Villagers Sevens This Week
On Friday, 5 September 2014, the 46th playing of the Villager Sevens takes place at the Brookside club, starting at 14.00.
There will be 32 teams taking part this year. Two are new - Paul Roos and Paarl Gim.
It is one of life's certainties, it seems that the weather will be foul on Villager Sevens Day. Last year it was so bad that the Sevens had to be postponed a week. This year the forecast says that there is only a 10% possibility of rain and that the temperature will be 21, dropping to 12. It will be interesting to compare tradition and forecast.
Another tradition is the popularity of this tournament, started by Dave Stewart, an idealistic rugby man and in his days a Springbok.
All three fields at the RFC will be used and the first-round matches have been made known - not that they are not subject to change.
A Field
14.00: Bishops B vs Jag Excelsior
14.20: SACS C vs Rondebosch A
14.40: Bishops A vs Fish Hoek B
15.00: Fish Hoek A vs Tygerberg RFC B
15.20: Paul Roos vs WPSS
15-40: Langa vs Rondebosch B
B Field
14.00: Primrose A vs Parklands A
14.20: Milnerton vs SACS A
14.40: Drakenstein vs Voortrekker
15.00: Tygerberg RFC A vs Parklands B
15.20: SACS B vs Jag Malibu
15-40: Tygerberg Hoërskool B vs Zishukanyo Secondary
C Field
14.20: Westerford vs Paarl Gym
14.40: Tygerberg Hoërskool A vs Bishops C
15.00: Wynberg A vs Primrose B
15.20: Wynberg B vs Jag Sisizemele
Previous Winners
Villager Sevens Trophy
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
1998: SACS
1999: Bishops
2000: Rondebosch
2001: Rondebosch
2002: Bishops
2003: Bishops
2004: Tygerberg RFC
2005: Bishops
2006: Bishops
2007: SACS
2008: Wynberg
2009: Bishops A
2010: Tygerberg Hoërskool
2011: Wynberg
2012: Tygerberg Hoërskool
2013: Tygerberg Hoërskool
Plate Competition
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 B
1985: St George’s
1986: Voortrekker
1987: Rondebosch B
1988: Plumstead A
1989: St George’s
1990: SACS B
1991: Lagunya
1992: Windsor
1993: Fish Hoek A
1994: Primrose
1995: Primrose
1996: Lagunya
1997: Bishops B
1998: Voortrekker
1999: Fish Hoek A
2000: Groote Schuur
2001: Lagunya
2002: Jan van Riebeeck
2003: SACS B
2004: Fish Hoek
2005: Reddam
2006: Tygerberg B
2007: No Plate Competition
2008: Zwaanswyk
2009: Excelsior
2010: Temperance
2011: Bishops C
2012: Tygerberg Hoërskool B
2013: Wynberg