers Worcester

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Villagers Worcester
Villagers Worcester Emblem.jpg
Full nameVillagers Worcester Rugby Football Club
UnionBoland Rugby Union
Founded1883
RegionBreede Valley
Ground(s)Boland Park (Capacity: 10000)
Director of RugbyAlridge Mecuur
Coach(es)Wylie Seroot
Captain(s)Greyling Geldenhuys
League(s) Boland Grootuitdaag Championship and Gold Cup
Official website
twitter.com/villagers_worc
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Villagers Worcester Rugby Football Club 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 and the Bulls URC Rugby team.

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Origins

The 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


Club honours

Villager Worcester have won the Boland Big Challenge Club Rugby Championship title 4 times in 2012,2014,2015 and 2018.

Notable members

Six 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

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References

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  2. "SA Rugby Log – 2014 2015 Community Cup Qualifying - Boland Premier League". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  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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