The Varsity Cup Rugby competition will – once again – lend itself to experimentation, with the importance of tries being the major focus ahead of the 2012 tournaments. Varsity Cup Rugby, which now consists of the FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International, the Varsity Shield, the Varsity Young Guns and the Steinhoff Koshuisrugby Championships [...]

Pukke left wing Johannes Seerane goes over for his team’s decisive try during their 19-14 SARU National Club Championship final victory over UJ at the Danie Craven Stadium in Stellenbosch on Friday.The Pukke team celebrate after winning the 2011 SARU National Club Championship title after a 19-14 victory over UJ in the final at the [...]

UJ and MTN Golden Lions hooker Edgar Marutlulle on the charge against defending national club champions College Rovers. UJ won 27-26 to advance to Friday’s final. Photo: alliancephoto.com / Liam Hamer-Nel. The University of Johannesburg will play NWU-Pukke in the final of the 37th National Club Championships after both teams pulled off dramatic victories in [...]

USSA Rugby Tournament Results – USSA Rugby Tournament 2011, Wellington.   Day 1 (Monday 04 July)   WSU Buffalo 40 vs DUT 6 Maties 47 vs Rhodes 8 Fort Hare 31 vs NMMU 10 Zululand 27 vs Limpopo 3 UJ 44 vs UKZN 0 PE College 78 vs WSU Mthatha 0 Namibia 12 vs NMMU George [...]

Reference BBTA – Vacancies 2012 Rugby Code Type Rugby Union Club/Employer BLUE BULLS TUKS RUGBY ACADEMY Job Title Head Coach Senior Forward Coach Senior Backline Coach Skills/technical/tactical coach Conditioning specialist Video/Analyst specialist Sector Coaching, Training & Medical Salary R 120 000 – R 350 000 p/a(Negotiable) Town/City Pretoria Locations University of Pretoria Tuks Rugby – [...]

Date: 21/2/2011 Venue: Tokkie Park, Bloemfontein Referee: M. Madashe Result: 39(27) – 38(17) to UKZN Teams: CUT 15 Slang Sibanda 14 Alec Mlhanga 13 Jaco Oostehuizen 12 Leon Pretorius 11 Frederick Badenhorst 10 Jannie Myburgh 9 Inus Kritzinger 8 Anton Smit 7 Jean Cook 6 Frans Sisita 5 Gavin Annadale 4 Carl Wegner 3 Werner [...]

The 18th annual u19 Sevens Tournament, hosted by the WPRFU, will be taking place on Friday 17 September at Florida Park, Tygerberg RFC in Ravensmead. The tournament will consist of 32 teams based on a knock-out system where the losers will play in the plate section and winners continue with the cup section. Schools and [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]