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2014 Varsity Cup

2014 Varsity Cup

South Africa
3 February – 7 April 2014
UCT Ikey Tigers (2nd title)
NWU Pukke
Wits
31
193 (average 6.2 per match)
Robert du Preez (84)
Chris Cloete (8)

The 2014 Varsity Cup was contested from 3 February to 7 April 2014. The tournament (also known as the FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International for sponsorship reasons) was the seventh season of the Varsity Cup, an annual inter-university rugby union competition featuring eight South African universities.

The tournament was won by UCT Ikey Tigers for the second time; they beat NWU Pukke 39–33 in the final played on 7 April 2014. Wits were automatically relegated to the second-tier Varsity Shield competition for 2015, but UJ won their relegation play-off match against UKZN Impi to remain in the Varsity Cup for 2015.

The Varsity Cup used a different scoring system to the regular system. Tries were worth five points as usual, but conversions were worth three points, while penalties and drop goals were only worth two points.

All Varsity Cup games also had two referees officiating each game, props' jerseys featured a special gripping patch to ensure better binding, intended to reduce collapsing scrums and the mark will be extended to the entire field.

There were eight participating universities in the 2014 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 played each other in the final, at the home venue of the higher-placed team.

The bottom team in the Varsity Cup was relegated to the 2015 Varsity Shield competition, while the Varsity Shield winner was promoted to the 2015 Varsity Cup. There was also a promotion/relegation match between the 7th-placed team in the Varsity Cup and the Varsity Shield runner-up at the end of the 2014 season.

The following teams took part in the 2014 Varsity Cup competition:

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
2014 Varsity Cup teams
Maties	Stellenbosch University	Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch
NMMU Madibaz	Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University	NMMU Stadium, Port Elizabeth
NWU Pukke	North-West University	Fanie du Toit Sport Ground, Potchefstroom
UCT Ikey Tigers	University of Cape Town	UCT Rugby Fields, Cape Town
UFS Shimlas	University of the Free State	Shimla Park, Bloemfontein
UJ	University of Johannesburg	UJ Stadium, Johannesburg
UP Tuks	University of Pretoria	LC de Villiers Stadium, Pretoria
Wits	University of the Witwatersrand	Wits Rugby Stadium, Johannesburg

The final league standings for the 2014 Varsity Cup were:

Team Progression – 2014 Varsity Cup
UCT Ikey Tigers	0 (8th)	5 (5th)	9 (4th)	9 (5th)	14 (3rd)	19 (2nd)	24 (2nd)	Won	Won
NWU Pukke	5 (1st)	10 (1st)	10 (2nd)	15 (2nd)	19 (1st)	23 (1st)	27 (1st)	Won	Lost
Maties	1 (6th)	1 (7th)	6 (6th)	10 (4th)	12 (6th)	16 (5th)	21 (3rd)	Lost	—.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;white-space:nowrap}N/a
NMMU Madibaz	5 (2nd)	9 (2nd)	9 (3rd)	9 (6th)	13 (5th)	17 (3rd)	19 (4th)	Lost	—N/a
UFS Shimlas	5 (3rd)	6 (4th)	6 (7th)	11 (3rd)	13 (4th)	13 (6th)	18 (5th)	—N/a	—N/a
UP Tuks	2 (4th)	7 (3rd)	11 (1st)	16 (1st)	16 (2nd)	16 (4th)	16 (6th)	—N/a	—N/a
UJ	2 (4th)	3 (6th)	8 (5th)	8 (7th)	9 (5th)	9 (7th)	10 (7th)	—N/a	—N/a
Wits	0 (7th)	0 (8th)	0 (8th)	1 (8th)	2 (8th)	2 (8th)	2 (8th)	—N/a	—N/a
The table above shows a team's progression throughout the season.For each round, their cumulative points total is shown with the overall log position in brackets.
Key:	win	draw	loss

The 2014 Varsity Cup fixtures were as follows:

All times are South African (GMT+2).


