2008 Varsity Cup

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
2008 Varsity Cup
CountriesSouth Africa
Date18 February – 7 April 2008
ChampionsMaties (1st title)
Runners-upUCT Ikey Tigers
Matches played31
Tries scored218
(average 7 per match)
Top point scorerRyno Luus (94)
Top try scorerMathew Turner (9)
2009 →
South African Rugby 2008

The 2008 Varsity Cup was contested from 18 February to 7 April 2008. The tournament (also known as the FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International for sponsorship reasons) was the first season of the Varsity Cup, an annual inter-university rugby union competition featuring eight South African universities.

The tournament was won by Maties for the first time; they beat UCT Ikey Tigers 16-10 in the final played on 7 April 2008.

Competition[]

There were eight participating universities in the 2008 Varsity Cup. These teams played each other once over the course of the season. Most matches were played at the venue for either team, but the Round Five, Six and Seven matches were played at Outeniqua Park, George over the Easter weekend.

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.

Teams[]

class=notpageimage|
Location of teams in the 2008 Varsity Cup

The following teams took part in the 2008 Varsity Cup competition:

2008 Varsity Cup teams
Team Name University Stadium
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
TUT Vikings Tshwane University of Technology , Pretoria
UCT Ikey Tigers University of Cape Town UCT Rugby Fields, Cape Town
UFS Shimlas University of the Free State Shimla Park, Bloemfontein
UP Tuks University of Pretoria LC de Villiers Stadium, Pretoria
UJ University of Johannesburg UJ Stadium, Johannesburg

Log[]

The final league standings for the 2008 Varsity Cup were:[1]

2008 Varsity Cup log
Pos Team Pl W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 UCT Ikey Tigers 7 6 0 1 260 149 +111 37 17 6 1 31
2 Maties 7 4 1 2 231 169 +62 31 20 5 2 25
3 UP Tuks 7 4 1 2 222 191 +31 33 22 6 0 24
4 NWU Pukke 7 5 0 2 209 143 +66 24 18 2 1 23
5 UJ 7 3 0 4 208 225 -17 23 31 3 1 16
6 UFS Shimlas 7 3 0 4 178 173 -5 21 20 3 0 15
7 TUT Vikings 7 2 0 5 122 235 -113 11 32 1 0 9
8 NMMU Madibaz 7 0 0 7 134 279 -145 17 37 2 3 5
* Legend: Pos = Position, Pl = Played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, PD = Points Difference, TF = Tries For, TA = Tries Against, TB = Try Bonus Points, LB = Losing Bonus Points, Pts = Log Points

Maties, NWU Pukke, UCT Ikey Tigers and UP Tuks qualified to 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

Round-by-round[]

Team Progression – 2008 Varsity Cup
Team R1 R2 R3 R4 R1* R5 R6 R7 SF F
UCT Ikey Tigers 1
(5th) 		6
(2nd) 		11
(1st) 		16
(1st) 		16
(1st) 		21
(1st) 		26
(1st) 		31
(1st)
Maties 3
(3rd) 		8
(1st) 		9
(3rd) 		13
(2nd) 		13
(2nd) 		15
(3rd) 		20
(2nd) 		25
(2nd)
UP Tuks 3
(3rd) 		4
(7th) 		9
(4th) 		9
(5th) 		9
(6th) 		14
(5th) 		19
(3rd) 		24
(3rd) 		N/A
NWU Pukke 4
(2nd) 		5
(4th) 		9
(2nd) 		13
(3rd) 		13
(3rd) 		13
(6th) 		18
(4th) 		23
(4th) 		N/A
UJ 5
(1st) 		5
(5th) 		6
(6th) 		11
(4th) 		11
(4th) 		16
(2nd) 		16
(5th) 		16
(5th) 		N/A N/A
UFS Shimlas 0
(6th) 		5
(3rd) 		5
(7th) 		5
(7th) 		10
(5th) 		14
(4th) 		15
(6th) 		15
(6th) 		N/A N/A
TUT Vikings 0
(8th) 		4
(6th) 		9
(5th) 		9
(6th) 		9
(7th) 		9
(7th) 		9
(7th) 		9
(7th) 		N/A N/A
NMMU Madibaz 0
(6th) 		0
(8th) 		2
(8th) 		3
(8th) 		5
(8th) 		5
(8th) 		5
(8th) 		5
(8th) 		N/A N/A

The table above shows a team's progression throughout the season.
For each round, each team's cumulative points total is shown with the overall log position in brackets.
Key: win draw loss bye

Results[]

Round One[]

18 February 2008 UCT Ikey Tigers 17–23 NWU Pukke UCT Rugby Fields, Cape Town  
17:30 Try: Marcello Sampson rugby ball 11'
Mathew Turner rugby ball 75', 78'
Con: Matthew Rosslee rugby goalposts icon 79' (1/3)
Pen: Matthew Rosslee (0/2) 		Scoreboard[2] Try: rugby ball 18'
Paul Bosch rugby ball 39'
Markus Fourie rugby ball 53'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 40' (1/3)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 1', 48' (2/3)
Drop: (0/1)
Cards: Grant le Roux Yellow card 8'
Yellow card 37' 		Attendance: 1,000
Referee:


