2015 Varsity Rugby#Varsity Cup
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{{Infobox rugby union season
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{{2015 in South African rugby union}}
2015 Varsity Rugby was the 2015 edition of four rugby union competitions annually played between several university teams in South Africa. It was contested from January to April 2015 and was the eighth edition of these competitions.
Rules
All four 2015 Varsity Rugby competitions 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.{{cite web | url=http://www.varsitycup.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4644:varsity-cup-rugby-points-the-way-forward&catid=27:varsity-cup-news&Itemid=5 | title=VC Rugby 'points' ahead | publisher=varsitycup.co.za | date=17 November 2011 | accessdate=3 October 2014 | archive-date=3 February 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203054332/http://www.varsitycup.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4644:varsity-cup-rugby-points-the-way-forward&catid=27:varsity-cup-news&Itemid=5 | url-status=dead }}
All Varsity Cup games also had two referees officiating each game,{{cite web | url=http://varsitycup.co.za/two-refs-better-than-one/ | title=Two refs better than one | publisher=Varsity Cup | date=14 November 2013 | accessdate=14 November 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131204222940/http://varsitycup.co.za/two-refs-better-than-one/ | archive-date=4 December 2013 | url-status=dead | df=dmy-all }} props' jerseys featured a special gripping patch to ensure better binding, intended to reduce collapsing scrums{{cite web | url=http://varsitycup.co.za/no-limits-for-front-rows/ | title=NO LIMITS for front rows | publisher=Varsity Cup | date=14 November 2013 | accessdate=14 November 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131119182831/http://varsitycup.co.za/no-limits-for-front-rows/ | archive-date=19 November 2013 | url-status=dead | df=dmy-all }} and the mark was extended to the entire field.{{cite web | url=http://varsitycup.co.za/news/varsity-cup-news/how-the-new-laws-will-work/ | title=How the new laws will work | publisher=Varsity Cup | date=22 January 2014 | accessdate=22 January 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203052157/http://varsitycup.co.za/news/varsity-cup-news/how-the-new-laws-will-work/ | archive-date=3 February 2014 | url-status=dead }}
Varsity Cup
{{main article|2015 Varsity Cup}}
The following teams competed in the 2015 Varsity Cup: {{Rut|Maties}}, {{Rut|NMMU Madibaz}}, {{Rut|NWU Pukke}}, {{Rut|UCT Ikey Tigers}}, {{Rut|UFS Shimlas}}, {{Rut|UJ}}, {{Rut|UP Tuks}} and {{Rut|CUT Ixias}}, who took part in this competition for the first time following their promotion from the 2014 Varsity Shield. The tournament was won by {{Rut|UFS Shimlas}}, who beat {{Rut|NWU Pukke}} 63–33 in the final. There was no relegation at the end of 2015.
Varsity Shield
{{main article|2015 Varsity Shield}}
The following teams competed in the 2015 Varsity Shield: {{Rut|TUT Vikings}}, {{Rut|UFH Blues}}, {{Rut|UKZN Impi}}, {{Rut|UWC}} and {{Rut|Wits}}, who have been relegated from the 2014 Varsity Cup. The tournament was won by {{Rut|UKZN Impi}}, who beat {{Rut|Wits}} 29–24 in the final. There was no promotion at the end of 2015.
Young Guns
=Competition Rules=
There were eight participating universities in the 2015 Young Guns competition. These teams were divided into two pools and each team played every team in the other pool 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 two teams overall qualified for the title play-off final.
