2012 Varsity Rugby

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2012 Varsity Rugby
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The 2012 Varsity Cup was contested from 6 February to 9 April 2012. The tournament (also known as the FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International for sponsorship reasons) was the fifth 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 first time; they beat Maties 29–21 in the final played on 9 April 2012. TUT Vikings were automatically relegated to the second-tier Varsity Shield competition for 2013, but UCT Ikey Tigers won their relegation play-off match against CUT Ixias to remain in the Varsity Cup for 2013.

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.[1]

Varsity Cup[]

2012 Varsity Cup
CountriesSouth Africa
Date6 February – 9 April 2012
ChampionsUP Tuks (1st title)
Runners-upMaties
RelegatedTUT Vikings
Matches played31
Tries scored234
(average 7.5 per match)
Top point scorerWesley Dunlop (83)
Top try scorerChrysander Botha /
Andrew van Wyk (9)
← 2011
2013 →

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.[2]

Teams[]

Location of teams in the 2012 Varsity Cup

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

2012 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

Standings[]

2012 Varsity Cup Log
Team Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Difference Tries For Tries Against Try Bonus Losing Bonus Points
1 UP Tuks 7 6 0 1 244 118 +126 31 16 5 1 30
2 Maties 7 6 1 0 206 84 +122 28 10 3 0 29
3 UJ 7 4 1 2 270 118 +152 35 15 5 1 24
4 NWU Pukke 7 4 1 2 237 163 +74 32 21 5 1 24
5 NMMU Madibaz 7 3 0 4 233 240 -7 33 33 4 0 16
6 UFS Shimlas 7 2 0 5 188 257 -69 22 34 2 1 11
7 UCT Ikey Tigers 7 1 1 5 164 195 -31 23 25 2 1 9
8 TUT Vikings 7 0 0 7 82 449 -467 10 60 2 0 2
The top 4 teams qualified for the Semi-Finals.
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[]
2012-02-06 UCT Ikey Tigers 10 – 38 UFS Shimlas  
17:00 Try: Dillyn Leyds
Francois van Wyk
 Report Try: Kevin Luiters
PW van Vuuren
Pieter Rademan
Fanie van der Walt
Con: Nico Scheepers (4)
Pen: Nico Scheepers (3)
 Referee: Jason Jaftha
2012-02-06 UP Tuks 23 – 8 UJ  
19:00 Try:
Franco Mostert
Jono Ross
Con: Wesley Dunlop (2)
Pen: Wesley Dunlop
 Report Try: JR Esterhuizen
Con: Guy Cronjé
 Referee:
2012-02-06 Maties 52 – 2 TUT Vikings Craven Stadium  
19:00 Try:
Grant Hattingh (3)
Os Hamman (2)

Con: (4)
Donald Stevens
Pen:
Report Pen: Hansie Graaff
 Referee: Ben Crouse
2012-02-06 NMMU Madibaz 16 – 26 NWU Pukke  
19:00 Try:
Quinton Crocker
Con: Gerrit Smith (2)
 Report Try: Tiaan Dorfling
SW Oosthuizen
Andrew van Wyk (2)
Con: Gerhard Nortier (2)
 Referee: Pro Legoete
Round Two[]
2012-02-13 TUT Vikings 0 – 40 UP Tuks  
17:00 Report Try: Clayton Blommetjies
Jacques Momberg

Willie du Plessis
penalty try
Con: Wesley Dunlop
Willie du Plessis (4)
 Referee: Quinton Immelman
2012-02-13 NWU Pukke 12 – 14 Maties Fanie du Toit Stadium  
19:00 Try: Andrew van Wyk
Con: Gerhard Nortier
Pen: Gerhard Nortier (2)
 Report Try: Ryan Nell

Pen: (2)
 Referee:
2012-02-13 UFS Shimlas 27 – 29 NMMU Madibaz  
19:00 Try:


Con: Nico Scheepers (2)
Pen: Nico Scheepers (3)
 Report Try: (2)
Martin Ferreira

Con: Gerrit Smith
(2)
 Referee: Ben Crouse
2012-02-13 UJ 29 – 15 UCT Ikey Tigers UJ Stadium  
19:00 Try: Chrysander Botha