18 February 2008 Maties 31–31 UP Tuks Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch  
18:45 Try: Pieter Stoffberg rugby ball 26'
Lucian Cloete rugby ball 34', 49'
rugby ball 53'
Con: Henoe Stoffberg rugby goalposts icon 54' (1/4)
Pen: Henoe Stoffberg rugby goalposts icon 17', 30', 40' (3/4)
Cards: yellow card 37' to 47' 		Report[3]
Scoreboard[4] 		Try: rugby ball 45'
Eben Joubert rugby ball 64'
Torsten van Jaarsveld rugby ball 73'
Gerhard van den Heever rugby ball 76'
Shaun Davids rugby ball 79'
Con: Shaun Davids (0/1)
Chandré Boshoff rugby goalposts icon 74', 77', 80' (3/3) 		Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Jaco Peyper


18 February 2008 UJ 35–12 TUT Vikings UJ Stadium, Johannesburg  
18:45 Try: rugby ball 41'
Wesley Delport rugby ball 49', 54'
Bryan Stephen rugby ball 70'
Con: Ryno Luus rugby goalposts icon 50', 55', 71' (3/4)
Pen: Ryno Luus rugby goalposts icon 5', 11', 40' (3/4) 		Scoreboard[5] Try: Aubrey McDonald rugby ball 36'
Jan-Harm Steenkamp rugby ball 77'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 37' (1/2)
Pen: (0/1) 		Referee:

Round Two[]

23 February 2008 NWU Pukke 16–18 TUT Vikings Fanie du Toit Sport Ground, Potchefstroom  
16:30 Try: Andries Mahoney rugby ball 10'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 11' (1/1)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 18', 58', 62' (3/7)
Cards: Grant le Roux yellow card 34' to 43' 		Scoreboard[6] Pen: rugby goalposts icon 5', 26', 34', 51', 60' (5/5)
Drop: James Watt (0/1)
Danie Opperman rugby goalposts icon 71' (1/1)
Cards: yellow card 18' to 28'
Quinton Smit yellow card 68' to 78' 		Attendance: 500
Referee:


25 February 2008 UCT Ikey Tigers 55–24 UP Tuks UCT Rugby Fields, Cape Town  
17:30 Try: rugby ball 3', 23', 47', 76'
Rob Hopwood rugby ball 38', 59'
Herbie Mayosi rugby ball 42'
JP Koster rugby ball 71'
Con: Matthew Rosslee rugby goalposts icon 24', 39', 43', 48', 59' (5/6)
Mathew Turner rugby goalposts icon 77' (1/2)
Pen: Matthew Rosslee (0/2)
Mathew Turner rugby goalposts icon 74' (1/1) 		Scoreboard[7] Try: Gerhard van den Heever rugby ball 30'
rugby ball 69'
Charl Coetzer rugby ball 78'
Erich van der Westhuizen rugby ball 80'
Con: Reinard Kruger rugby goalposts icon 31' (1/2)
Chandré Boshoff rugby goalposts icon 79' (1/2)
Cards: Tom Seabela yellow card 13' to 23' 		Referee:


23 February 2008 NMMU Madibaz 24–40 Maties NMMU Stadium, Port Elizabeth  
18:00 Try: Craig Ross rugby ball 26'
rugby ball 61'
Morné van der Westhuyzen rugby ball 80'
Con: Kit Branch rugby goalposts icon 27', 62', 81' (3/3)
Pen: Kit Branch rugby goalposts icon 37' (1/1)
Cards: Kenneth Snodgrass yellow card 5' to 15'
yellow card 59' to 69'
Kit Branch yellow card 65' to 75' 		Scoreboard[8] Try: Jaco Nepgen rugby ball 9'
Justin Melck rugby ball 41'
Bennie Booysen rugby ball 67'
Jowayne van Wyk rugby ball 75'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 10', 42', 68', 76' (4/4)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 2', 6', 18', 79' (4/5)
Drop: Jason de Villiers (0/1)
Cards: Lisle Clark Yellow card 77' 		Referee: Stuart Berry


25 February 2008 UJ 6–54 UFS Shimlas UJ Stadium, Johannesburg  
18:45 Pen: Ryno Luus rugby goalposts icon 31', 35' (2/2) Scoreboard[9] Try: rugby ball 3', 25', 73'
Robert Ebersohn rugby ball 43'
rugby ball 47'
rugby ball 63'
Coenie Oosthuizen rugby ball 71'
Con: Sias Ebersohn rugby goalposts icon 44', 48', 64', 72', 74' (5/7)
Pen: Sias Ebersohn rugby goalposts icon 9' (1/3)
Drop: Sias Ebersohn rugby goalposts icon 16', 42' (2/3)
(0/1) 		Referee:

Round Three[]

1 March 2008 UP Tuks 32–14 UFS Shimlas LC de Villiers Stadium, Pretoria  
16:30 Try: Jamie MacKenzie rugby ball 8', 24', 27'
Pieter Booysen rugby ball 29'
Con: Chandré Boshoff rugby goalposts icon 9', 25', 30' (3/4)
Pen: Reinard Kruger (0/1)
Chandré Boshoff rugby goalposts icon 18' (1/1)
rugby goalposts icon 50' (1/2)
Cards: Eben Joubert yellow card 13' to 23'
Charl Coetzer yellow card 48' to 58'
Torsten van Jaarsveld Yellow card 74' 		Scoreboard[10] Try: rugby ball 15'
Wouter Stieger rugby ball 52'
Con: Sias Ebersohn rugby goalposts icon 16' (1/1)
Boer van Niekerk rugby goalposts icon 53' (1/1)
Pen: Sias Ebersohn (0/1)
Boer van Niekerk (0/1)
Drop: Sias Ebersohn (0/1)
Cards: Yellow card 69' 		Attendance: 500
Referee:


3 March 2008 NWU Pukke 31–24 Maties Fanie du Toit Sport Ground, Potchefstroom  
18:45 Try: rugby ball 9'
Lolo Waka rugby ball 37'
rugby ball 53'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 10', 54' (2/3)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 22', 45', 63', 68' (4/5)
Cards: BG Uys Yellow card 70' 		Report[11]
Scoreboard[12] 		Try: Wesley Wilkins rugby ball 16', 65', 78'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 17' (1/1)
rugby goalposts icon 66', 79' (2/2)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 60' (1/1) 		Attendance: 15,000
Referee:


3 March 2008 UJ 31–34 UCT Ikey Tigers UJ Stadium, Johannesburg  
18:45 Try: Jaco Snyman rugby ball 26', 39'
rugby ball 61'
Con: Ryno Luus rugby goalposts icon 40', 62' (2/3)
Pen: Ryno Luus rugby goalposts icon 12', 19', 35' (3/3)
Drop: rugby goalposts icon 15' (1/2) 		Scoreboard[13] Try: Matthew Rosslee rugby ball 49', 57'
Marcello Sampson rugby ball 64', 72'
Con: Matthew Rosslee rugby goalposts icon 50', 58', 65', 73' (4/4)
Pen: Matthew Rosslee rugby goalposts icon 5', 80' (2/2)
Cards: Danie van der Merwe Yellow card 35' 		Attendance: 0
Referee: Jaco Peyper


3 March 2008 TUT Vikings 31–26 NMMU Madibaz , Pretoria  
20:00 Try: penalty try rugby ball 1'
rugby ball 5'
rugby ball 22'
Jannie Cloete rugby ball 44'
rugby ball 49'
Con: Danie Opperman rugby goalposts icon 2' (1/1)
rugby goalposts icon 23', 50' (2/4)
Drop: Danie Opperman (0/1)
Cards: Quinton Smit Yellow card 69'
Petrus Johannes Hendrik du Plessis Yellow card 71'
Aubrey McDonald Yellow card 76' 		Scoreboard[14] Try: Dwayne Cruickshank rugby ball 15'
rugby ball 37'
Dan Howitz rugby ball 56'
Wade Roos rugby ball 79'
Con: Kit Branch rugby goalposts icon 16', 38', 80' (3/4)
Pen: Kit Branch (0/2)
Drop: Kit Branch (0/1)
Cards: Yellow card 76' 		Referee:

Round Four[]

8 March 2008 UP Tuks 19–41 UJ LC de Villiers Stadium, Pretoria  
15:30 Try: Johan Jackson rugby ball 12'
Warwick Tecklenburg rugby ball 78'
Con: Chandré Boshoff rugby goalposts icon 13' (1/2)
Pen: Chandré Boshoff rugby goalposts icon 2', 22' (2/2)
Cards: yellow card 44' to 54' 		Report[15]
Scoreboard[16] 		Try: Ryno Luus rugby ball 14', 64'
rugby ball 55'
rugby ball 80'
Con: Ryno Luus rugby goalposts icon 15', 56', 65' (3/4)
Pen: Ryno Luus rugby goalposts icon 4', 8', 39', 45' (4/5)
Drop: (0/1)
Cards: Jaco Snyman yellow card 16' to 26' 		Referee:


8 March 2008 Maties 27–11 UFS Shimlas Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch  
18:15 Try: rugby ball 32', 46'
rugby ball 53'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 33', 47', 54' (3/3)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 22', 30' (2/2) 		Scoreboard[17] Try: Cameron Jacobs rugby ball 80'
Con: Boer van Niekerk (0/1)
Pen: Jan du Toit rugby goalposts icon 9', 36' (2/2)
Cards: Marlin Ruiters yellow card 4' to 14' 		Attendance: 3,000
Referee:


10 March 2008 NMMU Madibaz 21–26 NWU Pukke NMMU Stadium, Port Elizabeth  
18:45 Try: Dwayne Cruickshank rugby ball 2'
Morné van der Westhuyzen rugby ball 58'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 59' (1/2)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 13', 24' (2/5)
Drop: Kit Branch rugby goalposts icon 22' (1/1)
Cards: Allistair Langson Yellow card 78' 		Scoreboard[18] Try: Lolo Waka rugby ball 7', 38'
rugby ball 36'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 8' (1/3)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 11', 44' (2/2)
Dewan Eckard rugby goalposts icon 66' (1/1)
(0/1) 		Referee:


10 March 2008 TUT Vikings 16–52 UCT Ikey Tigers , Pretoria  
18:45 Try: Jannie Cloete rugby ball 59'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 60' (1/1)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 3', 7', 30' (3/4)
Cards: Danie Opperman yellow card 37' to 47'
Jacques van Rooyen yellow card 69' to 79' 		Scoreboard[19] Try: Tim Whitehead rugby ball 12'
Mathew Turner rugby ball 21', 46', 63'
rugby ball 33'
Danie van der Merwe rugby ball 42'
Marcello Sampson rugby ball 55'
penalty try rugby ball 68'
Con: Matthew Rosslee rugby goalposts icon 13', 34', 43', 56', 64', 69' (6/8) 		Referee: Archie Sehlako

Round One (rescheduled)[]

