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2021 Varsity Cup
CountriesSouth Africa
Date4 May – 31 April 2019
ChampionsTemplate:Rut UP Tuks (4th title)
Runners-upTemplate:Rut UCT Ikey Tigers
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The 2021 Varsity Cup was the 13th season of the 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.

There was a debut in the competition for Template:Rut UWC, who won promotion from the Varsity Shield in 2018.

Competition rules and information

There were nine 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.

Teams

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 Stadium
Template:Rut CUT Ixias Central University of Technology Template:Rus CUT Stadium
Template:Rut Maties Stellenbosch University Template:Rus Danie Craven Stadium
Template:Rut NWU Pukke North-West University Template:Rus Fanie du Toit Stadium
Template:Rut UCT Ikey Tigers University of Cape Town Template:Rus UCT Rugby Fields
Template:Rut UFS Shimlas University of the Free State Template:Rus Shimla Park
Template:Rut UJ University of Johannesburg Template:Rus UJ Stadium
Template:Rut UP Tuks University of Pretoria Template:Rus LC de Villiers Stadium
Template:Rut UWC University of the Western Cape Template:Rus UWC Sport Stadium
Template:Rut Wits University of the Witwatersrand Template:Rus Wits Rugby Stadium

Pool stage

Standings

The final log for the 2019 Varsity Cup was:

2019 Varsity Cup log
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 Template:Rut UCT Ikey Tigers 9 8 1 0 174 41
2 Template:Rut Maties 9 7 0 2 160 35
Correct as at 4 April 2019.

Matches

The following matches were played in the 2021 Varsity Cup:

Round One

4 February 2019 Template:Rut CUT Ixias 46–13 Template:Rut UJ Tuks Stadium  
16:45 Report

Round Two

Round Three

Round Four

Round Five

Round Six

Round Seven

Round Eight

Round Nine

Play-offs

Semi-Finals

Final

31 May 2019 Template:Rut UCT Ikey Tigers 27–34 Template:Rut UP Tuks Tuks Stadium  
19:00 Report Referee: Morne Ferreira

References


2019 Category:2019 in South African rugby union Category:2019 rugby union tournaments for clubs