Jaco Kriel
Con: Guy Cronjé (3)
 Report Try: Nick Farrar
Damian de Allende
Con:
Pen:
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen
Round Three[]
2012-02-20 UJ 48 – 18 NMMU Madibaz UJ Stadium  
17:00 Try:
Chrysander Botha (2)
JR Esterhuizen
François du Toit

Con: Guy Cronjé (6)
 Report Try: Ulrich Pretorius

Roy Godfrey
Con: Gerrit Smith
2012-02-20 UP Tuks 40 – 20 NWU Pukke  
19:00 Try: Jacques Verwey

Jacques Momberg
Clayton Blommetjies
Lohan Jacobs
Con: Wesley Dunlop (5)
 Report Try: Andrew van Wyk (2)
Marius Fourie
Con: Gerhard Nortier
Pen: Gerhard Nortier
2012-02-20 Maties 20 – 7 UFS Shimlas Craven Stadium  
19:00 Try:

Brummer Badenhorst
Con:
Pen:
Report Try: Jamba Ulengo
Pen: Nico Scheepers
2012-02-20 TUT Vikings 2 – 66 UCT Ikey Tigers  
19:00 Pen:
Report Try:

Dillyn Leyds
Rayn Smid (4)


Con: (7)
Round Four[]
2012-02-27 NMMU Madibaz 23 – 21 UCT Ikey Tigers  
17:00 Try:
Quinton Crocker

Con: Gerrit Smith

Report Try: Dillyn Leyds (2)

Con: (2)
 Referee: Quinton Immelman
2012-02-27 UFS Shimlas 18 – 50 UJ  
19:00 Try: Joubert Horn
Franna du Toit
Con: Nico Scheepers (2)
Pen: Nico Scheepers
 Report Try: François du Toit
JR Esterhuizen (2)
Ruan Dreyer
Chrysander Botha
Johan van Deventer
Shane Kirkwood
Con: Guy Cronjé (5)
2012-02-27 Maties 23 – 22 UP Tuks Craven Stadium  
19:00 Try: Ryan Nell
Grant Hattingh

Con: Donald Stevens

Pen: Donald Stevens
 Report Try: Grant Kemp
Clayton Blommetjies
Con: Wesley Dunlop (2)
Pen: Wesley Dunlop (3)
 Referee: Jason Jaftha
2012-02-27 NWU Pukke 52 – 8 TUT Vikings Fanie du Toit Stadium  
19:00 Try: Andrew van Wyk
Lodewyk Uys
Joubert Engelbrecht (3)
Stompie de Wet
Tiaan Dorfling
Siya Mdaka
Con: Gerhard Nortier (3)
Tiaan Dorfling
 Report Try: Hansie Graaff
Con:
Referee:
Round Five[]
2012-03-05 UCT Ikey Tigers 29 – 29 NWU Pukke  
17:00 Try: Dillyn Leyds (2)
Wesley Chetty

Con: (3)
 Report Try: Stompie de Wet
Tiaan Dorfling
Joubert Engelbrecht
Gerhard Nortier
Con: Gerhard Nortier (3)
 Referee: Jason Jaftha
2012-03-05 UP Tuks 48 – 18 UFS Shimlas  
19:00 Try: Riaan Britz (2)
Sabelo Nhlapo
Deon Helberg (2)
Juan Schoeman
Con: Wesley Dunlop (6)
 Try: Reinhardt Erwee
Fanie van der Walt
Con: Nico Scheepers (2)
Pen: Nico Scheepers
 Referee:
2012-03-05 UJ 93 – 0 TUT Vikings UJ Stadium  
19:00 Try:
Aubrey McDonald
JR Esterhuizen
Chrysander Botha (4)
Theuns Kotzé

Adrian Vermeulen
Wessel du Rand
Wendal Wehr
Con: Theuns Kotzé (11)
 Report
2012-03-05 NMMU Madibaz 26 – 42 Maties  
19:00 Try:
(2)
Tim Agaba
Con: Martin du Toit (2)
 Report Try: Rob Herring (3)
Os Hamman
(2)
Con: (3)

Round Six[]
2012-03-12 UFS Shimlas 56 – 36 TUT Vikings  
17:00 Try: Raymond Rhule
Armandt Koster
(2)
Willie Britz