15 March 2008 UFS Shimlas 41–36 NMMU Madibaz Grey College, Bloemfontein  
16:00 Try: rugby ball 5'
Vaatjie Koorsen rugby ball 30'
Wouter Stieger rugby ball 44'
Hadley Smith rugby ball 46'
Con: Jan du Toit rugby goalposts icon 31', 45', 47' (3/4)
Pen: Jan du Toit rugby goalposts icon 9', 42', 57', 64', 75' (5/5)
Cards: Frans la Grange yellow card 52' to 62'
Theo Cwaile Yellow card 76' 		Scoreboard[20] Try: rugby ball 1'
Dan Howitz rugby ball 20'
Kenneth Snodgrass rugby ball 36'
Zip Lalendle rugby ball 53'
André Goosen rugby ball 70'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 2', 37', 54', 71' (4/5)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 73' (1/2)
Cards: Reynier Zietsman Yellow card 76' 		Attendance: 500
Referee:

Round Five[]

20 March 2008 TUT Vikings 9–20 UFS Shimlas Outeniqua Park, George  
13:00 Pen: rugby goalposts icon 34', 38', 48' (3/3) Scoreboard[21][22] Try: Ruan Jacobs rugby ball 14'
Cameron Jacobs rugby ball 32'
Con: Sias Ebersohn rugby goalposts icon 15', 33' (2/2)
Pen: Sias Ebersohn rugby goalposts icon 6' (1/3)
Boer van Niekerk rugby goalposts icon 78' (1/1)
Cards: Freddie Markram yellow card 13' to 23' 		Attendance: 5,000
Referee:


20 March 2008 UCT Ikey Tigers 38–34 Maties Outeniqua Park, George  
15:00 Try: Danie van der Merwe rugby ball 19'
rugby ball 34'
Herbie Mayosi rugby ball 47'
Dane Galley rugby ball 63'
Marcello Sampson rugby ball 74'
Con: Matthew Rosslee rugby goalposts icon 20', 35', 48', 64', 75' (5/5)
Pen: Matthew Rosslee rugby goalposts icon 43' (1/2)
Cards: JJ Gagiano Yellow card 78' 		Scoreboard[22][23] Try: Coenie van Wyk rugby ball 15'
rugby ball 39'
Jaco Nepgen rugby ball 57'
Andrew Crausaz rugby ball 79'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 16', 40', 58', 79' (4/4)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 1', 6' (2/2)
Drop: Coenie van Wyk (0/1)
Cards: De Kock Steenkamp Yellow card 29' 		Attendance: 5,000
Referee:


20 March 2008 NWU Pukke 11–25 UP Tuks Outeniqua Park, George  
17:00 Try: Andries Mahoney rugby ball 12'
Con: (0/1)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 7', 17' (2/3)
Cards: Frikkie Maartens Red card 44'
Wayne Wilschut Yellow card 78' 		Scoreboard[22][24] Try: Pieter Booysen rugby ball 49'
Johan Jackson rugby ball 62'
Oscar Mfundisi rugby ball 65'
rugby ball 72'
Con: (0/1)
Gerhard van den Heever (0/1)
Chandré Boshoff rugby goalposts icon 73' (1/1)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 32' (1/2)
Cards: Eben Joubert yellow card 6' to 16'
yellow card 57' to 67' 		Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Lourens van der Merwe


20 March 2008 NMMU Madibaz 7–57 UJ Outeniqua Park, George  
19:00 Try: Zip Lalendle rugby ball 41'
Con: Richard Rijs rugby goalposts icon 42' (1/1)
Cards: yellow card 22' to 32'
Kenneth Snodgrass yellow card 70' to 79' 		Scoreboard[22][25] Try: Bernado Botha rugby ball 8', 30'
Brett Claassens rugby ball 37'
Matthew van Zyl rugby ball 50'
rugby ball 64', 80'
rugby ball 71'
Deon Assegaai rugby ball 73'
Con: Ryno Luus rugby goalposts icon 9', 38', 65', 81' (4/8)
Pen: Ryno Luus rugby goalposts icon 22', 28' (2/3)
Drop: rugby goalposts icon 47' (1/1) 		Referee:

Round Six[]

22 March 2008 NMMU Madibaz 7–36 UCT Ikey Tigers Outeniqua Park, George  
11:00 Try: Morné van der Westhuyzen rugby ball 56'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 57' (1/1)
Pen: (0/2)
Cards: yellow card 68' to 78'
Yellow card 73' 		Scoreboard[26][27] Try: Marcello Sampson rugby ball 7'
Rob Hopwood rugby ball 33', 78'
Kyle Wickins rugby ball 65'
Mathew Turner rugby ball 76'
Con: Mathew Turner rugby goalposts icon 34' (1/2)
Matthew Rosslee rugby goalposts icon 66', 77', 79' (3/3)
Pen: Mathew Turner (0/1)
Matthew Rosslee rugby goalposts icon 52' (1/1)
Cards: Don Armand yellow card 60' to 70'
Kyle Wickins yellow card 68' to 78' 		Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Lourens van der Merwe


22 March 2008 UP Tuks 43–26 TUT Vikings Outeniqua Park, George  
12:40 Try: Oscar Mfundisi rugby ball 10'
rugby ball 13'
Pieter Booysen rugby ball 36', 46'
Gerhard van den Heever rugby ball 71'
Johan van Heerden rugby ball 79'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 11', 37' (2/5)
Chandré Boshoff (0/1)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 4', 19', 24' (3/3)
Cards: Torsten van Jaarsveld yellow card 33' to 43'
Yellow card 77' 		Scoreboard[27][28] Try: rugby ball 48'
Lex Kirsten rugby ball 57'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 49', 58' (2/2)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 28', 30', 33', 60' (4/4) 		Attendance: 5,000
Referee:


