2012 Varsity Rugby

Scoring

All four 2012 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.

Varsity Cup

Andrew van Wyk (9)

Competition Rules

There are eight participating universities in the 2012 Varsity Cup. These teams will play each other once over the course of the season, either home or away.

Teams receive four points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus points are awarded to teams that score four or more tries in a game, as well as to teams that lose a match by seven points or less. Teams are ranked by log points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).

The top four teams will qualify for the title play-offs. In the semi-finals, the team that finishes first will have home advantage against the team that finishes fourth, while the team that finishes second will have home advantage against the team that finishes third. The winners of these semi-finals will play each other in the final, at the home venue of the higher-placed team.

The team that finishes eighth in the Varsity Cup will be relegated to the 2013 Varsity Shield. The team that finishes seventh in the Varsity Cup will play a promotion/relegation match against the second-placed Varsity Shield team for a place in the 2013 Varsity Cup.

Teams

The following teams took part in the 2012 Varsity Cup competition:

Standings

|- ! width="20" | ! width="195"|Team ! width="20" |Played ! width="20" |Won ! width="20" |Drawn ! width="20" |Lost ! width="20" |Points For ! width="20" |Points Against ! width="20" |Points Difference ! width="20" |Tries For ! width="20" |Tries Against ! width="20" |Try Bonus ! width="20" |Losing Bonus ! width="20" |Points |Pos||Team || P || W || D || L || PF || PA || PD || TF || TA || TB || LB || Pts

|- bgcolor=#E8FFD8 align=center | 1 ||align=left| || 7 || 6 || 0 || 1 || 244 || 118 || +126 || 31 || 16 || 5 || 1 || 30 |- bgcolor=#E8FFD8 align=center | 2 ||align=left| || 7 || 6 || 1 || 0 || 206 || 84 || +122 || 28 || 10 || 3 || 0 || 29 |- bgcolor=#E8FFD8 align=center | 3 ||align=left| || 7 || 4 || 1 || 2 || 270 || 118 || +152 || 35 || 15 || 5 || 1 || 24 |- bgcolor=#E8FFD8 align=center | 4 ||align=left| || 7 || 4 || 1 || 2 || 237 || 163 || +74 || 32 || 21 || 5 || 1 || 24 |- bgcolor=#ffffff align=center | 5 ||align=left| || 7 || 3 || 0 || 4 || 233 || 240 || -7 || 33 || 33 || 4 || 0 || 16 |- bgcolor=#ffffff align=center | 6 ||align=left| || 7 || 2 || 0 || 5 || 188 || 257 || -69 || 22 || 34 || 2 || 1 || 11 |- bgcolor=#FFE6E6 align=center | 7 ||align=left| || 7 || 1 || 1 || 5 || 164 || 195 || -31 || 23 || 25 || 2 || 1 || 9 |- bgcolor=#FFCCCC align=center | 8 ||align=left| || 7 || 0 || 0 || 7 || 82 || 449 || -367 || 10 || 60 || 2 || 0 || 2 |-|align=left| The seventh-placed team played in the promotion/relegation play-offs. The bottom team was relegated.

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

• Fixtures are subject to change.
• All times are South African (GMT+2).

Regular season

Round one

Francois van Wyk PW van Vuuren Pieter Rademan Fanie van der Walt

Franco Mostert Jono Ross

Grant Hattingh (3) Os Hamman (2) André Smith Donald Stevens

Quinton Crocker SW Oosthuizen Andrew van Wyk (2)

Round two

Jacques Momberg Dabeon Draghoender Willie du Plessis penalty try Willie du Plessis (4)

Gareth Light

Rynhardt Erwee Oupa Nohoje Martin Ferreira André Goosen Bradley Kretzman (2)

Rudi Paige Shaun Malton Jaco Kriel Damian de Allende

Round three

Chrysander Botha (2) JR Esterhuizen François du Toit Justin Wheeler Jaco Swanepoel Roy Godfrey

Dabeon Draghoender Jacques Momberg Clayton Blommetjies Lohan Jacobs Marius Fourie

Gareth Light Brummer Badenhorst

Liam Slatem Dillyn Leyds Rayn Smid (4) Digby Webb Nathan Nel

Round four

Quinton Crocker Jaco Otto Bradley Kretzman Tiger Bax

Franna du Toit JR Esterhuizen (2) Ruan Dreyer Chrysander Botha Johan van Deventer Shane Kirkwood

