2014 Varsity Cup

2014 Varsity Cup
Countries South Africa
Date 3 February – 7 April 2014
Champions UCT Ikey Tigers (2nd title)
Runners-up NWU Pukke
Relegated Wits
Matches played 31
Tries scored 193 (average 6.226 per match)
Top point scorer Robert du Preez (84)
Top try scorer Chris Cloete (8)
2013
2015

The 2014 Varsity Cup was contested from 3 February to 7 April 2014. The tournament (also known as the FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International for sponsorship reasons) was the seventh season of the Varsity Cup, an annual inter-university rugby union competition featuring eight South African universities.

The tournament was won by UCT Ikey Tigers for the second time; they beat NWU Pukke 39–33 in the final played on 7 April 2014. Wits were automatically relegated to the second-tier Varsity Shield competition for 2015, but UJ won their relegation play-off match against UKZN Impi to remain in the Varsity Cup for 2015.

Rules

The Varsity Cup used a different scoring system to the regular system. Tries were worth five points as usual, but conversions were worth three points, while penalties and drop goals were only worth two points.[1]

All Varsity Cup games also had 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 will be extended to the entire field.[4]

Competition

There were eight participating universities in the 2014 Varsity Cup. These teams played each other 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 four teams qualified for the title play-offs. In the semi-finals, the team that finished first had home advantage against the team that finished fourth, while the team that finished second had home advantage against the team that finished third. The winners of these semi-finals played each other in the final, at the home venue of the higher-placed team.

The bottom team in the Varsity Cup was relegated to the 2015 Varsity Shield competition, while the Varsity Shield winner was promoted to the 2015 Varsity Cup. There was also a promotion/relegation match between the 7th-placed team in the Varsity Cup and the Varsity Shield runner-up at the end of the 2014 season.[5]

Teams

Location of teams in the 2014 Varsity Cup

The following teams took part in the 2014 Varsity Cup competition:

2014 Varsity Cup teams
Team Name University Stadium
Maties Stellenbosch University Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch
NMMU Madibaz Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University NMMU Stadium, Port Elizabeth
NWU Pukke North-West University Fanie du Toit Stadium, Potchefstroom
UCT Ikey Tigers University of Cape Town UCT Rugby Fields, Cape Town
UFS Shimlas University of the Free State Shimla Park, Bloemfontein
UJ University of Johannesburg UJ Stadium, Johannesburg
UP Tuks University of Pretoria LC de Villiers Stadium, Pretoria
Wits University of the Witwatersrand Wits Rugby Stadium, Johannesburg

Standings

The final league standings for the 2014 Varsity Cup were:[6]

2014 Varsity Cup log
Pos Team Pl W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 NWU Pukke 7 6 0 1 226 130 +96 30 16 3 0 27
2 UCT Ikey Tigers 7 5 0 2 186 141 +45 26 21 4 0 24
3 Maties 7 4 1 2 174 159 +15 23 22 3 0 21
4 NMMU Madibaz 7 4 0 3 165 177 –12 23 23 2 1 19
5 UFS Shimlas 7 3 1 3 164 173 –9 23 25 4 0 18
6 UP Tuks 7 3 1 3 156 120 +36 21 14 2 0 16
7 UJ 7 1 1 5 135 191 –56 17 26 2 2 10
8 Wits 7 0 0 7 78 193 –115 12 28 0 2 2
* 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

NWU Pukke, UCT Ikey Tigers, Maties and NMMU Madibaz qualified to the Semi-Finals.
UJ qualified to the relegation play-offs.
Wits were relegated to the 2015 Varsity Shield.

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

Round-by-round

Team Progression – 2014 Varsity Cup
Team R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 Semi Final
UCT Ikey Tigers 0
(8th)
5
(5th)
9
(4th)
9
(5th)
14
(3rd)
19
(2nd)
24
(2nd)
Won Won
NWU Pukke 5
(1st)
10
(1st)
10
(2nd)
15
(2nd)
19
(1st)
23
(1st)
27
(1st)
Won Lost
Maties 1
(6th)
1
(7th)
6
(6th)
10
(4th)
12
(6th)
16
(5th)
21
(3rd)
Lost N/A
NMMU Madibaz 5
(2nd)
9
(2nd)
9
(3rd)
9
(6th)
13
(5th)
17
(3rd)
19
(4th)
Lost N/A
UFS Shimlas 5
(3rd)
6
(4th)
6
(7th)
11
(3rd)
13
(4th)
13
(6th)
18
(5th)
N/A N/A
UP Tuks 2
(4th)
7
(3rd)
11
(1st)
16
(1st)
16
(2nd)
16
(4th)
16
(6th)
N/A N/A
UJ 2
(4th)
3
(6th)
8
(5th)
8
(7th)
9
(5th)
9
(7th)
10
(7th)
N/A N/A
Wits 0
(7th)
0
(8th)
0
(8th)
1
(8th)
2
(8th)
2
(8th)
2
(8th)
N/A N/A

