2015 Varsity Cup

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2015 Varsity Cup
Countries South Africa
Date 9 February – 13 April 2015
Champions UFS Shimlas (1st title)
Runners-up NWU Pukke
Relegated None
Matches played 31
Tries scored 231 (average 7.452 per match)
Top point scorer Rhyno Smith (101)
Top try scorer Daniel Maartens /
Gerhard Olivier (8)
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The 2015 Varsity Cup was contested from 9 February to 13 April 2015. The tournament (also known as the FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International for sponsorship reasons) was the eighth season of the Varsity Cup, an annual inter-university rugby union competition featuring eight South African universities.

The tournament was won by UFS Shimlas, who beat NWU Pukke 63–33 in the final played on 13 April 2015. No team was relegated to the second-tier Varsity Shield competition for 2016.

Competition rules and information

There were eight participating universities in the 2015 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.

There was no relegation to the Varsity Shield at the end of the season.

The 2015 Varsity Cup used a different scoring system than the common scoring system. Tries were worth five points as usual, but conversions were worth three points instead of two, while penalties and drop goals were only worth two points instead of three.[1]

All Varsity Cup games also had two referees officiating each game,[2] props' jerseys featured a special gripping patch to ensure better binding, intended to reduce collapsing scrums[3] and the mark was extended to the entire field.[4]

The Varsity Cup also reintroduced the White Card system from 2015. Under this system, either team's coach or captain could refer incidents for further review, similar to the Umpire Decision Review System used in cricket. They could have incidents reviewed that they believed were either given incorrectly or went unnoticed by the on-field referees. Each team was entitled to one review in each half of the match; if a review proved successful, the team retained their white card review for that half, but if it was unsuccessful, they lost the right to further reviews for the remainder of the half.[5]

Teams

Location of teams in the 2015 Varsity Cup

The following teams took part in the 2015 Varsity Cup competition:

2015 Varsity Cup teams
Team Name University Stadium
CUT Ixias Central University of Technology CUT Stadium, Bloemfontein
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 Stadium, 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

Standings

The final league standings for the 2015 Varsity Cup were:[6]

2015 Varsity Cup standings
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 UP Tuks 7 5 1 1 295 119 +176 41 15 7 1 30
2 UFS Shimlas 7 6 1 0 227 116 +111 32 16 4 0 30
3 UCT Ikey Tigers 7 4 1 2 258 157 +101 32 23 4 0 22
4 NWU Pukke 7 3 1 3 212 184 +28 30 25 5 2 21
5 Maties 7 3 2 2 177 171 +6 24 23 4 1 21
6 UJ 7 3 0 4 113 113 0 17 14 2 1 15
7 NMMU Madibaz 7 1 0 6 131 220 −89 19 31 2 1 7
8 CUT Ixias 7 0 0 7 63 396 −333 9 57 0 0 0

Round-by-round

The table below shows each team's progression throughout the season. For each round, their cumulative points total is shown with the overall log position in brackets:

Team Progression – 2015 Varsity Cup
Team R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 Semi Final
UP Tuks 3
(5th)		 8
(1st)		 13
(1st)		 15
(2nd)		 20
(1st)		 25
(1st)		 30
(1st)		 Lost N/A
UFS Shimlas 3
(5th)		 7
(3rd)		 12
(2nd)		 16
(1st)		 20
(2nd)		 25
(2nd)		 30
(2nd)		 Won Won
UCT Ikey Tigers 3
(3rd)		 3
(7th)		 8
(5th)		 13
(5th)		 18
(3rd)		 18
(4th)		 22
(3rd)		 Lost N/A
NWU Pukke 5
(2nd)		 8
(2nd)		 9
(4th)		 14
(4th)		 14
(5th)		 19
(3rd)		 21
(4th)		 Won Lost
Maties 3
(3rd)		 6
(5th)		 6
(7th)		 7
(6th)		 11
(6th)		 16
(5th)		 21
(5th)		 N/A N/A
UJ 5
(1st)		 5
(6th)		 9
(3rd)		 14
(3rd)		 15
(4th)		 15
(6th)		 15
(6th)		 N/A N/A
NMMU Madibaz 1
(7th)		 6
(4th)		 6
(6th)		 6
(7th)		 7
(7th)		 7
(7th)		 7
(7th)		 N/A N/A
CUT Ixias 0
(8th)		 0
(8th)		 0
(8th)		 0
(8th)		 0
(8th)		 0
(8th)		 0
(8th)		 N/A N/A
Key: win draw loss

