Gardens and Spring Rose will put it all on the line when they clash in the Eastern Cape Super 12 rugby final in Despatch on Saturday 19 March. The two teams have emerged as the sides to beat in the competition, which also involves clubs from Border, and now they will be aiming to claim the first piece of silverware in Eastern Cape rugby this season. Spring Rose go into the match on a roll, having produced an impressive performance in the semifinals when they dismantled the challenge of … [Read more...] about Super 12 Rugby Final
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All EP Final
Spring Rose and Gardens made it an all-Eastern Province final when they produced contrasting victories in Saturday's semifinals of the Eastern Cape Super 12 club rugby competition. Rose delivered an outstanding performance to eclipse the challenge of defending champions East London Police, winning 31-12 to suggest they will be a major threat to Gardens in the final. The match was well contested until halftime, when Rose led 14-12, but the home side lifted their game in the second half and … [Read more...] about All EP Final
Progress hope to continue
Having set the pace last week with a massive win over Winter Rose, Progress will need to get back to earth on Saturday (February 20) when they play against Port Elizabeth rivals Spring Rose in the Eastern Cape Super 12 club rugby competition. Both teams made winning starts to the competition and the Uitenhage side overwhelmed their Border rivals with a 77-0 result. But they can expect a completely different challenge against Spring Rose this weekend and this could well be an encounter which … [Read more...] about Progress hope to continue
Mayoral Cup Finalists Decided
Spring Rose and Star of Hope rose to the occasion in terrific style in Despatch on Saturday (October 17) to qualify for the final of the Mayoral Cup rugby first division in Nelson Mandela Bay. Both teams scored what could be viewed as upsets, with Spring Rose running in six tries to defeat Gardens 36-21 and Star of Hope shading Progress 24-16. Gardens have been one of the top club sides in the Eastern Cape this year and recorded three wins over Spring Rose in different … [Read more...] about Mayoral Cup Finalists Decided
Mayoral Cup action moves to New Brighton
Spring Rose will be looking to build on a good start to the Mayoral Cup rugby competition when they take on Uitenhage rivals Progress at the New Brighton Oval on Saturday (September 12). Following the withdrawal of Park and PE SAPS, this season's Cup will be contested by eight teams split into two sections. Spring Rose have quickly taken the inside track in Pool A with last week's win over Harlequins, leaving Progress, Suburban and Quins in pursuit. Similarly, Gardens have leapt ahead in … [Read more...] about Mayoral Cup action moves to New Brighton
GAP Management Despatch fly the flag for local rugby
With our provincial team not doing too well in the Vodacom Cup it has been left to our club rugby players to fly the flag for local rugby. Defending Cell C Community Cup Champions, Gap Management Despatch, avoided a quarter-final repeat of last year's final against Jonsson College Rovers when they beat Kempston Old Selbornians 38-16 in East London, with winger Billy Mentoor scoring four tries. Despatch now top the Pool A log with 19 points from 4 wins with 147 points for and only 34 points … [Read more...] about GAP Management Despatch fly the flag for local rugby
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
GAP Management Despatch vs Spring Rose – the tension mounts
The Cell C Community Cup will break new ground at the end of the 2014 season with a series of Rugby World Cup-style regional qualifying matches set to decide which five clubs will join the best non-university teams from each province in next year's tournament. SARU's General Council is set to approve a decision that the current 'wild card' format – which sees five teams invited to join the best 'open' clubs from the 14 provinces plus Limpopo – be replaced by post-season qualifiers to be … [Read more...] about GAP Management Despatch vs Spring Rose – the tension mounts
Expect a packed WJ de Wet Stadium in Despatch
Defending champions GAP Despatch will square up to arch-rivals Spring Rose at the WJ de Wet Stadium in Despatch on the 8 March 2014 opening weekend of the 2014 Cell C Community Cup. SARU confirmed the 2014 Cell C Community Cup fixtures for SA's flagship tournament for non-university clubs on Friday. The Community Cup kicks off on Saturday 8 March 2014 with eight matches at club venues spread across the length and breadth of the country, from Wellington in the south to Polokwane in the north, … [Read more...] about Expect a packed WJ de Wet Stadium in Despatch
Community Cup opener an all EP Affair
Defending champions GAP Despatch will face Eastern Province arch-rivals Spring Rose in the televised opening match of the 2014 Cell C Community Cup, after SARU on Monday confirmed the New Brighton club as one of five wild cards to be invited to participate in the country's flagship tournament for non-university clubs. Spring Rose, the only team in 2013 to beat EP Grand Challenge champions NMMU en route to a third-placed finish behind the Madibaz and Despatch, will be joined in the 20-team … [Read more...] about Community Cup opener an all EP Affair
New Sponsor for Spring Rose Rugby Club
The Spring Rose Rugby club, the second oldest club in the Eastern Province, have welcomed Nomaxhosa Construction as a new sponsor, following the generous donation of new Blazers and Ties for the club. Speaking at the handover ceremony at the EP Kings offices today, Spring Rose President, Xhanti Lamani said it a great privilege to be associated with Nomaxhosa Construction. "It is part of our duties as a rugby club to build these relationships and to come up with such initiatives. We need to … [Read more...] about New Sponsor for Spring Rose Rugby Club
