2015 is a huge focus for the club and our committee, coaches & players have one focus for this year, trophies. Head Coach, Anton Moolman, has made it clear, in no uncertain terms that we as a club will be moving up a gear in our quest to win the Community Cup and...
No season could ever really get underway without a few friendlies as the squads and combinations are tested ahead of the opening day of competition. Our first Community Cup game is away to Sishen on February 21 and other than the Cape Town 10’s we will have 3...
Hamiltons was founded in 1875. No other rugby club in South Africa dates back to 1875. When Hamilton’s claims to be the oldest in South Africa, it does so with justification. The form of football played at the Cape in 1875 was not rugby football, according to...
In the 1920s there was much negotiation with the Cape Town City Council for ground at “The Track”. Several sporting codes joined in the negotiations. In October 1921 Hamilton’s and Green Point Cricket Club joined forces to attend to the field, granted on a...
As early as 1875 the Club decided on colours. In those early days club members frequently played amongst themselves in various kinds of teams – Colonial Born vs Home Born, Ugly vs Handsome, Married vs Unmarried , for example. But in 1875 Hamiltons had...