22 March 2008 NWU Pukke 35–24 UFS Shimlas Outeniqua Park, George  
14:20 Try: Lolo Waka rugby ball 4'
Andries Mahoney rugby ball 50'
rugby ball 68'
Willem Barnard rugby ball 75'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 5', 69', 76' (3/4)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 19', 22', 41' (3/6)
Cards: Paul Bosch Yellow card 79' 		Scoreboard[27][29] Try: rugby ball 12', 52'
PW van Vuuren rugby ball 37'
Wayne Stevens rugby ball 45'
Con: Sias Ebersohn rugby goalposts icon 13', 38' (2/2)
Wouter Stieger (0/1)
Boer van Niekerk (0/1)
Cards: Frans la Grange yellow card 35' to 46' 		Attendance: 5,000
Referee:


22 March 2008 Maties 32–24 UJ Outeniqua Park, George  
17:00 Try: rugby ball 19', 57'
rugby ball 21'
rugby ball 42'
rugby ball 44'
Jean Stemmet rugby ball 52'
Con: (0/2)
Coenie van Wyk rugby goalposts icon 53' (1/4)
Pen: (0/1) 		Scoreboard[27][30] Try: rugby ball 15'
Jaco Snyman rugby ball 63'
Con: Ryno Luus rugby goalposts icon 16' (1/2)
Pen: Ryno Luus rugby goalposts icon 10', 25', 28', 54' (4/4)
Drop: Ryno Luus (0/1)
Cards: Derick Minnie yellow card 70' to 80' 		Attendance: 5,000
Referee:

Round Seven[]

24 March 2008 NMMU Madibaz 13–48 UP Tuks Outeniqua Park, George  
08:00 Try: rugby ball 46'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 47' (1/1)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 13', 40' (2/5) 		Scoreboard[31] Try: rugby ball 32'
Pieter Booysen rugby ball 36'
Warwick Tecklenburg rugby ball 42'
Johan Jackson rugby ball 47', 71', 79'
Johan van Heerden rugby ball 65'
rugby ball 76'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 37', 43', 66', 72' (4/7)
Chandré Boshoff (0/1)
Pen: (0/1) 		Attendance: 450
Referee:


24 March 2008 NWU Pukke 67–14 UJ Outeniqua Park, George  
10:30 Try: rugby ball 10', 55'
Grant le Roux rugby ball 16', 76'
Willem Barnard rugby ball 26'
rugby ball 34', 67'
rugby ball 51'
Dewan Eckard rugby ball 81'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 17', 35', 56', 77', 82' (5/9)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 5', 22', 48', 63' (4/5)
Drop: (0/1)
Cards: Dirco Rautenbach Yellow card 80' 		Report[32]
Scoreboard[33] 		Try: Derick Minnie rugby ball 14'
Jacobus de Wet rugby ball 70'
Con: Ryno Luus rugby goalposts icon 15', 71' (2/2)
Cards: Bernado Botha yellow card 62' to 72' 		Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Lourens van der Merwe


24 March 2008 TUT Vikings 10–43 Maties Outeniqua Park, George  
12:30 Try: Vainon Willis rugby ball 71'
Con: James Watt rugby goalposts icon 72' (1/1)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 50' (1/2)
Cards: Aubrey McDonald yellow card 34' to 44'
yellow card 47' to 57' 		Scoreboard[34] Try: Coenie van Wyk rugby ball 18'
rugby ball 27'
Zandré Jordaan rugby ball 35'
Matthew Dobson rugby ball 51'
rugby ball 60'
Andy Russel rugby ball 63'
Jean Stemmet rugby ball 79'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 19' (1/3)
rugby goalposts icon 61', 64', 80' (3/4)
Pen: (0/1)
Cards: Matthew Dobson yellow card 56' to 66'
Andrew Crausaz Yellow card 72' 		Attendance: 2,000
Referee:


24 March 2008 UCT Ikey Tigers 28–14 UFS Shimlas Outeniqua Park, George  
16:00 Try: Wesley Chetty rugby ball 8'
JJ Gagiano rugby ball 21'
James Martin rugby ball 35'
Justin Bijl rugby ball 57'
Con: Kyle Wickins rugby goalposts icon 9' (1/3)
Danie van der Merwe (0/1)
Pen: Danie van der Merwe rugby goalposts icon 50', 75' (2/2) 		Scoreboard[35] Try: rugby ball 32'
Con: Jan du Toit (0/1)
Pen: Jan du Toit rugby goalposts icon 2', 6', 38' (3/4)
Cards: Theo Cwaile yellow card 52' to 62' 		Attendance: 2,500
Referee:

Semi-Finals[]

31 March 2008 UCT Ikey Tigers 32–31 NWU Pukke UCT Rugby Fields, Cape Town  
14:45 Try: Mathew Turner rugby ball 14', 75'
Mark Goosen rugby ball 59'
Marcello Sampson rugby ball 64'
Con: Matthew Rosslee rugby goalposts icon 15', 60', 65' (3/4)
Pen: Matthew Rosslee rugby goalposts icon 28', 80' (2/2) 		Report[36]
Scoreboard[37] 		Try: Lolo Waka rugby ball 3', 6'
rugby ball 56'
Con: rugby goalposts icon 4', 7' (2/3)
Pen: rugby goalposts icon 10', 24', 26', 45' (4/4)
Cards: Grant le Roux yellow card 32' to 42' 		Attendance: 0
Referee:


31 March 2008 UP Tuks 44–47 Maties Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch  
18:45 Try: rugby ball 21'
Johan van Heerden rugby ball 44', 57'
Gerhard van den Heever rugby ball 52', 67'
Oscar Mfundisi rugby ball 78'
Con: Chandré Boshoff rugby goalposts icon 22', 45', 58' (3/5)
rugby goalposts icon 79' (1/1)
Pen: Chandré Boshoff rugby goalposts icon 19', 30' (2/2) 		Scoreboard[38] Try: Jean Stemmet rugby ball 8'
Jonathan Adendorf rugby ball 28'
rugby ball 36'
rugby ball 41'
Henoe Stoffberg rugby ball 72'
Con: Henoe Stoffberg rugby goalposts icon 9', 29', 37', 42', 73' (5/5)
Pen: Henoe Stoffberg rugby goalposts icon 49', 61', 70', 99' (4/5) 		Referee:

Final[]

7 April 2008 UCT Ikey Tigers 10–16 Maties Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch  
18:45 Try: Marcello Sampson rugby ball 22'
Mathew Turner rugby ball 62'
Con: Matthew Rosslee (0/2)
Pen: Matthew Rosslee (0/2)
Cards: Herbie Mayosi yellow card 8' to 19' 		Scoreboard[39] Try: rugby ball 82'
Con: Ricardo Croy rugby goalposts icon 83' (1/1)
Pen: Henoe Stoffberg rugby goalposts icon 9', 33' (2/2)
Drop: Joe Pietersen (0/1)
Ricardo Croy rugby goalposts icon 71' (1/1)
Cards: yellow card 21' to 29' 		Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Lourens van der Merwe

Winners[]

2008 Varsity Cup
CHAMPIONS
Maties
First Title

Players[]

Player Statistics[]

The following table contain points which have been scored in the 2008 Varsity Cup:[40]

