2015 SARU Community Cup
The 2015 SARU Community Cup will be the third season of the SARU Community Cup competition. The qualification to the tournament will take place in 2014, while the competition proper will be contested in 2015. The tournament is the top competition for non-university rugby union clubs in South Africa.
Competition
Qualification format
Qualification to the Community Cup will be determined via the club leagues of the fourteen provincial unions, plus Blue Bulls Limpopo. All university and other tertiary institutions are ineligible to participate in the Community Cup.The highest-placed eligible team in each of the fifteen leagues will automatically qualify to the Community Cup. As holders, Rustenburg Impala are guaranteed qualification to the Community Cup. In addition, post-season play-offs will be held between runners-up in the provincial leagues to take the number of participants up to twenty.
Finals format
The format of the Community Cup is the same as the Rugby World Cup. The teams will be divided into four pools, each containing five teams. They will then play four pool games, playing other teams in their respective pools once. Each team will play two home games and two away games.The winner and runner-up of each pool will enter the play-off stage, to be held at a central venue over the Easter long weekend each year. The play-offs will consist of quarter finals, semi-finals and the final. The winner of each pool will meet the runner-up of a different pool in a quarter final. The winner of each quarter-final will go on to the semi-finals and the semi-final winners to the final, to be held at a neutral venue.
The losing semi-finalists will play each other in the Plate final. The losing quarter finalists will meet in the Bowl semi-final, the winners of which will play in the Bowl final, the losers playing in the Shield final.
Qualification
The highest-placed non-university clubs in the 2014 season of each of the fourteen provincial unions' club leagues, as well as defending champions Rustenburg Impala and play-off winners will all qualify to the 2015 SARU Community Cup competition.Blue Bulls
The log leader after the pool stage Second Round will qualify to the 2015 SARU Community Cup.Blue Bulls Limpopo
The play-off final winner will qualify to the 2015 SARU Community Cup.Boet Fick League
Semi-Final
Final
Waterberg League
Semi-Final
Final
Play-Off
Boland
The log leader after the pool stage will qualify to the 2015 SARU Community Cup.Border
The play-off final winner will qualify to the 2015 SARU Community Cup.Eastern Province
The log leader after the pool stage will qualify to the 2015 SARU Community Cup.Free State
The log leader after the pool stage will qualify to the 2015 SARU Community Cup.Town Challenge Cup
The Town Challenge Cup is the title play-off matches.Semi-Final
Final
Rowan Cup
The Rowan Cup is the play-off for fourth place.Final
Golden Lions
The log leader after the pool stage will qualify to the 2015 SARU Community Cup.Griffons
The play-off final winner will qualify to the 2015 SARU Community Cup.Final
Griquas
The log leader after the pool stage will qualify to the 2015 SARU Community Cup.KwaZulu-Natal
The log leader after the pool stage will qualify to the 2015 SARU Community Cup.Leopards
Rustenburg Impala will qualify as the defending champions. Vaal Reefs will take part in the play-offs.Rustenburg Impala and participate in the Golden Lions Pirates Grand Challenge, while Vaal Reefs compete in the Valke Peregrine League.
Mpumalanga
The play-off final winner will qualify to the 2015 SARU Community Cup.Semi-Finals
Final
South Western Districts
The play-off final winner will qualify to the 2015 SARU Community Cup.Semi-Finals
Final
Valke
The play-off final winner will qualify to the 2015 SARU Community Cup.Western Province
The log leader after the pool stage qualified to the 2015 SARU Community Cup.Play-offs
The runners-up in the provincial leagues would qualify to the play-offs, with the four Round Three winners also qualifying to the SARU Community Cup, as well as the winner of the repechage.Round One
- Sasol progressed after Potgietersrus withdrew.
Round Two
- College Rovers progressed after Kroonstad withdrew.
Round Three
- The Round Three winners – College Rovers, Port Elizabeth Police, Wanderers and Wesbank – qualified for the 2015 SARU Community Cup.
