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<blockquote data-quote="saulan" data-source="post: 816383" data-attributes="member: 60236"><p>It is very strong and very competitive. You have the schools levels, then from that school kids either go to varsity and play in the Varsity Cup (televised in SA) or they move to a local club. At their local club (where some players will be paid individuals) They will play in leagues similar to what you find in English football. This club has the tables for most of the leagues in the Western Cape:</p><p><a href="http://www.villagerfc.co.za/match-centre/league-table/" target="_blank">http://www.villagerfc.co.za/match-centre/league-table/</a></p><p>Super league A, B and C are the main ones and then I think the relegation/promotion from there gets divided into multiple tables.</p><p>Anyway, there are these leagues around the country and then the winners of each main league in a region gets put into a national competition that gets played after the normal league season (here is the log for that: <a href="http://www.falsebayrugby.com/2016-gold-cup-log" target="_blank">http://www.falsebayrugby.com/2016-gold-cup-log</a> ). Some of these matches get televised and I think there is increasingly more money being put into it.</p><p></p><p>I would say the strength in club rugby really started properly about 7 or 8 years ago. I think most likely with the intention of losing less talent after schools and having a greater skilled player base. When I finished school (and rugby) in 2010, I had the local clubs calling trying to recruit me for their next season. Seems they started getting a bit of professionalism kicked into them.</p><p></p><p>Disclaimer: I am basing this all of my experience of the Western Cape club scene, but it seems just as active in Gauteng.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="saulan, post: 816383, member: 60236"] It is very strong and very competitive. You have the schools levels, then from that school kids either go to varsity and play in the Varsity Cup (televised in SA) or they move to a local club. At their local club (where some players will be paid individuals) They will play in leagues similar to what you find in English football. This club has the tables for most of the leagues in the Western Cape: [URL]http://www.villagerfc.co.za/match-centre/league-table/[/URL] Super league A, B and C are the main ones and then I think the relegation/promotion from there gets divided into multiple tables. Anyway, there are these leagues around the country and then the winners of each main league in a region gets put into a national competition that gets played after the normal league season (here is the log for that: [URL]http://www.falsebayrugby.com/2016-gold-cup-log[/URL] ). Some of these matches get televised and I think there is increasingly more money being put into it. I would say the strength in club rugby really started properly about 7 or 8 years ago. I think most likely with the intention of losing less talent after schools and having a greater skilled player base. When I finished school (and rugby) in 2010, I had the local clubs calling trying to recruit me for their next season. Seems they started getting a bit of professionalism kicked into them. Disclaimer: I am basing this all of my experience of the Western Cape club scene, but it seems just as active in Gauteng. [/QUOTE]
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