Villagers Worcester

Last updated

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
Captain(s)Edward Haas
League(s) Sanlam Boland Top12 and Gold Cup
Official website
twitter.com/villagers_worc
Rugby football current event.svg Current season

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.

Contents

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 Sanlam Boland Top 12 four 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, who played for Griquas, made his return to the club in 2024 and lead them to the final of the Sanlam Boland top 12 in a losing effort to Robertson Town .

Gurshwin Africa scrumhalf of the club won the 2024 Sanlam Boland Top 12 Confident player of the Tournament.

See also

Related Research Articles

Jongikhaya Lutric Nokwe is a South African former rugby union player who played as a winger.

Christopher Ian Micklewood is a former rugby union player. He was a utility back and played for Macclesfield, London Scottish and Newcastle Falcons in England, Brive in France, and the Boland Cavaliers in South Africa between 2007 and 2010. He also spent 10 years at KwaZulu-Natal club side College Rovers, playing over 200 games, including 18 in the SARU Community Cup between 2013 and 2015.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jacobie Adriaanse</span> South African rugby union player

Jacobus Petrus Adriaanse is a former South African rugby union player that played first class rugby between 2008 and 2019 and represented the Emerging Springboks internationally. His regular position is tighthead prop.

The 2013 SARU Community Cup was the first season of the SARU Community Cup competition and was contested from 16 February to 1 April 2013. The tournament is the top competition for non-university rugby union clubs in South Africa.

The 2014 SARU Community Cup was the second season of the SARU Community Cup competition. The qualification to the tournament took place in 2013, while the competition proper was contested in 2014. The tournament is the top competition for non-university rugby union clubs in South Africa.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ashton Constant</span> South African rugby union player

Ashton Constant is a South African rugby union player, who most recently playing with the Boland Cavaliers. His regular position is prop or hooker.

The 2014 Currie Cup First Division was contested between 29 August and 17 October 2014. The tournament was the second tier of South Africa's premier domestic rugby union competition, featuring teams representing either entire provinces or substantial regions within provinces.

Armand H P "Akker" van der Merwe is a South African professional rugby union player for South African United Rugby Championship side Bulls. His regular position is hooker.

The 2015 SARU Community Cup will be the third season of the SARU Community Cup competition. The qualification to the tournament will take place in 2014, while the competition proper will be contested in 2015. The tournament is the top competition for non-university rugby union clubs in South Africa.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Brendon April</span> South African rugby union player

Brendon Terence April is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with Western Province Premier League club side Durbanville-Bellville. His regular position is winger.

Hermanus Carel du Preez is a South African rugby union player for the Enisei-STM in the Rugby Premier League. He can play as a number eight, a flanker or a lock.

Wendal Peter Wehr is a South African rugby union player for Griquas in the Currie Cup and in the Rugby Challenge. He mostly plays as a flanker, but he has also occasionally played as a winger.

The 2015 Currie Cup qualification tournament was a competition organised by the South African Rugby Union which featured seven teams and was played between 12 June and 25 July 2015. The winner of the tournament would qualify for the 2015 Currie Cup Premier Division, while the remaining six teams would play in the 2015 Currie Cup First Division.

The 2015 Currie Cup First Division was contested from 29 August to 8 October 2015. The tournament was the second tier of South Africa's premier domestic rugby union competition, featuring teams representing either entire provinces or substantial regions within provinces.

Senan Declan Clint van der Merwe is a South African professional rugby union player, who most recently played with the Boland Cavaliers. His regular position is winger.

Jovelian de Koker is a South African rugby union player for Marmande in Fédérale 1 in France. His regular position is scrum-half.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Garth April</span> South African rugby union player

Garth Graham April is a South African rugby union player who most recently played for the NTT Communications Shining Arcs in the Top League in Japan. His regular position is fullback, but he can also play as a fly-half or centre.

Makazole D-rex Mapimpi is a South African professional rugby union player for the Sharks in the United Rugby Championship and South Africa national team. He usually plays as a winger and centre. He was part of the winning Springboks of the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan and the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France. He became the first South African to score a try in a World Cup Final.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kurt-Lee Arendse</span> South African rugby union player

Kurt-Lee Arendse is a South African professional rugby player for the South Africa national team, where his regular position is wing or fullback, and a rugby union player for the Bulls in the United Rugby Championship

References

4 https://bolandrugby.co.za/town-vs-villa-n-wedywering-wat-oor-dekades-strek/

  1. ↑ "SA Rugby Log – 2013 Cell C Community Cup". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  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.

Sources


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.