Boland Cavaliers
Encyclopedia
The Boland Cavaliers are a South Africa
n rugby union
team that participates in the annual Currie Cup
tournament
. They draw players from the Cape Winelands
and West Coast
districts of Western Cape Province, and play out of Wellington
at Boland Stadium
.
Boland players are eligible for selection to the Stormers
Super 14
franchise.
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South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
n rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
team that participates in the annual Currie Cup
Currie Cup
The Currie Cup tournament is South Africa's premier domestic rugby union competition, played each winter and spring , featuring teams representing either entire provinces or substantial regions within provinces...
tournament
Tournament
A tournament is a competition involving a relatively large number of competitors, all participating in a sport or game. More specifically, the term may be used in either of two overlapping senses:...
. They draw players from the Cape Winelands
Cape Winelands District Municipality
The Cape Winelands District Municipality, formerly the Boland District Municipality, is a district municipality located in the Western Cape province of South Africa. As of 2007, it had a population of 712,413...
and West Coast
West Coast District Municipality
The West Coast District Municipality is a district municipality located in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Its municipality code is DC1. Moorreesburg is the seat of the district...
districts of Western Cape Province, and play out of Wellington
Wellington, Western Cape
Wellington is a town in the Western Cape Winelands 45 minutes from Cape Town, in South Africa with a population of approximately 58,300. Wellington's economy is centered around agriculture such as wine, table grapes, citrus fruit and a brandy industry. The town is located 75 km north-east of...
at Boland Stadium
Boland Stadium
The Boland Stadium is a stadium in Wellington, South Africa. The stadium has a capacity of about 3,500 people.It is used mostly for rugby union matches by the Boland Cavaliers team in the Currie Cup....
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Boland players are eligible for selection to the Stormers
Stormers
The Stormers, for sponsorship reasons referred to as DHL Stormers, are a South African rugby union team based in Cape Town competing in the Super Rugby competition . Despite their lack of silverware over the years, their home stadium, Newlands, typically draws the highest average attendance figures...
Super 14
Super 14
Super Rugby is the largest and pre-eminent professional Rugby union competition in the Southern Hemisphere...
franchise.
Current squad
Boland squad for 2011 Currie Cup First Division2011 Currie Cup First Division
-Changes from 2010:*None, no teams were promoted or relegated.-Team Listing:-Fixtures and results:* Fixtures are subject to change.* All times are South African .-Round One:-Round Two:-Round Three:-Round Four:...
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