Jamba Ulengo
Con: Nico Scheepers (7)
 Report Try:
Hagen Mumba


Con: (4)
Pen: (2)
 Referee: Quinton Immelman
2012-03-12 Maties 45 – 5 UCT Ikey Tigers Craven Stadium  
19:00 Try: Grant Hattingh (2)
(2)
Helmut Lehmann

Con: (3)
(2)
 Report Try: Rayn Smid
 Referee: Ben Crouse
2012-03-12 UP Tuks 42 – 31 NMMU Madibaz  
19:00 Try: Jacques Verwey

Juan Schoeman



Con: Willie du Plessis (4)
 Report Try: Howard Mnisi

Martin Ferreira
Martin du Toit

Con: (2)
 Referee: Pro Legoete
2012-03-12 NWU Pukke 34 – 32 UJ Fanie du Toit Stadium  
19:00 Try: John-Roy Jenkinson
Spanner Pretorius (2)
Tiaan Dorfling
Con: Gerhard Nortier (4)
Pen: Gerhard Nortier
 Report Try: Chrysander Botha
François du Toit (2)

Con: Guy Cronjé (4)
 Referee:
Round Seven[]
2012-03-19 UCT Ikey Tigers 18 – 29 UP Tuks  
17:00
2012-03-19 UJ 10 – 10 Maties UJ Stadium  
19:00
2012-03-19 NWU Pukke 64 – 24 UFS Shimlas Fanie du Toit Stadium  
19:00
2012-03-19 TUT Vikings 34 – 90 NMMU Madibaz  
19:00

Play-Off Games[]

Semi-Finals[]
2012-03-26 UP Tuks 53 – 24 NWU Pukke  
16:30
2012-03-26 Maties 23 – 0 UJ Craven Stadium  
19:00
Final[]
2012-04-09 UP Tuks 29 – 21 Maties  
19:00 Try: Trompie Pretorius rugby ball 4'
Basil Short rugby ball 33'
Lohan Jacobs rugby ball 41'
Franco Mostert rugby ball 64'
Con: Wesley Dunlop 34', 42', 65' (3/4)
 Try: rugby ball 20'
Hugo Kloppers rugby ball 36'
rugby ball 82'
Con: Donald Stevens 21' (1/2)
83' (1/1)

Honours[]

2012 FNB Varsity Cup Champions:
 UP Tuks (1st title)
Player That Rocks: Wesley Dunlop, UP Tuks
Forward That Rocks: , NMMU Madibaz
Back That Rocks: Clayton Blommetjies, UP Tuks
Top Try Scorers: Chrysander Botha, UJ
Andrew van Wyk, NWU Pukke (9)
Top Points Scorer: Wesley Dunlop, UP Tuks (83)

Varsity Shield[]

2012 Varsity Shield
ChampionsWits
Runners-upCUT Ixias
PromotedWits
Matches played21
Tries scored126
(average 6 per match)
Top point scorer, CUT Ixias (108)
Top try scorerInus Kritzinger, CUT Ixias
, CUT Ixias
Cheslyn Roberts, UWC (6)
← 2011
2013 →

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.[3]

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.[4]

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

Participating teams[]

Location of teams in 2012 Varsity Shield
Varsity Shield
Team Name University Stadium
CUT Ixias Central University of Technology
UFH Blues University of Fort Hare
UKZN Impi University of KwaZulu-Natal
UWC University of the Western Cape UWC Sport Stadium
Wits University of the Witwatersrand

Standings[]

2012 Varsity Shield Log
Team Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Difference Tries For Tries Against Try Bonus Losing Bonus Points
1 CUT Ixias 8 6 0 2 283 120 +163 35 12 4 1 29
2 Wits 8 6 1 1 210 124 +86 25 16 3 0 29
3 UWC 8 4 0 4 230 242 -12 29 34 4 1 21
4 UFH Blues 8 3 1 4 143 235 -92 17 30 1 0 15
5 UKZN Impi 8 0 0 8 111 256 -145 16 30 1 2 3
The top 2 teams qualified for the Final.
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[]
2012-01-30 CUT Ixias 25 – 12 Wits  
17:00 Tries: Inus Kritzinger

