THE University of Johannesburg will look to end an 18-year title drought when they kick off their SAA National Club Championships campaign with a tough fixture against Blue Bulls champions and fellow Varsity Cup side Tuks.
The 36th edition of the country’s premiere club competition takes place from 18-24 September at the University of Stellenbosch, and [...]

The FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International will expand its involvement in South African university rugby, with the creation of a new second tier competition from 2011 onwards.
As a result, five ‘B-Section’ universities will compete against each other in a double round competition starting next year, called the Varsity Shield – a decision that [...]

FNB Shimlas No.8 Boom Prinsloo walked off with the overall Player that Rocks Award on Monday evening, after being voted as the Player of the 2010 FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International.
Powerhouse Prinsloo, who was outstanding for the first-time semifinalists this season, fought off strong challenges from UCT’s JJ Gagiano and Maties skipper Lourens [...]

Bloemfontein’s Vishuis were crowned Steinhoff Koshuisrugby champions after demolishing Dagbreek 22-7 in the final at Stellenbosch’s Danie Craven Stadium on Monday.
Vishuis, making use of their much bigger pack, dominated the contact situations and bullied Dagbreek off the ball, outscoring them by three tries to one.
The hero of the day was left wing Beyers Louw, who [...]

Maties won their third consecutive crown in the FNB Varsity Cup, presented by Steinhoff International, surviving a late UCT onslaught to win 17-14 in front of 20 000 people in Stellenbosch on Monday evening.
Outscoring their Cape Town rivals, FNB Ikey Tigers, by three tries to one, FNB Maties established themselves as the true university champions [...]

So, after seven weeks of intense league action – it’s all down to this; the semifinals of the 2010 FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International and the final fight to see who will contest the third-ever final in this exciting tournament.
Most people from out of town would already have begun making plans to attend [...]

UCT secured a third consecutive home semifinal in the Varsity Cup with a 38-24 win over Tuks, despite putting in a lacklustre display in front of their home fans at Groote Schuur on Monday.
In the end, the result was comfortable enough for John Dobson’s team, but it was a performance that would hardly have struck [...]

The Maties and the Ikeys continued their unbeaten records this year, as the South ruled the North in some intriguing Round Five battles in the 2010 FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International.
The two Cape teams recorded contrasting victories on Monday; the Maties – the back-to-back Varsity Cup champions – smashing FNB Tuks 64-17 in [...]

FNB Shimlas kept their 2010 semifinals hopes alive with a 37-31 win over TUT on Monday night in an FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International match.
This win, at Shimla Park in Bloemfontein, puts Shimlas fourth on the log, while it’s the end of the road for the Vikings’ slim chances they had of making [...]

Although Steinhoff Vishuis achieved a comfortable 39-5 Steinhoff Koshuisrugby Championships win over Steinhoff Tornadoes on Monday, it was a far from clinical performance by the home side.
Too many handling errors and poor discipline spoiled what should have been a good win for the Kovsies side. Vishuis were often penalised for poor discipline and could count [...]