2015 Varsity Rugby
2015 Varsity Rugby | |
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Template:Navbox vertical 2015 Varsity Rugby is the 2015 edition of four rugby union competitions annually played between several university teams in South Africa. It will be contested from January to April 2015 and will be the eighth edition of this tournament.
Rules
All four 2015 Varsity Rugby competitions will use a different scoring system to the regular system. Tries are worth five points as usual, but conversions are worth three points, while penalties and drop goals are only worth two points.[1]
All Varsity Cup games will also have 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]
Varsity Cup
The following teams competed in the 2015 Varsity Cup: Template:Rut Maties, Template:Rut NMMU Madibaz, Template:Rut NWU Pukke, Template:Rut UCT Ikey Tigers, Template:Rut UFS Shimlas, Template:Rut UJ, Template:Rut UP Tuks and Template: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 Template:Rut UFS Shimlas, who beat Template:Rut NWU Pukke 63–33 in the final. There was no relegation at the end of 2015.
Varsity Shield
The following teams competed in the 2015 Varsity Shield: Template:Rut TUT Vikings, Template:Rut UFH Blues, Template:Rut UKZN Impi, Template:Rut UWC and Template:Rut Wits, who have been relegated from the 2014 Varsity Cup. The tournament was won by Template:Rut UKZN Impi, who beat Template:Rut Wits 29–24 in the final. There was no promotion at the end of 2015.
Young Guns
Competition Rules
There will be eight participating universities in the 2015 Young Guns competition. These teams will be divided into two pools and each team will play every team in the other pool once over the course of the season, either home or away.
Teams will receive four points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus points will be awarded to teams that score four or more tries in a game, as well as to teams that lose a match by seven points or less. Teams are ranked by log points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).
The top two teams overall will qualify for the title play-off final.
Teams
2015 Young Guns teams | ||
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Team | University | Stadium |
Template:Rut CUT Young Guns | Central Institute of Technology | Template:Rus CUT Stadium |
Template:Rut Maties Juniors | Stellenbosch University | Template:Rus Danie Craven Stadium |
Template:Rut NMMU Young Guns | Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University | Template:Rus NMMU Stadium |
Template:Rut NWU Pukke Young Guns | North-West University | Template:Rus Fanie du Toit Stadium |
Template:Rut UCT Trojans | University of Cape Town | Template:Rus UCT Rugby Fields |
Template:Rut UFS Shimlas Young Guns | University of the Free State | Template:Rus Shimla Park |
Template:Rut UJ Young Guns | University of Johannesburg | Template:Rus UJ Stadium |
Template:Rut UP Tuks Young Guns | University of Pretoria | Template:Rus LC de Villiers Stadium |
Standings
The league standings for the 2015 Varsity Cup Young Guns are:[5]
2015 Varsity Cup Young Guns log | |||||||||||||
Pos | Team | Pl | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
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1 | Template:Rut UFS Shimlas Young Guns | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 77 | +70 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 20 |
2 | Template:Rut UP Tuks Young Guns | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 156 | 81 | +75 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
3 | Template:Rut NMMU Young Guns | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 127 | 76 | +51 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
4 | Template:Rut UJ Young Guns | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 145 | 132 | +13 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
5 | Template:Rut NWU Pukke Young Guns | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 107 | 113 | −6 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
6 | Template:Rut UCT Trojans | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 93 | 104 | −11 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
7 | Template:Rut Maties Juniors | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 57 | 138 | −81 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
8 | Template:Rut CUT Young Guns | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 69 | 180 | −111 | 9 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
* 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 Template:Rut UFS Shimlas Young Guns and Template: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 are as follows:[6]
- All times are South African (GMT+2).
