2013 Varsity Shield
The 2013 Varsity Shield was contested from 28 January to 1 April 2013. The tournament (also known as the FNB Varsity Shield presented by Steinhoff International for sponsorship reasons) was the third season of the Varsity Shield, an annual second-tier inter-university rugby union competition featuring five South African universities.
2013 Varsity Shield | |
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Countries | South Africa |
Date | 28 January – 1 April 2013 |
Champions | CUT Ixias (2nd title) |
Runners-up | UWC |
Promoted | None |
Matches played | 21 |
Tries scored | 147 (average 7 per match) |
Top point scorer | Freddie Muller (70) |
Top try scorer | Inus Kritzinger (7) |
The tournament was won by CUT Ixias for the second time; they beat UWC 29–19 in the final played on 1 April 2013. No team was promoted to the top-tier Varsity Cup competition for 2014.
Competition rules and information
There were five participating universities in the 2013 Varsity Shield. These teams played each other twice over the course of the season, once at home and once 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 qualified for the title play-offs. The team that finished first had home advantage against the team that finished second.
There was no promotion/relegation between the Varsity Cup and the Varsity Shield at the end of 2013.[1]
The 2013 Varsity Shield used a different scoring system than the common scoring system. Tries were worth five points as usual, but conversions were worth three points instead of two, while penalties and drop goals were only worth two points instead of three.[2]
Teams
The following teams took part in the 2013 Varsity Shield competition:
2013 Varsity Shield teams | |||
Team Name | University | Stadium | |
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CUT Ixias | Central University of Technology | CUT Stadium, Bloemfontein | |
TUT Vikings | Tshwane University of Technology | TUT Stadium, Pretoria | |
UFH Blues | University of Fort Hare | Davidson Rugby Field, Alice | |
UKZN Impi | University of KwaZulu-Natal | Peter Booysen Sports Park, Pietermaritzburg | |
UWC | University of the Western Cape | UWC Sport Stadium, Cape Town |
Standings
The final league standings for the 2013 Varsity Shield were:[3]
2013 Varsity Shield Log | |||||||||||||
Pos | Team | Pl | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
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1 | CUT Ixias | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 296 | 159 | +137 | 41 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 37 |
2 | UWC | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 225 | 160 | +65 | 28 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 21 |
3 | UKZN Impi | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 143 | 215 | −72 | 17 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
4 | UFH Blues | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 159 | 194 | −35 | 20 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
5 | TUT Vikings | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 122 | 217 | −95 | 12 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
* 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 CUT Ixias and UKZN Impi 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