	16:45	Try: Chris Cloete 4', 11', 49', 58', 63' Tim Agaba 32'Con: Gavin Hauptfleisch 12', 33', 50', 59', 64' (5/6)Cards: Ivan Ludick 78'	ScoreboardReport	Try: Mark Hodgkiss 55', 79' Clearance Khumalo 67' Reinier Ehlers 75'Con: Robert du Preez 67', 75' (2/3) Chris Smith 56' (1/1)Cards: Lungelo Chonco 63' to 73'	Referee: Christie du Preez & Rodney Boneparte


	19:00	Try: Rudolph Smith 19' Warrick Gelant 25' Rohan Janse van Rensburg 39'Con: Warrick Gelant 40' (1/3)	ScoreboardReport	Try: David Antonites 6' Robert de Bruyn 37'Con: Marais Schmidt 7', 37' (2/2)Pen: Marais Schmidt 40' (1/1) Jaco van der Walt (0/1)Cards: Marais Schmidt 11' to 22'	Referee: Jaco van Heerden & Ben Crouse


	19:00	Try: Niell Jordaan 4' Divandré Strydom 12' Fanie van der Walt 51' Neil Claassen 55'Con: Gouws Prinsloo 5', 13', 52' (3/4)Pen: Gouws Prinsloo 40' (1/1)	ScoreboardReport	Try: JJ Breet 33' Ashlon Davids 63' Hannes Ludick 77'Con: Matt Torrance (0/3)	Attendance: 3,000Referee: Lourens van der Merwe & Jaco Kotze


	17:00	Try: Ross Jones-Davies 2', 44' Shaun McDonald 13'Con: Dean Grant 3', 14', 45' (3/3)Cards: Jason Klaasen 60'	ScoreboardReport	Try: Juan Language 24' Sylvian Mahuza 26', 37' Luther Obi 49' Stompie de Wet 57' Francois Robertse 70' Danie Jordaan 75'Con: Tiaan Dorfling 27', 38', 58', 70' (4/6) Adriaan Engelbrecht (0/1)	Referee: Daniel Fortuin & Quinton Immelman


	16:45	Try: Johnny Kôtze 8' Robert du Preez 73'Con: Robert du Preez 9', 74' (2/2)Cards: Beyers de Villiers 20' to 30'	Scoreboard Report	Try: Jason Klaasen 22', 43' Lihleli Xoli 28' Liam Slatem 75'Con: Dean Grant 23', 44', 76' (3/4)Pen: Dean Grant 40', 60' (2/2)	Referee: Daniel Fortuin & Francois Pretorius


	19:00	Try: Tiaan Dorfling 31' Adriaan Engelbrecht 46' Sylvian Mahuza 48', 81' Johnny Welthagen 56' Edmar Marais 58'Con: Adriaan Engelbrecht 32', 47', 49', 57', 59', 82' (6/6)Cards: Edmar Marais 73'	ScoreboardReport	Try: Niell Jordaan 23', 40' Neil Claassen 52' Maphutha Dolo 79'Con: Gouws Prinsloo 40', 52', 79' (3/4)	Referee: Oregopotse Rametsi & Stephan Geldenhuys


	19:00	Try: Michael Haznar 14' David Antonites 48'Con: Marais Schmidt 49' (1/2)Pen: Marais Schmidt 74' (1/1)Drop: Jaco van der Walt (0/1)Cards: Michael Haznar 49' to 61'	ScoreboardReport	Try: Yamkela Ngam 31' Donovan Marais 44' Chris Cloete 80'Con: Gavin Hauptfleisch 32', 81' (2/3)Cards: Martin Ferreira 49' to 61'	Attendance: 10,000Referee: Jaco van Heerden & Ben Crouse