Round One
23 February 2014 | Template:Rut CUT Young Guns | 8–44 | Template:Rut UFS Shimlas Young Guns | Template:Rus CUT Stadium | ||
14:15 | Report[7] |
23 February 2014 | Template:Rut UP Tuks Young Guns | 45–20 | Template:Rut UCT Trojans | Template:Rus LC de Villiers Stadium | ||
14:15 | Report[8] |
23 February 2014 | Template:Rut UJ Young Guns | 29–37 | Template:Rut NWU Pukke Young Guns | Template:Rus UJ Stadium | ||
16:00 | Report[9] |
Bye/s: Template:Rut Maties Juniors, Template:Rut NMMU Young Guns |
Round Two
2 March 2014 | Template:Rut NWU Pukke Young Guns | 26–34 | Template:Rut NMMU Young Guns | Template:Rus Fanie du Toit Stadium | ||
14:00 | Report[10] |
2 March 2014 | Template:Rut UFS Shimlas Young Guns | 29–21 | Template:Rut Maties Juniors | Template:Rus Shimla Park | ||
14:00 | Report[11] |
2 March 2014 | Template:Rut UCT Trojans | 34–24 | Template:Rut CUT Young Guns | Template:Rus UCT Rugby Fields | ||
14:15 | Report[12] |
Bye/s: Template:Rut UJ Young Guns, Template:Rut UP Tuks Young Guns |
Round Three
9 March 2014 | Template:Rut UP Tuks Young Guns | 53–16 | Template:Rut UJ Young Guns | Template:Rus LC de Villiers Stadium | ||
14:00 | Report[13] |
9 March 2014 | Template:Rut Maties Juniors | 15–26 | Template:Rut UCT Trojans | Template:Rus Danie Craven Stadium | ||
14:15 | Report[14] |
9 March 2014 | Template:Rut NWU Pukke Young Guns | 24–37 | Template:Rut UFS Shimlas Young Guns | Template:Rus Fanie du Toit Stadium | ||
14:15 | Report[15] |
9 March 2014 | Template:Rut NMMU Young Guns | 44–0 | Template:Rut CUT Young Guns | Template:Rus NMMU Stadium | ||
16:00 | Report[16] |
Round Four
16 March 2014 | Template:Rut Maties Juniors | 16–41 | Template:Rut NMMU Young Guns | Template:Rus Danie Craven Stadium | ||
14:00 | Report[17] |
16 March 2014 | Template:Rut UFS Shimlas Young Guns | 37–24 | Template:Rut UP Tuks Young Guns | Template:Rus Shimla Park | ||
14:15 | Report[18] |
16 March 2014 | Template:Rut CUT Young Guns | 37–58 | Template:Rut UJ Young Guns | Template:Rus CUT Stadium | ||
16:00 | Report[19] |
Bye/s: Template:Rut NWU Pukke Young Guns, Template:Rut UCT Trojans |
Round Five
23 March 2014 | Template:Rut UCT Trojans | 13–20 | Template:Rut NWU Pukke Young Guns | Template:Rus UCT Rugby Fields | ||
16:00 | Report[20] |
23 March 2014 | Template:Rut NMMU Young Guns | 8–34 | Template:Rut UP Tuks Young Guns | Template:Rus NMMU Stadium | ||
19:00 | Report[21] |
Bye/s: Template:Rut CUT Young Guns, Template:Rut Maties Juniors, Template:Rut UFS Shimlas Young Guns, Template:Rut UJ Young Guns |
Round Six
30 March 2014 | Template:Rut UJ Young Guns | 42–5 | Template:Rut Maties Juniors | Template:Rus UJ Stadium | ||
14:15 | Report[22] |
Bye/s: Template:Rut CUT Young Guns, Template:Rut NMMU Young Guns, Template:Rut NWU Pukke Young Guns, Template:Rut UCT Trojans, Template:Rut UFS Shimlas Young Guns, Template:Rut UP Tuks Young Guns |
Final
6 April 2014 | Template:Rut UFS Shimlas Young Guns | 13–26 | Template:Rut UP Tuks Young Guns | Template:Rus Shimla Park | ||
19:00 | Report[23] |
Koshuis Rugby Championship
Competition Rules
There will be 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 will be divided into two pools and each team will play every team in the other pool once over the course of the season, either home or away.
Teams will receive four points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus points will be awarded to teams that score four or more tries in a game, as well as to teams that lose a match by seven points or less. Teams are ranked by log points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).
The top two teams overall will qualify for the title play-off final.
