2013 Varsity Rugby

August 2023 August 2023 August 2023 2013 Varsity Rugby 2012 2014 The 2013 Varsity Cup was contested from 4 February to 8 April 2013. The tournament (also known as the FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International for sponsorship reasons) was the sixth season of the Varsity Cup, an annual inter-university rugby union competition featuring eight South African universities. The tournament was won by UP Tuks for the second consecutive season; they beat Maties 44–5 in the final played on 8 April 2013. No team was relegated to the second-tier Varsity Shield competition for 2014. Scoring All four 2013 Varsity Rugby competitions will use a different scoring system to the regular system. Tries will be worth five points as usual, but conversions will be worth three points, while penalties and drop goals will only be worth two points.VC Rugby 'points' ahead varsitycup.co.za 2011-11-17 http://www.varsitycup.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4644:varsity-cup-rugby-points-the-way-forward&catid=27:varsity-cup-news&Itemid=5 2011-11-17 3 February 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140203054332/http://www.varsitycup.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4644:varsity-cup-rugby-points-the-way-forward&catid=27:varsity-cup-news&Itemid=5 dead Varsity Cup 2013 Varsity Cup The following teams competed in the 2013 Varsity Cup: Maties, NMMU Madibaz, NWU Pukke, UCT Ikey Tigers, UFS Shimlas, UJ, UP Tuks and Wits, who took part in this competition for the first time following their promotion from the 2012 Varsity Shield. The tournament was won by UP Tuks, who beat Maties 44–5 in the final. There was no relegation at the end of 2013. Varsity Shield 2013 Varsity Shield The following teams competed in the 2015 Varsity Shield: CUT Ixias, UFH Blues, UKZN Impi, UWC and TUT Vikings, who have been relegated from the 2012 Varsity Cup. The tournament was won by CUT Ixias, who beat UWC 29–19 in the final. There was no promotion at the end of 2013. Promotion/Relegation There was no promotion or relegation at the end of 2013. Young Guns Competition Rules There were eight participating universities in the 2013 Young Guns competition. These teams were divided into two pools (the FNB pool and the Steinhoff pool) and played the other teams in the pool once over the course of the season, either home or away. Teams received four points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus points were awarded to teams that scored four or more tries in a game, as well as to teams that lost a match by seven points or less. Teams were ranked by log points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded). The top two teams in each pool qualified for the title play-offs. In the semi-finals, the teams that finished first had home advantage against the teams that finished second in their respective pools. The winners of these semi-finals played each other in the final.http://www.varsitycup.co.za/index.php/footer-links-5/vc-competition-rules/4804-varsity-young-guns-competition-rules-2012 Varsity Young Guns Competition Rules 2012 varsitycup.co.za 9 Apr 2012 https://archive.today/20130422001341/http://www.varsitycup.co.za/index.php/footer-links-5/vc-competition-rules/4804-varsity-young-guns-competition-rules-2012 22 April 2013 dead dmy-all Participating teams Young GunsTeam NameSponsored NameUniversityStadium Maties Juniors Steinhoff Maties Juniors Stellenbosch University Danie Craven Stadium NMMU Young Guns FNB NMMU Young Guns Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University NMMU Stadium NWU Pukke Young Guns FNB NWU Pukke Young Guns North-West University Fanie du Toit Stadium UCT Trojans FNB UCT Trojans University of Cape Town UCT Rugby Fields UFS Shimlas Young Guns FNB UFS Shimlas Young Guns University of the Free State Shimla Park UJ Young Guns FNB UJ Young Guns University of Johannesburg UJ Stadium UP Tuks Young Guns FNB UP Tuks Young Guns University of Pretoria LC