About The Green Bottle Ballies RFC

Way back in 2001 a couple of the 'elderly types' entered an invitational side in the 'Vodacom beach Challenge' and whilst sitting around on the golden sands of Africa, with an 'anber nectar' in the hand, the lads were asked "what are you guys called?". The beer at the time was in a Green Bottle and the fellows decided that the 'Green Bottle Ballies' would be a splendid name.

The term 'Ballie' is an Afrikaans word for older person and is used by the younger generation to describe thier parents or older people in general.

In 2006 a more organised and regimented club was realised with our entry into the Legends Durban Tournament. There was a need for the club to 'Tidy up', a constitution was drawn up and a small committee put together, the rest - as they say - is history.

We are an over 35's Rugby Union club and play as a 'Barbarians' orientated club. The majority of our players are based in the Hillcrest area of KZN and so we are based at the Hillcrest Villagers Rugby Club.

We enter in the annual Eshowe 'Bosas' Cup, the Fort Nottingham 'Highland Games' and the Eston Touch Tournament. We also host like minded Rugby teams from the UK, the Americas, Ausralasia and Europe as well as embarking on local and international tours of our own.

The Ballies have come a long way from those early days playing touch Rugby on the beaches of Durban and are now fully sponsored, kitted out and are described by the Sharks magazine scribe as the 'Famous' GBB RFC!!

We subscribe to the International ethos of competitive Oldies rugger and live by the clubs motto of 'Fun, Friendship and Laughter'.