Teams
2015 Koshuis Rugby Championship teams | ||
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Team | University | Stadium |
Bastion, Template:Rut UJ | University of Johannesburg | Template:Rus UJ Stadium |
Cobras, Template:Rut UCT Ikey Tigers | University of Cape Town | Template:Rus UCT Rugby Fields |
Medies, Template:Rut Maties | Stellenbosch University | Template:Rus Danie Craven Stadium |
Mopanie, Template:Rut UP Tuks | University of Pretoria | Template:Rus LC de Villiers Stadium |
Patria, Template:Rut NWU Pukke | North-West University | Template:Rus Fanie du Toit Stadium |
Stallions, Template:Rut NMMU Madibaz | Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University | Template:Rus NMMU Stadium |
Tigers, Template:Rut CUT Ixias | Central Institute of Technology | Template:Rus CUT Stadium |
Vishuis, Template:Rut UFS Shimlas | University of the Free State | Template:Rus Shimla Park |
Standings
The league standings for the 2015 Koshuis Rugby Championship are:
2015 Koshuis Rugby Championship log | |||||||||||||
Pos | Team | Pl | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
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1 | Mopanie, Template:Rut UP Tuks | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 196 | 62 | +134 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 19 |
2 | Vishuis, Template:Rut UFS Shimlas | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 128 | 65 | +63 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
3 | Patria, Template:Rut NWU Pukke | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 191 | 26 | +165 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
4 | Medies, Template:Rut Maties | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 158 | 99 | +59 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
5 | Bastion, Template:Rut UJ | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 75 | 107 | -32 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
6 | Tigers, Template:Rut CUT Ixias | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 69 | 125 | -56 | 11 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
7 | Cobras, Template:Rut UCT Ikey Tigers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 146 | -131 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
8 | Stallions, Template:Rut NMMU Madibaz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 220 | -202 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* 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
The 2015 Koshuis Rugby Championship fixtures are as follows:[6]
- All times are South African (GMT+2).
Round One
23 February 2015 | Cobras | 7–12 | Bastion | Template:Rus UCT Rugby Fields | ||
16:15 | Report[24] |
23 February 2015 | Mopanie | 44–34 | Medies | Template:Rus LC de Villiers Stadium | ||
16:45 | Report[25] |
23 February 2015 | Tigers | 12–36 | Vishuis | Template:Rus CUT Stadium | ||
19:00 | Report[26] |
Bye/s: Patria, Stallions |
Round Two
2 March 2015 | Patria | 10–13 | Mopanie | Template:Rus Fanie du Toit Stadium | ||
16:15 | Report[27] |
2 March 2015 | Vishuis | 50–21 | Medies | Template:Rus Shimla Park | ||
16:15 | Report[28] |
2 March 2015 | Stallions | 0–34 | Bastion | Template:Rus NMMU Stadium | ||
16:45 | Report[29] |
2 March 2015 | Cobras | 8–10 | Tigers | Template:Rus UCT Rugby Fields | ||
19:00 | Report[30] |
Round Three
9 March 2015 | Mopanie | 68–5 | Tigers | Template:Rus LC de Villiers Stadium | ||
16:15 | Report[31] |
9 March 2015 | Patria | 81–0 | Stallions | Template:Rus Fanie du Toit Stadium | ||
16:45 | Report[32] |
9 March 2015 | Medies | 40–0 | Cobras | Template:Rus Danie Craven Stadium | ||
19:00 | Report[33] |
Bye/s: Bastion, Vishuis |
Round Four
16 March 2015 | Medies | 63–5 | Stallions | Template:Rus Danie Craven Stadium | ||
16:15 | Report[34] |
16 March 2015 | Bastion | 16–29 | Vishuis | Template:Rus UJ Stadium | ||
16:45 | Report[35] |
Bye/s: Cobras, Mopanie, Patria, Tigers |
Round Five
23 March 2015 | Tigers | 42–13 | Stallions | Template:Rus CUT Stadium | ||
16:15 | Report[36] |
23 March 2015 | Vishuis | 13–16 | Patria | Template:Rus Shimla Park | ||
16:45 | Report[37] |
Bye/s: Bastion, Cobras, Medies, Mopanie |
Round Six
30 March 2015 | Bastion | 13–71 | Mopanie | Template:Rus UJ Stadium | ||
16:30 | Report[38] |
30 March 2015 | Patria | 84–0 | Cobras | Template:Rus Fanie du Toit Stadium | ||
16:30 | Report[39] |
Bye/s: Medies, Stallions, Tigers, Vishuis |
Final
13 April 2015 | Mopanie | 29–23 | Vishuis | Template:Rus Shimla Park | ||
16:30 | Report[40] |
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
- 2015 Under-19 Provincial Championship
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External links
- "Official site". Varsity Cup. Retrieved 27 January 2014.