2018 Varsity Cup
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{{Infobox rugby union season
| name = 2018 Varsity Cup
| image = 2018 Varsity Cup logo.jpg
| imagesize =
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| countries = South Africa
| date = 29 January – 16 April 2018
| champions = {{Rut|Maties}}
| count = 4
| runnersup = {{Rut|NWU Pukke}}
| promoted =
| relegated = {{Rut|NMU Madibaz}}
| matches =
| attendance =
| tries =
| top point scorer =
| top try scorer =
| prevseason = 2017
| nextseason = 2019
}}
{{2018 in South African rugby union}}
The 2018 Varsity Cup was contested from 29 January to 16 April 2018. The tournament (known as the FNB Varsity Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the eleventh season of the Varsity Cup, an annual inter-university rugby union competition featuring South African universities.
Competition rules and information
There were nine participating universities in the 2018 Varsity Cup. During the round-robin stage of the competition, 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 received 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.
Tries were worth five or seven points, depending on the point where the try-scoring move originated. If the try-scoring move originated in the opponents' half, it would count five points. If the move originated in the try-scoring team's own half, two bonus points were awarded and the try would be worth seven points.
For the 2018 season, the Varsity Cup introduced a Power Play rule; when a team calls for the Power Play, they can nominate two opposition backline players to be removed from the field of play for a period of three minutes.{{cite press release | url=http://www.varsitycup.co.za/news/varsity-cup-announces-exciting-new-power-play-2018 | title=Varsity Cup announces exciting new Power Play for 2018 | publisher=Varsity Cup | date=5 December 2017 | accessdate=10 December 2017}}
Teams
{{Location map+ | South Africa | float=right | width=425 | caption=Location of teams in the 2018 Varsity Cup | places=
{{Location map~ | South Africa | mark=Red pog.svg | lat=-29.124428 | long=26.215782 | label={{Rut|CUT Ixias}} }}
{{Location map~ | South Africa | mark=Red pog.svg | lat=-33.940080 | long=18.873525 | label={{Rut|Maties}} }}
{{Location map~ | South Africa | mark=Red pog.svg | lat=-34.009252 | long=25.679051 | label={{Rut|NMU Madibaz}} }}
{{Location map~ | South Africa | mark=Red pog.svg | lat=-26.693162 | long=27.100284 | label={{Rut|NWU Pukke}} | position=left }}
{{Location map~ | South Africa | mark=Red pog.svg | lat=-33.959050 | long=18.462648 | label={{Rut|UCT Ikey Tigers}} | position=left }}
{{Location map~ | South Africa | mark=Red pog.svg | lat=-29.108672 | long=26.172352 | label={{Rut|UFS Shimlas}} | position=left }}
{{Location map~ | South Africa | mark=Red pog.svg | lat=-26.178286 | long=27.992494 | label={{Rut|UJ}} | position=left }}
{{Location map~ | South Africa | mark=Red pog.svg | lat=-25.750959 | long=28.248736 | label={{Rut|UP Tuks}} | position=right }}
{{Location map~ | South Africa | mark=Red pog.svg | lat=-26.187536 | long=28.031394 | label={{Rut|Wits}} | position=right }}
}}
The following teams took part in the 2018 Varsity Cup competition:
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left; font-size:90%; width:60%;" | ||
| colspan=4 align=center | 2018 Varsity Cup teams | ||
|---|---|---|
| width="20%" | Team name
! width="40%" | University ! width="40%" | Stadium | ||
| {{Rut|CUT Ixias}} | Central University of Technology | {{Rus|CUT Stadium}} |
| {{Rut|Maties}} | Stellenbosch University | {{Rus|Danie Craven Stadium}} |
| {{Rut|NMU Madibaz}} | Nelson Mandela University | {{Rus|NMU Stadium}} |
| {{Rut|NWU Pukke}} | North-West University | {{Rus|Fanie du Toit Stadium}} |
| {{Rut|UCT Ikey Tigers}} | University of Cape Town | {{Rus|UCT Rugby Fields}} |
| {{Rut|UFS Shimlas}} | University of the Free State | {{Rus|Shimla Park}} |
| {{Rut|UJ}} | University of Johannesburg | {{Rus|UJ Stadium}} |
| {{Rut|UP Tuks}} | University of Pretoria | {{Rus|LC de Villiers Stadium}} |
| {{Rut|Wits}} | University of the Witwatersrand | {{Rus|Wits Rugby Stadium}} |
Standings
The final standings for the 2018 Varsity Cup were:{{cite web | url=http://www.varsitycup.co.za/varsity-cup-fixtures-logs | title=Fixtures & Logs | work=Varsity Cup | accessdate=20 February 2018}}{{SA Rugby Log | id=3314 | comp=2018 FNB Varsity Cup | date=20 February 2018}}