	19:00	Try: Matt Torrance 9'Con: Matt Torrance 9' (1/1)	ScoreboardReport	Try: Dries Swanepoel 11', 16', 29' Wiaan Liebenberg 46' Reniel Hugo 64' Jade Stighling 69' Brummer Badenhorst 76'Con: Tian Schoeman 11', 30', 47', 64', 69', 76' (6/7)Cards: Dries Swanepoel 58'	Attendance: 3,000Referee: Tahla Ntshakaza & Jaco Kotze


	16:45	Try: Michael Haznar 12' Jacques Nel 27' Tiaan Macdonald 37', 71'Con: Marais Schmidt 13', 28', 38' (3/3) Jaco van der Walt 72' (1/1)	ScoreboardReport	Try: Jason Fraser 59' JP Jonck 64'Con: Matt Torrance 60' (1/2)Pen: Matt Torrance 3' (1/1)	Referee: Eduan Nel


	19:00	Try: Roelof Smit 21' Wiaan Liebenberg 69' Reniel Hugo 81'Con: Tian Schoeman 22', 70', 82' (3/3)Pen: Tian Schoeman 76' (1/2)	ScoreboardReport		Referee: Gerrie de Bruin


	19:00	Try: Luther Obi 45' HP Swart 52' Dillon Smit 70'Con: Adriaan Engelbrecht 52', 70' (2/3)	ScoreboardReport	Try: Beyers de Villiers 3' Johnny Kôtze 13' Robert du Preez 30' Louis Jordaan 54'Con: Robert du Preez 4', 31', 54' (3/4)Pen: Robert du Preez 72', 80' (2/2)Cards: Niel Oelofse 37' to 48'	Referee: Pro Legoete


	19:00	Try: Michael Bernardt 25' Enrico Acker 58'Con: Gavin Hauptfleisch 26' (1/2)Cards: Martin Ferreira 46'	ScoreboardReport	Try: Shaun McDonald 4' Lihleli Xoli 39' Richard Stewart 79'Con: Dean Grant 5', 39', 80' (3/3)Pen: Dean Grant 45' (1/1)Cards: Shaun McDonald 30' to 40' Robin Murray 56' to 66'	Attendance: 7,650Referee: Rodney Boneparte


	16:45	Try: Liam Slatem 6' Huw Jones 81'Con: Dean Grant 7', 81' (2/2)	ScoreboardReport	Try: Juan Schoeman 40' Warrick Gelant 45' Duncan Matthews 65' Arno van Wyk 79'Con: Tian Schoeman 40', 80' (2/4)Cards: Leneve Damens 75'	Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen & Cwengile Jadezweni


	19:00	Try: Michael Bernardt 64', 66'Con: Jarryd Buys 65', 67' (2/2)	ScoreboardReport	Try: Akker van der Merwe 4' Sylvian Mahuza 21', 73' Edmar Marais 27' Francois Robertse 42' Juan Language 47' Luther Obi 76'Con: Adriaan Engelbrecht 5', 28', 43', 48', 77' (5/7)Drop: Johnny Welthagen 24' (1/1)Cards: Lucky Ngcamu 51' to 61' Hoffmann Maritz 64' to 74'	Referee: Ben Crouse & Jaco van Heerden


	19:00	Try: Frederick Kirsten 37' Jan de Klerk 53' Robert du Preez 56'Con: Robert du Preez 56' (1/3)	ScoreboardReport	Try: Jason Fraser 12' Ashlon Davids 24' Ruhan Nel 83'Con: Ashlon Davids (0/1) Matt Torrance (0/2)Cards: JJ Breet 34' to 44' Kyle Wood 51' to 61' Brent Crossley 81'	Referee: Francois Pretorius & Quinton Immelman


