Eastern Province Rugby’s Port Elizabeth Sub Union has launched a new rugby tournament for clubs in and around the Northern Areas as a response to the current wave of violent gang activity that is sweeping through the area.
The tournament, which will be known as the Super 14, will see 14 rugby clubs play against each other in a single round, starting this weekend at the Adcock Stadium and concluding at the end of March.
“We chose the Northern Areas deliberately to showcase the brilliant sporting talent that comes from this area, despite all the violence that has featured so prominently in the media recently,” said PE Sub Union Chairman, Stag Mitchell.
“We believe that sport can bring communities together and, through this tournament, we are extending a hand to the Northern Areas community to show them that there are other options to youngsters, other than this violence,” he said. “At the same time we are also showing the rest of Port Elizabeth that there is more to the Northern Areas than gangs and violence.”
Mitchell said the tournament would kick off with a family day of rugby at the Adcock Stadium, with the first match between Booysens Pride and Young Collegians kicking off at 1pm.
“This tournament is also a tribute to the players who have come before and who have gone on to make a success from their rugby careers, the likes of Desmond Booysen from Arcadia, the best wing to ever don the SARU jersey, Desmond Kramer from Gelvandale, who became the ultimate Springbok warrior and SARU powerhouse, Peter Slabbert, EP and SARU captain from Windvogel Rugby Club and Harold Wilson, former president of both EP and SARU and honorary vice president of EP, from the Shauderville community,” he said.
Mitchell said the tournament was geared at renewing the passion for rugby in the area.
“This tournament will showcase the clubs from these communities and hopefully act as a catalyst to guide our sons back to sport and away from other influences, we therefore appeal to the community to come out in support of this tournament and enjoy the rugby with our players.”
The clubs participating in the competition are:
Group A:
African Bombers, St Marks, Suburban, Gelvan Wallabies, Missionvale, Kwaru, Glen Roses
Group B:
PE Harlequins, Parks, Booysen Pride, Young Collegians, Motherwell, Zwide and Helenvale
Date: 31 January
Venue: Adcock Stadium
13:00: Booysens Pride vs Young Collegians
14:10: African Bombers vs Kwaru
15:30: Parks vs Motherwell
17:00: St Marks vs Missionvale
19:00: Suburban vs Gelvan Wallabies
21:00: PE Harlequins vs Zwide
BYE: Glen Roses and Helenvale
Date: 7 February
Venue: Keinskool
14:00: Glen Roses vs Missionvale
15:30: Bombers vs Gelvan Wallabies
17:00: St Marks vs Suburban
BYE: Kwaru
Date: 7 February
Venue: Adcock Stadium
14:00: Helenvale vs Motherwell
15:30: Parks vs Booysens Pride
17:00: PE Harlequins vs Young Collegians
BYE: Zwide
Date: 14 February
Venue: Wolfson
14:00: Kwaru vs Gelvan Wallabies
15:30: Glen Roses vs Suburban
17:00: African Bombers vs St Marks
BYE: Missionvale
Date: 14 February
Venue: Adcock Stadium
14:00: Zwide vs Young Collegians
15:30: Helenvale vs Booysens Pride
17:00: PE Harlequins vs Parks
BYE: Motherwell
Date: 21 February
Venue: Missionvale
14:00: Kwaru vs St Marks
15:30: Glen Roses vs African Bombers
17:00: Missionvale vs Suburban
BYE: Gelvan Wallabies
Date: 21 February
Venue: Wolfson
14:00: Helenvale vs PE Harlequins
15:30: Motherwell vs Booysens Pride
17:00: Zwide vs Parks
BYE: Young Collegians
Date: 28 February
Venue: Dan Queque
14:00: Gelvan Wallabies vs St Marks
15:30: Missionvale vs African Bombers
17:00: Kwaru vs Glen Roses
BYE: Suburban
Date: 28 February
Venue: Londt Park
14:00: Zwide vs Helenvale
15:30: Motherwell vs PE Harlequins
17:00: Young Collegians vs Parks
BYE: Booysens Pride
Date: 7 March
Venue: Adcock Stadium
14:00: Suburban vs African Bombers
15:30: Missionvale vs Kwaru
17:00: Gelvan Wallabies vs Glen Roses
BYE: St Marks
Date: 7 March
Venue: Wolfson
14:00: Booysens Pride vs PE Harlequins
15:30: Young Collegians vs Helenvale
17:00: Motherwell vs Zwide
BYE: Parks
Date: 14 March
Venue: Adcock
14:00: Suburban vs Kwaru
15:30: Missionvale vs Gelvan Wallabies
17:00: St Marks vs Glen Roses
BYE: African Bombers
Date: 14 March
Venue: Wolfson
14:00: Parks vs Helenvale
15:30: Booysens Pride vs Zwide
17:00: Young Collegians vs Motherwell
BYE: Harlequins
Date: 21 March
Venue: Adcock Stadium
15:00: A 1 vs B 2
16:30: B 1 vs A 2
Date: 28 March
Venue: Adcock
15:00: 3rd AND 4th PLACE
16:00: FINAL
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