2016 Gold Cup (rugby union)

2016 Gold Cup
CountriesSouth Africa,
Namibia and
Zimbabwe
Date10 September – 29 October 2016
ChampionsRustenburg Impala (2nd title)
Runners-upFalse Bay
Matches played47
Tries scored395
(average 8.4 per match)
Top point scorerCecil Dumond (102)
Top try scorerTythan Adams (10)
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The 2016 Gold Cup was the fourth season of the Gold Cup competition, but the first season that it was known as the Gold Cup, having previously been known as the Community Cup. The tournament was the top competition for non-university rugby union clubs in South Africa, Namibia and Zimbabwe.[1]

While previous editions of the competition were held over the Easter weekend, the 2016 tournament took place later in the year, with the matches in the competition taking place between 10 September and 29 October 2016. Also, the champion clubs from Namibia and Zimbabwe took part in the competition for the first time.[2]

The competition was won by Rustenburg Impala for the second time in three years; they beat False Bay 48–24 in the final played on 29 October 2016.

  1. ^ "Club rugby in South Africa receives a major boost". South Africa Rugby Union. 21 September 2012. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
  2. ^ "Club rugby revival enters new 'Golden' era" (Press release). South African Rugby Union. 14 December 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.