	19:00	Try: Oupa Mohojé 5' Maphutha Dolo 12' Sethu Tom 22' Joubert Engelbrecht 36', 48' Tertius Kruger 39' Divandré Strydom 78'Con: Gouws Prinsloo 6', 13', 37', 49', 79' (5/7)Pen: Gouws Prinsloo 42' (1/1)Cards: Markus Odendaal 61' to 72'	ScoreboardReport	Try: Harold Vorster 62' Jacques Pretorius 65'Con: Marais Schmidt 62' (1/2)Cards: Michael Haznar 56' to 65'	Attendance: 7,000Referee: Eduan Nel & Gerrie de Bruin


	16:45	Try: Brent Crossley 70'Con: Matt Torrance 71' (1/1)Pen: Matt Torrance 19', 24' (2/3)Cards: Rinus Bothma 31' to 41'	ScoreboardReport	Try: Chris Cloete 28' Jarryd Buys 55' Enrico Acker 81'Con: Jarryd Buys 56' (1/3)Cards: Michael Bernardt 18' to 28'	Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen & Pro Legoete


	19:00	Try: PJ Walters 21', 79' David Antonites 33' Jaco van der Walt 57'Con: Marais Schmidt 22', 34', 58' (3/4)Cards: Jacques Pretorius 44' to 54' Shane Kirkwood 44' to 54'	ScoreboardReport	Try: Richard Stewart 2' Vince Jobo 8' Ross Jones-Davies 13' Guy Alexander 40' Lihleli Xoli 46'Con: Dean Grant 3', 9', 40', 47' (4/5)Cards: Huw Jones 18' to 28' Martin Sauls 49' to 59'	Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge & Jaco van Heerden


	19:00		ScoreboardReport	Try: Akker van der Merwe 37' Danie Jordaan 52'Con: Adriaan Engelbrecht 38', 53' (2/2)Pen: Adriaan Engelbrecht 31' (1/1)	Attendance: 1,500Referee: Jaco Pretorius & Gerrie de Bruin


	19:00	Try: Robert du Preez 42' Jean Nel 70'Con: Robert du Preez 43' (1/2)	ScoreboardReport	Try: Justin Pappin 20' Sethu Tom 32'Con: Gouws Prinsloo 21' (1/2)Cards: Tienie Burger 69'	Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni & Christie du Preez


	16:45	Try: Jacques Vermaak 25' Stompie de Wet 62'Con: Adriaan Engelbrecht 26', 63' (2/2)Pen: Adriaan Engelbrecht (0/1)Drop: Johnny Welthagen (0/1)	Scoreboard	Try: Ruhan Nel 64'Con: Ashlon Davids 65' (1/1)Cards: Brent Crossley 27' to 37'	Referee: Jaco Kotze & Jaco Pretorius


	19:00	Try: Van Zyl Botha 61'Con: Marais Schmidt 62' (1/1)	Scoreboard	Try: Jan de Klerk 4' Beyers de Villiers 24', 34'Con: Robert du Preez 5', 25', 35' (3/3)	Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge & Tahla Ntshakaza


	19:00	Try: Chris Massyn 51'Con: Tian Schoeman (0/1)Pen: Tian Schoeman 14', 24' (2/2)	Scoreboard	Try: Tythan Adams 28' Roy Godfrey 47'Con: Gavin Hauptfleisch 48' (1/2)Pen: Gavin Hauptfleisch 6', 16', 54' (3/3)	Attendance: 200Referee: Stephan Geldenhuys & Oregopotse Rametsi


	17:00	Try: Shaun McDonald 18' Ross Jones-Davies 49', 3' Jason Klaasen 6'Con: Dean Grant 19' (1/4)Pen: Dean Grant 63' (1/1)	Scoreboard	Try: Gideon Bruwer 71'Con: Gouws Prinsloo (0/1)	Attendance: 950Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen & Quinton Immelman


