The 2013 Varsity Cup was contested from 4 February to 8 April 2013. The tournament (also known as the FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International for sponsorship reasons) was the sixth season of the Varsity Cup, an annual inter-university rugby union competition featuring eight South African universities.
The tournament was won by UP Tuks for the second consecutive season; they beat Maties 44–5 in the final played on 8 April 2013. No team was relegated to the second-tier Varsity Shield competition for 2014.
Scoring
All four 2013 Varsity Rugby competitions will use a different scoring system to the regular system. Tries will be worth five points as usual, but conversions will be worth three points, while penalties and drop goals will only be worth two points.[1]
There was no promotion or relegation at the end of 2013.
Young Guns
Competition Rules
There were eight participating universities in the 2013 Young Guns competition. These teams were divided into two pools (the FNB pool and the Steinhoff pool) and played the other teams in the pool 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 two teams in each pool qualified for the title play-offs. In the semi-finals, the teams that finished first had home advantage against the teams that finished second in their respective pools. The winners of these semi-finals played each other in the final.[2]
The top 2 teams in each pool will qualify for the Semi-Finals.
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 2013 Varsity Cup Young Guns fixtures were as follows:[3]
All times are South African (GMT+2).
Regular season
Round One
18 February 2013
UFS Shimlas Young Guns
16 – 18
UP Tuks Young Guns
Shimla Park, Bloemfontein
15:00
Report
18 February 2013
UCT Trojans
44 – 15
NMMU Young Guns
UCT Rugby Fields, Cape Town
17:00
Report
Bye/s: Maties Juniors, NWU Pukke Young Guns, UJ Young Guns, Wits Young Guns
Round Two
25 February 2013
NWU Pukke Young Guns
62 – 8
Wits Young Guns
Fanie du Toit Sport Ground, Potchefstroom
17:00
Report
25 February 2013
NMMU Young Guns
24 – 34
Maties Juniors
NMMU Stadium, Port Elizabeth
17:00
Report
Bye/s: UCT Trojans, UFS Shimlas Young Guns, UP Tuks Young Guns, UJ Young Guns
Round Three
4 March 2013
UFS Shimlas Young Guns
34 – 31
NWU Pukke Young Guns
Shimla Park, Bloemfontein
17:00
Report
4 March 2013
UP Tuks Young Guns
114 – 0
Wits Young Guns
LC de Villiers Stadium, Pretoria
17:00
Report
4 March 2013
NMMU Young Guns
29 – 34
UJ Young Guns
NMMU Stadium, Port Elizabeth
17:00
Report
4 March 2013
UCT Trojans
16 – 45
Maties Juniors
UCT Rugby Fields, Cape Town
19:00
Report
Round Four
11 March 2013
NWU Pukke Young Guns
8 – 73
UP Tuks Young Guns
Fanie du Toit Sport Ground, Potchefstroom
15:00
Report
11 March 2013
UJ Young Guns
36 – 41
UCT Trojans
UJ Stadium, Johannesburg
17:00
Report
11 March 2013
Wits Young Guns
2 – 63
UFS Shimlas Young Guns
Wits Rugby Stadium, Johannesburg
17:00
Report
Bye/s: Maties Juniors, NMMU Young Guns
Round Five
18 March 2013
Maties Juniors
44 – 2
UJ Young Guns
Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch
15:00
Report
Bye/s: UCT Trojans, NMMU Young Guns, NWU Pukke Young Guns, UFS Shimlas Young Guns, UP Tuks Young Guns, Wits Young Guns
Play-Off Games
Semi-Finals
25 March 2013
UP Tuks Young Guns
68 – 28
UCT Trojans
LC de Villiers Stadium, Pretoria
14:00
25 March 2013
Maties Juniors
26 – 15
UFS Shimlas Young Guns
Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch
16:30
Final
1 April 2013
UP Tuks Young Guns
50 – 21
Maties Juniors
Scoreboard[4]
Honours
2013 FNB Young Guns Champions:
UP Tuks Young Guns
Koshuis Rugby Championship
Competition Rules
There were eight participating teams in the 2013 Koshuis Rugby Championship - the winners of the internal leagues of each of the eight Varsity Cup teams. These teams were divided into two pools (the Penny Pinchers pool and the Hertz pool) and played the other teams in the pool 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 score 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 in each pool qualified for the title play-offs. In the semi-finals, the teams that finished first had home advantage against the teams that finish second in their respective pools. The winners of these semi-finals played each other in the final.[5]
Participating teams
Koshuis Rugby Championship
Koshuis Name
University
Stadium
Bastion
University of Johannesburg
UJ Stadium, Johannesburg
Cobras
University of Cape Town
UCT Rugby Fields, Cape Town
Commerce
University of the Witwatersrand
Wits Rugby Stadium, Johannesburg
Medies
Stellenbosch University
Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch
Mopanie
University of Pretoria
LC de Villiers Stadium, Pretoria
Northernz
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
NMMU Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Villagers
North-West University
Fanie du Toit Sport Ground, Potchefstroom
Vishuis
University of the Free State
Shimla Park, Bloemfontein
Standings
2013 Koshuis Rugby Championship Penny Pinchers Pool Log
Team
Played
Won
Drawn
Lost
Points For
Points Against
Points Difference
Bonus Points
Points
1
Vishuis, UFS Shimlas
3
2
0
1
201
53
+148
4
12
2
Bastion, UJ
3
2
0
1
130
73
+48
4
12
3
Cobras, UCT Ikey Tigers
3
2
0
1
107
90
+17
2
10
4
Commerce, Wits
3
0
0
3
26
248
–222
0
0
2013 Koshuis Rugby Championship Hertz Pool Log
Team
Played
Won
Drawn
Lost
Points For
Points Against
Points Difference
Bonus Points
Points
1
Villagers, NWU Pukke
3
3
0
0
57
22
+35
0
12
2
Medies, Maties
3
2
0
1
61
41
+20
3
11
3
Mopanie, UP Tuks
3
1
0
2
49
54
–5
1
5
4
Northernz, NMMU Madibaz
3
0
0
3
15
65
–50
0
0
The top 2 teams in each pool will qualify for the Semi-Finals.
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 2013 Koshuis Rugby Championship fixtures are as follows:[6]
In April 2013, a South African Universities team was named, picked from players that played in Varsity Rugby in 2013, to play against Namibia in Windhoek.
Squads
The team was named as follows:[7]
Fixtures
4 May 2013
South African Universities
50 – 39
Namibia
Hage Geingob Stadium, Windhoek
Try: JP Lewis Martin Ferreira JR Esterhuizen Os Hamman Roy Godfrey Con: Justin van Staden
Namibia Sport[8]
Try: PJ van Lill Malcolm Moore Ian van Wyk Callie Swanepoel Con: Justin Nel Theuns Kotzé Pen: Justin Nel