The DHL Western Province Emerging team will be eyeing out a fourth successive Southern Amateur Provincial Championship title this week when they take to field at the Smit Sports Grounds in Velddrif in the eight-team tournament.
The competition begins on Monday, August 24 (2015) and will feature three rounds of matches on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, respectively, with DHL Western Province’s Emerging team (SEE THE SQUAD HERE!), Boland XV, Boland A, Border, Border Rural, Eastern Province, Eastern Province Rural and SWD battling it out for the top honours.
The DHL Western Province Emerging team defeated SWD 13-7 in the final in Humansdorp last year to win their third title in a row and will enter the tournament as the top-ranked team.
This tournament will be followed by the APC North and Central competitions in White River and Kimberley, respectively, in September, while the winners will go head-to-head in three matches to crown the Annual Provincial Championship winner.
Eastern Province and Border will battle it out in the opening match of the Southern Amateur Provincial Championship on Monday at 12h00, while SWD will take on EP Rural and Boland A goes up against Border Rural.
The big match-up of the day will take place at 16h30 with defending champions DHL Western Province going up against Western Cape neighbours, the Boland XV.
Monday’s results will determine which teams will line up in the second round on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, former Springbok Women’s player Aimee Barrett and former WP wing Egon Seconds, who both featured on the referee panel at the Coca-Cola Youth Weeks, will officiate matches at the tournament.
APC South fixtures – Monday, August 24:
12h00 – EP v Border
13h30 – SWD v EP Rural
15h00 – Boland A v Border Rural
16h30 – DHL Western Province Emerging v Boland XV