Venues of SARU tournaments confirmed
The SARU National Club Championships will again be hosted by the Western Province Rugby Football Union at Stellenbosch University’s Danie Craven Stadium later this year, the South African Rugby Union (SARU) confirmed on Monday. This prestigious tournament, in its 37th year, will take place from Saturday, 17 September to Friday, 23 September. Sixteen teams will again participate in the Club Championships, consisting of the 14 provincial club champions and two invited teams, to be determined by SARU’s Games and Policies Committee.
Other SARU tournaments were also finalised after a meeting of the Games and Policies Committee, which was ratified by the Executive Council at their meeting held on 31 March 2011.
Host: Valke Rugby Union
Date: Monday, 13 June to Friday, 17 June 2011
Teams: Blue Bulls, Blue Bulls (Limpopo), Falcons (East), Falcons (South), Golden Lions, Leopards, Mpumalanga & Mpumalanga Rural (8 Teams).
Host: Griqualand West Rugby Union
Date: Monday, 5 September to Friday, 9 September 2011
Teams: Free State, Free State Rural, Griffons, Griffons Rural, Griqualand West, Griqualand West Rural, KwaZulu-Natal and KZN Rural (8 teams).
Host: Boland Rugby Union
Venues: Vredenburg / Saldanha / Velddrif
Date: Tuesday, 20 September to Saturday, 24 September 2011
Teams: Boland, Border, Border Rural, Eastern Province, EP Rural, South Western Districts, Western Province (7 teams) and an invitation team from Boland, as host, to make it eight (8) teams.
Host: Leopards Rugby Union
Date: Monday, 18 July to Friday, 22 July 2011
Teams: Blue Bulls, Blue Bulls (Limpopo), Golden Lions, Griffons, Leopards, Mpumalanga, Valke (7 teams) and an invitation team from Leopards, as host, to make it eight (8) teams.
Venue: Vredenburg / Saldanha / Velddrif
Teams: Boland, Border, Eastern Province Free State, Griqualand West, Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Western Districts and Western Province (8 teams).
SARU toernooie vir 2011 bevestig
Die Nasionale Klubtoernooi word vanjaar weer deur die Westelike Provinsie aangegbied by die Universiteit Stellenbosch se Danie Craven-stadion, het SARU Maandag bevestig. Hierdie roemryke toernooi, in sy 37ste bestaansjaar, begin op Saterdag, 17 September en duur tot Vrydag, 23 September. Sestien spanne sal deelneem in die Klubtoernooi, bestaande uit die 14 provinsiale kampioene en twee uitnodigingspanne, wat bepaal word deur SARU.
Ander SARU toernooie is ook bevestig tydens 'n onlangse vergadering van Wedstryd- en Beleidskomitee, wat op 31 Maart 2011 deur die Uitvoerende Raad goedgekeur is.
Amateur Provinsiale Toernooie:
Plek: Barnard-stadion, Kempton Park
Datum: Maandag, 13 Junie tot Vrydag, 17 Junie 2011
Spanne: Blou Bulle, Blou Bulle (Limpopo), Valke (Oos), Valke (Suid), Goue Leeus, Luiperds, Mpumalanga & Mpumalanga Platteland (8 spanne).
Datum: Maandag, 5 September tot Vrydag, 9 September 2011
Spanne: Vrystaat, Vrystaat Platteland, Griffons, Griffons Platteland, Griekwas, Griekwas Platteland, KwaZulu-Natal en KZN Platteland (8 Spanne).
Pleks: Vredenburg / Saldanha / Velddrif
Datum: Dinsdag, 20 September tot Saterdag, 24 September 2011
Spanne: Boland, Grens, Grens Platteland, OP, OP Platteland, SWD, WP (7 Spanne) en 'n uitnodingspan van Boland, as gasheer, om dit 8 spanne te maak.
Gasheer: Luiperds Plek: Profert Olën Park, Potchefstroom
Datum: Maandag, 18 Julie tot Vrydag, 22 Julie 2011
Spanne: Blou Bulle, Blou Bulle (Limpopo), Goue Leeus, Griffons, Luiperds, Mpumalanga, Valke (7 Spanne) en 'n uitnodingspan van die Luiperds, as gasheer, om dit 8 spanne te maak.
Gasheer: Boland Plek: Vredenburg / Saldanha / Velddrif
Spanne: Boland, Grens, OP, Vrystaat , Griekwas, Kwa-Zulu Natal, SWD en WP (8 Spanne).
Paasnaweek-toernooie Vier toernooie word van 22 tot 25 April 2011 gehou, in Grens, OP, Griekwas en Boland.
Die gasheerklubs is Swallows (Grens); Universals (Griekwas) en Gardens (OP). Die gasheer in Boland moet nog bepaal word.