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2017 Gold Cup (rugby union)

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2017 Gold Cup
CountriesSouth Africa,
Namibia and
Zimbabwe
Date9 September – 29 October 2017
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The 2017 Gold Cup was the second season of the Gold Cup competition since its name change, having previously been known as the Community Cup. The competition was the top competition for non-university rugby union clubs in South Africa, Namibia and Zimbabwe.

The 2017 competition retained the same timeslot as the 2016 edition, taking place between 9 September and 29 October 2017.

Competition rules and information

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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. Each team played four pool games, facing all the other teams in their pools once, with two of those matches being home games and two being away games.

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

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Defending champions Rustenburg Impala qualified for the 2017 Gold Cup competition. They will be joined by the highest-placed non-university clubs from the club leagues of South Africa's fourteen provincial unions, Limpopo, Namibia and Zimbabwe, plus two wildcard spots.

Teams

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The following teams qualified for the 2017 Gold Cup:

Location of teams in the 2017 Gold Cup
South Africa South Africa
2017 Gold Cup (rugby union) is located in South Africa
Bloemfontein Police
Bloemfontein Police
College Rovers
College Rovers
Northam Rhinos
Northam Rhinos
Old Selbornians
Old Selbornians
Progress (George)
Progress (George)
Progress (Uitenhage)
Progress (Uitenhage)
Rustenburg Impala
Rustenburg Impala
Sasol
Sasol
Sishen
Sishen
Swallows
Swallows
Vaal Reefs
Vaal Reefs
Welkom
Welkom
Gauteng Western Cape
2017 Gold Cup (rugby union) is located in Gauteng
Raiders
Raiders
Vereeniging
Vereeniging
2017 Gold Cup (rugby union) is located in Western Cape
False Bay
False Bay
Roses United
Roses United
Tygerberg
Tygerberg
Namibia Namibia Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
2017 Gold Cup (rugby union) is located in Namibia
Western Suburbs
Western Suburbs
2017 Gold Cup (rugby union) is located in Zimbabwe
Old Georgians
Old Georgians
Teams in Pool A, Pool B, Pool C and Pool D

Team Listing

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Team Sponsored Name Union Pool
Bloemfontein Police Recall Security Bloemfontein Police Free State Pool A
College Rovers Go Nutz College Rovers KwaZulu-Natal Pool D
False Bay DirectAxis False Bay Western Province Pool D
Northam Rhinos Northam Platinum Rhinos Limpopo Blue Bulls Pool B
Old Georgians Old Georgians Zimbabwe Pool B
Old Selbornians Mike Pendock Motors Old Selbornians Border Pool C
Progress (George) Progress (George) SWD Pool C
Progress (Uitenhage) Progress (Uitenhage) Eastern Province Pool C
QBR QBR Blue Bulls Pool B
Raiders Raiders Golden Lions Pool B
Roses United Roses United Boland Pool D
Rustenburg Impala Newrak Rustenburg Impala Leopards Pool A
Sasol Sasol Hydra-ARC Rugby Mpumalanga Pool A
Sishen IMT Sishen Griquas Pool D
Swallows Swallows Border Pool C
Tygerberg Tygerberg Western Province Pool C
Vaal Reefs Speedy Car Sales Vaal Reefs Leopards Pool B
Vereeniging Weziswe Security Vereeniging Valke Pool A
Welkom Human Auto Welkom Griffons Pool A
Western Suburbs FNB Western Suburbs Namibia Pool D

References

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  • "SA Rugby Competition – 2016 Gold Cup". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  • Gold Cup Rugby on Twitter