Villager Sevens
Fri, 28 Aug 2009 22:31
Battle of Brookside: Villagers school Sevens
The 41st Villager Sevens, such a popular event, will take place at the club in Claremont on Friday, 4 September 2009.
In all 32 teams will be taking part - Wynberg, who hold the title, SACS, Bishops, Rondebosch, Table View, Groote Schuur, Violets, Jan Van Riebeeck, Lagunya, Fish Hoek, Bergvliet, Tygerberg, Northerns, Westerford, Zwaanswyk, JAG Academy, Reddam, Muizenberg, Temperance, Langa, Milnerton, Drakenstein Youth, DF Malan, Excelsior, Livingstone, Rhodes High, Voortrekker and Spine Road.
The tournament starts at 14.00 and will end roughly at 20.30. After playing the first round matches, teams split in to two separate competitions, running simultaneously on all three of the rugby fields.
*The Trophy Competitions - for the 16 successful teams after the first round of games.
*The Plate competition - for the remaining 16 teams after the first round.
Every team is assured of playing a minimum of two matches.
Miles O'Brien is again the tournament director and Nicholas Bryant is once again the Sevens General Manager.
At the close, former Protea cricket hero, Brian Macmillan, be presenting the event winners and all runners-up with super prizes and awards. Sportsman’s Warehouse is once again our headline sponsors, and Puma are providing the prizes.
First Round Matches
A Field
14.00: SACS B vs Muizenberg
14.20: Fish Hoek vs DF Malan
14.40: Table View vs JAG Academy
15.00: JAG Barbarians vs Langa
15.20: Temperance vs Jan van Riebeeck
B Field
14.00: Livingstone vs Bergvliet
14.20: Groote Schuur vs Reddam
14.40: Bishops B vs Milnerton
15.00: Rondebosch A vs Tygerberg
15.20: Lagunya vs Voortrekker
C Field
14.20: SACS A vs Rhodes
14.40: Rondebosch B vs Zwaanswyk
15.00: Westerford vs
Drakenstein
15.20: Bishops A vs Spine Road
The JAG Foundation inspires South Africa’s disadvantaged children to build a positive future for themselves, their families and their communities, by encouraging them to participate in various sport-related programmes. Barry Clarke is the Founder of the Pinelands Sports Trust. He has been involved in coaching rugby for more than 15 years. Barry joined the JAG Foundation in April 2008 to head up the JAG Youth Rugby programme through the Pinelands Sports Academy. He has entered two teams - Jag Academy and Jag Barbarians to play in the Villager Sevens.
Villager Sevens Winners
Villager Sevens Trophy
1969 Wynberg
1970 Rondebosch
1971 Plumstead
1972 Rondebosch
1973 SACS
1974 Wynberg
1975 Rondebosch
1976 Bishops
1977 Rondebosch
1978 Bishops
1979 Bishops
1980 Plumstead
1981 Bishops
1982 Bishops B
1983 Bishops
1984 Rondebosch
1985 Bishops
1986 Bishops
1987 Bishops
1988 Bishops
1989 Bishops
1990 Wynberg
1991 Rondebosch
1992 Bishops
1993 Bishops
1994 Wynberg
1995 Kings College, New Zealand
1996 Bishops
1997 Northerns RFC
1998 SACS
1999 Bishops
2000 Rondebosch
2001 Rondebosch
2002 Bishops
2003 Bishops
2004 Tygerberg RFC
2005 Bishops
2006: Bishops
2007 SACS
2008 Wynberg
Plate Trophy
1973 Wynberg B
1974 Fish Hoek
1975 Westerford A
1976 Lansdowne
1977 Fish Hoek
1978 Pinelands
1979
Westerford A
1980 Bergvliet
1981 Rondebosch B
1982 Camps Bay
1983 Voortrekker
1984 Northerns RFC B
1985 St George's
1986 Voortrekker
1987 Rondebosch B
1988 Plumstead A
1989 St George's
1990 SACS B
1991 Lagunya RFC
1992 Windsor
1993 Fish Hoek A
1994 Primrose RFC
1995 Primrose RFC
1996 Lagunya RFC
1997 Bishops B
1998 Voortrekker
1999 Fish Hoek A
2000 Groote Schuur
2001 Lagunya RFC
2002 Jan van Riebeeck
2003 SACS B
2004 Fish Hoek A
2005 Reddam
2006 Tygerberg B
2007 No competition
2008 Zwaanswyk