de Villiers Stadium Wits Young Guns FNB Wits Young Guns University of the Witwatersrand Wits Rugby Stadium Standings 2013 Young Guns Steinhoff Pool LogTeamPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints ForPoints AgainstPoints DifferenceTries ForTries AgainstTry BonusLosing BonusPoints 1 UP Tuks Young Guns 3 3 0 0 205 24 +181 29 2 2 0 14 2 UFS Shimlas Young Guns 3 2 0 1 113 51 +62 15 8 2 1 11 3 NWU Pukke Young Guns 3 1 0 2 101 115 –14 15 17 2 1 7 4 Wits Young Guns 3 0 0 3 10 239 –229 1 33 0 0 02013 Young Guns FNB Pool LogTeamPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints ForPoints AgainstPoints DifferenceTries ForTries AgainstTry BonusLosing BonusPoints 1 Maties Juniors 3 3 0 0 123 42 +81 17 5 3 0 15 2 UCT Trojans 3 2 0 1 101 96 +5 16 13 2 0 10 3 UJ Young Guns 3 1 0 2 72 114 –42 11 18 2 1 7 4 NMMU Young Guns 3 0 0 3 68 112 –44 9 17 1 1 2 The top 2 teams in each pool will qualify for the semi-finals.Points breakdown:*4 points for a win*2 points for a draw*1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less*1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match Fixtures and results The 2013 Varsity Cup Young Guns fixtures were as follows:http://varsitycup.co.za/matchday/young-guns-fixtures https://web.archive.org/web/20120810013341/http://www.varsitycup.co.za/matchday/young-guns-fixtures dead 10 August 2012 Varsity Cup Young Guns Fixtures/Logs Varsity Cup 28 January 2013 All times are South African (GMT+2). Regular season Round one 18 February 2013 15:00 UFS Shimlas Young Guns 16 – 18 Report UP Tuks Young Guns Shimla Park 18 February 2013 17:00 UCT Trojans 44 – 15 Report NMMU Young Guns UCT Rugby Fields Maties Juniors, NWU Pukke Young Guns, UJ Young Guns, Wits Young Guns Round two 25 February 2013 17:00 NWU Pukke Young Guns 62 – 8 Report Wits Young Guns Fanie du Toit Stadium 25 February 2013 17:00 NMMU Young Guns 24 – 34 Report Maties Juniors NMMU Stadium UCT Trojans, UFS Shimlas Young Guns, UP Tuks Young Guns, UJ Young Guns Round three 4 March 2013 17:00 UFS Shimlas Young Guns 34 – 31 https://archive.today/20130422001956/http://varsitycup.co.za/young-guns/6023-young-shimlas-edge-pukke Report NWU Pukke Young Guns Shimla Park 4 March 2013 17:00 UP Tuks Young Guns 114 – 0 https://archive.today/20130421222559/http://varsitycup.co.za/young-guns/6024-up-tuks-romp-home-against-wits Report Wits Young Guns LC de Villiers Stadium 4 March 2013 17:00 NMMU Young Guns 29 – 34 Report UJ Young Guns NMMU Stadium 4 March 2013 19:00 UCT Trojans 16 – 45 https://archive.today/20130421215724/http://varsitycup.co.za/young-guns/6027-maties-brush-off-uct Report Maties Juniors UCT Rugby Fields Round four 11 March 2013 15:00 NWU Pukke Young Guns 8 – 73 https://archive.today/20130422001247/http://varsitycup.co.za/young-guns/6074-tuks-young-guns-run-riot Report UP Tuks Young Guns Fanie du Toit Stadium 11 March 2013 17:00 UJ Young Guns 36 – 41 https://archive.today/20130422001651/http://varsitycup.co.za/young-guns/6068-trojans-pip-uj-in-young-guns-thriller Report UCT Trojans UJ Stadium 11 March 2013 17:00 Wits Young Guns 2 – 63 https://archive.today/20130422000929/http://varsitycup.co.za/young-guns/6067-shimlas-show-wits-no-mercy Report UFS Shimlas Young Guns Wits Rugby Stadium Maties Juniors, NMMU Young Guns Round Five 18 March 2013 15:00 Maties Juniors 44 – 2 https://archive.today/20130421213821/http://varsitycup.co.za/young-guns/6106-maties-cruise-past-uj Report UJ Young Guns Danie Craven Stadium UCT Trojans, NMMU Young Guns, NWU Pukke Young Guns, UFS Shimlas Young Guns, UP Tuks Young Guns, Wits Young Guns Play-Off Games Semi-finals 25 March 2013 14:00 UP Tuks Young Guns 68 – 28 UCT Trojans LC de Villiers Stadium 25 March 2013 16:30 Maties Juniors 26 – 15 UFS Shimlas Young Guns Danie Craven Stadium Final 1 April 2013 UP Tuks Young Guns 50 – 21 Scoreboard106294 10594 10544 1104 Steinhof Maties Juniors 21 50 FNB UP-Tuks 1 April 2013 23 May 2016 Maties Juniors Honours 2013 FNB Young Guns Champions: UP Tuks Young Guns Koshuis