Grant Hattingh Hein van der Merwe André Kemp Clayton Blommetjies

Lodewyk Uys Joubert Engelbrecht (3) Stompie de Wet Tiaan Dorfling Siya Mdaka Tiaan Dorfling

Round Five

Wesley Chetty Mark Winter Tiaan Dorfling Joubert Engelbrecht Gerhard Nortier

Sabelo Nhlapo Deon Helberg (2) Juan Schoeman Fanie van der Walt

Aubrey McDonald JR Esterhuizen Chrysander Botha (4) Theuns Kotzé Divan van Zyl Adrian Vermeulen Wessel du Rand Wendal Wehr

Carl van Niekerk (2) Tim Agaba Os Hamman Wessel Coetzee (2) André Smith

Round Six

Armandt Koster Stephan van der Merwe (2) Willie Britz Divandré Strydom Jamba Ulengo Hagen Mumba Rikus de Beer Wikus Botes

André Smith (2) Helmut Lehmann Wessel Coetzee André Smith (2)

Hayden Groepes Juan Schoeman Clayton Stewart Okkie Kruger Dabeon Draghoender Mayibuye Ndwandwa Martin Ferreira Martin du Toit André Goosen

Spanner Pretorius (2) Tiaan Dorfling François du Toit (2) Jacques Pretorius

Round Seven

Play-off games

Semi-finals

Final

Basil Short
Lohan Jacobs
Franco Mostert Hugo Kloppers
Hein van der Merwe André Kemp 83' (1/1)

Honours

Varsity Shield

Alec Mhlanga,
Cheslyn Roberts, (6)

Competition Rules

There are five participating universities in the 2012 Varsity Shield. These teams will play each other twice over the course of the season, once at home and once away.{{cite web |access-date=2011-09-14 }}

Teams receive four points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus points are awarded to teams that score four or more tries in a game, as well as to teams that lose a match by seven points or less. Teams are ranked by log points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).

The top two teams will qualify for the title play-offs. The team that finishes first will have home advantage against the team that finishes second.

The team that wins the Varsity Shield will be promoted to the 2013 Varsity Cup.

The team that loses in the play-off final will play a promotion/relegation match against the seventh placed Varsity Cup team for a place in the 2013 Varsity Cup.

The team that finishes bottom might also be challenged to play in a play-off.

Participating teams

Standings

|- ! width="20" | ! width="195"|Team ! width="20" |Played ! width="20" |Won ! width="20" |Drawn ! width="20" |Lost ! width="20" |Points For ! width="20" |Points Against ! width="20" |Points Difference ! width="20" |Tries For ! width="20" |Tries Against ! width="20" |Try Bonus ! width="20" |Losing Bonus ! width="20" |Points |Pos||Team || P || W || D || L || PF || PA || PD || TF || TA || TB || LB || Pts

|- bgcolor=#D0F0C0 align=center | 1 ||align=left| || 8 || 6 || 0 || 2 || 283 || 120 || +163 || 35 || 12 || 4 || 1 || 29 |- bgcolor=#E8FFD8 align=center | 2 ||align=left| || 8 || 6 || 1 || 1 || 210 || 124 || +86 || 25 || 16 || 3 || 0 || 29 |- bgcolor=#ffffff align=center | 3 ||align=left| || 8 || 4 || 0 || 4 || 230 || 242 || -12 || 29 || 34 || 4 || 1 || 21 |- bgcolor=#ffffff align=center | 4 ||align=left| || 8 || 3 || 1 || 4 || 143 || 235 || -92 || 17 || 30 || 1 || 0 || 15 |- bgcolor=#ffffff align=center | 5 ||align=left| || 8 || 0 || 0 || 8 || 111 || 256 || -145 || 16 || 30 || 1 || 2 || 3 |-|align=left| The winner of the Final will be promoted. The loser of the Final will play in the promotion/relegation play-off.

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

• Fixtures are subject to change.
• All times are South African (GMT+2).

