{"id":45391,"date":"2024-07-24T11:31:23","date_gmt":"2024-07-24T09:31:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/western-province-rugby-promotion-league-kicks-off-with-top-9-teams-competing-for-super-league-c-spot-20240724\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T22:45:03","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T20:45:03","slug":"western-province-rugby-promotion-league-kicks-off-with-top-9-teams-competing-for-super-league-c-spot-20240724","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/western-province-rugby-promotion-league-kicks-off-with-top-9-teams-competing-for-super-league-c-spot-20240724\/","title":{"rendered":"Western Province Rugby Promotion League kicks off with top 9 teams competing for Super League C spot"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The Promotion League, also known as the Top 9, of Western Province Rugby Union starts on Saturday 27 July, featuring nine teams from the Northern, City, and Southern Leagues.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The competition will determine which teams advance to Super League C, with teams having drawn their fixtures at the Sports Science Institute.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Due to poor weather, matches were postponed for the past two weekends, but the teams are now ready to compete.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>The first shots will be fired on Saturday 27 July in the Promotion League, also known as the Top 9, of Western Province Rugby Union. The nine teams competing in this competition consist of the top three teams in the Northern League, City League and Southern League and are vying for a place in Super League C next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The nine teams are Caledonian Roses from Rylands Estate, Violets from Kenwyn Estate, Watsonia from Slivertown, Silvertree in Observatory, Blue Stars from Klapmuts, Albions from Paarl, Sir Lowrians from Sir Lowry\u2019s Pass, Delft and Young Wesleys from Philippi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Due to poor weather conditions, the Western Province Rugby Football Union (WPRFU) postponed all the matches in the past two weekends. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Promotion League was finalised when the nine teams gathered at the Sports Science Institute to determine the draw for the first round. 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