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| colspan="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" | 2018 Varsity Cup standings | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="width:5%;" | Pos
! style="width:35%;" | Team ! style="width:5%;" | P ! 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 | |||||||||||||
| style="background:#E8FFD8;"
| 1 | align=left | {{Rut|Maties}} | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 301 | 129 | +172 | 40 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 34 |
| style="background:#E8FFD8;"
| 2 | align=left | {{Rut|NWU Pukke}} | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 304 | 156 | +148 | 39 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 33 |
| style="background:#E8FFD8;"
| 3 | align=left | {{Rut|UJ}} | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 261 | 154 | +107 | 31 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 27 |
| style="background:#E8FFD8;"
| 4 | align=left | {{Rut|Wits}} | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 241 | 230 | +11 | 33 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 25 |
| style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| 5 | align=left | {{Rut|UFS Shimlas}} | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 246 | 284 | -38 | 33 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 24 |
| style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| 6 | align=left | {{Rut|UCT Ikey Tigers}} | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 182 | 181 | +1 | 23 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 21 |
| style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| 7 | align=left | {{Rut|UP Tuks}} | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 257 | 208 | +49 | 35 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 15 |
| style="background:#FFE8E8;"
| 8 | align=left | {{Rut|CUT Ixias}} | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 178 | 435 | -257 | 24 | 55 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| style="background:#FFCCCC;"
| 9 | align=left | {{Rut|NMU Madibaz}} | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 139 | 332 | −193 | 17 | 44 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center; line-height:100%; font-size:100%; width:60%;" | |
| colspan="100%" style="border:0px" | Legend and competition rules | |
|---|---|
| colspan="100%" style="height:10px" | | |
| colspan="100%" style="border:0px" | Legend: | |
| style="height:10px; width:5%; background:#E8FFD8;" |
| style="width:30%;" | Top four teams; qualified to the semi-finals. | rowspan="3" style="width:5%;" | | rowspan="3" style="width:60%; background:#FFFFFF;" | P = Games played, W = Games won, D = Games drawn, L = Games 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 | |
| style="height:10px; background:#FFE8E8;" | | To relegation play-off. |
| style="height:10px; background:#FFCCCC;" | | Relegated to the 2019 Varsity Shield. |
| colspan="100%" style="height:10px" | | |
| colspan="100%" style="border:0px" | Competition rules: | |
| colspan="100%" | Play-offs: The top four teams qualified to the semi-finals. The first-placed team hosted the fourth-placed team and the second-placed team hosted the third-placed team. The higher-ranked semi-final winner then hosted the lower-ranked semi-final winner in 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 |
Matches
The following matches were played in the 2018 Varsity Cup:{{cite news | url=https://www.netwerk24.com/Sport/Rugby/varsitybeker-tuks-en-maties-vroeg-slaags-20171108 | url-access=registration | title=Varsitybeker: Tuks en Maties vroeg slaags | work=Netwerk24 | date=8 November 2017 | accessdate=9 November 2017 | language=Afrikaans}}
=Round one=
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| date = 29 January 2018
| time = 16:45
| home = {{Rut|UP Tuks}}
| score = 17–19
| report =
| away = {{Rut|UFS Shimlas}}
| stadium = {{Rus|LC de Villiers Stadium}}
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 29 January 2018
| time = 18:30
| home = {{Rut|UCT Ikey Tigers}}
| score = 26–30
| report =
| away = {{Rut|Wits}}
| stadium = {{Rus|UCT Rugby Fields}}
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 29 January 2018