=Teams=
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| colspan=3 | 2015 Young Guns teams | ||
|---|---|---|
| style="width:30%;" | Team
! style="width:35%;" | University ! style="width:35%;" | Stadium | ||
| {{Rut|CUT Young Guns}} | Central Institute of Technology | {{Rus|CUT Stadium}} |
| {{Rut|Maties Juniors}} | Stellenbosch University | {{Rus|Danie Craven Stadium}} |
| {{Rut|NMMU Young Guns}} | Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University | {{Rus|NMMU Stadium}} |
| {{Rut|NWU Pukke Young Guns}} | North-West University | {{Rus|Fanie du Toit Stadium}} |
| {{Rut|UCT Trojans}} | University of Cape Town | {{Rus|UCT Rugby Fields}} |
| {{Rut|UFS Shimlas Young Guns}} | University of the Free State | {{Rus|Shimla Park}} |
| {{Rut|UJ Young Guns}} | University of Johannesburg | {{Rus|UJ Stadium}} |
| {{Rut|UP Tuks Young Guns}} | University of Pretoria | {{Rus|LC de Villiers Stadium}} |
=Standings=
The final league standings for the 2015 Varsity Cup Young Guns were:{{SA Rugby Log | id=2244 | comp=2015 FNB Varsity Young Guns presented by Steinhoff International | date=20 May 2016}}
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| colspan="14" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" | 2015 Varsity Cup Young Guns log | |||||||||||||
| style="width:5%;" | Pos
! style="width:35%;" | Team ! style="width:5%;" | Pl ! style="width:5%;" | W ! style="width:5%;" | D ! style="width:5%;" | L ! style="width:5%;" | PF ! style="width:5%;" | PA ! style="width:5%;" | PD ! style="width:5%;" | TF ! style="width:5%;" | TA ! style="width:5%;" | TB ! style="width:5%;" | LB ! style="width:5%;" | Pts | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor=#E8FFD8
| 1 | align=left | {{Rut|UFS Shimlas Young Guns}} | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 77 | +70 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 20 |
| bgcolor=#E8FFD8
| 2 | align=left | {{Rut|UP Tuks Young Guns}} | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 156 | 81 | +75 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| bgcolor=#FFFFFF
| 3 | align=left | {{Rut|NMMU Young Guns}} | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 127 | 76 | +51 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| bgcolor=#FFFFFF
| 4 | align=left | {{Rut|UJ Young Guns}} | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 145 | 132 | +13 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| bgcolor=#FFFFFF
| 5 | align=left | {{Rut|NWU Pukke Young Guns}} | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 107 | 113 | −6 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| bgcolor=#FFFFFF
| 6 | align=left | {{Rut|UCT Trojans}} | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 93 | 104 | −11 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| bgcolor=#FFFFFF
| 7 | align=left | {{Rut|Maties Juniors}} | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 57 | 138 | −81 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| bgcolor=#FFFFFF
| 8 | align=left | {{Rut|CUT Young Guns}} | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 69 | 180 | −111 | 9 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| colspan="14" style="border:0px" | * 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 {{Rut|UFS Shimlas Young Guns}} and {{Rut|UP Tuks Young Guns}} qualified to the final. Points breakdown: *4 points for a win *2 points for a draw *1 bonus point for a loss by eight points or less *1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match |
=Fixtures and results=
The 2015 Varsity Cup Young Guns fixtures were as follows:{{cite web | url=http://www.rugby15.co.za/fnb-varsity-cup-fixtures/ | title=FNB Varsity Cup, Young Guns and Koshuis Fixtures 2015 | publisher=Rugby15 | accessdate=22 October 2014}}
- All times are South African (GMT+2).
