{"id":14856,"date":"2014-02-07T05:30:42","date_gmt":"2014-02-06T16:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rugbyredefined.com\/?p=14856"},"modified":"2014-02-07T05:30:42","modified_gmt":"2014-02-06T16:30:42","slug":"kenya-to-make-vodacom-cup-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rugbyredefined.com\/wp\/uncategorized\/2014\/02\/kenya-to-make-vodacom-cup-debut\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenya to make Vodacom Cup debut"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Kenya will add an international flavour to the Vodacom Cup this year when they compete in this 17th annual edition of this national competition for the first time.The South African Rugby Union (SARU) on Wednesday confirmed that Kenya will form part of the Vodacom Cup in the place of Argentina\u2019s Pampas XV, Vodacom Cup champions in 2011.<\/p>\n

Kenya will play in the South Section of the competition and will be based in Cape Town. Their home ground for the duration of the Vodacom Cup will be confirmed later.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s wonderful to see another African team in the Vodacom Cup with Kenya\u2019s inclusion,\u201d said SARU CEO, Jurie Roux.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a mandate to help improve and develop the game in Africa and Kenya\u2019s inclusion will do a lot to uplift the game in that country as they aim to qualify for the Rugby World Cup in England in 2015.<\/p>\n

\u201cTheir Sevens team has been quite successful in the last few years and I\u2019m sure the Kenyans will bring the same passion and skill to the Vodacom Cup.\u201d<\/p>\n

Each section, North and South, will consist of eight teams, who will play within their divisions in the group phase. The quarter-finals will be cross-section, with the top two teams from each section hosting the third and fourth sides from the other section in the first knock-out round.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe format of the Vodacom Cup is exactly the same as last year, when the conclusion of the competition was pretty exciting,\u201d said SARU CEO, Jurie Roux.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Vodacom Cup is where most Springboks take their first steps in senior rugby and in a couple of years\u2019 time we could see this year\u2019s stars in Green and Gold.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Vodacom Cup kicks off on the weekend 7\/8 March with the final scheduled for the weekend of 16\/17 May. Last year\u2019s champions, the Golden Lions, will start their campaign in Potchefstroom against the Leopards XV, while Kenya\u2019s first game is against the EP Kings.<\/p>\n

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North Section<\/b>
\nVodacom Blue Bulls
\nGolden Lions
\nDown Touch Griffons
\nGWK Griquas
\nLeopards XV
\nAssupol Limpopo Blue Bulls
\nSteval Pumas
\nValke<\/p>\n

South Section<\/b>
\nRegent Boland Cavaliers
\nBorder Bulldogs
\nEP Kings
\nToyota Free State XV
\nKenya<\/strong>
\nCell C Sharks XV
\nSWD Eagles
\nDHL Western Province<\/p>\n

All the fixtures can be found by clicking here<\/b><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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