All point scorers
No Player Team T C P DG Pts
1 Ryno Luus UJ 2 15 18 0 94
2 Matthew Rosslee UCT Ikey Tigers 2 27 6 0 82
3 NWU Pukke 3 11 13 0 76
4 TUT Vikings 1 6 16 0 65
5 Maties 4 10 5 0 55
6 Mathew Turner UCT Ikey Tigers 9 2 1 0 52
7 NWU Pukke 1 4 11 0 46
8 Henoe Stoffberg Maties 1 6 9 0 44
9 Marcello Sampson UCT Ikey Tigers 8 0 0 0 40
10 Chandré Boshoff UP Tuks 0 12 5 0 39
11 Jan du Toit UFS Shimlas 0 3 10 0 36
12 Sias Ebersohn UFS Shimlas 0 10 2 2 32
13 Lolo Waka NWU Pukke 6 0 0 0 30
14 NMMU Madibaz 0 7 5 0 29
UP Tuks 0 7 5 0 29
16 Pieter Booysen UP Tuks 5 0 0 0 25
Johan Jackson UP Tuks 5 0 0 0 25
Gerhard van den Heever UP Tuks 5 0 0 0 25
19 Maties 0 5 4 0 22
20 Maties 3 3 0 0 21
21 UCT Ikey Tigers 4 0 0 0 20
Rob Hopwood UCT Ikey Tigers 4 0 0 0 20
UJ 4 0 0 0 20
Johan van Heerden UP Tuks 4 0 0 0 20
UFS Shimlas 4 0 0 0 20
26 Kit Branch NMMU Madibaz 0 6 1 1 18
27 Danie van der Merwe UCT Ikey Tigers 2 0 2 0 16
28 UP Tuks 3 0 0 0 15
Jamie MacKenzie UP Tuks 3 0 0 0 15
Andries Mahoney NWU Pukke 3 0 0 0 15
Oscar Mfundisi UP Tuks 3 0 0 0 15
Jaco Snyman UJ 3 0 0 0 15
Jean Stemmet Maties 3 0 0 0 15
Morné van der Westhuyzen NMMU Madibaz 3 0 0 0 15
Wesley Wilkins Maties 3 0 0 0 15
UFS Shimlas 3 0 0 0 15
Maties 3 0 0 0 15
38 Coenie van Wyk Maties 2 1 0 0 12
39 UJ 1 0 0 2 11
40 Willem Barnard NWU Pukke 2 0 0 0 10
Bernado Botha UJ 2 0 0 0 10
Jannie Cloete TUT Vikings 2 0 0 0 10
Lucian Cloete Maties 2 0 0 0 10
Dwayne Cruickshank NMMU Madibaz 2 0 0 0 10
Wesley Delport UJ 2 0 0 0 10
Dan Howitz NMMU Madibaz 2 0 0 0 10
Cameron Jacobs UFS Shimlas 2 0 0 0 10
Maties 2 0 0 0 10
Maties 2 0 0 0 10
Zip Lalendle NMMU Madibaz 2 0 0 0 10
Grant le Roux NWU Pukke 2 0 0 0 10
Herbie Mayosi UCT Ikey Tigers 2 0 0 0 10
NWU Pukke 2 0 0 0 10
Jaco Nepgen Maties 2 0 0 0 10
Wouter Stieger UFS Shimlas 2 0 0 0 10
Warwick Tecklenburg UP Tuks 2 0 0 0 10
NWU Pukke 2 0 0 0 10
NWU Pukke 2 0 0 0 10
59 Dewan Eckard NWU Pukke 1 0 1 0 8
60 Kyle Wickins UCT Ikey Tigers 1 1 0 0 7
61 Jonathan Adendorf Maties 1 0 0 0 5
Deon Assegaai UJ 1 0 0 0 5
Justin Bijl UCT Ikey Tigers 1 0 0 0 5
Bennie Booysen Maties 1 0 0 0 5
Paul Bosch NWU Pukke 1 0 0 0 5
Wesley Chetty UCT Ikey Tigers 1 0 0 0 5
Brett Claassens UJ 1 0 0 0 5
Charl Coetzer UP Tuks 1 0 0 0 5
Andrew Crausaz Maties 1 0 0 0 5
TUT Vikings 1 0 0 0 5
Ricardo Croy Maties 0 1 0 1 5
Shaun Davids UP Tuks 1 0 0 0 5
TUT Vikings 1 0 0 0 5
UP Tuks 1 0 0 0 5
Jacobus de Wet UJ 1 0 0 0 5
Matthew Dobson Maties 1 0 0 0 5
NWU Pukke 1 0 0 0 5
Robert Ebersohn UFS Shimlas 1 0 0 0 5
UCT Ikey Tigers 1 0 0 0 5
NMMU Madibaz 1 0 0 0 5
Markus Fourie NWU Pukke 1 0 0 0 5
JJ Gagiano UCT Ikey Tigers 1 0 0 0 5
Dane Galley UCT Ikey Tigers 1 0 0 0 5
André Goosen NMMU Madibaz 1 0 0 0 5
Mark Goosen UCT Ikey Tigers 1 0 0 0 5
UJ 1 0 0 0 5
NMMU Madibaz 1 0 0 0 5
UFS Shimlas 1 0 0 0 5
Ruan Jacobs UFS Shimlas 1 0 0 0 5
Zandré Jordaan Maties 1 0 0 0 5
Eben Joubert UP Tuks 1 0 0 0 5
NMMU Madibaz 1 0 0 0 5
Lex Kirsten TUT Vikings 1 0 0 0 5
UCT Ikey Tigers 1 0 0 0 5
Vaatjie Koorsen UFS Shimlas 1 0 0 0 5
JP Koster UCT Ikey Tigers 1 0 0 0 5
UP Tuks 1 0 0 0 5
UJ 1 0 0 0 5
James Martin UCT Ikey Tigers 1 0 0 0 5
Aubrey McDonald TUT Vikings 1 0 0 0 5
Justin Melck Maties 1 0 0 0 5
Derick Minnie UJ 1 0 0 0 5
TUT Vikings 1 0 0 0 5
UP Tuks 1 0 0 0 5
Coenie Oosthuizen UFS Shimlas 1 0 0 0 5
Danie Opperman TUT Vikings 0 1 0 1 5
Maties 1 0 0 0 5
UFS Shimlas 1 0 0 0 5
NMMU Madibaz 1 0 0 0 5
Wade Roos NMMU Madibaz 1 0 0 0 5
Craig Ross NMMU Madibaz 1 0 0 0 5
Andy Russel Maties 1 0 0 0 5
Hadley Smith UFS Shimlas 1 0 0 0 5
Kenneth Snodgrass NMMU Madibaz 1 0 0 0 5
Jan-Harm Steenkamp TUT Vikings 1 0 0 0 5
Bryan Stephen UJ 1 0 0 0 5
Wayne Stevens UFS Shimlas 1 0 0 0 5
Pieter Stoffberg Maties 1 0 0 0 5
Danny Theron UFS Shimlas 1 0 0 0 5
Erich van der Westhuizen UP Tuks 1 0 0 0 5
Torsten van Jaarsveld UP Tuks 1 0 0 0 5
Boer van Niekerk UFS Shimlas 0 1 1 0 5
PW van Vuuren UFS Shimlas 1 0 0 0 5
Jowayne van Wyk Maties 1 0 0 0 5
Matthew van Zyl UJ 1 0 0 0 5
Tim Whitehead UCT Ikey Tigers 1 0 0 0 5
Vainon Willis TUT Vikings 1 0 0 0 5
UP Tuks 1 0 0 0 5
UJ 1 0 0 0 5
130 Reinard Kruger UP Tuks 0 1 0 0 2
Richard Rijs NMMU Madibaz 0 1 0 0 2
James Watt TUT Vikings 0 1 0 0 2
– penalty try TUT Vikings 1 0 0 0 5
UCT Ikey Tigers 1 0 0 0 5
* Legend: T = Tries, C = Conversions, P = Penalties, DG = Drop Goals, Pts = Points.