==Round one==
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| date = 23 February 2014
| time = 14:15
| home = {{Rut|CUT Young Guns}}
| score = 8–44
| away = {{Rut|UFS Shimlas Young Guns}}
| stadium = {{Rus|CUT Stadium}}
}}
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| date = 23 February 2014
| time = 14:15
| home = {{Rut|UP Tuks Young Guns}}
| score = 45–20
| away = {{Rut|UCT Trojans}}
| stadium = {{Rus|LC de Villiers Stadium}}
}}
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| date = 23 February 2014
| time = 16:00
| home = {{Rut|UJ Young Guns}}
| score = 29–37
| away = {{Rut|NWU Pukke Young Guns}}
| stadium = {{Rus|UJ Stadium}}
}}
{{rubye|{{Rut|Maties Juniors}}, {{Rut|NMMU Young Guns}}}}
==Round two==
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| date = 2 March 2014
| time = 14:00
| home = {{Rut|NWU Pukke Young Guns}}
| score = 26–34
| away = {{Rut|NMMU Young Guns}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Fanie du Toit Stadium}}
}}
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| date = 2 March 2014
| time = 14:00
| home = {{Rut|UFS Shimlas Young Guns}}
| score = 29–21
| away = {{Rut|Maties Juniors}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Shimla Park}}
}}
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| date = 2 March 2014
| time = 14:15
| home = {{Rut|UCT Trojans}}
| score = 34–24
| away = {{Rut|CUT Young Guns}}
| stadium = {{Rus|UCT Rugby Fields}}
}}
{{rubye|{{Rut|UJ Young Guns}}, {{Rut|UP Tuks Young Guns}}}}
==Round three==
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| date = 9 March 2014
| time = 14:00
| home = {{Rut|UP Tuks Young Guns}}
| score = 53–16
| away = {{Rut|UJ Young Guns}}
| stadium = {{Rus|LC de Villiers Stadium}}
}}
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| date = 9 March 2014
| time = 14:15
| home = {{Rut|Maties Juniors}}
| score = 15–26
| away = {{Rut|UCT Trojans}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Danie Craven Stadium}}
}}
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| date = 9 March 2014
| time = 14:15
| home = {{Rut|NWU Pukke Young Guns}}
| score = 24–37
| away = {{Rut|UFS Shimlas Young Guns}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Fanie du Toit Stadium}}
}}
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| date = 9 March 2014
| time = 16:00
| home = {{Rut|NMMU Young Guns}}
| score = 44–0
| away = {{Rut|CUT Young Guns}}
| stadium = {{Rus|NMMU Stadium}}
}}
==Round four==
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| date = 16 March 2014
| time = 14:00
| home = {{Rut|Maties Juniors}}
| score = 16–41
| away = {{Rut|NMMU Young Guns}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Danie Craven Stadium}}
}}
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| date = 16 March 2014
| time = 14:15
| home = {{Rut|UFS Shimlas Young Guns}}
| score = 37–24
| away = {{Rut|UP Tuks Young Guns}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Shimla Park}}
}}
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| date = 16 March 2014
| time = 16:00
| home = {{Rut|CUT Young Guns}}
| score = 37–58
| away = {{Rut|UJ Young Guns}}
| stadium = {{Rus|CUT Stadium}}
}}
{{rubye|{{Rut|NWU Pukke Young Guns}}, {{Rut|UCT Trojans}}}}
==Round five==
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| date = 23 March 2014
| time = 16:00
| home = {{Rut|UCT Trojans}}
| score = 13–20
| away = {{Rut|NWU Pukke Young Guns}}
| stadium = {{Rus|UCT Rugby Fields}}
}}
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| date = 23 March 2014
| time = 19:00
| home = {{Rut|NMMU Young Guns}}
| score = 8–34
| away = {{Rut|UP Tuks Young Guns}}
| stadium = {{Rus|NMMU Stadium}}
}}
{{rubye|{{Rut|CUT Young Guns}}, {{Rut|Maties Juniors}}, {{Rut|UFS Shimlas Young Guns}}, {{Rut|UJ Young Guns}}}}
==Round six==
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| date = 30 March 2014
| time = 14:15
| home = {{Rut|UJ Young Guns}}
| score = 42–5
| away = {{Rut|Maties Juniors}}
| stadium = {{Rus|UJ Stadium}}
}}
{{rubye|{{Rut|CUT Young Guns}}, {{Rut|NMMU Young Guns}}, {{Rut|NWU Pukke Young Guns}}, {{Rut|UCT Trojans}}, {{Rut|UFS Shimlas Young Guns}}, {{Rut|UP Tuks Young Guns}}}}
=Final=
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| date = 6 April 2014
| time = 19:00
| home = {{Rut|UFS Shimlas Young Guns}}
| score = 13–26
| away = {{Rut|UP Tuks Young Guns}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Shimla Park}}
}}
Koshuis Rugby Championship
=Competition Rules=
There were eight participating teams in the 2015 Koshuis Rugby Championship competition, the winners of the internal leagues of each of the eight Varsity Cup teams. These teams were divided into two pools and each team played every team in the other pool 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 two teams overall qualified for the title play-off final.