Fixtures

The 2015 Varsity Cup fixtures were released as follows:[7]

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

Round One

Round Two

Round Three

Round Four

Round Five

Round Six

Round Seven

Semi-Finals

Final

Honours

The honour roll for the 2015 Varsity Cup was as follows:

2015 Varsity Cup Honours
Champions: UFS Shimlas (1st title)
Player That Rocks: Rhyno Smith, NWU Pukke
Forward That Rocks: Jason Klaasen, UCT Ikey Tigers
Back That Rocks: AJ Coertzen, UFS Shimlas
Top Try Scorers: Daniel Maartens, UFS Shimlas /
Gerhard Olivier, UFS Shimlas (8)
Top Points Scorer: Rhyno Smith, NWU Pukke (101)

Players

Player statistics

The following table contain points which have been scored in games in the 2015 Varsity Cup season:[70]

All point scorers
No Player Team T C P DG Pts
1 Rhyno Smith NWU Pukke 4 23 6 0 101
2 Niel Marais UFS Shimlas 2 25 1 0 87
3 Warren Seals UCT Ikey Tigers 3 22 0 0 81
4 Joshua Stander UP Tuks 1 23 0 0 74
5 Daniel Maartens UFS Shimlas 8 0 0 0 40
Gerhard Olivier UFS Shimlas 8 0 0 0 40
7 Brandon Thomson Maties 0 12 0 0 36
8 Jason Klaasen UCT Ikey Tigers 7 0 0 0 35
9 Dewald Human UP Tuks 1 8 0 0 29
10 Niell Jordaan UFS Shimlas 5 0 0 0 25
Dan Kriel UP Tuks 5 0 0 0 25
Wiaan Liebenberg UP Tuks 5 0 0 0 25
Dillon Smit NWU Pukke 5 0 0 0 25
Dean Stokes NWU Pukke 5 0 0 0 25
15 Jaco Fourie UJ 1 5 2 0 24
16 Duan Pretorius CUT Ixias 2 4 0 0 22
17 Rowayne Beukman NWU Pukke 4 0 0 0 20
Clyde Davids UP Tuks 4 0 0 0 20
Beyers de Villiers Maties 4 0 0 0 20
Johan Deysel NWU Pukke 4 0 0 0 20
Maputha Dolo UFS Shimlas 4 0 0 0 20
Dalen Goliath NWU Pukke 4 0 0 0 20
Jermaine Kleinsmith UP Tuks 4 0 0 0 20
Kobus Porter UJ 4 0 0 0 20
Jeandré Rudolph NWU Pukke 4 0 0 0 20
Kobus van Dyk Maties 4 0 0 0 20
Lihleli Xoli UCT Ikey Tigers 4 0 0 0 20
28 Ruan Allerston NMMU Madibaz 0 6 0 0 18
Tom Bednall UCT Ikey Tigers 0 6 0 0 18
Steven Hansel NMMU Madibaz 0 6 0 0 18
Ernst Stapelberg Maties 0 6 0 0 18
32 Tythan Adams NMMU Madibaz 3 0 0 0 15
Guy Alexander UCT Ikey Tigers 3 0 0 0 15
Riaan Britz UP Tuks 3 0 0 0 15
Coenraad Fick Maties 3 0 0 0 15
Reniel Hugo UP Tuks 3 0 0 0 15
JT Jackson UP Tuks 3 0 0 0 15
Devon Lailvaux NMMU Madibaz 3 0 0 0 15
Nico Lee UFS Shimlas 3 0 0 0 15
JP Lewis Maties 3 0 0 0 15
Khanyo Ngcukana UCT Ikey Tigers 3 0 0 0 15
42 AJ Coertzen UFS Shimlas 1 3 0 0 14
43 Enrico Acker NMMU Madibaz 2 0 0 0 10
Bjorn Bernardo Maties 2 0 0 0 10
Robert de Bruyn UJ 2 0 0 0 10
Ryan Dugmore UCT Ikey Tigers 2 0 0 0 10