Regular season

Round one

Stephen Griesel Danie van der Merwe Con: Jannie Myburgh (2) Pen: Jannie Myburgh (2) Con: Kyle Peyper Pens: Kyle Peyper (2) Cards: Charles Baggott

Sihle Mtwa Con: Teboho Makuru Cards: Vuyisani Mavuso
Itumeleng Mokae penalty try Cons: Charl van Vollenhoven (2) Warrick Rhoda (2) Pen: Charl van Vollenhoven Warrick Rhoda Cards: Garth Adense
Samuel Borsah

Round two

Brent Crossley Devin Montgomery Charles Baggott Oliver Rochat Ruan Noeth Heinke Hartdegen Cons: Kyle Peyper (6) Cons: Teboho Makuru (2) Cards: Nkosi Nofuma

Hanno Botha Cards: Gerrit Fourie Nico Steenkamp Inus Kritzinger Cons: Jannie Myburgh (3) Pens: Jannie Myburgh (2) DG: Jannie Myburgh Cards: Juan Hugo

Round three

Bronson Lange Charles Baggott Devin Montgomery Riaan Arends Sam Peters Cons: Kyle Peyper (3) Pens: Kyle Peyper (2) Maxwel Andrews Cheslyn Roberts Con: Ambrose Steyn Pen: Charl van Vollenhoven

Onke Dubase Aziyena Mandaba Sibabalwe Mtsulwana Cons: Masixole Banda (3) Pen: Masixole Banda Carl Meyer Marc Colia Cons: Carl Meyer Jaco Potgieter

Round four

Warrick Rhoda Charlton van Jaarsveld Oswill Mentoor Denzil Lindoor Denzil Willemse JP Kellerman Cons: Ambrose Steyn (7) Leon Stevens

Alec Mhlanga Charles Hitchcock Gavin Annandale Cons: Jannie Myburgh (2) Inus Kritzinger (2) Pen: Jannie Myburgh Billy Dutton Con: Masixole Banda Pens: Masixole Banda (3)

Round Five

Njabulo Ndlovu Warrick Rhoda Justin McKay Cons: Ambrose Steyn (3) Pens: Ambrose Steyn (4) Alec Mhlanga Gavin Annandale Cons: Jannie Myburgh (2) Pen: Jannie Myburgh

Levy Swartz Con: Kyle Peyper Pens: Kyle Peyper (3) Blake Dismore DG: Kyle Peyper

Round Six

KK Kgame Cons: Kyle Peyper (2) Pens: Kyle Peyper (2) Petri Coetzee Cons: Jannie Myburgh (2)

Frederick Muller Cons: Ambrose Steyn (2) Masixole Banda (2) Cons: Masixole Banda (2) Pen: Masixole Banda

Round Seven

Con: Masixole Banda Pen: Masixole Banda Con: Kyle Peyper Pen: Kyle Peyper

Round Eight

Round Nine

Round Ten

Play-off games

Final

Squads

The following players made at least one matchday squad during the season:

Honours

Promotion/relegation

• was promoted to the 2013 Varsity Cup.
• was relegated to the 2013 Varsity Shield.
• beat in a promotion/relegation game and will play in the 2013 Varsity Cup, while will play in the 2013 Varsity Shield.
• beat in a promotion/relegation game and will play in the 2013 Varsity Shield.

Promotion/relegation play-off

2013 Varsity Cup play-off

2013 Varsity Shield play-off

Young Guns

Competition Rules

There are eight participating universities in the 2012 Young Guns competition. These teams are divided into two pools (the FNB pool and the Steinhoff pool) and will play the other teams in the pool once over the course of the season, either home or away.

Teams receive four points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus points are awarded to teams that score four or more tries in a game, as well as to teams that lose a match by seven points or less. Teams are ranked by log points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).

The top two teams in each pool will qualify for the title play-offs. In the semi-finals, the teams that finish first will have home advantage against the teams that finish second in their respective pools. The winners of these semi-finals will play each other in the final.

Participating teams

Standings

|- ! width="20" | ! width="195"|Team ! width="20" |Played ! width="20" |Won ! width="20" |Drawn ! width="20" |Lost ! width="20" |Points For ! width="20" |Points Against ! width="20" |Points Difference ! width="20" |Tries For ! width="20" |Tries Against ! width="20" |Try Bonus ! width="20" |Losing Bonus ! width="20" |Points |Pos||Team || P || W || D || L || PF || PA || PD || TF || TA || TB || LB || Pts

|- bgcolor=#E8FFD8 align=center | 1 ||align=left| || 3 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 248 || 41 || +207 || 32 || 5 || 3 || 0 || 15 |- bgcolor=#E8FFD8 align=center | 2 ||align=left| || 3 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 147 || 76 || +71 || 20 || 8 || 3 || 1 || 12 |- bgcolor=#ffffff align=center | 3 ||align=left| || 3 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 73 || 95 || -22 || 9 || 13 || 1 || 1 || 6 |- bgcolor=#ffffff align=center | 4 ||align=left| || 3 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 22 || 278 || -256 || 2 || 37 || 0 || 0 || 0 |-

