The tournament is the top competition for non-university rugby union clubs in South Africa.
[1][2] Twenty teams qualified for the Community Cup from the club leagues of the fourteen provincial unions in South Africa.
The league winners all qualified, as well as six wildcard teams chosen by SARU.
The winner and runner-up of each pool entered the play-off stage, held at a central venue over the Easter long weekend each year.
The finals will be played at Outeniqua Park, George from 28 March to 1 April 2013.