	16:45	Try: Neil Claassen 13' Jacques du Toit 22', 39' Maphutha Dolo 52' Gouws Prinsloo 67'Con: Gouws Prinsloo 23', 40', 53' (3/5)Cards: Oupa Mohojé 41' to 52' Armandt Koster 80'	Scoreboard	Try: Michael Bernardt 4' Gavin Hauptfleisch 24' Martin Ferreira 61' Louis Fourie 80'Con: Gavin Hauptfleisch 5', 25' (2/3) Jarryd Buys 80' (1/1)Pen: Gavin Hauptfleisch 8', 35' (2/2)Drop: Gavin Hauptfleisch (0/1)Cards: Marcel Groenewald 39' to 51' Martin Ferreira 47' to 58'	Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni & Marius van der Westhuizen


	19:00	Try: Robert du Preez 46' Craig Barry 53', 75' Caleb Smith 58' Chris Smith 80'Con: Robert du Preez 46', 54', 59', 76' (4/5)Pen: Robert du Preez 64', 79' (2/2)Cards: Mark Hodgkiss 39' to 49'	Scoreboard	Try: Basil Short 4' Duncan Matthews 16' Andrew Beerwinkel 67'Con: Tian Schoeman 5', 17', 68' (3/3)	Attendance: 8,500Referee: Jaco Kotze & Rodney Boneparte


	19:00	Try: Stompie de Wet 58' Hoffmann Maritz 64' Joe Smith 69'Con: Adriaan Engelbrecht 58', 65', 70' (3/3)Drop: Johnny Welthagen (0/1)	Scoreboard	Try: Dylan Peterson 27' Michael Haznar 78'Con: Marais Schmidt 28', 78' (2/2)Drop: Jaun Kotzé 10', 49' (2/2)	Referee: Gerrie de Bruin & Eduan Nel


	19:00	Try: Hannes Ludick 52'Con: Matt Torrance (0/1)	Scoreboard	Try: Richard Stewart 5' Lihleli Xoli 13' Liam Slatem 60' Shaun McDonald 67' Nate Nel 76'Con: Dean Grant (0/2) Ross Jones-Davies (0/3)	Attendance: 5,500Referee: Oregopotse Rametsi & Archie Sehlako

Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
Semi-finals		Final

24 March 2014

UCT Ikey Tigers	20
7 April 2014
Maties	08
UCT Ikey Tigers	39
24 March 2014
	NWU Pukke	33
NWU Pukke	19

NMMU Madibaz	18

Column 1	Column 2
NWU Pukke	UCT

Column 1
Player of the Match:
Armand van der Merwe NWU Pukke
Assistant referees:
Francois Pretorius (South Africa), Jaco Kotze (South Africa)
Television match official:
Johan Greef (South Africa)

The following table contain points which have been scored in competitive games in the 2014 Varsity Cup:

The teams released the following squad lists:

The following referees officiated matches in the 2014 Varsity Cup:

Rodney Boneparte
Ben Crouse
Gerrie de Bruin
Christie du Preez
Daniel Fortuin
Stephan Geldenhuys
Quinton Immelman
Cwengile Jadezweni
Jaco Kotze
Pro Legoete
Eduan Nel
Tahla Ntshakaza
Francois Pretorius
Jaco Pretorius
Oregopotse Rametsi
Rasta Rasivhenge
Archie Sehlako
Lourens van der Merwe
Marius van der Westhuizen
Jaco van Heerden

Column 1	Column 2
2014 FNB Varsity Cup Champions:	UCT Ikey Tigers

Player That Rocks:	Robert du Preez, Maties
Forward That Rocks:	Shaun McDonald, UCT Ikey Tigers
Back That Rocks:	Sylvian Mahuza, NWU Pukke
Top Try Scorer:	Chris Cloete, NMMU Madibaz (8)
Top Points Scorer:	Robert du Preez, Maties (84)

Varsity Cup
2014 Varsity Rugby
2014 Varsity Shield
2014 SARU Community Cup
2014 Vodacom Cup
"Official site". Varsity Cup.
"SA Rugby Competition – 2014 FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International". South African Rugby Union.

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