Limpopo to join Vodacom Cup

Limpopo to join Vodacom Cup

17 Jan 2012

The Limpopo province will have it’s own team in the 2013 Vodacom Cup.

Limpopo is currently aligned to the Blue Bulls Rugby Union, but plans are afoot to see a separate northern province outfit instated for next year’s Vodacom Cup. The decision to form a new side is expected to be confirmed at Saru’s next meeting.

The Peter Mokaba Stadium will host the team’s home matches and form the base of operations. This stadium will stage a Super Rugby pre-season match between the Bulls and Cheetahs on 11 February this year.


30 Comments

  • 1.Morné: Reply to this comment
    17 Jan 2012, 09:12 am

    Dont they have that in the Pumas already?

  • 2.Tacitus: Reply to this comment
    17 Jan 2012, 09:14 am

    @Morné-1:

    The Pumas are Mpumalanga. Eastern Transvaal. Limpopo is Northern Transvaal.

  • 3.Morné: Reply to this comment
    17 Jan 2012, 09:16 am

    @Tacitus-2:

    Ah – damn new names…

  • 4.UK Bok: Reply to this comment
    17 Jan 2012, 09:21 am

    Pumas are South Eastern Transvaal. Falcons are old Eastern Transvaal.
    Limpopo is old Verre Noord.

  • 5.Morné: Reply to this comment
    17 Jan 2012, 09:21 am

    @Tacitus-2:

    Which clubs forms their base? Do they have enough participating clubs to form a union?

  • 6.Tacitus: Reply to this comment
    17 Jan 2012, 09:30 am

    Morne

    No idea.

  • 7.the artist formerly known as gunther: Reply to this comment
    17 Jan 2012, 09:30 am

    The limpopo jackals.

  • 8.Sasuke: Reply to this comment
    17 Jan 2012, 09:35 am

    Great stuff for the province of Limpopo. If only they could get solid financial backing they can buy all the surplus Lions players.

  • 9.Transformation: Reply to this comment
    17 Jan 2012, 09:36 am

    @Morné-1: Mpumalanga is Nelspruit, Limpopo is Pietersburg/Polokwane.

  • 10.Morné: Reply to this comment
    17 Jan 2012, 10:00 am

    @Transformation-9:

    Thanks

  • 11.the artist formerly known as gunther: Reply to this comment
    17 Jan 2012, 10:09 am

    @Morné-10:

    anything north of the orange river is a mystery neh?

  • 12.RL: Reply to this comment
    17 Jan 2012, 10:10 am

    The VC is a bloody waste in its current format, it should be turned into an u25 competition and be played exclusively on a Wednesday night. The super franchises should be excluded from competing in this competition and must be used as a shopping mall for the big boys.

    Get Pienaar to run with it and let’s see what happens.

  • 13.the artist formerly known as gunther: Reply to this comment
    17 Jan 2012, 10:16 am

    @RL-12:

    you have to show franky P the money first.

    that dawg don’t hunt for free.

  • 14.Morné: Reply to this comment
    17 Jan 2012, 10:17 am

    @the artist formerly known as gunther-11:

    And I grew up there…

  • 15.RL: Reply to this comment
    17 Jan 2012, 10:32 am

    @the artist formerly known as gunther-13: he can take a loan from his bank.

  • 16.stormer in a teacup: Reply to this comment
    17 Jan 2012, 10:37 am

    I guess they need to get people running around that new stadium somehow.

  • 17.the artist formerly known as gunther: Reply to this comment
    17 Jan 2012, 10:47 am

    @Morné-14:

    it’s ok.

    you are obviously trying very hard to forget.

    :lol:

  • 18.Morné: Reply to this comment
    17 Jan 2012, 10:53 am

    @the artist formerly known as gunther-17:

    Haha, true :)

  • 19.Izwe Lethu: Reply to this comment
    17 Jan 2012, 10:58 am

    @Morné-5:

    There are two huge clubs in Polokwane,when they play their derby they easily get a crowd of about a thousand.Noordelikes Rugby Club(My former club),They are the current Current champions and were invited to the club championships in Stellenbosch.They have been champs for the past four years or so.

    Pietersburg Rugby Club.Used to dominate the league late 90′s and early new millenium.This is former Blue Bulls President and current SARU executive member Boet Fick’s club

    Then you have

    Potties Rugby Club(Mokopane)
    Letaba Rugby Club(Tzaneen)
    Louis Trichardt Rugby Club
    Loskop(Groblersdal)
    Messina Rugby Club
    University of Limpopo Rugby Club
    Limpopo Police Rugby Club(coached by former PUKKE coach Jacque Swanepoel)

    Then there is 2nd tier Group

    Nylstroom
    Warmbad(Last I checked they were coached by former Bok Klippies Kritzinger)
    Ellisras
    Mogol
    Thabazimbi
    Phagameng

    But I suspect most players will come from the craven week squad which is supplied by Pietersburg High,Tom Naude Technical,Merensky,Piet Potgieter,Capricorn High…to name a few.

    Hope that helps.

  • 20.stormersboy: Reply to this comment
    17 Jan 2012, 11:04 am

    @Morné-18: You’re not perhaps the Morne of “why the stormers will fail in 2012″ blog fame are you?

  • 21.Morné: Reply to this comment
    17 Jan 2012, 11:04 am

    @Izwe Lethu-19:

    Very informative mate, thanks for all the information. My brother actually played for Tzaneen rugby club.

  • 22.Morné: Reply to this comment
    17 Jan 2012, 11:05 am

    @stormersboy-20:

    Not sure what you are referring to, or which blog?

  • 23.stormersboy: Reply to this comment
    17 Jan 2012, 11:19 am

    @Morné-22: Nevermind, if it was the person I was thinking of you’d have gotten the reference.

  • 24.Morné: Reply to this comment
    17 Jan 2012, 11:26 am

    @stormersboy-23:

    Oh no I did say I believe it will be a kak year for the Stormers, I changed my nick when I wanted to just change my password recently from PA and really could not be arsed to change it back.

  • 25.>^..^< katman: Reply to this comment
    17 Jan 2012, 11:29 am

    Limpopo? I smell a Malema equity partner deal here.

    Perhaps he’ll become the new Louis Luyt of northern rugby.

  • 26.stormersboy: Reply to this comment
    17 Jan 2012, 11:35 am

    @Morné-24: OK. Sorry boet, just checking it was you.

  • 27.Morné: Reply to this comment
    17 Jan 2012, 11:37 am

    @stormersboy-26:

    All good buddy.

  • 28.stormer in a teacup: Reply to this comment
    17 Jan 2012, 12:03 pm

    Any club that calls itself Loskop has my support. I want the jersey.

  • 29.stormer in a teacup: Reply to this comment
    18 Jan 2012, 03:43 am

    Not another Limpopo thread. Enough already, Keo.

  • 30.ufo: Reply to this comment
    18 Jan 2012, 07:43 am

    it doesn’t matter what the perceived ‘value’ of the VC is… the more the merrier i say… the more competitive players we have at all levels the better it will be for the overall strength of sa rugby…

    doesn’t big vic come from pietersberg/polokwane…? even though he made it out of the ‘bush’… there could be other gems that need the VC to display their talents and be identified for the bigger CC/S15 stage…

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