The table above shows a team's progression throughout the season.
For each round, their cumulative points total is shown with the overall log position in brackets.
Key: win draw loss

Fixtures and results

The 2014 Varsity Cup fixtures were as follows:[7]

Round One

Round Two

Round Three

Round Four

Round Five

Round Six

Round Seven

Semi-Finals

Final

Players

Player statistics

The following table contain points which have been scored in competitive games in the 2014 Varsity Cup:[59]

All point scorers
No Player Team T C P DG Pts
1 Robert du Preez Maties 5 17 4 0 84
2 Dean Grant UCT Ikey Tigers 1 20 6 0 77
3 Adriaan Engelbrecht NWU Pukke 1 21 3 0 74
4 Gavin Hauptfleisch NMMU Madibaz 1 13 5 0 54
Gouws Prinsloo UFS Shimlas 1 15 2 0 54
6 Tian Schoeman UP Tuks 0 14 3 0 48
7 Marais Schmidt UJ 0 13 2 0 43
8 Chris Cloete NMMU Madibaz 8 0 0 0 40
9 Sylvian Mahuza NWU Pukke 6 0 0 0 30
10 Ross Jones-Davies UCT Ikey Tigers 5 0 0 0 25
Luther Obi NWU Pukke 5 0 0 0 25
Lihleli Xoli UCT Ikey Tigers 5 0 0 0 25
13 Michael Bernardt NMMU Madibaz 4 0 0 0 20
Tiaan Dorfling NWU Pukke 1 5 0 0 20
Jason Klaasen UCT Ikey Tigers 4 0 0 0 20
Shaun McDonald UCT Ikey Tigers 4 0 0 0 20
Richard Stewart UCT Ikey Tigers 4 0 0 0 20
Matt Torrance Wits 1 3 3 0 20
19 David Antonites UJ 3 0 0 0 15
Neil Claassen UFS Shimlas 3 0 0 0 15
Beyers de Villiers Maties 3 0 0 0 15
Stompie de Wet NWU Pukke 3 0 0 0 15
Maphutha Dolo UFS Shimlas 3 0 0 0 15
Michael Haznar UJ 3 0 0 0 15
Niell Jordaan UFS Shimlas 3 0 0 0 15
Francois Robertse NWU Pukke 3 0 0 0 15
Liam Slatem UCT Ikey Tigers 3 0 0 0 15
Dillon Smit NWU Pukke 2 1 1 0 15
Dries Swanepoel UP Tuks 3 0 0 0 15
Akker van der Merwe NWU Pukke 3 0 0 0 15
31 Jarryd Buys NMMU Madibaz 0 4 0 1 14
32 Ashlon Davids Wits 2 1 0 0 13
Warrick Gelant UP Tuks 2 1 0 0 13
34 Enrico Acker NMMU Madibaz 2 0 0 0 10
Tythan Adams NMMU Madibaz 2 0 0 0 10
Craig Barry Maties 2 0 0 0 10
Mike Botha UCT Ikey Tigers 2 0 0 0 10
Jan de Klerk Maties 2 0 0 0 10
Jacques du Toit UFS Shimlas 2 0 0 0 10
Joubert Engelbrecht UFS Shimlas 2 0 0 0 10
Jason Fraser Wits 2 0 0 0 10
Mark Hodgkiss Maties 2 0 0 0 10
Reniel Hugo UP Tuks 2 0 0 0 10
Huw Jones UCT Ikey Tigers 2 0 0 0 10
Danie Jordaan NWU Pukke 2 0 0 0 10
Johnny Kôtze Maties 2 0 0 0 10
Juan Language NWU Pukke 2 0 0 0 10
Wiaan Liebenberg UP Tuks 2 0 0 0 10
Hannes Ludick Wits 2 0 0 0 10
Tiaan Macdonald UJ 2 0 0 0 10
Edmar Marais NWU Pukke 2 0 0 0 10