| time = 18:30
| home = {{Rut|NWU Pukke}}
| score = 70–7
| report =
| away = {{Rut|CUT Ixias}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Fanie du Toit Stadium}}
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 29 January 2018
| time = 19:00
| home = {{Rut|UJ}}
| score = 3–31
| report =
| away = {{Rut|Maties}}
| stadium = {{Rus|UJ Stadium}}
}}
{{Rubye|{{Rut|NMU Madibaz}}}}
=Round two=
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| date = 5 February 2018
| time = 16:45
| home = {{Rut|NMU Madibaz}}
| score = 17–27
| report =
| away = {{Rut|UCT Ikey Tigers}}
| stadium = {{Rus|NMU Stadium}}
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 5 February 2018
| time = 18:30
| home = {{Rut|Maties}}
| score = 56–21
| report =
| away = {{Rut|UFS Shimlas}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Danie Craven Stadium}}
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 5 February 2018
| time = 18:30
| home = {{Rut|UJ}}
| score = 48–21
| report =
| away = {{Rut|CUT Ixias}}
| stadium = {{Rus|UJ Stadium}}
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 5 February 2018
| time = 19:00
| home = {{Rut|Wits}}
| score = 25–19
| report =
| away = {{Rut|UP Tuks}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Wits Rugby Stadium}}
}}
{{Rubye|{{Rut|NWU Pukke}}}}
=Round three=
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| date = 12 February 2018
| time = 16:45
| home = {{Rut|CUT Ixias}}
| score = 38–37
| report =
| away = {{Rut|NMU Madibaz}}
| stadium = {{Rus|CUT Stadium}}
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 12 February 2018
| time = 18:30
| home = {{Rut|UFS Shimlas}}
| score = 44–24
| report =
| away = {{Rut|Wits}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Shimla Park}}
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 12 February 2018
| time = 18:30
| home = {{Rut|UCT Ikey Tigers}}
| score = 18–15
| report =
| away = {{Rut|NWU Pukke}}
| stadium = {{Rus|UCT Rugby Fields}}
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 12 February 2018
| time = 19:00
| home = {{Rut|Maties}}
| score = 24–16
| report =
| away = {{Rut|UP Tuks}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Danie Craven Stadium}}
}}
{{Rubye|{{Rut|UJ}}}}
=Round four=
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| date = 19 February 2018
| time = 16:45
| home = {{Rut|NMU Madibaz}}
| score = 29–32
| report =
| away = {{Rut|Wits}}
| stadium = {{Rus|NMU Stadium}}
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 19 February 2018
| time = 18:30
| home = {{Rut|Maties}}
| score = 75–12
| report =
| away = {{Rut|CUT Ixias}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Danie Craven Stadium}}
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 19 February 2018
| time = 18:30
| home = {{Rut|UCT Ikey Tigers}}
| score = 27–32
| report =
| away = {{Rut|UFS Shimlas}}
| stadium = {{Rus|UCT Rugby Fields}}
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 19 February 2018
| time = 19:00
| home = {{Rut|NWU Pukke}}
| score = 18–15
| report =
| away = {{Rut|UJ}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Fanie du Toit Stadium}}
}}
{{Rubye|{{Rut|UP Tuks}}}}
=Round five=
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| date = 26 February 2018
| time = 16:45
| home = {{Rut|Wits}}
| score = 30–30
| report =
| away = {{Rut|Maties}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Wits Rugby Stadium}}
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 26 February 2018
| time = 18:30
| home = {{Rut|UCT Ikey Tigers}}
| score = 23–13
| report =
| away = {{Rut|UP Tuks}}
| stadium = {{Rus|UCT Rugby Fields}}
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 26 February 2018
| time = 18:30
| home = {{Rut|NMU Madibaz}}
| score = 5–37
| report =
| away = {{Rut|NWU Pukke}}
| stadium = {{Rus|NMU Stadium}}
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 26 February 2018
| time = 19:00
| home = {{Rut|UFS Shimlas}}
| score = 12–49
| report =
| away = {{Rut|UJ}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Shimla Park}}
}}
{{Rubye|{{Rut|CUT Ixias}}}}
=Round six=
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| date = 5 March 2018
| time = 16:45
| home = {{Rut|UP Tuks}}
| score = 26–40
| report =
| away = {{Rut|NWU Pukke}}
| stadium = {{Rus|LC de Villiers Stadium}}
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 5 March 2018