=Teams=
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left; font-size:90%; width:70%" | ||
| colspan=3 | 2015 Koshuis Rugby Championship teams | ||
|---|---|---|
| style="width:30%;" | Team
! style="width:35%;" | University ! style="width:35%;" | Stadium | ||
| Bastion, {{Rut|UJ}} | University of Johannesburg | {{Rus|UJ Stadium}} |
| Cobras, {{Rut|UCT Ikey Tigers}} | University of Cape Town | {{Rus|UCT Rugby Fields}} |
| Medies, {{Rut|Maties}} | Stellenbosch University | {{Rus|Danie Craven Stadium}} |
| Mopanie, {{Rut|UP Tuks}} | University of Pretoria | {{Rus|LC de Villiers Stadium}} |
| Patria, {{Rut|NWU Pukke}} | North-West University | {{Rus|Fanie du Toit Stadium}} |
| Stallions, {{Rut|NMMU Madibaz}} | Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University | {{Rus|NMMU Stadium}} |
| Tigers, {{Rut|CUT Ixias}} | Central Institute of Technology | {{Rus|CUT Stadium}} |
| Vishuis, {{Rut|UFS Shimlas}} | University of the Free State | {{Rus|Shimla Park}} |
=Standings=
The final league standings for the 2015 Koshuis Rugby Championship were:
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| colspan="14" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" | 2015 Koshuis Rugby Championship log | |||||||||||||
| style="width:5%;" | Pos
! style="width:35%;" | Team ! style="width:5%;" | Pl ! style="width:5%;" | W ! style="width:5%;" | D ! style="width:5%;" | L ! style="width:5%;" | PF ! style="width:5%;" | PA ! style="width:5%;" | PD ! style="width:5%;" | TF ! style="width:5%;" | TA ! style="width:5%;" | TB ! style="width:5%;" | LB ! style="width:5%;" | Pts | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor=#E8FFD8
| 1 | align=left | Mopanie, {{Rut|UP Tuks}} | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 196 | 62 | +134 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 19 |
| bgcolor=#E8FFD8
| 2 | align=left | Vishuis, {{Rut|UFS Shimlas}} | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 128 | 65 | +63 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
| bgcolor=#FFFFFF
| 3 | align=left | Patria, {{Rut|NWU Pukke}} | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 191 | 26 | +165 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
| bgcolor=#FFFFFF
| 4 | align=left | Medies, {{Rut|Maties}} | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 158 | 99 | +59 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| bgcolor=#FFFFFF
| 5 | align=left | Bastion, {{Rut|UJ}} | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 75 | 107 | -32 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| bgcolor=#FFFFFF
| 6 | align=left | Tigers, {{Rut|CUT Ixias}} | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 69 | 125 | -56 | 11 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| bgcolor=#FFFFFF
| 7 | align=left | Cobras, {{Rut|UCT Ikey Tigers}} | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 146 | -131 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| bgcolor=#FFFFFF
| 8 | align=left | Stallions, {{Rut|NMMU Madibaz}} | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 220 | -202 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| colspan="14" style="border:0px" | * 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 Mopanie and Vishuis qualified to the final. 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=
==Round one==
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| date = 23 February 2015
| time = 16:15
| home = Cobras
| score = 7–12
| away = Bastion
| stadium = {{Rus|UCT Rugby Fields}}
}}
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| date = 23 February 2015
| time = 16:45
| home = Mopanie
| score = 44–34
| away = Medies
| stadium = {{Rus|LC de Villiers Stadium}}
