The preliminary fixture list for the 2015/16 Ghana Rugby Club Championship (GRCC) has been announced.

Announcing the fixture, Mr. Herbert Mensah, President of the Ghana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) said, “The 2014/15 Rugby Club Championship in Ghana was a major step towards building the capacities and awareness of Rugby in Ghana and we believe that the 2015/16 tournament will take the previous successes to new heights.”

The 2015/16 battle for top honours will be on a pool basis with six teams from the Greater Accra Region (Pool A) who will compete for semifinal spots while four teams from CentWest (Pool B) will do same.

The tournament will kick off for Round 1 on 7 November 2015 ending on 5 December 2015. The Round 2 matches would be played from 9 January 2016 to 6 February 2016.

The semifinals are scheduled for 20 February 2016 followed by the finals and 3d Place Playoff on 27 February 2016.

“The 2015 Rugby World Cup is about to start in the United Kingdom and we believe that it will inspire the Ghana Rugby Family to greater heights,” Mr. Mensah said.

The teams that will be part of Pool A are Accra Sharks RFC, Cosmos Buffaloes RFC, Dansoman Hurricanes RFC, Idas Sports RFC, Legon Titans RFC and Tema Anchors RFC while Pool B slot will be contested among Abura Bombers RFC, Mfantadisc RFC, UCC Spartans and Westside RFC.

The preliminary fixture list for the 2015/16 GRCC is as follows:

Round 1 Pool A

07 November 2015

Tema Anchors RFC - Accra Sharks RFC

Legon Titans RFC - Dansoman Hurricanes RFC

Cosmos Buffaloes RFC - Idas Sports RFC

14 November

Tema Anchors RFC - Cosmos Buffaloes RFC

Idas Sports RFC - Legon Titans RFC

Dansoman Hurricanes RFC - Accra Sharks RFC

21 November

Tema Anchors RFC - Idas Sports RFC

Dansoman Hurricanes RFC - Cosmos Buffaloes RFC

Accra Sharks RFC - Legon Titans RFC

28 November

Tema Anchors RFC - Legon Titans RFC

Cosmos Buffaloes RFC - Accra Sharks RFC

Idas Sports RFC - Dansoman Hurricanes RFC

05 December

Tema Anchors RFC - Dansoman Hurricanes RFC

Accra Sharks RFC - Idas Sports RFC

Legon Titans RFC - Cosmos Buffaloes RFC

Round 1 Pool B

31 October 2015

UCC Spartans - Westside RFC

Mfantadisc RFC - Abura Bombers RFC

14 November

UCC Spartans - Abura Bombers RFC

Westside RFC - Mfantadisc RFC

28 November

UCC Spartans - Mfantadisc RFC

Abura Bombers RFC - Westside RFC

Round 2 Pool A

9 January 2016

Legon Titans RFC - Cosmos Buffaloes RFC

Dansoman Hurricanes RFC - Idas Sports RFC

Accra Sharks RFC - Tema Anchors RFC

16 January 2016

Legon Titans RFC - Accra Sharks RFC

Tema Anchors RFC - Dansoman Hurricanes RFC

Idas Sports RFC - Cosmos Buffaloes RFC

23 January 2015

Legon Titans RFC - Idas Sports RFC

Cosmos Buffaloes RFC - Tema Anchors RFC

Dansoman Hurricanes RFC - Accra Sharks RFC

30 January 2015

Legon Titans RFC - Dansoman Hurricanes RFC

Accra Sharks RFC - Cosmos Buffaloes RFC

Tema Anchors RFC - Idas Sports RFC

6 February 2016

Legon Titans RFC - Tema Anchors RFC

Idas Sports RFC - Accra Sharks RFC

Cosmos Buffaloes RFC - Dansoman Hurricanes RFC

Round 2 Pool B

9 January 2016

Mfantadisc RFC - UCC Spartans

Westside RFC - Abura Bombers RFC

23 January 2015

Abura Bombers RFC - UCC Spartans

Mfantadisc RFC - Westside RFC

6 February 2016

Westside RFC - UCC Spartans

Abura Bombers RFC - Mfantadisc RFC

Mr. Mensah extended his appreciation to the companies that supported last year’s tournament including Accra Breweries, Voltic, Vodafone and Zen Petroleum and hoped that they and other corporates organisations will support this year’s Ghana Rugby tournament to develop the sport in Ghana.

“The development of sport and indeed our youth is strangled due to lack of support from Government and we indeed need the support of our corporate bodies. Rugby is about instilling the values of integrity, passion, teamwork, discipline and respect in our youth,” Mr. Mensah said.