Duncan Matthews UP Tuks 2 0 0 0 10
Jean Nel Maties 2 0 0 0 10
Nate Nel UCT Ikey Tigers 2 0 0 0 10
Ruhan Nel Wits 2 0 0 0 10
Yamkela Ngam NMMU Madibaz 2 0 0 0 10
Divandré Strydom UFS Shimlas 2 0 0 0 10
Sethu Tom UFS Shimlas 2 0 0 0 10
PJ Walters UJ 2 0 0 0 10
Rhyk Welgemoed NWU Pukke 2 0 0 0 10
61 Christopher Smith Maties 1 1 0 0 8
Jaco van der Walt UJ 1 1 0 0 8
63 Johnny Welthagen NWU Pukke 1 0 0 1 7
64 Tim Agaba NMMU Madibaz 1 0 0 0 5
Guy Alexander UCT Ikey Tigers 1 0 0 0 5
Brummer Badenhorst UP Tuks 1 0 0 0 5
Andrew Beerwinkel UP Tuks 1 0 0 0 5
Van Zyl Botha UJ 1 0 0 0 5
JJ Breet Wits 1 0 0 0 5
Gideon Bruwer UFS Shimlas 1 0 0 0 5
Brent Crossley Wits 1 0 0 0 5
Robert de Bruyn UJ 1 0 0 0 5
Reinier Ehlers Maties 1 0 0 0 5
Martin Ferreira NMMU Madibaz 1 0 0 0 5
Louis Fourie NMMU Madibaz 1 0 0 0 5
Roy Godfrey NMMU Madibaz 1 0 0 0 5
Rohan Janse van Rensburg UP Tuks 1 0 0 0 5
Vince Jobo UCT Ikey Tigers 1 0 0 0 5
JP Jonck Wits 1 0 0 0 5
Louis Jordaan Maties 1 0 0 0 5
Clearance Khumalo Maties 1 0 0 0 5
Frederick Kirsten Maties 1 0 0 0 5
Tertius Kruger UFS Shimlas 1 0 0 0 5
Donnovan Marais NMMU Madibaz 1 0 0 0 5
Hoffmann Maritz NWU Pukke 1 0 0 0 5
Chris Massyn UP Tuks 1 0 0 0 5
Oupa Mohojé UFS Shimlas 1 0 0 0 5
Jacques Nel UJ 1 0 0 0 5
Justin Pappin UFS Shimlas 1 0 0 0 5
Dylan Peterson UJ 1 0 0 0 5
Jacques Pretorius UJ 1 0 0 0 5
Juan Schoeman UP Tuks 1 0 0 0 5
Basil Short UP Tuks 1 0 0 0 5
Roelof Smit UP Tuks 1 0 0 0 5
Caleb Smith Maties 1 0 0 0 5
Joe Smith NWU Pukke 1 0 0 0 5
Rudolph Smith UP Tuks 1 0 0 0 5
Jade Stighling UP Tuks 1 0 0 0 5
HP Swart NWU Pukke 1 0 0 0 5
Fanie van der Walt UFS Shimlas 1 0 0 0 5
Arno van Wyk UP Tuks 1 0 0 0 5
Jacques Vermaak NWU Pukke 1 0 0 0 5
Harold Vorster UJ 1 0 0 0 5
104 Jaun Kotzé UJ 0 0 0 2 4
105 James Alexander UCT Ikey Tigers 0 1 0 0 3
106 Rhyno Smith NWU Pukke 0 0 1 0 2
* Legend: T = Tries, C = Conversions, P = Penalties, DG = Drop Goals, Pts = Points

Squad lists

The teams released the following squad lists:[60][61][62][63][64][65][66][67]

Referees

The following referees officiated matches in the 2014 Varsity Cup:

Honours

2014 FNB Varsity Cup Champions:
UCT Ikey Tigers
Player That Rocks: Robert du Preez, Maties
Forward That Rocks: Shaun McDonald, UCT Ikey Tigers
Back That Rocks: Sylvian Mahuza, NWU Pukke
Top Try Scorer: Chris Cloete, NMMU Madibaz (8)
Top Points Scorer: Robert du Preez, Maties (84)

See also

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