}}
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| date = 23 February 2015
| time = 19:00
| home = Tigers
| score = 12–36
| away = Vishuis
| stadium = {{Rus|CUT Stadium}}
}}
{{rubye|Patria, Stallions}}
==Round two==
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| date = 2 March 2015
| time = 16:15
| home = Patria
| score = 10–13
| away = Mopanie
| stadium = {{Rus|Fanie du Toit Stadium}}
}}
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| date = 2 March 2015
| time = 16:15
| home = Vishuis
| score = 50–21
| away = Medies
| stadium = {{Rus|Shimla Park}}
}}
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| date = 2 March 2015
| time = 16:45
| home = Stallions
| score = 0–34
| away = Bastion
| stadium = {{Rus|NMMU Stadium}}
}}
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| date = 2 March 2015
| time = 19:00
| home = Cobras
| score = 8–10
| away = Tigers
| stadium = {{Rus|UCT Rugby Fields}}
}}
==Round three==
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| date = 9 March 2015
| time = 16:15
| home = Mopanie
| score = 68–5
| away = Tigers
| stadium = {{Rus|LC de Villiers Stadium}}
}}
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| date = 9 March 2015
| time = 16:45
| home = Patria
| score = 81–0
| away = Stallions
| stadium = {{Rus|Fanie du Toit Stadium}}
}}
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| date = 9 March 2015
| time = 19:00
| home = Medies
| score = 40–0
| away = Cobras
| stadium = {{Rus|Danie Craven Stadium}}
}}
{{rubye|Bastion, Vishuis}}
==Round four==
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| date = 16 March 2015
| time = 16:15
| home = Medies
| score = 63–5
| away = Stallions
| stadium = {{Rus|Danie Craven Stadium}}
}}
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| date = 16 March 2015
| time = 16:45
| home = Bastion
| score = 16–29
| away = Vishuis
| stadium = {{Rus|UJ Stadium}}
}}
{{rubye|Cobras, Mopanie, Patria, Tigers}}
==Round five==
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| date = 23 March 2015
| time = 16:15
| home = Tigers
| score = 42–13
| away = Stallions
| stadium = {{Rus|CUT Stadium}}
}}
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| date = 23 March 2015
| time = 16:45
| home = Vishuis
| score = 13–16
| away = Patria
| stadium = {{Rus|Shimla Park}}
}}
{{rubye|Bastion, Cobras, Medies, Mopanie}}
==Round six==
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| date = 30 March 2015
| time = 16:30
| home = Bastion
| score = 13–71
| away = Mopanie
| stadium = {{Rus|UJ Stadium}}
}}
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| date = 30 March 2015
| time = 16:30
| home = Patria
| score = 84–0
| away = Cobras
| stadium = {{Rus|Fanie du Toit Stadium}}
}}
{{rubye|Medies, Stallions, Tigers, Vishuis}}
==Final==
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| date = 13 April 2015
| time = 16:30
| home = Mopanie
| score = 29–23
| away = Vishuis
| stadium = {{Rus|Shimla Park}}
}}
See also
- Varsity Cup
- 2015 Currie Cup Premier Division
- 2015 Currie Cup qualification
- 2015 Currie Cup First Division
- 2015 Vodacom Cup
- 2015 Varsity Cup
- 2015 Varsity Shield
- 2015 SARU Community Cup
- 2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A
- 2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group B
- 2015 Under-19 Provincial Championship Group A
- 2015 Under-19 Provincial Championship Group B
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{cite web | url=http://www.varsitycup.co.za | title=Official site | publisher=Varsity Cup | accessdate=27 January 2014}}
{{Varsity Cup}}
{{Rugby union in South Africa}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Varsity Rugby 2015}}