2015 SARU Community Cup


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.

Competition

Qualification format

Qualification to the Community Cup will be determined via the club leagues of the fourteen provincial unions, plus Blue Bulls Limpopo. All university and other tertiary institutions are ineligible to participate in the Community Cup.
The highest-placed eligible team in each of the fifteen leagues will automatically qualify to the Community Cup. As holders, Rustenburg Impala are guaranteed qualification to the Community Cup. In addition, post-season play-offs will be held between runners-up in the provincial leagues to take the number of participants up to twenty.

Finals format

The format of the Community Cup is the same as the Rugby World Cup. The teams will be divided into four pools, each containing five teams. They will then play four pool games, playing other teams in their respective pools once. Each team will play two home games and two away games.
The winner and runner-up of each pool will enter the play-off stage, to be held at a central venue over the Easter long weekend each year. The play-offs will consist of quarter finals, semi-finals and the final. The winner of each pool will meet the runner-up of a different pool in a quarter final. The winner of each quarter-final will go on to the semi-finals and the semi-final winners to the final, to be held at a neutral venue.
The losing semi-finalists will play each other in the Plate final. The losing quarter finalists will meet in the Bowl semi-final, the winners of which will play in the Bowl final, the losers playing in the Shield final.

Qualification

The highest-placed non-university clubs in the 2014 season of each of the fourteen provincial unions' club leagues, as well as defending champions Rustenburg Impala and play-off winners will all qualify to the 2015 SARU Community Cup competition.

Blue Bulls

The log leader after the pool stage Second Round will qualify to the 2015 SARU Community Cup.

Blue Bulls Limpopo

The play-off final winner will qualify to the 2015 SARU Community Cup.

Boet Fick League

Semi-Final
Final

Waterberg League

Semi-Final
Final

Play-Off

Boland

The log leader after the pool stage will qualify to the 2015 SARU Community Cup.

Border

The play-off final winner will qualify to the 2015 SARU Community Cup.

Eastern Province

The log leader after the pool stage will qualify to the 2015 SARU Community Cup.

Free State

The log leader after the pool stage will qualify to the 2015 SARU Community Cup.

Town Challenge Cup

The Town Challenge Cup is the title play-off matches.
Semi-Final
Final

Rowan Cup

The Rowan Cup is the play-off for fourth place.
Final

Golden Lions

The log leader after the pool stage will qualify to the 2015 SARU Community Cup.

Griffons

The play-off final winner will qualify to the 2015 SARU Community Cup.

Final

Griquas

The log leader after the pool stage will qualify to the 2015 SARU Community Cup.

KwaZulu-Natal

The log leader after the pool stage will qualify to the 2015 SARU Community Cup.

Leopards

Rustenburg Impala will qualify as the defending champions. Vaal Reefs will take part in the play-offs.
Rustenburg Impala and participate in the Golden Lions Pirates Grand Challenge, while Vaal Reefs compete in the Valke Peregrine League.

Mpumalanga

The play-off final winner will qualify to the 2015 SARU Community Cup.

Semi-Finals

Final

South Western Districts

The play-off final winner will qualify to the 2015 SARU Community Cup.

Semi-Finals

Final

Valke

The play-off final winner will qualify to the 2015 SARU Community Cup.

Western Province

The log leader after the pool stage qualified to the 2015 SARU Community Cup.

Play-offs

The runners-up in the provincial leagues would qualify to the play-offs, with the four Round Three winners also qualifying to the SARU Community Cup, as well as the winner of the repechage.

Round One

Teams

The following teams qualified for the 2015 SARU Community Cup:

Team Listing

TeamSponsored NameUnionEntry Type
Bloemfontein CrusadersBerlesell Bloemfontein CrusadersFree StateQualified
College RoversJonsson College RoversKwaZulu-NatalPlay-offs
DespatchGAP Management DespatchEastern ProvinceQualified
Durban CollegiansSA Home Loans Durban CollegiansKwaZulu-NatalQualified
Durbanville-BellvilleDurbanville-BellvilleWestern ProvincePlay-offs
EvergreensEvergreensSouth Western DistrictsQualified
HamiltonsHamiltonsWestern ProvinceQualified
NoordelikesBB Truck & Tractor NoordelikesBlue Bulls LimpopoQualified
Old SelborniansKempston Old SelborniansBorderQualified
Port Elizabeth PoliceDon's Pawn Shop Port Elizabeth PoliceEastern ProvincePlay-offs
Pretoria PolicePretoria PoliceBlue BullsQualified
RaidersRaidersGolden LionsQualified
Rustenburg ImpalaRustenburg ImpalaLeopardsHolders
SishenAveng Moolmans SishenGriquasQualified
SpringsEast Rand Cranes SpringsValkeQualified
Villagers WorcesterOne Logix United Bulk Villagers WorcesterBolandQualified
WanderersVaseline WanderersGolden LionsPlay-offs
Welkom RoversJ&F Reclaiming Welkom RoversGriffonsQualified
WesbankWesbankBolandPlay-offs
Witbank FerrosShumba Ferro'sMpumalangaQualified

Pool Stages

The 20 teams were drawn in the following four pools:

Pool A

Log

Fixtures and results

Round One
Round Two
Round Three
Round Four
Round Five

Pool B

Log

Fixtures and results

Round One
Round Two
Round Three
Round Four
Round Five

Pool C

Log

Fixtures and results

Round One
Round Two
Round Three
Round Four
Round Five

Pool D

Log

Fixtures and results

Round One
Round Two
Round Three
Round Four
Round Five

Play-offs

The play-offs will be played at the home of the 2014 champions, Rustenburg Impala, from 2 to 6 April 2015. This will be the first time that the play-offs will be hosted in Rustenburg, with the previous two play-offs in 2013 and 2014 held in George.

Quarter Finals

''The winning teams will qualify to the Cup Semi-Finals, while the losing teams will qualify to the Plate Semi-Finals.

Cup Semi-Finals

''The winning teams qualify to the Cup Final, while the losing teams qualify to the Cup Third Place Play-Off.

Plate Semi-Finals

''The winning teams qualify to the Plate Final, while the losing teams qualify to the Plate Third Place Play-Off.

Cup Final

Cup Third Place Play-Off

Plate Final

Plate Third Place Play-Off

Honours

2015 SARU Community Cup champions:
Durbanville-Bellville
Player of the Tournament:Leon du Plessis, Rustenburg Impala
Young Player of the Tournament:Garth April, Durbanville-Bellville
Top Try Scorer:Wesley Flanagan, Wanderers /
Chris Jordaan, College Rovers
Top Points Scorer:Raymond Olivier, Durbanville-Bellville
Coach of the Tournament:Jan Loubser, Durbanville-Bellville
Manager of the Tournament:Michael Stakemire, Hamiltons

Players

Squad lists

The teams released the following squad lists:

Player statistics

The following table contain points which have been scored in the 2015 SARU Community Cup:

Referees

The following referees officiated matches in the 2015 SARU Community Cup: