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{{Infobox rugby union season
{{Infobox rugby union season
| name = 2021 Varsity Cup
| name = 2021 Varsity Cup
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| caption =
| caption =
| countries = [[South Africa]]
| countries = [[South Africa]]
| date = 4 May – 31 April 2019
| date = 4 May – 31 April 2021
| champions = {{Rut UP Tuks}}
| champions = {{Rut|UP Tuks}}
| count = 4
| count = 4
| runnersup = {{Rut UCT Ikey Tigers}}
| runnersup = {{Rut|UCT Ikey Tigers}}
| promoted =
| promoted =
| relegated =
| relegated =
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| top point scorer =
| top point scorer =
| top try scorer =
| top try scorer =
| prevseason = [[2019 Varsity Cup|2019]]
| prevseason = [[2020 Varsity Cup|2020]]
| nextseason = [[2022 Varsity Cup|2022]]
| nextseason = [[2022 Varsity Cup|2022]]
}}
}}
{{2021 in South African rugby union}}
{{2021 in South African rugby union}}
The '''2021 Varsity Cup''' was the 13th season of the [[Varsity Rugby#Varsity Cup|Varsity Cup]], the top competition in the annual [[Varsity Rugby]] series. It was played between 4 February and 31 May 20191 and featured nine university teams.
The '''2021 Varsity Cup''' was the 14th season of the [[Varsity Rugby#Varsity Cup|Varsity Cup]], the top competition in the annual [[Varsity Rugby]] series. It was played between 4 February and 31 May 2021 and featured ten university teams.


There was a debut in the competition for {{Rut UWC}}, who won promotion from the [[Varsity Rugby#Varsity Shield|Varsity Shield]] in [[2018 Varsity Shield|2018]].
{{Rut|NMU Madibaz}} won promotion from the [[Varsity Rugby#Varsity Shield|Varsity Shield]] in [[2019 Varsity Shield|2019]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=FNB Madibaz to be promoted to the FNB Varsity Cup|work=SA Rugby|url=https://www.springboks.rugby/news-features/articles/2020/04/30/fnb-madibaz-to-be-promoted-to-the-fnb-varsity-cup/}}</ref>


==Competition rules and information==
==Competition rules and information==


There were nine participating university teams in the 2021 Varsity Cup. They played each other once during the [[#Pool stage|pool stage]], either at 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).
There were ten participating university teams in the 2021 Varsity Cup. They played each other once during the [[#Pool stage|pool stage]], either at 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 after the pool stage qualified for the [[#Semifinals|semifinals]], which were followed by a [[#Final|final]].
The top four teams after the pool stage qualified for the [[#Semifinals|semifinals]], which were followed by a [[#Final|final]].

This tournaments will take place in a secure [[Covid-19]] bio-bubble called the FNB Varsity Cup Village, matches will be played at Tuks Stadium, the Tuks B-Field and [[Loftus Versfeld Stadium]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=12 March 2021|title=FNB Varsity Cup Village — What you need to know|work=Varsity Cup|url=https://www.varsitycup.co.za/news/fnb-varsity-cup-village-%E2%80%94-what-you-need-know}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Borchardt|first=Simon|title=Varsity Cup players embrace Covid-19 bio-bubble life|work=Daily Maverick|url=https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-04-18-varsity-cup-players-embrace-covid-19-bio-bubble-life/}}</ref>


==Teams==
==Teams==
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|-
|-
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| {{Rut|Maties}} || [[Stellenbosch University]]
|-
|-
| {{Rut Maties}} || [[Stellenbosch University]] || {{Rus Danie Craven Stadium}}
| {{Rut|NMU Madibaz}} || [[Nelson Mandela University]]
|-
|-
| {{Rut NWU Pukke}} || [[North-West University]] || {{Rus Fanie du Toit Stadium}}
| {{Rut|NWU Eagles}} || [[North-West University]]
|-
|-
| {{Rut UCT Ikey Tigers}} || [[University of Cape Town]] || {{Rus UCT Rugby Fields}}
| {{Rut|UCT Ikey Tigers}} || [[University of Cape Town]]
|-
|-
| {{Rut UFS Shimlas}} || [[University of the Free State]] || {{Rus Shimla Park}}
| {{Rut|UFS Shimlas}} || [[University of the Free State]]
|-
|-
| {{Rut UJ}} || [[University of Johannesburg]] || {{Rus UJ Stadium}}
| {{Rut|UJ}} || [[University of Johannesburg]]
|-
|-
| {{Rut UP Tuks}} || [[University of Pretoria]] || {{Rus LC de Villiers Stadium}}
| {{Rut|UP Tuks}} || [[University of Pretoria]]
|-
|-
| {{Rut UWC}} || [[University of the Western Cape]] || {{Rus UWC Sport Stadium}}
| {{Rut|UWC}} || [[University of the Western Cape]]
|-
|-
| {{Rut Wits}} || [[University of the Witwatersrand]] || {{Rus Wits Rugby Stadium}}
| {{Rut|Wits}} || [[University of the Witwatersrand]]
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| 1 || style="text-align:left;" | {{Rut UCT Ikey Tigers}} || 9 || 8 || 1 || 0 || 174 || || || || || || || 7 || '''41'''
| 1 || style="text-align:left;" | {{Rut|UCT Ikey Tigers}} || 9 || 8 || 1 || 0 || || ||174 || || || || || 7 || '''41'''
|- style="background:#E8FFD8;"
|- style="background:#E8FFD8;"
| 2 || style="text-align:left;" | {{Rut Maties}} || 9 || 7 || 0 || 2 || 160 || || || || || || || 7 || '''35'''
| 2 || style="text-align:left;" | {{Rut|Maties}} || 9 || 7 || 0 || 2 || || || 160 || || || || || 7 || '''35'''
|- style="background:#E8FFD8;"
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|- style="background:#E8FFD8;"
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|-
| 5 || style="text-align:left;" | {{Rut|CUT Ixias}} || 9 || 6 || 0 || 3 || || || -25 || || || || || 5 || '''29'''
|-
| 6 || style="text-align:left;" | {{Rut|UWC}} || 9 || 3 || 1 || 5 || || || 0 || || || || || 6 || '''20'''
|-
| 7 || style="text-align:left;" | {{Rut|UFS Shimlas}} || 9 || 2 || 1 || 6 || || || -119 || || || || || 8 || '''18'''
|-
| 8 || style="text-align:left;" | {{Rut|Wits}} || 9 || 3 || 0 || 6 || || || 37 || || || || || 5 || '''17'''
|-
| 9 || style="text-align:left;" | {{Rut|UJ}} || 9 || 2 || 0 || 7 || || || -120 || || || || || 7 || '''15'''
|-
| 10 || style="text-align:left;" | {{Rut|NMU Madibaz}} || 9 || 0 || 0 || 9 || || || -265 || || || || || 5 || '''5'''


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| 1 || style="text-align:left;" | {{Rut|Maties}} || 8 || 8 || 0 || 0 || 385 || 129 || +256 || 52 || 18 || 6 || 0 || '''38'''
|- style="background:#E8FFD8;"
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| 2 || style="text-align:left;" | {{Rut|UP Tuks}} || 8 || 6 || 1 || 1 || 284 || 115 || +169 || 38 || 14 || 3 || 1 || '''30'''
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| 4 || style="text-align:left;" | {{Rut|UFS Shimlas}} || 8 || 4 || 0 || 4 || 245 || 255 || -10 || 34 || 35 || 5 || 1 || '''22'''
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| 5 || style="text-align:left;" | {{Rut UCT Ikey Tigers}} || 8 || 3 || 1 || 4 || 227 || 262 || −35 || 30 || 34 || 5 || 1 || '''20'''
| 5 || style="text-align:left;" | {{Rut|UCT Ikey Tigers}} || 8 || 3 || 1 || 4 || 227 || 262 || −35 || 30 || 34 || 5 || 1 || '''20'''
|-
|-
| 6 || style="text-align:left;" | {{Rut Wits}} || 8 || 3 || 0 || 5 || 215 || 309 || −94 || 30 || 37 || 3 || 1 || '''16'''
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|-
|-
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|-
|-
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|-
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{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center; font-size:100%; width:60%;"
|-
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! colspan="100%" style="border:0px" | Legend and Competition rules
! colspan="100%" style="border:0px" | Legend and competition rules
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| colspan="100%" |
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| style="width:30%; background:#E8FFD8" | <small>Qualified for the [[#Semifinals|semifinals]].</small>
| style="width:30%; background:#E8FFD8" | <small>Qualified for the [[#Semifinals|semifinals]].</small>
| style="width:5%;" |
| style="width:5%;" |
| style="width:60%;" | <small>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</small>
| style="width:60%;" | <small>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</small>
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| colspan="100%" |
| colspan="100%" |
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| colspan="100%" | <small>'''Qualification:'''</small>
| colspan="100%" | <small>'''Qualification:'''</small>
<small>The top four teams qualified for the [[#Semifinals|semifinals]].<br/><br/>'''Points breakdown:'''<br/>* 4 points for a win<br/>* 2 points for a draw<br/>* 1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less<br/>* 1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match</small>
<small>The top four teams qualified for the [[#Semifinals|semifinals]].</small>
<small>'''Points breakdown:'''<br/>* 4 points for a win<br/>* 2 points for a draw<br/>* 1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less<br/>* 1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match</small>
|}
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The following matches were played in the 2021 Varsity Cup:
The following matches were played in the 2021 Varsity Cup:
{{empty section|date=December 2021}}

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| home = {{Rut CUT Ixias}}
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| score = 46–13
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====Round Two====
====Round Two====




====Round Three====
====Round Three====




====Round Four====
====Round Four====




====Round Five====
====Round Five====



====Round Six====
====Round Six====



====Round Seven====
====Round Seven====




====Round Eight====
====Round Eight====




====Round Nine====
====Round Nine====


-->





==Play-offs==
==Play-offs==
{{Round4
{{Round4
|bold_winner=high |widescore=yes|style=white-space:nowrap|widescore=yes|bold_winner=high|2rdplace=yes
|style=white-space:nowrap|widescore=yes|bold_winner=high|2rdplace=yes


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|28 May - Tuks Rugby Stadium|{{Rut UCT Ikey Tigers}}|54|{{Rut NWU Pukke}} |36
|28 May - Tuks Rugby Stadium|{{Rut|UCT Ikey Tigers}}|54|{{Rut|NWU Eagles}} |36
|28 May – Tuks Rugby Stadium|{{Rut Maties}}|34|{{Rut UP Tuks}}|44
|28 May – Tuks Rugby Stadium|{{Rut|Maties}}|34|{{Rut|UP Tuks}}|44
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|31 May – Tuks Rugby Stadium|{{Rut UCT Ikey Tigers}}|27|{{Rut UP Tuks}}|34
|31 May – Tuks Rugby Stadium|{{Rut|UCT Ikey Tigers}}|27|{{Rut|UP Tuks}}|34


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===Semi-Finals===



⚫
===Semi-finals===

⚫
===Final===
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| date = 31 May 2019
| date = 28 May 2019
| time = 17:00
| home = {{Rut|Maties}}
| score = 35–44
| report = [https://www.varsitycup.co.za/varsity-cup-fixtures-logs/2021-varsity-cup/round-10/maties-vs-tuks Report]
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| con1 =
| pen1 =
| drop1 =
| cards1 =
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| attendance =
| referee = Stephan Geldenhuys
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| date = 28 May 2019
| time = 19:00
| time = 19:00
| home = {{Rut UCT Ikey Tigers}}
| home = {{Rut|UCT Ikey Tigers}}
| score = 27–34
| score = 54–36
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20210531165813/https://www.varsitycup.co.za/varsity-cup-fixtures-logs/2021-varsity-cup/round-11/uct-ikeys-vs-tuks Report]
| report = [https://www.varsitycup.co.za/varsity-cup-fixtures-logs/2021-varsity-cup/round-10/uct-ikeys-vs-nwu-eagles Report]
| away = {{Rut UP Tuks}}
| away = {{Rut|NWU Eagles}}
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| referee = Griffon Colby
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===Final===
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| date = 31 May 2019
| time = 19:00
| home = {{Rut|UCT Ikey Tigers}}
| score = 27–34
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20210531165813/https://www.varsitycup.co.za/varsity-cup-fixtures-logs/2021-varsity-cup/round-11/uct-ikeys-vs-tuks Report]
| away = {{Rut|UP Tuks}}
| try1 = Hunt 13'<br/>[[Byron Cranswick|Cranswick]] 43'<br/>[[Athi Gazi|Gazi]] 70', 80'
| con1 = [[James Tedder|Tedder]] 14'<br/> Hayes 44'
| pen1 = [[James Tedder|Tedder]] 19'
| drop1 =
| cards1 =
| try2 = [[Cebo Dlamini|Dlamini]] 5' <br/>[[Sango Xamlashe|Xamlashe]] 14'<br/> Janeke 35'<br/> [[Hanru Sirgel|Sirgel]] 41-1'
| con2 = [[Zander du Plessis|du Plessis]] 6', 36', 41-2'
| pen2 = [[Zander du Plessis|du Plessis]] 33', 77'
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==References==
==References==
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{{reflist}}

