Eagles (rugby team)
Encyclopedia
The South Western Districts (SWD) Eagles, are a South Africa
n rugby union
team that participates in the annual Currie Cup
tournament
. They play out of George at Outeniqua Park
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Outeniqua Park in George, home base for the SWD Eagles, must be one of the most picturesque rugby grounds in the world. However, many visiting sides have left the Garden Route in the Southern Cape not noticing the pretty surroundings, as the Eagles has an uncanny ability to soar over their rivals at home. Districts have never won the Currie Cup in their over 110 year history. The team average's crowds of 12,000 to home matches.
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 play out of George at Outeniqua Park
Outeniqua Park
Outeniqua Park is a multi-purpose stadium in George, South Africa. It is currently used mostly for rugby union matches and was the home stadium of the South African leg of the IRB Sevens World Series from 2001 through 2010, after which it moved to Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth.The...
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Outeniqua Park in George, home base for the SWD Eagles, must be one of the most picturesque rugby grounds in the world. However, many visiting sides have left the Garden Route in the Southern Cape not noticing the pretty surroundings, as the Eagles has an uncanny ability to soar over their rivals at home. Districts have never won the Currie Cup in their over 110 year history. The team average's crowds of 12,000 to home matches.