| time = 18:30
| home = {{Rut|UJ}}
| score = 69–8
| report =
| away = {{Rut|NMU Madibaz}}
| stadium = {{Rus|UJ Stadium}}
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 5 March 2018
| time = 18:30
| home = {{Rut|CUT Ixias}}
| score = 18–52
| report =
| away = {{Rut|Wits}}
| stadium = {{Rus|CUT Stadium}}
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 5 March 2018
| time = 19:00
| home = {{Rut|Maties}}
| score = 33–14
| report =
| away = {{Rut|UCT Ikey Tigers}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Danie Craven Stadium}}
}}
{{Rubye|{{Rut|UFS Shimlas}}}}
=Round seven=
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| date = 12 March 2018
| time = 16:45
| home = {{Rut|Wits}}
| score = 17–29
| report =
| away = {{Rut|UJ}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Wits Rugby Stadium}}
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 12 March 2018
| time = 18:30
| home = {{Rut|CUT Ixias}}
| score = 26–54
| report =
| away = {{Rut|UP Tuks}}
| stadium = {{Rus|CUT Stadium}}
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 12 March 2018
| time = 18:30
| home = {{Rut|NMU Madibaz}}
| score = 0–19
| report =
| away = {{Rut|Maties}}
| stadium = {{Rus|NMU Stadium}}
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 12 March 2018
| time = 19:00
| home = {{Rut|NWU Pukke}}
| score = 56–21
| report =
| away = {{Rut|UFS Shimlas}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Fanie du Toit Stadium}}
}}
{{Rubye|{{Rut|UCT Ikey Tigers}}}}
=Round eight=
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| date = 19 March 2018
| time = 16:45
| home = {{Rut|CUT Ixias}}
| score = 23–30
| report =
| away = {{Rut|UCT Ikey Tigers}}
| stadium = {{Rus|CUT Stadium}}
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 19 March 2018
| time = 18:30
| home = {{Rut|UFS Shimlas}}
| score = 28–22
| report =
| away = {{Rut|NMU Madibaz}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Shimla Park}}
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 19 March 2018
| time = 18:30
| home = {{Rut|Wits}}
| score = 31–35
| report =
| away = {{Rut|NWU Pukke}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Wits Rugby Stadium}}
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 19 March 2018
| time = 19:00
| home = {{Rut|UP Tuks}}
| score = 30–30
| report =
| away = {{Rut|UJ}}
| stadium = {{Rus|LC de Villiers Stadium}}
}}
{{Rubye|{{Rut|Maties}}}}
=Round nine=
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| date = 26 March 2018
| time = 16:45
| home = {{Rut|UFS Shimlas}}
| score = 69–33
| report =
| away = {{Rut|CUT Ixias}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Shimla Park}}
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 26 March 2018
| time = 18:30
| home = {{Rut|UP Tuks}}
| score = 82–21
| report =
| away = {{Rut|NMU Madibaz}}
| stadium = {{Rus|LC de Villiers Stadium}}
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 26 March 2018
| time = 18:30
| home = {{Rut|UJ}}
| score = 18–17
| report =
| away = {{Rut|UCT Ikey Tigers}}
| stadium = {{Rus|UJ Stadium}}
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 26 March 2018
| time = 19:00
| home = {{Rut|NWU Pukke}}
| score = 33–33
| report =
| away = {{Rut|Maties}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Fanie du Toit Stadium}}
}}
{{Rubye|{{Rut|Wits}}}}
=Semi-finals=
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| date = 2 April 2018
| time = 16:30
| home = {{Rut|NWU Pukke}}
| score = 60–31
| report =
| away = {{Rut|UJ}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Fanie du Toit Stadium}}
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 2 April 2018
| time = 19:00
| home = {{Rut|Maties}}
| score = 65–18
| report =
| away = {{Rut|Wits}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Danie Craven Stadium}}
}}
=Final=
{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 16 April 2018
| time = 19:00
| home = {{Rut|Maties}}
| score = 40–7
| report =
| away = {{Rut|NWU Pukke}}
| stadium = {{Rus|Danie Craven Stadium}}
}}
See also
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{cite web | url=http://www.varsitycup.co.za | title=Official site | publisher=Varsity Cup | accessdate=9 November 2017}}
{{Varsity Cup}}
{{Rugby union in South Africa}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Varsity Cup 2018}}