Dean Kouprihanoff CUT Ixias 2 0 0 0 10
Jannes Kirsten UP Tuks 2 0 0 0 10
Vuyani Maqina UFS Shimlas 2 0 0 0 10
Nqoba Mxoli UP Tuks 2 0 0 0 10
Yamkela Ngam NMMU Madibaz 2 0 0 0 10
Andries Oosthuizen UJ 2 0 0 0 10
Tyler Paul NMMU Madibaz 2 0 0 0 10
Marno Redelinghuys NWU Pukke 2 0 0 0 10
Dylan Sage UCT Ikey Tigers 2 0 0 0 10
Guy Schwikkard UCT Ikey Tigers 2 0 0 0 10
Chad Solomon UCT Ikey Tigers 2 0 0 0 10
Brian Skosana NMMU Madibaz 2 0 0 0 10
Ruan Steenkamp UP Tuks 2 0 0 0 10
Luke Stringer UCT Ikey Tigers 2 0 0 0 10
Joe van der Hoogt UFS Shimlas 2 0 0 0 10
Dayan van der Westhuizen UP Tuks 2 0 0 0 10
Conrad van Vuuren UFS Shimlas 2 0 0 0 10
CJ Velleman NMMU Madibaz 2 0 0 0 10
Adrian Vermeulen UJ 2 0 0 0 10
Jaco Visagie UP Tuks 2 0 0 0 10
67 Jamie Campbell UJ 0 3 0 0 9
Nick Holton UCT Ikey Tigers 0 3 0 0 9
69 James Alexander UCT Ikey Tigers 1 0 0 0 5
Craig Barry Maties 1 0 0 0 5
Andrew Beerwinkel UP Tuks 1 0 0 0 5
Anrich Bitzi CUT Ixias 1 0 0 0 5
Renier Botha UFS Shimlas 1 0 0 0 5
Molotsi Bouwer NWU Pukke 1 0 0 0 5
Jarryd Buys NMMU Madibaz 1 0 0 0 5
Paul Cohen UCT Ikey Tigers 1 0 0 0 5
Wian Conradie UJ 1 0 0 0 5
Aphiwe Dyantyi UJ 1 0 0 0 5
Jan Enslin UP Tuks 1 0 0 0 5
Ian Groenewald Maties 1 0 0 0 5
Elandré Huggett UFS Shimlas 1 0 0 0 5
Marco Klopper UFS Shimlas 1 0 0 0 5
Derick Linde Maties 1 0 0 0 5
Duncan Matthews UP Tuks 1 0 0 0 5
John Meyer Maties 1 0 0 0 5
Ali Mgijima CUT Ixias 1 0 0 0 5
Lethole Mokoena CUT Ixias 1 0 0 0 5
Bradley Moolman UJ 1 0 0 0 5
Loftus Morrison NWU Pukke 1 0 0 0 5
Michael Muller Maties 1 0 0 0 5
Robin Murray UCT Ikey Tigers 1 0 0 0 5
Ryan Nell UP Tuks 1 0 0 0 5
Teunis Nieuwoudt UFS Shimlas 1 0 0 0 5
Len Noort CUT Ixias 1 0 0 0 5
Andisa Ntsila NMMU Madibaz 1 0 0 0 5
Niel Oelofse Maties 1 0 0 0 5
Mark Prior UCT Ikey Tigers 1 0 0 0 5
Phanta Qinisile UJ 1 0 0 0 5
Fiffy Rampeta UFS Shimlas 1 0 0 0 5
Rudolph Smith UP Tuks 1 0 0 0 5
Paul Streicher Maties 1 0 0 0 5
Malherbe Swart NWU Pukke 1 0 0 0 5
Masego Toolo CUT Ixias 1 0 0 0 5
Jacobus van der Merwe Maties 1 0 0 0 5
Damian van Wyk UP Tuks 1 0 0 0 5
Boela Venter UFS Shimlas 1 0 0 0 5
Warrick Venter NMMU Madibaz 1 0 0 0 5
André Warner UP Tuks 1 0 0 0 5
Johnny Welthagen NWU Pukke 1 0 0 0 5
Arthur Williams UFS Shimlas 1 0 0 0 5
111 Jesse du Toit CUT Ixias 0 1 0 0 3
Warren Gilbert NWU Pukke 0 1 0 0 3
Koos Loubser Maties 0 1 0 0 3
Arrie Vosloo CUT Ixias 0 1 0 0 3
— penalty try NWU Pukke 2 0 0 0 10
UJ 2 0 0 0 10
UCT Ikey Tigers 1 0 0 0 5
UFS Shimlas 1 0 0 0 5