The 2013 Varsity Shield fixtures were as follows:[4]
- All times are South African (GMT+2).
Round One
28 January 2013 | UKZN Impi | 19 – 7 | UFH Blues | Peter Booysen Sports Park, Pietermaritzburg | ||
16:45 | Try: Robert Warnock 3' Gerrit Fourie 62' Con: Heinrich Meyer 4' (1/2) Pen: Heinrich Meyer (0/1) Jaco Potgieter 65', 70', 77' (3/3) |
Scoreboard[5] | Try: Oliver Zono 26' Con: Oliver Zono (0/1) Pen: Oliver Zono 14' (1/2) |
Referee: B. Beattie |
28 January 2013 | UWC | 42 – 4 | TUT Vikings | UWC Sport Stadium, Cape Town | ||
19:00 | Try: Tazz Fuzani 42' Freddie Muller 50' Minenhle Mthethwa 52' Kenwinn Wiener 62' Godlen Masimla 69' Con: Charl van Vollenhoven 43', 51', 53', 62', 70' (5/5) Pen: Charl van Vollenhoven 25' (1/1) Cards: Tazz Fuzani 11' to 21' |
Scoreboard[6] | Pen: Morné Hugo 23', 27' (2/3) Drop: Morné Hugo (0/1) |
Referee: Renier Vermeulen |
Bye/s: CUT Ixias |
Round Two
31 January 2013 | CUT Ixias | 25 – 10 | UWC | CUT Stadium, Bloemfontein | ||
19:00 | Try: Johan van Schalkwyk 29' Alec Mhlanga 47' Inus Kritzinger 60' Con: Noël Marx 30', 61' (2/3) Pen: Noël Marx 35', 7' (2/4) Cards: Leon Pretorius 22' to 32' |
Scoreboard[7] | Try: Yondela Stampu 71' Con: Freddie Muller 72' (1/1) Pen: Charl van Vollenhoven 3' (1/1) Cards: Tazz Fuzani 35' to 45' |
Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Jaco Kotze |
31 January 2013 | TUT Vikings | 31 – 34 | UKZN Impi | TUT Stadium, Pretoria | ||
19:00 | Try: Thabo Mangena Zandré de Bruin Fanie Raseroka Con: Morné Hugo Pen: Morné Hugo |
Scoreboard[8] | Try: Jaco Potgieter Hendrik Groenewald Con: Jaco Potgieter Pen: Jaco Potgieter |
Referee: Gerrie de Bruin |
Bye/s: UFH Blues |
Round Three
4 February 2013 | UFH Blues | 32 – 6 | TUT Vikings | Davidson Rugby Field, Alice | ||
19:00 | Try: Sibabalwe Mtsulwana 20' Lundi Ralarala 54' Garth van Rayner 70' Khanyiso Komani 79' Con: Oliver Zono 21' (1/1) Saneliso Ngoma 54', 71' (2/2) Sibabalwe Mtsulwana 79' (1/1) Pen: Oliver Zono (0/1) Cards: Lundi Ralarala 67' to 77' |
Scoreboard[9] | Pen: Morné Hugo 6', 10', 48' (3/3) Cards: Fanie Raseroka 74' |
Referee: Lusanda Jam |
4 February 2013 | UKZN Impi | 12 – 26 | CUT Ixias | Peter Booysen Sports Park, Pietermaritzburg | ||
19:00 | Try: Zander Engelbrecht 55' Con: Jaco Potgieter 55' (1/1) Pen: Jaco Potgieter 2', 28' (2/4) Cards: Brandon Bailing 73' |
Scoreboard[10] | Try: Inus Kritzinger 20' Christoff Swanepoel 67' penalty try 73' Con: Noël Marx 20' (1/1) Meyer van Tonder 67', 73' (2/2) Pen: Meyer van Tonder 42' (1/1) Cards: Petri Coetzee 39' to 49' |
Referee: Archie Sehlako |
Bye/s: UWC |
Round Four
11 February 2013 | CUT Ixias | 44 – 29 | UFH Blues | CUT Stadium, Bloemfontein | ||
19:00 | Try: Petri Coetzee 14' Meyer van Tonder 26' Christoff Swanepoel 33' Anrich Bitzi 46' Alec Mhlanga 65' Inus Kritzinger 73' Con: Meyer van Tonder 15', 27', 47', 74' (4/6) Pen: Christoff Swanepoel 3' (1/1) Cards: Johan van Schalkwyk 79' |
Scoreboard[11] | Try: Lundi Ralarala 7', 20' Lithabile Mgwadleka 48' Xola Mapapo 77' Con: Khanyiso Komani 8', 21', 49' (3/3) Saneliso Ngoma (0/1) Cards: Sibabalwe Tshoni 12' to 22' |
Attendance: 1,200 |
11 February 2013 | UWC | 38 – 15 | UKZN Impi | UWC Sport Stadium, Cape Town | ||