Danie van der Merwe
Con: (2)
Pen: (2) 		Report Try:
Con:
Pens: (2)
Cards: Yellow card 		Referee:
2012-01-30 UFH Blues 13 – 36 UWC  
19:00 Tries:

Con:
Cards: Yellow card
Yellow card 		Report Tries: Cheslyn Roberts (3)
penalty try
Cons: (2)
(2)
Pen:

Cards: Yellow card
Yellow card 		Referee:
Bye/s: UKZN Impi
Round Two[]
2012-02-03 Wits 58 – 16 UFH Blues  
19:00 Tries: Riaan Arends (2)

Devin Montgomery




Cons: (6) 		Report Tries: (2)
Cons: (2)
Cards: Nkosi Nofuma Yellow card 		Referee:
2012-02-03 UKZN Impi 10 – 30 CUT Ixias  
19:00 Tries:

Cards: Yellow card 		Report Tries:

Inus Kritzinger
Cons: (3)
Pens: (2)
DG:
Cards: Red card 		Referee: Archie Sehlako
Bye/s: UWC
Round Three[]
2012-02-06 Wits 43 – 20 UWC  
19:00 Tries: Rinus Bothma


Devin Montgomery
Riaan Arends

Cons: (3)
Pens: (2) 		Report Tries: Njabulo Ndlovu

Cheslyn Roberts
Con:
Pen: 		Referee:
2012-02-06 UFH Blues 36 – 21 UKZN Impi  
19:00 Tries: (2)
Onke Dubase

Sibabalwe Mtsulwana
Cons: Masixole Banda (3)
Pen: Masixole Banda 		Report Tries:


Cons:
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen
Bye/s: CUT Ixias
Round Four[]
2012-02-13 UWC 61 – 10 UKZN Impi UWC Sport Stadium  
19:00 Tries: Cheslyn Roberts (2)

Charlton van Jaarsveld




Cons: (7) 		Report Tries:
Referee:
2012-02-13 CUT Ixias 34 – 19 UFH Blues  
19:00 Tries: Danie van der Merwe


Gavin Annandale
Cons: (2)
Inus Kritzinger (2)
Pen: 		Report Tries:
Billy Dutton
Con: Masixole Banda
Pens: Masixole Banda (3) 		Referee:
Bye/s: Wits
Round Five[]
2012-02-20 UWC 37 – 23 CUT Ixias UWC Sport Stadium  
19:00 Tries:
Njabulo Ndlovu

Justin McKay
Cons: (3)
Pens: (4) 		Report

Gavin Annandale
Cons: (2)
Pen: 		Referee:
2012-02-20 UKZN Impi 10 – 18 Wits  
19:00 Tries:
Report Tries: Rinus Bothma
Con:
Pens: (3)

DG: 		Referee:
Bye/s: UFH Blues
Round Six[]
2012-02-27 Wits 20 – 16 CUT Ixias  
19:00 Tries:
KK Kgame
Cons: (2)
Pens: (2) 		Report Tries:

Cons: (2)
2012-02-27 UWC 21 – 23 UFH Blues UWC Sport Stadium  
19:00 Tries: (2)
Frederick Muller Cons: (2) 		Report Tries: Lundi Ralarala
Masixole Banda (2)
Cons: Masixole Banda (2)
Pen: Masixole Banda 		Referee: Archie Sehlako
Bye/s: UKZN Impi
Round Seven[]
2012-03-05 UFH Blues 10 – 10 Wits  
17:00 Try: Masixole Banda
Con: Masixole Banda
Pen: Masixole Banda 		Report Try:
Con:
Pen: 		Referee:
2012-03-05 CUT Ixias 42 – 4 UKZN Impi  
19:00
Bye/s: UWC
Round Eight[]
2012-03-12 CUT Ixias 73 – 8 UWC  
19:00 Report
2012-03-12 Wits 21 – 12 UKZN Impi  
19:00 Report
Bye/s: UFH Blues
Round Nine[]
2012-03-19 UWC 15 – 28 Wits UWC Sport Stadium  
19:00
2012-03-19 UKZN Impi 15 – 16 UFH Blues  
19:00
Bye/s: CUT Ixias
Round Ten[]
2012-03-26 UKZN Impi 29 – 32 UWC  
19:00
2012-03-26 UFH Blues 10 – 40 CUT Ixias  
19:00
Bye/s: Wits

