A dramatic recovery for Despatch and solid play by PE Police saw the two sides shine in their Cell C Community Cup matches this past weekend. Playing in Pool A, PE Police registered their first win after flyhalf Juan Smit scored a 67th-minute try to give the home side a hard-fought 15-8 win over Kempston Old Selbornians at Kemsley Park. PE Police travel to Springs this weekend for Round 3 and will be hoping to avoid a loss and a likely knock out of contention for the top-eight Easter … [Read more...] about Wins for PE Police and Despatch
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Redemption for GAP Management Despatch
After failing to make the finals in the Cell C Community Cup played in George this past Easter Weekend, defending 2013 champions GAP Management Despatch finished their Easter Playoff campaign on a high note with an emphatic 57-21 victory against Roses United. The victory marked their second of the tournament. So dominant were GAP Management Despatch they scored eight tries to only three by Roses United, with wing Elcardo Mintoor earning a hat-trick. Five of the Port Elizabeth club’s tries … [Read more...] about Redemption for GAP Management Despatch
Despatch bow out
A new Cell C Community Cup champion will be crowned on Monday after defending champions GAP Management Despatch were knocked out of the final stages of the competition by Roodepoort on the opening day's play of the Easter Playoffs at Outeniqua Park in George on Thursday. The tournament started with the upset as GAP Management Despatch went down 26-20 against Roodepoort, but this was followed by a series of convincing victories by Jonsson College Rovers, Rustenburg Impala and Hamiltons. The … [Read more...] about Despatch bow out
Despatch second in Pool A after win
Spring Rose could not script a fairytale ending to an historic televised opening match in the 2014 Cell C Community Cup, going down 24-6 to Gap Management Despatch this past Saturday. Defending champions Gap Management Despatch beat Spring Rose, their arch-rivals from New Brighton, 24-6 at the WJ de Wet Stadium on Saturday to kick off the second edition of SARU's official national club championship for non-university clubs, thanks to 14 points from the boot of flyhalf Monty Dumond. The … [Read more...] about Despatch second in Pool A after win
Will it be Despatch or Spring Rose?
It's all systems go for the 2014 edition of the Cell C Community Cup, with the country's top non-university clubs departing on Friday for eight first-round matches taking place across the length and breadth of the country this weekend. All eyes will be on the Eastern Cape town of Despatch, where defending champions Gap Management Despatch host Port Elizabeth arch-rivals Spring Rose in the televised tournament opener (kick-off 14h30, SS8). The first round of pool action in SARU's official … [Read more...] about Will it be Despatch or Spring Rose?
Despatch top of the club world again
It was almost fitting that it took 79 minutes of the final to determine the eventual winners of the inaugural Cell C Community Cup, but in the end it was GAP Despatch who ran out 26-24 winners over Jonsson College Rovers, courtesy of a last-gasp penalty on the hooter by their fullback Monty Dumond. The veteran player had a 47-metre effort a minute earlier falling a couple of metres short, but when afforded another kick 45 metres out after Rovers had hands in the ruck, he slotted it as the … [Read more...] about Despatch top of the club world again
Despatch and Bombers Triumphant
In Pool A of the Cell C Community Cup, Despatch's hard-fought, bonus-point 30-20 victory over Aveng Moolmans Sishen on Saturday and Walmers' spirited 30-18 defeat in Durban to reigning national open club champions Jonsson College Rovers has left both teams on 10 log points and tied for second place – thereby reducing their Pool A match at what is expected to be a sold-out Green Point Track in Cape Town (kick-off 16h00) as a straight eliminator to see who joins Rovers – who will finish top of the … [Read more...] about Despatch and Bombers Triumphant
Impressive start for African Bombers
In this weekends Community Cup action at Port Elizabeth's Zwide Stadium, wild cards African Bombers caused the biggest upset of the weekend when two tries from fullback Xolela Payi and 19 points from the boot of mercurial flyhalf Masixole 'Coyi' Banda gave them a 35-22 win over Welkom Rovers. Jonsson College Rovers kicked off wiath an impressive win over GAP Despatch, while there were also victories for wild cards African Bombers, Raiders and Roses United on the opening weekend of the new … [Read more...] about Impressive start for African Bombers
