The 2013 SARU Community Cup (known as the 2013 Cell C Community Cup for sponsorship reasons) 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.
Competition
Format
Twenty teams qualified for the Community Cup from the club leagues of the fourteen provincial unions in South Africa. The league winners all qualified, as well as six wildcard teams chosen by SARU.
The format of the Community Cup was exactly the same as the Rugby World Cup. The teams were divided into four pools, each containing five teams each. They would then play four pool games, playing other teams in their respective pools once each. Each team played two home games and two away games.
The winner and runner-up of each pool entered the play-off stage, held at a central venue over the Easter long weekend each year. The play-offs 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. The winner of each quarter-final progressed to the semi-finals and the semi-final winners to the final, held at a neutral venue.
The losing semi-finalists played each other in the Plate final. The losing quarter finalists met in the Bowl semi-final, the winners of which played in the Bowl final, while the losers played in the Shield final.
Teams
The following teams were named by SARU as participants in the 2013 SARU Community Cup:
Team Listing Team Sponsored Name Union Entry Type African Bombers African Bombers Wildcard Bloemfontein Crusaders Bloemfontein Crusaders Wildcard Bloemfontein Police Bloemfontein Police champion Brakpan East Rand Cranes Brakpan champion College Rovers Jonsson College Rovers champion Despatch GAP Despatch champion Durbanville-Bellville Durbanville-Bellville champion Evergreens Evergreens champion Noordelikes BB Truck Noordelikes champion Old Selbornians Broubart Old Selbornians champion Pretoria Police Pretoria Police champion Raiders Raiders Wildcard Roodepoort Roodepoort champion Roses United Roses United Wildcard Rustenburg Impala Rustenburg Impala champion Sishen Aveng Moolmans Sishen champion SK Walmers SK Walmers Wildcard Villagers Worcester United Bulk Villagers Worcester champion Welkom Rovers Welkom Rovers champion White River White River champion
Pool stages On 22 November 2012, the draw was made for the 2013 SARU Community Cup and the 20 teams were drawn in the 4 pools.
Pool A
Log 2013 SARU Community Cup Pool A LogPositionTeamPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints ForPoints AgainstPoints DifferenceTries ForTries AgainstTry BonusLosing BonusPoints 1 College Rovers 4 4 0 0 165 76 +89 23 9 4 0 20 2 Despatch 4 3 0 1 151 113 +38 21 13 3 0 15 3 SK Walmers 4 2 0 2 138 125 +13 17 15 3 1 12 4 Villagers Worcester 4 1 0 3 90 179 –89 9 25 0 0 4 5 Sishen 4 0 0 4 96 147 –51 13 21 1 2 3 The top 2 teams will qualify for the finals.Points breakdown:*4 points for a win*2 points for a draw*1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less*1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match
Fixtures and results
Round one
Round two
Round three
Round four
Round Five
Pool B
Log 2013 SARU Community Cup Pool B LogPositionTeamPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints ForPoints AgainstPoints DifferenceTries ForTries AgainstTry BonusLosing BonusPoints 1 Pretoria Police 4 4 0 0 219 96 +123 31 13 4 0 20 2 Durbanville-Bellville 4 3 0 1 262 81 +181 40 11 4 0 16 3 African Bombers 4 2 0 2 128 143 –15 17 22 3 0 11 4 Welkom Rovers 4 1 0 3 89 202 –113 9 27 2 0 6 5 Bloemfontein Police 4 0 0 4 76 252 –176 12 36 0 0 0 The top 2 teams will qualify for the finals.Points breakdown:*4 points for a win*2 points for a draw*1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less*1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match
Fixtures and results
Round one
Round two
Round three
Round four
Round Five
Pool C
Log 2013 SARU Community Cup Pool C LogPositionTeamPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints ForPoints AgainstPoints DifferenceTries ForTries AgainstTry BonusLosing BonusPoints 1 Rustenburg Impala 4 3 1 0 192 77 +115 26 9 2 0 16 2 Roodepoort 4 3 0 1 158 91 +67 21 11 2 0 14 3 Raiders 4 2 1 1 132 75 +57 17 7 3 1 14 4 Bloemfontein Crusaders 4 1 0 3 77 153 –76 10 23 1 0 5 5 Noordelikes 4 0 0 4 74 237 –163 11 35 1 0 1 The top 2 teams will qualify for the finals.Points breakdown:*4 points for a win*2 points for a draw*1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less*1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match
Fixtures and results
Round one
Round two
Round three
Round four
Round Five
Pool D
Log 2013 SARU Community Cup Pool D LogPositionTeamPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints ForPoints AgainstPoints DifferenceTries ForTries AgainstTry BonusLosing BonusPoints 1 Brakpan 4 3 0 1 260 65 +195 39 9 3 1 16 2 Evergreens 4 3 0 1 117 76 +41 17 10 2 1 15 3 Old Selbornians 4 3 0 1 117 77 +40 16 11 1 1 14 4 Roses United 4 1 0 3 132 177 –45 18 26 2 1 7 5 White River 4 0 0 4 80 311 –231 13 47 2 0 2 The top 2 teams will qualify for the finals.Points breakdown:*4 points for a win*2 points for a draw*1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less*1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match
Fixtures and results
Round one
Round two
Round three
Round four
Round Five
Finals The finals will be played at from 28 March to 1 April 2013.
Quarter-finals The winning teams qualify to the Cup Semi-Finals, while the losing teams qualify to the Bowl Semi-Finals.
Cup Semi-Finals The winning teams qualify to the Cup Final, while the losing teams qualify to the Plate Final.
Bowl Semi-Finals The winning teams qualify to the Bowl Final, while the losing teams qualify to the Shield Final.
Cup Final
Plate Final
Bowl Final
Shield Final
Honours 2013 SARU Community Cup Champions: Despatch
References
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