Squads[]

The teams released the following squad lists:

Maties – 2008 Varsity Cup[41]
Forwards
Did not play
Yrin Belelie
Blake Bradford
Morné Hanekom
Chase Minnaar
JP Mostert
Carlo Prinsloo
Andrew Prior
Andrew Wilkins
Phillip Woest
Backs
Did not play
Wessel Brand
Andy de Bruin
Johnathan Francke
Wilhelm Loock
Jacques Rossouw
Matthew Tayler-Smith
Danie van Wyk
Jaco Vollgraaff
Coach Chean Roux
NWU Pukke – 2008 Varsity Cup[42]
Forwards
  • Louis Coetzee
  • Markus Fourie
  • Renier Harmse
  • Jaco Koch
  • Grant le Roux
  • Frikkie Maartens
  • Dylan Maree
  • Thabo Molete
  • Savvas Nel
  • Flippie Pienaar
  • Dirco Rautenbach
  • BG Uys
  • Wayne Wilschut
Did not play
Hendrik Stephanus Botha
Tinus Hoffman
Sarel Janse van Rensburg
Dewald Marais
Cornelius Kruger Mouton
Johan Oberholzer
Francois Robbertse
André Smith
Marius Steenkamp
Backs
Did not play
Cecil Dumond
Dirk Fourie
Samuel Moeketsi
Pieter-George Slabbert
Coach Matthew Proudfoot
UCT Ikey Tigers – 2008 Varsity Cup[43]
Forwards
Did not play
Alberto Engelbrecht
Backs
Did not play
James Bailes
Michael Nel
Coach John Dobson
UP Tuks – 2008 Varsity Cup[44]
Forwards
Did not play
CJ Dannhauser
Polla Scholtz
Dawie Steyn
Gerrit-Jan van Velze
Backs
Did not play
Michael Botha
Aaron Denenga
Eugene Janse van Rensburg
Coach Marinus van der Watt

See also[]

  • Varsity Cup

References[]

  1. ^ "SA Rugby Log – 2008 FNB Varsity Cup". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  2. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – UCT 17-23 NWU-PUKKE". South African Rugby Union. 18 February 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Tukkies veg terug teen Maties" (in Afrikaans). Beeld. 19 February 2008. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  4. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Maties 31-31 TUKS". South African Rugby Union. 18 February 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  5. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – UJ 35-12 TUT". South African Rugby Union. 18 February 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  6. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – NWU-PUKKE 16-18 TUT". South African Rugby Union. 23 February 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  7. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – UCT 55-24 TUKS". South African Rugby Union. 25 February 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  8. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – NMMU 24-40 Maties". South African Rugby Union. 23 February 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  9. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – UJ 6-54 Shimlas". South African Rugby Union. 25 February 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  10. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – TUKS 32-14 Shimlas". South African Rugby Union. 1 March 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  11. ^ "Pukke byt vas en skraap deur teen Maties" (in Afrikaans). Beeld. 5 March 2008. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  12. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – NWU-PUKKE 31-24 Maties". South African Rugby Union. 3 March 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  13. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – UJ 31-34 UCT". South African Rugby Union. 3 March 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  14. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – TUT 31-26 NMMU". South African Rugby Union. 3 March 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  15. ^ "UJ slag Tuks af in Varsitybeker" (in Afrikaans). Beeld. 12 March 2008. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  16. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – TUKS 19-41 UJ". South African Rugby Union. 8 March 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  17. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Maties 27-11 Shimlas". South African Rugby Union. 8 March 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  18. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – NMMU 21-26 NWU-PUKKE". South African Rugby Union. 10 March 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  19. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – TUT 16-52 UCT". South African Rugby Union. 10 March 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  20. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Shimlas 41-36 NMMU". South African Rugby Union. 15 March 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  21. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – TUT 9-20 Shimlas". South African Rugby Union. 20 March 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  22. ^ a b c d "uitslae" (in Afrikaans). Die Burger. 22 March 2008. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  23. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – UCT 38-34 Maties". South African Rugby Union. 20 March 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  24. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – NWU-PUKKE 11-25 TUKS". South African Rugby Union. 20 March 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  25. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – NMMU 7-57 UJ". South African Rugby Union. 20 March 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  26. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – NMMU 7-36 UCT". South African Rugby Union. 22 March 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  27. ^ a b c d "UITSLAE" (in Afrikaans). Die Burger. 24 March 2008. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  28. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – TUKS 43-26 TUT". South African Rugby Union. 22 March 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  29. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – NWU-PUKKE 35-24 Shimlas". South African Rugby Union. 22 March 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  30. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Maties 32-24 UJ". South African Rugby Union. 22 March 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  31. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – NMMU 13-48 TUKS". South African Rugby Union. 24 March 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  32. ^ "Pukke pak Ikeys en Tuks die Maties in Varsitybeker-halfeind" (in Afrikaans). Beeld. 25 March 2008. Archived from the original on 21 June 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  33. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – NWU-PUKKE 67-14 UJ". South African Rugby Union. 24 March 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  34. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – TUT 10-43 Maties". South African Rugby Union. 24 March 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  35. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – UCT 28-14 Shimlas". South African Rugby Union. 24 March 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  36. ^ "Pukke verloor in die doodsnikke teen Ikeys" (in Afrikaans). Beeld. 2 April 2008. Archived from the original on 21 June 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  37. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – UCT 32-31 NWU-PUKKE". South African Rugby Union. 31 March 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  38. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – TUKS 44-47 Maties". South African Rugby Union. 31 March 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  39. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – UCT 10-16 Maties". South African Rugby Union. 7 April 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  40. ^ "SA Rugby Top Scorers – 2008 FNB Varsity Cup". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  41. ^ "SA Rugby Squad – Maties : 2008 FNB Varsity Cup". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  42. ^ "SA Rugby Squad – NWU-PUKKE : 2008 FNB Varsity Cup". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  43. ^ "SA Rugby Squad – UCT : 2008 FNB Varsity Cup". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  44. ^ "SA Rugby Squad – TUKS : 2008 FNB Varsity Cup". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 3 June 2016.

External links[]

Retrieved from ""