Play-Off Games[]

Final[]
2012-04-02 CUT Ixias 17 – 19 Wits  
17:00 Report Referee:

Squads[]

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

Honours[]

2012 FNB Varsity Shield Champions:
 Wits (1st title)
Player That Rocks: Masixole Banda, UFH Blues
Forward That Rocks: Charlton van Jaarsveld, UWC
Back That Rocks: Inus Kritzinger, CUT Ixias
Top Try Scorers: Inus Kritzinger, CUT Ixias
, CUT Ixias
Cheslyn Roberts, UWC (6)
Top Points Scorer: , CUT Ixias (108)

Promotion/Relegation[]

Promotion/Relegation Play-Off[]

2013 Varsity Cup Play-Off[]

2012-04-09 UCT Ikey Tigers 60 – 21 CUT Ixias  
15:00 Report

2013 Varsity Shield Play-Off[]

2012-07-28 UKZN Impi 14 – 8 NWU Vaal Triangle  
15:00 Scoreboard[5]

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.[6]

Participating teams[]

Young Guns
Team Name Sponsored Name University Stadium
Maties Juniors Steinhoff Maties Juniors Stellenbosch University Craven Stadium
NMMU Young Guns FNB NMMU Young Guns Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
NWU Pukke Young Guns FNB NWU Pukke Young Guns North-West University Fanie du Toit Stadium
TUT Vikings Young Guns FNB TUT Vikings Young Guns Tshwane University of Technology
UCT Trojans FNB UCT Trojans University of Cape Town
UFS Shimlas Young Guns FNB UFS Shimlas Young Guns University of the Free State
UJ Young Guns FNB UJ Young Guns University of Johannesburg UJ Stadium
UP Tuks Young Guns FNB UP Tuks Young Guns University of Pretoria

Standings[]

2012 Young Guns FNB Pool Log
Team Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Difference Tries For Tries Against Try Bonus Losing Bonus Points
1 UP Tuks Young Guns 3 3 0 0 248 41 +207 32 5 3 0 15
2 UFS Shimlas Young Guns 3 2 0 1 147 76 +71 20 8 3 1 12
3 UCT Trojans 3 1 0 2 73 95 -22 9 13 1 1 6
4 TUT Vikings 3 0 0 3 22 278 -256 2 37 0 0 0
2012 Young Guns Steinhoff Pool Log
Team Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Difference Tries For Tries Against Try Bonus Losing Bonus Points
1 Maties Juniors 3 2 0 1 128 52 +76 18 6 3 1 12
2 NWU Pukke Young Guns 3 2 0 1 139 55 +84 17 8 2 1 11
3 UJ Young Guns 3 2 0 1 106 79 +27 14 10 2 1 11
4 NMMU Young Guns 3 0 0 3 21 208 -187 3 28 0 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[]

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

Regular season[]

Round One[]
2012-02-06 UCT Trojans 20 – 27 UFS Shimlas Young Guns  
17:00
2012-02-06 NMMU Young Guns 5 – 87 NWU Pukke Young Guns  
17:00 Report
Round Two[]
2012-02-13 TUT Vikings Young Guns 0 – 146 UP Tuks Young Guns  
15:20 Report
2012-02-13 NWU Pukke Young Guns 20 – 23 Maties Juniors Fanie du Toit Stadium  
17:00
Round Three[]
2012-02-20 UJ Young Guns 47 – 16 NMMU Young Guns UJ Stadium  
15:20
2012-02-20 TUT Vikings Young Guns 2 – 45 UCT Trojans  
17:00
Round Five[]
2012-03-05 UP Tuks Young Guns 36 – 33 UFS Shimlas Young Guns  
15:20 Report
Round Six[]
2012-03-12 UFS Shimlas Young Guns 89 – 20 TUT Vikings Young Guns  
15:20 Report
2012-03-12 Maties Juniors 74 – 0 NMMU Young Guns Craven Stadium  
17:00 Report
2012-03-12 NWU Pukke Young Guns 32 – 27 UJ Young Guns Fanie du Toit Stadium  
17:00 Report
Round Seven[]
2012-03-19 UJ Young Guns 32 – 31 Maties Juniors UJ Stadium  
17:00
2012-03-19 UCT Trojans 8 – 66 UP Tuks Young Guns  
19:00

