Villagers Worcester Rugby Football Club is an Amateur and Community Rugby Club, based at Boland Park Stadium in Worcester, Western Cape Province of South Africa. The Club holds membership of the Boland Rugby Union and can provide players to the Boland Cavaliers.
Origins
The club was founded in 1883 in Worcester and is one of the oldest rugby clubs in South Africa and the oldest from a formerly disadvantaged community.
Achievements
* 2012: Villagers Worcester's sevens team won the Boland Union Provincial sevens tournament. Villagers Worcester won the
Boland Premier League title in 2012 and represented the union in the inaugural
SARU Community Cup competition in
2013
2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years).
2013 was designated as:
*International Year of Water Cooperation
*International Year of Quinoa
Events
January
* January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...
, where they finished fourth in Pool A and failed to qualify to the finals tournament in
George
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* 2014: Villagers Worcester once again win the
2014 Boland Premier League to qualify for the
2015
2015 was designated by the United Nations as:
* International Year of Light
* International Year of Soil __TOC__
Events
January
* January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...
edition of the SARU Community Cup.
* 2015: Villagers Worcester beat WESBANK in the final op the Boland Top 8 to clinch the top prize in Boland rugby making them Back-to-back Champions for the first time in their history.
* 2018: Villagers Worcester beat defending Champions Roses United 36-29 in a tense final with a last minute try by replacement winger Elton Valla. Roses still lead 19-17 at halftime but Villagers Worcester took control in the second half to clinch their fourth Boland Club rugby title.
* 2024: Villagers Worcester made it to the 2024 Boland Top 12 final in a losing effort to arch-rivals Robertson Town going down 31-29 however by reaching the final they qualify for the 2025 Goldcup tournament.
Club honours
Villager Worcester have won the Sanlam Boland Top 12 four times in 2012,2014,2015 and 2018.
Notable members
Six players from Villagers had the honour of wearing the green and gold of
SARU: Johnny Neethling, Isak Neethling, Abe Felix, Maurice Hankey, Christy Noble and Charles January. Other former notable players include Lindsey Eksteen, John Vergotini, Yashrie Karriem ,Jovelian DeKoker. The clubs most capped player is Moggamat Faeez "Fazli" Isaacs. Wayne Julies who was a part of the 2007 Rugby world cup squad also represented the club.
In 1931, Schalk du Toit and Alvi van der Merwe were selected to tour with Bennie Osler's Springbok side to the United Kingdom with Van der Merwe playing in the test against Wales. His son Johan became Boland captain and later played for Villagers Worcester.
Wendal Wehr, who played for
Griquas
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, made his return to the club in 2024 and lead them to the final of the Sanlam Boland top 12 in a losing effort to Robertson Town .
Gurshwin Africa scrumhalf of the club won the 2024 Sanlam Boland Top 12 Confident player of the Tournament.
See also
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Boland Cavaliers
The Boland Cavaliers () are a South African rugby union team that participates in the annual SA Cup and Currie Cup tournament. They draw players from the Cape Winelands District Municipality, Cape Winelands and West Coast District Municipality, ...
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South African Rugby Union
The South African Rugby Union (SARU) is the governing body for rugby union in South Africa and is affiliated to World Rugby. It was established in 1992 as the South African Rugby Football Union, from the merger of the South African Rugby Board ...
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List of South African rugby union teams
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Gold Cup
References
4 https://bolandrugby.co.za/town-vs-villa-n-wedywering-wat-oor-dekades-strek/
Sources
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* Various articles from the ''Worcester Standard and Advertiser''
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External links
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Gold Cup (rugby union)
Sport in the Western Cape
Rugby clubs established in 1883
Rugby union teams in South Africa
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