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2009 Varsity Cup

FieldValue
name2009 Varsity Cup
countriesSouth Africa
date1 February – 29 March 2009
champions
count2
runnersup
matches31
tries164
top point scorerDonald Stevens (105)
top try scorerTherlow Pietersen (6)
prevseason2008
nextseason2010

The 2009 Varsity Cup was contested from 2 February to 30 March 2009. The tournament (also known as the FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International for sponsorship reasons) was the second season of the Varsity Cup, an annual inter-university rugby union competition featuring eight South African universities.

The tournament was won by for the second consecutive season; they beat 11-6 in the final played on 30 March 2009.

Competition rules

There were eight participating universities in the 2009 Varsity Cup. These teams played each other 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 four teams qualified for the Title Play-offs. In the semi-finals, the team that finished first had home advantage against the team that finished fourth, while the team that finished second had home advantage against the team that finished third. The winners of these semi-finals will play each other in the final, at the home venue of the higher-placed team.

Teams

The following teams took part in the 2009 Varsity Cup competition:

Team NameUniversityStadium
Stellenbosch University
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
North-West University
Tshwane University of Technology
University of Cape Town
University of the Free State
University of Pretoria
University of Johannesburg

Table

Fixtures and results

  • All times are South African (GMT+2)

Regular season

Week One

Earl-Jivan Snyman Josephus Oosthuizen Lionel Cronjé (2) Cons: Johan Andries van Niekerk Neill Jacobs (2) Pens: Neill Jacobs (2) Pens: Willem Laubscher (2)

Con: Matthew Ryan Rosslee Pen: Matthew Ryan Rosslee

Con: Earl Lewis Pens: Arno Coetzee Earl Lewis DG: Arno Coetzee

Willem Ruurd (Beespan) Van der Wal Con: Willem Diederik Botha Pens: Willem Diederik Botha (5) Johan Jackson Cons: Juan-Claude Roos (2) Pens: Juan-Claude Roos (4) DG: Juan-Claude Roos

Week Two

Johannes Willem Swartz Tjaart Kleu Pens: Adillio Le Roy Coutriers (2) Mark Jonathan Goosen Marvin Christians Therlow Pietersen (2) Cons: Matthew Ryan Rosslee (4) Pens: Matthew Ryan Rosslee (2)

Wade Roos Cons: Willem Laubscher (2) Pens: Willem Laubscher (2) Daniel Johannes Crous Ettienne Breytenbach Franco Booysen Cons: Juan-Claude Roos (2) Pens: Juan-Claude Roos (3) Piet Swart (2)

Willie Britz Wouter Stieger Randall Jacques April Theuns Kotzé Cons: Theuns Kotzé (3) Pen: Theuns Kotzé DG: Dewan Eckard

Matthew Grayson Dobson Con: Donald Stevens (2) Pen: Donald Stevens (5) Pen: André Smith, Arno Coetzee (2)

Week Three

Week Four

Week Five

Week Six

Week Seven

Title Play-Off Games

Semi-finals

Marcello Sampson Michael John Richard Passaportis Con: Matthew Ryan Rosslee Con: Cecil Dumond Pens: Cecil Dumond (4)

Jean Hermanus Stemmet (2) Johann Sadie Wesley Albert Wilkins Wilhelm Hendrik Loock Cons: Donald Stevens (4) Pens: Marnitz Louis Boshoff (2) DG: Clayton Blommetjies

Final

Pen: Donald Stevens DG: Johann Sadie

Honours

References

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