Play-Off Games[]

Semi-Finals[]
2012-03-26 Maties Juniors 28 – 8 UFS Shimlas Young Guns Craven Stadium  
2012-03-26 UP Tuks Young Guns 23 – 18 NWU Pukke Young Guns  
Final[]
2012-04-02 Maties Juniors 26 – 35 UP Tuks Young Guns Craven Stadium  

Honours[]

2012 FNB Young Guns Champions:
 UP Tuks Young Guns (1st title)

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.[7]

Participating teams[]

Koshuis Rugby Championship
Koshuis Name University Team Name University Team
Bastion UJ University of Johannesburg
Cobras UCT Ikey Tigers University of Cape Town
Dagbreek Maties Stellenbosch University
Monitor TUT Vikings Tshwane University of Technology
Mopanie UP Tuks University of Pretoria
Oppidani NMMU Madibaz Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
Patria NWU Pukke North-West University
Vishuis UFS Shimlas University of the Free State

Standings[]

2012 Koshuis Rugby Championship Penny Pinchers Pool Log
Team Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Difference Bonus Points Points
1 Vishuis, UFS Shimlas 3 3 0 0 174 45 +129 2 14
2 Dagbreek, Maties 3 2 0 1 72 46 +26 2 10
3 Mopanie, UP Tuks 3 1 0 2 75 50 +25 3 7
4 Monitor, TUT Vikings 3 0 0 3 37 217 -180 0 0
2012 Koshuis Rugby Championship Hertz Pool Log
Team Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Difference Bonus Points Points
1 Patria, NWU Pukke 3 2 0 1 156 57 +99 4 12
2 Cobras, UCT Ikey Tigers 3 2 0 1 96 61 +35 3 11
3 Bastion, UJ 3 2 0 1 84 86 -2 1 9
4 Oppidani, NMMU Madibaz 3 0 0 3 36 168 -132 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[]

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

Regular season[]

Round One[]
2012-02-13 Bastion, UJ 26 – 24 Cobras, UCT Ikey Tigers UJ Stadium  
17:00 Report
2012-02-13 Monitor, TUT Vikings 8 – 42 Mopanie, UP Tuks  
19:00 Report
Round Two[]
2012-02-20 Dagbreek, Maties 14 – 15 Vishuis, UFS Shimlas Craven Stadium  
17:00 Report
2012-02-20 Bastion, UJ 37 – 18 Oppidani, NMMU Madibaz UJ Stadium  
19:00 Report
Round Three[]
2012-02-27 Dagbreek, Maties 16 – 15 Mopanie, UP Tuks Craven Stadium  
17:00 Report
2012-02-27 Oppidani, NMMU Madibaz 10 – 44 Cobras, UCT Ikey Tigers  
19:00 Report
Round Four[]
2012-03-05 Cobras, UCT Ikey Tigers 28 – 25 Patria, NWU Pukke  
17:00 Report
2012-03-05 Mopanie, UP Tuks 18 – 26 Vishuis, UFS Shimlas  
17:00 Report
Round Five[]
2012-03-12 Patria, NWU Pukke 44 – 21 Bastion, UJ Fanie du Toit Stadium  
17:00 Report
2012-03-12 Vishuis, UFS Shimlas 133 – 13 Monitor, TUT Vikings  
19:00 Report

Play-Off Games[]

Semi-Finals[]
2012-03-26 Patria, NWU Pukke 9 – 12 Dagbreek, Maties Fanie du Toit Stadium  
18:00 Report
2012-03-26 Vishuis, UFS Shimlas 30 – 5 Cobras, UCT Ikey Tigers  
19:00 Report
Final[]
2012-04-09 Dagbreek, Maties 26 – 44 Vishuis, UFS Shimlas Craven Stadium  
16:45 Report

Honours[]

2012 Steinhoff Koshuis Rugby Champions:
 Vishuis, UFS Shimlas (2nd title)

See also[]

References[]

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