Rugby Championship Competition Rules There were eight participating teams in the 2013 Koshuis Rugby Championship - the winners of the internal leagues of each of the eight Varsity Cup teams. These teams were divided into two pools (the Penny Pinchers pool and the Hertz pool) and played the other teams in the pool once over the course of the season, either home or away. Teams received four points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus points were awarded to teams that score four or more tries in a game, as well as to teams that lost a match by seven points or less. Teams were ranked by log points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded). The top two teams in each pool qualified for the title play-offs. In the semi-finals, the teams that finished first had home advantage against the teams that finish second in their respective pools. The winners of these semi-finals played each other in the final.http://www.varsitycup.co.za/index.php/footer-links-5/vc-competition-rules/4801-steinhoff-koshuis-competition-rules-2012 Steinhoff Koshuis Competition Rules 2012 varsitycup.co.za 9 Apr 2012 https://archive.today/20130421225312/http://www.varsitycup.co.za/index.php/footer-links-5/vc-competition-rules/4801-steinhoff-koshuis-competition-rules-2012 21 April 2013 dead dmy-all Participating teams Koshuis Rugby ChampionshipKoshuis NameUniversityStadium Bastion University of Johannesburg UJ Stadium Cobras University of Cape Town UCT Rugby Fields Commerce University of the Witwatersrand Wits Rugby Stadium Medies Stellenbosch University Danie Craven Stadium Mopanie University of Pretoria LC de Villiers Stadium Northernz Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University NMMU Stadium Villagers North-West University Fanie du Toit Stadium Vishuis University of the Free State Shimla Park Standings 2013 Koshuis Rugby Championship Penny Pinchers Pool LogTeamPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints ForPoints AgainstPoints DifferenceBonus PointsPoints 1 Vishuis, UFS Shimlas 3 2 0 1 201 53 +148 4 12 2 Bastion, UJ 3 2 0 1 130 73 +48 4 12 3 Cobras, UCT Ikey Tigers 3 2 0 1 107 90 +17 2 10 4 Commerce, Wits 3 0 0 3 26 248 –222 0 02013 Koshuis Rugby Championship Hertz Pool LogTeamPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints ForPoints AgainstPoints DifferenceBonus PointsPoints 1 Villagers, NWU Pukke 3 3 0 0 57 22 +35 0 12 2 Medies, Maties 3 2 0 1 61 41 +20 3 11 3 Mopanie, UP Tuks 3 1 0 2 49 54 –5 1 5 4 Northernz, NMMU Madibaz 3 0 0 3 15 65 –50 0 0 The top 2 teams in each pool will qualify for the semi-finals.Points breakdown:*4 points for a win*2 points for a draw*1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less*1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match Fixtures and results The 2013 Koshuis Rugby Championship fixtures are as follows:http://varsitycup.co.za/steinhoff-koshuis-rugby/fixtures Koshuis Rugby Championships Fixtures/Logs Varsity Cup 28 January 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130212005806/http://varsitycup.co.za/steinhoff-koshuis-rugby/fixtures 12 February 2013 dead dmy-all All times are South African (GMT+2). Regular season Round one 18 February 2013 17:00 Commerce, Wits 8 – 119 https://archive.today/20130422010016/http://varsitycup.co.za/steinhoff-koshuis-rugby/shimlas-koshuis-rugby/5941-vishuis-teach-commerce-a-hard-lesson Report Vishuis, UFS Shimlas Wits Rugby Stadium 18 February 2013 17:00 Medies, Maties 23 – 5 https://archive.today/20130421230642/http://varsitycup.co.za/steinhoff-koshuis-rugby/shimlas-koshuis-rugby/5942-medies-sound-a-warning Report Northernz, NMMU Madibaz Danie Craven Stadium Bastion, UJ; Cobras, UCT Ikey Tigers; Mopanie, UP Tuks; Villagers, NWU Pukke Round two 25 February 2013 15:00 Commerce, Wits 10 – 69 Report Bastion, UJ Wits Rugby Stadium 25 February 2013 17:00 Mopanie, UP Tuks 24 – 28 Report Medies, Maties LC de Villiers Stadium 25 February 2013 17:00 Villagers, NWU Pukke 24 – 5 Report Northernz, NMMU