19:00 | Try: Donovan Williams 2' Freddie Muller 19', 22' Heinrich Marcus 30', 51', 74' Con: Freddie Muller 52' (1/4) Warrick Rhoda (0/1) Charl van Vollenhoven 75' (1/1) Pen: Charl van Vollenhoven 66' (1/1) Cards: Tazz Fuzani 36' to 46', |
Scoreboard[12] | Try: André Greyvenstein 39' Theo Kruger 46' Con: Heinrich Meyer 40' (1/2) Drop: Heinrich Meyer 12' (1/1) Cards: Jeandré Small 78' |
Referee: François Groenewald |
Bye/s: TUT Vikings |
Round Five
18 February 2013 | TUT Vikings | 16 – 24 | CUT Ixias | TUT Stadium, Pretoria | ||
19:00 | Try: Dawid Roux 64' Deon Fitchet 76' Con: Morné Hugo 65', 77' (2/2) |
Scoreboard[13] | Try: Moekoa Bolofo 30' Noël Marx 36' Alec Mhlanga 55' Con: Meyer van Tonder 30', 37', 55' (3/3) Pen: Noël Marx (0/1) Cards: Dean Kauprihanoff 72' |
Attendance: 350 Referee: Ricus van der Hoven |
18 February 2013 | UFH Blues | 24 – 23 | UWC | Davidson Rugby Field, Alice | ||
19:00 | Try: Nkosi Nofuma 17' Lundi Ralarala 52' Con: Khanyiso Komani 18', 52' (2/2) Pen: Khanyiso Komani 11', 29', 55', 73' (4/5) |
Scoreboard[14] | Try: Justin McKay 22' Kenwinn Wiener 27' Donovan Williams 32' Con: Freddie Muller 27', 33' (2/3) Pen: Charl van Vollenhoven 39' (1/1) |
Referee: Rodney Boneparte |
Bye/s: UKZN Impi |
Round Six
25 February 2013 | UFH Blues | 18 – 20 | UKZN Impi | Davidson Rugby Field, Alice | ||
19:00 | Try: Khanyiso Komani 4' Nkosi Nofuma 57', 72' Con: Khanyiso Komani 73' (1/3) |
Scoreboard[15] | Try: Sizwe Kubheka 38' Jeandré Small 43' Leon Mulder 67' Con: Heinrich Meyer 39' (1/3) Pen: Heinrich Meyer 13' (1/4) Cards: Sizwe Kubheka 64' |
Attendance: 23,250 Referee: Jadezweni Cwengile |
25 February 2013 | TUT Vikings | 18 – 8 | UWC | TUT Stadium, Pretoria | ||
19:00 | Try: Paul Walters 4' Fanie Raseroka 42' Con: Morné Hugo 4', 43' (2/2) Pen: Morné Hugo 53' (1/1) Drop: Morné Hugo (0/1) Cards: Terry Long 50' to 61' |
Scoreboard[16] | Try: Kenwinn Wiener 68' Con: Charl van Vollenhoven 68' (1/1) |
Attendance: 250 Referee: Tahla Ntshakaza |
Bye/s: CUT Ixias |
Round Seven
4 March 2013 | UWC | 40 – 49 | CUT Ixias | UWC Sport Stadium, Cape Town | ||
19:00 | Try: Donovan Williams 17' Justin McKay 33' Kenwinn Wiener 58' Kelvin de Bruyn 65' Quade Langeveld 78' Con: Charl van Vollenhoven 18', 34' (2/2) Freddie Muller 59', 66', 79' (3/3) Pen: Charl van Vollenhoven (0/2) Cards: Freddie Muller 15' to 25' |
Scoreboard[17] | Try: Meyer van Tonder 12' Johan van Schalkwyk 21', 36' penalty try 26' Leon Pretorius 30', 46' Rudi Fuls 67' Con: Noël Marx 13', 27', 47' (3/6) Meyer van Tonder 68' (1/1) Pen: Noël Marx 18' (1/2) Cards: Deon Gouws 8' to 18' |
Referee: Juan Sylvestre |
4 March 2013 | UKZN Impi | 10 – 9 | TUT Vikings | Peter Booysen Sports Park, Pietermaritzburg | ||
19:00 | Try: Mondli Ntshingila 42' Rico Lategan 48' Con: Heinrich Meyer (0/2) Pen: Heinrich Meyer (0/2) |
Scoreboard[18] | Try: Oswald Gibson 68' Con: Oswald Gibson (0/1) Pen: Morné Hugo 22', 51' (2/2) Cards: Werner Lourens 60' to 70' |
Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Daniel Fortuin |
Bye/s: UFH Blues |
Round Eight
11 March 2013 | TUT Vikings | 18 – 25 | UFH Blues | TUT Stadium, Pretoria | ||
19:00 | Try: Werner Lourens 70' Con: Morné Hugo 71' (1/1) Pen: Morné Hugo 2', 30', 46', 74' (4/4) Drop: Morné Hugo 34' (1/1) Cards: Werner Lourens 26' to 36' |
Scoreboard[19] | Try: Garth van Rayner 31' Oliver Zono 49', 75' Con: Khanyiso Komani 32', 76' (2/3) Pen: Khanyiso Komani 21' (1/2) Drop: Oliver Zono 16' (1/1) Cards: Billy Dutton 51' to 61' |
