he following quarter final draw was made at the Suffolk meeting on Sept 7 2023;
QFA Sudbury 2 v Clacton
QFB Southwold/Thurston v Bury 2
QFC Colchester 2/Harwich v Ipswich YM
QFD Ipswich v Woodbridge
Those ties will be played on Feb 24 2024 with a reserve date of Mar 9.
The semi finals will be as follows;
SF1 Winner of QFB v Winner of QFA
SF2 Winner of QFD v Winner of QFC
The final will be the winner of SF1 hosting the winner of SF2
Any queries please contact me.
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The following teams are eligible for the Gold Cup competition which is contested by sides in Counties RFU leagues 1 and 2;
Bury 2
Clacton
Colchester 2
Harwich
Ipswich
Ipswich YM
Southwold
Sudbury 2
Thurston
Woodbridge
Therefore, to get down to eight teams for the quarter finals, there are the following preliminary games;
Southwold v Thurston
Harwich v Colchester 2
These games will be played on Nov 25 with a reserve date of Jan 6.
The draw for the main competition will be held at the Suffolk meeting in Sept.
The quarter finals will take place on Feb 24 with a reserve date of Mar 9.
The dates for the semi finals will be Apr 13 and the final Apr 20.
The draw has been done early to give sides as much notice as possible of those games.
Please contact me with any queries.