|- ! width="20" | ! width="195"|Team ! width="20" |Played ! width="20" |Won ! width="20" |Drawn ! width="20" |Lost ! width="20" |Points For ! width="20" |Points Against ! width="20" |Points Difference ! width="20" |Tries For ! width="20" |Tries Against ! width="20" |Try Bonus ! width="20" |Losing Bonus ! width="20" |Points |Pos||Team || P || W || D || L || PF || PA || PD || TF || TA || TB || LB || Pts

|- bgcolor=#E8FFD8 align=center | 1 ||align=left| || 3 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 128 || 52 || +76 || 18 || 6 || 3 || 1 || 12 |- bgcolor=#E8FFD8 align=center | 2 ||align=left| || 3 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 139 || 55 || +84 || 17 || 8 || 2 || 1 || 11 |- bgcolor=#ffffff align=center | 3 ||align=left| || 3 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 106 || 79 || +27 || 14 || 10 || 2 || 1 || 11 |- bgcolor=#ffffff align=center | 4 ||align=left| || 3 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 21 || 208 || -187 || 3 || 28 || 0 || 0 || 0 |-|align=left|

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

• Fixtures are subject to change.
• All times are South African (GMT+2).

Regular season

Round one

Round two

Round three

Round Five

Round Six

Round Seven

Play-off games

Semi-finals

Final

Honours

Koshuis Rugby Championship

Competition Rules

There are eight participating teams in the 2012 Koshuis Rugby Championship - the winners of the internal leagues of each of the eight Varsity Cup teams. These teams are divided into two pools (the Penny Pinchers pool and the Hertz pool) and will play the other teams in the pool once over the course of the season, either home or away.

Teams receive four points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus points are awarded to teams that score four or more tries in a game, as well as to teams that lose a match by seven points or less. Teams are ranked by log points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).

The top two teams in each pool will qualify for the title play-offs. In the semi-finals, the teams that finish first will have home advantage against the teams that finish second in their respective pools. The winners of these semi-finals will play each other in the final.

Participating teams

Standings

|- ! width="20" | ! width="195"|Team ! width="20" |Played ! width="20" |Won ! width="20" |Drawn ! width="20" |Lost ! width="20" |Points For ! width="20" |Points Against ! width="20" |Points Difference ! width="20" |Bonus Points ! width="20" |Points |Pos||Team || P || W || D || L || PF || PA || PD || BP || Pts

|- bgcolor=#E8FFD8 align=center | 1 ||align=left| Vishuis, || 3 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 174 || 45 || +129 || 2 || 14 |- bgcolor=#E8FFD8 align=center | 2 ||align=left| Dagbreek, || 3 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 72 || 46 || +26 || 2 || 10 |- bgcolor=#ffffff align=center | 3 ||align=left| Mopanie, || 3 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 75 || 50 || +25 || 3 || 7 |- bgcolor=#ffffff align=center | 4 ||align=left| Monitor, || 3 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 37 || 217 || -180 || 0 || 0 |-

|- ! width="20" | ! width="195"|Team ! width="20" |Played ! width="20" |Won ! width="20" |Drawn ! width="20" |Lost ! width="20" |Points For ! width="20" |Points Against ! width="20" |Points Difference ! width="20" |Bonus Points ! width="20" |Points |Pos||Team || P || W || D || L || PF || PA || PD || BP || Pts

|- bgcolor=#E8FFD8 align=center | 1 ||align=left| Patria, || 3 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 156 || 57 || +99 || 4 || 12 |- bgcolor=#E8FFD8 align=center | 2 ||align=left| Cobras, || 3 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 96 || 61 || +35 || 3 || 11 |- bgcolor=#ffffff align=center | 3 ||align=left| Bastion, || 3 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 84 || 86 || -2 || 1 || 9 |- bgcolor=#ffffff align=center | 4 ||align=left| Oppidani, || 3 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 36 || 168 || -132 || 0 || 0 |-|align=left|

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

• All times are South African (GMT+2).

Regular season

Round one

Round two

Round three

Round four

Round Five

Play-off games

Semi-finals

Final

Honours

References

References

1. "Varsity Cup Competition Rules 2012". varsitycup.co.za.
2. "Varsity Shield Competition Rules 2012". varsitycup.co.za.
3. {{SA Rugby Match Centre. (15 November 2016)
4. "Varsity Young Guns Competition Rules 2012". varsitycup.co.za.
5. "Steinhoff Koshuis Competition Rules 2012". varsitycup.co.za.