Madibaz Fanie du Toit Stadium Cobras, UCT Ikey Tigers; Vishuis, UFS Shimlas Round three 4 March 2013 15:00 Cobras, UCT Ikey Tigers 34 – 29 https://archive.today/20130421223917/http://varsitycup.co.za/steinhoff-koshuis-rugby/ikeys-koshuis-rugby/6021-cobras-too-strong-for-bastion Report Bastion, UJ UCT Rugby Fields Commerce, Wits; Medics, Maties; Mopanie, UP Tuks; Northernz, NMMU Madibaz; Villagers, NWU Pukke; Vishuis, UFS Shimlas Round four 11 March 2013 15:00 Villagers, NWU Pukke 21 – 7 https://archive.today/20130422012637/http://varsitycup.co.za/8-steinhoff-koshuis-rugby/6076-villagers-get-one-over-mopanie Report Mopanie, UP Tuks Fanie du Toit Stadium 11 March 2013 16:45 Vishuis, UFS Shimlas 53 – 13 https://archive.today/20130421222056/http://varsitycup.co.za/8-steinhoff-koshuis-rugby/6065-vishuis-show-their-class Report Cobras, UCT Ikey Tigers Shimla Park Bastion, UJ; Commerce, Wits; Medics, Maties; Northernz, NMMU Madibaz Round Five 18 March 2013 15:00 Bastion, UJ 32 – 29 https://archive.today/20130421213558/http://varsitycup.co.za/8-steinhoff-koshuis-rugby/6101-bastion-do-the-unthinkable Report Vishuis, UFS Shimlas UJ Stadium 18 March 2013 16:45 Cobras, UCT Ikey Tigers 60 – 8 https://archive.today/20130421212119/http://varsitycup.co.za/8-steinhoff-koshuis-rugby/6105-cobras-finish-with-a-flourish Report Commerce, Wits UCT Rugby Fields 18 March 2013 16:45 Medies, Maties 10 – 12 https://archive.today/20130422013655/http://varsitycup.co.za/8-steinhoff-koshuis-rugby/6103-villagers-sneak-past-medies Report Villagers, NWU Pukke Danie Craven Stadium 18 March 2013 16:45 Northernz, NMMU Madibaz 5 – 18 https://archive.today/20130421230318/http://varsitycup.co.za/8-steinhoff-koshuis-rugby/6104-mopanie-end-on-a-high Report Mopanie, UP Tuks NMMU Stadium Play-Off Games Semi-finals 25 March 2013 17:00 Vishuis, UFS Shimlas 31 – 26 https://archive.today/20130421231918/http://varsitycup.co.za/8-steinhoff-koshuis-rugby/6144-vishuis-hang-on-for-another-final Report Medies, Maties Shimla Park 25 March 2013 19:00 Villagers, NWU Pukke 39 – 2 https://archive.today/20130421211012/http://varsitycup.co.za/8-steinhoff-koshuis-rugby/6145-unbeaten-villagers-march-on Report Bastion, UJ Fanie du Toit Stadium Final 8 Apr 2013 Vishuis, UFS Shimlas 20 – 16 https://archive.today/20130505173954/http://varsitycup.co.za/8-steinhoff-koshuis-rugby/6173-vishuis-keep-koshuis-crown Report Villagers, NWU Pukke Danie Craven Stadium Honours 2013 Steinhoff Koshuis Rugby Champions: Vishuis, UFS Shimlas South African Universities In April 2013, a South African Universities team was named, picked from players that played in Varsity Rugby in 2013, to play against Namibia in Windhoek. Squads The team was named as follows:1898234 SA Universities squad named to face Namibia 25 April 2013 30 May 2016 http://www.sarugby.co.za/article.aspx?id=1898234 :2013 Varsity Rugby South Africa South African Universities South African Universities rugby union team South African Universities Tim Agaba Fabian Booysen Martin Dreyer Martin Ferreira Roy Godfrey Os Hamman Reniel Hugo Helmut Lehmann RJ Liebenberg MB Lusaseni JC Oberholzer Schalk Oelofse Alistair Vermaak JR Esterhuizen Dwayne Kelly JP Lewis Hoffmann Maritz Howard Mnisi Freddie Muller Ryan Nell Jacques Rossouw Justin van Staden Divan van Zyl Chris Rossouw Fixtures 4 May 2013 South African Universities 50 – 39 Namibia Sporthttp://www.namibiasport.com.na/node/30038 SA Students beat Welwitschias 50-39 Namibia Sport 4 May 2013 5 May 2013 https://archive.today/20130616142305/http://www.namibiasport.com.na/node/30038 16 June 2013 dead dmy-all Namibia JP Lewis Martin Ferreira JR Esterhuizen Os Hamman Roy Godfrey Justin van Staden PJ van Lill Malcolm Moore Ian van Wyk Callie Swanepoel Justin Nel Theuns Kotzé Justin Nel Hage Geingob Stadium See also Varsity Cup 2013 Currie Cup Premier Division 2013 Currie Cup First Division 2013 Vodacom Cup References External links Official site 2013 Category:2013 in South African rugby union Varsity Rugby