When: September 25th (Saturday, Most of the Day)
Where: UCT Sports Center (upper campus), Hall 2
How: Up to 8 mixed teams of up to 10 players each. A maximum of 80 players will be allowed to enter.
What: Round robin Tournament with each team playing a minimum of 6 games of 15 – 20 minutes, depending on the final number of teams.
Cost: R100 (UCT students – R80)
Half the profit is to go as a contribution towards Rob Lloyd and his family to help with his
medical treatment costs.

To enter: Please Email SpringFestUCTUF@gmail.com by the 15th of September
showing your interest.

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10:00am  UCT 1 vs Chilli      // Zebru vs UCT A

12:00pm  UCT 1 vs UCT A    // Zebru vs Khayoba

2:00pm   UCT 1 vs Khayoba // Zebru vs. Chilli

UPDATE:  The times have been moved back to 2 pm, 4 pm, and 6 pm to accommodate the Athlone Towers Explosion!  For anyone coming from the city, the N2 will be closed from 11-2, so find alternate routes to the fields!

10am: UCT A vs Chilli   // Khayoba vs UCT 1

12pm: UCT A vs Zebru // Khayoba vs Chilli

2pm: Zebru vs UCT 1   // Khayoba vs UCT A

The following winter league games are:

Sunday, August 22

Sunday, September 5

Standings:
Khayoba: 7-1
Chilli: 7-1
Wachati: 3-5
Zebru: 3-5
Pancake Stackers: 0-8

Chilli has continued its 2009 dominance, but has found a formidable opponent in Khayoba, a new integrated squad of young players from Khayelitsha, Cape Town suburbs, and overseas. In the tightest match of the year, Chilli opened the season with a 14-13 victory over Khayoba in January. Khayoba returned the favor in March, however, defeating a short-handed Chilli squad 15-9. The teams finished league-play tied for first place with a record of 7 wins and 1 loss. Zebru and Wachati also traded victories over one another, entering the playoffs tied for third place.

With perfect conditions for the semi-final matches on 12 April, both Chilli and Khayoba cruised past their opponents. Chilli defeated Wachati 15-6, while Khayoba handled Zebru 15-0.  Both teams will be at full strength for the league finals on Monday, so the match promises not to disappoint. The match will begin at 7pm in Wynberg.

* Update by Zak

Zebru and the UCT first team had a great game, but UCT took a little longer to settle into the game giving Zebru an early lead. After half time, and possibly a strong motivational talk by Jonno, UCT came out looking a lot more organised and started finding the endzone. The end result was 15-6 to Zebru.

Chilli faced Khayoba, the newly formed super team, in a heated match up. The tension was almost tangible off the pitch so one can only imagine the intensity on the field. Khayoba took the lead right up to 12-9 and then somehow let Chilli back into the game with a few scores. Chilli with the smell of victory motivating them, showed great Big Match Temperament to take the win 14-13 in an exciting finish to the match…

Keep an eye on the new League table on the right column of the website which should show the updated standings each week.

The 6 teams were formed with an even split of experience across the board and the usual teams from summer league were split up as much as possible. Plenty of new faces joined the league which is really encouraging for Ultimate in Cape Town, and each of the teams then brought their own unique edge to the league. All the games were very well matched and closely fought which added even more excitement and tension to the league.

The last games of the league were the 3rd place playoff between Wasabi and Firestarter, and the final between Goldmember and Blue Steel.
The 3rd place game was a good match with Wasabi taking an early lead and Firestarter fighting back into the game in the second half. Although Wasabi prevailed to claim 3rd place in the final standings with a final score of 15-11.
The final looked like it was a great game with both teams really coming out with guns blazing. Blue Steel had the daunting task of bringing down the unbeaten Goldmember who in turn were there to prove that they did not need their superstar players to keep their winning streak in tact. In the end the Gold team lived up to their name and took first place with a final score of 15-10.

Congratulations to John Davidge and his team for playing so well and dominating the league.

Final standings:
1st – Goldmember
2nd – Blue Steel
3rd – Wasabi
4th – Firestarter
5th – Purple Haze
6th – Smashing Pumpkins

Thank you to all who joined us for the league, especially the new players who I hope we will continue to see on the field regularly. Summer League will start in mid January and until then there will be pickup games on Monday nights to keep those legs fresh and work off all the Christmas indulgence…

Have an excellent festive season!

Gold Member continued their unbeaten run of domination and have claimed the first seed going into the playoffs. Wasabi had to work hard against a fired up Smashing Pumpkins to take the win and claim 2nd seed in the semi finals next week. Blue Steel have held their own and slide neatly into 3rd seed. Firestarter and Purple Haze faced off in what was effectively their playoff match to snag the last spot in the playoffs. Firestarter got off to an early lead, but soon Haze caught up and the lead changed hands a few times until the game was tied at 13. Firestarter then managed to find the endzone in the next 2 points and secured the 4th seed in the semi’s.

Next week’s lineup is as follows:
Semi 1: Gold Member vs Firestarter
Semi 2: Wasabi vs Blue Steel
5th Place: Purple Haze vs Smashing Pumkins

Check the league stats file here: Spring League 2009 Teams and Schedule

Gold Member (formerly known as Gold Rush) have streaked ahead with 3 wins, yet they still have a couple of tough games lined up. With only 2 more round robin games left, the battle for placement in the playoffs will be hotly contested. As it stands there is a chance that 4th seed into the semis will be determined by only points difference, it should be really exciting…

Check the league stats and schedule here: Spring League 2009 Teams and Schedule