Moments away...


With less than a week to go until Kick-off, sides, supporters, families, talent scouts, bartenders and the nurses at Claremont mediclinic casualty ward nervously await the first week of big matches.


Thanks must be given to the power suit, power tie wearing committees that pronounce and sign off on all things attached to UCT for the extremely long holiday we have in june-july. It gives students ample time off to spend at home or overseas doing sweet nothing but also screws up our internal league fixture picture. And unlike the pictures on the back of residence lavatory doors (with the exception of Smuts of course) ours is not a pretty one.

-----------------------------A pretty one!

Our 11 weeks of rugby is split into two Rounds of 4 pool games and then the remaining 3 are the play-offs. Round 1 (in blue below) is then weeks 1-4, with Round 2 (in green) being weeks 5-8. Over 8 weeks, each side will play 6 games and have 2 byes and then each side will play 3 play-0ff games.



The problem arises is that June and July are write off rugby months because of exams and holidays so we only really playing in May and August with spill overs into April and September. I wasn't joking when I said it was going to be a long season.

Here are the fixtures for Round 1: [ie: Weeks 1-4]

Please bear in mind that the dates are subject to cancellation due to factors such as torrential downpour and unforeseen stuff like bird flu or a College victory. After the results of Week 4 we will reset the Pools for further games in Round 2.

Now that the administration is aside, let's play some footie.