- The Round Three losers – Durbanville-Bellville, Mossel Bay Barbarians, Sasol and Upington Dorp – qualified to the Repechage Semi-Finals.
Repechage Semi-Finals
- Durbanville-Bellville progressed after Mossel Bay Barbarians withdrew.
Repechage Final
Teams
The following teams qualified for the 2015 SARU Community Cup:Team Listing
| Team | Sponsored Name | Union | Entry Type |
| Bloemfontein Crusaders | Berlesell Bloemfontein Crusaders | Free State | Qualified |
| College Rovers | Jonsson College Rovers | KwaZulu-Natal | Play-offs |
| Despatch | GAP Management Despatch | Eastern Province | Qualified |
| Durban Collegians | SA Home Loans Durban Collegians | KwaZulu-Natal | Qualified |
| Durbanville-Bellville | Durbanville-Bellville | Western Province | Play-offs |
| Evergreens | Evergreens | South Western Districts | Qualified |
| Hamiltons | Hamiltons | Western Province | Qualified |
| Noordelikes | BB Truck & Tractor Noordelikes | Blue Bulls Limpopo | Qualified |
| Old Selbornians | Kempston Old Selbornians | Border | Qualified |
| Port Elizabeth Police | Don's Pawn Shop Port Elizabeth Police | Eastern Province | Play-offs |
| Pretoria Police | Pretoria Police | Blue Bulls | Qualified |
| Raiders | Raiders | Golden Lions | Qualified |
| Rustenburg Impala | Rustenburg Impala | Leopards | Holders |
| Sishen | Aveng Moolmans Sishen | Griquas | Qualified |
| Springs | East Rand Cranes Springs | Valke | Qualified |
| Villagers Worcester | One Logix United Bulk Villagers Worcester | Boland | Qualified |
| Wanderers | Vaseline Wanderers | Golden Lions | Play-offs |
| Welkom Rovers | J&F Reclaiming Welkom Rovers | Griffons | Qualified |
| Wesbank | Wesbank | Boland | Play-offs |
| Witbank Ferros | Shumba Ferro's | Mpumalanga | Qualified |
Pool Stages
The 20 teams were drawn in the following four pools:Pool A
Log
Fixtures and results
Round One
Round Two
Round Three
Round Four
Round Five
Pool B
Log
Fixtures and results
Round One
Round Two
Round Three
Round Four
Round Five
Pool C
Log
Fixtures and results
Round One
Round Two
Round Three
Round Four
Round Five
Pool D
Log
Fixtures and results
Round One
Round Two
Round Three
Round Four
Round Five
Play-offs
The play-offs will be played at the home of the 2014 champions, Rustenburg Impala, from 2 to 6 April 2015. This will be the first time that the play-offs will be hosted in Rustenburg, with the previous two play-offs in 2013 and 2014 held in George.Quarter Finals
''The winning teams will qualify to the Cup Semi-Finals, while the losing teams will qualify to the Plate Semi-Finals.Cup Semi-Finals
''The winning teams qualify to the Cup Final, while the losing teams qualify to the Cup Third Place Play-Off.Plate Semi-Finals
''The winning teams qualify to the Plate Final, while the losing teams qualify to the Plate Third Place Play-Off.Cup Final
Cup Third Place Play-Off
Plate Final
Plate Third Place Play-Off
Honours
| 2015 SARU Community Cup champions: | Durbanville-Bellville |
| Player of the Tournament: | Leon du Plessis, Rustenburg Impala |
| Young Player of the Tournament: | Garth April, Durbanville-Bellville |
| Top Try Scorer: | Wesley Flanagan, Wanderers / Chris Jordaan, College Rovers |
| Top Points Scorer: | Raymond Olivier, Durbanville-Bellville |
| Coach of the Tournament: | Jan Loubser, Durbanville-Bellville |
| Manager of the Tournament: | Michael Stakemire, Hamiltons |