Squad lists

The teams released the following squad lists:[71][72][73][74][75][76][77][78]

Discipline

The following table contains all the cards handed out during the tournament:[79]

Cards
Player Team Red card Temporarily suspended
Jeandré Rudolph NWU Pukke 0 3
Andisa Ntsila NMMU Madibaz 0 2
Brian Skosana NMMU Madibaz 0 2
CJ Velleman NMMU Madibaz 0 2
Tythan Adams NMMU Madibaz 0 1
David Antonites UJ 0 1
Wilmar Arnoldi NWU Pukke 0 1
Gerard Baard CUT Ixias 0 1
Tienie Burger UFS Shimlas 0 1
Nico du Plessis UJ 0 1
Ivan-John du Preez NMMU Madibaz 0 1
Arno Ebersohn NMMU Madibaz 0 1
Steven Hansel NMMU Madibaz 0 1
Werner Lourens UJ 0 1
Mogau Mabokela NWU Pukke 0 1
Boetie Maketlo CUT Ixias 0 1
Loftus Morrison NWU Pukke 0 1
Duan Pretorius CUT Ixias 0 1
Marno Redelinghuys NWU Pukke 0 1
Dylan Sage UCT Ikey Tigers 0 1
Frans Sisita CUT Ixias 0 1
Rhyno Smith NWU Pukke 0 1
Chad Solomon UCT Ikey Tigers 0 1
Ernst Stapelberg Maties 0 1
Mosego Toolo CUT Ixias 0 1
Kyle van Dalen UJ 0 1
Henco Venter UFS Shimlas 0 1
Johnny Welthagen NWU Pukke 0 1
Lihleli Xoli UCT Ikey Tigers 0 1
* Legend: Red card = Sent off, Temporarily suspended = Sin-binned

Dream Team

After the 2015 Varsity Cup, a Varsity Cup Dream Team was announced. This team would play against the South Africa Under-20s in Stellenbosch on 21 April 2015. The head coach of the champions UFS Shimlas, Franco Smith, was appointed as the coach of the side and UP Tuks lock Reniel Hugo was appointed as captain. Inny-Christian Radebe, who played for the 2015 Varsity Shield champions UKZN Impi was also named in the squad.

Dan Kriel and Jaco Visagie were originally selected in the 2015 Varsity Cup Dream Team, but subsequently replaced by Johan Deysel and Elandré Huggett respectively.

The Dream Team made the early running in the match, with two first-half tries – a penalty try and a try by full-back Rhyno Smith – giving them a 12–10 half-time lead over the South African Under-20s. Second-half tries by Dillon Smit and Elandré Huggett proved to not be enough, with the South African Under-20s running out 31–24 winners.

Referees

The following referees officiated matches in the 2015 Varsity Cup:

See also

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