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 [...]

After the 2nd Round of the Varsity Cup it has become more evident who the top title contenders might be for this exciting competition! Many factors are still to determine the outcome of future fixtures, including injuries and availability after the start of the Vodacom Cup. It is however clear at this stage that Maties, [...]

Shimlas continued their strong start to the 2010 Varsity Cup by beating NMMU Madibas 54-5 at Shimla Park, Bloemfontein on Monday night.
After last week’s draw against Ikeys they started their first home game in true Varsity Cup style by playing rugby that rocks in the Varsity Cup mould. Shimlas’ first points came after only two [...]

Last year’s losing finalists, NWU-Pukke, started off impressively when they beat a good Tukkies side 35-24 in a match of high class rugby at Tuks Athletics Stadium on Monday night in the first round of the 2010 FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International.
We would like to provide a very brief summary from the match [...]

An injury-time penalty by Doug Mallett, son of former Springbok coach Nick Mallett, earned FNB UCT a 30-all draw against FNB Shimlas in the opening match of the 2010 Varsity Cup in Port Elizabeth on Monday.
Both teams might well reflect on a game they could have and should have won! A draw is however perhaps [...]

In a hard-fought Varsity Cup match with few highlights and too many handling errors from both sides in Pretoria on Monday, the University of Johannesburg (UJ) beat the Tshwane University for Technology (TUT) 28-14. The victory was made possible through a dominant pack and two early tries form turnovers.
We would like to provide a very [...]

Defending champions Stellenbosch produced an impressive performance and sounded a strong warning to the other teams when they smashed NMMU 68-20 in the first round of the 2010 Varsity Cup in Port Elizabeth on Monday.
We would like to provide a brief summary from the match overview provided on the website of Varsitycup.co.za:
The Maties scored ten [...]