Attendance: 500 Referee: Stephan Geldenhuys |
11 March 2013 | CUT Ixias | 50 – 20 | UKZN Impi | CUT Stadium, Bloemfontein | ||
19:00 | Try: Deon Gouws 14', 29' Inus Kritzinger 19', 49' Charles Hitchcock 63' Kholo Ramashala 67' Meyer van Tonder 77' Con: Noël Marx 15', 20', 30', 50', 68' (5/6) Meyer van Tonder (0/1) Cards: Juan Hugo 76' |
Scoreboard[20] | Try: Jeandré Small 39' Chris Ndlovu 46' Con: Heinrich Meyer 40', 47' (2/2) Pen: Heinrich Meyer 53' (1/1) Drop: Heinrich Meyer 4' (1/1) Cards: Hendrik Groenewald 63' to 73' |
Attendance: 500 Referee: Eduan Nel |
Bye/s: UWC |
Round Nine
18 March 2013 | UFH Blues | 12 – 36 | CUT Ixias | Davidson Rugby Field, Alice | ||
19:00 | Try: Garth van Rayner 73' Nkosi Nofuma 8' Con: Oliver Zono (0/1) Khanyiso Komani (0/1) Pen: Khanyiso Komani 40' (1/1) Cards: Onke Dubase 45' to 54' |
Scoreboard[21] | Try: Meyer van Tonder 41', 32' Deon Gouws 45', 80' Juan Hugo 10' Alec Mhlanga 29' Con: Meyer van Tonder 33' (1/3) Noël Marx 81' (1/2) Leon Pretorius (0/1) Cards: Rudi Fuls 40' to 50' |
Referee: Rodney Boneparte |
18 March 2013 | UKZN Impi | 13 – 36 | UWC | Peter Booysen Sports Park, Pietermaritzburg | ||
19:00 | Try: Zwele Zondi 19' Jeandré Small 63' Con: Heinrich Meyer 19' (1/2) |
Scoreboard[22] | Try: Justin McKay 5', 25' Denzel Willemse 55' Minenhle Mthethwa 77' Con: Freddie Muller 5', 25', 55', 77' (4/4) Pen: Freddie Muller 57' (1/1) Drop: Freddie Muller 14' (1/1) Cards: Kelvin de Bruyn 28' to 38' |
Attendance: 1,000 |
Bye/s: TUT Vikings |
Round Ten
25 March 2013 | CUT Ixias | 42 – 20 | TUT Vikings | CUT Stadium, Bloemfontein | ||
19:00 | Try: Johan van Schalkwyk 4' Meyer van Tonder 11' Johan Klopper 32' Inus Kritzinger 59' Danie van der Merwe 75' Deon Gouws 77' Con: Noël Marx 5', 33', 60', 76' (4/6) Drop: Noël Marx (0/1) |
Scoreboard[23] | Try: Paul Walters 15' Ewald Maré 66' Con: Morné Hugo 16', 67' (2/2) Pen: Morné Hugo 21', 51' (2/5) Drop: Morné Hugo (0/1) |
Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Oregopotse Rametsi |
25 March 2013 | UWC | 28 – 12 | UFH Blues | UWC Sport Stadium, Cape Town | ||
19:00 | Try: Warrick Rhoda 7' Njabulo Ndlovu 53' Heinrich Marcus 74' Con: Freddie Muller 8', 54', 75' (3/3) Pen: Freddie Muller 59', 61' (2/3) Cards: Kelvin de Bruyn 10' to 20' |
Scoreboard[24] | Try: Lundi Ralarala 1' Con: Khanyiso Komani 2' (1/1) Pen: Khanyiso Komani 20', 21' (2/4) Oliver Zono (0/1) |
Referee: Juan Sylvestre |
Bye/s: UKZN Impi |
Final
1 April 2013 | CUT Ixias | 29 – 19 | UWC | CUT Stadium, Bloemfontein | ||
16:45 | Try: Leon Pretorius 16' Inus Kritzinger 23' Alec Mhlanga 73' Con: Noël Marx (0/2) Meyer van Tonder (0/1) Pen: Noël Marx 7' (1/2) Meyer van Tonder (0/1) |
Scoreboard[25] | Try: Heinrich Marcus 31' Samuel Borsah 56' Con: Freddie Muller (0/1) Michael September 57' (1/1) Pen: Freddie Muller 44', 49' (2/2) Warrick Rhoda 68' (1/1) Cards: Tazz Fuzani 15' to 26' |
Honours
2013 FNB Varsity Shield Champions: | CUT Ixias |
Player That Rocks: | Inus Kritzinger, CUT Ixias |
Forward That Rocks: | Billy Dutton, UFH Blues |
Back That Rocks: | Freddie Muller, UWC |
Top Try Scorers: | Inus Kritzinger, CUT Ixias (7) |
Top Points Scorer: | Freddie Muller, UWC (70) |
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