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{{reflist|30em}}


{{Varsity Rugby}}
{{Varsity Rugby}}


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Varsity Cup 2021}}
[[:Category:Varsity Cup seasons|2019]]
[[Category:Varsity Cup seasons|2021]]
[[:Category:2019 in South African rugby union]]
[[Category:2021 in South African rugby union]]
[[:Category:2019 rugby union tournaments for clubs]]
[[Category:2021 rugby union tournaments for clubs]]

Latest revision as of 23:17, 7 April 2024

2021 Varsity Cup
CountriesSouth Africa
Date4 May – 31 April 2021
ChampionsUP Tuks (4th title)
Runners-upUCT Ikey Tigers
← 2020
2022 →
South African Rugby 2021

The 2021 Varsity Cup was the 14th season of the Varsity Cup, the top competition in the annual Varsity Rugby series. It was played between 4 February and 31 May 2021 and featured ten university teams.

NMU Madibaz won promotion from the Varsity Shield in 2019.[1]

Competition rules and information

[edit]

There were ten participating university teams in the 2021 Varsity Cup. They played each other once during the pool stage, either at 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 after the pool stage qualified for the semifinals, which were followed by a final.

This tournaments will take place in a secure Covid-19 bio-bubble called the FNB Varsity Cup Village, matches will be played at Tuks Stadium, the Tuks B-Field and Loftus Versfeld Stadium.[2][3]

Teams

[edit]
Location of teams in the 2019 Varsity Cup
Western Cape

The teams that played in the 2019 Varsity Cup are:

2019 Varsity Cup teams
Team name University
CUT Ixias Central University of Technology
Maties Stellenbosch University
NMU Madibaz Nelson Mandela University
NWU Eagles North-West University
UCT Ikey Tigers University of Cape Town
UFS Shimlas University of the Free State
UJ University of Johannesburg
UP Tuks University of Pretoria
UWC University of the Western Cape
Wits University of the Witwatersrand

Pool stage

[edit]

Standings

[edit]

The final log for the 2021 Varsity Cup was:

2021 Varsity Cup log
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB BP Pts
1 UCT Ikey Tigers 9 8 1 0 174 7 41
2 Maties 9 7 0 2 160 7 35
3 UP Tuks 9 6 1 2 145 8 34
4 NWU Eagles 9 6 0 3 13 6 30
5 CUT Ixias 9 6 0 3 -25 5 29
6 UWC 9 3 1 5 0 6 20
7 UFS Shimlas 9 2 1 6 -119 8 18
8 Wits 9 3 0 6 37 5 17
9 UJ 9 2 0 7 -120 7 15
10 NMU Madibaz 9 0 0 9 -265 5 5
Correct as at 31 May 2021.

Matches

[edit]

The following matches were played in the 2021 Varsity Cup:

Play-offs

[edit]
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
28 May - Tuks Rugby Stadium
 
 
UCT Ikey Tigers54
 
31 May – Tuks Rugby Stadium
 
NWU Eagles 36
 
UCT Ikey Tigers27
 
28 May – Tuks Rugby Stadium
 
UP Tuks34
 
Maties34
 
 
UP Tuks44
 

Semi-finals

[edit]
28 May 2019 Maties 35–44 UP Tuks Tuks Stadium  
17:00 Report Referee: Stephan Geldenhuys
28 May 2019 UCT Ikey Tigers 54–36 NWU Eagles Tuks Stadium  
19:00 Report Referee: Griffon Colby

Final

[edit]
31 May 2019 UCT Ikey Tigers 27–34 UP Tuks Tuks Stadium  
19:00 Try: Hunt 13'
Cranswick 43'
Gazi 70', 80'
Con: Tedder 14'
Hayes 44'
Pen: Tedder 19' 		Report Try: Dlamini 5'
Xamlashe 14'
Janeke 35'
Sirgel 41-1'
Con: du Plessis 6', 36', 41-2'
Pen: du Plessis 33', 77' 		Referee: Morne Ferreira

References

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  1. ^ "FNB Madibaz to be promoted to the FNB Varsity Cup". SA Rugby.
  2. ^ "FNB Varsity Cup Village — What you need to know". Varsity Cup. 12 March 2021.
  3. ^ Borchardt, Simon. "Varsity Cup players embrace Covid-19 bio-bubble life". Daily Maverick.
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